Blaire Hunter Season 2014-15

The Hunter File
• Interested in majoring in earth systems
• Member of Stanford in Government
• Joined the Stanford Student Environmental Consulting group
• Interned at a landscape design company doing photography, site revisits and model building
• Volunteered with a partnership between the Appalachian Mountain Club and Mass General Hospital to connect children and families to local outdoor activities to battle obesity
• Learning to play the ukulele

2014-15 (Freshman)
• IRA National Team Champion
• IRA National Varsity Eight
• All-WIRA Second Team
• Member of the varsity eight and novice eight
• Notched 13 wins on the season, never losing a race in her first spring on The Farm, including all 11 races with the varsity eight
• Sat seven seat for the IRA Grand Final, winning the national title with a time of 6:32.236
• Won the PCRC open eight event
• Set a lightweight course record in a Big Row win over the Cal 3V8
• Brought home titles in the varsity eight and novice eight with four wins overall at the WIRA Championships
• Claimed the title at the Lightweight Invite with wins over No. 2 Harvard, No. 4 Boston University, No. 5 Wisconsin and No. 9 MIT
• Defeated No. 4 Boston University in a dual on the Charles River
• Earned a spot in the varsity eight to start the spring, stroking the varsity eight to a first place finish at the San Diego Crew Classic
• Made her collegiate debut in the bow seat of the varsity eight at the 50th Head of the Charles, placing eighth overall and fifth among colleges

High School
• Graduated from Buckingham Browne & Nichols in Cambridge, Mass. in 2014
• senior captain of the crew team
• awarded the Coach’s Cup
• placed eighth at the New England Interscholastic Rowing Association Championships in 2013
• raced at the Head of the Charles in 2013 in the four
• rowed for the Cambridge Boat Club Juniors Summer Program
• took third place in the 8+ at the 2013 Canadian Henley
• placed fourth in the 8+ at the 2013 Club Nationals
• also played volleyball for two years
• captain of the JV volleyball team

Personal
• Born Blaire Hunter in Cambridge, Mass.
• Parents are Bradley Hunter and Mary Palaima

Hunter on Choosing Stanford
“It is Stanford. There is so much attached to that name. Everything associated with it is excellence and high quality. That is something I value in my work and the things I put my time into. I wanted to find a community that values commitment and excellence as much as I do, so I figured why not move across the country.”