Skip To Main Content
Skip To Main Content

2020-21 Sailing Roster

Ellie Pieper

  • Year Sophomore
  • Hometown Westport, Conn.
  • Highschool Staples

Biography

Awards:
• NESCAC Spring All-Academic Team (2021)
 
At Connecticut College:
Is a member of the women’s club ice hockey team … Participates in a cappella … Is also a teaching assistant, tour guide, and student tutor on campus.
 
2020-21 (Spring):
Raced in four regattas during the spring … Made the NESCAC Spring All-Academic Team … Placed third among seven groups by pairing up with Christina Van Dyke at the Camel Fleet Race Invite (4/9).
 
2020-21 (Fall):
Sailed with Hailey Pemberton as the crew member at both regattas against Boston College … Placed seventh among 18 pairs with Pemberton at the Thames River Challenge (11/7).
 
2019-20 (Spring):
Did not compete.
 
2019-20 (Fall):
Raced in five regattas in the crew spot … Placed 15th in the B Division with Hailey Pemberton at the Toni Deutsch ’58 Regatta (9/7-8) … Contributed to a 15th-place showing while sailing alongside Aili Moffet in the A Division at the Stu Nelson Regatta (10/5-6) … Also contributed to a 15th-place performance by sailing four times with Ryan McKinney at the Nickerson Trophy Regatta (10/26-27).
 
High School:
Four-year letterwinner as a skipper and crew member at Staples … Team captain who won the coaches award … Also played ice hockey for three years as a defender and field hockey for two seasons as a midfielder … Was named the field hockey program’s most improved player … Honor roll student … Member of the Italian Honor Society, Science Honor Society, and Club Green.
 
Personal:
Major is undeclared … Enjoys singing and playing the guitar … Favorite athlete is Zdeno Chara … Plans to become a doctor or a wildlife ecologist after graduation.
 
Why Did You Choose Connecticut College?
“I chose Connecticut College because I am able to get a great liberal arts education while also being able to sail. I knew that those two things would be very important to me in my college career, and the idea of being able to do them at a school with a close, tight-knit community is very appealing to me.”
 
What Does #OneCamel Mean To You?
“#OneCamel means that we are all connected. As a team and through Camel Athletics as a whole, if one of us succeeds, we all succeed. We are all here for one another no matter what.”

Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20Freshman

  • 2020-21Sophomore