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UC San Diego

2020-21 Women's Rowing Roster

Elizabeth Whitehead

  • Position Varsity
  • Class Freshman
  • High School Brookline HS
  • Hometown Brookline, MA
  • Major Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience

Biography

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2020-21
Helped UCSD C to a third-place finish as the Tritons competed against San Diego State (4/16) ... Earned a sixth-place finish with the Varsity 4 at the Tritons' first-ever CAA Championship (5/16).

HIGH SCHOOL
A 2019 graduate of Brookline High School ... Was a three-year varsity letter winner (2017-19) ... Was the Brookline Girl's Rowing Senior Captain (2019) ... Recipient of the Friends of Brookline Rowing Award (2019) ... Placed first at the Massachusetts Public School Championships (2018) ... Placed seventh for Youth Women's 4+ at the Head of the Charles, the best Head of the Charles finish in Brookline Girl's Rowing history (2018) ... Also competed with the Community Rowing Inc. Competitive Youth Summer Team (2018) ... Played two seasons of soccer.

PERSONAL 
Born May 11 in Boston, Mass. ... Parents are Kathy and Richard ... Has a brother, Eric, who rows for Cornell University men's lightweight rowing ... Cognitive and behavioral neuroscience major at Muir College ... Aspires to work internationally in her field to make a positive difference in people's lives ... Top rowing memory was during her senior year of high school at US Rowing Youth Nationals in Sarasota, Fla. when her team threw a small surprise graduation ceremony on the beach at Nathan Benderson Park for the seniors, surprising them with caps and gowns ... Enjoys biking, hiking, being outside, reading, and exploring new places ... Roots for the Patriots ... Listens to LANY, Hozier, Sam Smith, and Labrinth ... Favorite food is shrimp ... Used to dance.

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