WASHINGTON – The Georgetown University women's sailing team finished seventh over the weekend at the MAISA Spring Women's Dinghy Championship, hosted by SUNY Maritime, to qualify for the national championship while the rest of the team saw success at the Admiral's Cup in Kings Point, New York with a fourth place finish. The Hoyas were able to send many members of the squad out on the water for a chance to compete in the pair of regattas in New York.
MAISA Spring Women's Dinghy Championship (April 20-21; Bronx, N.Y.)
At the MAISA Women's Championship at SUNY Maritime, nine berths were on the line for the Sperry College Sailing Women's National Championship next month in Newport, Rhode Island. In the 16-team regatta, the competition began with heavy rain and very windy conditions. As the opening day of the regatta went on, the rain backed off but the wind did not and forced numerous delays.
During the first day of racing, only six A races and four B races were completed. The Hoyas sailed well on Saturday in both divisions despite the conditions. On Sunday, the winds were much lighter but the conditions were still challenging. Big wind shifts and a strong current kept the competitors on their toes. The Hoyas finished seventh overall with a combined total of 189 points, 10 points behind Old Dominion and 16 points ahead of St. Mary's.
Division A finished seventh with 104 points and was led by
Haddon Hughes (Houston, Texas / Episcopal),
Morgan Sailer (Annapolis, Md. / St. George's),
Macey McCann (Houston, Texas / Episcopal) and
Celine Bennett (San Anselmo, Calif. / Marin Academy). In Division B, the Blue & Gray tallied 85 points to place fifth. Sailing in Division B was
Gwynie Dunlevy (San Francisco, Calif. / Convent of the Sacred Heart),
Riley Kloc (Barrington, R.I. / Barrington),
Carly Broussard (Newport, R.I. / Kentucky Country Day),
Hannah Hess (Inverness, Ill. / Loyola Academy),
Victoria Boatwright (Newport, R.I. / St. George's) and
Marley Mais (Newport Beach, Calif. / Newport Harbor). With combined scores between both divisions, the women's sailing squad qualified for the national championship.
Results (top 5 of 16): 1. Penn (127 points); 2. Cornell (134 points); 3. George Washington (158 points); 4. Hobart (159 points); 5. Navy (174 points); 7. Georgetown (189 points)
Georgetown Lineup:
Division A (7th of 16; 104 points):
Haddon Hughes (1-10) and
Morgan Sailer (11-16) with
Macey McCann (1-10),
Celine Bennett (11-14) and
Olivia van den Born (15-16)
Division B (6th of 16; 85 points):
Gwynie Dunlevy (1-8),
Riley Kloc (9-14) and
Carly Broussard (15-16) with
Hannah Hess (1-8),
Victoria Boatwright (9-14) and
Marley Mais (15-16)
Admiral's Cup (April 20-21; Kings Point, N.Y.)
Georgetown also found success at the Admiral's Cup at the US Merchant Marine Academy over the weekend, which had similar conditions as the MAISA Women's Championship. GU was one of 18 teams in the field and finished fourth overall with a total of 207 points, just one point shy of third place St. Mary's and six points behind first place winner Stanford.
Andy Reiter (San Diego, Calif. / Point Loma),
Grant Ballesteros (Westport, Conn. / Fairfield Prep) and
Haley Shea (Rye, N.Y. / Rye Country Day) led the Division A boat to a seventh place finish with 126 points. Division B won its division with a low score of 81 points and consisted of
William Logue (Cos Cob, Conn. / St. George's),
Jack Hogan (Los Angeles, Calif. / Harvard-Westlake) and
Annabelle Ayer (Marblehead, Mass. / Middlesex).
Results (top 5 of 18): 1. Stanford (199 points); 2. Dartmouth (201 points); 3. St. Mary's (206 points); 4. Georgetown (207 points); 5. College of Charleston (221 points)
Georgetown Lineup:
Division A (7th of 18; 126 points):
Andy Reiter,
Grant Ballesteros (1-8) and
Haley Shea (9-16)
Division B (1st of 18; 81 points):
William Logue,
Jack Hogan (1-8) and
Annabelle Ayer (9-16)
