2014-2015 Sailing Roster

Jesse Hutcheson
Jesse Hutcheson

Xander van Beurden

  • Position Crew
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 156
  • Class Freshman
  • Hometown Apeldoorn, The Netherlands
  • Highschool Stedelijk Gymnasium

Biography

Before CNU - Won Dutch championship in team sailing...In 2010, finished second in the Netherland Optimist...Helped team finish fifth at World Championship in 2011...Also took ninth at Open German Championship in 2011...Finished 36th in the Youth World Championships in the laser radial class.

Personal - Xander Frederick van Beurden was born September 6, 1996 in Hilversum, Netherlands...Son of Idelette and Boud van Beurden...Has two sisters, Yvette and Ryanne, and one brother, Niek...Volunteers as a sailing instructor for children with disabilities...Favorite sports personality is Muhammad Ali...Dream vacation would be kite surfing in South Africa...Person in history he'd most like to meet is Martin Luther King, Jr...Superstitions include not shaving during a championship...Has not yet decided on a major.