Olympic/Paralympic Trials 2004

   

2.4 Meter Europe 470 Yngling Mistral

Laser competitors in the 2004 Olympic Trials

 

Tyler Andrews

MEMBER OF:

Eagle Creek Sailing Club

HIGH SCHOOL:

Center Grove High School, graduating 2005

AGE:

16

BIRTHPLACE:

Indianapolis, Indiana

HOMETOWN:

Greenwood, Indiana

HEIGHT AND WEIGHT:

6’ 1" and 175

OCCUPATION:

student

SAILING SINCE AGE:

12

 

Adam Bowen

MEMBER OF:

x

HIGH SCHOOL:

x

COLLEGE:

x

AGE:

35

BIRTHPLACE:

x

HOMETOWN:

Brookfield, Ill.

HEIGHT AND WEIGHT:

x

OCCUPATION:

x

SAILING SINCE AGE:

x

SAILING RESUME:

x

 

Had Brick

MEMBER OF:

x

HIGH SCHOOL:

x

COLLEGE:

x

AGE:

x

BIRTHPLACE:

x

HOMETOWN:

Toms River, N.J.

HEIGHT AND WEIGHT:

x

OCCUPATION:

x

SAILING SINCE AGE:

x

SAILING RESUME:

x

 

Andrew Campbell

US SAILING TEAM:

2001-2003

US Youth World Team:

2002

MEMBER OF:

San Diego Yacht Club

HIGH SCHOOL:

The Bishop’s School, graduated 2002

COLLEGE:

Georgetown University, class of 2006

AGE:

19

BIRTHPLACE:

Toms River, N.J.

HOMETOWN:

San Diego, Calif.

HEIGHT AND WEIGHT:

OCCUPATION:

Student

SAILING SINCE AGE:

5

SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS:

Three-time U.S. Youth Singlehanded Champion ('02, '01, '00)
2002 ICSA/Vanguard North American Men’s Singlehanded Champion

SAILING RESUME:

2003
Laser World Championship, Spain (68th/171 boats)
Laser Gulf Coast Championship, Texas (4th/56 boats)
Laser Midwinter’s East, Clearwater, FL (10th/28 boats)
2002
Volvo ISAF Youth World Championships, Canada
(1st/24 Lasers)
Rolex Miami OCR, Fla. (2nd/63 Lasers)
2001
Laser North Americans, San Francisco (12th/66 boats)
Fall Olympic Classes Regatta, San Francisco (1st/33 boats)
Miami Olympic Classes Regatta, FL (7th/44 Lasers)
2000
Laser Olympic Team Trials (25th/32 boats)

 

Andrew Casey

MEMBER OF:

x

HIGH SCHOOL:

x

COLLEGE:

x

AGE:

25

BIRTHPLACE:

x

HOMETOWN:

San Diego, Calif.

HEIGHT AND WEIGHT:

x

OCCUPATION:

x

SAILING SINCE AGE:

x

SAILING RESUME:

2003
ABYC OCR, Long Beach, CA (20th/42 Lasers)

 

Mattia d’Errico

MEMBER OF:

x

HIGH SCHOOL:

Churchill High School, graduated 1996

COLLEGE:

University of Texas-Austin

AGE:

26

BIRTHPLACE:

Westlake, Calif.

HOMETOWN:

San Antonio, Texas

HEIGHT AND WEIGHT:

x

OCCUPATION:

x

SAILING SINCE AGE:

x

SIGNIFICAN ACHIEVEMENTS:

1999 U.S. Singlehanded Sailing Champion (O'Day Trophy)

SAILING RESUME:

2003
Laser Gulf Coast Championship, Texas (11th/56 boats)
2000
Laser Olympic Team Trials (18th/32 boats)
1996

Laser Olympic Trials, Savannah (46th/48 boats)

 

Brett Davis

US SAILING TEAM:

1997-2003

MEMBER OF:

St. Petersburg Yacht Club

HIGH SCHOOL:

Largo High School

COLLEGE:

Harvard University, graduated 1997, Economics

AGE:

29

BIRTHPLACE:

Bowling Green, Ohio

HOMETOWN:

Largo, Fla.

