Nov. 5, 2006
Bristol, Rhode Island - Stanford senior Emery Wager outsailed thecompetition to earn first place overall in the Intercollegiate SailingAssociation/Vanguard Men's Singlehanded National Championship. He is thethird Stanford Sailor to win a Singlehanded National Championship in over60-years of Stanford Sailing history.
Both the Men's and Women's Championship were hosted by Roger WilliamsUniversity in Bristol, RI. Competing in each field were sixteen of thenations best singlehanded sailors, representing seven national collegiateconferences, sailing the Olympic Class Laser (men) and Laser Radial (women)sailboats. Stanford sophomore Evan Brown and junior Caroline Youngrepresented the Pacific Coast Conference in the women's event. Theyearned 5th and 15th respectively in the ICSA/Vanguard Women's SinglehandedNational Championship.
Wager has sailed the Singlehandeds since first qualifying his sophomoreyear. He finished 9th in 2004, 5th in 2005, and now, first. "This is atestament to Emery's training regimen, and the continued effort of ourcurrent team to step up to the next level," said Coach Kehoe of thevictory. "Emery sailed a phenomenal second day," he continued. Wagerpulled himself up from 7th after Friday's races to first overall with asequence of consistent finishes in Saturday's shifty, Northwesterly breezeon Mt. Hope Bay. After Saturday, 12 races were completed in the Men's fleetand 11 in the Women's. Sunday's breeze was too light to continue thecontest, so racing was cancelled at 1:30 pm.
Junior Evan Brown sailed a very consistent series in the Women's Fleet. Atlast year's event, brown took 7th overall. "Evan sailed great in very toughconditions," commented Coach Kehoe. Senior Caroline Young sailed this eventfor the first time and earned 15th.
This is the first Men's Singlehanded National title since Stanford's BasilTwist won the same event in 1963. Stanford's Anika Leersen won the ICSAWomen's Singlehandeds in 2000. Stanford's Team Race team took home theICSA National Team Race Title in 1997.The Singlehandeds is the first two of six ICSA Championships held each year. Stanford is currently ranked 10th in Coed and 6th in Women's by the SailingWorld coaches poll, and hopes to qualify to represent the Pac CoastConference at all three Spring Nationals, Women's Doublehanded, Team Racingand Coed Doublehanded.
ICSA/Vanguard Men's Singlehanded National ChampionshipRoger Williams University, November 3-5, 2006Total points after 12 Races
1. Emery Wager, STANFORD, 61
2. Trevor Moore, Hobart, 71
3. Clay Johnson, Harvard, 77
4. Kyle Kovacs, Harvard, 79
5. Chris Branning, USMMA King's Point, 81
6. Chris Alexander, USMMA King's Point, 82
7. Cy Thompson, Roger Williams, 85
8. Mitch Hall, South Florida, 86
9. Tyler Andrews, Indiana, 110
10. Chris Wenner, UC Berkeley, 113
11. Mark Dunsworth, Minnesota, 120
12. Matthew Barry, Yale, 120
13. Rob Crane, Hobart, 120
14. Christopher Lash, College of Charleston, 121
15. Paul Stewart , U Washington, 150
16. Brad Winslet, Texas A&M, 156
ICSA/Vanguard Women's Singlehanded National Championship
Roger Williams University, Novemeber 3-5, 2006
Total Points after11 Races
1. Shannon Heausler, College of Charleston, 55
2. Allison Blecher, College of Charleston, 61
3. Charlotte Hill, Navy, 62
4. Emily Hill, Yale, 65
5. Evan Brown, STANFORD, 76
6. Katrina Williams, Old Dominion, 82
7. Sarah Lihan, Yale, 89
8. Jane Macky, Yale, 94
9. Allison Davis, USMMA King's Point, 96
10. Molly Jackson, Western Washington, 100
11. Leah Hoepfner, Virginia, 106
12. Kendall Reiley, Dartmouth, 116
13. Nataleigh Vann, Texas, 121
14. Lindsay Allen, St. Thomas, 123
15. Caroline Young, STANFORD, 124
16. Cara DiSanti, Old Dominion, 126