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Sailor · 2022–2026

Emerson Becker

leatherlips yacht club Laser RadialCollege fleet racingCollege keelboat

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Events
43

319 races · 65 race wins

Win rate
16%

16% win rate · 7 of 43

Podium rate
33%

14 top-three finishes

Typically beats
70%

of boats faced (90%: 67%–72%, 850 boats)

Best class ranking
#448

Helm in Laser Radial · rating 337

Longest win streak
5

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Emma Hershey

3 wins · 4 podiums in 5 events together · 60% win rate

Best trio
Kayla Decker & Jillian Hickman

1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Emma Hershey

+23 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Emma Hershey

Mar 2025 – Oct 2026 · 5 events

Nemesis
Willem Vanderhorst

19–75 head to head in 94 races

Rival
Mason Mattice

56–50 in 106 races

Best day
22 Mar 2025

2-1-2-4-3-1-1-1-2-1-3-1-2-1-1-2-1-2-1-1-2-1-2-3-2-3-4-1-2-1-4-3 · 1st Year Icebreaker · about 1 in 159,187,759,149 by chance

Signature result
1st of 25

2023 I-LYA TS3 North Cape Yacht Club · Laser Radial · 16 Jun 2023

Partnerships · 26 sailors

Most successful partnership: Emma Hershey — 3 wins · 4 podiums in 5 events together · 60% win rate
  • Jillian Hickman · Ohio State University (Buckeyes 2), Ohio State University (Buckeyes 3), Ohio State University (Buckeyes), Ohio State University (Scarlet) · College fleet racing, College keelboat, College match racing 7events 3 wins together · 4 podiums · 43% win rate · 27 of 67 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2025 – Oct 2026
  • Emma Leidheiser · Ohio State University (Buckeyes 2), Ohio State University (Buckeyes) · College fleet racing, College keelboat 5events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 20% win rate · 10 of 56 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2025 – May 2026
  • Emma Hershey · Ohio State University (Buckeyes 3), Ohio State University (Buckeyes), Ohio State University (Scarlet) · College fleet racing 5events 3 wins together · 4 podiums · 60% win rate · 33 of 86 races won Beat 89% of the fleet together(+23 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2025 – Oct 2026
  • Henry Elmore · Emerson Becker · 420, Thistle 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 18 races won Beat 37% of the fleet together(−35 vs. without) · best 4th · Jun 2022 – Jun 2024
  • Kayla Decker · Ohio State University (Buckeyes 2), Ohio State University (Buckeyes) · College fleet racing, College keelboat 4events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 21 of 62 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2025 – May 2026
  • Benjamin Conrad · Ohio State University (Buckeyes 2), Ohio State University (Buckeyes) · College fleet racing, College match racing 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 23 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2025 – Apr 2026
  • Dylan Jones · Ohio State University (Buckeyes 1), Ohio State University (Buckeyes) · College keelboat 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 17 races won Beat 29% of the fleet together(−43 vs. without) · best 5th · Apr 2025 – Sep 2026
  • Lexi Hind · Ohio State University (Buckeyes) · College fleet racing, College keelboat 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 6 of 16 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2025 – Sep 2026
  • Justin Gao · Ohio State University (Buckeyes 1), Ohio State University (Buckeyes) · College fleet racing 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 5 of 20 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together · best 1st · Apr 2026 – Apr 2026
  • Mitch Kessler · Ohio State University (Buckeyes 1), Ohio State University (Buckeyes) · College fleet racing 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 6 of 20 races won Beat 96% of the fleet together · best 1st · Apr 2026 – Apr 2026

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

Rating history

-311894092023202420252026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 43

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
3 Oct 2026Acton Up 2026Ohio State University (Scarlet)College fleet racingA Skipper1st / 6
26 Sep 2026GLIOR J105 DivisionOhio State University (Buckeyes)College keelboatA Skipper (1-2)10th / 10
2 May 2026Buckeye Intercollegiate Offshore RegattaOhio State University (Buckeyes 2)College keelboatA Skipper5th / 8
2 May 2026Buckeye Intercollegiate Offshore RegattaOhio State University (Buckeyes 2)College keelboatA Skipper2nd / 8
2 May 2026Buckeye Intercollegiate Offshore RegattaOhio State University (Buckeyes 2)College keelboatA Skipper1st / 8
18 Apr 2026NU SpringOhio State University (Buckeyes)College fleet racingA Skipper5th / 14
11 Apr 2026Laker ShowdownOhio State University (Buckeyes)College fleet racingB Skipper2nd / 15
4 Apr 2026Buckeye Invite Spring 2026Ohio State University (Buckeyes 1)College fleet racingB Skipper1st / 8
25 Oct 2025CedarfestOhio State University (Buckeyes)College fleet racingA Skipper5th / 15
18 Oct 2025Wisco Women'sOhio State University (Buckeyes)College fleet racingA Skipper3rd / 9
4 Oct 2025MCSA Match Race ChampionshipOhio State University (Buckeyes)College match racingA Crew8th / 9
20 Sep 2025MCSA Sloop ChampionshipOhio State University (Buckeyes)College fleet racingA Skipper (1-10)1st / 9
13 Sep 2025Buckeye InviteOhio State University (Buckeyes 2)College fleet racingA Skipper3rd / 9
26 Apr 2025Buckeye Intercollegiate Offshore RegattaOhio State University (Buckeyes 1)College keelboatA Skipper5th / 9
26 Apr 2025Buckeye Intercollegiate Offshore RegattaOhio State University (Buckeyes 1)College keelboatA Skipper6th / 9
12 Apr 2025Buckeye Invite Spring 2025Ohio State University (Buckeyes 3)College fleet racingA Skipper1st / 6
22 Mar 20251st Year IcebreakerOhio State University (Buckeyes)College fleet racingA Skipper1st / 8
2 Aug 20242024 I-LYA TS8 Hoover Sailing ClubVolvoLaser RadialSkipper3rd / 18
13 Jul 20242024 I-LYA Junior ChampionshipsVolvoLaser RadialSkipper6th / 30
30 Jun 20242024 | Area E Sears Qualifier ThistleEmerson BeckerThistleSkipper4th / 4
27 Jun 20242024 USA Junior Olympics Sailing Festival - Lake Erie & I-LYA TS 6Emerson BeckerLaser RadialSkipper6th / 24
21 Jun 20242024 I-LYA TS5 Bob Sessions Memorial Cleveland Yachting ClubEmerson BeckerLaser RadialSkipper4th / 27
7 Jun 20242024 I-LYA TS2 Erie Yacht ClubEmerson BeckerLaser RadialSkipper8th / 17
10 Mar 20242024 Thistle Midwinter East ChampionshipBoat 292805ThistleOther27th / 38
4 Aug 20232023 I-LYA TS9 Erie Yacht ClubEmerson BeckerLaser RadialSkipper9th / 17

Helm rating across all classes: 333 (±128), #7,908.Crew rating across all classes: -31 (±241). Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.