HEIGHT AND WEIGHT:

6’2" 170

OCCUPATION:

Stock Analyst

SAILING SINCE AGE:

10

SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS:

Collegiate All-American (’95), Honorable Mention (’97, ’94)
1992 US Singlehanded Sailing Champion (O’Day Trophy)

SAILING RESUME:

2003
Laser Pacific Coast Championship (4th/33 boats)
Laser Midwinter’s East, Clearwater, FL (19/28 boats)
2002
SPA, Holland (28th/148 Lasers)
Laser Midwinters East, Clearwater, FL (2nd/77 boats)
Rolex Miami OCR, Fla. (4th/63 Lasers)
2000
Laser Olympic Team Trials (3rd/32 boats)
1996
Laser Olympic Trials, Savannah (11th/48 boats)

 

Rick Dominique

MEMBER OF:

x

HIGH SCHOOL:

x

COLLEGE:

x

AGE:

35

BIRTHPLACE:

x

HOMETOWN:

Carle Place, N.Y.

HEIGHT AND WEIGHT:

x

OCCUPATION:

x

SAILING SINCE AGE:

x

SAILING RESUME:

x

 

Eric Faust

MEMBER OF:

x

HIGH SCHOOL:

x

COLLEGE:

x

AGE:

37

BIRTHPLACE:

x

HOMETOWN:

Austin, Texas

HEIGHT AND WEIGHT:

x

OCCUPATION:

x

SAILING SINCE AGE:

x

SAILING RESUME:

2003
Laser Gulf Coast Championship, Texas (14th/56 boats)
2000
Laser Olympic Team Trials (20th/32 boats)

 

Brad Funk

US SAILING TEAM:

2003

MEMBER OF:

St. Petersburg Yacht Club

HIGH SCHOOL:

Clearwater Central Catholic High School, graduated 1997

COLLEGE:

Old Dominion University, graduated 2002

AGE:

25

BIRTHPLACE:

Ft. Meyers, Fla.

HOMETOWN:

Belleair, Fla.

HEIGHT AND WEIGHT:

OCCUPATION:

Olympic campaign

SAILING SINCE AGE:

9

SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS:

2002 ICSA All-American
1997
US SAILING Youth Singlehanded Champion; ISSA National Champion; O'Day Champion

SAILING RESUME:

2003
Laser World Championship, Spain (93rd/171 boats)
Laser Gulf Coast Championship, Texas (6th/56 boats)
Laser Midwinter’s East, Clearwater, FL (9th/28 boats)
ABYC OCR, Long Beach, CA (9th/42 Lasers)
2002
Rolex Miami OCR, Fla. (7th/63 Lasers)

 

Philip Hood

MEMBER OF:

Cedar Point Yacht Club

HIGH SCHOOL:

Fairfield High School, graduated 1995

COLLEGE:

Fairfield University, graduated 2000 BS Accounting

AGE:

27

BIRTHPLACE:

Omaha, Neb.

HOMETOWN:

Westport, Conn.

HEIGHT AND WEIGHT:

6’ 1" and 195

OCCUPATION:

Certified public accountant

SAILING SINCE AGE:

7

SAILING RESUME:

x

 

Marc Jacobi

MEMBER OF:

x

HIGH SCHOOL:

x

COLLEGE:

University of Hawaii, graduated 1987, speech major

AGE:

39

BIRTHPLACE:

Chilton, Wisc.

HOMETOWN:

Greenwich, Conn.

HEIGHT AND WEIGHT:

6'1" and 160

OCCUPATION:

x

SAILING SINCE AGE:

x

SAILING RESUME:

2002
Laser Midwinters East, Clearwater, FL (6th/77 boats)
2000
Laser Olympic Team Trials (14th/32 boats)
1996
Laser Olympic Trials, Savannah (25th/48 boats)

 

Clay Johnson

US SAILING TEAM:

2001

MEMBER OF:

Toms River Yacht Club

HIGH SCHOOL:

Toms River High School South, graduated 2003

COLLEGE:

Harvard University, class of 2007

AGE:

19

BIRTHPLACE:

Jamestown, N.Y.

HOMETOWN:

Toms River, N.J.

MARITAL STATUS:

Single

HEIGHT AND WEIGHT:

6’ 1" and 165

OCCUPATION:

student

SAILING SINCE AGE:

7

SAILING RESUME:

2003
Laser Gulf Coast Championship, Texas (2nd/56 boats)
Laser Midwinters West (4th/47 boats)
Laser Midwinter’s East, Clearwater, FL (16/28 boats)
2002
Laser Midwinters East, Clearwater, FL (4th/77 boats)
Rolex Miami OCR, Fla. (18th/63 Lasers)
2001
Laser North Americans, San Francisco (4th/66 boats)
Fall Olympic Classes Regatta, San Francisco (6th/33 boats)
Miami Olympic Classes Regatta, FL (5th/44 Lasers)
2000
Laser Olympic Team Trials (19th/32 boats)

 

Reed Johnson

MEMBER OF:

Toms River Yacht Club

HIGH SCHOOL:

Toms River High School South, class of 2004

AGE:

17

BIRTHPLACE:

Jamestown, N.Y.

