Skip To Main Content

Harvard University

Scoreboard

Skip to Navigation

2011-12 Sailing

Brendan Kopp

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Fairfield, Conn.
  • Highschool Fairfield Ludlow

Biography

2011-12
Team co-captain ... All-America skipper ... Named to All-NEISA coedfirst team ... Selected Academic All-Ivy League ... Awarded NEISACoed Sailor of the Week (April 19) ... COOP Athlete of the Week(Sep 12) ... Placed second in the A division, leading the Crimsonto a fifth-place finish at ICSA Coed National Championship ...Notched a third-place finish in the A division in Harvard’sthird-place finish at ISCA semifinals ... First-place performancein the A division helped the Crimson to victory at New EnglandDinghy Championship ... Helped skipper Harvard into sixth at NewEngland Team Race Championship ... Led the A-division boat to aseventh-place finish, including three race wins at Admiral’sCup ... Skipper of the A-division boat for a fourth-place finish atBoston Dinghy Club Cup ... Helped the Crimson open its springseason with a fourth-place showing at the Sharpe Trophy ... Led theA-division team to take second in the grouping and an overall11th-place showing for the Crimson at Atlantic CoastChampionship ... Skippered the A-division boat into second placeand led Harvard to a second-place finish at 70th ErwinSchell Trophy ... Sailed in the A division, placing fifth, to helpthe Crimson to a ninth-place finish during the Hatch Brown Trophy... Helped the Harvard coed sailing team finish ninth at theDanmark Trophy ... Led the way to a Crimson first-place finish withan A-division win at Steadman Hood Trophy ... Finished fifth in theA division at the Hatch Brown Trophy ... Skipper in the A-divisionboat for a second-place division and team finish at the HarryAnderson Trophy.

2010-11
Skippered the winning boat in the B division at the Boston DinghyCup, leading the Crimson to a seventh-place finish overall …Contributed to victorious effort at the Southern New England TeamRace … Finished 10th in the B division, helping Harvard toninth overall at the Truxtun Umsted regatta ... Skippered 12races in the Crimson's third-place finish at the St. Mary's TeamRace ... Was a skipper in Harvard's victory at the Sharpe TrophyTeam Race ... Helped Harvard finish fourth at the Hap Moore Trophy… Finished first in the A division at the Oberg Trophy… Placed fifth in the B division and helped Harvard capturesecond at the Moody Trophy … Finished first in the Bdivision and helped Harvard capture the Hood Trophy …Notcheda second-place finish in the A division at the Hatch Brown Trophy… Helped the Crimson win the Central Series One withfirst-place A division score of 31.

2009-10
Sailed to a first-place finish in the B division at the BostonDinghy Cup, helping Harvard finish fourth overall …Skippered during Harvard’s first-place finish at the JohnJackson Memorial … Finished fourth at the Erwin SchellTrophy in the B division … Came in third in the B divisionat the Moody Trophy.

Before Harvard
Member of 2007 national doublehanded championship team with USYouth Sailing team ... Recipient of 2007 Bemis Sportsmanship Award...Ran in Philadelphia Marathon ... Is a black belt inTaekwondo.

Personal
Lived in Italy during senior year of high school ... Otherinterests include skiing, music, running, biking, reading andsquash ... Father, Jay, was captain of North Carolina crew andmother, Liz, was on sailing team at Stanford.

Historical Player Information

  • 2008-09First-Year

  • 2009-10Sophomore

  • 2010-11Junior

  • 2011-12Senior