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2026-27 MIT Women's Openweight Crew Roster

Photo courtesy of Gregory Ng

Michelle Peng

  • Height 5-2
  • Class Senior
  • High School Princeton
  • Hometown Princeton, N.J.
  • Major Materials Science and Engineering

Biography

Accolades: 

  • 2025 Patriot League All-League Second Team
  • 3x Honorable Mention Patriot League Boat of the Week (April 17, 2024; April 22, 2025; May 6, 2025) 
  • 2x Patriot League Academic Honor Roll (2023-24, 2024-25) 
  • 2025 Academic All-Patriot League Team
  • 2024-25 CRCA Scholar-Athlete

2025-26:

  • Won gold as the Coxswain for the 8 A at the at the Quinsigamond Snake Regatta on October 4th
  • Coxswain for the Club Eights "MIT A" at the Head of the Charles on October 18th, finishing 9th of 43
  • Coxswain for the Eight 8+ that finished 9th of 43 at the Head of the Fish Regatta on October 25th
  • Coxswain for the V4+ that defeated Coast Guard on March 21st
  • Coxswain for the V8+ that finished 2nd of 3 vs. Bucknell and Holy Cross on March 28th
  • Coxswain for the V8+  vs. Boston University Lightweights on April 4th
  • Won gold as the Coxswain for the V8+ at the at the Knecht Cup Regatta on April 12th
  • Coxswain for the V8+ that finished 2nd of 6 vs. Boston College, Holy Cross, Secred Heart, UConn, and UMass on April 18th
  • Coxswain for the V8+ that defeated Bates on April 25th
  • Won gold as the Coxswain for the V8+ at the at the New England Rowing Championships on May 2nd
  • Won bronze as the Coxswain for the V8+ at the at the Patriot League Championship on May 15th

2024-25:

  • Appeared in twelve events 
  • Was the Coxswain  of the V8+ at the Patriot League Championships, placing 2nd in the grand final

2023-24: 

  • Appeared in nine events, all as the coxswain 
  • Finished 9th in the Club 8+ “A” at the Head of the Charles (10/21) 
  • Finished first in the Collegiate 2V8+ (2V) at the Head of the Fish (10/28) 
  • Finished first in the 2V8+ at the Knecht Cup (4/14) 
  • Finished first in the 2V8+ at the Holy Cross Invite (4/20) 
  • Finished first in the 2V8+ Grand Final at the New England Rowing Championship (5/4)    
  • Finished second in the 2V8+ at the Patriot League Championship (5/17)

Before MIT:

  • Operation Smile LINC Leader 
  • Asian American Club President 
  • National Merit Scholarship Finalist 
  • Dance team
  • Coxswain and Captain of PNRA/Mercer Varsity Boys Team
    • Placed 3rd overall in the Men's Youth 4+ at the 2022 Youth National Championships
    • Placed 6th overall in the Men's Youth 4+ at the 2022 Head of the Charles
Personal:
  • Minoring in Finance
  • UROP in Department of Materials Science and Engineering
  • Scholars of Finance
  • Gordon Engineering Leadership Program (GEL)
  • Favorite Sports Memory: Racing at Henley Royal Regatta 2025
  • Intern with SpaceX
  • Researcher with MIT Wallin Group, Imperial College London Materials Department
  • President of Kappa Alpha Theta at MIT

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24First Year

    5'1"
  • 2024-25Sophomore

    5'2"
  • 2025-26Junior

    5'2"
  • 2026-27Senior

    5'2"