Michelle Lahrkamp Season 2023-24

Career Highlights

• ICSA Open Fleet Race Champion (2022-23)
• ICSA Women's Fleet Race Champion (2022-23)
• Leonard M. Fowle Trophy (2022-23)
• James Rousmaniere Award for Student Leadership (2023)
• Quantum National Women’s Sailor of the Year (2020), first freshman in the award's history to win, first Stanford athlete to win
• Four-Time ICSA All-American Women's Skipper (2020-23)
• Three-Time ICSA All-American Open Skipper (2021-23)
• PCCSC Sailor of the Year (2022)
• Two-Time All-PCCSC Skipper (2022-23)
• Stanford Block ‘S’ Freshman Award recipient (2020)

As a Senior (2022-23)

• ICSA Open Fleet Race Champion
• ICSA Women's Fleet Race Champion
• Leonard M. Fowle Trophy
• James Rousmaniere Award for Student Leadership
• ICSA All-American women's skipper
• ICSA All-American open skipper
• All-PCCSC Woman Skpper
• Helped lead Stanford to its first ICSA Open Fleet Race Championship and ICSA Women's Fleet Race Championship during the spring season
  • Partnered with Ellie Harned to take first in the A division of the ICSA Open Fleet Race Championship with 37 points
  • In the ICSA Women's Fleet Race Championship, finished with 65 points in second place
• Led Stanford to its most successful season in school history, culminating with two national titles and two runner-up finishes
• Helped the Cardinal earn the Leonard M. Fowle Trophy, the award for the best university in collegiate sailing, for the first time in program history
• Guided Stanford to a clean sweep of the PCCSC regattas, taking first place in the PCCSC Open Team Race and Open Fleet Race
• Sailed in 20 regattas across the fall and spring seasons, leading the Cardinal to 10 event victories
• Named Stanford's first-ever recipient of the James Rousmaniere Award for Student Leadership for her work on and off the water

As a Junior (2021-22)

• ICSA All-America women's skipper
• ICSA All-America coed skipper
• PCCSC Sailor of the Year
• All-PCCSC Skipper
• Competed in 20 events for Stanford over the fall and spring seasons
• Led Stanford to a third place finish in the ICSA Women's Fleet Race Championships, tying the program's best finish from 2007
• Led Stanford to a third place finish in the inaugural ICSA Women's Team Race Championships
• Helped Stanford finish fourth overall in the ICSA Coed Team Race Championships
• Led Stanford to a fifth place finish in the ICSA Coed Fleet Race Championships
• Competed in all four PCCSC event championships, helping Stanford sweep each contest including the inaugural PCCSC Women's Team Race Championships

As a Sophomore (2020-21)

• ICSA All-America women's skipper
• ICSA All-America honorable mention coed skipper
• Runner up for Quantum National Women's Sailor of the Year
• Helped Stanford to a program-best second-place finish at the ICSA Coed National Championships, taking first in the B-division. Earned the Robert M. Allan Jr. trophy as the highest placing pair in the division.
• Skipper at the ICSA Team Race National Championships, helping lead Stanford to fifth place
• Finished third in the A-division at the ICSA Women’s Championships, helping Stanford take fifth overall
• Helped Stanford win and go undefeated at the PCCSC Team Race Championship
• Skippered A-boat to first place at the PCCSC Women’s Championship, as Stanford took first overall
• Helped Stanford to fourth place at the BC Team Race

As a Freshman (2019-20)

• Quantum National Women’s Sailor of the Year, first freshman in the award's history to win, first Stanford athlete to win
• ICSA All-American skipper
• Stanford Block ‘S’ Freshman Award recipient
• Finished second in the A Division and led Stanford to fifth-place finish at Women's Showcase Semifinals with crew Sammy Pickell and Ashton Borcherding (Sept. 28-29)
• Finished first in the A Division (won four races) and led Stanford to a Stu Nelson Trophy victory at Connecticut College with crew Abigail Tindall (Oct. 5-6)
• Took top honors in A division at the Jen Harris Women's Showcase while paired with Sammy Pickell (Oct. 12-13)
• Took second in A division at the Yale Women's Interconference regatta after winning a pair of races and claiming six top-four finishes over 13 races while paired with crew Abigail Tindall (Oct. 19-20)
• Helped Stanford women to victory with a 16-0 team record at the Jeremy McIntyre Team Race (Feb. 22-23)
• Raced at the Rudkin Team Race (March 7-8), helping skipper Stanford to fourth place

The Lahrkamp File

• Led team to two state championships (2017, 2019)
• Fourth at 2019 MASSA Spring Gold Fleet Championship 
• Third at 2019 MASSA Baker Qualifier (Team Racing)
• First at 2019 NYISA-SE League Fleet Race Championships
• First at 2019 NYISA-SE League Team Race 
• First at 2018 NYISA-SE Fleet Champs 
• First at 2018 NYISA-SE Team Race District Championship
• Seventh at 2018 MASSA Fall Fleet Race Championship 
• Third at 2018 MASSA Fall Team Race Championship 
• Fourth at 2018 MASSA Keelboat Qualifier 
• Seventh at 2018 MASSA Spring Fleet Championship Mallory Qualifier 
• High school team captain as a junior and senior
• Eighth (third girl) at 2019 i420 North American Championship
• Ninth (third girl) at 2018 i420 Orange Bowl
• Sixth (second girl) at 2018 i420 Atlantic Coast Championship
• Fourth (1st USA) at 2018 i420 Open Women World Championship 
• First at at 2018 i420 US Sailing Youth Championship 
• First at 2018 i420 Wickford Regatta 
• 10th (4th girl) at 2017 i420 U17 Junior European Championship in Italy
• Eighth (third girl) at 2017 US Youth Championship
• Third (first girl) at 2017 i420 Wickford Regatta 
• Second (first girl) at 2017 i420 North American Championship 
• First at 2017 i420 Pacific Coast Championship
• First at 2016 Larchmont Yacht Club Jr. Race Week
• First at 2016 JSA C420 Championship
• Competed for Team USA
  • I420 Open Women’s World Championship (Newport, R.I.), 2018
  • I420 Junior European Championship (Sesimbra, Portugal), 2018
  • I420 European Championship (Athens, Greece), 2017
  • I420 Junior European Championship (Lake Garda, Italy), 2017
• AP Scholar with Distinction
• Has served as a youth tutor and instructor
• Daughter of Elke and Markus Lahrkamp
• Has two sisters, Vanessa and Melanie
• Bilangual and a dual citizen (Germany)