2020-21 Rowing Roster
Roster
Dahn, Lea

Lea Dahn
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Sportschule Potsdam
- Hometown:
- Birkenwerder, Germany
Bio
At Syracuse: 2022 Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association Scholar-Athlete ... Three-time All-ACC Academic Team selection ... 2022 and 2023 ACC Academic Honor Roll honoree ... 2021 and 2022 Athletic Director's Honor Roll.
2023-24
Spring Season: Bow in the second varsity four that placed second behind Radcliffe and ahead of Penn and Indiana in the first session and first in the second session against Ohio State at the ACC/Big Ten/Ivy Dual ... Bow in the second varsity four that finished second behind #5 Yale and ahead of Cornell at the Cayuga Cup in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. ... Bow-seat in the second varsity four that finished third behind #4 Cal and #17 Oregon State in the UVA Invitational in Lake Montichello, Va. ... Bow in the varsity four that finished third behind #11 Penn and #16 Duke and ahead of Clemson, UNC, and Georgetown on the final day of racing at the Lake Wheeler Invitational … Also at the Lake Wheeler Invite, sat bow-seat in the varsity four that came in third behind #5 Tennessee and #11 Penn in the morning session and finished second behind Tennessee in the afternoon race ... Bow in the second varsity four that placed third at the ACC Championship ... A member of the team that won the ACC Championship for the first time in program history ... Spare at the NCAA Championship.
2022-23
Fall Season: Bow for the second varsity 8 that finished 20th at the Head of the Charles ... Six-seat for the third varsity 8 that finished 20th at the Princeton Chase ... Six-seat for the third varsity 8 that placed first in the second round of the Princeton Chase.
Spring Season: Two-seat for the second varsity 8 that finished first against Radcliffe and Rutgers in the morning race and first against Iowa in the afternoon race at the Ivy-Big Ten Double Dual ... Bow Two-seat of the second varsity 8 that finished second at the Doc Hosea Invitational ... Two-seat of the second varsity 8 that finished second behind Yale and ahead of Cornell in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. ... Five-seat for the second varsity 8 that finished third after Penn and Duke and ahead of Boston University, Louisville and Kansas at the Lake Wheeler Invitational … Two-seat for the varsity 4 that finished second behind Brown and in front of Radcliffe, Rutgers, Columbia and Northeastern at the Eastern Sprints … Two-seat for the varsity 4 that finished third behind Virginia and Duke and ahead of Notre Dame, Miami and North Carolina at the ACC Championship … Was an alternate at the NCAA Championship ... Member of the ACC All-Academic Team ... All-ACC Academic Team selection ... ACC Academic Honor Roll honoree.
2021-22
Fall Season: Sixth-seat for the collegiate 8+ that placed first at the Head of the Fish … Second-seat for the collegiate 4+ that finished first at the Head of the Fish … Sixth-seat for the open 8+ Final 1 that placed fifth at the Princeton Chase … Second-seat for the open 4+ that placed third at the Princeton Chase ... Member of Fall Athletic Director's Honor Roll.
Spring Season: Bow for the varsity 8 that placed first in heat one at the Doc Hosea Invitational (finals where cancelled due to weather) … Seven-seat for the varsity 8 that finished behind #2 Yale and ahead of Wisconsin in the morning race and beat Radcliffe in the O’Leary cup in the afternoon at the Saratoga Duels … Bow for the varsity 8 that placed first in the first and third rounds, and second in the second round of the Lake Wheeler Invitational … Syracuse won the Pocock Cup, based on team scoring, at the 16-team regatta … Bow for the varsity 8 that placed second at the ACC Championship … Bow for the varsity 8 that placed 17th overall at the NCAA Championship ... Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association Scholar-Athlete ... All-ACC Academic Team selection ... ACC Academic Honor Roll honoree ... Member of Spring Athletic Director's Honor Roll.
2020-21
Fall Season: Cancelled due to COVID-19.
Spring Season: Member of Spring Athletic Director's Honor Roll ... Sat six-seat in the first varsity eight that won the Orange Challenge Cup (4/10) … Earned ACC Crew of the Week (4/14) … Sat four-seat of the varsity eight that competed at the Big Ten Invitational (4/17) … Raced in the first varsity eight that placed third overall at the ACC Rowing Championship (5/15) … Placed 12th overall in the first varsity eight at the NCAA Rowing Championship (5/30) ... Member of All-ACC Academic Team.
High School: 2020 U23 European Champion … 2020 National Short Distance Champion… 2019 U23 National Champion runner up … Two-time 1st place national German High School Varsity… Speaker of Athletes at the National Women’s Sweeping Training Site in Potsdam, Germany.
Personal: Born on September 9, 2000 in Potsdam, Germany … Daughter of Thor and Christiane Dahns … Majoring in international relations in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and middle eastern studies in the College of Arts and Sciences.
