The Princeton Varsity Club is proud to announce this year’s class of Princeton student-athletes who have been selected to participate in the Coach for College program, a global initiative aimed at promoting higher education through sports. As part of the Coach for College experience, these student-athletes will travel to rural Vietnam for three weeks, where they will learn how to live and work alongside Vietnamese instructors to teach academics and athletics to middle school Vietnamese students.
The 2023 class marks an exciting milestone in Princeton’s partnership with Coach for College, making this the tenth group of student-athletes to travel abroad and participate in this incredible service opportunity. More than 60 Princeton student-athletes have now completed the program, with the following individuals set to participate this summer.
2023 Coach for College Participants:
- Ella Gantman ’23 (soccer)
- Ava Houlahan ’26 (water polo)
- Kate Mallery ’25 (water polo)
- Serena Starks ’23 (softball)
- Tamara Tymczyszyn ’26 (rowing)
If you would you like to support any of the above Princeton student-athletes, you can do so by clicking on their name and visiting their personal donation page.
Coach for College is a program open to varsity student-athletes that aims to increase higher education attainment among disadvantaged Vietnamese adolescents using the excitement and life skills provided by participation in sports-related activities. The program provides American college athletes with an intensive and collaborative service experience that develops the skills needed to exercise leadership and commitment to positive social change.
Click here to view photos from previous Princeton participants and to learn more about the program.
