Louise Sommer

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Evanston, Ill.
High School:
Evanston Township

2019-20: Earned CRCA Scholar-Athlete honors … Placed seventh out of 32 entries with the championship eight at the Head of the Charles (Oct. 20) … Came in second with the A varsity eight at the Princeton Chase (Oct. 27) … Spring season canceled due to novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

2018-19: Garnered First Team CRCA All-America accolades … Earned First Team All-Ivy honors … Collected CRCA All-Conference plaudits … Gained CRCA Scholar-Athlete laurels … Raced in the first varsity eight in all 13 races … Placed second with the first varsity eight at the Ivy League Championship and 11^th with the first varsity eight at the NCAA Championships … Helped Brown finish second as a team at the Ivy Championship and ninth as a team at the NCAA Championships … Aided the first varsity eight to a 20-14 record on the year.

2017-18: Raced with the first varsity eight for the majority of the season … Finished fourth with the first varsity eight at the Ivy League Championship … Came in 13^th with the first varsity eight at the NCAA Championships … Helped Brown place third as a team at the Ivy League Championship and 10^th as a team at the NCAA Championships.

2016-17: Earned Second Team All-Ivy honors … Spent the majority of the season with the first varsity eight … Placed second with the first varsity eight at the Ivy League Championship … Came in eighth overall with the first varsity eight at the NCAA Championships … Helped Brown finish first as a team at the Ivy League Championship and eighth as a team at the NCAA Championships … Aided the first varsity eight to a 27-13 overall record.

Before Brown: Competed at the USRowing Youth National Championships … Registered two first-place finishes with the first varsity eight as a sophomore … Rowed for Chicago Rowing Foundation and head coach Mike Wallin.

Personal: English concentrator.