The Cserepy File
• Majoring in computer science
• After freshman year he taught German to people in Hungary during the summer
• Worked at Swisscom, a communications company in Switzerland after his sophomore year
• Resident Assistant in his dorm
• Speaks French, German and English and can understand Hungarian
• Played the cello
• Rowed with Stanford teammate Alex Barakat in high school
• Mother, Benita, was on the Switzerland sailing team
2014-15 (Junior)
• Pac-12 All-Academic first team
• Member of the second varsity eight
• Won two races on the season
• Placed fourth at the Pac-12 Championships
• Picked up wins over UC Davis and UC San Diego at the Stanford Invitational
• Finished second to Oregon State and Wisconsin at the Pac-12 Challenge
• Took second in a dual against No. 8 Boston University
• Lost to No. 1 Cal at the Big Row
• Recorded a fifth place finish at the San Diego Crew Classic
• Raced in the open 8+ at Head of the American, placing second with Stanford's second varsity eight
2013-14 (Sophomore)
• Pac-12 All-Academic first team
• IRA All-Academic team
• Member of the varsity eight
• Won two races, including the C final to finish 13th at the IRA National Championships
• Won a bronze medal at the Pac-12 Championships
• Took third in the varsity eight at the San Diego Crew Classic Grand Finals after winning the heat
• Went undefeated in three races at the Stanford Invitational, winning races against No. 12 Wisconsin, UCSD and USD
• Defeated Oregon State and lost to Washington in dual races
• Lost to No. 2 Cal in the Big Row
• Won the Men’s Open 4+ at the Head of the American as a member of the Stanford B boat
• Finished second in both the Varsity Eight and Varsity Four at the Davis Invitational
2012-13 (Freshman)
• Joined the team as a freshman in 2012-13
• Competed with the Varsity I Eight
• Eighth place at the IRA National Championships
• Earned silver at the Pac-12 Championships
• Captured the Schwabacher Cup for the first time since 2008 by defeating Cal at The Big Row
• Downed Wisconsin, Oregon State and Orange Coast College in head-to-head action at the Stanford Invitational
• Won the UC Davis Invite, finishing ahead of Santa Clara and Sonoma State
• First place at the Newport Autumn Rowing Festival
• Finished second in the race for the Copley Cup at the San Diego Crew Classic
High School
• Graduated from Eton College in Berkshire, England in 2011
• Was the field game captain in 2009
• Competed at the 2010 and 2011 Henley Royal Regatta
• Won the 2011 National Championship at the Elsenham Cup
• Captured a national championship in 2010 at the Child Beale Cup
• Recorded a national championship finish at the 2009 Desmond Hill Colts Cup
• Competed for the Switzerland national team in 2010, placing fifth at the Coupe de la Jeunesse
Personal
• Born in Zürich, Switzerland
• Parents are Istvan and Benita Cserepy
• Has one sibling, Noel
Cserepy on Stanford
"On the one hand the time here hasn’t been easy with doing both sports and academics, but it has definitely increased my ability to push myself to a new level.”