Sophia Reineke's Journey Doesn't Fall Short With Second Place

Sailors learn how to live in a world out of their control. Maybe more than any other sport, they depend on situations granted only by Mother Nature, and anything from currents to wind speed to an overall, natural chop on the water can ruin an otherwise-strong day at the office. They have their preferred style, but they simply can't expect to go out on their craft and enforce it until they know what nautical conditions are in the forecast.

It makes performing at a high level both critical and challenging, but it's something Boston College senior Sophia Reineke learned while she sailed for the Eagles. She's always been talented, but harnessing those talents to a vast array of conditions is…