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2015-16 Sailing

Robyn Lesh

  • Height 5-8
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Everson, Wash.
  • High School Homeschooled
  • Major Mechanical and Ocean Engineering

Biography

2015-16: ICSA Women's National Championship Qualifier ... Robert H. Hobbs National Sportsman of the Year Runner Up ... NEISA Sportsman of the Year ... NEISA Women's Sailor of the Week (9/1) ... ICSA Scholar-Athlete ... competed in ten regattas as a senior ... aided MIT to eighth place at the ICSA Women's National Championship (5/26-27) and ninth place at the ICSA Women's National Semifinals (5/24-25) in San Diego ... opened the fall campaign by clinching first place in the A-Division (fourth as a team) at the Toni Deutsch Trophy (9/12-13) ... opened the spring season with a third place finish in the A-Division (fifth as a team) at the College of Charleston Team Race (2/27-28) ... notched a 15-4 record for second place at the Arctic Circle Team Race (3/12-13) ... finished fifth as a team and in the A-Division at the BU Trophy (4/2) ... prior to nationals, notched a fourth place finish in the A-Division at the President's Trophy (4/16-17) ... [SEASON RESULTS]

2014-15: All-NEISA Sportsman of the Year ... Competed in ten regattas with the team and in a pair single handed races...placed sixth at the NEISA Women's Single Handed Championships (10/5)...10th at the Women's Single Handed Championships (11/9)...registered five top four finishes including first place spots at the Toni Deutsch Trophy, A Division (9/14) and the Central Series, Savin Hill, B Division (4/19)...came in second at the Stu Nelson Trophy (10/26) and fourth at the Mrs. Hurt Bowl (9/21), both B Division regattas...helped the Engineers to a sixth place finish at the NEISA Women's Championship (4/26)...[SEASON RESULTS]

2013-14: Competed in eight regattas as a skipper and had two solo outings...Women's All-NEISA Skippers second team...NEISA Women's Sailors of the Week (9/17)...clinched sixth place in the A Division of the ICSA Women's National Championship Eastern Semifinal (5/28) as MIT was first out of 14 teams...captured sixth place at the NEISA Women's Singlehanded Championship (10/6)...ranked 10th in the A Division of the New England Women's Championship (4/20)...won the B Division of the Toni Deutsch Regatta (9/15) and the A Division of the Women's Brad Dellenbaugh Trophy (3/30)...captured third place in the singlehanded C Division of the Navy Women's Fall Intersectional (10/13)...was fifth in the A Division of the Stu Nelson Trophy (10/27)...claimed sixth place in the A Division of the Regis Bowl (9/29).

2012-13: Competed in eight regattas as a skipper, three as the crew, and had one solo outing...ranked 14th at the NEISA Women's Singlehanded Championship (9/30)...led the A Division boat to victory at the FJ Invite (9/9)...finished sixth in the B Divisions of the Central Series 1 (3/16) and BU President's Trophy (4/7)...was the crew of the B Division boat that finished fifth at the Brad Dellenbaugh Trophy (3/31)...shared duties as both the skipper and crew at the Emily Wick Trophy (4/14) as MIT ranked 12th in the A Division.

On Dry Land at MIT: Majoring in mechanical and ocean engineering with a minor in math and a concentration in music ... Running Club ... Chamber Choir … intern at Intellectual Ventures - Global Good Lab … MIT Ocean Engineering Outstanding Student of the Year – 2014 … Gordon Engineering Leadership Program Graduate.

High School: Homeschooled...captain of Whatcom Sailing Team...2012 Northwest Doublehanded Districts A fleet first place...2011 Northwest Doublehanded Districts B fleet second place...finished second at the 2011 Junior Olympics Laser Radial and the 2011 Northwest Young Racing Circuit (Laser Radial)...also competed with Bellingham Yacht Club...Whatcom Community College Honor Society...Outstanding Math Student of the Year at Whatcom Community College.

Historical Player Information

  • 2013-14Sophomore

    5'8"
  • 2014-15Junior

    5'8"
  • 2015-16Senior

    5'8"