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2015-16 Sailing

Jamila Smith-Dell

  • Height 5-8
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Medford, Mass.
  • High School The Newman School
  • Major Chemical Engineering

Biography

2015-16: Competed in eight regattas as a senior ... opened the season by placing eighth at the Regis Bowl (9/26-27) and 18th at the Stu Nelson Trophy (9/19-20) ... later in the fall took, eighth at the Smith Trophy (10/3-4), and 16th in the Mrs. Hurst Bowl (10/24-25) ... in the spring, aided the team to a 15-4 record for second place at the Arctic Circle Team Race (3/12-13) and third at the President's Trophy (4/16-17) ... at the Midweek Firefly #1 (4/13), placed third in Engineers 1 ... [SEASON RESULTS]

2014-15: Raced in seven regattas... placed second in the B Division at the Emily Wick Trophy (4/12)...opened the season in first place of the A Division and fourth in the B Division at the Toni Deutsch Trophy (9/14)...registered a fourth place finish at the Mrs. Hurst Bowl (9/21)...11th at the Yale Women's Intersectional (10/19)...helped MIT to sixth at the Duplin Women's Team Race (3/22)...[SEASON RESULTS]

2013-14: Competed in six regattas as the crew and was the skipper in four events...NEISA Women's Sailors of the Week (3/10)...ranked 10th in the A Division of the New England Women's Championship (4/20)...won the B Division of the Navy Women's Spring Regatta (3/9)...captured fourth place in the A Division of the Harvard Invitational (10/6)...finished 12th in the B Division of the Navy Women's Fall Intersectional (10/13)...was the skipper of the 12th-place boat at the Midweek Fly Regatta (9/26).

2012-13: Competed in four regattas as a skipper and was the crew in two events...as the crew, captured seventh place at the Midweek Tech Invite (10/17) and 11th place in the A Division of the Crews Regatta (11/4)...finished 10th in the B Division of the Dark of Night Invitational (11/8)...ranked 12th and 15th at the Midweek Firefly Invites on 4/25 and 4/9, respectively...was 17th at the Midweek Tech Invite (9/27).

On Dry Land at MIT: Majoring in chemical engineering...research and development intern at Procter & Gamble... intern at Exxon Mobil … ExxonMobil Technical Scholars Program … IACME Scholarship...vice-president of NOBCCHe...class representative of BWA...Gospel Choir publicity chair...vocalist in "Love & a Sandwich"...Art Club … Rambax (Senegalese Drumming).

High School: A 2012 graduate of the Newman School...captain...MVP...MBL state championship participant...National Honor Society...Academic Excellence (highest GPA) awards in chemistry, biology, mathematics, Spanish, Latin, art, and economics.

Historical Player Information

  • 2012-13First Year

    5'8"
  • 2013-14Sophomore

    5'8"
  • 2014-15Junior

    5'8"
  • 2015-16Senior

    5'8"