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2013-14 Men's Crew - Lightweight

Elezhan Zhakiya

  • Height 6-1
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Semey, Kazakhstan
  • High School Philips Academy
  • Major Chemical Engineering

Biography

2013-14: Competed in eight races … was in the #7 seat of the B boat at the Head of the Charles (10/20) … sat in the #3 seat in the Varsity 8 boat in each race during the spring, competing against Boston College and Delaware (3/29) through the IRA Championships (5/31-6/1).    

2012-13: Rowed in the #6 seat of the Varsity 8 A boat at the Head of the Charles (10/21), the Princeton Chase (10/28), the Joy Cup (4/06), the regatta against Dartmouth and Harvard (4/13) … rowed in the #1 seat of the Varsity 4 A boat at the Dad Vail Regatta (5/11).

Off the Water at MIT: Majoring in chemical engineering … conducted a UROP at Klavs. F. Jensen Lab.

High School: A 2012 graduate of Phillips Academy … NEIRA Varsity 8 first place … NEIRA 2n Varsity 8 third place.