Cornell University Athletics

Staines was a three-year varsity letterman in heavyweight crew (1969-70-71). He rowed in the No. 3 seat of the varsity eight-oared crew that won the IRA national championship in 1971. Staines was a two-time competitor in the Olympic Games, winning a silver medal in the pairs without coxswain at the 1976 Olympic Games, and he also competed in the 1972 Olympic Games as a member of the U.S. Rowing team coxed pair, which was eliminated in the semifinals.