Harvard University

Freshman • 2008
Rowed in the novice eight before moving up to the second varsityeight for the NCAA Championships, helping Radcliffe to aninth-place team finish ... Helped the novice eight post a 9-3 dualrecord ... The Black and White won its heat and took fourth in thegrand final at EAWRC Sprints ... Also contributed to the noviceeight’s wins in the Beanpot (against Boston University andNortheastern) and against Yale and Virginia, as well as a pair ofrace victories in the Charles River Challenge (first against Texas,Dartmouth and Syracuse and later against Dartmouth and NotreDame).

Before Harvard
Member of the varsity tennis team and Oakland Strokes Crew ... Wasa Scholar Athlete ... Recipient of the Athlete of the Month Awardat San Ramon Valley High ... Earned a first-place finish in thevarsity eight at the River City Regatta ... Captured third in thevarsity eight at the Head of the American ... Member of theNational Honor Roll ... Earned highest schoolwide GPA ... NationalMerit Scholar ... Recipient of several awards, including the Bankof America Mathematics Award and the Honors National ForensicsLeague Award ... President and secretary of the National HonorSociety and the Key Club ... Volunteered at an assisted-livingfacility, the Stanford University neurobiology lab, achildren’s crew camp and an elementary school math camp ...Participated in speech and debate, a church youth group and Relayfor Life ... Silver medalist in the Congressional Award program ...Was also a high school math tutor.

Personal
Enjoys running, skiing, swimming and traveling.