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As a Junior (2020-21)

  • Finished ninth at the ICSA Singlehanded National Championships
  • Helped Stanford to fourth place at the BC Team Race

As a Sophomore (2019-20)

  • Second at PCCSC Singlehanded Championships with 44 points (Sept. 28)
  • Placed second in A division after posting six top four finishes at Stoney Burke Varsity regatta with crew Patricia Gerli (Oct. 12-13)
  • Finished 11th at the LaserPerformance ICSA Women's Singlehanded National Championship (Nov. 9-10)
  • Raced at the Rudkin Team Race (March 7-8), helping skipper Stanford to fourth place

As a Freshman (2018-19)

  • Won PCCSC Singlehanded Championships with just 14 points in 10 races (Sept. 22)
  • Finished 15th at ICSA Singlehanded National Championships (Nov. 3-4)
  • Second in the C division with crew Laurel Foster as Stanford finished second at Coed Pacific Coast Championship (Nov. 10-11)
  • Led Stanford to 12-2 record and second-place finish as skipper with crew Laurel Foster at Nelson Roltsch Team Race (Feb. 16-17)
  • Helped Stanford to 15-1 record and first-place finish as skipper with crew Laurel Foster at McIntyre Team Race (Feb. 23-24)
  • Served as skipper with crew Laurel Foster to lead Stanford to fifth-place finish at Szambecki Team Race (March 23-24)
  • Led Stanford to win with first-place finish in A division as skipper with crew Laurel Foster at St. Francis Interconference (March 30-31)
  • Led Stanford to win at Admiral's Cup with third-place finish in the A division as crew with skipper Romain Screve (April 27-28)

The Kirkpatrick File

  • Four-year letterwinner and team captain as a senior
  • Fourth at 2018 High School Singlehanded Nationals 
  • Competed for Sail Newport (2014-18)
  • Second at the 2017 Sears Cup
  • Also competed for U.S. Olympic Development team (2016)
  • All-conference as a sophomore in cross country
  • Helped cross country team to conference championship as a junior
  • All-conference as a senior in swimming
  • Editor-in-Chief of school newspaper The Red & White
  • Stunt double in the movie Moonrise Kingdom (2012)
  • Son of Jane and Steve Kirkpatrick
  • Father was a two-time All-American skipper at Tufts University
  • Mother was All-American crew at Tufts University
  • Sister, Taylor, is also a member of the Stanford sailing team
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2018-19
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2020-21
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