Sydney Asnis

Class:
Freshman
Height:
5-10
Hometown:
Wellesley, Mass.
High School:
Noble and Greenough School

2021-22: Rowed in the second seat of the C4 crew at the Eastern Sprints (May 1) and Ivy League Championship (May 15).

Before Brown: Earned the Miller Medal for excellence in scholarship and athletics in 2021 … Captured a bronze medal at the Northeast Youth Championship in the youth second four in 2019 … Gained a bronze medal at the Northeast Youth Championship in the youth four in 2021 … Helped Nobles win the NEIRA Championship in 2019 … Served team as a captain as a senior … Rowed for head coach Blair Crawford … Raced on the club level for Cambridge Boat Club and coach Abby Knight … Also played field hockey, earning Honorable Mention All-ISL in 2020 … Member of the Nobles Feminist Coalition … Cum Laude Society student.

Personal: Sydney is the daughter of Brooke and Peter Asnis; both graduated from Harvard in 1994 and played lacrosse … Has one older brother, Owen, a member of the Harvard Class of 2023, and a twin sister, Catie, a member of the Harvard Class of 2025 … Aunt Lauren Asnis Ernberg attended Brown … Entered Brown undecided on a concentration.

Why Brown? “The community felt so welcoming at Brown, and it seemed like a place I could easily call home. The values of the school and the team really resonated with me, and I knew it was the right place to challenge me to be the best version of myself, both as a student and an athlete!”