Elizabeth Polydefkis

Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Baltimore, Md.
High School:
Bryn Mawr School / Boston College

2024-25: Raced with the C4 for the entire season ... Helped the C4 crew finish second at the Eastern Sprints (May 4) and third at the Ivy Championships (May 17-18) ... Raced with the C4 in a victory against Cornell (Apr. 25) ... Raced with the C4 crew against Princeton (Mar. 29) and Penn (Apr. 5).

2023-24: Raced with the Third Varsity 8 for most of the season … Helped the crew finish first at the Eastern Sprints (May 5) and the Ivy League Championships (May 18) … Helped the 3V to wins at Princeton (Mar. 30) and the Ivy Invite (Apr. 12-13).

2022-23: Rowed with the third varsity eight during the spring season ... Helped the 3V8 to first place at Eastern Sprints and third place at the Ivy League Championships.

BEFORE BROWN: Transfer after one year at Boston College … Competed in swimming & diving under coach Matthew Hetrick at Bryn Mawr School … Two-time IAAM All-Conference swimmer … Recipient of the IAAM Character Coin, to one athlete throughout the conference in each sport who best embodies leadership, determination, and sportsmanship. …

PERSONAL: Daughter of Dr. Kelly Gebo and Dr. Michael Polydefkis ‘88 … Brother, Nicholas, played water polo at George Washington … Aunt, Alexandra Burns ‘77,, attended Brown … Dean’s List, First Honors as a freshman at Boston College … Elizabeth H Broadus Community Service Award recipient, given annually to a student who has shown a passion for community service in Baltimore … Chose Brown because of the Open Curriculum’s flexibility to study biomedical engineering as well as other interests.