College of Charleston
ICSA Coed National Championship
Cougar Sailors Finish Ninth at ICSA Coed Dinghy National Championship
6/4/2010 12:00:00 AM | Sailing
The College of Charleston, along with 17 other sailing teams, competed in a total of 19 races, coming away with a ninth-place finish at the Intercollegiate Sailing Association (ICSA)/Gill Coed Dinghy National Championship held June 1-3, 2010 on Lake Mendota in Madison, Wisc. No races were sailed in the third and final day of competition due to lack of wind so Boston College, which led Harvard by five points after the second day, won the national title. The Eagles finished in the top five in eight races, including three wins, to finish with 127 points. The Cougars, finished with 175 points, just four shy from eighth-place Vermont.
Juan Maegli (Guatemala) skippered the Cougars in the A-Division from the first through eighth race, while Zeke Horowitz (Sarasota Fla.) led the boat for the remaining two. Katie Weaver (Davidsonville, Md.) sailed with Maegli, with Corinna DeCollibus (Duxbury, Mass.) jumping in with Horowitz. In 10 races Charleston posted results of 14-14-11-5-2-13-16-15-7-15 to total a 112 and 13th place.
The Cougars placed fourth in the B-Division with a score of 63 after turning in results of 9-9-7-13-5-6-4-6-4 in nine races. Allison Blecher (Fullerton, Calif.) skippered in the first, second and seventh races, while Jackson Benvenutti (Bay St. Lousi, Miss.) filled in for the third race through sixth race and the eight and ninth as well. Alyssa Aitken (Sandwich, Mass.) sailed with Blecher, while Christina Murray (Annapolis, Md.) sailed with Benvenutti.
ICSA All-American Awards will be announced at a banquet later on this evening. The Cougars hope to add to its award total this season after Blecher and Shannon Heausler took Women's All-American honors earlier in the week. Blecher also won Women's College Sailor of the Year.
Team Results
1 - Boston College Eagles, 88-39=127
2 - Harvard Crimson, 74-58=132
3 - Brown Bears, 82-60=142
4 - St. Mary's Seahawks, 78-64=142
5 - Georgetown Hoyas, 53-90=143
6 - Yale Bulldogs, 79-76=155
7 - Navy Midshipmen, 91-72=163
8 - Vermont Catamounts, 65-106=171
9 - Charleston Cougars, 112-63=175
10 - Tufts Jumbos, 83-99=182
11 - Hobart & William Sm Statesmen, 123-65=188
12 - Salve Regina Seahawks, 107-86=193
13 - Roger Williams Hawks, 96-98=194
14 - Old Dominion Monarchs, 119-95=214
15 - South Florida Bulls, 98-127=225
16 - Kings Point Mariners, 115-110=225
17 - NY Maritime Privateers, 118-115=233
18 - Stanford Cardinal, 119-118=237
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