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2025-26 MIT Men's Lightweight Crew Roster

Jane Atkinson

  • Height 5-3
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Elm Grove, Wis.
  • High School Brookfield East
  • Major Chemical-Biological Engineering

Biography

Accolades:
  • 2x IRCA Scholar Athlete (2023-24, 2024-25)
2024-25:
  • Appeared in tenĀ events, all as coxswain
  • Finished 3rd overall in the V8+ Grand Final at the IRA National Championship (Cox)
  • Finished 6th in the V8+ Grand Final at Eastern Sprints (Cox)
  • Finished 2nd in the V8+ at the Geiger Cup (Cox)
  • Finished 2nd in the V8+ at the Bates/Trinity Regatta (Cox)
  • Finished 2nd in the V8+ at the Harvard/Navy Regatta (Cox)
  • Finished 2nd in the V8+ on Sunday at the Knecht Cup Regatta (Cox)
  • Finished 2nd in the V8+ vs. Yale/Georgetown at the National Collegiate Lightweight Invitational (Cox)
  • Finished 3rd in the V8+ vs. Penn/Dartmouth at the National Collegiate Lightweight Invitational (Cox)
  • Finished 8th in the Lightweight 8+ 1V at the Head of the Charles Regatta (Cox)
  • Finished 2nd in the Collegiate 8+ ā€œAā€ at the Quinsigamond Snake Regatta (Cox)
2023-24:
  • Appeared in nine events as the coxswainĀ Ā 
  • Finished fourth in the Collegiate 4+ at the Quinsigamond Snake Regatta (10/7)Ā 
  • Finished 13th in the Club 8+ at the Head of the Charles (10/21)Ā 
  • Finished third in the V8+ Grand Final at the San Diego Crew Classic (4/7)Ā 
  • Finished first in the V8+ Grand Final at the Dad Vail Regatta (5/11)Ā 
  • Finished first in the V8+ Petite Final at the IRA National Championship (6/2)
2022-23:
  • Appeared in five events, all as the coxswain
  • Finished fourth in the Lightweight 4+ Grand Final at the Knecht Cup (4/16)
Before MIT:
  • Graduated from Brookfield East High School
  • Valedictorian
  • Distinguished Young Women: Distinguished Young Woman of Elm Grove
  • First Runner-up Distinguished Young Woman of Wisconsin
  • Winner of Distinguished Young Women of Wisconsin Scholastic Award
  • Winner of Distinguished Young Women of Wisconsin Talent Award
  • Students Modeling a Research Team (SMART) Co-Captain
  • STEM to Stern Tutoring Division co-founder
  • Section Leader/Principal Cellist of Brookfield East Chamber Orchestra
  • Cellist in Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra
  • Milwaukee Rowing Club
    • Second in the Women's 4+ at the 2019 Midwest Junior Championships
    • Third in the Women's 8+ at the 2021 Midwest Junior Championships
    • Fourth in the Women's 8+ at the 2022 Midwest Junior Championships
    • 15th in the Women's 4+ at the 2019 Youth Nationals
    • 21st in the Women's 8+ at the 2021 Head of the Charles
    • 30th in the Women's 8+ at the 2021 Youth Nationals
Personal:
  • Majoring in Chemical-Biological Engineering
  • Research: Understanding and Engineering Oncogenic Pathways to Optimize High-Yield Cellular Reprogramming
  • Cambridge Health Alliance Patient Experience Volunteer focused on the Unplanned C-Section Initiative
  • Research: Engineering Use of Adeno-Associated Virus in Cell Reprogramming Applications
  • Research: Understanding stresses upon and geometry of ascending thoracic aortic aneurysms
  • Favorite Sports Memory:Ā "qualifying for my high school team's varsity 8+ for Nationals in 2021. It had been 13 years since we'd sent an 8+ to nationals, but we felt pretty confident in our lineup that year. The race was a true photo-finish. It wasn't until we saw our coach's thumbs-up while docking that we knew we had gotten third and qualified. That race really marked a turning point in the training, motivation, and goals of our team. It was so awesome to be a part of!"

Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23First Year

    5'3"
  • 2023-24Sophomore

    5'3"
  • 2024-25Junior

    5'3"
  • 2025-26Senior

    5'3"