Cougars Earn All-American Honors in Sailing

College of Charleston sailing team members Jake Reynolds and Ali Blumenthal were among 52 elite sailors from across the country to be named to the 2014 Intercollegiate Sailing Association All-American Team.

Sailing team members Ali Blumenthal and Jake Reynolds

Reynolds, a rising junior from San Diego, Calif., is the 39th all-time sailor in program history to be named a men’s All-American. The award is the second career crew All-American honor for Blumenthal, a rising senior from Bellport, N.Y.

Rising senior Clerc Cooper of New Orleans, La., and May 2014 graduate Grace Lucas from Little Silver, N.J., were named Honorable Mention All-Americans in women’s sailing. Ryan Davidson, a rising senior from Newport Beach, Calif., earned an honorable mention in coed sailing.