Nine Sailors Earn All-NEISA Recognition

PROVIDENCE, R.I - The Brown open and women's sailing teams received nine All New England Intercollegiate Sailing Association (NEISA) honors, as announced by the association earlier in the week.

In making the All-NEISA selections, the committee considers the competitive record of each candidate. The record is made up of each candidate's individual results in both Interconference and conference events. It also includes any Collegiate National Championship competitions if applicable.

Guthrie Braun was named All-NEISA First Team Open Skippers. This marks Braun's second consecutive year earning All-NEISA recognition after being selected as Second Team last year. Braun has played a crucial role for the Bears, helping them finish sixth in the NEISA Open Team Race Championship, and fifth in the ICSA Open Team Race National Championship.

The Bears had three sailors named to the All-NEISA First Team Women's Skippers: Katharine Doble, Laura Hamilton, and Katherine McNamara. The trio are a staple on the women's team, helping them earn eight podium finishes and become third-ranked nationally.

Emily Mueller was named First Team Open Crews, with Caroline Keeffe-Jones named to the Second Team. Mueller and Keeffe-Jones helped take Brown to multiple top-five finishes throughout the spring. This marks Mueller's second consecutive recognition, with Keeffe-Jones being a first-time recipient.

Katherine Majette and Savannah Young were named All-NEISA First Team Women's Crews, while Francesca Edmands was named to the Second Team. All three sailors had strong spring performances with the women's team. Young and Edmands earn their second consecutive All-NEISA honors with this year's recognition.

The full list of honors and recognitions can be found below.

2025 All NEISA First Team Open Skippers
Stephan Baker '26 - Yale University
Guthrie Braun '26 - Brown University
Justin Callahan '26 - Harvard University
Mitchell Callahan '26 - Harvard University
Carlos de Castro '26 - Roger Williams University
Jack Egan '25 - Yale University
Kerem Erkmen '25 - University of Rhode Island
Colman Schofield '25 - United States Coast Guard Academy

2025 All NEISA Second Team Open Skippers
Peter Busch '26 - Boston College
Chase Decker '28 - Dartmouth College
Michael Kirkman '25 - Boston College
Robby Meek '27 - Harvard University
William Michels '25 - Dartmouth College
Kyle Pfrang '26 - Roger Williams University
Nicolas Reeser '25 - United States Coast Guard Academy

2025 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
Laura Hamilton '27 - Brown University
Katherine McNamara '26 - Brown University
Lucy Meagher '27 - Roger Williams University
Caroline Sibilly '26 - Boston College
Sarah Young '25 - Dartmouth College
Zoey Ziskind '27 - Harvard University

2025 All NEISA Second Team Women's Skippers
Bella Casaretto '26 Dartmouth College
Kate Danielson '28 - Harvard University
Dorothy Mendelblatt '28 - Yale University
Mia Nicolosi '25 - Yale University
Brooke Schmelz '25 - Massachusetts Institute of Technology

2025 All NEISA First Team Open Crews
Reese Bragg '25 - Dartmouth College
Abbie Chipps '25 - University of Rhode Island
Ashley Highland '27 - Yale University
Carly Kiss '25 - Roger Williams University
Kennedy Leehealey '26 - Harvard University
Emily Mueller '25 - Brown University
Charles Pohl '26 - United States Coast Guard Academy

2025 All NEISA Second Team Open Crews
Claire Buckley '25 - Roger Williams University
Matt Budington '25 - Boston College
Alexandra Dorofeev '25 - Harvard University
Caroline Keeffe-Jones '26 - Brown University
Phoebe Lee '26 - Dartmouth College
Daniel Neville '25 - United States Coast Guard Academy
Sara Schumann '25 - Boston College
Elle Sykes '27 - Yale University

2025 All NEISA First Team Women's Crews
Jessi Avila-Shah '25 - Yale University
Lilly Baker '27 - Dartmouth College
Katherine Majette '27 - Brown University
Maren Matthews '26 - Roger Williams University
Julia Miller '26 - Yale University
Sarah Moeder '26 - Yale University
Margo Silliman '25 - Harvard University
Savannah Young '25 - Brown University

2025 All NEISA Second Team Women's Crews
Faye Benjamin '25 - Dartmouth College
Elliott Chalcraft '27 - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Francesca Edmands '25 - Brown University
Ximena Escobar '25 - Yale University
Peyton Hadfield '27 - Harvard University
Kennedy Laureigh '26 - Boston College

2025 Open Skipper of the Year: Honorees are selected by the NEISA Awards Committee. Recognizes skill and sportsmanship.
Justin Callahan '26 - Harvard University – Winner

2025 Women's Skipper of the Year: Honorees are selected by the NEISA Awards Committee. Recognizes skill and sportsmanship. Only results in Women's competition are considered.
Carmen Cowles '25 - Yale University – Finalist
Emma Cowles '25 - Yale University – Winner

2025 Women's Crew of the Year: Honorees are selected by the NEISA Awards Committee. Recognizes the most outstanding crew in women's only competition.
Sarah Moeder '26 - Yale University – Finalist
Julia Miller '26 - Yale University – Winner

2025 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 seek to identify the best crew in New England.
Kennedy Leehealey '25 - Harvard University – Finalist
Sarah Moeder '26 - Yale University – Winner

2025 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.
Chase Decker '28 - Dartmouth College – Winner

2025 Women's Rookie of the Year: Honorees are selected by the NEISA Awards Committee. Recognizes the most outstanding sailor in her first year of competition.
Dorothy Mendelblatt '28 - Yale University – Winner

2025 Sportsperson of the Year: This award goes to the most outstanding sportsperson in Open and Women's sailing in NEISA.
Ben Mueller '26 - Tufts University

2025 Sportswoman of the Year: This award goes to the most outstanding sportsperson in Women's sailing in NEISA.
Cordelia Burn '25 - Harvard University

2025 Senior Trophy: The Senior Trophy goes to that member of the class who has exhibited the best combination of skill and sportsmanship throughout the last four years on NEISA.
Colman Schofield '25 - United States Coast Guard Academy

2025 NEISA Student Leadership Award: The NEISA Student Leadership award recognizes extraordinary leadership and achievement by an undergraduate whose efforts have made a significant contribution to the development, progress, and success of his or her club or team, conference or the ICSA. Demonstrated leadership over a period of years, rather than a single year, will receive the most consideration.
Miles Bailey '25 - University of Rhode Island

2025 NEISA Coach of the Year: Honorees are selected by a vote of the conference coaches.
Greg Wilkinson - Boston College

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Players Mentioned

Guthrie Braun

Katharine Doble

Francesca Edmands

Laura Hamilton

Caroline Keeffe-Jones

Katherine Majette

Katherine McNamara

Emily Mueller

Savannah Young

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