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2025-26 MIT Women's Lightweight Crew Roster

Photo courtesy of Gregory Ng

Josephine Williams

  • Height 5-9
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Darien, Conn.
  • High School Darien
  • Major Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Biography

Accolades: 
  • 2025 CRCA Lightweight All-American First Team
  • 2x CRCA Scholar-Athlete (2023-24, 2024-25)
2024-25:
  • All-American appeared in eight regattas, winning three silver medals as a junior
  • Won a silver medal racing in the 4 seat of the 4+ at the IRA National Championship
  • Won a silver medal racing in the 4 seat of the V4+ at the Dad Veil Regatta
  • Finished first vs. Gordon and BU in the V4+ on April 26
  • Raced in the 7 seat of the V8+ vs. BU and Harvard on April 19
  • Finished second in the Petite Final in Doubles at the Knecht Cup Regatta, also raced in the 6 seat of the V8+
  • Raced in the 6 seat of the V8+ vs. Bates and Simmons on April 5
  • Stroke seat for the Lightweight 8+ at the Head Of The Charles
  • Stroke seat for the Women's Collegiate 8 at the Quinsigamond Snake Regatta, winning silver in her season debut
2023-24:
  • Appeared in nine events 
  • Finished first in the Collegiate 8+ at the Quinsigamond Snake Regatta (10/7)
  • Finished fifth in the Lightweight 8+ at the Head of the Charles (10/22)
  • Finished fourth in the Lightweight 8+ and fourth in the Lightweight 4+ at the Knecht Cup (4/14)
  • Finished first in the V4+ Grand Final at the Dad Vail Regatta (5/11)
  • Finished fourth in the V4+ Grand Final at the IRA National Championship (6/2)
2022-23:
  • Competed in all seven regattas, including three boats at the Knecht Cup
  • Rowed in the two seat of the LW4 that finished second the IRA National Championship and finished first at the Dad Vail Regatta
Before MIT:
  • Four-year varsity letterwinner in rowing
  • 2022 USRowing Northeast Regionals - 2nd Women's Youth 1x
  • 2021 Head of the Charles - 4th Women’s Youth 4x+ 
  • 2021 USRowing Youth National Regatta - 2nd in Final B Women’s Youth 4x
  • 2021 USRowing Northeast Regionals - 2nd Women’s Youth 4x
  • 2019 USRowing National Championship - 3rd Women’s U17 4x
  • 2019 USRowing U15/U17 National Championship - 3rd Women’s U17 4x
  • Treasurer of Math National Honor Society
  • Historian of Tri-M Music Honor Society
  • Secretary of National English Honor Society,
  • Member of the National Honor Society, the Science National Honor Society and the French Honor Society
  • Silver Medal on National French Contest
  • Seal of Biliteracy
  • AP Scholar with Distinction
Personal:
  • Favorite Sports Memory: Rowing alongside dolphins, manatees, and alligators during winter training in Florida

Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23First Year

  • 2023-24Sophomore

    5'9"
  • 2024-25Junior

    5'9"
  • 2025-26Senior

    5'9"