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2024-25 MIT Women's Openweight Crew Roster

Julia Brodsky

  • Height 5-8
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Arlington, Va.
  • High School H-B Woodlawn

Biography

Accolades:
- Patriot League Boat of the Week Honorable Mention (V8+) (May 9, 2024) 
- Patriot League Academic Honor Roll (2023-24)

2023-24:
- Appeared in eight events 
- Was the #3 seat of the Collegiate 2V8+ (3V) that finished fifth at the Head of the Fish (10/28)  
- Was the #3 seat of the V8+ that finished third at the Knecht Cup (4/14)   
- Was the #3 seat of the V8+ that finished second at the Holy Cross Invite (4/20)   
- Was the #3 seat of the V8+ that finished first in the Grand Final at the New England Rowing Championship (5/4)   
- Was the #3 seat of the V8+ that finished third at the Patriot League Championship (5/17)

Off the Water at MIT: 
- Majoring in mathematics and physics
- UROPs: graph theory + political science with the math department (2025), computational + microbiology at IMES (2024)
- Math research at the Politecnico di Milano through MISTI Italy
- Intern at Howard Hughes Medical Institute


High School: 
- Co-Captain and Three-Time Varsity Letterwinner for Crew
- Seventh place in Women's SR 4+ at 2023 SRAA Nationals 
- Individual first place in Lightweight Women at Washington-Liberty Triathlon 
- Generals’ Way Award for Crew
- Science Talent Search Scholar 
- Best in Fair, Northern Virginia Science and Engineering Fair (2022, 2023) 
- Fourth grand prize at International Science and Engineering Fair, microbiology (2022) 
- Apprentice at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research 
- Co-president of Best Buddies chapter 
- Captain of math team 
- Co-chair of communications for Arlington Teen Network Board 
- Teaching assistant in multivariable calculus and BC calculus
- Virginia Summer Governor's School for Mathematics, Science, and Technology (2021) 
- National Merit Scholarship

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24First Year

    5'8"
  • 2024-25Sophomore

    5'8"