Rena White Season 2017-18

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.”