Robbie Ostrow Season 2012-13

The Ostrow File
• Majoring in computer science
• Minoring in management science and engineering
• Studied abroad in Berlin during the fall of his junior year
• Interned at In-Q-Tel the summer after sophomore year, writing code and working on graph algorithms
• In high school volunteered with a the Prison University Project at San Quentin, working to help inmates earn Associate degrees
• Plays the guitar
• Grew up near Palo Alto and went to Stanford gymnastics, basketball and baseball events as a kid

2014-15 (Junior)
• Competed with the 2V8 at the San Diego Crew Classic, placing fifth in the Grand Final
• Missed the fall season while studying abroad in Berlin

2013-14 (Sophomore)
• Pac-12 All-Academic first team 
• IRA All-Academic team
• Competed with both the varsity eight and 2V8 during the spring 
• Won two races, including the C Final to finish 13th in the varsity eight at the IRA National Championships 
• Earned a bronze medal in the varsity eight at the Pac-12 Championships 
• Recorded two victories at the Davis Invitational with the varsity eight and JV four
• Posted victories over UCSD and USD with the 2V8 at the Stanford Invitational
• Lost to No. 2 Cal in the Big Row with the varsity eight 
• Took sixth place with the 2V8 in the Grand Final of the San Diego Crew Classic 
• Lost in dual races against Washington and Oregon State with the 2V8 
• Won the Men’s Open 4+ as a member of the Stanford B boat at the Head of the American

2012-13 (Freshman)
• Stroked the Varsity II Eight to a 16th place finish and third place in the third level finals of the IRA National Championships 
• Earned a third place finish with the Varsity II Eight at the Pac-12 Championships 
• Sat two-seat of the Frosh 8+ that topped Cal at the Newport Autumn Rowing Festival

National Team
• Attended the US Junior National Development Camp in Pittsburgh, Pa. in 2010 
• Performed at the US Junior National Selection Camp in Kent, Conn. during the summers of 2011 and 2012 
• Competed at the US Junior National High Performance Camp in Berlin, Germany in 2011

High School
• Graduated in 2012 from Lick-Wilmerding High School in San Francisco 
• Competed for the Pacific Rowing Club from 2008-12 
• Reached Nationals in the Varsity 8+ in 2011 
• Earned a bronze in the Varsity 4+ at the Southwest Junior Regional Championships in 2011 
• Captain of the club team in 2012

Personal
• Born in New York, N.Y. 
• Parents are Jeffrey and Elisabeth Ostrow
• Has two siblings, Charlotte and Annabel 

Ostrow on Stanford
"Stanford is a place that has allowed me to explore all the things that I love.”