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2024-25 MIT Women's Openweight Crew Roster

Kayla Liu

  • Height 5-3
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Manhasset, N.Y.
  • High School Manhasset

Biography

Accolades:
- Patriot League Boat of the Week Honorable Mention (V4+) (April 24, 2024) 
- Patriot League Academic Honor Roll (2023-24)

2023-24:
- Appeared in eight events, all as the coxswain 
- Finished 20th in the Collegiate 2V8+ (4V) at the Head of the Fish (10/28) 
- Finished second in their heat in the V4+ at the Knecht Cup (4/14) 
- Finished first in the V4+ at the Holy Cross Invite (4/20) 
- Finished second in the in the V4+ Grand Final at the New England Rowing Championship (5/4)    
- Finished third in the V4+ at the Patriot League Championship (5/17)

Favorite Sports Memory: 
- Team Trips to Wegmens during Regattas
Off the Water at MIT: 
- Majoring in Computation and Cognition 
High School: 
- Team captain and varsity letterwinner for crew 
- 2022 Coxswain of the Year 
- Placed second at the 2022 NY State Championships 
- Placed seventh at the 2022 SRAA National Championships Regatta (2022) 
- Placed fifth scholastically at the 2021 Head of the Charles 
- Was a member and varsity letterwinner for softball
- Was a member of the tennis team 
- Member of the National, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, English, Spanish, and Tri-M Music Honor Societies 
- Mathematics National Honor Society President 
- Vice President of the National Honor Society, Math Honor Society, Student government, and coding Club  
- Science Olympiad Captain 
- Green Club Secretary (11) 
- Science Research 
- Astronomy Club and Key Club 
- Peer Responder Mentor Program 
- High Honor Roll 
- President's Volunteer Service Award 
- SCOPE Scholarship 
- Top 20 
- Service and Citizenship Award 
- High honors in math and science 
- Honors in computer science 
- Superintendent letter of recognition

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24First Year

    5'2"
  • 2024-25Sophomore

    5'3"