Spencer Sands

Photo by: Beverly Schaefer

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Tarrytown, N.Y.
High School:
Sleepy Hollow

At Princeton — 2019: Raced at 3V vs. Georgetown and 5V vs. Navy … Was part of the 4V squad that defeated Harvard and Brown … Earned the silver medal with 4V at Easterns. 2018: won a silver medal in the 5V at Eastern Sprints … helped 5V post a 5-0 record during the regular season. 2017: competed in the 5V at Eastern Sprints and placed fifth in grand final.

Before Princeton — won both Northeast Regionals and Youth Nationals in the 4+ to cap an undefeated 2016 season … named Most Improved Rower for RowAmerica Rye in 2016 … won multiple medals at various events, including silver in the 2x at the 2015 Youth Nationals and bronze at the Head of the Schuylkill … competed in the Head of the Charles and placed eighth of 262 entries in the U19 heavyweight event … rowed for both Greenwich Crew and RowAmerica Rye; named MVP as both novice and varsity rower at Greenwich … member of the National, Foreign Language, English, Math, and Science Honor Societies … recipient of school’s “Go Getter” honor.

Personal — born June 8, 1998 … son of Benjamin and Dana Sands … has an older sister Lily … great uncle and cousin both attended Princeton … considering studying computer science at Princeton.