| Height: | 5-8 |
| Year: | Sr. |
| Hometown: | Duxbury, Mass. |
| High School: | Duxbury |
| Major: | Mechanical Engineering |
2011-12: Competed in 16 regattas as the skipper...named to the All-NEISA Coed Skipper second team...finished eighth in the B Division of the Harry Anderson Trophy (9/11)...was the runner-up in the B Division of the Hatch Brown Trophy (9/18) and the A Division of the New England Dinghy Championship (4/15)...claimed fifth place in the A Division of the Hood Trophy (9/25) and the B Division of the Navy Fall Intersectional (10/16)...captured third place in the B Division of the Danmark Trophy (10/2) and the A Division of the Thompson Trophy (4/22)...ranked fourth in the B Division of the Moody Trophy (10/9)...claimed seventh in the A Division of the Erwin Schell Trophy (10/30)...placed 12th in the A Division of the Atlantic Coast Championship (11/13) and the A Division of the Boston Dinghy Cup (3/25)...finished tied for second in the A Division of the Eckerd Intersectional (3/4)...helped MIT rank eighth at the NEISA Team Racing Championship (4/29).
2010-11: Competed in 10 regattas as the skipper...led the A Division boat to a sixth-place finish at the Oberg Trophy (10/24)...ranked eighth in the B division of the Erwin Schell Trophy (10/31)...placed fifth at the Hap Moore Team Race (11/7)...captured first place at the Mendelblatt Team Race (3/19)...guided the A Division boat to fourth place at the Boston Dinghy Cup (3/26)...finished second in the Admiral's Cup B Division (4/23).
On Dry Land at MIT: Majoring in mechanical engineering…completed an internship with Pioneer Natural Resources in Dallas…Gordon Engineering Leadership Program…Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society…Kappa Sigma fraternity.
High School: A 2009 graduate of Duxbury High School…captain…New England Team Race champions…three-time national qualifier…also captain of the swim team…Seven Letter Varsity Award…Robert Chase Award…three-time league all-star…recipient of league’s Sportsmanship Award…salutatorian…Massachusetts Association of Schools Superintendent’s Award…American Legion Distinguished Achievement Award…The Partridge Award…Harvard Book Club Award…All-Scholastic Summa Award…National Honor Society…graduation marshal…Presidential Scholar semifinalist…achievement award for math and science.
Personal: Son of Kit and Xiaolan Sommer.