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2021-22 MIT Men's Lightweight Crew Roster

Ari Grayzel

  • Height 5-11
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Portland, Ore.
  • High School Cleveland
  • Major Aerospace Engineering

Biography

Accolades:
- IRCA Scholar Athlete (2021-22)


2021-22 [COMPLETE BOATINGS]:
- Appeared in five events
- Was the #8 seat of the Club 8+ that finished 23rd at the Head of the Charles (10/23)
- Was the #8 seat of the 3V8+ that finished second in the final at the San Diego Crew Classic (3/27)
- Was the #4 seat of the 3V8+ that finished fourth in the Grand Final at the Dad Vail Regatta (5/14)


2020-21
- Did not compete as the season was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic


2019-20 [COMPLETE BOATINGS]
- Appeared in one event
- Was the #7 seat of the Club 8+ that finished 28th at the Head of the Charles (10/19)


2018-19: [COMPLETE BOATINGS]
- Appeared in eight events
- Was the #3 seat of the Frosh 4+ that finished second in the Grand Final at the Knecht Cup (4/14)
- Was the #1 seat of the Club 8+ that finished 19th at the Head of the Charles (10/21)


Favorite Sports Memory:
- Rowing at Youth Nationals


Favorite Moment as an MIT Student-Athlete:
- Working out with friends


Off the Water at MIT:
- Majoring in aerospace engineering
- Was an automation engineering intern at Loupe
- Conducted machine-learning research for monocular robotic depth perception
- Researched aluminum powered ad-hoc seawater desalination
- Mechanical engineering lead for Project ORCA (student team dedicated to building autonomous aquatic vehicles to detect and monitor water pollution)


High School:
- Graduated from Cleveland High School
- Valedictorian
- National Honor Society
- National Merit finalist
- Speech and Debate


Club:
- Oregon Rowing Unlimited captain

Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19First Year

    5'11"
  • 2019-20Sophomore

    5'11"
  • 2020-21Junior

    5'11"
  • 2021-22Senior

    5'11"