Harvard University

Senior 2024-25

Five seat of the 2V8 at the NCAA Championships (May 30–June 1)…Five seat of the 2V8 at Eastern Sprints (May 19)…Five seat of the 2V8 at Ivy League Championship (May 11)…Five seat of the 2V8 at Big Ten Invitational (Apr. 19–20)…Five seat of the 2V8 vs. Yale (Apr. 26)…Five seat of the 2V8 vs. Princeton and Cornell (Apr. 12)…Rowed in the B eight at the Head of the Charles (Oct. 19–20)…CRCA National Scholar Athlete

Junior 2023-24

Raced in the bow of the Championship 8A at the Head of the Charles Regatta (Oct. 21-22)...Raced in the bow of the Open 8+, Round 1C at the Princeton Chase (Nov. 5)...Four seat of the 2V at the Ivy/BIG 10 Regatta (Mar. 23)...Two seat of the 2V8 in a win vs. BU/Dartmouth/Northeastern (Apr. 6)...Two seat of the 2V8 vs. Cornell and Princeton (Apr. 12)...Raced in the two seat of the 2V8 vs. Brown and Columbia (Apr. 13)...Two seat of the 2V8 vs. Yale (Apr. 27)...Raced in the three seat of the 2V8 at Ivy Championship (May 18-19)...

Sophomore - 2022-23

Rowed in the the seven seat in the Women's Club 8 at the Head of the Charles Regatta ... Competed from the seven seat in the team's B-entry in the Women's 8 at the Princeton Chase Regatta ... Rowed from the three seat in the team's D-boat in the Women's 4 at Princeton Chase ... Sat in the seven seat in the 2V8 boat at the Big 10/Ivy Double Dual ... Sat in the bow seat for the second varsity eight at the Class of 1975 Cup ... Competed from the bow seat for the 2V8 at the Case Cup ... Part of the second varsity eight (seven seat) at Eastern Sprints ... Sat in the bow seat for the 2V8 at the Ivy League Championships.

First-Year - 2021-22

Stroked the Varsity Eight boat at the Ivy/BIG10 Doubles Dual … Helped her crew earn a 5.1-second victory over Michigan State in the team’s first race since the 2019 season … Stroked the Varsity Eight boat in the team’s race against Brown … Sat in the bow seat on the second Varsity Eight boat at the Saratoga Invitational on Fish Creek against No. 6 Princeton, No. 14 Syracuse, Cornell and Bucknell … Helped the team finish second in the race against No. 6 Princeton, Cornell and Bucknell with a time of 6:54.7 … Rowed in the bow seat on the first varsity eight boat to a Rowlands Trophy race win over Northeastern in a regatta at Yale … Recorded a time of 6:19.43 with her crew to finish second in the regatta … Rowed in the bow on the Radcliffe 1V boat that finished third at Eastern Sprints …  Sat in the bow seat on the Radcliffe 1V boat that finished in fifth-place at the Ivy Championships on the Cooper River.

Before Radcliffe (Club, High School, Results, etc.):

2020 and 2021 NSW State Team member.
2021 Australian National Championships: 1st in Club 8+ and 2nd in U23 8+ and 4-.
2021 NSW State Championships: 1st in U21 4+ and U21 4x, 2nd in U21 8+ and 3rd in U21 2-
2019 Australian National Championships: 1st in U19 8+, U19 4+ and Schoolgirl 4+ and Overall Schoolgirl Points Score winner
2019 NSW State Championships: 1st in Schoolgirl 8+ and U19 4+ and 3rd in U19 4x
2019 Schoolgirl Head of the River Champion
2019 Most Valuable Senior Rower Award
2018 Australian National Championships: 3rd in U19 8+
2018 NSW State Championships: 2nd in Schoolgirl 8+
NSW Junior 8+ 2017-19.
Varsity cross country, track, swim and netball team.

Favorite class taken at Harvard:

Introduction to Psychology

Why Radcliffe?

The Rad girls are so friendly and inspirational and are always striving for greatness!

If rowers had a walk-out song what would yours be:

Down Under by Luude

Favorite Radcliffe tradition:

Florida skits

Favorite spot on campus:

The Quincy Qube

Who is your role model?

My mum, Myra Smits, and Aussie Crossfitter, Tia-Clair Toomey.

What is your favorite spot in Harvard Square?

Wouldn’t know unfortunately! Ask me again next year (hopefully).

What is your favorite piece of gear?

A baggy t-shirt