Jessie Rapoza

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Long Beach, Calif.
High School:
Saint Joseph

2020-21: Raced with the B varsity four, third varsity eight, and D varsity four during the regular season.

2019-20: Raced with the D varsity eight at the Princeton Chase (Oct. 27), placing 22^nd out of 47 entries … Spring season canceled due to novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

2018-19: Raced with the B varsity four for the majority of the season; moved to the third varsity eight for the Ivy League Championship … Earned bronze with the third varsity eight at the Ivy Championship … Helped Brown place second as a team at the Ivy Championship.

2017-18: Rowed with the B varsity four for the majority of the season; also spent time with the C varsity four and third varsity eight … Served as an alternate at the NCAA Championships … Earned a silver medal with the third varsity eight at the Ivy League Championship … Helped Brown place third as a team at the Ivy Championship and 10^th as a team at the NCAA Championships.

Before Brown: Won gold medals in the lightweight four at the 2016 USRowing Junior National Championships and at the 2016 and 2017 USRowing Junior South West Regionals … Placed second in the lightweight four at the Junior National Championships as a senior … Came in third with the lightweight eight at the South West Regionals as a junior … Raced at the 2016 Head of the Charles … Rowed for coaches Alfred Montenegro, Peter Graves, Erich Hanxladen, Rodrigo Rodriguez, and Val Stepanchak … Raced on the club level for Long Beach Junior Crew; served as captain as a senior … Also competed in cross country, track & field, and triathlons … Finished 24^th in the nation in her age group in 2016 triathlon.

Personal: Jessie is the daughter of Liz and Craig Rapoza … Has two older brothers, Grant and Nolan; Grant golfed for two years at Cal State San Marcos and Nolan is a professional surfer … Biomedical Engineering concentrator.

Why Brown? “I fell in love with Brown for its unique academic freedom which will give me the ability to learn more about the many topics I am interested in, as well as the outstanding abilities and results presented by the crew team. Later, on my official visit, I was amazed by the extremely welcoming atmosphere of the team. They helped me to feel a strong sense of belonging, which I highly value. And finally, I found Providence and Brown's campus to be beautiful, and I will be extremely blessed to live there during my college years. Coming from Southern California, I am very excited to finally live in an area with true seasons.”