Prior to Stanford

  • Graduate of Sidwell Friends School in Washington, D.C.
  • One-year team captain (2024-25) and four-year letterwinner for Sidwell Friends' girls' crew team
    • Three-time medalist at VARSA Championships
      • 2nd, V8+ (2025)
      • 3rd, V4+ (2023)
      • 2nd, Fr8+ (2022)
    • Sidwell Friends' 2K record holder
  • Also competed for Sidwell Friends' girls' soccer team
    • 2024-25 Varsity Soccer Team Captain
    • 2024 AA Division All-Independent School League honoree
    • 2021 DCSAA Soccer state Champion
  • Recipient of Sidwell Friends School’s Fine Award for Leadership and Athletic Achievement

National Team

  • Two-time United States U19 Team Member (2024, 2025)
  • 1st, Women's Four, 2025 World Rowing U19 Championships
  • 1st, Women's Eight, 2024 World Rowing U19 Championships

Personal

  • Parents are Laura DeBonis and Scott Nathan
  • Has one sibling, Asher
  • Father, Scott, sailed collegiately at Harvard University

Why Lia Nathan Chose Stanford

  • “I chose Stanford because I wanted to be a part of an excellent and successful rowing team while also being at an amazing university, with all that it has to offer academically and socially.”