October 1, 2001
Solid Weekend for WC Sailors
Team Places High at Two Regattas

CHESTERTOWN, MD -- The Washington College sailing team competed in two regattas this weekend: the Tom Curtis Memorial at Georgetown and the New York Maritime Open at SUNY-Maritime.

At the Tom Curtis Regatta, WC placed fifth in a field of 15 teams. In A division, seniors Simon Day (Middletown, RI/Rocky Hill) and Lisa Semanick (Baltimore, MD/Western Tech) finished fourth, while in B sophomore Joe Brooks (Cambridge, MD/Cambridge-South Dorchester) and freshman crew Max von Roth (Weston, VT/Long Trail) placed seventh. Georgetown University won the regatta followed by St. Mary's College and Old Dominion University.

At the New York Maritime Open, WC placed third in a field of 16 schools. In A division sophomore Nathan St. Onge (Hyannis, MA/Barnstable) and senior Kristen Samuel (Hudson, OH/Western Reserve Academy) placed third , while in B division freshman Colin Robertson (Annapolis, MD/St. Mary's) and senior Sarah Corson (Demarest, NJ/The Masters School, NY) placed fifth. Old Dominion University win the regatta followed by St. Mary's College and WC.

The WC sailing team, which received votes in the latest ICSA/Sailing World Magazine national coaches' poll, has no regattas scheduled next weekend, but will resume competition October 13-14 at the Navy Fall Intersectional and the Washington College Open.