2017 Men's Lightweight Rowing Roster
Will Van Cleve
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Seattle, Wash.
- High School:
- The Northwest School
At Princeton — 2017: won a silver medal at the IRA National Championships in the V4- … rowed in the 2V and placed fourth at Eastern Sprints. 2016: won a bronze medal in the 1V at both Eastern Sprints and the IRA National Championships. 2015: rowed in the 7 seat and helped the 2V to a silver medal during the Eastern Sprints … won Princeton’s only IRA gold medal as a member of the four without coxswain … helped 2V to a 9-2 record during the regular season … earned Academic All-IRA honors. 2014: led the 2V to a silver medal at the Eastern Sprints while rowing in the 7-seat … competed in the V4 at the IRA Championships, which reached the grand final … helped Princeton reclaim the Vogel Cup during annual H-Y-P regatta with win in the 2V, which went 10-0 during the season.
Before Princeton — rowed for the Pocock Rowing Center … placed 10th in the lightweight 8+ and both seventh and 13th in the varsity eight at Youth Nationals over his final three years … awarded The Pocock Oar in 2013, one year after Princeton classmate Harrison Shure won it … four-year letterwinner in cross country … set a 5K school record and earned all-league honors each year.
Personal — born June 2, 1994 … son of Robert and Anne Van Cleve … has a younger sister Ella … father rowed for the Princeton lightweights from 1978-1982 and represented the United States at the 1982 World Championships … besides father, grandfather and several other family members graduated from Princeton … has another grandfather who rowed at Washington … enjoys biking, skiing and running … possible interests at Princeton include environmental science, chemistry, biology and history.
