March 13, 2006

Washington, D.C. - Georgetown sailing program was split among three regattas this weekend, as the co-ed squad finished second at the St. Mary's Team Race Intersectional and 11th at the Admiral Moore, while the women were eighth at the Navy Spring Women's Intersectional.

At the St. Mary's Team Race, the Hoyas went 7-2 in the first round on Saturday, only one win behind Hobart/William Smith (8-1). However, the second round on Sunday was wiped out because they failed to complete all the races, making Saturday's first round the regatta's final results. Georgetown had been undefeated on the second day and sitting in first place while the second round was cancelled.

At the Admiral Moore, hosted by the New York Maritime Academy, the Hoyas were 11th with 126 points. In six "A" division races, junior Langdon Mitchell (Riverside, Conn./Greenwich) and senior Meghan Melican (Ann Arbor, Mich./The Hotchkiss School) totaled 67 points to place 10th, while in the "B" division, freshman Nick Holton (Larchmont, N.Y./Mamaroneck) and junior Theresa Salerno (Manasquan, N.J./Manasquan) had 59 points over the six races to finish in 11th.

The women were eighth at the Navy Spring Women's Intersectional, hosted by the U.S. Naval Academy, with 186 points. The Hoyas had a strong showing by senior Jackie Schmitz (McLean, Va./Holton-Arms) and freshman Sprague Brodie (Duxbury, Mass./Milton Academy) in the "B" division, placing fifth with 82 points in 11 races. Meanwhile in the "A" division, senior Darby Anderson (Annapolis, Md./The Key School) and sophomore Jamie Loeks (Rye, N.Y./Rye) sailed to a 12th place showing with 102 points.