NEW ORLEANS, LA. – The Roger Williams University Sailing team completed their 2021-22 season as their women's fleet racing team recently competed at the College Sailing Women's Eastern Semifinals, hosted by Tulane University, finishing 14^th. The third Hawks team to compete on the national stage on the water over the past two weeks, the women's fleet racing team came up short and could not clinch a spot in the national championship regatta.
 
Hawk Highlights
A Division saw Roger Williams deploy almost exclusively the boat of Claire Siegel-Wilson (Portland, Ore.) and Julia O'Connor (Foxboro, Mass.), though Gracie Woodcock (South Dartmouth, Mass.) did also see time in the boat, and they had a difficult time finding traction on the bayou. They opened up action with a 16^th place finish and while they did claim a third-place finish in the third race of the regatta, it would prove to be the exception instead of the rule. The Hawks top boat would post a double-digit finish in nine of the 13 races, finishing with a score of 164 to take 16^th in the division.
 
RWU would mix-and-match at B Division with Jaqui Frode (Nassau, Bahamas), Michaela O'Donnell (Cleveland, Ohio), Caylin Schnoor (San Diego, Calif.), and Woodcock throughout the event. It would be a similar story for the second boat as it was for the team in A Division. They opened by finishing 16^th but rebounded with a fourth-place finish two races later. While the Hawks saw better success in their recovery attempt in B Division, they could not quite find the consistency needed to get into the upper half of the standings as they finished 12^th in the division with a score of 136.
 
Individual Results
College Sailing Women's Eastern Semifinals
A Division (16^th/18): 1 3rd place finish, 1 7^th place finish, 1 8^th place finish
Skipper: Claire Siegel-Wilson (Portland, Ore.)
Crew: Julia O'Connor (Foxboro, Mass.), Gracie Woodcock (South Dartmouth, Mass.)
 
B Division (12^th/18): 2 4^th place finishes, 1 7^th place finish, 2 8^th place finishes
Skipper: Michaela O'Donnell (Cleveland, Ohio), Caylin Schnoor (San Diego, Calif.)
Crew: Jaqui Frode (Nassau, Bahamas), Caylin Schnoor (San Diego, Calif.), Gracie Woodcock (South Dartmouth, Mass.)
 
What's Next
This ends the 2021-22 year for Roger Williams Athletics.
 
Thanks for following along and we will see you in the fall!