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Sarah Mergenthaler

    by Bob McGovern
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Team: USA Sailing
Event: Class 470
Hometown: Red Bank, N.J.
Residence: New York City
Age: 29
High School: Marlboro High School (1997)
Undergraduate Education: University of Richmond (2001)

Sailing in LBI: Mergenthaler taught sailing at Barnegat Light Yacht Club during summers off from the University of Richmond. In the summer of 2000, she was head instructor at BLYC.

Stats: U.S. Sailing Team Alphagraphics, 2003-2008 … 1st in U.S. Olympic Team Trials … Ranked #1 on the U.S. Sailing Team – 470 Women (2005-2008) … Team Alternate/470 Women at 2004 Olympic Games.

Personal: Mergenthaler has been sailing since the age of 7 … In addition to being a world-class sailor, she was the first high school athlete in her district to earn varsity letters in five different sports, the first high school female in New Jersey to convert a field goal in a varsity football game as a place-kicker, a record-breaker in the javelin throw in college, a varsity soccer player all four years of college who also played semi-pro, and recipient of numerous athlete-of-the-year awards from organizations such as ESPN and the Women’s Sports Foundation … A double-major in Business Administration and Sport Management and a minor in Marketing … She sails full-time and gives lessons in her spare time.

Source: www.usasailing.com; www.teamgosail.org/team.html.
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