April 20, 2008
KING'S POINT, N.Y. -- The ODU co-ed sailors finished in 11th at the Admiral Cup this weekend, with a strong performance in B division powered by skipper Michael Brown and crew Ashley Pellerito. The pair finished 5th in B division with eight top five finishes and three victories over the weekend.
Brown and Pellerito tallied 155 total points in B division to help boost Old Dominion's finish to 11th overall. After 20 completed races, Brown and Pellerito finished among the top ten boats 13 times and were just 15 points behind the fourth place finishers.
In A division, sophomore Kyle Rogachenko and classmate Wilson Stout finished 10th. The tandem had one win on the first day and a third place effort on the day two. They finished among the top ten boats nine times.
The Admiral's Cup also featured a C division boat, in which sophomore Kevin Shockey piled up 204 points for an 11th place finish. He finished second in the third race, and was among the top ten finishers 12 times during the weekend.
A division = 20 Races B division = 20 Races C division = 20 Races
A B C TOT
1. ST. MARY'S 215 103 97 415 2. HOBART&WILLIAM SMITH 180 180 91 451 3. CHARLESTON 128 129 198 455 4. GEORGETOWN 142 165 167 474 5. YALE 177 135 163 475 6. BROWN 205 166 106 477 7. NAVY 172 140 204 516 8. BOSTON COLLEGE 125 166 233 524 9. NY MARITIME 223 183 140 54610. SOUTH FLORIDA 177 241 131 54911. OLD DOMINION 202 155 204 56112. KINGS POINT 133 228 237 59813. STANFORD 223 213 189 62514. TUFTS 156 257 219 63215. SALVE REGINA 247 287 181 71516. U/PENN 209 243 393 84517. FORDHAM 307 278 311 89618. CONNETICUT COLLEGE 305 293 303 90119. DARTMOUTH 326 355 278 95920. BATES 348 283 355 986