Matthew Boranian

Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Oakland, Calif.
High School:
Head-Royce School

2023-24: Helped the Varsity 4 take sixth at the IRA Championship … Rowed between the Third and Fourth Varsity crews during the season … Helped the 3V8 to wins over Boston University (Mar. 23), Northeastern (Apr. 13), and Dartmouth (Apr. 20).

2022-23: Raced in the fourth varsity for the entire spring season ... Helped his boat to a first-place finish against Northeastern ... Second Place at the Sarasota Invite.

2021-22: IRCA Scholar-Athlete … Rowed primarily with the fourth varsity boat in the spring season … Helped the V4 crew finish 10th at the 119th IRA Championship … Helped the 4V8 finish third at the 75th Eastern Sprints … Rowed in both the 4V8 and 5V8 boats against Harvard (Apr. 9) and Northeastern (Apr. 16).

2020-21: Raced with the third varsity eight in all five races … Helped the third varsity eight place sixth at the IRA National Championships (May 28-29) and the Bears finish fifth as a team at IRAs.

Before Brown: Won a silver medal in the varsity eight at the US Rowing Youth National Championships in 2018 … Acted as a US Junior National Team alternate in 2018 … Raced for coaches Brien de Regt and Steve Stuart … Competed on the club level for Oakland Strokes … Gained team’s Most Promising Freshman award in 2017.

Personal: Matthew is the son of Susan and Steven Boranian … Has two older siblings, Lauren and Christopher … Entered Brown undecided on a concentration.

Why Brown? “I chose Brown because the campus felt welcoming, and I knew it would give me the freedom I needed to find my passion.”