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The Cornell Big Red women’s sailing team practices on Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021 on Cayuga Lake near the Merrill Family Sailing Center in Ithaca, NY.
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Five Sailors Join The Big Red As Class of 2026

6/16/2022 10:00:00 AM

ITHACA, N.Y. -- The Cornell sailing team will welcome five newcomers that will make up the Class of 2026 when the Big Red returns to the water this fall. The group will join a returning core of a team that has won three consecutive conference titles and qualified for the women's, coed and team race nationals this past season.

Maya Conway (Fr., Miami, Fla./MAST Academy)
• Sailed for CRYC while attending MAST Academy.
• Member of the U.S. National Team.

Sophia Devling (Fr., Newport Beach, Calif./Newport Harbor HS)
• Won the 2021 i420 Pacific Coast Championship.
• Captured the 2021 Junior Sabot National Championship.
• Won A Division of the 2021 PCISA/ISSA Girls National Invitational.
• Placed second in the 2019-2020 SCYYRA Perry Series.
• Sailed on the Newport Harbor HS Varsity Sailing Team.
• Part of the U.S. team for the 2021 I420 Women's World Championship.

Sophia Mulvania (Fr., Huntington Beach, Calif./Mater Dei HS)
• Sailed at Mater Dei High School and NB4T.
• Took second at the 2021 Mallory Fleet Race Nationals.
• Grabbed second at the 2022 Baker Team Race Nationals.
• Won PCISA qualifier in 2021 and 2022.
• Placed fifth at 2022 C420 Midwinters.
• Was seventh at 2021 C420 Orange Bowl.
• Was runner-up at the 2021 C420 CJ Buckley.
• Placed fifth at 2021 C420 South Shore Championship.
• Won the High School Mallory Championship in 2022.

Sophia Pearce (Fr., Newport Beach, Calif./Corona del Mar HS)
• Competed for four years on the Corona del Mar HS varsity team.
• Co-captain during the 2021-22 school year.
• Sailed for Newport Beach C420 Team.
• Won the C420 Nationals in 2021.
• Placed third at the 2021 C420 North Americans.
• Took third at the 2021 Orange Bowl Youth Regatta in C420.
• Finished in third at the 2021 PCISA/ISSA All-Girls National Invitational.

Sophia Peck (Fr., South Dennis, Mass./Tabor Academy)
• Served as team co-captain for the Tabor Academy Sailing Team.
• Awarded the Geoff Ewenson Sailing award senior year .
• Sailed Club 420s with Clarkfleet for two years.
• MVP freshman year for the Cape Cod Academy sailing team.
• Graduated with Naval Honors from Tabor Academy.


 
 
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