Martha Yates Season 2020-21

Career Accolades 

• IRA team champion (2019)
• Two-time IRA national champion with Varsity Eight (2019), Varsity Four (2021)
• Pocock Racing Shells All-America Team (2022)
• Two-time CRCA National Scholar-Athlete (2021, 2022)
• IRA All-Academic Squad (2022)

As a Senior (2021-22)

• CRCA National Scholar-Athlete
• IRA All-Academic squad
• 2022 Pocock Racing Shells All-America Team
• Rowed in the stroke seat of Stanford’s varsity four boat that took fifth at the Head of the Charles
• 6 seat in the Cardinal’s V8 boat that competed at the San Diego Crew Classic to open the season
• Led Stanford’s varsity eight boat to a third-place finish at the 2022 IRA Championships in the 5 seat

As a Junior (2020-21)

• CRCA National Scholar-Athlete
• Rowed in the 7 seat in the varsity eight against Saint Mary’s and San Diego, and in the 3 seat in the varsity four against San Diego
• 6 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 as the 5 seat with the varsity eight and the stroke with the varsity four
• Won the national championship in the varsity four at the IRA Championships as the stroke

As a Sophomore (2019-20)

• Fifth in the Lightweight Eights at the Head of the Charles
• Eighth in the Eights in the openweight Head of the American

As a Freshman (2018-19) • IRA Champions

• Member of the national champion Varsity Eight, which posted a 6:32.825 in the Grand Final at IRA Championships
• Member of the Varsity Eight, which won its Grand Final at WIRA Championships

Prior to Stanford 

• Member of the Oakland Strokes club team from 2013-18
• Won Team Points Trophy at Southwest Regionals in 2018
• Was 6 seat of the Lightweight 8+ that won Southwest Regionals and Youth Nationals by open water in 2017
• Won gold in the Lightweight 4+ and Lightweight 8+ at the 2018 Southwest Regionals
• Won silver in the Lightweight 8+ at the 2018 Youth Nationals
• Voted team captain for the 2017-2018 season
• Awarded the Ed Lickiss Award in 2018 for determination, scholarship, and leadership