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2026-27 MIT Women's Openweight Crew Roster

Elizabeth Jackson

  • Height 5-3
  • Class Senior
  • High School Albermarle
  • Hometown Ivy, Va.
  • Major Aerospace Engineering

Biography

 Accolades: 

  • 3x Honorable Mention Patriot League Boat of the Week (April 17, 2024; April 22, 2025; May 6, 2025) 
  • 2x Patriot League Academic Honor Roll (2023-24, 2024-25)
  • 2025 Academic All-Patriot League Team
  • 2024-25 CRCA Scholar-Athlete

2025-26:

  • Bow seat in the 8 B at the the Quinsigamond Snake Regatta
  • Bow seat in the Club Eights "MIT B" at the Head of the Charles
  • Won Silver in the Collegiate Double 2x- and won bronze in the 2V Eight 8- "MIT A" at the Head of thte Fish Regatta
  • Bow seat of the Varsity 8+ that defeated Coast Guard on March 21st
  • Rowed in the 3 seat of the Varsity 8+ that finished 2nd of 3 vs. Bucknell and Holy Cross on March 28th
  • Bow seat of the Varsity 8+  vs. Boston University Lightweights on April 4th
  • Won gold in the Varsity 8+ of the Knecht Cup Regatta on April 12th, rowing in the Bow seat
  • Bow seat of the Varsity 8+ that finished 2nd of 6 vs. Boston College, Holy Cross, Secred Heart, UConn, and UMass on April 18th
  • Bow seat of the Varsity 8+ that defeated Bates on April 25th
  • Won gold in the Varsity 8+ at the New England Rowing Championships, rowing in the Bow seat
  • Won bronze in the Varsity 8+ at the Patriot League Championship, rowing in the Bow seat

2024-25:

  • Appeared in eleven events
  • Was the #1 seat of the V8+ at the Patriot League Championships, placing 2nd in the grand final

2023-24:

  • Appeared in nine events
  • Was the #1 seat of the Club 8+ “A” that finished 18th at the Head of the Charles (10/21)
  • Was the #1 seat of the Collegiate 2V8+ (2V) that finished first at the Head of the Fish (10/28)
  • Was the #1 seat of the 2V8+ that finished first at the Knecht Cup (4/14)
  • Was the #1 seat of the 2V8+ that finished first at the Holy Cross Invite (4/20)
  • Was the #1 seat of the 2V8+ that finished first in the Grand Final at the New England Rowing Championship (5/4)
  • Was the #1 seat of the 2V8+ that finished second at the Patriot League Championship (5/17)

Before MIT:

  • Third place in the U21 Women Open Weight 2k time at the 2023 Mid Atlantic Erg Sprints
  • 13th place in Women's Junior Single at the 2022 Head of the Charles 2022
  • Three-time varsity letterwinner for crew
  • Two-time varsity letterwinner for cross country
  • Member of the National, Art, and Math Honor Societies
  • Junior Classical League President 
  • Math Club Co-President 
  • Society of Women Engineers Board Member 
  • Math Engineering and Science Academy Student 
  • 2023-2024 Kelly Watt Memorial Scholarship Winner
Personal:
  • Two SpaceX Internships as a Structures Engineering Intern
  • Research with EAPS, AeroAstro, and the MIT Archives
  • President of Alpha Chi Omega Sorority 2026
  • Rocket Team Structures Teamlead 2024-25
  • Alpha Chi Omega
  • Favorite Sports Memory: Winning Virginia Scholastic Rowing Association States in the Women's Senior double after losing to our competition two weeks before. The dedication to changing my mindset, adjusting race strategy, and working diligently with my coaches and my boatmate in the two weeks in between the races made that win unforgettable.

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24First Year

    5'3"
  • 2024-25Sophomore

    5'3"
  • 2025-26Junior

    5'3"
  • 2026-27Senior

    5'3"