[ICSA] 2007 ICSA ALL ACADEMIC SAILING TEAM

[Media Pro Int'l, Jan Harley]

For Immediate Release
Contact:  Jan Harley, Media Pro Int'l, 401-849-0220

 

 

2007 ICSA ALL ACADEMIC SAILING TEAM

 

 

NORFOLK, VA. (September 27, 2007) - The Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association
(ICSA) has recognized 20 outstanding scholar athletes by their selection to
the 2007 ICSA All Academic Sailing Team.  The honor acknowledges success at
the highest levels - both on the water and in the classroom - of these men
and women who have been nominated by their respective schools for academic
and athletic performance during the 2006-2007 academic year.  The 2007 ICSA
All Academic Team recognizes ten First Team and ten Second Team
student-athletes who maintained a cumulative GPA of 3.5 on a scale of 4.00,
were a key starter or reserve member of their school's sailing team, and who
had reached junior standing at his or her institution of learning in order
to be considered eligible for this distinction.

"Selection to the First Team acknowledges an emphasis on academic
achievement," said ICSA Secretary Capt. Eric Wallischeck (Kings Point,
N.Y.).  "All of these individuals have met a certain balance between sailing
on a competitive team and academic excellence, and they reflect great credit
upon the collegiate sailing community."

Members of the 2007 ICSA All Academic Sailing Team - First Team are:  Anna
Bargren (Wauwatosa, Wisc.) - University of Wisconsin '07; Nicole Beckett
(Satellite Beach, Fla.) - University of South Florida '08; Michael Easton
(Lexington, Mass.) - Tufts University '08; Jack Field (Noank, Conn.) -
Massachusetts Institute of Technology '08; Matthew Kastan (East Amherst,
N.Y.) - University of Rhode Island '07; Rebecca Levin (New Haven, Conn.) -
Stanford University '07, Melissa Pumphrey (Annapolis, Md.) - St. Mary's
College '07; Eva Seligman (Potomac, Md.) - University of Southern California
'07; Emily Simon (Oak Brook, Ill.) - Harvard University '07; and Kristen
Sproat (Annapolis, Md.) - U.S. Naval Academy '08.

Members of the 2007 ICSA All Academic Sailing Team - Second Team are:
Krysta Anthony (Annapolis, Md.) - U.S. Naval Academy '08; Julie Arsenault
(Thompson, Conn.) - Massachusetts Institute of Technology '08; Christina
Dahlman (Chevy Chase, Md.) - Harvard University '07; Brendan Healy (Arnold,
Md.) - College of Charleston '07;  Matthew Knowles (Middletown, R.I.) -
Harvard University '07; Whitney Loufek (Newport Beach, Calif.) - UC Irvine
'07; Russell O'Reilly (Charleston, S.C.) - College of Charleston '07; Andrew
Perry (Sarasota, Fla.) - Brown University '08; Meris Tombari (Fishers
Island, N.Y.) - UC Irvine '07; and Frank Tybor (Coronado, Calif.) - UC
Irvine '07.

ICSA is the governing authority for sailing competition at colleges and
universities throughout the United States and some parts of Canada and is
comprised of seven North American Conferences within established geographic
regions: Middle Atlantic (MAISA), Midwest (MCSA), New England (NEISA),
Northwest (NWICSA), Pacific Coast (PCIYRA), South Atlantic (SAISA), and
Southeastern (SEISA).  Each conference schedules and runs local and
intersectional events, including Conference Championships that ultimately
qualify teams for the ICSA National Championships.  For more information on
ICSA and college sailing, please visit www.collegesailing.org
<http://www.collegesailing.org/>  


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(Complete list with major and GPA follows.)

 


2007 ICSA ALL ACADEMIC SAILING TEAM - FIRST TEAM


Name                               Yr          Hometown
School                                   GPA        Major

Anna Bargren                       Sr.          Wauwatosa, WI
Univ. of Wisc., Madison               3.80          Biochemistry

Nicole Beckett                      Jr.          Satellite Beach, FL
Univ. of South Florida                  3.93           Mechanical
Engineering

Michael Easton                     Jr.          Lexington, MA
Tufts Univ.                                 3.85          Mechanical
Engineering

Jack Field                            Jr.          Noank, CT
MIT                                           3.80         Aeronautics and
Astronautics

Matthew Kastan                    Sr.          East Amherst, NY
Univ. of Rhode Island                  3.81          Electrical/Biomedical
Engineering

Rebecca Levin                     Sr.          New Haven, CT
Stanford Univ.                            3.94          History

Melissa Pumphrey                Sr.          Annapolis, MD
St. Mary's College (MD)               4.00         Mathematics & Economics

Eva Seligman                       Sr.          Potomac, MD
USC                                         3.86          Health & Humanity

Emily Simon                        Sr.          Tulsa, OK
Harvard Univ.                            3.84          History & Literature

Kristen Sproat                       Jr.          Annapolis, MD
U.S. Naval Academy                  4.00          Systems Engineering
(Honors)


2007 ICSA ALL ACADEMIC SAILING TEAM - SECOND TEAM


Name                               Yr          Hometown
School                                   GPA        Major

Krysta Anthony                     Jr.          Annapolis, MD
U.S. Naval Academy                  3.63          Systems Engineering

Julie Arsenault                      Jr.          Thompson, CT
MIT                                           4.00          Mech. and Ocean
Engineering

Christina Dahlman                 Sr.          Chevy Chase, MD
Harvard Univ.                            3.60          Philosophy

Brendan Healy                      Sr.          Arnold, MD
College of Charleston                  3.65         Business Administration

Matthew Knowles                 Sr.          Middletown, RI
Harvard Univ.                            3.82          Government

Whitney Loufek                     Sr.          Costa Mesa, CA
UC, Irvine                                  3.61         Social Ecology/
Political Science

Russell O'Reilly                    Sr.          Charleston, SC
College of Charleston                   3.66         Sociology

Andrew Perry                       Jr.          Sarasota, FL
Brown Univ.                              3.76          Biochemistry &
Molecular Biology

Meris Tombari                      Jr.          Fishers Island, NY
Brown Univ.                              3.74          Visual Arts &
Architectural Studies

Frank Tybor                         Sr.          Coronado, CA
UC, Irvine                                  3.67         Aerospace