Storck and Lawson

April 20, 2003

NEW LONDON, Conn.—The Hobart and William Smith sailing team finished third of 18 teams at the Thompson Trophy regatta this past weekend. Harvard University and Dartmouth took the top two spots, while HWS, Brown, and USMMA rounded out the top five.

Racing in two divisions, the group of four collected 274 points, edging Brown out by just 11. Competing in the A division for HWS were sophomore John Storck (St. Anthony’s/Huntington, N.Y.) and first-year Molly Lawson (Noble & Greenough School/Duxbury, Mass.). The pair garnered eight top-five finishes, including three victories, scoring 147 points for seventh place of 18 boats.

Sophomore Eric Oppen (Orono/Wayzata, Minn.) and senior Jennie Rosthal (Stratford/Houston, Texas) earned a fourth place finish in the B division with 127 points, just two away from the third spot. They also collected seven top-five finishes in 18 races, including two wins.

FINAL RESULTS
1. Harvard University, 173
2. Dartmouth College, 196
3. Hobart and William Smith, 274
4. Brown University, 285
5. USMMA at Kings Point, 291
6. Connecticut College, 302
7. Tufts University, 307
8. Coll. of Charleston
9. MIT, 314
10. Yale University, 318
11. Coast Guard Academy, 345
12. Univ. of Rhode Island, 347
13. Eckerd College, 375
14. Washington College, 400
15. UC/Santa Barbara, 403
16. Columbia University, 410
17. Roger Williams Univ., 501
18. Northwestern Univ. 599

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