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Emily Szopa
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Bridgewater, N.J.
- High School:
- Bridgewater-Raritan
- Major:
- Business and Science
Honors & Awards
Senior (2026):
Junior (2025):
Sophomore (2024):
Additional Info:Ā
- Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2026, 2025)
- Academic All-Big Ten (2026, 2025, 2024)
- Big Ten Boat of the Week (Apr. 1, 2025 - 2V8)
- Big Ten Boat of the Week (Mar. 25, 2025 - 2V8)
Senior (2026):
- Big Ten Distinguished ScholarĀ
- Academic All-Big Ten
- Captured silver with the Second VarsityĀ 4 at the 2026 Big Ten Championships, one of seven total and six silver at the championships (5/17)
- Won the opening heat with the Second Varsity 4Ā at the 2026 Big Ten Championships to advance to the grand final (5/15)
- Finished second with the Second Varsity 8 behind #12 SyracuseĀ in the afternoonĀ sessionĀ at the Doc Hosea Invitational (3/29)
- Finished second with the Second Varsity 8 behind #3 Yale and ahead of #16 Penn in the morning sessionĀ at the Doc Hosea Invitational (3/29)
Junior (2025):
- Academic All-Big Ten
- Qualified for the head-to-head races in the Island Challenge Cup at the 2025 Henley Royal Regatta
- Won C final race by 2.4 seconds with the 2nd Varsity 8Ā at the 2025 NCAA Championships, scoring 20 points to help Rutgers to an eighth-place national finishĀ
- Runner-up with the 2nd VarsityĀ 8 at the 2025 Big Ten Championships, helping Rutgers to medal in all seven races and its highest finish at the championship with a second-place result
- FinishedĀ second in the grand final with 2nd Varsity 8 at the 2025 Eastern Sprints, helping Rutgers to a second-straight team title and seven total medals
- Big Ten Invitational champion with 2nd Varsity 8Ā
- Doc Hosea champion with 2nd Varsity 8, helping Rutgers to the team title behind five grand final top finishes ahead of No. 12 Penn
- Big Ten/Ivy Dust Up champion with 2nd Varsity 8 ahead of No. 11 Penn, helping Rutgers to six race victories
Sophomore (2024):
- Academic All-Big Ten
- Finished fourthĀ with the 3rd 8 at the 2024 Big Ten Rowing Championship (5/19)
- Finished second with the Novice 8 in the grand final of the Eastern Sprints (5/5)
Additional Info:Ā
- Competed in swimming in high school
Wednesday, May 20
Wednesday, October 22
Monday, October 06
Friday, February 28
