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2016-17 MIT Women's Lightweight Crew Roster

Sharon Chen

  • Height 5-4
  • Class First Year
  • High School North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics
  • Hometown Huntersville, N.C.
  • Major Economics

Biography

2016-17: Participated in four regattas as a freshman, making her debut at the Dartmouth Green Monster on 11/6... Also competed at the Foot of the Charles (11/12) and the Knecht Cup (4/9)... Rowed in the #8 seat of the novice 4 boat... Made one appearance in the second V8 boat vs. Simmons on 3/31, where she was in the #4 seat. [COMPLETE RESULTS]

Off the Water: Majoring in economics.

High School: Played golf, swam and ran cross country and track at the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics... Earned two varsity letters in golf, three in swimming and one each in cross country and track... Swim team captain... State Championship finalist... High School president of the North Carolina Student Academy of Science from 2014-2016... Physics TA at NCSSM... Science Olympiad Vice Captain from 2012-2014... IB Ambassador... 2016 US Presidential Scholar... 2015 US President's Environmental Youth Award recipient... 2016 National Merit Finalist... Fourth at Intel ISEF 2015 in Environmental Engineering... Bronze medal at the 2014 International Genius Olympiad.... First place at the 2014-2015 NC Junior Science and Humanities Symposium... First at the NC Science and Engineering Fair in 2015... Recipient of the US Army Award for excellence in research... ASU Walton Sustainability Solutions award winner... Three-time finalist at the NC State Math Competition... Recipient of the 2015 Yale Science and Engineering Association award... Won the 2014-2015 Naval Science Award... American Chemical Society Award 2014-2015... Received the 2014 Ricoh Sustainable Development Award... National AP Scholar... AP International Diploma... AMC12 Honor Roll... Research at Duke University School of Medicine 2015-2016... Research at UNC Charlotte in 2014.