2006 US Sailing Team announced by US Sailing

by Marlieke de Lange Eaton on 20 Apr 2006 US SAILING today announced the members of the 2006 US Sailing Team. The US Sailing Team annually recognizes the top-five ranked sailors in each of the boat-classes selected for the next Olympic regatta.

The US Sailing Team was created in 1986 to recruit and develop top sailors in the country for upcoming Olympic Games. For the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China, those classes are: 49er, 470 (Men and Women), Finn, Laser, Laser Radial, RS:X (Men and Women), Star, Tornado, and Yngling.

Rankings on the US Sailing Team are based on attendance and performance at qualifying events. Athletes who have qualified for the US Sailing Team are identified as strong contenders for an Olympic berth and, as members of the Team, they will be assisted with coaching, training, and other benefits.

The members of the 2006 US Sailing Team are:

49er
1. Morgan Larson/Pete Spaulding
2. Dalton Bergan/Zack Maxam
3. Tim Wadlow/Michael Karas
4. Sam Kahn/Paul Allen
5. Jonathan Goldberry/Matt Noble

470 Men
1. Mike Anderson-Mitterling/David Hughes
2. Stu McNay/Graham Biehl
3. Justin Law/Michael Miller
4. Adam Roberts/Nick Martin
5. Charlie Modica/Forbes Barber

470 Women
1. Amanda Clark/Sarah Mergenthaler
2. Erin Maxwell/Alice Manard
3. Carisa Harris/Isabelle Kinsolving
4. Caroline Young/Evan Brown
5. Allison Jolly/Molly O'Bryan

Finn
1. Zach Railey
2. Darrell Peck
3. Geoffrey Ewenson
4. Andrew Kern
5. Bradley Nieuwstad

Laser
1. Andrew Campbell
2. Brad Funk
3. Royce Weber
4. Kyle Rogachenko
5. John Pearce

Laser Radial
1. Anna Tunnicliffe
2. Paige Railey
3. Danielle Brennan Myrdal
4. Genoa Griffin
5. Sarah Lihan

Neil Pryde RS:X Men
1. Ben Barger
2. Seth Besse
3. Steve Bodner
4. Bob Willis
5. Mark Powell

Neil Pryde RS:X Women
1. Nancy Rios
2. Farrah Hall
3. Karen Marriott
4. Angela Hurley
5. Lisa Kremer

Star
1. Andy Horton/Brad Nichol
2. George Szabo/Eric Monroe
3. Mark Reynolds/Hal Haenel
4. Rick Merriman/Rick Peters
5. Andy MacDonald/Brian Fatih

Tornado
1. John Lovell/Charlie Ogletree
2. Robbie Daniel/Enrique Rodriguez
3. Don Thinschmidt/Andrew Wierda
3. Michael Grandfield/Michael Kuschner
4. Norman Chu/Gary Chu
5. Martin Malcheski/Benjamin Malcheski

Yngling
1. Sally Barkow/Deb Capozzi/Carrie Howe
2. Hannah Swett/Melissa Purdy/Liz Filter
3. Carol Cronin/Kim Couranz/Margaret Podlich
4. No qualified team
5. No qualified team