2023-24 Men's Rowing - Lightweight Roster
Biography
2023-24 | SENIOR SEASON
Rowed exclusively with 2V8+ during spring season, racing between No. 5 and No. 7 seats ... earned first-place finishes at Matthews/Leonard Cup (April 6), Platt Cup (April 13), Geiger Cup (April 20), and Baggaley Bowl (April 27) ... earned bronze medal at IRA National Championship (June 2) ... aided 1V4+ to first-place finish at Head of the Charles (Oct. 22) ... raced with 2V8+ and 1V4- at Princeton Chase (Nov. 5) to conclude fall slate, aiding 1V4- to best time by lightweight crew.
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2020-21
Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
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2019-20 | FRESHMAN SEASON
Helped Big Red frosh novice boat notch a second-place finish in Flight 1 at Cornell Autumn Classic with time of 12:11.25 ... rowed on winning 4+ boat in Flight 2 at Cornell Autumn Classic, posting time of 12:54.35 ... competed on frosh novice boat in Flight 2 at Princeton Chase, helping group finish race in 15:20.657 ... spring 2020 season canceled due to COVID-19.
PRIOR TO CORNELL
Four-year member of rowing team at McLean HS where he helped varsity eight to back-to-back Virginia state championships in 2018 and 2019 ... placed second in U18 lightweight 2000-meter at Mid-Atlantic Erg Sprints in 2019 ... competed in 2018 Head of the Charles Regatta, guiding men’s youth varsity 8+ boat to a 15th-place finish.
PERSONAL
Sebastian Lang Pardo is the son of Jaime and Sheryl Pardo, and has one younger sister, Amanda, who is member of Cornell women's rowing team ... mother, Sheryl, attended Law School at Cornell ... grandfather, Bruce Wilkins, taught in Cornell’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences ... enrolled in the College of Engineering.
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