April 28, 2003

ST MARY’S CITY, Md.—The Hobart and William Smith sailing team earned a spot in the ICSA Dinghy Championships this past weekend with a third place finish with 118 points at America’s Trophy. This marks the third national berth HWS has received this spring, qualifying for both the women’s and coed championships as well. St. Mary’s grabbed the top spot with a low 36 points.

Ranked fifth in the latest poll, a group of six sailors led the Colleges to third place, edging out Georgetown by three points. Competing in the A division were senior Sam Rogers (Breck School/Excelsior, Minn.), juniors Alexis Rubin (Edmund Burke/Potomac, Md.) and Ed Norton (Tabor Academy/Fair Haven, N.J.), and first-year Augusta Nadler (Tabor Academy/Marion, Mass.). The group of four combined for a sixth place overall finish, earning six top-five performances for 68 points.

Junior John Pearce (Ithaca/Ithaca, N.Y.) and Rubin joined forces in the B division races, taking the third spot. Their 50 points in 11 races was just two shy of the runner-up USMMA. The duo was outstanding, never finishing lower than seventh of 16 teams, while grabbing five top-three finishes.

Final Results
1. St. Mary’s, 36
2. USMMA, 114
3. Hobart and William Smith, 118
4. Georgetown, 121
5. Washington College, 122
6. Old Dominion, 128
7. US Naval Academy, 152
8. Maryland, 192
9. UMBC, 201
10. Columbia, 217
11. Queen’s, 237
12. Cornell, 239
13. Hampton, 255
14. Christopher Newport, 276
15. NY Maritime, 286
16. Fordham, 302

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