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Chiara Saccomando

Chiara Saccomando

  • Class:
    Sophomore
  • Hometown:
    Freiburg, Germany
  • High School:
    Staudinger-Gesamtschule
  • Major:
    Criminal Justice

Summary

Biography

As a sophomore (2025):
  • Finished fourth with Germany's women's eight at U23 World Championships in Poznan, Poland
  • Named Rutgers' Sophomore Of The Year
  • Second Team All-Big Ten
  • Runner-up in the petite final and eighth overall with the Varsity 8 at the 2025 NCAA Championships, scoring 45 points to help Rutgers to an eighth-place national finish 
  • Runner-up with the Varsity 8 at the 2025 Big Ten Championships, helping Rutgers to medal in all seven races and its highest finish at the championship with a second-place result
  • Champion in the grand final with Varsity 8 at the 2025 Eastern Sprints, helping Rutgers to a second-straight team title and seven total medals
  • Big Ten Invitational champion with Varsity 8, beating out boats from No. 16 Duke, No. 17 Oregon State, No. 21 Indiana and No. 24 USC
  • Doc Hosea champion with Varsity 8, helping Rutgers to the team title behind five grand final top finishes ahead of No. 12 Penn
  • Big Ten/Ivy Dust Up champion with Varsity 8 ahead of No. 11 Penn, helping Rutgers to six race victories
As a freshman (2024):
  • Finished 14th place in the country competing in the 2nd Varsity 8, contributing to a 14th place team finish at the NCAA Championships (6/2)
  • Finished 2nd place with the 2nd Varsity 8 at the 2024 Big Ten Rowing Championship (5/19)
  • Finished second with the 2nd Varsity 8 in the grand final of the Eastern Sprints (5/5)
  • Finished second with the 2nd Varsity 8 in the second session of the Big Ten Invitational (4/19)
Additional Info
  • Won Silver in the Eight at the U23 World Championships 2023
  • Competed in the Eight at the Senior World Championships 2023

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