St. Mary’s, Md. - Old Dominion sailing finished ninth out of 18 schools with 236 points at the 2026 America Trophy hosted by St. Mary’s (Md.) this weekend. Pennsylvania (112) and Navy (125) finished first and second, respectively to earn qualification for the fleet race national championship.
“We started the regatta by digging a hole for ourselves in the A division, but the team worked hard to dig out of it,” said ODU head coach Mitch Brindley. “We struggled with consistency in executing our starting strategy. But in the big breeze races on Sunday, the team performed well.”
The America Trophy was held on the St. Mary’s River and the competition opened on a great day for sailing on Saturday. Sunday offered the same atmosphere and included a northwest breeze.
Georgetown finished in third with 138 points followed by host St. Mary’s (Md.) coming in fourth with 146 points. Hobart and William Smith placed fifth (187), George Washington finished in sixth (189), Cornell came in seventh (212), and Fordham beat out the Monarchs for eighth place (215).
ODU finished ahead of Virginia Tech who placed 10th (305), Christopher Newport (310) came in 11th, Princeton (327) finished in 12th, Columbia (338) placed 13th, U.S. Merchant Academy (356) ended the day in 14th, Penn State (358) finished 15th, Webb (373) came in 16th, and SUNY Maritime (379) and William & Mary (480) finished 17th and 18th, respectively.
UP NEXT:
The at-large selections for the College Sailing Women’s and Open National Championships will be announced April 28th at 7pm.