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Senior
| | Hometown:
Northridge, CA
| | High School:
Valley Torah HS
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| | Height / Weight:
6-2 / 192
| | Major:
English with a Creative Writing Emphasis
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2007 Copley Cup Champion... Rowed 5 seat in the 2006 Copley Cup Champion and PAC-10 silver medal V8+... 2006 National Champion in the Varsity 4+... 2nd place [fastest collegiate] in the Championship Fours at the 2006 Head of the Charles... Will train with the US National Sculling team after graduation... Represented Stanford in the Ladies Plate at the Henley Royal Regatta in 2005 and 2006... rowed in the PAC-10 bronze medal V8+ in 2005... named to All-Academic PAC-10 team in 2005... Rowed 4 seat in the 2004 Frosh/Novice 8+ that won silver at the PAC-10 Championships and finished 5th at the IRA...won 2004 Mike McKnight Award for most promising freshman... Began rowing at Stanford as a novice walk-on... High School: played basketball and was class Valedictorian and Student Body President... Personal: When he's not rowing, he enjoys riding his motorcycle [a '97 Suzuki Marauder VZ 800]... Has seven siblings: Ilana Tzivya, David Yehuda, Leah Chana, Devorah Malka Tamar, Yerachmiel Eliyahu Leib, Adina Miriam, Akiva Ya'akov... Parents are Rabbi Aharon and Beverly Simkin... Born in Los Angeles, CA.
