PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Roger Williams University Sailing team placed third at the Intercollegiate Sailing Association (ICSA) Open Team Race National Championships on Saturday, closing out a strong week of sailing.
 
The Hawks, last year's national champion, posted a 18-7 record through three days of sailing, with Harvard taking home the National title, going 20-5, and Yale finishing second with a 19-6 record on the week. The team of skippers Carlos Bermudez de Castro sailing with Carly Kiss, Kyle Pfrang and crew Claire Buckley and skipper Mathieu Dale and crew Addyson Fisher combined regatta for the Hawks.
 
Roger Williams opened the day with a 1-2-3 finish over Boston College before going 1-2-6 against Charleston in their race. The Hawks, beating Georgetown, remained unbeaten after their third race by a similar score.
 
Against Bowdoin, the Hawks went 1-2-5, and then took the top three spots over St. Mary's College of Maryland. Sailing against Yale, the Hawks went 2-3-4, edging out the Bulldogs despite Yale securing the first boat to cross the finish.
 
A top sweep of Coast Guard put the Hawks at a perfect 7-0 record, and then they moved to 8-0 with a sweep of Michigan. Tulane was the first tea to hand Roger Williams a loss on the day, with a 1-2-4 defeat of the Hawks ahead of Harvard, which defeated the Hawks with a 1-3-4 finish to take the tiebreaker. 
 
The Hawks after day two the Hawks held a 13-5 record, and a 1-2 record in the final eight-round robin. Picking up against Navy, the Hawks took a 1-2-3 finish, before Brown edged out the Hawks in a 1-3-4 victory.
 
The Hawks then beat Stanford (2-3-4) and Dartmouth (1-2-6) before rounding out the round of 16 with a 1-3-6 victory over Tufts.
 
Entering the round of eight, Roger Williams picked up a win over Tulane (1-2-4), but fell to Brown and Yale, by 1-2-5 winning scores.
 
On Saturday, the Hawks continued to work through the Round of 8, picking up the win over Boston College (2-3-4) before winning with a 1-2-3 finish over Stanford. The Hawks then added a 2-3-4 win over Dartmouth, before dropping their final sail of the round robin to Harvard, with the Crimson finishing 1-2-3.
 
In the final four, the Hawks dropped their first race to Yale (1-2-4) but rebounded for a win over the Crimson, finishing with a 1-2-3 placement. The Hawks then rounded out the final four with a 1-2-3 win over Stanford.