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2023-24 MIT Women's Openweight Crew Roster

Arya Sasne

  • Height 5-0
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Princeton, N.J.
  • High School West Windsor-Plainsboro South

Biography

Accolades:
- Patriot League Academic Honor Roll (2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24)

2023-24: 
- Appeared in seven events, all as the coxswain 
- Finished ninth in the Club 8+ “B” at the Head of the Charles (10/21)   
- Finished fifth in the Collegiate 2V8+ (3V) at the Head of the Fish (10/28) 
- Finished fifth in the 2V4+ at the Knecht Cup (4/14) 
- Finished second in the in the 2V4+ Grand Final at the New England Rowing Championship (5/4)

2022-23:
- Appeared in 11 events, all as the coxswain
- Finished fourth in the 2V8+ at the Quinsigamond Snake Regatta (10/15)
- Finished second in the 2V8+ at the Head of the Fish (10/29)
- Finished second in the V4+ Petite Final at the Knecht Cup (4/15)
- Finished third in the V4+ Grand Final at the New England Rowing Championship (5/6)
- Finished first in the V4+ Petite Final at the Patriot League Championship (5/12)
2021-22:
- Was the coxswain in 10 regattas
- Steered the Novice 8 A boat to victory at the Quinsigamond Snake Regatta
- Her 2V8 boat finished third in the Grand Final at the Knecht Cup
Favorite Sports Memory:
- Traveling and racing with the team
Favorite Moment as an MIT Student-Athlete:
- Medaling at Knecht Cup
Off the Water at MIT:
- Majoring in urban studies, computer science, and business management, with a minor and a concentration in political science
- Conducted research on the synthesis of algal biofuels and direct air capture technologies with policy recommendations under the MIT Climate and Sustainability Consortium 
- Conducted research on the indirect cost of sunny day flooding events with the Department of Urban Studies and Planning
- Human Capital Scholar
- MIT Undergraduate Association (Secretary - Executive Officer Team)
- MIT 2025 Class Council (Vice-President)
- MIT Kappa Alpha Theta (Chapter Engagement Deputy)
- MIT StartLabs (Vice President of Finance, Venture Capital Liason)
- MIT Undergraduate Association Sustainability Initiative (Executive Board)
- UA Institute Committees
- MIT Entrepreneurship Club
- MIT Society of Women Engineers General Member
- MIT Women Business Leaders
High School:
- Member of the National Honor Society
- Hindi USA Graduate, 2009-2017 (fluent in Hindi)
- Science Olympiad, 2014-2021 (1st place winner at regionals, states, and numerous college invitationals)
- Future Problem Solving Scenario Writing, 2014-2021 (WW-P High School South 2020-2021 Scenario Writing Chair/Officer, 2nd place at states 2015 (international qualifier), 3rd place states 2018 (international qualifier), 1st place at states 2020, ranked 11th internationally in 2020 (affiliate level),  5th place at 2020 international competition, 2nd place at states 2021)
- Organized Halloween Costume Drives, 2015-2021
- Student Teacher at Hindi USA, 2017-2019
- National Ocean Science Bowl, 2017-2021 (2019-2021 President and team captain, 2017-2021 Ocean Bowl A team, team placing 2nd, 3rd, 3rd at states)
- National History Day, 2015-2021 (2018-2020 NHD officer (Historian, Secretary), Wrote research papers, 2017 state alternate, 2018 national qualifier (state winner), 2019 state qualifier (regionals winner))
- Junior State of America, 2017-2021 (2020-2021 New Jersey Region Mayoral Cabinet Director of Technology, 2018-2021 Club officer (Director of Outreach, Debate Coordinator, Vice Pres.), Won multiple Best Speaker gavels at conferences)
- Columbia Science Honors Program, 2018-2019 (Merit-based year-long program at Columbia University, studied particle physics & biochemistry)
- AP Environmental Science Lab Aide, 2018-2019
- NJ Governor’s STEM Scholars Program, 2019-2020 (Assisted in research: "Evaluating Micro- and Macro-plastic Concentrations on New Jersey Coastal Beaches")
- WW-P High School South Peer Leader, 2019-2021 (14 students selected from grade of over 400 to lead freshman peer groups, orientation, back to school nights, college fairs, etc.)
- Assisting in Making Masks for the Mercer Mask Project during the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020
- WW-P High School South National Honor Society, 2020-2021
- Mercer Learn to Row Program Coach, 2020-2021 (Taught students to row sculling singles, and sweep in an 8
- 2020 Coolidge Senator
- 2020 United States Earth Science Olympiad Training Camp Selectee
- 2020 National AP Scholar
-  2020-2021 USRowing Scholastic Honor Roll Honorable Mention
- 2021 Senior Special Award for excellence in the Social Sciences
- 2021 Senior Special Award for excellence in World Language (Chinese)
- 2021 Linda Greenstein 14th District Public Service Award
- 2021 Simi Sister Award
- 2021 New Jersey State Department Seal of Biliteracy in Mandarin Chinese
- 2021 New Jersey State Department Seal of Biliteracy in Marathi
- 2021 New Jersey State Department Seal of Biliteracy in Hindi
- 2021 National Merit Scholar Program Finalist
Club:
- Rowed for PNRA Mercer
- 2020-2021 USRowing Scholastic Honor Roll Honorable Mention
- Saratoga Invitational 2018 - Novice Womens 8+, first place
- USRowing Mid-Atlantic Youth Championships 2018 – Novice Womens 8+, 1st place
- Royal Canadian Henley 2019 - U19 Womens 4+, Qualified for semi-finals, 1st in heats
- Head of the Schuylkill 2019 - JV Womens 4+, 5th place
- Raced at Club Nationals in 2018, and raced a number of boats at Royal Canadian Henley 2019 (U17 4+, U17 8+, U19 4+)
- USRowing Mid-Atlantic Youth Championships 2021 – Womens 2V4+, 1st place

Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22First Year

    5'0"
  • 2022-23Sophomore

    5'0"
  • 2023-24Junior

    5'0"