2023-24 Women's Rowing Roster
Roster
Sophia Manos
- Position:
- Port
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Cathedral Catholic HS
- Hometown:
- San Diego, Calif.
2024-25
Appeared in one race this season… Led the 4V4+ crew from stroke seat at the USC rivalry regatta… Honors: Big Ten Spring Academic Honor Roll, Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
2023-24
Rowed in UCLA’s varsity four crews (V4+, 2V4+), third varsity eight (3V8) and second varsity eight (2V8) crew during her junior season… rowed stroke seat in UCLA’s 2V8+ crew, placing first in the season-opening tri-meet against USC and LMU (March 23)… also rowed stroke seat in 2V8+ crew at the Lake Natoma Invitational, helping her boat to a first-place finish in the morning session and second-place finish in the afternoon (April 6)… rowed stroke seat for the Bruins’ V4+ crew who finished second in their race on the second day of the Big Ten Invitational (April 20)… stroked UCLA’s 2V4+ crew at the Dexter Lake Invitational, earning a second-place finish out of six boats (April 27)… rowed two seat for UCLA’s 3V8+ crew at the Pac-12 Championships on Lake Natoma in Sacramento, California (May 19).
Rowed in the Bruins’ varsity four crews (V4+, 2V4+) and the third varsity eight crew (3V8+) during her sophomore season … was recognized as a CRCA Scholar-Athlete selection for the first time in her career … stroked the 2V4+ in the Bruins’ season-opening dual-meet competition against USC (March 11) … also stroked the 2V4+ crew at the two-day Big Ten Invitational in Sarasota, Fla. (April 7-8) … helped UCLA’s 2V4+ boat to a first-place finish on day one and to a second-place finish on day two at the Big Ten Invitational … stroked the 3V8+ crew at the Bruins’ home dual-meet competition against Loyola Marymount (April 22) … also stroked the 3V8+ crew in races at the Dexter Lake Invitational in Lowell, Ore. (April 29), helping UCLA's 3V8+ boat to a first-place finish in the morning session and a second-place finish in the afternoon session … stroked the V4+ crew at the season-culminating Pac-12 Championships on Dexter Lake in Lowell, Ore. (May 14).
2021-22
Rowed in four events during the spring racing season as a freshman … rowed two seat in UCLA’s novice eight (N8+) crew at the two-day San Diego Crew Classic (March 26-27) … helped the N8+ boat to a pair of second-place finishes on consecutive days at the San Diego Crew Classic … rowed two seat in the third varsity four (3V4+) crew in a dual-meet regatta against Loyola Marymount (April 16) … stroked the second varsity four (2V4+) crew at the Longhorn Invitational in Austin, Texas (April 30) … rowed four seat in the Bruins’ third varsity eight (3V8+) crew at the Pac-12 Championships on Dexter Lake in Lowell, Ore. (May 15).
High School
Was a three-year varsity softball letterwinner at Cathedral Catholic High School … played softball all four years … competed as a center fielder and shortstop … was honored as an all-academic selection (softball) as a junior (2020) and senior (2021).
Personal
Full name: Sophia Irene Manos … born in San Diego, Calif. … is the older of Paul and Gina Manos’ two daughters … has one younger sister, Zoe … interested in a career in oncology … molecular, cell and developmental biology major.
