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2026-27 MIT Men's Lightweight Crew Roster

Diego Gonzalez

  • Height 6-0
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Key Biscayne, Fla.
  • High School St. Paul’s School (NH)
  • Major Artificial Intelligence & Decision Making

Biography

2025-26:
  • Made collegiate debut rowing in the 7 seat of the 8 B that finished 6th of 20 at the Quinsigamond Snake Regatta
  • Bow seat of the Club Eights at the Head of the Charles
  • Rowed in the 7 seat of the 3V8+ at the National Collegiate Lightweight Invitational vs. Penn, Georgetown, and Yale on March 28th
  • Rowed in the 7 seat of the 3V8+ that defeated Bates on April 4th
  • Bow seat of the V4+ that advanced to the Grand Final at the Knecht Cup Regatta on April 12th
  • Bow seat of the 2V8+ at the Haines Cup vs. Harvard and Navy on April 18th
  • Bow seat of the 2V8+ that defeated Cornell on May 2nd
  • Rowed in the 3 seat of the 2V8+ that advanced to the Petite Final at the Eastern Sprints on May 17th
  • Rowed in the 3 seat of the 2V8+ that advanced to the Men's Lightweight Second Varsity Eight B Final at the IRA National Championship on May 31st
Before MIT: 
  • Letterwinner in Crew (2023, 2024, 2025), swimming (2025), and wrestling (2024)
  • Varsity coaches award for wrestling, swimming, and crew
  • Captain for Boys Crew Team (2024 - 2025)
  • Cum Laude Society
  • Dorm Prefect (Head Senior for Boarding School Dormitory)
  • Friend's Program Mentee (Youth Mentorship Organization)
  • First Testimonials with Honors (2024, 2025)
  • First Testimonials (2023)
  • Bennett Award (mathematic and science department grant award)
Personal:
  • Favorite Sports Memory: Performing an 8 seed upset for a bronze medal (NEIRA’s 2024)
  • Product Research Intern (Lumiinus)
  • Intern with Link Ventures Studio
  • Research with Earth Systems & Signals Group, Kavli Institute

Historical Player Information

  • 2025-26First Year

    6'0"
  • 2026-27Sophomore

    6'0"