BRISTOL, R.I. – The Roger Williams University Sailing team opened its spring season over the weekend, picking up wins on both days of the McMerrick Team Race, while placing second at the Liam O'Keefe Trophy and sixth at the Harvard Women's Team Race.

At the McMerrick Team Race on Saturday, the Hawks took the top spot in the eight-team field, going 13-0 on the day. The Hawks saw skippers Connor McHugh (Annadale, N.J.), Parker Moore (Hampton, Va.), Tristan McDonald (Lake Forest, Ill.), and Bo Angus (Richmond, Va.) partner with crews, Maggie Fleming (San Diego, Calif.), Peter Cotoia (South Yarmouth, Mass.), Frankie Sparrow (Portland, Maine), and Jancy Grayson (Falmouth, Mass.).

In round one on Saturday, the Hawks sailed to a perfect 7-0 finish, earning three wins by 1-2-3 finishes against Bowdoin, Boston University, and Vermont. The Hawks also took 1-2 finishes in each of their other four races, with only one boat finishing sixth.

The Hawks continued momentum into the second round, posting another 6-0 finish, winning with 1-2 finishes in all but one race, where they finished 2-3-4 against Tufts.

After being moved to Saturday-only, the O'Keefe Trophy saw the Hawks finish second with a 5-2 record. At the regatta, skippers Carlos Bermudez de Castro (La Coruña, Spain), Kyle Pfrang (Suffolk, Va.), and Oliver Stokke (Santa Barbara, Calif.) sailed with Addy Fisher (Charleston, S.C.), Jed Lory (Severna Park, Md.), and Carter Sheehan (Middletown, R.I.).

In the lone round, the Hawks were able to pick up wins over Brown, Dartmouth, Tufts, MIT, and URI, but fell to Yale and were disqualified against Harvard, in a race for the top spot.

On Sunday, the Hawks saw a defense of the McMerrick Team Race, also taking the Sunday event, going 7-0. The Saturday squad posted a sweep on Sunday as well to repeat their Saturday success.

Rounding out the weekend at the Harvard Women's Team Race, Tavia Smith (Wilmington, N.C.), Katie McGagh (League City, Texas), and Maren Matthews (Harbor Springs, Mich.) partnered with crews Mackenzie Speece (Shelter Island, N.Y.), Elyssa Franklin (St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands), and Dawson Chambers-Tartaglino (Somers, Mont.) for a 4-4 record finishing in a four way tie for fourth, falling to sixth due to tiebreakers.

In their single round robin, the Hawks earned wins over Brown, Tufts, MIT, and URI before falling to Brown, Dartmouth, Harvard, and Yale.

Roger Williams will return to action on Saturday, Mar. 7.