Nov. 6, 2011
CHICAGO-- Mateo Vargas had the best Stanford finish since 2006, finishing fourth, while Kaitlyn Baab was tenth as the Singlehanded Nationals had just one race on the men's and women's side on Sunday due to too much wind.
The fourth place finish was the best finish for the Cardinal since Emery Wagner won in 2006. With Wagner's win and Brian Haines' fourth place finish in 2003, Vargas' finish is one of the top finishes for the Cardinal over the last decade.
Vargas, who was eight points out of second after the second day, finished fifth in the only race on Sunday, finishing with 94 points. Vargas finished in the top-seven in 12 of the 14 races and was 10 points out of second place. Freshman Kieran Chung-Wolf was 11th with 152 points.
On the women's side, Baab was tenth with 131 points, finishing 15th of 18 sailors in Sunday's only race. Baab finished in the top seven in seven races, but also was 12th or worse in four races, finishing nine points out of seventh. Molly McKinney in her second-straight national championship was 11th with 140 points.
The four Stanford sailors at this year's event were also the most since 2000.
Results
http://scores.collegesailing.info/f11/icsa-men-singlehanded-nationals/
http://scores.collegesailing.info/f11/icsa-women-singlehandeds/
Stanford Sailors
Men: Winner-- Cam Cullman,Yale (57 points), 4. Vargas, 94 points, 11. Chung-Wolf, 152 points
Women: Winner-- Anne Haeger, Boston College (34 points), 10. Baab, 131 points, McKinney, 140 points
Stanford at Singlehanded Nationals (Since 2000)
2000M: David Kenney, 11th
2001M: David Kenney, 8th
2001W: Ashley Frush, 13th
2002M: Brian Haines, 7th
2003M: Brian Haines, 4th
2003W: Ashley Frush, 13th
2004M: Emery Wagner, 8th
2005M: Emery Wagner, 5th
2005W: Evan Brown, 7th
2006M: Emery Wagner, 1st
2006W: Evan Brown, 5th, Caroline Young, 15th
2007W: Evan Brown, 6th
2008M: TJ Tullo, 11th
2008W: Carolyn Prioleau, 14th
2009M: Harrison Hatton, 14th
2009W: Eliza Richartz, 11th
2010M: Oliver Toole, 13th
2010W: Molly McKinney, 6th, Sally Mace, 9th
2011M: Mateo Vargas, 4th, Kieran Chung-Wolf, 11th
2011W: Kaitlyn Baab, 10th, Molly McKinney, 11th