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2025-26 MIT Women's Openweight Crew Roster

Kristen DiConza

  • Height 5-6
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Manhasset, N.Y.
  • High School Manhasset
  • Major Brain and Cognitive Sciences

Biography

Accolades:

  • 2024-25 Patriot League Academic Honor Roll
  • 2024-25 CRCA Scholar-Athlete

2024-25:

  • Appeared in nine events
  • Was the #3 seat of the 2V4+ at the Patriot League Championships, placing 3rd in the grand final

2023-24: 

  • Appeared in nine events   
  • Finished first in the Collegiate 8+ at the Quinsigamond Snake Regatta (10/7)  
  • Finished fifth in the Lightweight 8+ at the Head of the Charles (10/22) 
  • Finished fourth in the Lightweight 8+ and fourth in the 2x at the Knecht Cup (4/14) 
  • Finished third in the 2x Grand Final at the Dad Vail Regatta (5/11)  
  • Finished sixth in the 2x Grand Final at the IRA National Championship (6/2) 

Before MIT:

  • Third place in the Women's Youth 4x at the 2023 USRowing Youth Nationals
  • Runner-up in the Women's Youth 4x at the 2023 NYS High School Championships
  • Third place in the Women's Youth 2x at the 2022 NYS High School Championships
  • Member of the National Honor Society, as well as the National Math, Science, Italian, English and Social Studies Honor Societies
  • Competed in Science Olympiads
  • Member of the Peer Responder Mentor Program
  • Schoolhouse SAT Tutor
  • Class Valedictorian
  • National Merit Scholarship Recipient
  • AP Scholar with Distinction
Personal:
  • Minoring in biology
  • Favorite Sports Memory: "coming in 3rd Place at Youth Nationals in 2023 in the Women's Youth 4x"

Historical Player Information

  • 2024-25Sophomore

    5'5"
  • 2025-26Junior

    5'6"