Sailor · 2009–2026

Marissa Golison

st mary s college of maryland College fleet racing College team racing Melges 15

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Events: 68
Win rate: 15%
Podium rate: 41%
Typically beats: 63%
Best class ranking: #611
Longest win streak: 12

Most successful partnership: Chase Quinn
Best trio: Kayla McComb & Catherine Shanahan
Biggest lift: Chase Quinn
Longest-running crew: Natasha Skaalrud
Nemesis: Rachel Bryer
Rival: Mary Hall
Best day: 17 Oct 2015
Signature result: 1st of 18

Partnerships · 53 sailors

Most successful partnership: Chase Quinn — 3 wins · 4 podiums in 4 events together

Carolyn Smith · St. Mary's College of Maryland (Seahawks) · College fleet racing, College team racing 22events 2 wins together · 6 podiums · 9% win rate · 46 of 601 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2013 – May 2016
Julia Monro · St. Mary's College of Maryland (Seahawks 1), St. Mary's College of Maryland (Seahawks) · College fleet racing, College team racing 16events 2 wins together · 8 podiums · 13% win rate · 42 of 428 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2014 – May 2016
Greer Wattson · St. Mary's College of Maryland (Seahawks) · College fleet racing, College team racing 16events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 6% win rate · 30 of 409 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(−15 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2013 – May 2016
Natasha Skaalrud · St. Mary's College of Maryland (Seahawks) · College fleet racing 15events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 7% win rate · 27 of 433 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together(−18 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2012 – Apr 2016
Rachel Ryan · St. Mary's College of Maryland (Seahawks 1), St. Mary's College of Maryland (Seahawks) · College fleet racing, College team racing 15events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 13% win rate · 42 of 396 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2012 – May 2015
Catherine Shanahan · St. Mary's College of Maryland (Seahawks) · College fleet racing 14events 3 wins together · 7 podiums · 21% win rate · 47 of 418 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2012 – May 2015
Hannah Chapman · St. Mary's College of Maryland (Seahawks 1), St. Mary's College of Maryland (Seahawks) · College fleet racing, College team racing 14events 2 wins together · 8 podiums · 14% win rate · 43 of 309 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2014 – May 2016
Kaitlyn Noreen · St. Mary's College of Maryland (Seahawks 1), St. Mary's College of Maryland (Seahawks) · College fleet racing, College team racing 12events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 17% win rate · 36 of 307 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2012 – Mar 2016
Mariah Leffingwell · St. Mary's College of Maryland (Seahawks) · College fleet racing, College team racing 8events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 13% win rate · 37 of 161 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(−13 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2013 – Mar 2016
Nicole DeAngeli · St. Mary's College of Maryland (Seahawks) · College fleet racing 7events 2 wins together · 7 podiums · 29% win rate · 31 of 202 races won Beat 95% of the fleet together(+30 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2012 – May 2013

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

Rating history

— Helm rating, all classes · - - Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 68

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
1 May 2026	2026 Melges 15 East Coast Championships	She'll be right	Melges 15	Crew	6th / 29
20 Mar 2026	2026 Melges 15 Midwinter Championship	Witchy Woollen	Melges 15	Crew	73rd / 99
1 Jan 2025	2025 Melges 15 Spring Series	She'll Be Right	Melges 15	Crew	1st / 10
17 Feb 2023	2023 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - St. Petersburg	Its All Good	J/70	Owner	18th / 48
1 Jan 2019	2019 Snipe Frigid Digit	29966	Snipe	Crew	4th / 23
14 Jul 2018	120th Larchmont Race Week	Wild Card	V15	Skipper	14th / 16
9 Dec 2016	2016/2017 International Melges 20 Miami Winter Series :: Event 1	MIDLIFE CRISIS	Melges 20	Other	12th / 16
26 May 2016	Sperry College Sailing Women's Nationals	St. Mary's College of Maryland (Seahawks)	College fleet racing	B Skipper (15-18)	16th / 18
24 May 2016	Sperry Women's Eastern Semifinal	St. Mary's College of Maryland (Seahawks)	College fleet racing	B Skipper (1-6)	8th / 18
23 Apr 2016	MAISA Women’s Championship	St. Mary's College of Maryland (Seahawks)	College fleet racing	B Skipper (9-11)	3rd / 16
16 Apr 2016	Navy Spring	St. Mary's College of Maryland (Seahawks)	College fleet racing	A Crew	10th / 19
9 Apr 2016	Emily Wick	St. Mary's College of Maryland (Seahawks)	College fleet racing	B Skipper	3rd / 18
2 Apr 2016	Dellenbaugh Women's Trophy	St. Mary's College of Maryland (Seahawks)	College fleet racing	B Skipper	10th / 18
19 Mar 2016	Southern New England Team Race	St. Mary's College of Maryland (Seahawks)	College team racing	Crew	3rd / 10
12 Mar 2016	St. Mary's Team Race Interconference	St. Mary's College of Maryland (Seahawks)	College team racing	Crew	1st / 10
5 Mar 2016	GW Team Race	St. Mary's College of Maryland (Seahawks)	College team racing	Crew	1st / 6
27 Feb 2016	PIRATE TEAM RACE	St. Mary's College of Maryland (Seahawks)	College team racing	Skipper	1st / 6
14 Nov 2015	Women's Atlantic Coast Championships	St. Mary's College of Maryland (Seahawks)	College fleet racing	B Skipper	14th / 18
24 Oct 2015	Sherman Hoyt Trophy	St. Mary's College of Maryland (Seahawks)	College fleet racing	B Crew	9th / 18
17 Oct 2015	Central Fall Open	St. Mary's College of Maryland (Seahawks)	College fleet racing	B Crew (11-12)	1st / 16
10 Oct 2015	Navy Fall Women's	St. Mary's College of Maryland (Seahawks)	College fleet racing	B Skipper	2nd / 15
19 Sep 2015	Stu Nelson	St. Mary's College of Maryland (Seahawks)	College fleet racing	A Skipper	8th / 18
12 Sep 2015	Riley Cup	St. Mary's College of Maryland (Seahawks 1)	College fleet racing	A Skipper	5th / 17
25 May 2015	Sperry Women's Eastern Semifinal	St. Mary's College of Maryland (Seahawks)	College fleet racing	B Skipper (5-6)	8th / 14
25 Apr 2015	MAISA Women's Dinghy Championships	St. Mary's College of Maryland (Seahawks)	College fleet racing	B Skipper (10-12)	3rd / 16

