2010 US Sailing Development Team (USSDT) named

by Marnie Lane on 12 Jan 2010 Forty-eight talented athletes have been named to the 2010 US Sailing Development Team (USSDT), a new, youth pipeline team supported by US SAILING’s Olympic Sailing Committee (OSC).

The USSDT was created to help young athletes, who have been identified as future Olympic prospects, acquire the skills necessary to launch successful campaigns and compete at the Olympic level.

In addition to receiving elite-level coaching, guidance and mentoring, the members will benefit from joint training with US Sailing Team AlphaGraphics (USSTAG) members and other top young sailors from across the United States. The OSC will also support these athletes with shipping and logistical assistance and advice, as well as access to the OSC’s Performance Enhancement Team of physical therapists, trainers and nutritionists.

Formerly known as the US Sailing Team – U18 and US Sailing Team – U23, the USSDT is comprised of talented, up-and-coming sailors, aged 13 years or older as of January 1, 2010, who have shown a strong work ethic, willingness to work within a team, and promising results at international events and high-level domestic events. The OSC selected team members from a pool of sailing resumes and proposed training plans for 2010.

The following athletes have been named to the 2010 USSDT:

Laser Radial
Carson Crain (Houston, Texas)
Claire Dennis (Saratoga, Calif.)
Mitchell Kiss (Holland, Mich.)
Sarah Lihan (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)
Greg Martinez (Houston, Texas)
Dodge Rees (Pensacola, Fla.)
Erika Reineke (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)
Nevin Snow (San Diego, Calif.)
Christopher Stocke (Sarasota, Fla.)
Mateo Vargas (Treasure Island, Fla.)
John Wallace (St. Petersburg, Fla.)

Laser
Clay Johnson (Toms River, N.J.)
Charlie Buckingham (Newport Beach, Calif.)
Cam Cullman (Rye, N.Y.)
Luke Lawrence (Palm City, Fla.)
Rob Crane (Darien, Conn.)
Kyle Rogachenko (Collegeville, Pa.)

Finn
Caleb Paine (San Diego, Calif.)

470
Adam Roberts (San Diego, Calif.) and Nick Martin (San Diego, Calif.)
Kaity Storck (Huntington, N.Y.) and Lyndsey Gibbons-Neff (Rosemont, Pa.)
Joseph Morris (Annapolis, Md.) and Willie McBride (Santa Barbara, Calif.)
Sydney Bolger (Long Beach, Calif.) and Caitlin Beavers (Newport Beach, Calif.)
Annie Haeger (Lake Forest, Ill.) and Briana Provancha (San Diego, Calif.)

I420
Morgan Kiss (Holland, Mich.) and Katia DaSilva (East Greenwich, R.I.)
Marlena Fauer (New York, N.Y.) and Christina Lewis (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)
Ian Liberty (Colt’s Neck, N.J.) and Alex Whipple (Plandome, N.Y.)
Judge Ryan (San Diego, Calif.) and Chris Segerblom (Costa Mesa, Calif.)
Declan Whitmyer (Stamford, Conn.) and Ian Storck (Huntington, N.Y.)

49er
Oliver Toole (Santa Barbara, Calif.) and Hans Henken (Coronado, Calif.)

29er
Mac Agnese (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) and Tim Zenderman (Miami, Fla.)
Antoine Screve (Kentfield, Calif.) and James Moody (Tiburon, Calif.)
Finn Nilsen (Fairfield, Calif.) and Alek Nilsen (Fairfield, Calif.)
Helena Scutt (Kirkland, Wash.) and Katy Cenname (Seattle, Wash.)

For a list of the athletes, their hometowns, yacht club affiliations and schools, please visit the USSDT page on the US SAILING web site: http://sailingteams.ussailing.org/Teams/2010USSDT.htm