The NEISA Awards committee has announced the 2025 All-NEISA teams following the conclusion of the Spring regular season. In addition to the teams, the committee has announced the following awards: NEISA Babineau Crew of the Year, NEISA Women's Crew of the Year, NEISA Open Skipper of the Year, NEISA Women's Skipper of the Year, NEISA Open Rookie of the Year, NEISA Women's Rookie of the Year, NEISA Sportsperson and Sportswoman of the Year, Senior Trophy, Student Leadership Award and Coach of the Year.
In selecting All-NEISA sailors, the committee considers the competitive record of each candidate. This record consists of each candidate’s individual results in Interconference competitions, conference events, and Collegiate National Championship competitions, if any. In determining the quantity and quality of a record, the committee has particular regard for the following factors:
a) How the record compares to those of fellow competitors
b) The quality of competition in which the record was achieved
c) Results achieved competing with different skippers and crews
d) Whether the record spans the Fall and/or Spring seasons
e) How the record compares to those of All-NEISA sailors selected in previous years
The committee does not consider the following factors:
a) Candidates’ records in previous years
b) Candidates’ records in non-college events.
The committee selects All-NEISA sailors in the following categories: The number indicated are the maximum that may be chosen in a year. The committee is not obligated to select the maximum.
Up to 10 Coed All-New England First Team skippers and additional Second Team skippers, together totaling not more than 15.
Up to 10 Women All-New England First Team skippers and additional Second Team skippers, together totaling not more than 15.
Up to 15 All-New England Open Crew and up to 15 All-New England Women's Crew with selection based on the following: a) Competitive record, judged in a manner similar to that of a skipper (as above) b) Demonstrated leadership (may consider seniority) c) Demonstrated outstanding body mechanics and boat handling skills d) Proven ability to improve of the results of the skipper(s) with whom he/she sails.
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 seeks 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