Princeton University Athletics
2023 Women's Lightweight Rowing Roster
Cecilia Sommerfeld
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Erzbischöfliches Gymnasium Marienberg
- Hometown:
- Korschenbroich, Germany
Awards:
IRA Varsity Eight Gold Medal (2022, 2023)
IRA Women's Lightweight Crew of the Year (2022, 2023)
Eastern Sprints Varsity Eight Gold Medal (2022, 2023)
2023: Spent most of the season at the Varsity Eight … Collected The Class of 2015 Cup with a 10.4-second decision over No. 4 Stanford … Earned The Class of 2006 Cup with a 10.3-second win over No. 3 Georgetown … Picked up gold at the Eastern Sprints by 4.3 seconds … Nabbed gold at the IRA National Championships by 6.2 seconds … Helped the varsity eight to its third straight IRA gold medal … Led Princeton to the IRA Commissioner’s Cup for the second straight season … Rowed at Henley Women’s Regatta.
2022: Member of the 1V that did not lose all season … Boat won the Class of 2006 Cup over Georgetown by 13.1 seconds, defeated Radcliffe by 4.3 seconds to win the Class of 1999 and took down No. 3 Stanford on the road by almost nine seconds … 1V also won Eastern Sprints, won gold at the Dad Vail Regatta before securing its second straight IRA gold medal.
Before Princeton:
Neusser Ruderverein: Five-time National Champion ... Won the silver medals in the 8+ at the 2019 U-19 European Championship, at the U-23 European Championships in the lightweight quad and at the 2021 and 2022 U-23 World Championships in the pair ... Earned a bronze at the 2023 World Championships in the pair.
Personal: Daughter of Sheila and Dirk Sommerfeld ... Has two siblings, Louisa and Robert.
IRA Varsity Eight Gold Medal (2022, 2023)
IRA Women's Lightweight Crew of the Year (2022, 2023)
Eastern Sprints Varsity Eight Gold Medal (2022, 2023)
2023: Spent most of the season at the Varsity Eight … Collected The Class of 2015 Cup with a 10.4-second decision over No. 4 Stanford … Earned The Class of 2006 Cup with a 10.3-second win over No. 3 Georgetown … Picked up gold at the Eastern Sprints by 4.3 seconds … Nabbed gold at the IRA National Championships by 6.2 seconds … Helped the varsity eight to its third straight IRA gold medal … Led Princeton to the IRA Commissioner’s Cup for the second straight season … Rowed at Henley Women’s Regatta.
2022: Member of the 1V that did not lose all season … Boat won the Class of 2006 Cup over Georgetown by 13.1 seconds, defeated Radcliffe by 4.3 seconds to win the Class of 1999 and took down No. 3 Stanford on the road by almost nine seconds … 1V also won Eastern Sprints, won gold at the Dad Vail Regatta before securing its second straight IRA gold medal.
Before Princeton:
Neusser Ruderverein: Five-time National Champion ... Won the silver medals in the 8+ at the 2019 U-19 European Championship, at the U-23 European Championships in the lightweight quad and at the 2021 and 2022 U-23 World Championships in the pair ... Earned a bronze at the 2023 World Championships in the pair.
Personal: Daughter of Sheila and Dirk Sommerfeld ... Has two siblings, Louisa and Robert.
Princeton Athletics 2023-24 Highlights
Tuesday, June 04
Highlights from 2022 Gary Walters ’67 PVC Awards Banquet
Wednesday, June 22
Sights and Sounds: Women's Lightweight Rowing 2022 IRA Championship
Tuesday, June 07
Princeton Athletics 2021-22 Highlights
Monday, June 06
