Christopher Newport University

2016-17 - Freshman Season - Excelled during his first year with the Captains, registering nine top-10 efforts in 12 total competitions … Finished second in the A Division during the Webb / Woollum Regatta and third during the William & Mary Spring Open … Added a fourth-place showing in the B Division of the Henry Luce Trophy … Came in fifth during the Laser Elimination … Helped CNU register a second-place finish at the Hanbury Trophy Team Race before notching an eighth-place showing at the MAISA Team Race Challenge … Took part in the Carl Van Duyne MAISA Singles in the fall and placed ninth overall … Also chipped in with an eighth-place performance during the Leroy Grant Trophy and a 10th-place finish at the Nevins Trophy … Came in 16th in the B Division during the Atlantic Coast Tournament as well.

Before CNU - Sailed under Coach Marek for three years and Coach Choudharu for one ... Competed in Laser India Nationals, Hong Kong Nationals and Qatar International ... Earned eight golds and one silver in high school athletics ... Competed in Argentina at the World Championships Laser, capturing seventh place in the U16 division.

Personal - Vir Amar Menon was born in Bangalore, India ... Son of Aditua Menon and Parveen Sikand ... Has one sister, Avanti ... Favorite sports personality is Sir Ben Ainslie ... Dream vacation is a Himalayan peak ascent ... Person in history he’d most like to meet is King Tut ... Favorite food is Oreos ... Favorite TV show is “Suits” ... Majoring in history.