June 1, 2009
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- The ODU sailing team is in sixth place after day one of the Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association (ICSA) Co-Ed National Championship, with 132 total points. The fleet sailed four complete sets on the first day, eight races in both A division and B division. Junior skipper Kyle Rogachenko led the Monarchs with senior crew Jaclyn Finney to a third place effort in A division. Sailing continues on Tuesday and Wednesday for the national championship.
In A division, Rogachenko and Finney totaled 62 points in eight completed races for third place. The Monarch tandem scored a win and a second place finish, and were among the top ten finishers in five of the eight races.
Senior skipper Michael Brown sailed in B division with senior crew Alissa Ayres and junior crew Michael Komar. The trio managed a sixth place effort on day one, with 70 total points. Brown steered ODU to one second place finish and six top ten efforts in the eight completed races.
Together, ODU has 132 points and sits in sixth place headed into day two. St. Mary's College (49 pts) holds a commanding lead on the rest of the fleet, with just 61 points after day one racing.
The championship will continue on Tuesday and Wednesday, as the race committee will get as many as 18 races in for each division. Stay tuned to odusports.com for daily recaps or click here for live stats of the event.
Day One Results: ICSA Co-Ed National Championship
Team A B TOT1. St. Mary's College 26 35 612. Georgetown 67 21 883. Yale 38 58 964. Navy 67 58 1255. Roger Williams 89 41 1306. ODU 62 70 1327. South Florida 62 70 1328. Boston College 77 75 1529. SUNY Maritime 67 89 15610. Tufts 68 93 16111. Harvard Univ 85 84 16912. Hobart & Wm Smith 94 83 17713. Coll of Charleston 91 89 18014. Eckerd Coll 89 91 18015. Boston University 111 76 18716. Stanford 90 109 19917. Pennsylvania 81 124 20518. Washington 107 105 212