Women’s Golf Welcomes Li, Wan as Members of Class of 2029

HANOVER, N.H. – On Monday, Carolyn A. Pelzel '54a Head Coach of Women's Golf Alex Kirk announced his incoming class of 2029, Sophia Li and Claire Wan.

You can find more information on Li and Wan below.

Sophia Li, New York, N.Y., Hunter College High School
Before Dartmouth: The Louisa Wingate Underhill Award Winner… Won the 2024 PSAL MVP Scholar-Athlete Award, the 2024-25 PSAL Wingate Award for Girls Golf and Coed Golf, and the NY1 Scholar Athlete-Award… A Rolex Scholastic Junior All-American… Involved in multiple extracurriculars including serving as the Public Secretary of 2025 Team Council, Co-Founder of Chinese Diasporic Cultural Association, working as a golf instructor at City Parks Foundation, serving as captain of girls and coed varsity golf at Hunter College High School, a Senior Patrol Leader of Girl Scouts Troop and the Spoken Word Segment Leader for Asian Cultural Show.

Personal: Daughter of James Li and Angela Chen… Has one sister, Cynthia… Loves linguistics, puzzles and music… Hopes to major in economics and computer science at Dartmouth.

Why Dartmouth: "I loved how welcoming the team was and the student body seemed very tight knit and supportive."

Claire Wan, Austin, Texas, St. Stephen's Episcopal School
Before Dartmouth: A four-year varsity golf team captain and a three-time SPC individual champion… Earned All-SPC Honors four times… Runner up of the LJT Texas Girl's Invitational… Played in the 2024 PT Girls Southern Texas Junior PGA Championship Qualifier #1, finishing third… The 2024 LJT George Hannon Junior Invitational runner up… Earned High Honor Roll three times and Honor Roll once… A national merit finalist… Won the Book Prize in Advanced Chemistry as a junior and the book prizes for principals of engineering and environmental science as a senior… Member of the Asian Affinity Group.

Personal: Daughter of Cindy Zhang and Yifei Wan… Has one sister, Audrey, who is a fraternal twin… Enjoys working out and strength training, video editing and photography, and hiking in her free time.

Why Dartmouth: "I chose Dartmouth because of many things, but especially because of the golf team, the community, and the academics. When I visited the campus, the first thing I noticed was how tightknit everyone was. The girls on the golf team were all so nice, and when they introduced me to a few of their friends, they were also very welcoming to me despite having never met me before. And walking around on the campus, it was a combination of the community and the small, yet nice surroundings that really made me want to go to school at Dartmouth."

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