Background
• Graduated from Darien High School in 2026
• Rowed four years for Saugatuck Rowing Club
• Served as team captain in 2025 and 2026
• Placed eighth in the Varsity 8+ at the 2025 Head Of The Charles Regatta
• Placed first in the Second Varsity 8+ at the 2025 USRowing Youth Nationals
• Finished fourth in the Varsity 8+ at the 2024 Head Of The Charles Regatta
• Earned gold in the U17 4+ at the 2024 USRowing Youth Nationals
• Finished seventh in the U16 8+ at the 2023 USRowing Youth Nationals
• Team captain and MVP in soccer
• Volunteered for the Junior Ambassadors and ECHO program at the Maritime Aquarium
• Interned at Evolution Physical Therapy & Fitness
Personal
• Mackenzie Anne Fosdick
• Born in Plymouth, Mass.
• Daughter of Alex Perlin
• Mother, Alex, played lacrosse and squash at Brown University
• Uncle, Brooks Perlin, played soccer, tennis and squash at Williams College
• Great Uncle, John Richard, rowed at Harvard
• Loves cooking, backpacking/hiking, snorkeling and wakeboarding
• Chose UVA because of the people and culture of the rowing team, and was drawn to the genuine sense of community and the balance between being driven and supportive