Old Dominion sailing delivered a strong showing across two major regattas, with the ODU women’s sailing team finishing second out of 17 schools at the Women’s ACC Championship in Annapolis, Maryland. The open sailing squad also competed at the Nevins Trophy in Nassau County, New York, placing 12th out of 18 schools.
“It really came together for the women’s squad at the Women’s Atlantic Coast Tournament,” said ODU Head Coach Mitch Brindley. “Even with some flaws, Marina [Conde], Helena [Allocco] and Morgan [Auth] lit it up, winning A-Division. Across the board at both regattas, we are making progress.”
Navy hosted the Women’s ACC Tournament, where Boston College claimed first place with a final score of 151. The Monarchs were just six points away from forcing a head-to-head tiebreaker for the top spot and finished 30 points ahead of third-place Miami (187).
Old Dominion won Division A with 85 points, led by Marina Conde, Morgan Auth, and Helena Allocco. In Division B, the Monarchs placed fourth with 72 points, with Esther Ireland and Molly Hanson manning ODU’s boat.
Rhode Island placed fourth overall (194), followed by Northeastern (195) in fifth and Rollins (198) in sixth. U.S. Coast Guard Academy finished seventh while St. Mary’s (Md.) (224) and Connecticut (224) went to a head-to-head tiebreaker. The Seahawks came out on top over the Camels to claim eighth, with Connecticut finishing ninth.
South Florida earned 10th place (232), NC State placed 11th (282), Boston landed 12th (290), California came in 13th (303), George Washington ended the day in 14th (305), Vermont finished 15th (343), and Salve Regina (352) and Princeton (447) rounded out the fleet in 16th and 17th, respectively.
At the Nevins Trophy hosted by Kings Point, Old Dominion finished 12th with 247 points. The Monarchs placed 13th in Division A with Pierce Brindley, Madison Bivins, and Emily Body-Goldberg all in action. The Silver and Blue placed 12th in Division B with Dewey, Body-Goldberg, Caspian Collett, and Josie Brindley on the water.
Stanford (99) earned first place at the Nevins Trophy, followed by Penn (156) in second and Tufts (175) in third. Navy (180), St. Mary’s (Md.) (182), and Hobart and William Smith (185) all finished within five points of each other. The Midshipmen edged out the Seahawks for fourth by two points, and St. Mary’s (Md.) beat out HWS by three points for fifth as the Statesmen placed sixth.
Miami finished seventh (189), followed by Fordham (209) in eighth and the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in ninth (224). Yale (231) landed 10th, NC State (234) took 11th and were 13 points ahead of the Monarchs in 12th (247). Eckerd (253) placed 13th and were six points off forcing a head-to-head tiebreaker.
Boston (262), Kings Point (264), Webb (318), SUNY Maritime College (325), and George Washington finished 14th through 18th, respectively.
Looking ahead, ODU heads to Providence, Rhode Island for the Open ACC Championship. The Silver and Blue’s women’s sailing team will travel to New Haven, Connecticut for the Yale Women’s Regatta. Both events take place October 24-25 and will run all day.
