Martin Atilla

Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Riga, Latvia
High School:
Sevenoaks School
Major:
Mechanical Engineering

2024-25: Finished seventh out of the 34 boat fleet in the NEISA Open Singlehanded Championship ... Helped the Bears finish eighth for the Danmark Trophy ... Took third place in the B-division for the Captain Hurst Bowl ... Finished fourth overall in the ICSA Open Singlehanded National Championship, winning two races and finishing in the top five of seven other races.

2023-24: Finished third in the Bears Invitational ... Placed 14th out of the 35 boat fleet at the NEISA Open Singlehanded Championship ... Helped the Bears earn a third place podium finish for the Hood Trophy ... Took fourth place at the Yale Fall Invitational ... Finished fifth at the Savin Hill Invitational ... Helped the Bears win the Oberg Trophy with a 50 point advantage over second place Tufts ... Placed third at the Dave Perry Team Race ... Competed in the Salve Regina Team Race Invitational finishing fourth ... Took fourth place at the Geiger Team Race ... Finished second at the BU Team Race ... Earned second place in the Jumbo Team Race.

Before Brown: Sailed under coaches Andy Cornah and Richard Sheridan … Placed first in FireFly UK Schools Fleet Racing Nationals Placed third in FireFly UK Team Race Nationals … Achieved gold in the Senior Math Competition twice ... Earned silver and bronze in the British Physics Olympiad.

Personal: Son of Inga Jakobsone and Ishik Naci Atilla ... Enjoys math.

Why Brown: “For the open curriculum and the sailing team.”