Bristol, R.I.- The Roger Williams University Sailing team saw their coed team qualify for nationals at the New England Championships while elsewhere, they earned a win for the sixth consecutive weekend, this past weekend. The Hawks sent a total of eight boats onto the water at the New England Women's Championship, Coed New England Championship, and URI Spring Invite, and saw their teams take first and second at the later of the three competitions.
 
The Hawks coed team consisting of Spencer Cartwright (Nassau, Bahamas) and Rachel Holick (Lawrence, N.J.) in A Division, along with Cameron Wood (Corona del Mar, Calif.) and Emily Gildea (Palos Park, Ill.) in B Division clinched a berth in the national championship regatta in June.
 
Hawk Highlights
On Saturday, at the New England Women's Championship, the Hawks sent a team out on the water and took home sixth place in that competition. Meanwhile, RWU had a pair of teams at the URI Spring Invitational and saw both teams, Hawks1 and Hawks2, perform very well taking home first and second-place respectively. Then at the Coed New England Championships on Sunday, Roger Williams took home a third-place finish to qualify for nationals.
 
Individual Results
Coed New England Championship
A Division (3^rd/8): 2 3^rd place finishes
Skipper: Spencer Cartwright (Nassau, Bahamas)
Crew: Rachel Holick (Lawrence, N.J.)
 
B Division (2^nd/8): 1 1^st place finishes, 2 2^nd place finishes, 1 3^rd place finishes
Skipper: Cameron Wood (Corona del Mar, Calif.)
Crew: Emily Gildea (Palos Park, Ill.)
 
New England Women's Championship
A Division (8^th/8)
Skipper: Claire Siegel-Wilson (Portland, Ore.)
Crew: Katy Benagh (Melrose, Mass.)
 
B Division (6^th/8)
Skipper: Michaela O'Donnell (Cleveland, Ohio)
Crew: Gracie Woodcock (South Dartmouth, Mass.)
 
URI Spring Invite
Hawks2
A Division (1^st/9): 3 1^st place finishes, 3 2^nd place finishes
Skipper: Johnny Walton (Grosse Pointe, Mich.)
Crew: Jaqui Frode (Nassau, Bahamas)
 
B Division (5^th/9)
Skipper: Will Bailey (Chatham, Mass.)
Crew: Darcy Lavoie (Burlington, Vt.)
 
Hawks1
A Division (2^nd/9): 2 2^nd place finishes, 2 3^rd place finishes
Skipper: Riley Read (Portland, Ore.)
Crew: Annika Irene (Excelsior, Minn.)
 
 
B Division (3^rd/9): 1 1^st place finishes, 2 3^rd place finishes
Skipper: George Higham (Pine Beach, N.J.)
Crew: Hank Bailey (Chatham, Mass.)