Local sailor kicks-off 2nd Olympic Games campaign

A meet and greet event with Olympic sailor

Lara Dallman-Weiss will be held at the White Bear Yacht Club on Wednesday, July 26 at 6:30 p.m. All WBYC members, sailing families, and supporters are invited to attend to learn about her Tokyo 2020 Olympics experience and her Paris 2024 campaign.

Dallman-Weiss is a Shoreview native who grew up sailing on White Bear Lake. As previously reported by the Press, she began her sailing career with lessons at the White Bear Sailing School in an Optimist Dinghy. She later raced X-boats at the White Bear Yacht Club, became an instructor at the White Bear Sailing School (WBSS) and went on to race at Eckerd College, the Inland Lake Yachting Association and other high level sailing venues.

Dallman-Weiss’ new partner is Stu McNay. Paris 2024 will be the first Olympic Games where the formerly gender-split 470 sailing class will become a mixed class.

For more information about Dallman-Weiss, visit www.teamusa.org/us-sailing/athletes/Lara-Dallman-Weiss. To learn about how to support her Paris 2024 campaign go to www.larasails.com.

“I have learned to walk in a way that is comfortable for my feet. And in general, my walk looks basically like everyone else,” she said. Her doctors “strongly recommended” to avoid running due to the likelihood of re-injury.

While competing with Twin Cities Youth Rowing throughout her years at Centennial — where she was Student Council president, and active in National Honor Society — Dahl and her team had enough success for her to be a good prospect for college rowing.

Aiming high, she enrolled at Virginia, a powerhouse under longtime coach Kevin Sauer. Virginia has won 21 of the last 22 Atlantic Coast Conference titles and has placed in the top 10 at nationals the last five years.

In this year’s nine-team ACC meet, May 13 in North Carolina, Virginia won four of the five races. Dahl rowed on the Cavaliers’ No. 2 unit that came from behind to edge Duke for first place. At nationals, May 28 in New Jersey (won by Stanford), there were three races. Virginia’s top team placed fifth, Dahl’s foursome placed 10th and their third unit took 11th.

In Para rowing, the classes are PR1 (for rowers whose function is upper trunk only), PR2 (full trunk) and PR3 (full trunk and lower body). Rowers in PR1 and PR2 must use a fixed seat, In PR3, they use a sliding seat like in club and college rowing.

Dahl is assigned to PR3. She earned her spot on the PR3 mixed four plus coxswain team at a twoweek selection camp in New Jersey.

The group placed first in the Para Rowing Regatta to Paris on July 9, comfortably ahead of teams from Italy and France, in two races at Vaires-sur-Marne, France.

Other members were Ben Washburne of Connecticut and Saige Harper, Alex Flynn and Emilie Eldracher, all of Massachusetts. They’re now gearing for the meet in Serbia, the first opportunity for crews to qualify for the 2024 Paralympic Games. Another opportunity will be held in May of 2024.

“Her college coaches have been extremely supportive,” said Andy Dahl, “of her dual ambition of being a top NCAA D-1 rower as well as an international Para rower.”

Dahl, who is majoring Psychology, with a minor in leadership, was named to the ACC All-Academic team.

Addressing what drives her, Dahl said, “Being a competitive athlete is special.” Her film’s purpose, she said, was “To ignite unlimited potential of all women and girls.”

A-boat update

PAUL DOLS

Dallman-Weiss is the first sailor in the history of the White Bear Lake Yacht Club to compete in the Olympics.

CONTRIBUTED

Versatile sailor Trevor Taylor skippered The Robinson (W-2) for the first time July 17. Taylor races sailboats multiple nights a week on White Bear Lake, Bald Eagle and Lake Minnetonka.

A-boat race results

Race results posted late last week show Lee Alnes and crew took first in both A-boat races on White Bear Lake. Second went to Van Johnson and crew in W-9 in Race One and Larry Pardee in W88 in Race Two. Race officer John Weiss described the sailing conditions as “nice, with a west northwest wind at about 7 puffing up to maybe 14 miles an hour.”

The following students were named to the Dean’s list or received academic honors at a college or university in Spring 2023:

College of St. Scholastica: Megan Carlson and Sara Vlasich, both of Hugo; Morgan Letourneau of Centerville.

Hamline University: Alex

Bege, Hailey Laurent, Marko

Vukomanovich, Natalie Sicora, Sailor Brown, and Tou Chang, all of Hugo; Maddie Kennedy of Centerville.

Iowa State University: Claire Skogen of Centerville; Mason Boehlke, Peter Marshall, Lindsey Reyes, Lauren Sather, Grace Spindler, and Tristan

Tuttle, all of Hugo.

Marquette University: Lauren

Grundfeldt of Hugo.

Milwaukee School of Engineering:

Torin Larson of Hugo.

Normandale Community College:

Jessica Heinzen of Hugo.

North Dakota State University:

Margaret Gaida, Anna Lundeen, Parker Rogers, and Breleigh Smith, all of Hugo.

