HANOVER, N.H. – This week, the Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association announced its All-Americans, honoring six members of the Big Green.
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Chase Decker,
Will Michels,
Lilly Baker,
Reese Bragg,
Phoebe Lee, and
Sarah Young all earned All-American honors.
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Decker and Michels both earned Open Skipper All-American honors. Decker, who was also the New England Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association Rookie of the Year, sailed in 12 regattas, starting the year with a first-place finish at the Harvard Invitational. He won the B Division at the Open Atlantic Coast Championship Final before posting the third highest B Division score at the Open Fleet Race National Championship.
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Michels finished in the top ten in 14 of the 15 regattas he sailed in. He finished second at the Thompson Trophy for his best finish of the year, scored the third best A Division score at the Captain Hurst Bowl , and posted the fifth best A Division score at the Open Fleet Race National Championship.
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Baker, Bragg and Lee all earned Crew All-American honors. Baker, who earned her first All-American honor, sailed in 14 regattas. She started the season with a win in the A Division, helping the Big Green to a first place overall finish at the Toni Deutsch Trophy. In the spring, Baker finished in the top ten in all eight spring regattas she sailed in.
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In her senior season, Bragg sailed in 14 total regattas, finishing in the top ten in every single competition. Her best finish was second at the Thompson Trophy before posting the fifth best A Division score to help the Big Green to third at the Open Fleet Race National Championship. She also competed in the Women's Team Race and Open Team Race National Championship, leading Dartmouth to seventh.
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Lee raced in 16 regattas, starting the fall season with a first place finish at the Harvard Invitational. Lee won the B Division at the Open Atlantic Coast Championship and collected the third best B Division score at the Open Fleet Race National Championship to help Dartmouth to third overall.
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Finally, Young took home Women's Skipper All-America honors. She sailed in 17 total regattas, including representing the Big Green at the Women's Singlehanded National Championship, finishing fifth overall. Young started the season with an A Division win at the Toni Deutsch '58 Trophy before going on to finish in the top ten in 15 of her remaining 16 regattas. She also competed at all four National Championships.
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