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Sophia Reineke Headlines 2022 Sailing Award Winners
June 01, 2022 | Sailing
Five Eagles earned national recognition following women's title
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. -- Five Eagles earned All-American recognition for the 2022 season. Following the Eagles' victory in the women's national championship last week, four of the contributors, Sophia Reineke, Colleen O'Brien, Michaela O'Brien, and Laura Ferraris took home honors, with senior Jack DeNatale rounding out the All-American group.Â
Reineke, a decorated fifth-year senior who helped win her second women's national title last week, concludes a sensational final season as the 2022 Women's College Sailor of the Year, and an All-American Women's Skipper.Â
"Winning Quantum Women's Sailor of the year is kinda wild to think about," said Reineke. There was a time last semester where I had considered fully stepping away from the sport. To have the support of not only my teammates but all of my competitors to stick with it and finish off these five years strong means more to me than any of them will ever know. This sport is different than most in that everyone you compete against are people you've known your whole life. We're all family, and because of that I feel like this win is for all of us. I couldn't have done it without them; my competitors, my teammates, and everyone in between. I'm beyond grateful for the entire college sailing community, and stoked to have been selected for this award out of a field of extremely talented and dedicated women."
Awards
• Jack DeNatale, All-American Skipper
• Michaela O'Brien, All-American CrewÂ
• Sophia Reineke, All-American Women's Skipper*Â
• Colleen O'Brien, All-American Women's SkipperÂ
• Laura Ferraris, All-American Crew Honorable MentionÂ
*also earned All-American Skipper honorable mentionÂ
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Reineke, a decorated fifth-year senior who helped win her second women's national title last week, concludes a sensational final season as the 2022 Women's College Sailor of the Year, and an All-American Women's Skipper.Â
"Winning Quantum Women's Sailor of the year is kinda wild to think about," said Reineke. There was a time last semester where I had considered fully stepping away from the sport. To have the support of not only my teammates but all of my competitors to stick with it and finish off these five years strong means more to me than any of them will ever know. This sport is different than most in that everyone you compete against are people you've known your whole life. We're all family, and because of that I feel like this win is for all of us. I couldn't have done it without them; my competitors, my teammates, and everyone in between. I'm beyond grateful for the entire college sailing community, and stoked to have been selected for this award out of a field of extremely talented and dedicated women."
Awards
• Jack DeNatale, All-American Skipper
• Michaela O'Brien, All-American CrewÂ
• Sophia Reineke, All-American Women's Skipper*Â
• Colleen O'Brien, All-American Women's SkipperÂ
• Laura Ferraris, All-American Crew Honorable MentionÂ
*also earned All-American Skipper honorable mentionÂ
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