Sophie Thompson

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Accolades:

2024-25:

Appeared in seven events as a coxswain, winning three silver medals as a junior
Won a silver medal as the coxswain for the 4+ at the IRA National Championship
Won a silver medal as the coxswain for the 4+ at the Dad Veil Regatta
Coxswain for the 4+ that finished 1st vs. BU and Gordon on April 26
3V8+ coxswain at the Knecht Cup Regatta
Coxswain for the V8+ vs. Bates and Simmons on April 5
Coxswain for the Women's Lightweight 4+ at the Head Of The Charles Regatta
Won silver as the coxswain for the Women's Collegiate 8 at the Quinsigamond Snake Regatta

2023-24:

Appeared in six events, all as the coxswain
Finished tenth in the Collegiate 4+ at the Quinsigamond Snake Regatta (10/7)
Finished tenth in the Lightweight 4+ at the Head of the Charles (10/22)
Finished fifth in their heat in the 2V4+ at the Knecht Cup (4/14)
Finished 11th in the 2V4+ at the Dad Vail Regatta (5/11)

2022-23:

Was the coxswain in six races, including her debut in the LW4 B boat at the Head of the Charles
Her JV4 boat finished second in the Grand Final at the Dad Vail Regatta and also won their semifinal heat

Before MIT:

Received the Central Massachusetts Athletic Director's Award
17th in Women's 1V4+ at Head of the Charles (2021)
Third in Women's 1V8+ at Saratoga Invitational (2022)
First in Women's Jr 1V8+ at the Textile River Regatta (2021)
Vice President of French National Honors Society
Member of National Honors Society
University of Chicago Emerging Rural Leaders Scholar
Scout Representative for Girl Scouts Board of Directors of Central and Western MA
President and co-founder of The Bromfield Reading and Writing Club
National Merit Commended Scholar
National AP Scholar with Distinction
Scholastic Art and Writing Gold Medal Recipient

Personal:

Research intern in Professor Ada Yonath's lab at the Weizmann Institute in Israel
Conducted research in Biomechatronics Lab on manufacturing and material science
Marketing Chair on Burton Conner Dorm Government
Publicity Chair of TEDxMIT
Member of the Alpha Chi Omega sorority
Favorite Sports Memory: Rowing a double with one of the other coxswains on the lightweight women's team

Favorite Moment as an MIT Student-Athlete: