October 14, 2003

KINGS POINT, N.Y.—Each of Hobart College’s five sailors raced his way to a spot in the top-ten of the Mid-Atlantic Intercollegiate Sailing Association Singlehanded Championship hosted by the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy this past weekend. No other team had more than three sailors qualify for the competition. Junior John Storck (St. Anthony’s/Huntington, N.Y.) led the way for the Statesmen with a fourth place finish.

David Wright (Oakville, Ontario) and Peeter Must (Toms River, N.J.) from Kings Point grabbed the top two spots, scoring 29 and 52 points, respectively, while St. Mary’s Alex Steele totaled 76 points to earn the third and final qualifying spot for the Intercollegiate Sailing Association North American Championship on Nov.21-23.

Senior John Pearce (Ithaca/Ithaca, N.Y.) was next in line for Hobart in sixth place, while junior Wiley Wakeman (Groton School/Cohasset, Mass.) and first-years Ben Wicks (Sa Hus/Southampton, Bermuda) and Trevor Moore (Woodstock Union/Pomfret, Vt.) took seventh, eighth, and 10th, respectively.

Storck cracked the top three in six of the 16 races, including runner-up finishes in the seventh and 16th races, to score 78 points for the weekend. Pearce earned a spot among the top-three boats four times, totaling 120 points. Wakeman and Wicks were right behind with 125 and 133 points, respectively, on the weekend. Moore rounded out the Hobart group with 161 points, edging the 11th place competitor by five points.

Final Results
1. David Wright, USMMA, 29
2. Peeter Must, USMMA, 52
3. Alex Steele, St. Mary’s, 76
4. John Storck, Hobart, 78
5. Justin Smith, Navy, 109
6. John Pearce, Hobart, 120
7. Wiley Wakeman, Hobart, 125
8. Ben Wicks, Hobart, 133
9. Ian Hogan, Queens, 138
10. Trevor Moore, Hobart, 161
11. Carl Harrocks, Washington College, 165
12. Charles Higgins, Old Dominion, 174
13. David Tunnicliffe, Old Dominion, 183
14. Chris Brady, St. Mary’s, 197
15. Ryan Shaughnessy, Navy, 203
16. Bill Berg, Old Dominion, 223

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