The Team
Meet the UST Club Sailing team; we are a hardworking bunch who love to learn and sail!
"The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team."
- Phil Jackson
Rachel Bartel
Founder, Captain, President
Major: Marketing
Minor: Psychology & Sustainability
Hometown: Orono, MN
Fun fact: I want to learn more about offshore sailing!
Greg Bittle
Captain & Vice President
Major: English
Minor: TBD
Hometown: Minnetonka, MN
Fun fact: Everyone says I’m a Young Gravy doppelgänger
Meriah Kirschstein
Treasurer
Major: Psychology
Minor: Criminal Justice
Hometown: Springfield, MN
Fun fact: I can say the ABC's backwards!
Conall Lynch
Social Chair
Major: Actuarial Science
Minor: Mathematics
Hometown: Burlington, WI
Fun fact: I am the coach of my intramural teams!
Livia Wagner
Publicity Chair & Merchandise Coordinator
Major: History
Minor: Sustainability
Hometown: Forest Lake, MN
Fun fact: I'm ambidextrous...but only with makeup
Nisha Kimber
Secretary
Major: Business Economics, French
Minor: Computer Science
Hometown: Maple Grove, MN
Fun fact: I have been to 15 countries and 16 other U.S. states
Rakesh Dhiman
Recruitment Chair
Major: Finance
Minor: n/a
Hometown: Wayzata, MN
Fun fact: I've never eaten meat
Andre Bedros
Member
Major: Finance
Minor: French
Hometown: Edina, MN
Fun fact: I am an Eagle Scout
Anna Mary Southern
Member
Major: Computer Science
Hometown: Deephaven, MN
Fun fact: I have performed at the MN State Fair!
Shane Koeppe
Member
Major: Electrical Engineering
Hometown: Howard Lake, MN
Fun fact: I have a rabbit!
Hillary Festvog
Member
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Hometown: Farmington, MN
Fun fact: I've been to every Disney park in the world!
Austin Shaw
Member
Major: Political Science
Hometown: Orono, MN
Fun fact: I have my boaters license in 4 states!
Georgia Green
Member
Major: n/a
Minor: n/a
Hometown: Orono, MN
Fun fact: n/a
Adam Jones
Member
Major: n/a
Hometown: n/a
Fun fact: n/a
Coaching Staff
Samuel Bartel
Fall 2022
Hometown: Orono, MN
Fun fact: I built my own DN iceboat last winter! Looking forward to sailing it at the DN world championship this January.
Alumni
Phillip Thoma
Class of 2023
Hometown: West Bend, WI
Favorite memory: Our first regatta in Madison!
Jeff Filmalter
Class of 2023
Hometown: Harare, Zimbabwe
Favorite Memory: The Chicago trip (fall 2022), it was my first regatta and there was a lot of learning and team bonding on the day we couldn't race!