College of Charleston
SAISA Team Race Championship
Cougars Earn Berth To Nationals Winning SAISA Team Race Title
4/13/2015 2:55:00 PM | Sailing
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The No. 2-ranked College of Charleston sailing team won the SAISA Team Race Conference Championship title over the weekend which qualifies the Cougars for a berth at the 2015 ICSA Team Race National Championship hosted by Sail Newport on May 29-31 in Newport, R.I.
A one-day regatta was all CofC needed to claim the conference victory after going 5-1 through the three-round round-robin hosted by Eckerd College. The Cougars defeated host Eckerd and South Florida to secure the win.
“We're really looking forward to the opportunity to compete with the other top teams in the country up in Newport next month,” said senior Ali Blumenthal, team captain and a two-time ICSA All-American crew from Bellport, N.Y. “We are stoked to be going to the big dance again.”
CofC sailed its way into the top spot with the teamwork of junior skipper Jake Reynolds (San Diego, Calif.) and Blumenthal; junior skipper Ryan Davidson (Newport Beach, Calif.) and junior crew Emily Stuart (Newport, R.I.); and junior skipper Dodge Rees (Pensacola, Fla.) and senior crew Tierney Driscoll (Bayport, N.Y.).
The Cougars will close out the regular season, before a host of SAISA and postseason national regattas, with the Navy Spring event hosted by the U.S. Naval Academy on April 18-19 in Annapolis, Md.
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