2017-18 (Junior)
• Named to the Pac-12 All-Academic Second Team
• Finishing in third in the varsity four at the Pac-12 Championships
• Finished in eighth in the varsity four at the NCAA Championships
• Finished second in the varsity four Petite Final at the NCAA Championships
2016-17 (Sophomore)
• After winning an IRA Lightweight Rowing Championship as a freshmen in the varsity eight moved to the women's rowing program her sophomore year
• Competed in all regattas for the Cardinal
• Rowed in both the varsity eight and second varsity eight throughout the season
• Served in the bow seat of the varsity eight that placed third at the Pac-12 Championships
• Stroked the second varsity eight that placed ninth overall at the NCAA Championships
• Stroked the varsity eight in the Big Row against No. 1 California
2015-16 (Freshman)
• Won an IRA Championship as the stroke of the varsity lightweight eight as a freshman
• Guided Stanford to a team IRA lightweight Championship
• Named a Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association Pocock Lightweight Rowing All-America selection
• Recipient of the Block “S” Award, recognizing the Outstanding Female Freshman, at the Stanford Athletic Board Awards
• Stroked the lightweight varsity eight to an undefeated record
• Led the Cardinal to the Coggeshall Cup at the San Diego Crew Classic
• Also guided the lightweight eight to wins in the WIRA Championships, Lightweight Invitational and Knecht Cup
High School
• Graduated from Princeton High School in 2015
• Rowed for PNRA/Mercer
• 2015 team captain
• Earned a silver medal in the 8+ at the 2015 Youth Nationals
• Second place in the junior pair trials in 2015 and third in 2014
• Silver medal at the 2014 Head of the Charles in the 8+
• Won three gold medals, one silver and one bronze at the 2014 Canadian Henley
• Took home a bronze medal in the lightweight 8+ at the 2013 Youth Nationals
• Reached the finals in six events at the 2013 Club Nationals, earning gold in the senior lightweight 4+ and U17 8+ events
• Bronze medal in the junior lightweight category at the 2015 C.R.A.S.H. B’s
• AP Scholar with distinction
• USRowing National Scholastic Honor Roll
• 2015 “Sean McCourt” award for leadership
• 2014 team MVP
• Also earned the 2013 Most Dedicated and 2012 Most Driven awards.
Personal
• Born Rena White in Gaithersburg, Md.
• Parents are Jonathan and Amy White
• Has one sibling, Jake
Why White Chose Stanford
“I was not looking at schools on the west coast and only visited Stanford because Youth Nationals was in California my junior year. As soon as I got to campus, I knew Stanford was where I had to go. No other school offers such a perfect balance of academics and athletics.”
Rena White Season 2015-16
PositionS
Height5-8
ClassFreshman
HometownPrinceton, N.J.
Women's Lightweight Rowing
Pac-12 All-Academic Honors
Women's Lightweight Rowing
Podium Finish at NCAA's
Women's Lightweight Rowing
NCAA's Up Ahead
Women's Lightweight Rowing
Stanford Places Second at Pac-12's
Women's Lightweight Rowing
Battle at Big Row
Women's Lightweight Rowing
Final Day of Lake Natoma Invite
Women's Lightweight Rowing
Day One of Lake Natoma Invite
Women's Lightweight Rowing
Crew Classic Concludes
Women's Lightweight Rowing
Four to Finals
Women's Lightweight Rowing
Stanford Sweeps at Pac-12 Challenge
Women's Lightweight Rowing
Card Wins Season Opener
Women's Lightweight Rowing
2018 Season in Review
Women's Lightweight Rowing
Pac-12 All-Academic
Women's Lightweight Rowing
Podium Finish
Women's Lightweight Rowing
Grand Final for Varsity Eight
Women's Lightweight Rowing
On to the Semifinals
Women's Lightweight Rowing
Cardinal Captures Bronze
Women's Lightweight Rowing
Big Row Goes to Cal
Women's Lightweight Rowing
Final Day at Lake Natoma
Women's Lightweight Rowing
First Day Complete
Women's Lightweight Rowing
Cardinal Impresses at Head of the Charles
Women's Lightweight Rowing
All-Academic Honors
Women's Lightweight Rowing
All-Academic Honors
Women's Lightweight Rowing
Varsity Eight Takes Second
Women's Lightweight Rowing
Varsity Eight Reaches Grand Final
Women's Lightweight Rowing
Heading to the NCAA Semifinals
Women's Lightweight Rowing
Bronze at Pac-12 Championships
Women's Lightweight Rowing
Cal Takes 84th Annual Big Row
Women's Lightweight Rowing
Top Ten Showdown
Women's Lightweight Rowing
Lake Natoma Invite: Day 1
Women's Lightweight Rowing
Pac-12 Challenge Finale
Women's Lightweight Rowing
Pac-12 Challenge: Day 1
Women's Lightweight Rowing
Cardinal Sweeps Season Opener
Women's Lightweight Rowing
2016 Season in Review
Women's Lightweight Rowing
All-American Trio
Women's Lightweight Rowing
2015-16 Athletics Board Awards
Women's Lightweight Rowing