February 20, 2002

GENEVA, N.Y. – Six members of the Hobart and William Smith Colleges’ sailing team were named to the All-Middle Atlantic Intercollegiate Sailing Association team for the fall season. Coed skippers sophomore Ed Norton (Tabor Academy/Fair Haven, N.J.) and junior Sam Rogers (Breck School/Excelsior, Minn.), women’s skippers junior Amanda Callahan (Notre Dame Academy/Canton, Mass.) and junior Sonya Smith (Falmouth/Falmouth, Mass.), and crew selections junior Cate Brown (Tabor Academy/Marion, Mass.) and junior John Cline (St. George’s School/Stuart, Fla.) represent the Colleges on the All-District team.

During the fall, the sailing team was among the nation’s best, completing the 2001 portion of its schedule ranked fifth by Sailing World. Hobart and William Smith participated in 21 team events, finishing in the top-five 15 times, and winning three competitions.

The sailing team opens the spring season at the Georgetown Team Race Invitational on March 2.

Hobart and William Smith Colleges are coordinate, private, liberal arts institutions, located in Geneva, N.Y. Hobart College for men and William Smith College for women share faculty, facilities, and curriculum, but maintain separate dean's offices, athletics programs, student governments, and traditions. Hobart and William Smith field 21 intercollegiate varsity teams. Over the past 30 years, the Colleges have captured 20 national championships and dozens of conference championships.

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