Olympic/Paralympic Trials 2004

   

2.4 Meter Europe 49er Star Mistral

 

Mistral Men competitors in the 2004 US Olympic Team Trials

NAME:

Ben Barger

US SAILING TEAM:

2001, 2003

MEMBER OF:

x

HIGH SCHOOL:

Lakewood High School, graduated 1999

COLLEGE:

Eckerd College

AGE:

22

BIRTHPLACE:

Greenville, Texas

HOMETOWN:

St. Petersburg, Fla.

HEIGHT AND WEIGHT:

x

OCCUPATION:

Student/athlete

SAILING SINCE AGE:

10

SAILING RESUME:

2003
Mistral Men World Champs, Spain (55th/118 boards)
Athens Regatta (24th/26 Mistral Men)
Saronikos Gulf Regatta, Athens (20th/54 boards)
2002
SPA, Holland (42nd/73 Mistral Men)
Hyeres, France (80th/94 Mistral Men)
2001
Princess Sofia Regatta, Spain (54th/82 Mistral Men)
ABYC OCR, Long Beach (2nd/10 boards)
Miami Olympic Classes Regatta, FL (3rd/21 Mistrals)

NAME:

Steve Bodner

US SAILING TEAM:

2001-2003

MEMBER OF:

St. Francis Yacht Club

HIGH SCHOOL:

St. Francis de Sales, graduated 1993

COLLEGE:

University of Detroit – Mercy, 1998 BA Architecture

AGE:

28

BIRTHPLACE:

Toledo, Ohio

HOMETOWN:

San Francisco, Calif./Toledo, Ohio

HEIGHT AND WEIGHT:

x

OCCUPATION:

Architect/Designer

SAILING SINCE AGE:

10

SAILING RESUME:

2003
Mistral Men World Champs, Spain (90th/118 boards)
2002
ABYC OCR, Long Beach (5th/8 boards)
Rolex Miami OCR, Fla. (8th/20 Mistrals)
2001
ABYC OCR, Long Beach (3rd/10 boards)
Miami Olympic Classes Regatta, FL (13th/21 Mistrals)

NAME:

Fenn Giles

MEMBER OF:

Davis Island Yacht Club

HIGH SCHOOL:

Tampa Prep, graduated 1998

COLLEGE:

St. Mary's College, graduated 2002

AGE:

23

BIRTHPLACE:

Tampa, Fla.

HOMETOWN:

Tampa, Fla.

OCCUPATION:

x

NAME:

Alf Imperato

MEMBER OF:

x

HIGH SCHOOL:

Bishop Kearney High School, graduated 1988

COLLEGE:

Longwood College

AGE:

33

BIRTHPLACE:

Rochester, N.Y.

HOMETOWN:

Haiku, Hawaii

OCCUPATION:

xx

SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS: 1994 Tudor Boardsailor of the Year
1992-1994 U.S. Funboard Champion
SAILING RESUME: 1996
Mistral Men Olympic Trials, Savannah (5th/29 boards)
1992
Olympic Yachting Trials, FL (7th/23 boards)

NAME:

Kevin Jewett

US SAILING TEAM:

2002-2003

MEMBER OF:

Minnetonka Yacht Club

HIGH SCHOOL:

Benilde St. Margaret's, graduated 1992

COLLEGE:

St. Mary's College of MD, graduated 1996, Economics

AGE:

29

BIRTHPLACE:

Edina, Minn.

HOMETOWN:

Deephaven, Minn.

OCCUPATION:

Special Education Paraprofessional

SAILING SINCE:

infancy

SAILING RESUME:

2003
Mistral Men World Champs, Spain (68th/118 boards)
Saronikos Gulf Regatta, Athens (26th/54 boards)
2002
Rolex Miami OCR, Fla. (11th/20 boards)

NAME:

Dan Kerckhoff

US SAILING TEAM

1992-1994, 1996

MEMBER OF:

x

HIGH SCHOOL:

Naples High School, graduated 1990

COLLEGE:

College of Charleston

AGE:

32

BIRTHPLACE:

Bronxville, N.Y.

HOMETOWN:

Naples, Fla.

HEIGHT AND WEIGHT:

HEIGHT: 5'10" WEIGHT: 150

SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS:

1994 Goodwill Games Representative, St. Petersburg, Russia
1991 US Olympic Festival Silver medallist
1990 US Olympic Festival Gold medallist
1990 US SAILING Youth Boardsailing Heavyweight Gold medallist; US SAILING/Rolex Junior Team Member

SAILING RESUME:

1999
Olympic Team Trials, Indian Harbor, FL (8th/20 Mistral Men)
1996
Olympic Trials, Savannah (3rd/29 boards)
1994
Goodwill Games, St. Petersburg, Russia (5th/9 boards)
Savannah Spring OCR, GA (1st/31 boards)
ABYC OCR, Long Beach, CA (3rd/21 boards)
1993
Miami OCR (1st/19 boards)
1992
Olympic Yachting Trials, Ft. Pierce, FL (4th/24 boards)

NAME

Phil Muller

US SAILING TEAM:

2001-2003

US Youth World Team:

2002

MEMBER OF:

Ft. Pierce Yacht Club

HIGH SCHOOL:

Lincoln Park Academy, 2003

AGE:

18

BIRTHPLACE:

Hollywood, Fla.

HOMETOWN:

Ft. Pierce, Fla.

HEIGHT AND WEIGHT:

x

OCCUPATION:

Student

SAILING SINCE AGE:

5

SAILING RESUME:

2003
Mistral Men World Champs, Spain (104/118 boards)
2002
Rolex Miami OCR (6th/21 boards)
2001
ABYC OCR, Long Beach (4th/10 boards)
Miami Olympic Classes Regatta, FL (12th/21 Mistrals)

NAME:

Mark Powell

MEMBER OF: US Sailing Center

HIGH SCHOOL:

Seton Hall, graduated 1971

COLLEGE:

Florida State, graduated 1975

AGE:

51

BIRTHPLACE:

Bayshore, N.Y.

HOMETOWN:

Coconut Grove, Fla.

OCCUPATION: Hurricane scientist

NAME:

Peter Wells

US SAILING TEAM:

1998-2003

MEMBER OF:

Santa Monica and Newport Harbor Yacht Clubs

HIGH SCHOOL:

La Canada High School, graduated 1992

COLLEGE:

University of California-Irvine, 1996, Political Science

AGE:

30

BIRTHPLACE:

Paoli, Penn.

HOMETOWN:

Newport Beach, Calif.

HEIGHT AND WEIGHT:

5’ 9" and 145 lbs.

SAILING SINCE AGE:

8

SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS:

ICYRA All-American (’94, ’95, ’96)
2003 Pan Am Games Team Member

SAILING RESUME:

2003
Mistral Men World Champs, Spain (45th/118 boards)
2002
Hyeres, France (56th/94 Mistral Men)
Rolex Miami OCR, Fla. (2nd/20 boards)
2001
ABYC OCR, Long Beach (1st/10 boards)
Miami Olympic Classes Regatta, FL (1st/21 Mistrals)
1999
Olympic Team Trials, Indian Harbor, FL (3rd/20 Mistral Men)
Mistral World Championship, New Caledonia (66th/95 boards)
Mistral Men North Americans, San Francisco (10th/41 boards)
SPA, Holland (52nd/106 boards)
ABYC OCR, Long Beach, CA (1st/16 boards)
Miami OCR (8th/34 boards)

NAME:

Greg Winkler

MEMBER OF: Banana River Yacht Club

AGE:

62

BIRTHPLACE:

Shreveport, La.

HOMETOWN:

Cocoa Beach, Fla.