BRISTOL, R.I. — The Roger Williams University Sailing team could not make it three straight weeks with a win, as the team faltered a bit in the team's three regattas this past weekend.
At the Graham Hall Team Race, hosted by Navy, Roger Williams posted a sixth-place finish. The Hawks ended the weekend with a 9-6 overall record, coming away with wins over Hobart & William Smith, George Washington, Harvard, Old Dominion, Fordham, UPenn, Kings Point, NY Maritime, and Christopher Newport. Sailing for RWU on the weekend were
Conner Harding (Naples, Fla.),
Dane Pedersen (Chanhassen, Minn.),
Daniel Petrovic (Tortola, BVI),
Jennifer Agell (Huntington, N.Y.),
Spencer Cartwright (Nassau, Bahamas),
Emily Gildea (Palos Park, Ill.), and
Hallie Repeta (Portland, Maine).
At the Ike Geiger Team Race Regatta, hosted by MIT, the Hawks also came away with sixth place. RWU struggled in the opening round robin, collecting only two wins against URI and Vermont in their first seven races. The second round robin saw RWU fare better, posting a 4-3 record with wins over Brown, Harvard, Northeastern, and Vermont. Representing RWU on the water were
Cameron Wood (Corona del Mar, Calif.),
Kylie Freitas (Escondido, Calif.),
Kelsey Shakin (Boston, Mass.),
Kristi Dolan (West Islip, N.Y.),
Madeline Pope (Mattapoisett, Mass.), and
Ariana Smaldone (Tiverton, R.I.).
At the Southern New England Team Race, hosted by Connecticut College, RWU earned an eighth-place finish, the Hawks picked up four wins over the course of the weekend. The team grabbed two wins in each of the round robins, besting Michigan and Vermont in both rounds. Competing for RWU were
Grant Gridley (Portland, Ore.),
Riley Read,
Preston Duclos (Westport, Mass.),
Brendan Little (Easton, Md.),
Peter Neal (Manhattan Beach, Calif.),
Johnny Walton (Grosse Pointe, Mich.),
Riley Read (Portland, Ore.), and
Rachel Holick (Lawrence, N.J.).