PROVIDENCE, R.I.- Brown coed and women's sailing received 12 All NEISA selections including three finalists for Open Skipper of the Year, Open Rookie of the Year, and Babineau Crew of the Year.

Connor Nelson and Liam O'Keefe were selected as All NEISA First Team Open Skippers. Guthrie Braun was selected as Second Team. This is Nelson's third year, and O'Keefe's second year in a row being named to the Skipper First Team.

Katharine Doble and Brielle Willoughby were named to the All NEISA First Team Women's Skippers Team.  Charlotte Costikyan was named Second Team. This is all three sailors' first nominations. Last year, Willoughby was named Second Team for Women's Skippers.

Vera Allen and Savannah Young were named to the First Team Open Crew, with Emily Mueller making Second Team. This nomination marks Young's second year in a row earning this achievement. Allen and Mueller are first-time recipients of this nomination.

For the Women's Crews, Francesca Edmands and Lily Shore were named First Team, while Savannah Young was named Second. This is the first time that all three sailors have been named to the All NEISA Women's Crew Team

Connor Nelson was also named as a finalist for the 2024 Open Skipper of the Year. This award recognizes skill and sportsmanship. Yale's Teddy Nicolosi won the award.

Vera Allen was named as a finalist for the 2024 Open Rookie of the Year. This is given to the most outstanding sailor in their first year of college sailing. Yale's Ashley Highland was awarded the accolade.

Savannah Young was awarded the 2024 Babineau Crew of the Year. Donated by Coast Guard Academy sailors in memory of Cadet Julie Babineau,this award is given to the best crew in New England. 

2024 All NEISA First Team Open Skippers:
Boyd Bragg '23 Dartmouth College
Sam Bruce '24 Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Justin Callahan '26 Harvard University
Carlos de Castro '26 Roger Williams University
Kerem Erkmen '25 University of Rhode Island
Lachlain McGranahan '24 Harvard University
Connor Nelson '24 Brown University
Teddy Nicolosi '24 Yale University
Liam O'Keefe '26 Brown University
Colman Schofield '25 United States Coast Guard Academy

2024 All NEISA Second Team Open Skippers
Guthrie Braun '26 Brown University
Michael Kirkman '25 Boston College
Nicolas Reeser '25 United States Coast Guard Academy
Daniel Unangst '24 United States Coast Guard Academy

2024 All NEISA First Team Women's Skippers:
Cordelia Burn '25 Harvard University
Carmen Cowles '25 Yale University
Emma Cowles '25 Yale University
Katharine Doble '26 Brown University
Mia Nicolosi '25 Yale University
Michaela O'Brien '24 Boston College
Brooke Schmelz '25 Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Caroline Sibilly '26 Boston College
Brielle Willoughby '24 Brown University

2024 All NEISA Second Team Women's Skippers:
Emily Bornarth '24 United States Coast Guard Academy
Lucy Brock '25 Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Sarah Burn '24 Harvard University
Bella Casaretto '26 Dartmouth College
Charlotte Costikyan '24 Brown University

2024 All NEISA First Team Open Crews:
Vera Allen '27 Brown University
Ashley Highland '27 Yale University
Carly Kiss '25 Roger Williams University
Kennedy Leehealey '26 Harvard University
Marbella Marlo '24 Harvard University
Lauren O'Neill '24 United States Coast Guard Academy
Charles Pohl '26 United States Coast Guard Academy
Yumi Yoshiyasu '24 Dartmouth College
Savannah Young '25 Brown University

2024 All NEISA Second Team Open Crews:
Carmen Berg '26 Yale University
Abbie Chipps '25 University of Rhode Island
Alexandra Dorofeev '25 Harvard University
Emily Mueller '25 Brown University
Jemma Schroder '24 Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Elle Sykes '27 Yale University 

2024 All NEISA First Team Women's Crews:
Catherine Cheung '24 Yale University
Francesca Edmands '25 Brown University
Samantha Karlson '25 Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Emily Launderville '24 Harvard University
Phoebe Lee '26 Dartmouth College
Katelyn McGauley '24 Boston College
Margo Silliman '25 Harvard University
Lily Shore '24 Brown University

2024 All NEISA Second Team Women's Crews:
Lily Bartlett '24 Harvard University
Carmen Berg '26 Yale University
Shayne Bersin '25 Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Ximena Escobar '25 Yale University
Sarah Moeder '26 Yale University
Mia Quinlan '24 United States Coast Guard Academy
Savannah Young '25 Brown University

 

2024 Open Skipper of the Year: Honorees are selected by the NEISA Awards Committee. Recognizes skill and sportsmanship.
Justin Callahan '26 Harvard University – Finalist
Lachlain McGranahan '24 Harvard University – Finalist
Connor Nelson '24 Brown University – Finalist
Teddy Nicolosi '24 Yale University – Finalist/Winner

2024 Women's Skipper of the Year: Honorees are selected by the NEISA Awards Committee. Recognizes skill and sportsmanship. Only results in Women's competition is considered.
Caroline Sibilly '26 Boston College – Finalist/Winner
Mia Nicolosi '25 Yale University – Finalist

2024 Women's Crew of the Year: Honorees are selected by the NEISA Awards Committee. Recognizes the most outstanding crew in women's only competition.
Katelyn McGauley '24 Boston College – Finalist/Winner
Catherine Cheung '24 Yale University – Finalist

2024 Babineau Crew of the Year: This trophy was donated by Coast Guard Academy sailors in memory of Cadet Julie Babineau, killed in a summer sailing accident in 1981. Honorees are selected by the NEISA Awards Committee and seeks to identify the best crew in New England.
Marbella Marlo '24 Harvard University – Finalist
Katelyn McGauley '24 Boston College – Finalist
Sarah Moeder '26 Yale University – Finalist
Savannah Young '25 Brown University – Finalist/Winner

2024 Open Rookie of the Year: Honorees are selected by the NEISA Awards Committee. Recognizes the most outstanding sailor in his/her first year of competition.
Vera Allen '27 Brown University – Finalist
Ashley Highland '27 Yale University – Finalist/Winner

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