Biography
The Sharis File
• Interested in studying human biology for a career in medicine
• Father, Peter, rowed at Harvard, winning two national championships and competing at the 1992 Olympics
National
• Named to the USA Junior World Championships roster for 2015
• Placed 10th in the single sculls at the 2014 Junior World Rowing Championships in Hamburg, Germany
• Won the 2014 U.S. Junior National Team single trials and took second in 2011
• Silver medals in the 4x at the 2012 and 2013 Junior World Rowing Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria and Trakai, Lithuania
High School
• Graduated from Pleasant Valley High School in 2015
• Rowed for Y Quad Cities Rowing
• USRowing and row2k Fan’s Choice Junior Athlete of the Year in 2014
• Reached the semifinals at the Henley Royal Regatta in 2015
• Won the quad and took silver in the double at the 2015 Youth Nationals
• Gold in the single sculls in 2014 at Youth Nationals
• Took silver in the single sculls at Youth Nationals in both 2012 and 2013
• Four-time gold medalist at Club Nationals
• Silver at the 2012 CRASH B World Championships in the junior lightweight division
• Holds four world indoor rowing records and three American indoor rowing records
• Three-year team captain
Personal
• Born Elizabeth Sharis in Boston, Mass.
• Parents are Peter and Christine Sharis
• Has two siblings, Caroline and William
Why Sharis Chose Stanford
“I chose Stanford because of the school’s fantastic combination of both high caliber academics and athletics. I am really honored to be joining such a driven, talented, and passionate rowing team next year.”