2021-22 Sailing Roster

Riley Read

  • Position Skipper
  • Height 6-2
  • Class Fifth Year
  • Hometown Portland, Ore.
  • High School Cleveland/Lincoln

Biography

2020-21: Helped the team win the Hap Moore Team Race…Skippered in the win at the Southern New England Team Race…Part of the winning team at the Robin Wallace Team Race…Took fifth place in the Hawks 1 A Division boat at the URI Spring Invite, pushing the squad to a runner-up finish overall…Took fourth place at the Robin Wallace Fleet Race…Earned 11th at the Hawks 1 boat at the Thompson Trophy, where RWU finished fifth overall.
 
2019-20: Part of the team that won the MIT FJ Team Racing Invitational…Skippered to second place at the Share Trophy Team Race…Took fifth place at B Division at the Hewitt Trophy…Finished sixth at A Division at the Nicholas Barnett Trophy.

2018-19: Claimed third place at the Admiral Moore Team Race…Was runner-up at B Division at the Sister Esther Open…Finished in fourth place at B Division at the Oberg Trophy…Finished in sixth place at C Division at the Oberg Trophy…Took seventh place at B Division at the Mount Hope Bay Invitational…Placed eighth at the Lynne Marchiando Trophy.

2017-18: Competed in the Harvard Invite, helping RWU earn the win…Took first place at B Division at the Southern Series 5, helping RWU win the regatta…Crewed in the Coast Guard J70 Open, helping Roger Williams finish second overall…Helped Roger Williams earn a runner-up result at the Friis Team Race…Finished in third place in B Division at the Mount Hope Bay Invitational.
 
High School: Attended Cleveland High School and Lincoln High School…Sailed for four years…Sailing team captain in 2016 2017…Earned the most improved crew award in 2014 and the most improved skipper award in 2015…2016 Willamette Sailing Club Youth Sailor of the Year.
 
Personal: Parents are Kim and Bob…Has two sisters, Rosa and Giovanina…Majoring in Engineering.

Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

    Skipper
    6'2"
  • 2018-19Sophomore

    Skipper
    6'2"
  • C

    2019-20Junior

    Skipper
    6'2"
    C
  • 2020-21Senior

    Skipper
    6'2"
  • 2021-22Fifth Year

    Skipper
    6'2"