Elena VandenBerg Season 2014-15
PositionSKIPPER/CREW
Height5-4
ClassFreshman
HometownAnnapolis, MD
As a Senior (2017-18)
- ICSA All-America Honorable Mention crew
- All-PCCSC Crew
- Won the Conference Match Race Championships with Jack Parkin and Romain Screve (Sept. 23-24)
- Finished second in the A-division with Jack Parkin at the Jesuit Open (Sept. 30-Oct. 1)
- Finished fourth in the B-division with Jack Parkin at the Hoyt Trophy (Oct. 21-22)
- Finished fifth with Romain Screve and Jack Parkin at Match Race Nationals (Nov. 10-12)
- Bow for Stanford's win at the Big Sail (Nov. 14)
- Served as crew for Stanford's first-place finish and 19-1 record at the Mendelblatt Team Races (Feb. 24-25)
- Served as crew for Stanford's second-place finish and 11-4 record at the Szambecki Team Race (March 24-25)
- Served as crew for Stanford's ninth-place finish and 12-10 record at the Lynne Marciando Team Race (March 31-April 1)
- Finished sixth in the B Division with skipper Jack Parkin to help Stanford to a second-place finish at the Thompson Trophy (April 14-15)
- Served as crew as Stanford went 10-0 and won the team race conference title (April 28-29)
- Second in the A Division with skipper Jack Parkin to lead Stanford to the coed conference title (April 28-29)
- Served as crew for Stanford's 14-8 record and fifth-place finish at the Team Race National Championships (May 26-27)
- Served as crew to help Stanford to a fourth-place finish in the B Division of the Gill Coed National Semifinals (May 29-June 1)
As a Junior (2016-17)
- Finished fourth in the PCCSC Match Race Championship (Oct. 1-2).
- Finished sixth in the B-division of the Navy Fall Women’s with Mimi El-Khazindar, helping Stanford finish sixth overall (Oct. 8-9).
- Skippered Stanford’s B-squad to a ninth-place finish in the B-division at the Mrs. Hurst Bowl (Oct. 22-23).
- Won the B-division of the PCCSC Fall Women’s with Mimi El-Khazindar (Oct. 29-30).
- Finished ninth in the B-division of the Charleston Spring Coed with Julia Lambert (March 11-12).
- Helped Stanford finish ninth at the Emily Wick Women’s Trophy, taking 11th place in the B-division (April 8-9).
- Won the B-division of the PCCSC Coed Championship, helping Stanford win the championship (April 28-29).
- Finished fourth in the B-division of the Sperry Women’s Championship, helping Stanford finish fifth overall (May 23-26).
- Helped Stanford finish seventh in the LaserPerformance Team Race Championship with an 11-11 overall record (May 23-26).
As a Sophomore (2015-16)
- Finished third at the Trojan Women’s Invite with Olivia Gugliemini (Sept. 27).
- Won the B-division of the Navy Fall Women’s with MiMi El-Khazindar, helping the Cardinal take seventh place (Oct. 11).
- Took fifth place at the Fall Women’s PCCSC Championship with Meg Gerli (Nov. 1).
- Served as crew at the Jeremy McIntyre Team Race, helping the Cardinal to a third place finish and a 7-2 record (Feb 27-28).
- Sailed in the North Gold Regatta to a fifth place finish in Division A (Mar. 19-20).
- Sailed in the Dellenbaugh Women’s trophy to a third place finish in Division B (Apr. 2-3).
- Sailed in the St. Francis Invitational to a first place finish in Division A (Apr. 2-3).
- Sailed in the South Championship to a sixth place finish in Division A (Apr. 9-10).
- Sailed in the Women’s PCCSC Championships to a first place finish in Division B (Apr. 16-17).
- Sailed in the Sperry Women’s Eastern Semifinal to an eleventh place finish in Division A (May. 24-25).
- Sailed in the Sperry College Sailing Women’s National Championship to a sixteenth place finish in Division A (May 26-27).
As a Freshman (2014-2015)
- Made her season debut at the Yale Women’s Intersectional, where she skippered the Cardinal to third place in the B-division and fifth overall (Oct. 18)
- Helped Stanford claim the Fall Women’s PCCSC, winning the B-division with crew Haley Fox (Oct. 25)
- Skippered Stanford’s B-unit to sixth place at the Nickerson Trophy, where the Cardinal took third place (Nov. 1)
- Participated as a crew at the Friis Team Race (Mar. 28)
- Skippered the A-unit to third place at the St. Francis Invitational, in which Stanford took third as a group (Apr. 4)
- With Scott Buckstaff, finished fifth at the Stanford Cardinal/White Regatta (Apr. 12)
- Served as a crew at the Navy Spring, helping Stanford finish third in the B-division and third overall (Apr. 19)
- Helped Stanford win the B-division and the overall title at the Mark Healy Coed Conference Championship (May 2)
The VandenBerg File
- Team captain and four-year varsity skipper at Archbishop Spalding in Severn, Md.
- 2014 Gary Jobson Junior All-Star
- Sixth overall at the 2013 US Youth Sailing Championship and top girl skipper
- Fourth place at the 2013 Buzzards Bay Regatta
- Fifth place at the 2013 Club 420 North American Championship and top girl skipper
- Third at the 2013 US Junior Women’s Doublehanded Championship
- Competed for the Annapolis Yacht Club 420 Race Team from 2010-2013
- Hobbies include photography, skiing, scuba diving, biking, and exploring nature
- Planning on concentrating in Architectural Design for a future career as an architect
- Daughter of Gerard and Isabel VandenBerg
- Has one younger brother, Marc
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Top Five Again
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Top Five Finish
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All-Conference Honors
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Women Take Conference Title
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First at St. Francis
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Two No. 2 Finishes
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Mendelblatt Victory
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Lucky 13
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Championship Feeling
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Ninth at Hoyt Trophy
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Season In Review
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Marathon Season Wraps Up
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Another Top Ten
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Women Finish Fifth
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Cardinal Wins Two More
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Second at Saint Francis
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Three Regattas on Tap
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Win at Navy Leads Stanford
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Cardinal Heads East
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Setting Sail for Spring
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Four Qualify for Nationals
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Busy Start for Stanford
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Season in Review
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Cardinal Women Finish Ninth
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Nationals Marathon Starts
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Cardinal Claims PCCSC Title
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Home Cooking
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Fighting on Three Fronts
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Busy Weekend for Stanford
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Fresh Faces on the Podium
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Two Qualify for Nationals
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