2022 Women's Rowing - Lightweight Roster
Polson, Sarah

Sarah Polson
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- University of Chicago Laboratory Schools
- Hometown:
- Chicago, Ill.
Bio
Awards:
IRA All-America (2023)
IRA Varsity Eight Gold Medal (2021, 2022, 2023)
IRA Women's Lightweight Crew of the Year (2022, 2023)
Eastern Sprints Varsity Eight Gold Medal (2022, 2023)
IRA All-Academic Team (2021, 2022, 2023)
2023: Was on the Varsity Eight that did not lose all year … Defeated Radcliffe for The Class of 1999 Cup by over 12 seconds … 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 the 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.
2021: Rowed for the 1V that won the National Championship with 26.3-second victory over Wisconsin.
Before Princeton:
Earned first place in the 8+ and lightweight 8+ at the 2019 Midwest Junior Rowing Championships ... Secured fifth place at the 2019 USRowing Youth Nationals in the 8+ race.
IRA All-America (2023)
IRA Varsity Eight Gold Medal (2021, 2022, 2023)
IRA Women's Lightweight Crew of the Year (2022, 2023)
Eastern Sprints Varsity Eight Gold Medal (2022, 2023)
IRA All-Academic Team (2021, 2022, 2023)
2023: Was on the Varsity Eight that did not lose all year … Defeated Radcliffe for The Class of 1999 Cup by over 12 seconds … 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 the 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.
2021: Rowed for the 1V that won the National Championship with 26.3-second victory over Wisconsin.
Before Princeton:
Earned first place in the 8+ and lightweight 8+ at the 2019 Midwest Junior Rowing Championships ... Secured fifth place at the 2019 USRowing Youth Nationals in the 8+ race.
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