Svenja Sommer

position Distances
class Junior
Hometown Frankfurt, Germany
High school Alber-Schweitzer-Schule

position Distances
class Junior
Hometown Frankfurt, Germany
High school Alber-Schweitzer-Schule

Academic Highlights

2023 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll

Season and Career Results
2022-23

Indoor

Competed in seven meets during her first indoor season, running the 800m, mile, 3000m and the distance medley relay … Scored at the SEC Indoor Championship, finishing sixth in the DMR as the anchor leg, guiding the Gamecocks to the fastest indoor DMR time in program history at 11:22.59 … Made her Gamecock indoor debut at the Gamecock Opener, running 5:03.76 in the mile for a fourth-place finish, while also finishing first in the DMR after clocking 12:10.64 … The following week, she helped the Gamecocks finish third in the DMR, while also making her indoor 800m debut, running 2:15.41 … Set a new 800m PR at the South Carolina Invitational, running 2:10.59 for her best finish of the season, an 11^th-place conclusion … Also posted a runner-up finish in the DMR at the South Carolina Invitational … Won back-to-back mile runs at the Tiger Paw Invite and the USC Indoor Open … Turned in her indoor mile PR at the Tiger Paw Invite, clocking 4:48.23 for the fourth fastest mile in Gamecock history.

Outdoor

Appeared in seven meets during the outdoor season, running the 800m, 1500m, 4x400m and one distance medley relay … Ran the sixth-fastest 1500m race in outdoor Gamecock history, doing so at the SEC Championship when she clocked 4:28.76 … Was also part of the fastest DMR time in outdoor Gamecock history, running as the lead leg at the Penn Relays, winning the event with a time of 11:19.09 … Made her outdoor Gamecock debut at the Island Relays Bahamas, winning the 1500m when she clocked 4:35.25 … The following week, turned in a personal best time in the outdoor 800m, running 2:13.93 for a runner-up finish at the Weems Baskin Relays.

Cross Country

Competed in five meets during the cross country campaign … Made her Gamecock debut at the Live in Lou Classic 5K with a mark of 18:04.2 … Set her collegiate 5K personal record at the Royals Challenge with a time of 17:33.6, finishing fifth overall … Her 17:33.6 mark makes her the fourth-fastest individual in program history … Ran the 18^th-fastest 6K in school history at the SEC Championships with a PR mark of 21:14.19, finishing 55^th overall … Also competed in the NCAA Regional at Louisville.

Pre- South Carolina
High School

Competed in the 800m and the 1500m at Alber-Schweitzer-Schule in Frankfurt, Germany … Finished fifth overall in the 1500m U23 German Championships … Also a 1500m Senior German Championship Finalist.

Personal

Born to her parents Klaus and Karin Sommer … Plans to major in sport psychology … Has two siblings, Dennis and Jannik … Brother, Jannik, is a semi-professional soccer player in Germany … Also had offers from Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Boise State, Pittsburgh, Central Florida and Washington State.

Personal Records

Indoor