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Eight Sailors Named to 2026 NEISA Watch List
2/6/2026 12:00:00 PM | Women's Sailing, Coed Sailing
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Eight members of the Brown sailing teams have been named to the 2026 NEISA Watch List for the conference's major season awards, as announced by the New England Intercollegiate Sailing Association on Friday afternoon.
Blake Behrens '27 (Santa Barbara, Calif.) has been named to the Open Skipper of the Year Watch List, only one of three finalists to make the list in New England. Behrens was named an ICSA Open Skipper All-America Honorable Mention in 2025.
Katharine Doble '26 (Cos Cob, Conn.) and Laura Hamilton '27 (Vero Beach, Fla.) have been named to the Women's Skipper of the Year Watch List for the second consecutive year. Doble was an ICSA Women's All-America Skipper, and Hamilton a Women's Skipper All-America Honorable Mention in 2025.
Reese Corckran '28 (Annapolis, Md.) and Katherine Majette '27 (St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands) have both been named to the Women's and Babineau Crew of the Year Watch Lists. The Babineau Award honors the overall top crew in NEISA.
Caroline Keeffe-Jones '26 (Orleans, Mass.) and Vera Allen '27 (Costa Mesa, Calif.) have also been named to the Babineau Crew of the Year Watch List. Allen was an ICSA All-America Crew in 2024.
Capping off Brown's selections is first-year Noah Stapleton '29 (Long Beach, Calif.) being named to the Open Rookie of the Year Watch List.
The Bears' eight selections and 10 nominations are the most of any team in New England.
The complete list of nominees can be found below.
NEISA Open Skipper of the Year Watch List
Blake Behrens '27 - Brown University
Justin Callahan '26 - Harvard University
Carlos de Castro '26 - Roger Williams University
NEISA Women's Skipper of the Year Watch List
Bella Casaretto '26 - Dartmouth College
Katharine Doble '26 - Brown University
Laura Hamilton '27 - Brown University
Dorothy Mendelblatt '28 - Yale University
Caroline Sibilly '26 - Boston College
Zoey Ziskind '27 - Harvard University
NEISA Women's Crew of the Year Watch List
Lilly Baker '27 - Dartmouth College
Nathalie Caudron '29 - Northeastern University
Christina Chen '27 - Harvard University
Reese Corckran '28 - Brown University
Katherine Majette '27 - Brown University
NEISA Babineau Crew of the Year Watch List
Vera Allen '27 - Brown University
Lilly Baker '27 - Dartmouth College
Nathalie Caudron '29 - Northeastern University
Christina Chen '27 - Harvard University
Reese Corckran '28 - Brown University
Rosella Irfan '27 - Harvard University
Caroline Keeffe-Jones '26 - Brown University
Jed Lory '27 - Roger Williams University
Katherine Majette '27 - Brown University
Julia Miller '26 - Yale University
Jacob Posner '29 - Harvard University
NEISA Women's Rookie of the Year Watch List
Nathalie Caudron '29 - Northeastern University
Maddie Janzen '29 - Tufts University
Carly Kieding '29 - Yale University
NEISA Open Rookie of the Year Watch List
Jacob Posner '29 - Harvard University
Tanner Krygsveld '29 - Boston College
Pearse Dowd '29 - Tufts University
Noah Stapleton '29 - Brown University
Keith Grupenhoff '29 - University of Rhode Island
Blake Behrens '27 (Santa Barbara, Calif.) has been named to the Open Skipper of the Year Watch List, only one of three finalists to make the list in New England. Behrens was named an ICSA Open Skipper All-America Honorable Mention in 2025.
Katharine Doble '26 (Cos Cob, Conn.) and Laura Hamilton '27 (Vero Beach, Fla.) have been named to the Women's Skipper of the Year Watch List for the second consecutive year. Doble was an ICSA Women's All-America Skipper, and Hamilton a Women's Skipper All-America Honorable Mention in 2025.
Reese Corckran '28 (Annapolis, Md.) and Katherine Majette '27 (St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands) have both been named to the Women's and Babineau Crew of the Year Watch Lists. The Babineau Award honors the overall top crew in NEISA.
Caroline Keeffe-Jones '26 (Orleans, Mass.) and Vera Allen '27 (Costa Mesa, Calif.) have also been named to the Babineau Crew of the Year Watch List. Allen was an ICSA All-America Crew in 2024.
Capping off Brown's selections is first-year Noah Stapleton '29 (Long Beach, Calif.) being named to the Open Rookie of the Year Watch List.
The Bears' eight selections and 10 nominations are the most of any team in New England.
The complete list of nominees can be found below.
NEISA Open Skipper of the Year Watch List
Blake Behrens '27 - Brown University
Justin Callahan '26 - Harvard University
Carlos de Castro '26 - Roger Williams University
NEISA Women's Skipper of the Year Watch List
Bella Casaretto '26 - Dartmouth College
Katharine Doble '26 - Brown University
Laura Hamilton '27 - Brown University
Dorothy Mendelblatt '28 - Yale University
Caroline Sibilly '26 - Boston College
Zoey Ziskind '27 - Harvard University
NEISA Women's Crew of the Year Watch List
Lilly Baker '27 - Dartmouth College
Nathalie Caudron '29 - Northeastern University
Christina Chen '27 - Harvard University
Reese Corckran '28 - Brown University
Katherine Majette '27 - Brown University
NEISA Babineau Crew of the Year Watch List
Vera Allen '27 - Brown University
Lilly Baker '27 - Dartmouth College
Nathalie Caudron '29 - Northeastern University
Christina Chen '27 - Harvard University
Reese Corckran '28 - Brown University
Rosella Irfan '27 - Harvard University
Caroline Keeffe-Jones '26 - Brown University
Jed Lory '27 - Roger Williams University
Katherine Majette '27 - Brown University
Julia Miller '26 - Yale University
Jacob Posner '29 - Harvard University
NEISA Women's Rookie of the Year Watch List
Nathalie Caudron '29 - Northeastern University
Maddie Janzen '29 - Tufts University
Carly Kieding '29 - Yale University
NEISA Open Rookie of the Year Watch List
Jacob Posner '29 - Harvard University
Tanner Krygsveld '29 - Boston College
Pearse Dowd '29 - Tufts University
Noah Stapleton '29 - Brown University
Keith Grupenhoff '29 - University of Rhode Island
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