2007 ICSA All Academic Sailing Team

by Jan Harley on 28 Sep 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

(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