Awardees for 2023-24 College season

The Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association has selected the winners of the 2024 Hall of Fame Competitors Division Awards and the names for the 2023-24 All-America Teams.

2024 Hall of Fame Competitors Division Award Winners:
• College Sailor of the Year – Everett Morris Memorial Trophy
Lachlain McGranahan, Harvard University 2024
• Quantum Women’s College Sailor of the Year
Vanessa Lahrkamp, Stanford University 2026
• Mitchell M. Brindley Crew of the Year
Marbella Marlo, Harvard University 2024
• Robert H. Hobbs Sportsmanship Award
Daniel Unangst, U.S. Coast Guard Academy 2024
• James Rousmaniere Award for Student Leadership
Natalie Manley, University of Chicago 2024

2024 College Sailor of the Year – Everett Morris Memorial Trophy:
Lachlain McGranahan, Harvard University 2024

Finalists:
Robert Bragg, Dartmouth College 2023
Justin Callahan, Harvard University 2026
Teddy Nicolosi, Yale University 2024
Colman Schofield, U.S. Coast Guard Academy 2025

The U.S. Naval Academy and the executive committee of the Intercollegiate Sailing Association annually present this trophy to the “Best Intercollegiate Sailor.” Captain Everett B. Morris was a world renowned yachting journalist and editor and a member of the Naval Academy’s FALES Committee.

2024 Quantum Women’s College Sailor of the Year:
Vanessa Lahrkamp, Stanford University 2026

Finalists:
Emma Cowles, Yale University 2025
Hannah Freeman, Stanford University 2024
Bridget Green, Cornell University 2025
Maddie Hawkins, Dartmouth College 2024
Mia Nicolosi, Yale University 2025

Established in 2003, this trophy is sponsored by Quantum Sails. It is awarded annually to ICSA’s outstanding female collegiate sailor of the year. As of December 2004, it was being stored at Old Dominion University.

2024 Mitchell M. Brindley Crew of the Year:
Marbella Marlo, Harvard University 2024

Finalists:
Gwendolyn Donahue, Stanford University 2024
Sarah Moeder, Yale University 2026
Yumi Yoshiyasu, Dartmouth College 2024
Established in 2023, the ICSA Crew of the Year award is presented each year to the most outstanding crew in College Sailing. Mitch Brindley, a two-time team captain and two-time All American Crew, won an Open Fleet Race National Championship, a Sloop National Championship, and a Fowle Trophy while sailing at Old Dominion University. Mitch also served as the President of College Sailing for 22 years.

Robert H. Hobbs Sportsmanship Award:
Daniel Unangst, U.S. Coast Guard Academy 2024

“Daniel competes at the highest level that College Sailing has to offer all the while exhibiting the utmost sportsmanship. He is rarely seen around ICSA regattas without a smile on his face, even if things didn’t go his way on the racecourse. Daniel is greatly respected by his competitors.” – From Daniel’s Nomination

The Robert H. Hobbs Trophy is awarded annually to the Sportsman of the Year. The trophy honors Robert Hobbs (MIT ’64), past Executive Vice President of ICSA, past President of U.S. Sailing (1992-1994), and former chair of the U.S. Sailing Olympic Committee. The Hobbs Trophy shall be awarded each year to the sailor that best exemplifies the Corinthian ideals of sailing. This sailor has made contributions to College Sailing through his/her efforts, by competing, promotion of the sport, fostering sportsmanship among teams, maintaining quality of competition, and contributing to the overall performance of College Sailing.

2024 James Rousmaniere Award for Student Leadership:
Natalie Manley, University of Chicago 2024

“Natalie is quite literally the glue that holds the University of Chicago sailing team together…She makes every effort to make sailing as fun and accessible for people, while also pushing the team to be competitive and perform well at regattas.” – Excerpt From Natalie’s Nomination Letter

The James Rousmaniere Award for Student Leadership Recognizing 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 serious consideration. One honoree per year.

2024 ICSA All-America Teams
The All-America Selection Committee consists of one representative from each of the seven ICSA Conferences and one additional representative each from MAISA and NEISA. Read below for committee members and criteria for selection.

