NORFOLK, Va. - Old Dominion sailing wrapped up two competitions over the weekend. The open sailing team competed at Connecticut College for the Open ACC Tournament and placed seventh out of 17. The women’s sailing team was in New Haven, Connecticut for the Yale Women’s and placed 11th out of 17.
“Both regattas saw very close racing in light air conditions,” said ODU Head Coach Mitch Brindley. “I am happy to see improved execution on the starting line.”
At the Open ACC Tournament, ODU finished a point ahead of the hosts, Connecticut College, with 158 to their 159 total points. Rhode Island finished with 77 points to take first place followed by Eckerd (98) and Hobart and William Smith (104) in second and third. Jacksonville (107) ended the weekend in fourth and Fordham (116) finished fifth. Maine Maritime Academy (151) placed one spot ahead of the Monarchs in sixth place.
ODU’s Pierce and Josie Brindley were joined by Morgan Auth to compete for the open sailing team and placed 11th in Division A. In Division B, Marina Conde and Helena Allocco earned a sixth placed finish.
California, Kings Point, South Florida, San Diego St., Michigan, Wisconsin, George Washington, Webb, and Christopher Newport rounded out the 9-17 finishes.
Old Dominion finished in 11th at the Yale Women’s with 267 points. ODU placed ahead of the U.S Coast Guard Academy (294) and Connecticut College (304). Fordham ended the weekend in 10th with a +10-point difference between the Rams and the Monarchs.
Yale and Stanford both finished with 118 points to go to a head-to-head tiebreaker to capture first place and the Bulldogs came out on top over the Cardinals. Tulane (146) placed third followed by Tufts (156) and Brown (169) in fourth and fifth.
Esther Ireland and Madison Bivins competed in the A division and placed 12th with 140 points. Arabella Duer, Gianna Dewey, Petra Humphrey, and Molly Hanson competed in the B division and finished with 127 points to place 12th.
UP NEXT:
Old Dominion has its final weekend of competition before gearing up for the College Sailing Singlehanded Championships held on Nov. 7-8. The ODU open sailing team heads to Annapolis, Maryland for the War Memorial Regatta and the women’s sailing team heads to Ithaca, New York for the MAISA Women’s Fall Conference Championships.