KINGS POINT, N.Y. – The Roger Williams University sailing team clinched a spot in the Atlantic Coast Dinghy Championship this past weekend, placing eighth at the Open Atlantic Coast Dinghy Championship, Round 1A.
 
The Hawks finished with a total of 253 points, five points behind seventh place Connecticut College. In Division A, Aidan Hoogland (Chula Vista, Calif.) served as the skipper, pairing with Molly Matthews (Grosse Ile, Mich.) for races 1-13, before partnering with Hank Bailey (Chatham, Mass.) tying with Miami for an eighth-place finish.
 
In Division B, Cameron Wood (Newport Beach, Calif.) and Annika Irene (Excelsior, Minn.) combined to finish in seventh place, tallying 114 points in the regatta.  With the two boars combining for an eighth-place finish, the Hawks qualified for the ACC Dinghy Championship, placing inside the top-nine.
 
At the Sister Esther Open hosted by Salve Regina, the Hawks sailed two boats at the Regatta, closing with boats in third and fourth place. Finishing with 145 points and 153 points respectively.
 
The Hawks Division A team of Mathieu Dale (Christiansted, Va.), Luke Hosek (Chicago, Ill.), Michaela O'Donnell (Elyria, Ohio) and Ethan Snyder (Sea Cliff, N.Y.) combined for 103 points and were paired with the Division B team of Kyle Pfrang (Cohasset, Mass.), Ian Hopkins Guerra (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria), Julia O'Connor (Foxboro, Mass.), and Ruby Hope (Bellevue, Wash.), who placed first in Division B. They combined to finish third overall.
 
The fourth-place team consisted of the Division A Boat of Carlos Bermudez de Castro (Abegondo) who paired with Carly Kiss (Pewaukee, Wis.) for the opening six races, and Will Bailey (Chatham, Mass.) and Maren Matthews (Grosse Ile, Mich.)  who paired for the second six races in Division A.  the team was able to finish in fourth for the Division, while picking up 71 points. Jack Roman (Newport Beach, Calif.) and Ian Coen (Madison, N.J.) raced all of Division B for the fourth place finishing boat, closing in sixth in Division B.
 
The final regatta of the weekend for the Hawks was the Great Herring Pond Open hosted by Mass. Maritime. The Hawks combined for a fifth-place finish, with the two Divisions combining for 76 points.
 
In division A the freshman pairing of Peter Cotoia (South Yarmouth, Mass.) and Keira Fowler (Boxford, Mass.) compiled 29 points, while Katie McGagh (League City, Texas) and Alexandra Chigas (Glenvview, Ill.) added 47 points for the combined fifth place finish.
 
The Hawks will host Captains Cup the weekend of Saturday, Oct. 15 for Homecoming Weekend.