Rowing

Sophia Kovachik

position

Rower

Class

Freshman

High School

Nardin Academy (NY)

Instagram

@sophiakovachik

Hometown

Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada

Bio

2025-2026 (Freshman)

Was part of the 3V8 crew which posted a time of 6:56.1 to earn a win over Notre Dame, No. 25 Oklahoma and Wisconsin at the season-opening Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite
Helped Miami place second in the Benderson Cup standings in the 19-team field at the Sarasota 2K Invitational
Was part of the 3V8 “A” crew that posted a second-place finish and a time of 7:11.22 to best No. 15 Dartmouth, Iowa, SMU and Kansas in the Sarasota 2K Invite 3V8 Grand Final
Helped the 15^th-ranked Hurricanes post a third-place finish at the Orlando Invitational ahead of No. 13 Alabama, No. 19 Pennsylvania, No. 24 Oklahoma, Clemson and SMU
Rowed with the 3V8 which crossed the finish line with a time of 6:52.30 in the Grand Final of the Orlando Invite
Helped set a new Miami 3V8 record and post a second-place finish ahead of SMU, No. 25 Oklahoma, and West Virginia with a time of 6:44.69 during the first day of racing at the Lake Wheeler Invitational. That time broke the previous 3V8 program record of 6:48.70 set at the 2025 ACC Championships

High School

Was a team captain both junior and senior year
Won the New York Scholastic Championship in the Junior 8+ as a sophomore and junior
Won the New York Scholastic Championship in the Senior 2- as a senior
Placed first in the C Final at at Youth Nationals in the Senior -2
Member of the Westside Rowing Club

Personal

Daughter of Natalie Miller-Kovachick and Brad Kovachik
Intends to major in Exercise Physiology