Evan Brown Class: Senior Hometown: Tampa, FL High School: Berkeley Preparatory School Position: Skipper Experience: 3 years Major: Human Biology

Evan was born into a family of avid sailors and spent much of her early years cruising around Florida and the Bahamas, and became a competitive sailor at the age of 8. She raced optis' for several years, progressing to national and international competitions, in which she represented the United States. She became an avid match racer at age 15 and was ranked as high as 37th in the world in the ISAF Women's Rankings. Most recently, she was a member of the United States Sailing Team and represented the USA in the pre-Olympics in Beijing. At Stanford, she has "had the privelege to sail with some amazing crews including alum Joanna Madsen, current senior Carrie Denning and All-American Kelly McKenna." She is a captain on the 2007/08 team and A-division women's skipper, "and I can't wait for an amazing season!"

Accomplishments:

2004-2005:
1st place B-division Nationals, crew
2005-2006:
7th singlehanded nationals
4th women's nationals, A-division skipper
All PCCSC Team
All-American Honorable Mention
2006-2007:
5th singlehanded nationals
3rd women's nationals, A-division skipper
All PCCSC Team
All-American

Getting to Know Evan Brown

Major: Human Biology
Favorite Movie: Big Trouble
Favorite Book: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Favorite Food: sushi
Parents: Kathryn Whitehead and Gary Brown

Last Updated: November 26, 2007