Ellie Leites

Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Chappaqua, N.Y.
High School:
Horace Greeley

2020-21: Earned CRCA Scholar-Athlete honors … Coxed 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: Coxed the D varsity eight at the Princeton Chase (Oct. 27), coming in 22^nd out of 47 entries … Spring season canceled due to novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

2018-19: Coxed the third varsity eight in all six races … Earned bronze with the third varsity eight at the Ivy League Championship … Helped Brown place second as a team at the Ivy Championship … Aided the third varsity eight to a 6-2 record on the year.

Before Brown: Won the first varsity eight race at the 2018 Northeast Regional Championship … Placed second with the first varsity eight at the 2018 Youth Rowing National Championship … Coxed the first varsity eight to a second-place finish at the 2017 Head of the Charles … Competed for coaches Heidi Hunsberger and Catherine Starr … Served as a coxswain for Greenwich Crew.

Personal: Ellie is the daughter of Laura and Alex Leites … Has two younger siblings, Owen and Gwen … Economics concentrator.

Why Brown? “I wanted a place where I could explore more than one interest and compete in a sport that I love with passionate people, and I found that at Brown.”