Ridgewater College: Amber

Mrozinski of Hugo.

Rockford University: Zachary

Centers of Hugo.

South Dakota State University:

Lauren Eckerle, Anah Flor, Annika

Hanson, Megan Neubeck, and Maxwell Pieper, all of Hugo.

St. Cloud State University: Sydney

Radebaugh of Hugo.

University of Minnesota-Duluth:

Brandon Davis, Avery Hall, Tierney

Hjelmberg, Riley Jones, Mitchell

Landsberger, Joshua Lee, Tristian

Lehner, Brynn Miron, Zachary

Osmek, Lucas Polucha, Taylor

Printon, Lauren Schmid, Madison

Schroeder, Morgan Stein, and Reece

Wickland, all of Hugo. John Devries, Alexander Fuller, Aidan Reilly, and Michael Thompson, all of Centerville.

University of North Dakota: Kaitlin

Hazel of Centerville.

University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire:

Taylor Bangert and Drue Harvey of Centerville; Danielle Auger, Lucia

Hauge, Katherine Hoffmann, Kierstin Larson, and Erika

Whitney, all of Hugo.

University of Wisconsin-La Crosse: Cassidy Klemann of Centerville, Hannah Meyer of Hugo.

University of Wisconsin-Madison: Hunter Belting, William Donna, Callie Jahnke, Megan Mader, Alec Rautenberg, and Leah Staruck, all of Hugo.

University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh:

Kya Lohmann of Hugo.

University of Wisconsin-Platteville: Joey Boyd of Centerville and Connor

Keintz of Hugo.

University of Wisconsin-River Falls: Alicia Plowe of Centerville; Jillian Andress, Jake Ball, Shiloh Forner, Megan Goodreau, Madelyn Lessard, Rose Lutz, Michael Schmitz, Olivia Thompson, and BreeAnn Volk, all of Hugo.

University of Wisconsin-Steven’s

Point: Grace Torma of Hugo.

University of Wisconsin-Stout: Jack Rupert, Tyler Crowson, Cara Hicks, Martin Jorgenson, Niamh Sass,

Kelia Siebenaler, Mackenzie Torma, Alex Wilson, and Kyra Wilson, all of Hugo.

University of Wisconsin-Superior: Morgan Lehrke-Schultz of Hugo. Winona State University: Jared Carlson of Centerville; Kimberly Hoffmann, Luci Koller, Nicholas Koller, Ashley Loken, Brooke Nelson, Jenna Simonson, and Sara Spears, all of Hugo.

The following students graduated from a college or university in Spring 2023:

College of St. Scholastica: Claudia Constock of Centerville, Bachelor of Arts, health humanities, with honors; Julie Skildum of Hugo, Masters in Education.

Marquette University: Julia Solberg of Centerville, Bachelor of Arts, interdisciplinary international affairs. Minnesota State University-Mankato: Madilyn Newman of Centerville, Bachelor of Science, psychology, cum laude; Andrew Foss of Hugo, Bachelor of Science, marketing; Evan Foss of Hugo, Bachelor of Science, mechanical engineering, magna cum laude; Calla Frank of Hugo, Bachelor of Science, aviation, magna cum laude; Alicia Reed of Hugo, DNP, nursing practice; Amanda Runestrand of Hugo, Bachelor of Science, RN Baccalaureate completion, magna cum laude; Paige Shafer of Hugo, Associate of Arts, liberal studies; Sydney Shearen of Hugo, Bachelor of Science, psychology, magna cum laude.

St. Cloud State University: Jenna Glasow of Hugo, Bachelor of Science, special education, academic and behavioral strategist, cum laude; Kari Sawyer of Hugo, grduate certificate, community education director.

University of Iowa: Caitlin Wallace of Hugo, Bachelor of Business Administration, marketing.

University of Minnesota-Crookston: Sawa Yang of Centerville, Bachelor of Science, health management.

University of Wisconsin-River Falls: Maria Anderson of Hugo, Bachelor of Science, horticulture; Anna Lutz of Hugo, Bachelor of Science, Biology; Katherine Peine of Hugo, Bachelor of Science, stage and screen arts, senior merit; Emma Polucha of Hugo, Bachelor of Science, biomedical and health science, business administration; Michael Schmitz of Hugo, Bachelor of Science, business administration, senior merit; Max Vancil of Hugo, Bachelor of Science, business administration.

University of Wisconsin-Stout: Kacey King of Hugo, Bachelor of Science, human development and family studies, with honors; Cecilia Knudsen of Hugo, Bachelor of Fine Arts, graphic design and interactive media; Talley Kohler of Hugo, Bachelor of Science, mechanical engineering; Kaiya Larson of Hugo, Bachelor of Science, business administration.

Winona State University: Olivia Thomas of Hugo, Bachelor of Arts, elementary education, magna cum laude; Anthony Jorgenson of Hugo, Bachelor of Science, nursing, cum laude