Hannah Yazdani

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
McLean, Va.
High School:
National Cathedral School (D.C.)

2021-22: CRCA Scholar-Athlete … First Team All-Ivy … Rowed with the Varsity 8 crew for the entire season, primarily from the six-seat … Helped the V8 take sixth at the NCAA Championship, second at the Ivy League Championship, and first at the Eastern Sprints … Helped the top crew to wins over Cornell and Dartmouth (Apr. 23), Radcliffe (Apr. 3), and Ohio State (Mar. 26).

2020-21: Earned CRCA Scholar-Athlete honors … Raced with the first varsity eight in all six races … Helped the first varsity eight place eighth at the NCAA Championships (May 28-30) and the Bears finish eighth as a team at NCAAs … Aided the first varsity eight to a 13-5 record on the year.

2019-20: Earned CRCA Scholar-Athlete honors … Placed second with the championship four at the Head of the Charles (Oct. 20) … Came in seventh out of 47 entries with the B varsity eight at the Princeton Chase (Oct. 27) … Spring season canceled due to novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

2018-19: Raced in the second varsity eight, A varsity four, B varsity four, and third varsity eight; served as an alternate at the NCAA Championships … Earned bronze with the third varsity eight at the Ivy League Championship … Helped Brown place second as a team at the Ivy Championship and ninth as a team at the NCAA Championships.

Before Brown: Earned Washington Post All-Met honors as a junior and senior … Won gold in the freshman eight in 2015 and in the varsity eight in 2016, 2017, and 2018 at the Stotesbury Cup Regatta … Placed first in the varsity eight in 2016 and 2017 at the VASRA state championships … Took bronze in the varsity eight at the 2016 SRAA National Championships … Rowed for coaches Greg King and Rachel Gabbay … Raced with TBC Racing on the club level … Won gold in the U17 four in 2016 and in the U19 four in 2018 at Club Nationals … Gained silver in the U17 eight at Club Nationals in 2015 and 2016.

Personal: Hannah is the daughter of Forough and Shawn Yazdani … Has two siblings, Zach and Heidi … Concentrating in Public Affairs and Economics.

Why Brown? “Brown's open curriculum provides a unique opportunity to fully explore my academic interests.”