Miko Brown '20 Recruiting Profile
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My name is Miko Brown and my goal is to row competitively in college. I have many achievements in rowing. My sophomore year I was stroke seat in the Lightweight Men's 4 and we won the C Final at Youth Nationals, earning our spot as the 13th fastest in the nation. That season I went 6:53 on my 2k as a lightweight sophomore. Since then, I have become a heavyweight rower and I am getting faster, stronger, and taller every day. I am currently the stroke seat of the Men’s Varsity 8 and I have achieved this spot in the boat due to my work ethic and leadership. I do 15,000-30,000 meters of extra erging each week before practice because I want to be the best rower I can be. I am experiencing rapid improvement in both erg test times and in technique. At the end of my Junior year, this work resulted in a bronze regional medal at Southwest Junior Championships steering as stroke seat in the 4-.
I have been very lucky to row under former UC Berkeley rower Willem Whalen during all my years on varsity, and under former UC Berkeley coach Patrick Schulkers this season. The different tips that they have each given me have proven that I am a coachable athlete and have improved my rowing technique immensely.
Outside of rowing, I excel in the classroom with a 5.0 GPA currently in my junior year and an unweighted GPA of 4.0 throughout high school. It is important to me to support my community so I volunteer at rowing camps, river cleanups, and homeless shelters.
Athletics
Club Information
- Seasons of Club Experience
- 4 seasons
- 2020 North Bay Rowing Club (Varsity)
- 2019 North Bay Rowing Club (Varsity)
- Bronze regional medal in the Open 4-, 27th/85 in V4+ at Head of the Charles
- 2018 North Bay Rowing Club (Varsity)
- Won C Final at Youth Nationals.
- 2017 North Bay Rowing Club (Novice)
Coach References
- Club Coach
- Willem Whalen
Additional Sports
- Soccer
- 9 years
- Junior Varsity Team
- Played competitive club soccer and high school junior varsity soccer.
- Basketball
- 5 years
- Club/Travel Team
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Academics
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Academic Accomplishments
Are you in honor classes?
Yes. I have taken many honors classes in high school including Honors English (9th and 10th grade), Honors Chemistry, and Honors Pre-Calculus.Are you in AP/IB classes?
Yes. I have taken many AP classes in high school including AP Computer Science A, AP Physics, AP Language and Composition, AP Calculus BC, AP Environmental Science, AP Macroeconomics, and AP Computer Science Principles.Awards and Activities
- AwardsI have qualified for the National Honor Society and the California Scholarship Federation for 5 semesters and I plan to continue my memberships in these clubs throughout high school. I have made the honor roll every semester of high school. I was the student of the month for December 2019 at my high school.
- Activities1. I have completed over 100 hours of community service from helping junior rowing camps, serving the homeless at COTS (Commitee on the Shelterless), and cleaning the Petaluma River. 2. I am the Director of Communications in the JSA (Junior State of America) debate club. 3. I am a leader in the Link Crew program at my high school. This program helps introduce freshmen to high school in a friendly and informative fashion. I have taken initiative in this program by leading a corn hole tournament for the freshmen.
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