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2026-27 MIT Men's Lightweight Crew Roster

Robert Romani

  • Height 5-11
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Sunnyside, N.Y.
  • High School Fordham Preparatory School
  • Major Mathematics with Computer Science

Biography

2025-26:
  • Won silver rowing in the Bow seat of the Collegiate 8 A at the Quinsigamond Snake Regatta
  • Rowed in the 2 seat of the Lightweight Eights that finished 4th of 10 at the Head of the Charles
  • Rowed in the 7 seat of the 2V8+ at the National Collegiate Lightweight Invitational vs. Penn, Dartmouth, Georgetown, and Yale on March 28th
  • Rowed in the 8 seat of the 2V8+ that defeated Bates on April 4th
  • Won silver rowing in the 8 seat of the 2V8+ at the Knecht Cup Regatta on April 12th
  • Rowed in the 8 seat of the 2V8+ at the Haines Cup vs. Harvard and Navy on April 18th
  • Rowed in the 8 seat of the 2V8+ that defeated Cornell on May 2nd
  • Rowed in the 8 seat of the 2V8+ that advanced to the Petite Final at the Eastern Sprints on May 17th
  • Rowed in the 8 seat of the 2V8+ that advanced to the Men's Lightweight Second Varsity Eight B Final at the IRA National Championship on May 31st
  • Won the Prince Albert Challenge Cup, rowing in the Bow seat of the V4+ at the Henley Royal Regatta on July 5th
2024-25:
  • Appeared in nine events
  • Finished 3rd overall in the V8+ (2 seat) Grand Final at the IRA National Championship
  • Finished 6th in the V8+ (2 seat) Grand Final at Eastern Sprints
  • Finished 2nd in the V8+ (2 seat) at the Geiger Cup
  • Finished 3rd in the 2V8+ (7 seat) at the Bates/Trinity Regatta
  • Finished 3rd in the 2V8+ (7 seat) at the Harvard/Navy Regatta
  • Finished 2nd in the 2V8+ (7 seat) on Sunday at the Knecht Cup Regatta
  • Finished 3rd in the 2V8+ (7 seat) vs. Yale/Georgetown at the National Collegiate Lightweight Invitational
  • Finished 3rd in the 2V8+ (7 seat) vs. Penn/Dartmouth at the National Collegiate Lightweight Invitational
  • Finished 7th in the Collegiate 8+ “B” (7 seat) at the Quinsigamond Snake Regatta
Before MIT:
  • Graduated from Fordham Preparatory School
  • Club: New York Athletic Club

Historical Player Information

  • 2024-25First Year

    5'11"
  • 2025-26Sophomore

    5'11"
  • 2026-27Junior

    5'11"