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2015-16 MIT Women's Openweight Crew Roster

Isabella Sanders

  • Height 5-9
  • Class Senior
  • High School Earl L. Vandermeulen
  • Hometown Port Jefferson, N.Y.
  • Major Applied Mathematics

Biography

2015-16: Saw action in six events for MIT … rowed with the 2V8 and V4 crews … was the #2 seat of the 2V8 that defeated Coast Guard, Simmons and Smith (3/26) … was the #3 seat of the 2V4 that defeated Holy Cross and Rhode Island (4/24). [SEASON RESULTS]

2014-15: Patriot League Academic Honor Roll … started the fall season in the 2V8 crew at the Foot of the Charles (11/15) … moved to the V4 crew in the spring … sat in the three position with the Engineers against Boston College, Dartmouth, and UMass (4/4) and at the George Washington Invitational (4/10).

2013-14: Patriot League Academic Honor Roll  … began the season in the two seat of the Club 8 team at the Head of the Charles (10/19) … stayed in the same seat with the 2V8 boat at the Princeton Chase (10/27) … moved to the two seat in the A4 crew in the spring and started all nine races … helped the crew to wins over St. Joseph’s (4/11) and Georgetown (4/12) … part of a crew that finished third at the Patriot League Championships (5/16), helping MIT to a fourth-place overall finish.

2012-13: Started the season in the four seat of the A8 crew at the Dartmouth Green Monster (11/3) … rowed in the two seat of the varsity 4 boat in the spring vs. Boston College (4/6) … switched to the two seat at the George Washington Invitational (4/12), vs. BU/BC/URI (4/27), the Beanpot (4/28), the EAWRC Sprints (5/5) and at the Patriot League Championships (5/17).

Off The Water at MIT: Majoring in applied mathematics … minor in ancient & medieval studies and management science … TA for Summer Science Program … worked as a Residential Counselor for Duke TIP … UROP on quasars in the physics department and magnetic fields in the Earth and Atmospheric Sciences department … UROP in the Physics Dept. … President of the Undergraduate Society of Women in Math … President of Athletes in Action … LA/TA in the Computer Science Department … Baptist Student Fellowship … executive board member of PEACE (Programming Education and Advocacy for Cross Cultural Education).

High School: A 2012 graduate of Earl L. Vandermeulen High School … lettered in tennis, indoor track and outdoor track … also member of the swim team … all-county in tennis … all-league in indoor track and field … Study of Exceptional Talent … National Honor Society … NYS Science Honor Society … Captain of Mathletes … Captain of Science Olympiad … Captain of Academic Team … President of Latin Club … State Champion in Meteorology … State Champion Geologic Mapping … 2nd-place team at NYSML … National Latin Exam Medalist (07-12) … National Qualifier in Academic Team.

Historical Player Information

  • 2012-13First Year

    5'8"
  • 2013-14Sophomore

    5'9"
  • 2014-15Junior

    5'9"
  • 2015-16Senior

    5'9"