2023-24
Spring Season: Bow in the second varsity four that placed second behind Radcliffe and ahead of Penn and Indiana in the first session and first in the second session against Ohio State at the ACC/Big Ten/Ivy Dual ... Bow in the second varsity four that finished second behind #5 Yale and ahead of Cornell at the Cayuga Cup in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. ... Bow-seat in the second varsity four that finished third behind #4 Cal and #17 Oregon State in the UVA Invitational in Lake Montichello, Va. ... Bow in the varsity four that finished third behind #11 Penn and #16 Duke and ahead of Clemson, UNC, and Georgetown on the final day of racing at the Lake Wheeler Invitational … Also at the Lake Wheeler Invite, sat bow-seat in the varsity four that came in third behind #5 Tennessee and #11 Penn in the morning session and finished second behind Tennessee in the afternoon race ... Bow in the second varsity four that placed third at the ACC Championship ... A member of the team that won the ACC Championship for the first time in program history ... Spare at the NCAA Championship.
2022-23
Fall Season: Bow for the second varsity 8 that finished 20th at the Head of the Charles ... Six-seat for the third varsity 8 that finished 20th at the Princeton Chase ... Six-seat for the third varsity 8 that placed first in the second round of the Princeton Chase.
Spring Season: Two-seat for the second varsity 8 that finished first against Radcliffe and Rutgers in the morning race and first against Iowa in the afternoon race at the Ivy-Big Ten Double Dual ... Bow Two-seat of the second varsity 8 that finished second at the Doc Hosea Invitational ... Two-seat of the second varsity 8 that finished second behind Yale and ahead of Cornell in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. ... Five-seat for the second varsity 8 that finished third after Penn and Duke and ahead of Boston University, Louisville and Kansas at the Lake Wheeler Invitational … Two-seat for the varsity 4 that finished second behind Brown and in front of Radcliffe, Rutgers, Columbia and Northeastern at the Eastern Sprints … Two-seat for the varsity 4 that finished third behind Virginia and Duke and ahead of Notre Dame, Miami and North Carolina at the ACC Championship … Was an alternate at the NCAA Championship ... Member of the ACC All-Academic Team ... All-ACC Academic Team selection ... ACC Academic Honor Roll honoree.
2021-22
Fall Season: Sixth-seat for the collegiate 8+ that placed first at the Head of the Fish … Second-seat for the collegiate 4+ that finished first at the Head of the Fish … Sixth-seat for the open 8+ Final 1 that placed fifth at the Princeton Chase … Second-seat for the open 4+ that placed third at the Princeton Chase ... Member of Fall Athletic Director's Honor Roll.
Spring Season: Bow for the varsity 8 that placed first in heat one at the Doc Hosea Invitational (finals where cancelled due to weather) … Seven-seat for the varsity 8 that finished behind #2 Yale and ahead of Wisconsin in the morning race and beat Radcliffe in the O’Leary cup in the afternoon at the Saratoga Duels … Bow for the varsity 8 that placed first in the first and third rounds, and second in the second round of the Lake Wheeler Invitational … Syracuse won the Pocock Cup, based on team scoring, at the 16-team regatta … Bow for the varsity 8 that placed second at the ACC Championship … Bow for the varsity 8 that placed 17th overall at the NCAA Championship ... Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association Scholar-Athlete ... All-ACC Academic Team selection ... ACC Academic Honor Roll honoree ... Member of Spring Athletic Director's Honor Roll.
2020-21
Fall Season: Cancelled due to COVID-19.
Spring Season: Member of Spring Athletic Director's Honor Roll ... Sat six-seat in the first varsity eight that won the Orange Challenge Cup (4/10) … Earned ACC Crew of the Week (4/14) … Sat four-seat of the varsity eight that competed at the Big Ten Invitational (4/17) … Raced in the first varsity eight that placed third overall at the ACC Rowing Championship (5/15) … Placed 12th overall in the first varsity eight at the NCAA Rowing Championship (5/30) ... Member of All-ACC Academic Team.
High School: 2020 U23 European Champion … 2020 National Short Distance Champion… 2019 U23 National Champion runner up … Two-time 1st place national German High School Varsity… Speaker of Athletes at the National Women’s Sweeping Training Site in Potsdam, Germany.
Personal: Born on September 9, 2000 in Potsdam, Germany … Daughter of Thor and Christiane Dahns … Majoring in international relations in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and middle eastern studies in the College of Arts and Sciences.
Women’s Rowing NCAA Selection Show Reaction
Tuesday, May 20
Highlights | ACC Rowing Championships Prelims
Friday, May 17
Kamile Kralikaite: Olympic Qualifier
Wednesday, September 27
Highlights | Varsity 8 Grand Final - ACC Championship
Saturday, May 13