Women’s Sailing Named Ivy League Co-Coaching Staff of the Year as Majette, McNamara, and Doble Earn All-Ivy Honors
PRINCETON, N.J. - The Brown women's sailing coaching staff has been named the Ivy League's Co-Coaching Staff of the Year, while Katherine Majette, Katherine McNamara, and Katharine Doble earn All-Ivy recognition, as announced by the conference on Tuesday afternoon.
Women’s Sailing Named Ivy League Co-Coaching Staff of the Year as Majette, McNamara, and Doble Earn All-Ivy Honors
5/5/2026 2:00:00 PM | Women's Sailing
PRINCETON, N.J. - The Brown women's sailing coaching staff has been named the Ivy League's Co-Coaching Staff of the Year, while Katherine Majette, Katherine McNamara, and Katharine Doble earn All-Ivy recognition, as announced by the conference on Tuesday afternoon.
Barry Family Director of Sailing Chair John Mollicone has coached the women's sailing team to as high as a No. 2 national ranking this season. The Bears finished second in the NEISA Women's Team Race Championship, and qualified for the ICSA Women's Team Race National Championship where they earned a third place podium finish. Brown also finished second in the NEISA Women's Fleet Race Championship, earning automatic qualification to the upcoming College Sailing Women's Fleet Race National Championship. The women's sailing team was named NEISA's Women's Sailors of the Week twice this season (March 11, April 1), and earned multiple All-NEISA honors. Mollicone was previously named Ivy Coach of the Year in 2022 and 2023.
Katherine Majette and Katherine McNamara have been named First Team All-Ivy. Majette was named NEISA Women's Crew of the Year and All-NEISA First Team Women's Crews, while McNamara was named to the Second Team Women's Skippers.
Katharine Doble was named Second Team All-Ivy after being named All-NEISA First Team Women's Skippers last week. Doble was also named Academic All-Ivy for her dedication on the water and in the classroom.
Brown women's sailing will return to action when it competes in the College Sailing Women's Fleet Race National Championship hosted by the University of South Florida in St, Petersburg, Fla. from May 15-18.
The complete list of All-Ivy teams and Major Award winners can be found below.
CREW OF THE CHAMPIONSHIP
Julia Miller, Yale
SKIPPER OF THE CHAMPIONSHIP
*Dorothy Mendelblatt, Yale
CO-COACHING STAFF OF THE YEAR
Brown
CO-COACHING STAFF OF THE YEAR
Dartmouth
FIRST TEAM ALL-IVY
*Katherine Majette, Brown (Crew)
Katherine McNamara, Brown (Skipper)
Carly Kieding, Yale (Skipper)
*Dorothy Mendelblatt, Yale (Skipper)
*Julia Miller, Yale (Crew)
Sarah Moeder, Yale (Crew)
SECOND TEAM ALL-IVY
Katharine Doble, Brown (Skipper)
Sophia Mulvania, Cornell (Crew)
Lilly Baker, Dartmouth (Crew)
Bella Casaretto, Dartmouth (Skipper)
Christina Chen, Harvard (Crew)
Kate Danielson, Harvard (Skipper)
*Unanimous selection
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Barry Family Director of Sailing Chair John Mollicone has coached the women's sailing team to as high as a No. 2 national ranking this season. The Bears finished second in the NEISA Women's Team Race Championship, and qualified for the ICSA Women's Team Race National Championship where they earned a third place podium finish. Brown also finished second in the NEISA Women's Fleet Race Championship, earning automatic qualification to the upcoming College Sailing Women's Fleet Race National Championship. The women's sailing team was named NEISA's Women's Sailors of the Week twice this season (March 11, April 1), and earned multiple All-NEISA honors. Mollicone was previously named Ivy Coach of the Year in 2022 and 2023.
Katherine Majette and Katherine McNamara have been named First Team All-Ivy. Majette was named NEISA Women's Crew of the Year and All-NEISA First Team Women's Crews, while McNamara was named to the Second Team Women's Skippers.
Katharine Doble was named Second Team All-Ivy after being named All-NEISA First Team Women's Skippers last week. Doble was also named Academic All-Ivy for her dedication on the water and in the classroom.
Brown women's sailing will return to action when it competes in the College Sailing Women's Fleet Race National Championship hosted by the University of South Florida in St, Petersburg, Fla. from May 15-18.
The complete list of All-Ivy teams and Major Award winners can be found below.
CREW OF THE CHAMPIONSHIP
Julia Miller, Yale
SKIPPER OF THE CHAMPIONSHIP
*Dorothy Mendelblatt, Yale
CO-COACHING STAFF OF THE YEAR
Brown
CO-COACHING STAFF OF THE YEAR
Dartmouth
FIRST TEAM ALL-IVY
*Katherine Majette, Brown (Crew)
Katherine McNamara, Brown (Skipper)
Carly Kieding, Yale (Skipper)
*Dorothy Mendelblatt, Yale (Skipper)
*Julia Miller, Yale (Crew)
Sarah Moeder, Yale (Crew)
SECOND TEAM ALL-IVY
Katharine Doble, Brown (Skipper)
Sophia Mulvania, Cornell (Crew)
Lilly Baker, Dartmouth (Crew)
Bella Casaretto, Dartmouth (Skipper)
Christina Chen, Harvard (Crew)
Kate Danielson, Harvard (Skipper)
*Unanimous selection
BROWN UNIVERSITY SPORTS FOUNDATION
The Brown University Sports Foundation (BUSF) is the lifeblood of the athletics program, and exists to enhance the student-athlete experience through philanthropic support from alumni, parents, fans and friends. A gift through the Sports Foundation makes an immediate impact on today's Brown Bears and helps them to be their best in the classroom, in competition and most importantly in the community. To learn more about supporting the Bears, please click here.
FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL
For the latest on Brown Athletics, please follow @BrownU_Bears on Twitter, @BrownU_Bears on Instagram, like BrownUBears on Facebook and subscribe to the BrownAthletics YouTube channel.
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