Sam Heighway

Crew Rating

Career: 28.35 percentile of ICSA crews
0.500.751.001.25N. Miller (21 races): +0.11N. MillerSpring 2023: rating 0.88Spring 2023Clemson UniversityN. Miller (41 races): +0.03N. MillerFall 2023: rating 0.65Fall 2023Clemson UniversityN. Miller (44 races): -0.31N. MillerSpring 2024: rating 1.03Spring 2024Clemson UniversityN. Miller (43 races): -0.02N. MillerFall 2024: rating 0.60Fall 2024Clemson UniversityN. Miller (18 races): -0.19N. MillerSpring 2025: rating 0.70Spring 2025Clemson University
▲ boats did better with this crew than with the skipper's usual crews▼ worseArrow length = size of the push, in rating points
Season Team Rating Range League
percentile
Team
percentile
On team Races Team page
Spring 2025 Clemson University 0.70 Rating 0.70; 90% range -2.1 to 3.5; team skipper average 1.29 35.47 25.00 8 of 10 18 Team page
Fall 2024 Clemson University 0.60 Rating 0.60; 90% range -2.2 to 3.4; team skipper average 1.39 33.54 22.73 9 of 11 43 Team page
Spring 2024 Clemson University 1.03 Rating 1.03; 90% range -1.8 to 3.9; team skipper average 0.99 41.29 45.00 6 of 10 44 Team page
Fall 2023 Clemson University 0.65 Rating 0.65; 90% range -2.1 to 3.4; team skipper average 1.27 32.20 25.00 5 of 6 41 Team page
Spring 2023 Clemson University 0.88 Rating 0.88; 90% range -1.7 to 3.5; team skipper average 1.26 35.07 37.50 3 of 4 21 Team page

Team Race Rating

Rating Rank vs fleet rating Record
1.46 unranked (fewer than 30 matches as skipper, or not active) +0.00
about what the fleet rating predicts
as crew 21–30 (41%)
SeasonRegattas Skipper W–LCrew W–L
Spring 20252—3–16
Spring 20243—18–14

Team race surprisal: regatta by regatta

Over 5 graded regattas (51 matches) the record is 21–30 against 22.5 wins the pre-event forecasts expected (−1.5). 1 regatta clearly above the rating (P ≤ 20%), 2 clearly below (P ≥ 80%); 7 bits of surprise in all.

DateRegattaRole Value Perf. RecordExp.
wins
Δ Surprise
(bits)
P(this good
or better)
2025-04-05SAISA Open Team Race Champscrew2.001.081–71.7−0.910.592%
2025-02-08McIntyre Team Racecrew1.93-0.012–95.4−1.944.5>99%
2024-04-05SAISA Spring Open Team Race Championshipscrew1.841.573–93.3−0.280.179%
2024-03-30Bulldogs/Tigers Palmetto State Showdown Team Racecrew1.752.6910–27.9+0.941.317%
2024-03-09The Turner Team Racecrew1.682.305–34.1+0.620.437%

Regatta results

Regatta Role Div Races Avg Rating
Spring 2025 Team page Season
SAISA Spring Open Championship - Tillman Trophy Crew B 9 8.7 -0.06
SAISA Open Team Race Champs Crew TR 9 11% —
McIntyre Team Race Crew TR 11 18% —
2025 Sailpack Oriental Intercollegiate Regatta Crew A 9 8.6 -0.13
Fall 2024 Team page Season
Tiger Town Trophy Crew B 3 2.0 +0.07
SAISA North Top 6 Invite Crew A 12 5.5 +0.03
SAISA Fall Open Champs, Robert L. Armstrong Trophy Crew B 15 9.6 -0.24
Kathryn Hammond Crew A 13 4.8 +0.12
Spring 2024 Team page Season
UNCW Trophy Regatta Crew A 8 5.2 +0.04
The Turner Team Race Crew TR 8 62% —
Tiger Town Trophy Crew A 6 3.0 -0.01
SAISA Spring Open Team Race Championships Crew TR 12 25% —
SAISA Spring Open Championship (Tillman Trophy) Crew A 14 11.8 -0.47
Harris Kempner Memorial Regatta Crew A 10 2.7 +0.05
Bulldogs/Tigers Palmetto State Showdown Team Race Crew TR 12 83% —
2024 Carolina Trophy Regatta Crew A 6 2.5 +0.08
Fall 2023 Team page Season
Tiger Town Trophy Crew A 5 1.6 +0.12
SAISA North Top 6 Invite Crew A 9 3.6 +0.10
SAISA North Fall Tournament Crew A 6 3.2 +0.06
SAISA Fall Open Champs (Robert L Armstrong Trophy) Crew A 11 9.7 -0.21
Chenard Cup Crew A 3 2.0 +0.02
The Ashley River Trophy Crew A 7 3.1 -0.05
Spring 2023 Team page Season
UNCW Trophy Crew A 8 2.2 +0.20
Tiger Town Trophy Crew A 3 2.7 -0.08
SAISA North Spring Tournament Crew B 3 4.0 -0.06
SAISA Open Fleet Race Champs (Tillman Trophy) Crew B 7 6.7 +0.06
Fall 2022 Team page Season
2022 Triangle Tango Intercollegiate Crew A 6 3.0 —
Tiger Town Trophy Crew A 3 1.3 —
SAISA Fall Open Championship Crew A 8 11.2 —
Meyhoefer Cup Crew A 5 1.4 —
David Van Cleef Memorial Trophy Crew A 7 2.9 —
The Ashley River Trophy Crew B 5 2.0 —
Spring 2022 Team page Season
The Ashley River Trophy Crew A 5 4.0 —

Linked Profiles

League Name School Year
ISSA Sam Heighway Westerville North High SchoolWesterville North High School '21
ISSA Sam Heighway Westerville South High SchoolWesterville South High School '21
ISSA Sam Heighway New Albany High SchoolNew Albany High School '21

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