Jovanni Stefani Season 2014-15

2016-17 (Junior)
• Stroked the U.S. Men's Eight to a fourth-place finish at the World Rowing Under 23 Championships in July in Plovdiv, Bulgaria 
• Named to the Pac-12 All-Star Team
• Rowed in the varsity eight all season
• Served primarily in the two-seat of Stanford's top boat
• Helped guide varsity eight to a third-place finish at the Pac-12 Championships and a 15th-place finish at the IRA Championships

2015-16 (Sophomore)
• Captured a bronze medal in the pair (with teammate Brennan Wertz), rowing for the United States in the Under 23 World Rowing Championships in Rotterdam, The Netherlands
• Rowed in the varsity eight all season
• Competed in the varsity eight that placed eighth overall at the IRA Championships
• Rowed in the four-seat of the varsity eight that defeated Oregon State in the season opener
• Varsity eight finished third at the Pac-12 Championships
• Rowed in the two-seat of the varsity eight against Washington in the Windermere Cup and earlier in the season in the San Diego Crew Classic

2014-15 (Freshman)
• Split time with the varsity eight and second varsity eight
• Earned four race victories on the season
• Raced with the varsity eight at the IRA Championships, finishing sixth in the C Final for 18th overall
• Claimed a bronze medal at the Pac-12 Championships
• Won varsity eight races against No. 17 Oregon State and No. 11 Wisconsin at the Pac-12 Challenge
• Earned wins with the 2V8 over UC Davis and UC San Diego at the Stanford Invitational
• Lost to No. 1 Cal with the varsity eight at the Big Row
• Took second in his first race with the varsity eight in a dual against No. 8 Boston University
• Made his collegiate debut at the San Diego Crew Classic with a fifth place finish in the 2V8

National Team
• Stroked the U.S. Men's Eight to a fourth-place finish at the 2017 World Rowing Under 23 Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria 
• Captured a bronze medal in the pair (with teammate Brennan Wertz), rowing for the United States in the 2016 World Rowing Under 23 Championships in Rotterdam, The Netherlands
• Rowed in the men's eight for the U.S. Junior National Team at the Junior World Championships in Hamburg, Germany

High School
• Graduated in 2014 from Lowell High School
• Two-year captain of the rowing team
• Rowed for the Pacific Rowing Club
• Won gold in the youth 4+ at the 2014 Youth Nationals
• Two-year captain of the rowing team
• Holds the 6k erg record for both his club and high school
• Earned a silver medal in the 4+ at the 2013 Youth Nationals
• Gold medalist in the lightweight double at the 2012 Youth Nationals

Personal
• Born in La Mirada, Calif.
• Parents are Joseph and Meike Stefani
• Has one sibling, Eliana
• Father, Joseph, rowed in college