Biography
2018-19
SPRING
*Delaware: Fourth Varsity 8+, 5 seat (6:05.8, 1st/3)
*Cornell/Harvard: Fourth Varsity 8+, 3 seat (5:59.9, 2nd/3)
*Columbia/Yale: Fourth Varsity 8+, 3 seat (6:08.75, 3rd/3)
*Princeton/Georgetown: Fourth Varsity 8+, 4 seat (6:32.54, 1st/2)
*EARC Sprints: Fourth Varsity 8+, 6 seat (6th/6, 6:59.067)
2017-18
SPRING
*at MIT w/Delaware: Third Varsity 8+, stroke seat (6:25.402, 1st/2)
*at Cornell w/Harvard: Fourth Varsity 8+, stroke seat (6:39.1, 2nd/3)
*at Columbia w/Yale: Fourth Varsity 8+, 3 seat (6:17.6, 3rd/3)
*at Princeton: Fourth Varsity 8+, 7 seat (6:38.2, 2nd/2)
*Navy: Fourth Varsity 8+, 5 seat (6:10.7, 2nd/2)
*EARC Sprints: Fourth Varsity 8+, 7 seat (6th, 6:18.416 final)
2016-17
SPRING
*Cornell w/Harvard: Third Varsity 8+, 6 seat (7:07.6, 3rd/3)
*Columbia/Yale: Third Varsity 8+, 6 seat (no time, 2nd/2) – Yale DQ
*Princeton w/Georgetown: Third Varsity 8+, 6 seat (6:00.9, 2nd/3)
*Navy: Third Varsity 8+, 6 seat (6:45.0, 2nd/2)
*MIT: Third Varsity 8+, 6 seat (6:26.9, 2nd/3)
*EARC Sprints: Third Varsity 8+, 6 seat (9th, 6:25.000 heat / 6:25.530 final)
2015-16
SPRING
*at Cornell w/Harvard: Third Varsity 8+, 2 seat (6:20.6, 3rd/3)
*Columbia/Yale: Third Varsity 8+, 2 seat (6:02.0, 3rd/3)
*at Princeton w/Georgetown: Third Varsity 8+, bow seat (7:02.3, 2nd/3)
*Navy: Third Varsity 8+, bow seat (6:00.4, 2nd/2)
*EARC Sprints: Third Varsity 8+, bow seat (6th, 6:22.130 heat / 6:17.374 final)
Rowing Highlights: Junior National Team High Performance Camp 2014 … 12th in nation during 2015 youth nationals in the varsity 4+.
Personal: Son of Virginia and Joseph Akar … Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences.
Why Penn? "Getting recruited to Penn was my best rowing achievement. Choosing Penn became the clear decision after I visited, met the team and saw how great they were. The collective personalities and attitudes of all the guys was phenomenal, and campus life seemed to be very social and fun!"
Why rowing? "I love the camaraderie that comes with being in the boat. The bonds grown between friends in rowing are stronger than any other."
