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2011-12 Men's Crew (Heavyweight)

Alex Sopko

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Bethesda, Md.
  • Highschool Walt Whitman

Biography

Senior • 2012
Coxed for the second varsity eight four times, the thirdvarsity eight twice, and twice in combination four ... Finishedfourth with the open four at the IRA National Championships ...Defeat Yale in combination fours race at the H-Y Regatta.... Took third with the third varsity eight at the EARCSprints ...  Aided second varsity eight in wins againstNavy, Penn, and Princeton ... Runner-up to California at the SanDiego Crew Classic. 

Junior • 2011
Coxed the third varsity eight, contributing to anundefeated dual season, and steered the open four to a bronze medalat the IRA National Championships … Aided in a third varsitysecond-place finish at the EARC Sprints … Contributed tovictories over Navy, Penn, Princeton, Brown and Cornell …Helped the open four earn a bronze medal at the IRA NationalChampionships.

Sophomore • 2010
Coxed the third varsity eight … Helped the third varsity winbronze at EARC Sprints as Harvard captured its30th Rowe Cup … Guided the varsity four atthe IRA National Championships, helping Harvard win the third-levelfinal … Helped the Harvard combination boat win at the145th Harvard-Yale Regatta … Contributed tothird varsity wins against Cornell, Princeton, Navy and Penn andthe 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 NationalChampionships. 

Before Harvard

Five-time letterman in crew ... Named team captain ... Five-timeScholar Athlete ... Crew MVP ... National Merit Commended Scholar... Maryland Distinguished Scholar ... AP Scholar ... Tutoredelementary school students through high school.

Personal
Mother, Nancy ''76, graduated from Radcliffe ... Lists skiing,snowboarding, tennis, sculling, soccer and kayaking as hobbies.

Historical Player Information

  • 2009-10Sophomore

    5'"
  • 2010-11Junior

    5'"
  • 2011-12Senior

    5'"