Will Sanford

Class:
Senior
Position:
Rower
Weight:
null
Hometown:
Amherst, Mass.
High School:
Deerfield Academy
Major:
Physics

Junior (2019-20): Season cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic ... competed in the 8+ Club boat on the first day of the Head of the Charles (10/19) ... raced in the E boat at the Princeton Chase (10/27).

Sophomore (2018-19): came in sixth at the Princeton Chase in the 2V (13:28.8) ... finished second in the 4V against Holy Cross, Columbia and MIT (6:03.68) ... raced in the 3V for the Olympic Axe against Yale and finished second (5:54.5) ... finished in second in the 3V boat against BU (6:35.1) ... raced the 3V against Brown where he helped the boat to a win (6:07.9) ... raced in the 3V against Syracuse and secured a victory (6:00.7) ... sixth-place finish at the Eastern Sprints in the 3V (7:04.903) ... sixth at the IRA Nationals in the 3V boat (6:01.763).

Freshman (2017-18): Opened the season at the Head of the Charles as he rowed in the Club 8+ boat that finished ninth (15:06.594)… helped the heavy team win the Green Monster (13:59.570)… rowed in the second varsity boat that defeated Columbia (6:15.6) as well as Boston University (5:26.92)… sat in the bow seat of the second varsity, helped his boat defeat Georgetown (5:08.0)… at the Eastern Sprints Regatta he rowed in the second varsity boat that finished sixth in the Grand Final (6:17.04)… rowed in the second varsity at the IRA Regatta and helped his boat to finish fourth in the Petite Final (6:54.426).

Before Dartmouth: Four-year varsity letterwinner in downhill skiing, three-year letterwinner in heavyweight crew, and a letterwinner in soccer and cross country...captain of the varsity alpine ski team his senior year at Deerfield Academy...his heavyweight rowing team won NEIRA Championships his junior and senior year...member of the US Rowing Youth National Championship his senior year after undefeated season...his Alpine Ski team were three-time NESPAC Champions...as a senior, he was awarded the Coaches Award for heavyweight crew.

Personal: Will is the son of Charles and Sarah Sanford and has two brothers and one sister...Will is the younger brother of Dartmouth rower Henry Sanford '19...enjoys hiking and skiing...at Dartmouth he plans to study physics.

Dartmouth Men's Heavyweight Rowing: Conor Shahean Mic'd Up

Wednesday, June 04

Men's Heavyweight Rowing at Eastern Sprints Post Race 5-18-25

Wednesday, May 21

Men's Heavyweight Rowing Lake Morey Invitational Post Regatta Interviews 4-27-25

Sunday, April 27

Big Green to Paris: Billy Bender and Oliver Bub

Wednesday, July 24

Bender Named Finalist for IRCA's "The Oarsman" Award Presented to National Rower of the Year

Monday, July 07

A Historic Season Continues: Big Green Set to Compete at Henley

Wednesday, July 02

Allen Named IRCA National Coach of the Year

Friday, June 20

Five Named All-Americans From Men’s Heavyweight Rowing

Friday, June 20

Schedules

Completed Event: Men's Heavyweight Rowing versus Lake Morey Invite (vs. Columbia) on April 27, 2025 ,

Completed Event: Men's Heavyweight Rowing versus Northeastern on May 4, 2025 ,

Completed Event: Men's Heavyweight Rowing at Eastern Sprints on May 18, 2025 , , 3rd of 15

Completed Event: Men's Heavyweight Rowing at IRA National Championship on May 30, 2025 ,

Completed Event: Men's Heavyweight Rowing at IRA National Championship on May 31, 2025 ,

Completed Event: Men's Heavyweight Rowing at IRA National Championship on June 1, 2025 , , 7th of 24

2020-21 Heavyweight Rowing Roster

Roster

Gustav Arvidsson

Bogdan Belincevic

William Bender

Max Bessler

Maxwell Blum

Ryan Boyle

Jessna Brar

Carsten Carey

Arihant Chadda

Teddy Danziger

Max Deering

Evan Dwinell

David Edington

Caleb Edmundson

Gus Emmett

Christian Franck

Colin Glew

Bryce Golbus

Wes Gordon

Paul Gralla

Michael Green

Harry Grigorian

Joseph Hajjar

Kane Hall

Cooper Harrison

Miller Hawkesby

Jacob Hudgins

Will Kalikman

Liam Keane

Clayton Kiyonaga

David Kogan

Gabe Kotsonis

Dan Kramer

Oscar Lee

Alexander Lehr

Mark Levinson

Billy Lockhart

Sam Lorgen

Henry Lowe

Sean Mannion

Luke Marshall

Adin McAuliffe

Theory Millar

Robert Pare

Andre Quintiliani

Ned Rae Smith

Felix Rawlinson

Reagan Readinger

Alex Robertson

Sam Rothschild

Nico Salazar

Will Sanford

Richie Santry

Christian Sauer

William Schultz

Abigail Smith

Isaac Spokes

Chris Stich

Harrison Taylor

Jack Taylor

Addison Textor

Cooper Tuckerman

Anthony Wang

Ben Wisdom

Amy Zaretsky