CBC’s Class of 2024 has left their mark on the Norwalk River! The 14 seniors are wrapping up their high school careers and setting sail on their collegiate careers. In this year’s graduating class we have 4 sets of girls that will be going to the same college! All of the girls will be staying on the east coast with exception of Maddy in California, which means the girls can easily visit each other and their forever home, CBC.
For Darien High School Class President, Charlotte Volz, Boston College (BC) was her dream school! She was so sure she did an Early Decision and heard back quickly in December. Boston is a city that she loves coupled with an amazing nursing program which is the field of study she plans on pursuing. Volz expressed her excitement for all things BC including a highlight, spending 4 years with one of her best friends, Callaghan. Callaghan Nickerson had a lengthy college process but Boston is where she had her heart set and she couldn’t be more excited that she landed right where she wanted to be. Nickerson commented, “The rowing team is amazing, I can’t wait to do the sport that I love in a place that I love, getting a great education all at the same time!” Right across the Charles River Charlotte and Callaghan will find their other best friend, Ava Weneck. Ava will join many of CBC’s alums on the Harvard University list of grads! She is also in awe with the city of Boston and loves that she will be able to pursue her major in STEM. Only 30 minutes away from the City of Boston, Elle Arnold will be calling Holy Cross her new home. She has been dreaming of going to Holy Cross since she was a little girl. Elle shared that she enjoyed meeting the rowing coach and hearing how fond she was of Liz Trond was really helpful in making her ultimate decision.
What is the closest major city to Hanover, New Hampshire? Boston! Which means that Annika Nelson and Caroline Krantz are a short car ride away from reuniting with close friends at any time. Well, that is when they aren’t racing or training on the weekends. The Krantz and Nelson duo is riding together for another 4 years and boy are they excited! Annika is excited to be a part of the Dartmouth Rowing Team’s evolution and bring her CBC and USA Team experience to the team. Over in Ithaca New York, Darien High School teammate, Riley Cavanna will be attending Cornell University (Early Decisioned as well). Cavanna is proud to be following in her older sister’s footsteps and overlapping at Cornell together for 2 years.
Down in the city that never sleeps, Ellie Lennon will be found on the Engineering Campus at New York University (NYU)! Ellie is confident that she will be happy in the big apple as she knew very clearly that she wanted to spend her collegiate years in a major city. On a short Amtrak train ride Ellie can head to Philly and visit her best friend, Lila Seidenberg at Drexel University. Similar to Ellie, Lila is also looking forward to being in a big city and seeing the opportunities that it can provide for her. Seidenberg has her eyes set on exploring the world and experiencing many adventures. Drexel was her perfect fit as she learned through touring and meeting with rowing coaches.
Goodbye to the Northeast and hello sunshine state! Darien High School best friends, Audrey Sears and Charlotte Maschoff are heading south in August. The University of Miami rowing team will be joined by two powerhouses for the next 4 years. Sears found the Umiami campus to be absolutely gorgeous and the coaching staff was super welcoming. Maschoff is super excited to be enrolling in the Business School and overall looking forward to new experiences and friends.
Time to change the time zone, eat cheese and wear red! Any guesses where two of our seniors are heading? That’s right, University of Wisconsin has two new Badgers, Miya Lee and Sylvia Freidenrich. Miya expressed her excitement behind the size of the lightweight team at Wisconsin, “It’s rare and it was one of the biggest factors in my decision!” Lee is also excited for the size of the school and the amount of spirit that it comes with. Sylvia Freidenrich committed to University of Wisconsin what feels like many moons ago and is thrilled to be pursuing her major in physiology. She is the youngest of three siblings but will be setting her path forward in Madison on a great campus and with a great rowing team.
Historically, CBC has many seniors heading out west for their college years but this year we have one special girl heading there, Maddy Dodge! Stanford University home of the Cardinals will now be home for Maddy. She found a great balance at Stanford for academics and athletics. Dodge smiled big when sharing that she loves that she can row year round and can chose to individually design her major.
Four major cities Boston, New York City, Philadelphia and Miami…yes you read that correctly! All 14 seniors are living their dream and we couldn’t be more proud/happy for them. They are wonderful young ladies, smart, fit, kind and caring of others. Congrats Class of 2024!
