Career Accolades

  • WIRA Varsity 4+ champion

As a Freshman (2023-24)

  • WIRA Varsity 4+ champion
  • Finished fourth in the IRA double skulls competition, the Cardinal's best finish in the event since 2021
  • Competed in six regattas for the Cardinal
  • Rowed in both the varsity 4+ and 2x boats

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
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2023-24