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2008-09 Sailing

Megan Watson

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Hingham, Mass.
  • Highschool Hingham

Biography

Senior • 2008-09
Team captain

Junior • 2007-08
Finished ninth at the ICSA Women’s Singlehanded Championship... Placed third at the New England Women’s SinglehandedChampionship ... Competed at the Women’s Atlantic CoastChampionship, placing 11th in the A division and ninth overall ...Skippered the A dinghy to an eighth-place finish and seventhoverall at the Women’s New England Championship ... Aided theCrimson in a second-place finish at the Sharpe Trophy team race ...Placed first overall and in the A division at the Mrs. Hurst Bowl... Finished third in the A division and fifth overall at the St.Mary’s Women’s Invitational ... At the PresidentsTrophy, placed second in the A division and fourth overall ...Skippered the A dinghy at the Mans-Labs Trophy to third place inthe division and first overall ... At the Victorian Coffee Urn,placed sixth in the A division and fifth overall ... Finishedseventh in the A division and 12th place overall at the DellenbaughTrophy ... Placed second in the C division at the NavyWomen’s Intersectional, finishing 12th overall ... Skipperedthe A-division boat to a 10th-place finish at the Stu Nelson Trophyand sixth overall ... Finished seventh in the A division and thirdoverall at the Women’s Captain’s Cup.

Before Harvard:
Earned varsity letters in both indoor and outdoor track and field... President of the National Honor Society ... Salutatorian ofgraduating class ... Received the Hingham Historical Society awardand was on the high honor roll all four years ... Volunteered as ayouth lacrosse coach and was a member of the math team .

Personal:
Other interests include sailing, traveling and reading ... Fatherrowed varsity crew at Holy Cross.