Mikayla Chen Season 2023-24

Career Accolades

• WIRA Varsity 8+ champion (2023)
• Two-time CRCA National Scholar-Athlete (2022, 2023)
• Two-time IRA All-Academic (2022, 2023)

As a Junior (2022-23)

• Rowed in the No. 2 seat on the Varsity 8+ boat that placed second at the IRA Championships
• WIRA champion in the Varsity 8+ in the No. 2 seat
• CRCA National Scholar-Athlete
• IRA All-Academic

As a Sophomore (2021-22)

• CRCA National Scholar-Athlete
• IRA All-Academic squad
• 3 seat in the Cardinal’s V8 boat that competed at the San Diego Crew Classic to open the season
• Rowed in the 3 seat of Stanford’s varsity eight boat that captured the Danielle Kousoulis Memorial Trophy at The Knecht Cup
• Competed in the 2 seat of Stanford’s V8 boat in a dual with No. 1 Princeton
• Rowed in both the 2 seat of the varsity eight and the bow seat of the 2x in the Cardinal’s dual regatta with No. 6 Wisconsin
• Led Stanford’s varsity eight boat to a third-place finish at the 2022 IRA Championships in the 2 seat

As a Freshman (2020-21)

• Rowed in 2 seat in opener against Saint Mary’s and San Diego, also rowed in the bow in the varsity four against the Gaels
• 2 seat at the Big Row in the lightweight team’s win over Cal’s openweight 4V8
• Helped Stanford to a sweep of UC San Diego, rowing in the bow of the double
• Finished second in the double at the IRA Championships, rowing as the bow

Prior to Stanford

• Won the youth 4+ at the 2018 New England junior and high school championships
• Eighth in the youth 4+ at the 2018 Head of the Charles
• Won the youth lightweight 4+ and was second in the youth 4+ at the 2018 Textile River Regatta
• Third in the under-19 8+ at the 2019 Canadian Henley with the Cambridge Boat Club
• Fourth in the U17 4x and sixth in the lightweight 4x at 2017 Club Nationals for the Charles River Scullers
• A 2019 graduate of The Winsor School in Boston
• Captained Winsor's rowing team as a senior
• Awarded Winsor's Crew Cup for dedication and contributions to the team
• Helped Winsor capture two New England Interscholastic Rowing Association championships, in 2016 and 2017
• Played two seasons of varsity basketball at Winsor

Personal

• Parents are Jon and Mary Chen
• Has two siblings, Jarrett and Jayden
• Grandfather played basketball at Tunghai University in Taiwan
• Born in Los Angeles
• Headed Winsor's Model U.N. and was recognized at the top delegate in the Commission on the Status of Women committee at National High School Model U.N.
• Music director for 'Jockapella,' a student-led singing group for student-athletes at Winsor.
• Sports editor for Winsor's school newspaper