Nadia Vondeling

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Portland, Ore.
High School:
Lincoln

2024-25: CRCA Second Team All-American ... Second Team All-Ivy ... CRCA Scholar-Athlete ... CSC Academic All-District ... Raced the entire season with the V8 crew ... Stroked the V8 to a victory against Penn (Apr. 5) ... Helped the V8 earn a win against Cornell (Apr. 25) ... Stroked the V8 against Princeton (Mar. 29) ... Stroked the V8 at the Big Ten Invitational (Apr. 18-19) ... Helped the V8 earn a second place finish in the Grand Final at the Eastern Sprints (May 4) ... Rowed with the V8 at the Ivy Championship (May 17-18) en route to a third place finish in the Grand Final ... Helped the V8 earn a sixth place finish in the Grand Final and the team seventh overall at the NCAA Championship (May 30-Jun. 1).

2023-24: CRCA Scholar-Athlete … Raced with the Varsity 8 throughout the season, primarily in the seven-seat … Helped the crew finish fifth at the NCAA Championships … Raced with the crew to a fourth-place finish at the Ivy League Championships (May 18) and a first-place finish at the Eastern Sprints (May 5) … Helped the V8 take wins at the Ivy Invite (Apr. 12-13), the B1G Invitational (Apr. 19-20), and against Cornell (Apr. 27).

2022-23: CRCA Scholar-Athlete ... Raced with the first varsity eight for the majority spring season ... Helped the 1V8 finish first at Eastern Sprints ... Defeated Michigan, Ohio State, Duke and Rutgers at the Big Ten Invite ... Won each race at the Ivy League Championship ... Moved to the second varsity eight for the NCAA Championships and helped the crew take the Petite Championship.

2021-22: Primarily rowed with the 2V8 crew with one race on the top boat … Helped the 2V take seventh at the NCAA Championship and second at the Ivy League Championship … Rowed with the first-place 2V8 crew at the Eastern Sprints … Helped the 2V to wins over Ohio State, Princeton, and Radcliffe … Rowed with the V8 crew in the win over Cornell and Dartmouth.

Before Brown: Placed sixth in the first varsity eight at the 2021 USRowing Youth National Championships, marking the best finish in program history … Came in 11^th in the first varsity eight at the 2019 USRowing Youth National Championships … Raced on the club level for Rose City Rowing Club and head coach Nick Haley … Graduated as class’ valedictorian.

Personal: Nadia is the daughter of Julie and Joachim Vondeling … Has one older sister, Ainsley, a member of the University of Southern California women’s rowing Class of 2024 … Entered Brown undecided on a concentration.

Why Brown? “I chose Brown due to its notable and consistent excellence in both athletics and academics. I was attracted to the opportunity to study and train with highly committed and resilient people in an environment that encourages a more collaborative and flexible educational experience.”