SAN DIEGO, Calif. - Old Dominion University senior skipper Esteban Forrer earned first-team Intercollegiate Sailing Association All-America honors while junior crew Gabriel Smith also received first-team honors, the ICSA announced Thursday night.
Is is the second-straight season Forrer and Smith earned first-team honors, and the third time Forrer has been named an All-American.
Forrer and Smith sailed together the last two years on ODU's top team, leading the Monarchs to a win at this year's national semifinals and finishing in fifth at the national finals.
To select an All-American skipper, the committee evaluates a competitor based on their competitive record in inter-conference competition as well as conference and national championships. The committee analyzes how this record compares to fellow competitors, the quality of the competition the record was achieved in, and results achieved competing with different crews, the span of the record over the fall and spring seasons, and how the record compares to previous All-American winners in past years.
For All-American crew selections, the committee uses criteria similar to skipper selection, but also considers: demonstrated leadership (may consider seniority), outstanding body mechanics and boat handling skills as well as proven ability to improve the results of the skipper(s) with whom he or she sails.
Below are the names of the members of the 2015-16 All-America Team.
ICSA Honorable Mention Coed All-American Skippers:
Connor Corgard (Coon Rapids, Minn.), Roger Williams University ‘16
Sean Golden (Duxbury, Mass.), Georgetown University ‘16
Joseph Kiss (Holland, Mich.), Yale University ‘17
Will La Dow (San Diego, Calif.), Stanford University ‘18
Charles Lalumiere (Falmouth, Maine), Dartmouth College ‘17
Antoine Screve (Kentfield, Calif.), Stanford University ‘16
Patrick Snow (San Diego, Calif.), U.S. Navy Academy ‘17
ICSA Coed All-American Skippers:
Nicholas Baird (St. Petersburg, Fla.), Yale University ‘19
Nikole Barnes (St. Thomas, USVI), U.S. Coast Guard Academy ‘17
Ian Barrows (St. Thomas, USVI), Yale University ‘17
Alexander Curtiss (Lake Bluff, Ill.), St. Mary’s College of Maryland ‘16
Avery Fanning (Isle of Palms, S.C.), U.S. Coast Guard Academy ‘16
Esteban Forrer (Tucson, Ariz.), Old Dominion University ‘16
Malcolm Lamphere (Lake Forest, Ill.), Yale University ‘18
Andrew Mollerus (Larchmont, N.Y.), Harvard University ‘16
Pearson Potts (Newport, R.I.), Brown University ‘16
Charles Rees (Pensacola, Fla.), College of Charleston ‘16
Jake Reynolds (San Diego, Calif.), College of Charleston ‘16
Raul Rios (Guaynabo, Puerto Rico), Boston College ‘16
Charles Sinks (San Diego, Calif.), Boston College ‘18
Nevin Snow (San Diego, Calif.), Georgetown University ’16*
ICSA Honorable Mention All-American Crews:
Kathryn Booker (St. Petersburg, Fla.), Stanford University ‘19
Jennifer Burke (Winnetka, Ill.), University of Wisconsin ‘16
Chloe Dapp (Newport Beach, Calif.), College of Charleston ‘17
Marisa DeCollibus (North Kingstown, R.I.), University of Rhode Island ‘17
Natalya Doris (Miami, Fla.), Yale University ‘17
Kayla Lynch (Pawling, N.Y.), Boston University ‘16
Grace McCarthy (San Diego, Calif.), College of Charleston ‘18
Rebecca McElvain (San Diego, Calif.), Dartmouth College ‘19
Meredith Megarry (Collingwood, Ont.), Yale University ‘17
Anna Morin (Falmouth, Maine), U.S. Coast Guard Academy ‘19
Clara Robertson (Rye, N.Y.), Yale University ‘17
Sara Swanson (Charleston, S.C.), Roger Williams University ‘16
ICSA All-American Crews:
Charlotte Belling (Newport Beach, Calif.), Yale University ‘16
John Cannistraro (Wellesley, Mass.), Stanford University ‘17
Marina Cano (Barcelona, Spain), Brown University ‘17
Katherine Downey (Mattapoisett, Mass.), Boston College ‘16
Allison Ferraris (Orient, N.Y.), Boston College ‘17
Megan Hough (Lexington, Va.), U.S. Naval Academy ‘16
Shelby Jacobs (South Toms River, N.J.), St. Mary's College of Maryland ‘17
Sydney Karnovsky (Brookline, Mass.), Harvard University ‘16
Sophie Kerr (Houston, Texas), Dartmouth College ‘17
Mariah Leffingwell (Easton, Md.), St. Mary’s College of Maryland ‘16
Meaghan MacRae (Melrose, Mass.), Georgetown University ‘18
Bettina Redway (Providence, R.I.), Georgetown University ‘16
Isabelle Ruiz De Luzuriaga (Charleston, S.C.), Georgetown University ‘16
Hannah Scanlon (Bristol, R.I.), University of Rhode Island ‘18
Gabriel Smith (Annapolis, Md.), Old Dominion University ‘17
Samantha Steele (San Francisco, Calif.), Stanford University ‘16
Emily Stuart (Newport, R.I.), College of Charleston ‘16
Robert Turley (Sturbridge, Mass.), U.S. Coast Guard Academy ‘16
ICSA Honorable Mention Women’s All-American Skippers:
Megan Grapengeter-Rudnick (Darien, Conn.), Brown University ‘17
Mary Kate Mezzetti (Hyannis, Mass.), Georgetown University ‘16
Erin Mullins (East Greenwich, R.I.), Bowdoin College ‘16
Hannah Polster (Arnold, Md.), Boston University ‘17
Martina Sly (Weston, Fla.), Stanford University ‘19
Carolyn Smith (Newport Beach, Calif.), St. Mary’s College of Maryland ‘17
ICSA Women’s All-American Skippers:
Nikole Barnes (St. Thomas, USVI), U.S. Coast Guard Academy ‘17
Rachel Bryer (Jamestown, R.I.), University of Rhode Island ‘17
Allyson Donahue (Brigantine, N.J.), Boston College ‘17
Casey Klingler (Larchmont, N.Y.), Yale University ‘18
Dana Rohde (Richmond Hill, Ga.), U.S. Coast Guard Academy ‘18
Laura Wefer (Glen Head, N.Y.), University of Wisconsin ‘16
Sarah Williams (Summit, N.J.), Dartmouth College ‘16
Robert Hobbs Trophy for Sportsman of the Year:
Runner-up: Rosalind Lesh (Everson, Wash.), Massachusetts Institute of Technology ‘16
Winner: Rebekah Schiff (Tampa, Fla.), College of Charleston ‘16
Quantum Women's Sailor of the Year:
Runner-up: Rachel Bryer (Jamestown, R.I.), University of Rhode Island ‘17
Winner: Nikole Barnes (St. Thomas, USVI), U.S. Coast Guard Academy ‘17
Marlow Ropes Sailor of the Year:
Runners-up: Ian Barrows (St. Thomas, USVI), Yale University ‘17 and Raul Rios (Guaynabo, Puerto Rico), Boston College ‘17
Winner: Nevin Snow (San Diego, Calif.), Georgetown University ‘16