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2016-17 MIT Women's Openweight Crew Roster

Gianna Parella

  • Height 5-8
  • Class Senior
  • High School Cardinal Mooney
  • Hometown Youngstown, Oho
  • Major Chemical Engineering

Biography

2016-17: CRCA Scholar Athlete... Patriot League Academic Honor Roll... Team captain... Competed in nine events, including two in the V4 and eight in the V8 boat... Her V4 boat, where she was the #1, placed 13th of 19 at the Head of the Charles on 10/24... She was in the #3 seat for the final six regattas, including winning the George Washington Invitational... The V8 also placed third in the grand final at the Patriot League Championship on 5/12. [SEASON RESULTS]

2015-16: Patriot League Academic Honor Roll … CRCA Scholar Athlete … appeared in 11 events, including nine as a member of the V8 … rowed in the #3 seat in six races … finished third in the grand final of the Patriot League Championship (5/13) … was third in the petite finals of the EAWRC Sprints (5/1). [SEASON RESULTS]

2014-15: Raced in all eight events for the Engineers … Patriot League Academic Honor Roll … CRCA Scholar Athlete … started the season in the five seat with the Club 8 entry at the Head of the Charles (10/18) … moved to the seven seat of the 2V8 crew at the Princeton Chase (10/26) … switched to the V8 boat in the three position for the Foot of the Charles (11/15) … started the spring season in the five position with the V8 boat against Boston College, Dartmouth, and UMass (4/4) … moved to the three seat for the rest of the season, rowing at the George Washington Invitational (4/10), at Holy Cross/Rutgers (4/25), and at the EAWRC Sprints (4/25) … concluded the year helping the Engineers reach the grand final at the Patriot League Championships (5/15).

2013-14: Patriot League Academic Honor Roll  … started the year in the three seat of the A8 team at the Dartmouth Green Monster (11/2) … stayed in the three seat of the A8 boat for the Foot of the Charles (11/16) … remained in the three seat in the 2V8 crew in the spring and started eight of nine races there … the one exception was against Boston College/Northeastern when she moved to the five seat … helped the crew to wins over Rutgers (4/6), St. Joseph’s (4/11) and George Washington (4/12) … part of an MIT team that finished fourth overall at the Patriot League Championships (5/16).

Off The Water at MIT: Majoring in chemical engineering … internship at Accenture … internship at the Youngstown Business Incubator … Director of Client Relations, MIT Consulting Group … marketing director for MIT Energy Club … Tour Guide …  Sigma Kappa... Has done research at the MIT Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research.

High School: A 2013 graduate of Cardinal Mooney High School … varsity tennis player and swimmer... Valedictorian … National Merit Finalist.

Historical Player Information

  • 2013-14First Year

    5'8"
  • 2014-15Sophomore

    5'8"
  • 2015-16Junior

    5'8"
  • 2016-17Senior

    5'8"