George Washington University Athletics
Six from Sailing Named to 2017-18 ICSA All-Academic Team
9/14/2018 3:27:00 PM | Sailing
Golub, Strachan and White become two-time honorees
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association (ICSA) has named its 2017-18 All-Academic Sailing Team and it includes six student-athletes from GW.
Taylor Brimberg, Shira Golub, Sam Mandell, Kia Olsson, Belle Strachan and Sam White were named to the team, which recognizes collegiate sailors who have achieved excellence in national and inter-conference competition while excelling at the highest academic level for the 2017-18 academic year. Golub, Strachan and White, all of whom graduated in May, became two-time honorees after also earning a place on the team in 2016-17.
The criteria for the honorees are that he or she must be a junior or senior, have at least a 3.3 cumulative GPA or higher on a 4.0 scale, and be a starter or key reserve in at least seven university sponsored regattas.
A seven-person committee comprised of representatives from conferences in the ICSA evaluates the nominated sailors. Matt Lindblad, co-head coach of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is the committee chair. This year's All-Academic Team is comprised of 238 members.
2017-18 ICSA All-Academic Sailing Team Members from GW
(Name, Hometown, Year, Major(s), Minor(s))
Taylor Brimberg (Greenwich, Conn.), Senior, Finance and Computer Science
Shira Golub (Newton, Mass.), Senior, Political Science
Sam Mandell (Furlong, Penn.), Junior, Mechanical Engineering, Robotics
Kia Olsson (Bayport, N.Y.), Senior, Communications, History & English
Belle Strachan (Annapolis, Md.), Senior, Marketing, Journalism
Sam White (Wellesley, Mass.), Senior, Economics, Systems Engineering
Taylor Brimberg, Shira Golub, Sam Mandell, Kia Olsson, Belle Strachan and Sam White were named to the team, which recognizes collegiate sailors who have achieved excellence in national and inter-conference competition while excelling at the highest academic level for the 2017-18 academic year. Golub, Strachan and White, all of whom graduated in May, became two-time honorees after also earning a place on the team in 2016-17.
The criteria for the honorees are that he or she must be a junior or senior, have at least a 3.3 cumulative GPA or higher on a 4.0 scale, and be a starter or key reserve in at least seven university sponsored regattas.
A seven-person committee comprised of representatives from conferences in the ICSA evaluates the nominated sailors. Matt Lindblad, co-head coach of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is the committee chair. This year's All-Academic Team is comprised of 238 members.
2017-18 ICSA All-Academic Sailing Team Members from GW
(Name, Hometown, Year, Major(s), Minor(s))
Taylor Brimberg (Greenwich, Conn.), Senior, Finance and Computer Science
Shira Golub (Newton, Mass.), Senior, Political Science
Sam Mandell (Furlong, Penn.), Junior, Mechanical Engineering, Robotics
Kia Olsson (Bayport, N.Y.), Senior, Communications, History & English
Belle Strachan (Annapolis, Md.), Senior, Marketing, Journalism
Sam White (Wellesley, Mass.), Senior, Economics, Systems Engineering
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