WASHINGTON – The Georgetown University sailing team held on for a third-place finish at the Coed Atlantic Coast Championships over the weekend, held in St. Mary's City, Maryland. Georgetown finished third in both the A and B divisions to solidify the podium finish. Additionally, the women's squad finished 11th of 15 at the Yale Women's regatta, held in New Haven, Connecticut.
ON THE RECORD
"The Atlantic Coast Championship is a preview of the national championship in the spring. It features the top 18 teams in the country. We are happy with the third-place finish, but we know there is a lot of work to be done since the ultimate goal is finishing first." - Head Coach
Michael J. Callahan on the Coed Atlantic Coast Championship
"The Yale Women's Regatta was a struggle for our team. We had trouble with consistency throughout the weekend. We have a lot of time to work that through and I'm still pleased with our progress as a team." - Callahan on the Yale Women's Regatta
COED ATLANTIC COAST CHAMPIONSHIP (Oct. 23-24; St. Mary's City, Md.; 3rd of 18)
- With just nine races over two days, the Georgetown coed team had to be consistent out of the gate, with little time to make up for mistakes.
- In the A division, the Hoyas managed five races among the top five, including a pair of wins. However, the last win for the Hoyas was sandwiched between two setbacks, pushing the Blue & Gray to a definitive third with 66 points.
- The B division got off to a slow start but bounced back and found a rhythm, and by the fourth race they were among the top three. A win in race six followed by a runner-up performance in race eight secured third place for GU with 72 points.
- A Division (3rd of 18) Lineup: Jack Reiter [skipper] with Annabelle Ayer [crew]
- B Division (3rd of 18) Lineup: Scott Mais [skipper] with Addi Harris [crew]
YALE WOMEN'S REGATTA (Oct. 23-24; New Haven, Conn.; 11th of 15)
- The B division squad had a hot start with a win in the first race followed by a third-place performance in race two. However, three-straight double-digit finishes threw off the Blue & Gray. The duo managed to steady themselves en route to the sixth-place finish with 95 points.
- In the A division, Georgetown could not find any consistency and despite lineup changes, struggled through six of the 12 frames. The Hoyas closed on one of its four single-digit performances to tally 138 points, good enough for 13th.
- A Division (13th of 15) Lineup: Riley Kloc [skipper] with Victoria Boatwright (1-6, 12) and Morgan Rice (7-11) [crews]
- B Division (6th of 15) Lineup: Morgan Sailer [skipper] with Audrey Fung [crew]
UP NEXT
Georgetown sailing will compete in a pair of regattas this weekend, Oct. 23-31. The coed squad will head to Norfolk, Virginia for the War Memorial Regatta, while the women head to Geneva, New York for the MAISA Women's Regatta.
