Sailor · 2024–2025

Mercedes Newland Cespedes

university of south florida College fleet racing College team racing

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Events: 8
Win rate: 13%
Podium rate: 38%
Typically beats: 65%
Best class ranking: #2890
Longest win streak: 16

Most successful partnership: Saleta Powell
Best trio: Efe Guder & Humberto Porrata
Biggest lift: Saleta Powell
Nemesis: Samantha Gardner
Rival: Malia Johnson
Best day: 19 Oct 2024
Signature result: 1st of 6

Partnerships · 20 sailors

Most successful partnership: Saleta Powell — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together

Humberto Porrata · University of South Florida (Bulls) · College fleet racing, College team racing 4events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 27 of 66 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2025 – Apr 2025
Sara Menesale · University of South Florida (Bulls 2), University of South Florida (Bulls JV), University of South Florida (Bulls Women) · College fleet racing 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 5 of 60 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together(−18 vs. without) · best 3rd · Sep 2024 – Oct 2024
Saleta Powell · University of South Florida (Bulls) · College team racing 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 27 of 48 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2025 – Apr 2025
Efe Guder · University of South Florida (Bulls) · College team racing 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 27 of 48 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2025 – Apr 2025
Zachariah Schemel · University of South Florida (Bulls) · College team racing 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 27 of 48 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2025 – Apr 2025
Heidi Hicks · University of South Florida (Bulls 2), University of South Florida (Bulls Women) · College fleet racing 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 5 of 52 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Sep 2024 – Oct 2024
Grace Jones · University of South Florida (Bulls 2), University of South Florida (Bulls JV) · College fleet racing 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 36 races won Beat 35% of the fleet together · best 5th · Sep 2024 – Sep 2024
Madisen Hamai · University of South Florida (Bulls Women 2), University of South Florida (Bulls Women) · College fleet racing 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 8 of 48 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Oct 2024 – Jan 2025
Ghislaine van Empel · University of South Florida (Bulls Women 2), University of South Florida (Bulls Women) · College fleet racing 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 8 of 48 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Oct 2024 – Jan 2025
Anindita Carlsen · University of South Florida (Bulls) · College fleet racing, College team racing 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 5 of 36 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together · best 4th · Mar 2025 – Mar 2025

Lift shows how much better this sailor finishes with that partner aboard.

Rating history

Event history · 8

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
5 Apr 2025	SAISA Open Team Race Champs	University of South Florida (Bulls)	College team racing	Skipper	3rd / 10
22 Mar 2025	Hanbury Trophy	University of South Florida (Bulls)	College fleet racing	A Crew	4th / 9
8 Mar 2025	Bob Bavier Open Team Race	University of South Florida (Bulls)	College team racing	Crew	8th / 10
15 Feb 2025	Lake Virginia Team Race	University of South Florida (Bulls)	College team racing	Crew	1st / 6
18 Jan 2025	Peter Wenner Rainbow Invite	University of South Florida (Bulls Women 2)	College fleet racing	B Crew (7-12)	4th / 18
19 Oct 2024	Lake Virginia Invitational	University of South Florida (Bulls Women)	College fleet racing	B Crew (9-12)	3rd / 13
21 Sep 2024	Allstate Sugar Bowl Women's Regatta	University of South Florida (Bulls 2)	College fleet racing	B Crew	8th / 8
15 Sep 2024	USF Trophy	University of South Florida (Bulls JV)	College fleet racing	B Crew	5th / 14

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Crew	354	#5275 band 3609–7650	—
College fleet racing Crew	201 provisional	#2890 band 1782–4268	+2.1

1 more class, not yet ranked

College team racing · Crew · 33 races, 2 events · rating 272

Rank among sailors with a substantial record, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Impact is the points of fleet beaten that this sailor adds.

Helm and crew

As helm	1 events	0 wins	beats 78%
As crew	7 events	1 wins	beats 60%

Positions: B Crew (2) · A Crew (1) · B Crew (7-12) (1) · B Crew (9-12) (1)

How they race

Closer	−2 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−13 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	37%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	53%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Kay Brunsvold	60	22–38
Cole Schweda	32	12–20
Fiona Froelich	32	25–7
Blake March	32	24–8
Mason Howell	32	29–3
Emily Alfortish	28	2–26
Lucy Spearman	28	10–18
Sophie Fisher	28	3–25
Agija Elerte	28	10–18
Samantha Gardner	28	1–27
Oakley Cunningham	28	7–21
Florence Duff	24	21–3

Most-beaten opponent: Mason Howell (29–3).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2025	5	1	69%
2024	3	0	51%

Boats

University of South Florida (Bulls) · College team racing, College fleet racing · 4 events · 2025
University of South Florida (Bulls Women 2) · College fleet racing · 1 events · 2025
University of South Florida (Bulls Women) · College fleet racing · 1 events · 2024
University of South Florida (Bulls 2) · College fleet racing · 1 events · 2024
University of South Florida (Bulls JV) · College fleet racing · 1 events · 2024

Where they race

Charleston · 2 events
Rollins · 2 events
Christopher Newport · 1 events
Hawaii · 1 events
South Florida · 1 events
Tulane · 1 events

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Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 354, #5,275. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.