June 2, 2009
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- The Old Dominion University sailing team moved up two slots at the Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association (ICSA)/Gill Co-Ed Dinghy National Championships today, up to fourth place overall. ODU totaled 204 points through two days and with four races left, are in good position to make a move for a placing finish.
ODU was led by the A division team on day two, with 29 points in six total races. Junior skipper Kyle Rogachenko sailed with Wilson Stout and senior crew Jaclyn Finney and is in third place among the A division fleet. In the 14 total races compelted, Rogachenko has led the A division boat to two wins and ten top ten efforts.
In B division, senior skipper Mikey Brown sailed with Michael Komar and Alissa Ayres on day two, finishing with 113 points after 14 races. The ODU B division boat also had a great day, with Brown sailing to a win and a second place finish en route to a 43-point second day. Over both days, Brown has totaled 11 top ten finishes.
Together, the ODU team has posted 204 total points and are in fourth place headed into the final day of racing. The fleet will attempt to get four races in each division completed on Wednesday, for a full 18-race regatta. Old Dominion is just 20 points back of Georgetown for third place while St. Mary's College and Yale have battled for the lead, with 130 and 137 total points respectively.
Stay tuned to odusports.com for the final recap tomorrow night, or click here for live race updates.
Day Two Results: ICSA/Gill Co-Ed National Championship
Team A B TOT1. St. Mary's College 69 61 1302. Yale 54 83 1373. Georgetown 115 69 1844. ODU 91 113 2045. Roger Williams 160 85 2456. Navy 138 109 2477. Tufts 127 137 2648. Boston University 148 118 2669. Boston College 134 133 26710. South Florida 128 148 27611. Harvard Univ 150 132 28212. Hobart & Wm Smith 143 160 30313. Coll of Charleston 146 163 30914. SUNY Maritime 147 166 31315. Stanford 145 173 31816. Eckerd Coll 173 160 33317. Pennsylvania 143 204 34718. Washington 188 185 373