ODU Sailing Takes Ninth at Truxtun Umsted Regatta; 11th at SMC Intersectional

March 20, 2006

ANNAPOLIS, MD - After two days of ideal breezy northwest winds, the Old Dominion Sailing team was able to finish ninth with a 747 points at the 35th annual Truxtun Umsted Regatta, hosted by the United States Naval Academy. Georgetown took first in the event with 538 points.

The regatta was composed of four divisions, A,B,C, and D, of racing with 20 races in each division. Charles Higgins and Jennifer Adams took ninth place in a division with 193 points, B division racing saw David Tunnicliffe and Michael Brown place 11th with 204 points. ODU's Bobby Noonan finished 10th in C division with 204 points, and Michael Collins placed seventh in D division with 146 points.

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Final Results
A B C D TOT

1. GEORGETOWN 60 146 196 136 538 2. TUFTS 117 187 108 157 569 3. HWS 173 167 116 120 576 4. BOSTON C 142 156 119 172 589 5. ST MARYS 141 155 196 113 605 6. KP 195 193 103 144 635 7. HARVARD 169 138 133 261 701 8. YALE 221 157 125 230 733 9. ODU 193 204 204 146 747 10. CHARLESTON 226 169 147 247 789 11. NAVY 270 214 223 86 793 12. ECKERD 231 213 214 138 796 13. DARTMOUTH 153 216 208 226 803 14. CONN COLLEGE 260 210 214 194 878 15. BROWN 203 226 256 221 906 16. USF 162 222 318 254 956 17. WASH COLLEGE 215 172 318 289 994 18. U OF WASH 381 341 268 335 1325 19. MICHIGAN 354 365 332 340 1391 20. FLORIDA 346 357 393 347 1443

SAINT MARY'S, MD - Also this weekend, ODU sent the team of Cara DiSanti and Alyssa Ayers to compete in the in A division at the Saint Mary's Women's Intersectional.

The ladies took 11th place in A division with 129 points. Racing B division for Old Dominion was Maureen Castruccio and Elyssa Albert who placed 10th with 129 points. Altogether, the Lady Monarch Sailors finished 11th overall with 285 points.

Each division included 14 gold cup races in perfect northwesterly breezes of 10-22 knots. The Colloege of Charleston finished in first place at the event with 88 points after an impressive first place finish in A division with 29 points.

The Sailing Monarchs are back in action this weekend as they host the Szambecki Team Race at the ODU Sailing Center on Saturday.