June 6, 2004
Cascade Locks, Oregon - At the end of 36 races of the three-day ICSA North American Championship, the Cardinal coed sailors finished 10th of the 18 teams competing. "We battled back to 9th place," explained Head Coach Jay Kehoe, "but a late round DSQ [disqualification] in a protest we brought against Yale put us solidly in 10th."
With over 250 college sailing teams competing in 7 disticts around the US and Canada, Stanford was awarded an At-Large berth to the Nationals when they finished a close third to U Hawaii and USC at the Pacific Coast qualifiers. "Although we don't have as many teams as other areas of the country, our teams are exceptionally strong," commented Coach Jay Kehoe. The Nationals were won by U Hawaii with USC finishing 4th.
Sailing for the Cardinal in A-Division was Brian Haines with crews Caroline Young and Jen Porter. B-Division was split between two Stanford skipper/ crew combinations, Peter Deming and crew Taylor Clark sailed most races, with Emery Wager and Becca Levin sailing two sets (4 of 18 races).
A B TOT 1. U. of Hawaii 88 93 181 2. Georgetown 92 118 210 3. Hobart William Smith 137 84 221 4. USC 101 124 225 5. Dartmouth College 138 97 235 6. Harvard 136 116 252 7. St. Mary's College 132 121 253 8. USMMA-Kings Point 128 130 258 9. Yale University 157 165 322 10. Stanford 162 174 336 11. Tufts University 183 155 338 12. Charleston 189 192 381 13. TAMUG 151 243 394 14. U. of South Florida 178 216 394 15. U. of Washington 225 222 447 16. U. of Texas 277 277 554 17. U. of Michigan 288 271 559 18. U. of Wisconsin 280 289 569
ALL AMERICAN AWARDS:
With over 3000 student-athletes competing in the year-round ICSA schedule,
the ICSA All-American Committee bestows All-American Honors on 15 Coed, 15
Women's skippers along with 20 crews who distinguish themselves as the best
skippers and crews in the country. This year, two Stanford sailors were
honored: Liz Rountree was named an All-American Women's Skipper for her
outstanding performance this year, including winning B-division at the
PCC's and the Women's National Championship. Rountree sails with crew
Julie Pitts. Stanford crew Taylor Clark was named an All-American Crew,
honored for her outstanding performance crewing primarily for skipper Brian
Haines.
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