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2025-26 Sailing Roster

Sophia Devling

  • Class Senior
  • High School Newport Harbor HS
  • Hometown Newport Beach, Calif.

Biography

2024-25 | JUNIOR SEASON
Named to the ICSA honorable mention All-America team … second-team All-MAISA skipper in both women’s and open … helped Cornell to a win at the ODU Spring Women’s Team Race … skippered the Big Red to a MAISA Women’s Team Racing title … also part of a Big Red squad that took second in the MAISA Women’s Fleet Racing championship … sailed as Cornell competed in the ICSA Women’s Team Race Championship, the Women’s Fleet Racing semifinals and finals, and the Open Fleet Race semifinals.

2023-24 | SOPHOMORE SEASON
Second-Team All-MAISA as a skipper … competed exclusively as a skipper for the Big Red … helped the Big Red to a first-place finish out of eight boats at the MAISA Women’s Team Race Championships … contributed to the second-place finish out of ten boats at the Seahawk Women’s Team Race…assisted to the third place finish out of 12 boats at the Jen Harris Women’s Team Race.

2022-23 I FRESHMAN SEASON
Second-team All-MAISA skipper ... helped Cornell claim the Kings Point Women's title to kick off the campaign ... skippered her boat to victory at the Big Red Invite ... part of the team that took second at the Top 9/Susan Rogers '75 Memorial Regatta ... qualified the Big Red to the ACC Finals with a fifth-place effort at the ACC Series Round A ... helped Cornell to a top-half finish by grabbing eighth at the Women's ACC Finals ... skippered the Big Red to second at the MAISA Fall Women's ... part of Cornell's wire-to-wire victory at the Navy Women's Spring Fleet Race ... helped capture a win in the inaugural Finger Lakes Women's Team Race ... led Cornell to its first-ever MAISA Women's Team Race Championship with a 16-2 team mark ... skippered Cornell's A Division entry as the Big Red captured its second straight MAISA Women's Dinghy Championship and secured a bid to the national championships ... made the final six at the Women's Team Race National Championships.

PRIOR TO CORNELL
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.

PERSONAL
Sophia Devling is the daughter of James and Madonna Devling ... she is enrolled in the College of Engineering.

Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Freshman

  • 2023-24Sophomore

  • 2024-25Junior

  • 2025-26Senior