CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Roger Williams University Sailing team concluded competition at the ICSA/Gill Coed National Championship with a tenth-place finish.
 
On the final day of sailing, the Hawks began with a strong showing at A Division. Martim Anderson (Lisbon, Portugal) and Rebecca Anderson (Northport, N.Y.) put together solid results over their first three races, taking second along with a pair of sixth place finishes.
 
At B Division, Michael Gemperline (Avon Lake, Ohio) and Beatrice Bellacosa (Winchester, Mass.) made their first appearance of the championship. The pair struggled a bit in their first two races, posting two 17^th place results. However, they would rally in the third race, coming in third.
 
The Andersons rolled off a seventh-place results and a fourth-place race in the next two races, while Gemperline and Bellacosa took sixth and 18^th in their next two. A Division closed out the day with a pair of eighth-place finishes, while B Division took 16^th and 13^th to finish out.
 
The Hawks finished in fourth place overall at A Division, only nine points behind the top spot. At B Division, RWU placed 14^th.
 
Dartmouth College won the Coed National Championship with a 19-point margin of victory.