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Helm	444	#3499 band 2371–4984	—
College fleet racing Helm	385	#1141 band 827–1504	+7.2
All classes Crew	492	#1726 band 1148–2594	—
College fleet racing Crew	439 provisional	#611 band 308–1092	+7.2
College team racing Crew	327	#202 band 114–348	+15.5
Melges 15 Crew	126 provisional	#97 band 40–187	—

9 more classes, not yet ranked

420 · Helm · 19 races, 2 events · rating 15
J/70 · Crew · 15 races, 2 events · rating 89
College team racing · Helm · 15 races, 1 event · rating 191
FJ · Helm · 7 races, 1 event · rating 56
Melges 20 · Crew · 6 races, 1 event · rating -26
Snipe · Crew · 6 races, 1 event · rating 58
23 · Helm · 4 races, 1 event · rating -8
22 · Helm · 4 races, 1 event · rating -8
V15 · Helm · 3 races, 1 event · rating -17

Rank among sailors with ten or more rated races over three or more events, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Adj. ± is the adjusted plus-minus in points of fleet beaten.

Helm and crew

As helm	40 events	3 wins	beats 63%
As crew	28 events	7 wins	beats 76%

Positions: B Skipper (11) · A Skipper (10) · B Crew (8) · A Crew (3) · Owner (1) · B Skipper (15-18) (1)

How they race

Closer	+3 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−7 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	45%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets (25+)	54%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets (<12)	92%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Mary Hall	452	209–243
Andrea Luna	428	234–194
Arielle DeLisser	405	243–162
Jennifer Borshoff	394	236–158
Nancy Hagood	371	175–196
Adelaide Ferguson	353	230–123
Rachel Bryer	352	136–216
Melany Johnson	328	190–138
Clerc Cooper	310	130–180
Megan Yeigh	278	128–150
Hannah McNomee	267	178–89
Morgan Kiss	254	103–151

Most-beaten opponent: Adelaide Ferguson (230–123).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	2	0	54%
2025	1	1	100%
2023	1	0	64%
2019	1	0	86%
2018	1	0	13%
2016	11	3	68%
2015	14	2	70%
2014	14	1	75%
2013	12	1	61%
2012	6	2	90%
2011	1	0	54%
2010	2	0	28%
2009	2	0	53%

Boats

St. Mary's College of Maryland (Seahawks) · College fleet racing, College team racing · 52 events · 2012–2016
St. Mary's College of Maryland (Seahawks 1) · College fleet racing · 3 events · 2014–2015
She'll be right · Melges 15 · 2 events · 2025–2026
7988 · 22, 23 · 2 events · 2009
Witchy Woollen · Melges 15 · 1 events · 2026
Its All Good · J/70 · 1 events · 2023
29966 · Snipe · 1 events · 2019
Wild Card · V15 · 1 events · 2018
MIDLIFE CRISIS · Melges 20 · 1 events · 2016
Africa · J/70 · 1 events · 2015

Where they race

St. Mary's · 8 events
Navy · 7 events
Connecticut College · 6 events
Brown · 5 events
Old Dominion · 5 events
Yale · 2 events

Is this you?

Claim it to merge duplicates and remove results that aren’t yours. Changes apply at the nightly rebuild.

Helm rating across all classes: 444 (±102), #3,499.Crew rating across all classes: 492 (±102), #1,726. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.