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2026-27 MIT Women's Openweight Crew Roster

Zoe Awa

  • Height 5-8
  • Class Sophomore
  • High School Boston Latin
  • Hometown Boston, Mass.
  • Major Mechanical Engineering

Biography

2025-26
  • Made collegiate debut at the Quinsigamond Snake Regatta, rowing in the 3 seat of the 4+ B that finished 6th
  • Rowed in the 1 seat of the Club Four at the Head Of The Charles that finished 39th of 53
  • Rowed in the 2V Eight 8 and the Frosh/Novice Eight 8+ at the Head of the Fish Regatta
  • Bow seat in the Varsity 4+ that defeated Coast Guard on March 21
  • Bow seat in the Varsity 4+ vs. Bucknell and Holy Cross on March 28
  • 4 seat in the 2v4+ that finished 4th of 5 vs. BU Lightweights on April 4
  • Bow seat in the Varsity 4+ vs. BC, Holy Cross, Sacred Heart, UConn and UMass on April 18
  • Rowed in the 2 seat in a Varsity 4+ win over Bates on April 25
  • Won silver in the Varsity 4+ at the New England Rowing Championships, rowing in the 2 seat
  • Helped the Varsity 4+ advance to the grand final at the Patriot League Championships, rowing in the 2 seat
Before MIT: 
  • National Honor Society
  • Schoolhouse SAT Tutor, Peer Mentor
  • AP Scholar with Distinction
  • Gates Scholar
  • Rowed for Friends of Boston Latin Crew
    • Qualified and Competed in 2024 USRowing Youth National Championships
    • Won the overall team championship at the 2023 Massachusetts Public School Rowing Association Fall Championship
    • Placed 4th at 2024 Northeast Youth Championship
Personal:
  • Favorite rowing memory: participating in the Head of the Charles
  • MISTI Australia Internship at University of Sydney
  • MIT Health Equities Research Group: Conducted targeted literature reviews and quantitative data analysis to surface patterns in reproductive health outcomes and identify public coverage gaps and policy design failures
  • Also involved with MIT Energy & Climate Club Launchpad

Historical Player Information

  • 2025-26First Year

    5'8"
  • 2026-27Sophomore

    5'8"