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2026-27 MIT Men's Heavyweight Crew Roster

Joseph Ortega

  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 190
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Chicago, Ill.
  • High School Whitney M. Young Magnet
  • Major Mathematics

Biography

2025-26:

  • Rowed in the 5 seat of the Men's Club Eights at the Head of the Charles
  • Rowed in the 3 seat of the 8+ "MIT B" that placed 6th of 24 at the Wormtown Chase Regatta
  • Rowed in the 3 seat of the 2V8+ that defeated Coast Guard on March 21st
  • Bow seat of the 2V8+ vs. Marist on April 4th
  • Bow seat of the 2V8+ vs. Wesleyan (Connecticut) on April 5th
  • Bow seat of the 2V8+ at the Donahue Cup vs. Williams and WPI on April 11th
  • Won gold at the New England Rowing Championships on May 2nd, rowing in the 3 seat of the 3V4+
  • Bow seat of the 2V8+ that reached the Second Varsity Final at the Jefferson Dad Vail Regatta on May 9th

2024–25:

  • Appeared in six events during his first-year season
  • Helped the 3V8+ to a spring victory over Coast Guard from the #6 seat (3/22).
  • Competed in the #4 seat of the 3V8+ against Holy Cross (3/29).
  • Served as the #2 seat for the remainder of the spring season, including a second-place finish against Marist (4/5) and a first-place finish against Bates (4/26).
  • Rowed in the #2 seat of the 3V8+ in the opening heat of the New England Rowing Championship, finishing third before the Grand Final was canceled due to weather (5/2).
  • Helped the 3V8+ to a 10th-place overall finish (fourth in the Petite Final) at the National Invitational Rowing Championship (5/11).

Before MIT:

  • Powerlifting Team Captain
  • Scholastic Top 10

Personal:

  • Majoring in Math with Computer Science

Historical Player Information

  • 2024-25First Year

    6'1" 190 lbs
  • 2025-26Sophomore

    6'1" 190 lbs
  • 2026-27Junior

    6'1" 190 lbs