Leyton Borcherding

Class:
Senior
Height:
6-2
Hometown:
Greenwich, Conn.
High School:
Brunswick School

2024-25: Finished first in the Moody Trophy ... Earned third place in the Captain Hurst Bowl .. Competed in the Erwin Schell Trophy finishing fifth of 18 teams ... Finished fourth in the Liam O'Keefe Team Race Trophy ... Competed in the Graham Hall Team Race ... Sailed in the Friis Trophy Team Race ... Finished third in the Marchiando Team Race ... Earned sixth in the NEISA Open Team Race Championship ... Helped the Bears earn fifth in the ICSA Open Team Race National Championship.

2023-24: Finished fifth in the 35 boat fleet at the NEISA Singlehanded Championship ... Placed third in the Hood Trophy ... Helped the Bears finish second in the Moody Trophy ... Competed in the Captain Hurst Bowl ... Won the Dave Perry Team Race ... Competed in the Singlehanded National Championships ... Competed in the Sharpe Trophy Team Race ... Sailed in the Southern New England Team Race ... Helped the Bears to a third place finish in the NEISA Open Team Race Championship ... Competed in the Thompson Team Race finishing third ... Helped the Bears to a fourth place finish in the ICSA Open Team Racing National Championship and Open Fleet Race National Championship.

2022-23: Won the NEISA Singlehanded Championship … Placed 16^th at the Singlehanded National Championship … Helped Brown place first at the Smith Trophy and Team Race Invite … Competed during a total of 11 weekends for the Bears throughout the season.

2021-22: Placed 13^th at the Open Singlehanded National Championship … Placed fourth at the NEISA Open Singlehanded Championship … Helped the Bears win the BU Team Race and the Jumbo Team Race … Also competed during the weekends of Sept. 11, Oct. 16, Oct. 23, Oct. 30, March 5, March 12, April 16, and April 23.

Before Brown: Won the Brunswick Sailing Team Award … Raced for head coach Andrew Scrivan … Also played soccer.

Personal: Leyton is the son of Cynthia and Brooks Borcherding … Born in Paris, France … Has two siblings, Ashton and Helena; Ashton sailed at Stanford from 2018-21 … Cousin Mary Schaffer played volleyball at Virginia … Entered Brown undecided on a concentration.

Why Brown? “I chose Brown for the open curriculum and great academic environment.”