2020-21 Rowing Roster
Roster
Aikens, India

India Aikens
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Boston Latin School
- Hometown:
- Boston, MA
Bio
At Syracuse: 2024 Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association Scholar-Athlete ... Three-time All-ACC Academic Team ... Five-time ACC Academic Honor Roll honoree.
2023-24
Fall Season: Two-seat in the varsity eight that finished13th at the Head of the Charles.
Spring Season: Three-seat in the varsity eight that placed second behind Penn and ahead of Radcliffe and Indiana in the morning session and first in the afternoon session against Ohio State at the ACC/Big Ten/Ivy Dual ... Three-seat in the varsity eight that finished second behind #5 Yale and ahead of Cornell at the Cayuga Cup in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. ...Three-seat the varsity eight that took second, ahead of #17 Oregon State and behind #4 Cal, at the UVA Invitational in Lake Montichello,Va. ... Three-seat in the varsity eight that beat #11 Penn and #16 Duke on the final day of racing at the Lake Wheeler Invitational … Also at the Lake Wheeler Invite, sat three-seat in the varsity eight that came in third behind #5 Tennessee and #11 Penn and ahead of #18 Washington State, Boston University and Georgetown in the morning session and placed second behind #5 Tennessee in the afternoon race ... Three-seat in the varsity eight that won the ACC Championship in a championship record time (6:09.814) ... A member of the team that won the ACC Championship for the first time in program history...Three-seat for the varsity eight that placed eighth at the NCAA Championship, which matched the second-best finish in program history ... 2024 Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association Scholar-Athlete ... Member of the All-ACC Academic Team ... Member of the Spring Athletic Derctor's Honor Roll ... She earned ACC Academic Honor Roll recognition.
2022-23
Fall Season: Two-seat for the second varsity 8 that finished 20th at the Head of the Charles ... Six-seat for the second varsity 8 that finished sixth at the Princeton Chase ... Bow for the women's 2 that finished eighth at the Princeton Chase.
Spring Season: Three-seat for the varsity 8 that finished first against Radcliffe and Rutgers in the morning race and first against Iowa in the afternoon race at the Ivy-Big Ten Double Dual ... Three-seat for the varsity 8 that finished first at the Doc Hosea Invitational and took home the Orange Challenge Cup ... Three-seat for the varsity 8 that finished second behind Yale and ahead of Cornell in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. ... Three-seat for the varsity 8 that finished first at the Lake Wheeler Invitational … Three-seat for the varsity 8 that won its heat at the Eastern Sprints … Three-seat for the varsity 8 that came in first at the ACC Championship and earned ACC Crew of the Year … Three-seat for the varsity 8 that finished eighth overall at the NCAA Championship … Six-seat of first Syracuse 8+ to row at the Henley Royal Regatta … The Orange 8+ lost to Oxford Brookes University 'C' in the 2,112-meter Island Challenge Cup race by three-quarters of a boat length ... All-ACC Academic Team.selection ... Member of the ACC All-Academic Team ... ACC Academic Honor Roll honoree.
2021-22
Fall Season: Second-seat for the varsity four that finished fifth at the Head of the Charles … Second-seat for the collegiate 8+ that placed second at the Head of the Fish … Bow for the collegiate 4+ that finished fourth at the Head of the Fish … Second-seat for the open 8+ Final 1 that placed 13th at the Princeton Chase.
Spring Season: Four-seat for the second varsity 8 that placed first in its heat at the Doc Hosea Invitational (finals where cancelled due to weather) … Four-seat for the second varsity 8 that finished behind #2 Yale and ahead of Wisconsin in the morning race and beat Radcliffe in the afternoon race at the Saratoga Duels … Four-seat for the second varsity 8 that placed first in all three rounds, including beating #9 Penn and #11 Duke, at the Lake Wheeler Invitational … Syracuse won the Pocock Cup, based on team scoring, at the 16-team regatta … Four-seat for the second varsity 8 that placed second at the ACC Championship … Second-seat in varsity 8 that finished 17th overall in NCAA Championship ... Member of Spring Athletic Director's Honor Roll ... Earned ACC Academic Honor Roll recognition ... Member of All-ACC Academic Team.
2020-21
Fall Season: Cancelled due to COVID-19 ... Member of Fall Athletic Director's Honor Roll.
Spring Season: Member of Spring Athletic Director's Honor Roll ... Bow seat in the second varsity eight that won the Orange Challenge Cup against Northeastern (4/10) … Featured in two-seat in the first varsity four that beat three top-20 crews at the Big Ten Invitational (4/18) … Sat three-seat of the second varsity eight that beat Princeton (5/2) … Race in the three-seat of the second varsity eight that finished 3rd overall at the ACC Rowing Championship (5/15) … Held three-seat of the second varsity eight that finished 11th overall at the NCAA Rowing Championship (5/30)
2019-20
Fall Season: Sat in the four seat in the second V8 at Head of Housatonic that finished eighth overall.
Spring Season: Cancelled due to COVID-19 ... Member of Spring Athletic Director's Honor Roll ... Earned ACC Academic Honor Roll recognition.
Personal
Born in Boston, Mass. ... Daughter of Elaina and Alan ... One brother ... Mother, Elaina, rowed at University of Massachusetts ... Earned a degree in physics from the College of Arts and Sciences ... Pursuing a degree in project management from the College of Professional Studies.
Why Syracuse?
"I like the support staff in athletics."