HOMETOWN:

Toms River, N.J.

HEIGHT AND WEIGHT:

x

OCCUPATION:

student

SAILING SINCE AGE:

5

SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS:

2001 US Youth Laser Radial World Team

SAILING RESUME:

x

 

Kevin Kelley

HIGH SCHOOL:

Christchurch High School, graduated 1979

AGE:

42

BIRTHPLACE:

New York, N.Y.

HOMETOWN:

Richmond, Va./Wilton, Conn.

HEIGHT AND WEIGHT:

5’ 10" and 172

OCCUPATION:

Self employed garden designer

SAILING SINCE AGE:

2

SAILING RESUME:

x

 

Kyle Kovacs

MEMBER OF:

x

HIGH SCHOOL:

x

COLLEGE:

x

AGE:

x

BIRTHPLACE:

x

HOMETOWN:

Pennington, N.J.

HEIGHT AND WEIGHT:

x

OCCUPATION:

x

SAILING SINCE AGE:

x

SAILING RESUME:

2003
Laser Gulf Coast Championship, Texas (21st/56 boats)
Laser Midwinters West (13th/47 boats)

 

Andrew Lewis

US SAILING TEAM:

2002, 2003

MEMBER OF:

Kahala Hawaii

HIGH SCHOOL:

Assets High School, graduated 2001

COLLEGE:

Kaimuki Community College, studying sport science

AGE:

21

BIRTHPLACE:

Singapore

HOMETOWN:

Kahala, Hawaii

HEIGHT AND WEIGHT:

x

OCCUPATION:

Student

SAILING SINCE AGE:

12 1/2

SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS:

1999 U.S. Youth Singlehanded Champion

SAILING RESUME:

2003
Laser World Championship, Spain (62nd/171 boats)
Laser Pacific Coast Championship (2nd/33 boats)
Laser Midwinter’s East, Clearwater, FL (2nd/28 boats)
ABYC OCR, Long Beach, CA (8th/42 Lasers)
2002
SPA, Holland (101st/148 Lasers)
Rolex Miami OCR, Fla. (8th/63 Lasers)
2001
Laser North Americans, San Francisco (8th/66 boats)
Fall Olympic Classes Regatta, San Francisco (2nd/33 boats)
2000
Laser Olympic Team Trials (21st/32 boats)

 

Bruce Martinson

MEMBER OF:

x

HIGH SCHOOL:

x

COLLEGE:

x

AGE:

48

BIRTHPLACE:

x

HOMETOWN:

Minnetrista, Minn.

HEIGHT AND WEIGHT:

x

OCCUPATION:

Dentist

SAILING SINCE AGE:

x

SAILING RESUME:

x

 

Matt McQueen

MEMBER OF:

St. Francis Yacht Club

HIGH SCHOOL:

Monte Vista High School, graduated 1993

COLLEGE:

Diablo Valley, graduated 1997

AGE:

28

BIRTHPLACE:

San Francisco, Calif.

HOMETOWN:

Walnut Creek, Calif.

HEIGHT AND WEIGHT:

x

OCCUPATION:

Sailing coach

SAILING SINCE AGE:

x

SAILING RESUME:

2003
Laser Pacific Coast Championship (6th/33 boats)
Laser Midwinters West (2nd/47 boats)
Laser Midwinter’s East, Clearwater, FL (20/28 boats)
ABYC OCR, Long Beach, CA (10th/42 Lasers)
2000
Laser Olympic Team Trials (15th/32 boats)
1996

Laser Olympic Trials, Savannah (14th/48 boats)

 

Mark Mendelblatt

US SAILING TEAM:

1996, 1998-2000

MEMBER OF:

St. Petersburg Yacht Club

HIGH SCHOOL:

St. Petersburg High School, graduated 1991

COLLEGE:

Tufts University, 1995, Psychology

AGE:

30

BIRTHPLACE:

St. Petersburg, Fla.

HOMETOWN:

St. Petersburg, Fla.

