Career:
2007-08: Won the Webb Regatta for ODU as A division skipper with Kaitlyn Paulsen...Led ODU to 2nd place finish at Icefree 2-on-2 at CNU with 3rd place effort in B division with Jennifer Chazanow...Sailed to 3rd place finish at MAISA/SAISA Spring regatta with 5th place finish in A division...Also sailed some singlehanded in the fall...
2006-07: Sailed to 4th overall and 5th in A division with Lisa Shapiro at the ODU Riley Cup in the fall...Placed 2nd overall and 3rd in A division at the Fall MAISA Open with Amanda Martin and Lisa Shapiro...
2005-06: Won the A division with Bryan Otis at the Hampton Bay Days contributing to an overall Monarch victory...Collaborated to a 5th place finish at the Washington College Team Race...Finished 5th in A division at the SAISA-MAISA with Bobby Schulz and Lisa Shapiro...5th in B division at the MAISA Freshman Regatta with Jaci Finney...Did not finish outside of the Top 10 in any race entire rookie season.
Prep: Five-sport athlete while attending Norfolk Collegiate: wrestling, soccer, lacrosse, sailing, and cross country...Two-time MASSA Champion, Captain and Best Skipper honor while in high-school.
Personal: Born James Gillen Elder ... Son of Mark and T.J. Elder...Has one sister, Sarah ...Nickname is "Lumberjack"...Favorite sports personality is Dexter Manley...Hobbies include playing the bass guitar, sailing and working out...Person in history he'd most like to meet is Vince Lombardi...Favorite movie is "Pulp Fiction"...Majoring in Mechanical Engineering with a Minor in Aerospace.