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2016-17 MIT Women's Lightweight Crew Roster

Sharon Wu

  • Height 5-2
  • Class Senior
  • High School Menlo School
  • Hometown Foster City, Calif.
  • Major Computer Science and Molecular Biology

Biography

2016-17: IRA All-Academic Team... CRCA Scholar-Athlete... Competed in the V8 boat in eight events, including three in the #7 seat and five in the #5 seat... Was third in the Head of the Charles on 10/23 and 10th of 21 at the Foot of the Charles on 11/12... Her boat finished third at the Dad Vail in the grand final and won the petite final at the IRA National Championship. [COMPLETE RESULTS]

2015-16: CRCA All-America … CRCA Scholar Athlete … IRA All-Academic Team … appeared in 11 events, eight as the #7 seat of the V8 … captured fifth place in the grand final of the IRA National Championship (6/5) … won the grand final of the Dad Vail Regatta (5/14) … claimed second place in the petite final of the Lightweight Invitational (4/17) … placed third in the petite final of the Knecht Cup (4/10) … rowed in the #3 seat of the V4 that finished fourth at the Knecht Cup (4/10). [COMPLETE BOATINGS]

2014-15: CRCA Scholar Athlete … IRA All-Academic … saw most of her action as a member of the V4 crew as a sophomore … rowed in the four position of the V4 entry at the Head of the Charles (10/19) … moved to the six seat of the 2V8 boat for the Foot of the Charles (11/15) … started the spring season in the stroke seat of the V8 crew against Bates, Simmons, and Vermont (4/4) … moved to the seven position of the 2V8 boat at the Knecht Cup (4/11) … also saw action in the four seat of the V4A boat in that event … in the seven seat of the 2V8 crew against Wisconsin (4/18) and at the Lightweight Invitational (4/19) … moved to the eight seat at the Beanpot/Muri Cup (4/25) … finished the season in the four seat with the V4 crew at the Dad Vail Regatta (5/8) and the IRA Championships (5/30) … helped the Engineers to a third-place finish at Dad Vail and to the grand final at the IRAs.

2013-14: Started the season in the eight seat of the Lightweight 8 entry at the Head of the Charles (10/20) … rowed in the four position of the A4 entry at the Foot of the Charles (11/16) … started the spring season in the V8 boat in the six seat at the Beanpot (3/29) … moved to the seven position for the next three outings … moved to the one seat of the for final two races of the season … helped the team to a win against Bucknell for the Dennis Kamrad Trophy at the Dad Vail Regatta (5/10) … also part of a crew that took first-place in the petite final at the IRA Championships (6/1), defeating crews from Georgetown and Tulsa.

Off The Water at MIT: Majoring in computer science and molecular biology … Undergraduate Researcher at the MIT Guarente Lab … Society of Women Engineers... Undergraduate researcher in Hadley D. Sikes Chemical Engineering Lab... Did an internship at Intrexon's Immuno-oncology Division.

High School: A 2013 graduate of the Liberal Arts and Science Academy … four-time letterwinner in rowing … second W2x at SW Regional Championships (2012) … seventh W2x at Youth Nationals (2012) … second WLT2x at SW Regional Championships (2013) … third W4x at SW Regional Championships (2013) … third WLT2x at Youth Nationals (2013) … 2012 USRowing Scholastic Honor Roll … also lettered in water polo … also participated in swimming and gymnastics.

Club: Also rowed with the Stanford Rowing Center.

Historical Player Information

  • 2013-14First Year

    5'2"
  • 2014-15Sophomore

    5'2"
  • 2015-16Junior

    5'2"
  • 2016-17Senior

    5'2"