Sophia Ramaraju Season 2023-24

Prior to Stanford

• Competed for Y Quad Cities Rowing
• First in the under-19 2x and 4x at Midwest Regional Championship in 2023
• Fourth in the U19 4x at Youth National Championships in 2022 
• First in the Championship 4x at the Saratoga invitational in 2022 
• First in the Varsity 4x at Midwest Regional Championship in 2022 
• Eighth in the 2x at Head of the Charles in 2022
• Second in the U19 1x at Head of the Hooch in 2021 and 2022
• Second in the U19 4x at Head of the Hooch in 2021
• Third in the U19 2x at Head of the Hooch in 2021 
• Second in the U19 4x at Youth National Championships in 2021
• Third in the Varsity 2x at Midwest at Midwest Regional Championships in 2021
• Second in the U23 Lwt 2x at Summer National Championships in 2021
• Won the team sculling points trophy at Midwest Championships from 2019-2023

Personal

• Parents are Jackie Jordan-Ramaraju and Sharat Ramaraju
• Has a twin brother, Nikhil, who rows for the Harvard lightweight team
• Conducted research with Dr. Richard Shields, the Head of the Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences department at the University of Iowa, as a part of the Secondary Student Training Program in 2022, resulting in a scientific presentation and two publications 
• World Food Prize Borlaug Scholar and Iowa Delegate in the Global Youth Institute in 2021; Published research entitled “Guatemala: Family Planning Strategies to Improve Malnutrition”
• Published research entitled “Guatemala: Family Planning Strategies to Improve Malnutrition” 
• National Honor Society member