HEIGHT AND WEIGHT:

6'2" and 175

OCCUPATION:

Securities broker

SAILING SINCE AGE:

6

SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS:

Collegiate All American '92-'94
Tufts Athlete of the Year 93-94

SAILING RESUME:

2003
Laser World Championship, Spain (6th/171 boats)
Saronikos Gulf Regatta, Athens (4th/40 Lasers)
Laser Gulf Coast Championship, Texas (1st/56 boats)
Laser Pacific Coast Championship (1st/33 boats)
Laser Midwinter’s East, Clearwater, FL (3rd/28 boats)
2000
Laser Olympic Team Trials (2nd/32 boats)
1998
Laser US Champs, Osterville, MA (10th/118 boats)

 

Ryan Minth

HIGH SCHOOL:

Rockwall High School, graduated 1985

COLLEGE:

University of Texas, graduated 1990, BA Marketing

AGE:

37

BIRTHPLACE:

Lawton, Okla.

HOMETOWN:

N.Y., N.Y.

HEIGHT AND WEIGHT:

5’ 9" and 163

OCCUPATION:

Entreprenuer

SAILING SINCE AGE:

15

SAILING RESUME:

x

 

John Myrdal

US SAILING TEAM:

1995-2000

MEMBER OF:

Kaneohe Yacht Club

HIGH SCHOOL:

Lutheran High School of Hawaii, graduated 1989

COLLEGE:

University of Hawaii, graduated 1994, B.A. Political Science

AGE:

32

BIRTHPLACE:

Hawaii

HOMETOWN:

Kailua, HI

HEIGHT AND WEIGHT:

6' 4"and 180

OCCUPATION:

x

SAILING SINCE AGE:

4

SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS:

2000 Olympic Team Member
Three-time Collegiate All American (1991-93)

SAILING RESUME:

2003
Laser Gulf Coast Championship, Texas (5th/56 boats)
2000
Laser Olympic Team Trials, San Francisco (1st/32 boats)
1996
Olympic Trials, Savannah (4th/48 boats)

 

Bobby Noonan

MEMBER OF:

Lauderdale Yacht Club

HIGH SCHOOL:

Ft. Lauderdale High School

AGE:

17

BIRTHPLACE:

Mission Viejo, Calif.

HOMETOWN:

Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.

HEIGHT AND WEIGHT:

x

OCCUPATION:

Student

SAILING SINCE AGE:

x

SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS:

2003/2002 Laser Radial World Championship Teams

SAILING RESUME:

2003
Laser Gulf Coast Championship, Texas (18th/56 boats)

 

Vincent Porter

MEMBER OF:

Lake Geneva Yacht Club

HIGH SCHOOL:

Loyola Academy, graduated 2002

COLLEGE:

Harvard University

AGE:

19

BIRTHPLACE:

Chicago, Ill.

HOMETOWN:

Winnetka, Ill.

HEIGHT AND WEIGHT:

6’ 2" and 170

OCCUPATION:

Student

SAILING SINCE AGE:

6

SAILING RESUME:

x

 

Zach Railey

US SAILING TEAM:

2001-2003

US Youth World Team:

2001

MEMBER OF:

Clearwater Yacht Club

HIGH SCHOOL:

Clearwater High School

COLLEGE:

University of Miami

AGE:

19

BIRTHPLACE:

St. Petersburg, Fla.

HOMETOWN:

Clearwater, Fla.

HEIGHT AND WEIGHT:

6'4"   180

OCCUPATION:

Student

SAILING SINCE AGE:

8

SAILING RESUME:

2003
Laser World Championship, Spain (58th/171 boats)
Laser Midwinters West (1st/47 boats)
Laser Midwinter’s East, Clearwater, FL (6th/28 boats)
2002
Laser Midwinters East, Clearwater, FL (1st/77 boats)
Rolex Miami OCR, Fla. (5th/63 Lasers)
2001
Fall Olympic Classes Regatta, San Francisco (4th/33 boats)
Miami Olympic Classes Regatta, FL (10th/44 Lasers)

 

Ben Richardson

US SAILING TEAM:

2003

MEMBER OF:

Eastern Point and Eastern Yacht Clubs

HIGH SCHOOL:

Waring School, graduated 1993

COLLEGE:

Harvard, graduated 1997

AGE:

28

BIRTHPLACE:

Concord, Mass.

HOMETOWN:

Gloucester, Mass.