2024 Open Skipper Honorable Mention All-America Team
Stephan Baker, Yale University 2026
Jordan Bruce, University of Pennsylvania 2024
Mitchell Callahan, Harvard University 2026
Carlos de Castro, Roger Williams University 2026
Kerem Erkmen, University of Rhode Island 2025
Aidan Hoogland, Roger Williams University 2024
Vanessa Lahrkamp, Stanford University 2026
Kyle Pfrang, Roger Williams University 2026
Nicholas Reeser, U.S. Coast Guard Academy 2025
Daniel Unangst, U.S. Coast Guard Academy 2024

2024 Open Skipper All-America Team
Robert Bragg, Dartmouth College 2023
Justin Callahan, Harvard University 2026
Jack Egan, Yale University 2025
Mariner Fagan, Georgetown University 2024
Maddie Hawkins, Dartmouth College 2024
Michelle Lahrkamp, Stanford University 2023
Lachlain McGranahan, Harvard University 2024
Connor Nelson, Brown University 2024
Teddy Nicolosi, Yale University 2024
Liam O’Keefe, Brown University 2026
Colman Schofield, U.S. Coast Guard Academy 2025
Thomas Sitzmann, Stanford University 2027

2024 Crew Honorable Mention Team
Ellie Alex, U.S. Naval Academy 2026
Carmen Berg, Yale University 2026
Kiki Bruzzi, University of Pennsylvania 2025
Claire Buckley, Roger Williams University 2025
Shaanti Choi-Bose, University of Pennsylvania 2024
Alexandra Dorofeev, Harvard University 2025
Lucy Klempen, College of Charleston 2024
Spencer Kriegstein, Georgetown University 2025
Sophia Mulvania, Cornell University 2026
Michaela O’Donnell, Roger Williams University 2024
Emily Panarella, Georgetown 2024
Libby Redmond, Boston College 2024
Ryan Wahba, U.S. Naval Academy 2025

2024 Crew All-America Team
Vera Allen, Brown University 2027
Reese Bragg, Dartmouth College 2025
Catherine Cheung, Yale University 2024
Gwendolyn Donahue, Stanford University 2024
Ellie Harned, Stanford University 2026
Ashley Highland, Yale University 2027
Carly Kiss, Roger Williams University 2025
Kennedy Leehealey, Harvard University 2026
Marbella Marlo, Harvard University 2024
Katelyn McGauley, Boston College 2024
Sarah Moeder, Yale University 2026
Lauren O’Neill, U.S. Coast Guard Academy 2024
Alice Schmid, Stanford University 2027
Sara Schumann, Boston College 2025
Elle Sykes, Yale University 2027
Yumi Yoshiyasu, Dartmouth College 2024
Savannah Young, Brown University 2025

2024 Women’s Skipper Honorable Mention Team
Eva Blauvelt, U.S. Naval Academy 2025
Sarah Burn, Harvard University 2024
Torrey Chisari, University of Pennsylvania 2024
Katharine Doble, Brown University 2026
Emma Tallman, College of Charleston 2025
Sarah Young, Dartmouth College 2025

2024 Women’s Skipper All-America Team
Cordelia Burn, Harvard University 2025
Emma Cowles, Yale University 2025
Carmen Cowles, Yale University 2025
Hannah Freeman, Stanford University 2024
Bridget Green, Cornell University 2025
Maddie Hawkins, Dartmouth College 2024
Piper Holthus, Georgetown University 2025
Vanessa Lahrkamp, Stanford University 2026
Michelle Lahrkamp, Stanford University 2023
Mia Nicolosi, Yale University 2025
Michaela O’Brien, Boston College 2024
Colleen O’Brien, Boston College 2024
Caroline Sibilly, Boston College 2026
Brielle Willoughby, Brown University 2024
All-America Selection Criteria

All-America Selection Committee:
Chair – Bill Healy (NEISA), Rebecca McElvain (NEISA), Dillion Paiva (MAISA), Isaac Clark (MAISA), Esteban Forrer (SAISA), Charles Higgins (SEISA), Geoff Pedrick (MCSA), Chris Klevan (PCCSC).

Hall Of Fame Selection Committee:
Chair – Gail Turluck (MSCA), Ken Legler (NEISA), Adam Werblow (MAISA), Robert Capita (PCCSC), Karl Kleinschrod (SEISA), David Herbste (SAISA).

2023-24 Season

Fall National Championships:
November 3-5: Match Race Nationals – Charleston, SC
November 11-12: Women’s and Open Singlehanded Nationals – New Orleans, LA

Spring National Championships:
April 25-27: Open Team Race Nationals – Boston, MA
April 28-29: Women’s Team Race Nationals – Boston, MA
May 20-23: Women’s Dinghy Nationals – Boston, MA
May 24-27: Open Dinghy Nationals – Boston, MA

Source: ICSA