2018 Open Rowing Roster
Emily Kallfelz
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- St. George's
- Hometown:
- Jamestown, R.I.
At Princeton — 2019: USRowing U-23 Female Athlete of the Year for the second straight year … First-Team All-American … First-Team All-Ivy … Nominated for the C. Otto von Kienbusch Award … Part of the 1V that had an undefeated regular season and won the Ivy League Championship … Finishes her career as a four-time Ivy League Champion … Helped the Tigers take home the Class of 1987 Trophy, the Class of 1984 Plaque, the Class of 1975 Cup, the Eisenberg Cup, the Hewitt and Dauphiny Cup … Boat was seventh at the NCAA Championships, winning its Petite Final. 2018: First-Team CRCA All-America and First-Team All-Ivy League honoree … rowed in the 1V and helped Princeton win the Ivy League championship … led 1V back to the NCAA Championships grand final, where it placed 5th overall, its best finish since 2013 … led Tigers to 12-1 regular season record (7-0 Ivy) and helped Princeton retain the Class of 1987 Cup, the Class of 1975 Cup, the Class of 1984 Plaque, and the Eisenberg Cup … helped Princeton win the inaugural Dauphiny Cup … qualified for the U-23 World Championships and won silver in the single. 2017: CRCA first-team All-Region rower … first-team All-Ivy League honoree … stroked Princeton to its second straight Ivy League championship … helped V8 to 11-0 regular-season record, with wins in the Class of 1987 Trophy, Class of 1975 Cup, and Eisenberg Trophy regatta … Tigers placed ninth in the NCAA 1V Championships … qualified for U-23 World Championships in the single and won bronze. 2016: First-Team All-Ivy League honoree … rowed in the 5 seat and helped the Princeton V8 upset top-ranked Brown to win the 2016 Ivy League championship … helped the V8 return to the NCAA Championships A final for the first time since 2013 … led V8 to a 9-2 record and wins in the Class of 1975 Cup, Eisenberg Cup and Class of 1984 Plaque regattas … qualified for the U-23 World Championships in the double and placed fourth … one of two freshmen to compete in the V8 … won the Ron Needs Challenge Cup for Elite Eights at the Henley Women's Regatta and reached the semifinals of the Remenham Challenge Cup at the Henley Royal Regatta.
Before Princeton — competed in the 4x at the Junior World Championships and won bronze … won the 2015 Youth Nationals in both singles and doubles (with younger sister Eliza); set all-time doubles national record … won 2014 Head of the Charles in the single and set course record … won 2014 Northeast Regionals in the single and took third at Youth Nationals … placed eighth at the 2014 Crash-B’s … began rowing on the water in May 2014 (began erging in November 2013) … also lettered in soccer, swimming and sailing … served as team captain in each and led swimming team to two New England titles … member of the Chinese Honor Society and recipient of the 2015 School Athletics Award.
Personal — born April 5, 1997 … daughter of Andrew and Julie Kallfelz … both parents walked on to the rowing team at Cornell … has a younger sister Eliza … enjoys sailing, playing the piano and soccer … majoring in Operations Research and Financial Engineering.
