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2023-24 MIT Women's Openweight Crew Roster

Claire Johnson

  • Height 5-9
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Sanibel, Fl.
  • High School Langley

Biography

Accolades: 
- Patriot League Boat of the Week Honorable Mention (2V8+) (April 17, 2024) 
- Patriot League All-League Second Team (2023-24) 
- Patriot League Academic All-League Team (2023-24) 
- CRCA Scholar-Athlete (2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24) 
- Patriot League Academic Honor Roll (2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24)

2023-24:
- Appeared in nine events
- Was the #3 seat of the Club 8+ “A” that finished 18th at the Head of the Charles (10/21)   
- Was the #7 seat of the Collegiate 2V8+ (2V) that finished first at the Head of the Fish (10/28)
- Was the #7 seat of the 2V8+ that finished first at the Knecht Cup (4/14)
- Was the #7 seat of the 2V8+ that finished first at the Holy Cross Invite (4/20)
- Was the #7 seat of the 2V8+ that finished first in the Grand Final at the New England Rowing Championship (5/4) 
- Was the #7 seat of the 2V8+ that finished second at the Patriot League Championship (5/17)

2022-23: 
- Appeared in 11 events, 10 as a member of the 2V8+ 
- Was the #1 seat of the V4+ that finished second at the Quinsigamond Snake Regatta (10/15) 
- Was the #5 seat of the 2V8+ that finished second at the Head of the Fish (10/29) 
- Was the #7 seat of the 2V8+ that finished fifth in the Grand Final at the New England Rowing Championship (5/6) 
- Was the #7 seat of the 2V8+ that finished sixth in the Grand Final at the Patriot League Championship (5/12) 
2021-22: 
- Competed in nine regattas in the 2V8 boat 
- Rowed in the No. 7 seat of the 2V8 that won the Head of the Fish and finished third in the Grand Final at the Knecht Cup 

2020-21: 
- Did not compete as the season was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic 

Favorite Sports Memory: 
- Racing a single, double and quad at the Canadian Henley 

Favorite Moment as an MIT Student-Athlete: 
- Wegman's with the team and coming in fourth at Patriot Leagues 

Off the Water at MIT: 
- Majoring in aerospace engineering and physics with a minor in French studies 
- SpaceX Dragon Engineering Intern  
- UROP with MIT Aerospace Plasma Group 
- Supersonic Vehicle Research at Imperial College London 
- Chief Engineer of the MIT Rocket Team 
- Manus Machine Shop Mentor 
High School: 
- Team captain and two-time varsity letterwinner for crew 
- Competed at 2019 Crew Youth Nationals 
- 2019 cross country team captain and two-time varsity letterwinner in cross country 
- Received the 2019 Spirit Award for cross country 
- Two-time participant at the cross-country Regional Championships (2017, 2019) 
- Varsity letterwinner for indoor track and field (2017-18) 
- Played basketball and tennis as a freshman 
- Four-year honor roll student 
- Member of the National, Mathematics, and English Honor Societies 

Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21First Year

    5'9"
  • 2021-22Sophomore

    5'9"
  • 2022-23Junior

    5'10"
  • 2023-24Senior

    5'9"