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2026-27 MIT Women's Openweight Crew Roster

Emma Cox

  • Height 5-9
  • Class Senior
  • High School Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
  • Hometown McLean, Va.
  • Major Computation and Cognition

Biography

Accolades:

  • 2x Patriot League Academic Honor Roll (2023-24) 
  • Patriot League Boat of the Week Honorable Mention (2V8+) (April 17, 2024)
  • 2024-25 CRCA Scholar-Athlete

2025-26:

  • Won gold in the 8 A at the Quinsigamond Snake Regatta, rowing in the 2 seat
  • Rowed in the 2 seat of the Club Eights "MIT A" at the Head of the Charles, finishing 9th of 43
  • Rowed in the 2 seat in the Eight 8+ and the Four 4+ "MIT A" at the Head of the Fish Regatta
  • Rowed in the 8 seat of the 2V8+ that defeated Coast Guard on March 21st
  • Rowed in the 8 seat of the 2V8+ vs. Bucknell and Holy Cross on March 28th
  • Rowed in the 6 seat of the 2V8+ that defeated the Boston University Lightweights on April 4th
  • Helped the 2V8+ reach the Final of the Knecht Cup Regatta on April 12th, rowing in the 7 seat
  • Rowed in the 7 seat of the 2V8+ vs. Boston College, Holy Cross, Sacred Heart, UConn, and UMass on April 18th
  • Rowed in the 5 seat of the 2V8+ vs. Bates on April 25th
  • Helped the 2V8+ reach the Grand Final at the New England Rowing Championships on May 2nd, rowing in the 5 seat
  • Won the Petite Final with the Second Varsity 2V8+ at the Patriot League Championship on May 15th, rowing in the 5 seat

2024-25:

  • Appeared in twelve events
  • Was the #1 seat of the 2V8+ at the Patriot League Championships, Placing 3rd in the grand final

2023-24:

  • Appeared in nine events 
  • Was the #4 seat of the Club 8+ “B” that finished ninth at the Head of the Charles (10/21)   
  • Was the #8 seat of the Collegiate 2V8+ (2V) that finished first at the Head of the Fish (10/28)  
  • Was the #2 seat of the 2V8+ that finished first at the Knecht Cup (4/14)   
  • Was the #2 seat of the 2V8+ that finished first at the Holy Cross Invite (4/20)   
  • Was the #2 seat of the 2V8+ that finished first in the Grand Final at the New England Rowing Championship (5/4)   
  • Was the #2 seat of the 2V8+ that finished second at the Patriot League Championship (5/17)
Before MIT:
  • Two-year caption and four-time varsity letterwinner for crew
  • Two-time varsity letterwinner for wrestling
  • Team MVP 
  • Varsity letterwinner for basketball 
  • USRowing Scholastic Honor Roll 
  • 2023 U.S. Presidential Scholar for Virginia 
  • Science Olympiad co-captain 
  • Co-founder of WoFit (Women's Weightlifting Club) 
  • Engineering intern at the Naval Research Lab
  • Rowed for Potomac Boat Club 
    • Fourth place in the Women's 4x at the 2023 USRowing Summer Youth Nationals 
    • First place in the Women's 4x at the 2022 Head of the Occoquan 
    • First place in the Mixed 2x at the 2022 Occoquan Chase Regatta 
    • First place in the Mixed 2x at the 2023 Philadelphia Youth Regatta) 
    • First Place in the 2k Relay at the 2023 ErgSprints 
    • Second place in the Women's 20 Minute at the 2023 ErgSprints 
Personal:
  • Society of Women Engineers
  • Volunteer Coach for MIT Little Beavers
  • Volunteer at Camp Kesem
  • MIT Panhellenic
  • Favorite Sports Memory: I love spending time with my teammates during regattas, especially when we get to travel for competitions!

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24First Year

    5'8"
  • 2024-25Sophomore

    5'9"
  • C

    2025-26Junior

    5'9"
    C
  • C

    2026-27Senior

    5'9"
    C