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2025-26 Sailing Roster

Zoey Ziskind

  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Santa Barbara, Calif.
  • High School San Marcos High School

Biography

Sophomore (2024-25)

ICSA Women’s Skipper All-American… NEISA First-Team Women’s Skipper… Named to NEISA Women’s Skipper-of-the-Year Watch List… Served as skipper at seven fall regattas and 11 in the spring… Finished seventh in the A Division of the Toni Deutsch ’58 Trophy, fourth in the A Division of the Regis Trophy and fourth at the Eagle Invitational… Helped the team win the B Division of the Women’s ACC Round 1A… Captured NEISA Women’s Sailor-of-the-Week accolades with Christina Chen and Peyton Hadfield for their performance at the Women’s ACC Round 1A… Competed in the B Division of the Women’s ACC Finals (sixth)… Finished the fall by placing third at the Yale Women’s Interconference (A Division) and winning the B Division of the Women’s Urn Trophy/NEISA Women’s Fall Championships… Garnered NEISA Women’s Sailor-of-the-Week honors with Peyton Hadfield, Kate Danielson and Christina Chen for their effort at the Urn Trophy… Never finished lower than sixth place in the spring… After two sixth-place finishes to start the spring (Harvard Women’s Team Race, Jen Harris Women’s Team Race), she skipper the team to top-5 performances the rest of the way (Southern New England Women’s Team Race – 2nd, Duplin Trophy – 3rd, Dellebaugh Women’s Team Race Trophy – 4th, Yale Women’s Team Race – 2nd, NEISA Women’s Team Race Championship – 5th, NEISA Spring Women’s Fleet Race Championship – 3rd, ICSA Women’s Team Race Championship – 3rd, ICSA Women’s Fleet Race Championship – 3rd)… Was a reserve for the ICSA Open Fleet Race Championship.

First-Year (2023-24)

NEISA Women’s Rookie of the Year… Saw action at 17 regattas… Had collegiate debut at the NEISA Women’s Singlehanded Championship… Was skipper for the Eagle Invite…Placed fourth in the A division at the George Warren Smith Trophy… Came in first in the C division at Stu Nelson… Was skipper for the Nevins Trophy… Took first in the B division at the Oberg Trophy… Was a reserve for the Victorian Urn Trophy… Opened the spring season at the Harvard Women’s Team Race…Had a top-five finish at the Bob Bavier Open Team Race… Placed third at the Duplin Trophy… Was a skipper for the Dellenbaugh Women’s Team race Trophy… Placed fourth at the Yale Women’s Team Race… Came in third at the NEISA Women’s Team Race Champs/Legler Trophy… Had a top-five finish in the B division at the Women’s New England Fleet Race Championship… Took fifth at the ICSA Women’s Team Race National Championship… Had a top-10 finish at the Western Women’s National Semi-finals… Came in sixth in the B division at the Women’s Dinghy National Championship.

Before Harvard

Skipper for the Santa Barbara Youth Sailing Foundation…Four-year member of the San Marcos Sailing team…Served as co-captain of the San Marcos Sailing team…Two-time SBYSF top women's skipper (2021, 2022)… Placed first at the 2022 PCISA Girls National Invitational…Finished second at the 2022 C420 South Shore Championship…Finished fourth at the 2022 C420 Midwinters Championship…Placed fourth at the 2022 C420 Triple Crown Series…Placed third at the 2020 US Sailing Junior Single-Handed Championship…Won 2018 US Sailing Women's Double-Handed Championship…Both mother (Heidi) and father (Jon) sailed at the University of Rhode Island…Father was a pro sailor and competed in the America's Cup and the Match Racing World Tour.

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24First-Year

  • 2024-25Sophomore

  • 2025-26Junior