HEIGHT AND WEIGHT:

x

OCCUPATION:

Sailing full-time

SAILING SINCE AGE:

7

SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS:

2003 Pan Am Games Team Member

SAILING RESUME:

2003
Athens Regatta (26th/34 Lasers)
Laser World Championship, Spain (84th/171 boats)
Laser Gulf Coast Championship, Texas (10th/56 boats)
Laser Midwinters West (3rd/47 boats)
Laser Midwinter’s East, Clearwater, FL (18/28 boats)
ABYC OCR, Long Beach, CA (21st/42 Lasers)
2000
Laser Olympic Team Trials (9th/32 boats)

 

Rick Rothenbuhler

MEMBER OF:

Crescent Sail Yacht Club, North Cape Yacht Club

HIGH SCHOOL:

Maumee High School, graduated 1989

COLLEGE:

University of Toledo

AGE:

32

BIRTHPLACE:

Toledo, Ohio

HOMETOWN:

Grosse Pointe Park, Mich.

HEIGHT AND WEIGHT:

x

OCCUPATION:

Sailmaker

SAILING SINCE AGE:

10

SAILING RESUME:

x

 

Kurt Taulbee

US SAILING TEAM:

1997, 2002

MEMBER OF:

Niagara on the Lake Yacht Club

HIGH SCHOOL:

Williamsville High School, graduated 1984

COLLEGE:

SUNY Buffalo, 1992, Electrical & Computer Engineering

GRADUATE SCHOOL:

SUNY Buffalo, 1994, Master of Engineering Management.

AGE:

37

BIRTHPLACE:

Buffalo, N.Y.

HOMETOWN:

Buffalo, N.Y.

HEIGHT AND WEIGHT:

5'11"

OCCUPATION:

Owner of SailFit

SAILING SINCE AGE:

7

SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS:

1994 Empire State Games Gold Medalist
SUNY Ski Team Member

SAILING RESUME:

2003
Laser World Championship, Spain (99th/171 boats)
Laser Gulf Coast Championship, Texas (8th/56 boats)
Laser Midwinter’s East, Clearwater, FL (11/28 boats)
2002
SPA, Holland (69th/148 Lasers)
Laser Midwinters East, Clearwater, FL (3rd/77 boats)
Rolex Miami OCR, Fla. (13th/63 Lasers)
2000
Laser Olympic Team Trials (8th/32 boats)
1996
Laser Olympic Trials, Savannah (33rd/48 boats)

 

Michael Schreiber

MEMBER OF:

University of Michigan Yacht Club

HIGH SCHOOL:

Seaholm High School, graduated 1976

COLLEGE:

University of Michigan, graduated 1981, BS

AGE:

45

BIRTHPLACE:

Detroit, Mich.

HOMETOWN:

Birmingham, Mich.

HEIGHT AND WEIGHT:

5’ 10" and 175

OCCUPATION:

Construction

SAILING SINCE AGE:

8

SAILING RESUME:

x

 

Alden Shattuck

MEMBER OF:

Severn Sailing Association

HIGH SCHOOL:

Choate, graduated 1966

COLLEGE:

Springfield College, graduated 1970

AGE:

55

BIRTHPLACE:

Neenah, Wisc.

HOMETOWN:

Annapolis, Md.

HEIGHT AND WEIGHT:

x

OCCUPATION:

coach

SAILING SINCE AGE:

x

SAILING RESUME:

x

 

Andrew Tuthill

MEMBER OF:

St. Francis, Norwalk and New Bedford Yacht Clubs

HIGH SCHOOL:

Fox Chapel High School, 1986

COLLEGE:

Dennison University, graduated 1990, BA Political Science

AGE:

35

BIRTHPLACE:

Pittsburgh, Penn.

HOMETOWN:

Rowayton, Conn.

HEIGHT AND WEIGHT:

5’ 11’ and 180

OCCUPATION:

Investment banking

SAILING SINCE AGE:

25

SAILING RESUME:

2003
Laser Gulf Coast Championship, Texas (29th/56 boats)

 

Chad Wilson

MEMBER OF:

x

HIGH SCHOOL:

x

COLLEGE:

x

AGE:

30

BIRTHPLACE:

x

HOMETOWN:

LaPorte, Texas

HEIGHT AND WEIGHT:

x

OCCUPATION:

x

SAILING SINCE AGE:

x

SAILING RESUME:

2003
Laser Gulf Coast Championship, Texas (17th/56 boats)
2000
Laser Olympic Team Trials (27th/32 boats))