| Height: | 5-0 |
| Year: | Junior |
| Hometown: | Bethesda, Md. |
| High School: | Walt Whitman |
| Major: | Social Studies |
| House Affiliation: | Leverett |
Junior • 2011
Coxed the third
varsity eight, contributing to an undefeated dual season, and
steered the open four to a bronze medal at the IRA National
Championships … Aided in a third varsity second-place finish
at the EARC Sprints … Contributed to victories over Navy,
Penn, Princeton, Brown and Cornell … Helped the open four
earn a bronze medal at the IRA National Championships.
Sophomore • 2010
Coxed the third varsity eight … Helped the third varsity
win bronze at EARC Sprints as Harvard captured its 30th
Rowe Cup … Guided the varsity four at the IRA National
Championships, helping Harvard win the third-level final …
Helped the Harvard combination boat win at the 145th
Harvard-Yale Regatta … Contributed to third varsity wins
against Cornell, Princeton, Navy and Penn and the Northeastern
second varsity.
Freshman • 2009
Coxed the freshman eight that went undefeated in dual racing
(7-0), and won a silver medal at Sprints and the IRA National
Championships.
Before Harvard
Five-time letterman in crew ... Named team captain ... Five-time
Scholar Athlete ... Crew MVP ... National Merit Commended Scholar
... Maryland Distinguished Scholar ... AP Scholar ... Tutored
elementary school students through high school.
Personal
Mother, Nancy '76, graduated from Radcliffe ... Lists skiing,
snowboarding, tennis, sculling, soccer and kayaking as hobbies,
Alex Sopko
Sophomore • 2010
Coxed the third varsity eight … Helped the third varsity
win bronze at EARC Sprints as Harvard captured its 30th
Rowe Cup … Guided the varsity four at the IRA National
Championships, helping Harvard win the third-level final …
Helped the Harvard combination boat win at the 145th
Harvard-Yale Regatta … Contributed to third varsity wins
against Cornell, Princeton, Navy and Penn and the Northeastern
second varsity.