2023-24
Fall Season: Two-seat in the varsity eight that finished13th at the Head of the Charles.
Spring Season: Three-seat in the varsity eight that placed second behind Penn and ahead of Radcliffe and Indiana in the morning session and first in the afternoon session against Ohio State at the ACC/Big Ten/Ivy Dual ... Three-seat in the varsity eight that finished second behind #5 Yale and ahead of Cornell at the Cayuga Cup in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. ...Three-seat the varsity eight that took second, ahead of #17 Oregon State and behind #4 Cal, at the UVA Invitational in Lake Montichello,Va. ... Three-seat in the varsity eight that beat #11 Penn and #16 Duke on the final day of racing at the Lake Wheeler Invitational … Also at the Lake Wheeler Invite, sat three-seat in the varsity eight that came in third behind #5 Tennessee and #11 Penn and ahead of #18 Washington State, Boston University and Georgetown in the morning session and placed second behind #5 Tennessee in the afternoon race ... Three-seat in the varsity eight that won the ACC Championship in a championship record time (6:09.814) ... A member of the team that won the ACC Championship for the first time in program history...Three-seat for the varsity eight that placed eighth at the NCAA Championship, which matched the second-best finish in program history ... 2024 Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association Scholar-Athlete ... Member of the All-ACC Academic Team ... Member of the Spring Athletic Derctor's Honor Roll ... She earned ACC Academic Honor Roll recognition.
2022-23
Fall Season: Two-seat for the second varsity 8 that finished 20th at the Head of the Charles ... Six-seat for the second varsity 8 that finished sixth at the Princeton Chase ... Bow for the women's 2 that finished eighth at the Princeton Chase.
Spring Season: Three-seat for the varsity 8 that finished first against Radcliffe and Rutgers in the morning race and first against Iowa in the afternoon race at the Ivy-Big Ten Double Dual ... Three-seat for the varsity 8 that finished first at the Doc Hosea Invitational and took home the Orange Challenge Cup ... Three-seat for the varsity 8 that finished second behind Yale and ahead of Cornell in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. ... Three-seat for the varsity 8 that finished first at the Lake Wheeler Invitational … Three-seat for the varsity 8 that won its heat at the Eastern Sprints … Three-seat for the varsity 8 that came in first at the ACC Championship and earned ACC Crew of the Year … Three-seat for the varsity 8 that finished eighth overall at the NCAA Championship … Six-seat of first Syracuse 8+ to row at the Henley Royal Regatta … The Orange 8+ lost to Oxford Brookes University 'C' in the 2,112-meter Island Challenge Cup race by three-quarters of a boat length ... All-ACC Academic Team.selection ... Member of the ACC All-Academic Team ... ACC Academic Honor Roll honoree.
2021-22
Fall Season: Second-seat for the varsity four that finished fifth at the Head of the Charles … Second-seat for the collegiate 8+ that placed second at the Head of the Fish … Bow for the collegiate 4+ that finished fourth at the Head of the Fish … Second-seat for the open 8+ Final 1 that placed 13th at the Princeton Chase.
Spring Season: Four-seat for the second varsity 8 that placed first in its heat at the Doc Hosea Invitational (finals where cancelled due to weather) … Four-seat for the second varsity 8 that finished behind #2 Yale and ahead of Wisconsin in the morning race and beat Radcliffe in the afternoon race at the Saratoga Duels … Four-seat for the second varsity 8 that placed first in all three rounds, including beating #9 Penn and #11 Duke, at the Lake Wheeler Invitational … Syracuse won the Pocock Cup, based on team scoring, at the 16-team regatta … Four-seat for the second varsity 8 that placed second at the ACC Championship … Second-seat in varsity 8 that finished 17th overall in NCAA Championship ... Member of Spring Athletic Director's Honor Roll ... Earned ACC Academic Honor Roll recognition ... Member of All-ACC Academic Team.
2020-21
Fall Season: Cancelled due to COVID-19 ... Member of Fall Athletic Director's Honor Roll.
Spring Season: Member of Spring Athletic Director's Honor Roll ... Bow seat in the second varsity eight that won the Orange Challenge Cup against Northeastern (4/10) … Featured in two-seat in the first varsity four that beat three top-20 crews at the Big Ten Invitational (4/18) … Sat three-seat of the second varsity eight that beat Princeton (5/2) … Race in the three-seat of the second varsity eight that finished 3rd overall at the ACC Rowing Championship (5/15) … Held three-seat of the second varsity eight that finished 11th overall at the NCAA Rowing Championship (5/30)
2019-20
Fall Season: Sat in the four seat in the second V8 at Head of Housatonic that finished eighth overall.
Spring Season: Cancelled due to COVID-19 ... Member of Spring Athletic Director's Honor Roll ... Earned ACC Academic Honor Roll recognition.
Personal
Born in Boston, Mass. ... Daughter of Elaina and Alan ... One brother ... Mother, Elaina, rowed at University of Massachusetts ... Earned a degree in physics from the College of Arts and Sciences ... Pursuing a degree in project management from the College of Professional Studies.
Why Syracuse?
"I like the support staff in athletics."
Women’s Rowing NCAA Selection Show Reaction
Tuesday, May 20
Highlights | ACC Rowing Championships Prelims
Friday, May 17
Kamile Kralikaite: Olympic Qualifier
Wednesday, September 27
Highlights | Varsity 8 Grand Final - ACC Championship
Saturday, May 13