Sailing Finishes in Sixth Place at ICSA Team Race Nationals

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Sailing Finishes in Sixth Place at ICSA Team Race Nationals

6/3/2021 4:22:00 PM | Women's Sailing, Coed Sailing

Results

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Brown University sailing finished in sixth place after the second and final day of competition at the 2021 ICSA Team Race National Championship on Thursday on the Severn River.

Competing for the Walter C. Wood Trophy at the two-day event hosted by the U.S. Naval Academy, the Bears placed in the top half of the 12-team field behind a 7-4 record on day one that positioned them in the "Gold 6" round for day two. Brown went 0-5 on the second day of competition against the five other top-six teams in the nation.

In the team standings, Navy (17-2), Roger Williams (14-5), College of Charleston (13-6), and Georgetown (10-9) advanced to the final four round and took the top four spots in order. Fifth-place Stanford (8-8) and the sixth-place Bears (7-9) rounded out the schools to advance to the "Gold 6" round. Brown competed at the event for the first time as a varsity program.

On day one, the Bears tallied victories over Jacksonville, Stanford, Boston College, Tufts, Tulane, and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, while dropping decisions to Georgetown, Navy, Roger Williams, and Charleston. On day two, Brown fell to Stanford, Charleston, Navy, Georgetown, and Roger Williams in the "Gold 6" round.

Juniors Olivia Belda (Sao Paulo, Brazil), Jack Murphy (Arlington, Mass.), and Tucker Weed (Miami, Fla.) competed as skippers at the event.

Senior Annabelle Hutchinson (Annapolis, Md.) and juniors Maddy McGrath (San Diego, Calif.), Madeleine Montagner (Boston, Mass.), and Emma Montgomery (Winthrop, Mass.) represented Brown as crews at the competition.

Brown qualified for the team race national championship after placing third at the New England Championship on April 25. Brown and Boston College are the only two teams in the NEISA to qualify for all three (women's, coed, team race) spring college sailing national championships.

In program history, Brown has registered two third-place finishes – in 1993 and 2013 – at the ICSA Team Race National Championship.

Next, Brown will race at the ICSA Coed National Championship from June 7-8.

Team Standings
Final Four
1. Navy: 17-2
2. Roger Williams: 14-5
3. Charleston: 13-6
4. Georgetown: 10-9
Gold Six
5. Stanford: 8-8
6. Brown: 7-9
Silver Six
7. Tufts: 8-8
8. Boston College: 7-9
9. Tulane: 7-9
10. Jacksonville: 4.5-11
11. St. Mary's (Md.): 4-12
12. U.S. Merchant Marine: 2-14