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Sailor · 2022–2026

Kate Virsik

northwestern university College fleet racingCollege keelboatT-10

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Events
15

155 races · 20 race wins

Win rate
13%

13% win rate · 2 of 15

Podium rate
53%

8 top-three finishes

Typically beats
57%

of boats faced (90%: 50%–65%, 117 boats)

Best class ranking
#294

Crew in College keelboat · rating 129

Longest win streak
4

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Nicholas Chesemore

2 wins · 4 podiums in 6 events together · 33% win rate

Best trio
Nicholas Chesemore & Luke Sadalla

1 wins · 3 podiums in 4 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Nicholas Chesemore

+31 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Nicholas Chesemore

Oct 2022 – Sep 2025 · 6 events

Nemesis
Nick Myneni

3–25 head to head in 28 races

Rival
Greg Bittle

15–20 in 35 races

Best day
4 May 2024

3-5-3-3-4-5-1-2-1-1-1-1-3-1-2-2 · NU Spring · about 1 in 4,358 by chance

Signature result
1st of 9

2025 Verve Cup Inshore and J109 North American Championship · J/109 · 22 Aug 2025

Partnerships · 35 sailors

Most successful partnership: Nicholas Chesemore — 2 wins · 4 podiums in 6 events together · 33% win rate
  • Nicholas Chesemore · M*A*S*H, Nicholas Chesemore, Northwestern University (Wildcats 1), Northwestern University (Wildcats) · College fleet racing, College keelboat, J/109, T-10 6events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 33% win rate · 13 of 72 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(+31 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2022 – Sep 2025
  • Luke Sadalla · M*A*S*H, Nicholas Chesemore, Northwestern University (Wildcats 1), Northwestern University (Wildcats 2) · College fleet racing, College keelboat, J/109, T-10 6events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 17% win rate · 10 of 60 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(+19 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2025 – Apr 2026
  • George Warfel · M*A*S*H, Northwestern University (Wildcats 1), Northwestern University (Wildcats) · College fleet racing, T-10 4events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 7 of 42 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2023 – May 2024
  • Jenna Krinsky · M*A*S*H, Northwestern University (Wildcats 1), Northwestern University (Wildcats) · College fleet racing, College keelboat, T-10 4events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 4 of 38 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 3rd · Apr 2025 – Sep 2025
  • Sean Bascoe · M*A*S*H, Northwestern University (Wildcats) · College fleet racing, College keelboat, T-10 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 28 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 3rd · Sep 2025 – Oct 2025
  • Maddie Fitzgerald · Northwestern University (Wildcats) · College fleet racing, College team racing 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 35 races won Beat 17% of the fleet together(−42 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2023 – Apr 2026
  • Cora Star · M*A*S*H, Northwestern University (Wildcats) · College fleet racing, College keelboat, T-10 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 24 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 3rd · Sep 2023 – Sep 2025
  • Anna Kovacs · Northwestern University (Wildcats 1), Northwestern University (Wildcats) · College fleet racing, College keelboat 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 38 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 3rd · Sep 2023 – Apr 2025
  • Cole Abbott · Northwestern University (Wildcats 1), Northwestern University (Wildcats 2), Northwestern University (Wildcats) · College fleet racing, College keelboat 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 4 of 31 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 2nd · Oct 2022 – Apr 2026
  • Samantha Forgosh · Northwestern University (Wildcats) · College fleet racing, College team racing 2events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 23 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Apr 2026 – Apr 2026

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

Rating history

-74331392023202420252026Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 15

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
18 Apr 2026NU SpringNorthwestern University (Wildcats 2)College fleet racingA Crew2nd / 14
3 Apr 2026MCSA Women's Fleet Race ChampionshipNorthwestern University (Wildcats)College fleet racingB Crew (3-12)2nd / 2
3 Apr 2026MCSA Women's Team Race ChampionshipNorthwestern University (Wildcats)College team racingCrew2nd / 2
18 Oct 2025Stoney Burke Co-Ed VarsityNorthwestern University (Wildcats)College fleet racingA Crew (1-6)9th / 13
27 Sep 2025Boudeman CupNorthwestern University (Wildcats)College keelboatA Crew4th / 5
6 Sep 20252025 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta (GLIOR)M*A*S*HT-10Bow3rd / 5
6 Sep 2025GLIOR T10Northwestern University (Wildcats)College keelboatA Crew3rd / 5
22 Aug 20252025 Verve Cup Inshore and J109 North American ChampionshipNicholas ChesemoreJ/109Crew1st / 9
26 Apr 2025Buckeye Intercollegiate Offshore RegattaNorthwestern University (Wildcats)College keelboatA Crew3rd / 9
19 Apr 2025NU SpringNorthwestern University (Wildcats 1)College fleet racingA Crew (1-6)6th / 10
4 May 2024NU SpringNorthwestern University (Wildcats 1)College fleet racingB Crew (1-2)1st / 7
7 Oct 2023Rebecca BlankNorthwestern University (Wildcats 1)College fleet racingB Crew5th / 13
23 Sep 20232023 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta (GLIOR)M*A*S*HT-10Pit11th / 11
16 Sep 2023Fall FuryNorthwestern University (Wildcats)College fleet racingB Crew (5-6)9th / 17
22 Oct 2022Carin Streufert Memorial RegattaNorthwestern University (Wildcats 1)College fleet racingB Crew (1-8)4th / 10

Crew rating across all classes: 139 (±135), #21,815. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.