Princeton University Athletics
2019 Field Hockey Roster

Jersey Number 9
Carlotta von Gierke
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Berlin Brandenburg International School
- Hometown:
- Berlin, Germany
At Princeton:
2019: Started all 21 games this season … Produced five assists … Had a helper vs. No. 10 Wake Forest (Sept. 8), vs. No. 20 Albany (Sept. 13), vs. Columbia (Oct. 12), at Penn (Nov. 9).
2018: Had two assists this season … played in every game, making 16 starts … Helpers came vs. No. 4 Duke (Sept. 7) and at Yale (Sept. 28).
2017: Did not miss a game, starting all but one … Posted three assists, took four shots, three of which were on goal … Part of a defensive unit that held Dartmouth without a shot in the second half (Sept. 23) … Added a helper vs. Yale (Sept. 29) … Helped Princeton not allow a shot on goal vs. Columbia (Oct. 6) … Assisted on a goal at Brown and vs. Cornell (Oct. 28).
2016: Played and started every game … Had two goals and seven assists … Took 10 shots with eight landing on goal … First collegiate point vs. Bucknell (Sept. 4) … Helped on three goals vs. Dartmouth (Sept. 24) … First career goal at Yale (Oct. 1) … Another three-point outing vs. Towson (Oct. 16) …. Ivy League Rookie of the Week (Oct. 17).
Before Princeton:
Berlin Brandenburg International School: School did not have field hockey … Played soccer, basketball, rank track and cross country … Co-captain of the soccer squad … Won the Contribution Award in basketball … BBIS Female Athlete of the Year … Student Council Vice President and Social Events Manager … Member of Habitat for Humanity, Newspaper Club, Stock Market Club, Gay-Straight Alliance … Was also a Student Ambassador and won the International Award.
Academic: Collected 2014 Academic Award which is rewarded to the best report card among classmates.
Personal: Daughter of the Bettina and Dr. Frank Henry Walter-von Gierke … Has a brother, Julius and sister, Matilda.
Club/National Experience:
Nominated for three U18 German National Team contests in May of 2015 … The 2015 campaign featured two runner-up finishes in the U-16 East German and State Championships (indoor), a third place U16 Northeast German Championships (indoor) along with a selection to the All-Star team … Team placed second in the U-16 State Championships (outdoor) in 2014 … Played in the U16 State (outdoor) and U14 East German Championships (indoor) in 2013.
Career Highs:
Shots - 3, vs. Towson (Oct. 16, 2016)
Goals - 1, 2x - MR - vs. Towson (Oct. 16, 2016)
Assists - 3, vs. Dartmouth (Sept. 24, 2016)
Points - 3, vs. Dartmouth (Sept. 24, 2016)
2019: Started all 21 games this season … Produced five assists … Had a helper vs. No. 10 Wake Forest (Sept. 8), vs. No. 20 Albany (Sept. 13), vs. Columbia (Oct. 12), at Penn (Nov. 9).
2018: Had two assists this season … played in every game, making 16 starts … Helpers came vs. No. 4 Duke (Sept. 7) and at Yale (Sept. 28).
2017: Did not miss a game, starting all but one … Posted three assists, took four shots, three of which were on goal … Part of a defensive unit that held Dartmouth without a shot in the second half (Sept. 23) … Added a helper vs. Yale (Sept. 29) … Helped Princeton not allow a shot on goal vs. Columbia (Oct. 6) … Assisted on a goal at Brown and vs. Cornell (Oct. 28).
2016: Played and started every game … Had two goals and seven assists … Took 10 shots with eight landing on goal … First collegiate point vs. Bucknell (Sept. 4) … Helped on three goals vs. Dartmouth (Sept. 24) … First career goal at Yale (Oct. 1) … Another three-point outing vs. Towson (Oct. 16) …. Ivy League Rookie of the Week (Oct. 17).
Before Princeton:
Berlin Brandenburg International School: School did not have field hockey … Played soccer, basketball, rank track and cross country … Co-captain of the soccer squad … Won the Contribution Award in basketball … BBIS Female Athlete of the Year … Student Council Vice President and Social Events Manager … Member of Habitat for Humanity, Newspaper Club, Stock Market Club, Gay-Straight Alliance … Was also a Student Ambassador and won the International Award.
Academic: Collected 2014 Academic Award which is rewarded to the best report card among classmates.
Personal: Daughter of the Bettina and Dr. Frank Henry Walter-von Gierke … Has a brother, Julius and sister, Matilda.
Club/National Experience:
Nominated for three U18 German National Team contests in May of 2015 … The 2015 campaign featured two runner-up finishes in the U-16 East German and State Championships (indoor), a third place U16 Northeast German Championships (indoor) along with a selection to the All-Star team … Team placed second in the U-16 State Championships (outdoor) in 2014 … Played in the U16 State (outdoor) and U14 East German Championships (indoor) in 2013.
Career Highs:
Shots - 3, vs. Towson (Oct. 16, 2016)
Goals - 1, 2x - MR - vs. Towson (Oct. 16, 2016)
Assists - 3, vs. Dartmouth (Sept. 24, 2016)
Points - 3, vs. Dartmouth (Sept. 24, 2016)
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