BRISTOL, R.I. – The Roger Williams University Sailing team participated in two regattas Saturday and Sunday in another light weekend of action.
At the Oberg Trophy, hosted by Northeastern, the Hawks picked up a sixth-place finish overall.
Kelsey Shakin (Boston, Mass.) and
Kristi Dolan (West Islip, N.Y.) collected a third-place result at A Division for RWU. They amassed eight finishes among the top five including a win and three runner-up showings. At B Division,
Riley Read (Portland, Ore.),
Emily Gildea (Palos Park, Ill.), and
Darcy Lavoie (Burlington, Vt.) combined to place fourth overall. They won their opening race and proceeded to come away seven finishes among the top five including two wins and a runner-up result.
Madeline Pope (Mattapoisett, Mass.) and
Ariana Smaldone (Tiverton, R.I.) finished in seventh place overall for RWU at C Division. Their best races were a third-place result and a pair of fourth-place finishes.
At the Thompson Trophy, hosted by Connecticut College, Roger Williams earned 15
th place.
Peter Neal (Manhattan Beach, Calif.),
Preston Duclos (Westport, Mass.), and
Brendan Little (Easton, Md.) finished in 15
th place for RWU at A Division. The three would end the regatta with four top-nine finishes in their final five races with a high of fourth place. The B Division duo of
Grant Gridley (Portland, Ore.)and
Dane Pedersen (Chanhasset, Minn.) earned 11
th place for the Hawks. They would earn a win as part of their six races among the top six. Rounding out the weekend for RWU were
Cameron Wood (Corona del Mar, Calif.) and
Rachel Holick (Lawrence, N.J.), who earned sixth place at C Division via tiebreaker. They logged seven top-eight results with a best of second in their fifth race.