Charleston Collects Two Top-10 Finishes

Saturday, October 21

St. Mary's City, Md.

College of Charleston

Open ACC Championship

10/22/2023 6:51:00 PM | Sailing

CHARLESTON, S.C. --- College of Charleston sailing turned in a pair of top-10 finishes over the weekend as the women's team placed sixth at the Yale Women's Trophy regatta and the coed team finished tenth at the ACC Open Final.

Skippers Emma Tallman and Emily Alfortish led the Cougars to 171 points and a sixth-place finish at the Yale Women's Trophy regatta alongside crew members Clara Murphy, Rowan Schanley, Chloe Hudgins and Paige Lubrano.

A Division saw the Cougars post 64 points as Tallman sailed with Murphy (races 1-4) and Schanley (5-12) for the fourth-lowest score and six top-three finishes. B Division saw Alfortish sail with Hudgins (races 1-9) and Lubrano (10-12) for a top-half score in the regatta.

In the ACC Open Finals, Charleston finished 10th among a field of 18 led by skippers Noah Zittrer, Alex Gonzalez and Benjamin Dufour and crew members Aiden Iaconis, Lucy Klempen, Garrett Grenauer and Noelle Owen.

Dufour, Grenauer (races 1-9) and Owen (10-14) posted the sixth-best score in B Division at 108 with a pair of podium finishes.

For up-to-date race information and scores from this weekend's dinghy racing, visit scores.collegesailing.org.