Sailing Alumni

Anthony Kotoun 

At SMCM:

• Two time Coed All-American
• Three time Collegiate National Champion
  • Two Team Race National Championships
  • Fleet Race National Championship
• First Place A Division at College Nationals
• Fowle Trophy Winner
• St. Mary’s College Hall of Fame

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• 16 National and North American Titles
• 3 World Championship Titles
• Top 10 Finishes at World Championships
  • J24: 9th, 3rd, 1st
  • Melges 32: 1st, 1st, 2nd
  • Swan: 4th
  • Mumm 30: 5th, 9th
  • J22: 2nd
  • Moth: 4th, 9th

Scott Nixon

At SMCM:

• All-American
• Honorable Mention All-American
• Two Time St. Mary’s College Athlete of the Year
• Team Captain
• St. Mary’s College Hall of Fame

Post SMCM:

• Won many championships around the world at the National, North American, European, Gold Cup, and World Level
• Active campaigns in the following boats:
  • J22
  • J24
  • J70
  • J80
  • J109
  • J111
  • C&C 30
  • Farr 30
  • Swan 45
  • TP52
  • Melges 20
  • Melges 24
  • Melges 32

Danielle Brennan Myrdal

At SMCM:

• Four Time Women’s All-American
• St. Mary’s College Hall of Fame
• Three Time Collegiate Singlehanded National Champion

Post SMCM:

• Four time member of the US Sailing Team (1998-2000, 2006)
• US Rolex Yachtswoman of the Year (1994)
• IYRU WORLD Single-handed Women’s Sailing Championship – Silver Medal

Adrienne Patterson 

At SMCM:

• Quantum Female College Sailor of the Year (2007)
• Female Athlete of the Year at SMCM (2007)
• 4 Time Women’s All-American
• Women’s College National Championship – 1st (2007), 3rd (2006)

Post SMCM

• Gold medalist at the ISAF Team Racing World Championship in Rutland, England
• US Sailing Team Racing Championship, Hinman 1^st Place (Crew) 2013
• US Sailing Team Racing Championship, Hinman 1^st Place (Crew) 2014

Jesse Kirkland

At SMCM:

• 4 Time ICSA All-American
• Two time Team Race National Champion
• Fleet Race National Champion
• ACC A Division Champion
• Four top five division finishes at ICSA National Championships

Post SMCM:

• Represented Bermuda in the London 2012 Olympic Games in the 49er Class
• 49er World Championship 2012 – 9th Place
• Etchells World Championship 2012 – 11th Place

Scott Steele

At SMCM:

• First St. Mary’s Sailor to make the All-American Team in 1979
• Two Time All-American
• Fifth place finish at Windsurfing World Championship
• Helped pioneer first Intercollegiate Windsurfing Regatta
• Led St. Mary’s to first ever Intersectional Regatta win at Danmark Trophy (A Division Winner)
• St. Mary’s College Hall of Fame

Post SMCM:

• Windsurfing World Champion in 1983
• Silver Medal in Windsurfing at the 1984 Olympic Games
• Two Time Annapolis Sailor of the year (1984, 1985)
• US Sailing Team Windsurfing Coach (1989-1991)

Olympians

Mark Ivey

Mark went to the 2012 Olympics in London as a coach, where he coached the Swedish Star Boat to a Gold medal.

Scott Steele

Scott raced windsurfers for the United States in the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, where he received a Silver medal.

Rodrigo Amado

Rodrigo competed in the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, sailing 470’s for the Brazil Sailing Team.  He has continued coaching international events, and coached the Brazilian 470 teams at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio.

Jesse Kirkland

Jesse competed for Bermuda in the 2012 Olympics in the 49er Class with his brother Zander Kirkland.  Jesse was a four time All-American at St. Mary’s and led the team to a Team Race National Championship in 2007, and a Coed National Championship in 2009.

Mayumi Roller

2012 Olympics; Laser Radial Class; USVI

Farrah Hall

Farrah competed at the 2012 Olympics in London in the RSX (windsurfer).

Paul Stoeken

Paul competed in the windsurfer at both the 1996 Atlanta Games and the 2000 Sydney Games for the Virgin Islands.