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2026-27 MIT Women's Lightweight Crew Roster

Audrey Birzell

  • Height 5-6
  • Class First Year
  • High School The Bush School
  • Hometown Seattle, Wash.
  • Major Biology and Chemistry

Biography

Before MIT:
  • Attended The Bush School, graduated in 2026
  • Rowed at Mount Baker for five years
  • 4 time national qualifier
  • Bowcoxed the 4- to two Regional Medals and three Nationals qualifications
  • Youngest member of the V8+ (2022-2026)
  • Placed first in the region in U17 8+ (2022)
Personal:
  • Born in Seattle, WA
  • Has a younger sister
  • Loves Bob Dylan, music in general, going on hikes, sailing, writing/reading poetry, tinkering
  • Prized possession is an Angel Wing Begonia (plant) named Lucinda
Why MIT? 
  • "I've always believed knowledge means more when you actually do something with it, and MIT's mens et manus spirit, plus the ridiculously smart and kind people, is exactly why I want to be there!"