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2024-25 Sailing Roster

Emily Alfortish

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown New Orleans, La.

Biography

Career Accolades:
  • All-SAISA First Team member as a Skipper in 2022-23
  • ICSA All-Academic Team in 2023-24
Senior (2023-24):
  • All-SAISA First Team Skipper
  • Part of a Charleston roster that won the 2023 Oyster Bowl regatta at St. Mary’s College of Maryland
  • Helped lead Charleston to the 2023 Women’s Sugar Bowl title
Junior (2022-23):
  • Sailed in the 2023 ICSA Women’s National Championship at Kings Point
  • Sailed in the 2023 ICSA Women’s Team Race National Championship out at Stanford
  • Led Charleston to the 2023 SAISA Women’s Team Race Championship on home waters in Charleston
  • Placed eighth in the 2022 Women’s ACC Dinghy Finals at Kings Point
  • Part of a Charleston team that finished second at the 2022 Women’s Sugar Bowl 
Prior to Charleston:
  • Attended Isidore Newman School in New Orleans, La.
  • Cum Laude Society, First Honor Roll and Oreck Family Scholar
  • 2019 Top 29er Sailor for the Southern Yacht Club
  • 2017 & 2018 Chris Clement Trophy for Most Outstanding Junior Women Sailor for the Southern Yacht Club
  • 2017 & 2018 Team USA Team Winner member and was 1 of 5 Optimist sailors selected to represent Winner Optimist boats
  • 1 of 4 sailors qualified to represent Team USA at the 2017 International Optimist European Championship where she finished 24th overall and was the only North American female to make Gold Fleet
  • 1 of 5 sailors to represent Team USA at the 2017 Bermuda Nationals Optimist Regatta where she finished 12th overall and second female
  • Finished 8th overall and was second female at the 2017 International Orange Bowl Regatta
  • Placed 12th overall in the 2017 US Optimist Dinghy Association Team Trials and was fourth-highest female finisher
  • Finished 10th overall and third-best among females at the 2017 US Optimist Dinghy Southeast Championship
  • Took home first place as skipper & crew at the 2018 Great Oaks National High School regatta in 2018
  • Finished 4th overall at the 2019 US Junior Women’s Double-Handed Championship in Sn Diego
  • Finished 8th overall and 3rd among females at the 2019 US Sailing Youth Championship regatta – an invitation-only event
  • Invited to compete in the 2019 Brooke Gonzales Advanced Racing Clinic and 2019 Olympic Development Program Fall Racing Camp
Personal:
  • Daughter of Tim and Kelly Alfortish
  • Celebrates her birthday on June 21

Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22Freshman

  • 2022-23Junior

  • 2023-24Junior

  • 2024-25Senior