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Rose ' 22 has earned many titles on her journey as a top youth sailor and collegiate student-athlete : two-time Youth World Champion . Backto-back College Singlehanded National Champion . U . S . Sailing Team member . JU Sailing Team captain . Twotime Collegiate All-American .

And now , as she sets her sights on yet another title — 2024 U . S . Olympic Team representative — she is also celebrating a recent addition to the list : Jacksonville University Class of 2022 graduate . Rose , a kinesiology major and psychology minor , spent her

four years at JU balancing coursework , competing in

more than 20 regattas each year with the nationallyranked JU Sailing Team , and traveling around the country and internationally to train with the U . S . Sailing Olympic Development Program .

The sacrifices of time and sleep were worth it , she said , because “ I ’ ve wanted to be an Olympic sailor since I was 12 years old . My time at JU gave me a home away from home and my experience on the JU Sailing Team helped my mental game so much .” Follow Rose ' s Olympic campaign as she prepares to qualify for the 2024 Paris Games at @ charlotte _ rrose .