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2024-25 MIT Women's Lightweight Crew Roster

Mishael Quraishi

  • Height 5-1
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Boston, Mass.
  • High School Winsor School

Biography

Accolades:
- CRCA Lightweight All-American Team (2023-24)
- CRCA Scholar-Athlete (2022-23, 2023-24)
- IRA All-Academic Team (2022-23)

2023-24: 
- Appeared in seven events, all as coxswain 
- 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 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:
- Was the coxswain for seven regattas, including in both the V8 and the LW4+ at the Knecht Cup
- Her boats were victorious at both the Dad Vail Regatta and vs. Gordon
- Her Lightweight 4 also finished second at the IRA National Championship and the V8 was second in the Third Final at the Knecht Cup

2021-22:
- Was the coxswain in nine regattas
- Served as the coxswain of the V4 that won the IRA National Championship, well as the Dad Vail

Favorite Sports Memory:
- Sunrise/sunset practices on the Charles!!

Off the River at MIT:
- Majoring in Materials Science and Engineering

High School:
- Team captain
- Four-year varsity letter winner in rowing
- Sabre fencer at the 2017 Junior Olympics
- Coxed for Riverside Boat Club
- Earned the gold medal at the Cromwell Cup
- Advanced to the semifinals at the Canadian Henley Regatta
- Honor Review Board Senior Member
- Student Government President
- Model United Nations Head
- Freshman Class President
- Students Promoting Acceptance of Religious Communities Head

Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22First Year

    5'1"
  • 2022-23Sophomore

    5'1"
  • 2023-24Junior

    5'1"
  • C

    2024-25Senior

    5'1"
    C