Monarchs Place Ninth At Nevins Trophy

Sept. 22, 2002

KINGS POINT, NY - The Old Dominion University sailing squad placed ninthat the Nevins Trophy held at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Saturday. Senior skipperNeil Ford (St. John's, Virgin Islands) piloted the Monarchs "C" division boat to fifth place.

After 60 races, ODU finished the 20-team regatta with 526 points. The host USMMA-Kings Point captured first place with 310 points. Besides the fifth place finish in "C" division, ODU took eighth in "A" division and 13th in "B" division.

The Monarchs "A" boat was skippered by Jack Kerr (Seattle, WA) with crew , Cara Gibbons-Neff (Annapolis, MD. )and Bill Berg (Longwood, FL.). The "B" boat was skippered by Ignacio Saraleigui (Montevideo, Uruguay) with crew Anna Cobb (Mechanicsville, VA.) and Amy Bourne(Virginia Beach, VA.).

NEVINS TROPHY
Final Results /60 Races- Kings Point, NY.

1. Kings Point124-111-75=3102. Hobart/Wm.Smith128-112-147=3873. St. Mary's 128-119-184=4314. Georgetown 154-249-54=4575. Navy 234-142-86=4626. Dartmouth99-168-200=4677. Washington College 148-193-161=5028. Boston College185-142-176=5039. Old Dominion 158-215-153=52610. Yale97-150-282=52911. College of Charleston207-143-259=60912. Tufts285-177-157=61913. Connecticut College 206-207-289=70214. Coast Guard 230-216-261=70715. Queen's286-297-196=77916. Cornell269-344-207=82017. Columbia249-208-377=83418. NY Maritime 280-344-261=88519. New Hampshire346-300-289=93520. Princeton373-344-384=1101

ODU Boats: A- Jack Kerr,Cara Gibbons-Neff, Bill Berg (8th with 158 pts)B-Ignacio Saraleigui, Anna Cobb, Amy Bourne, Bill Berg (13th with 215 pts)C- Neil Ford (5th with 153 pts)