June 10, 2005

AUSTIN, TX--The Old Dominion University sailing squad finished sixth with 266 total points after 36 races in the ICSA/Gill North American Collegiate Co-Ed Dinghy National championships being held at the Austin Yacht Club on Lake Travis. Hobart-William Smith captured the national title with 197 points.

The Monarchs A Division boat sailed by Anna Tunnicliffe (Perrysburg, OH.), Mike Smith (Newport News, VA.) and Emily Bartlett (Annapolis MD.) placed sixth with 125 points. The Monarchs had one first in six races today. Hawaii's Bryan Lake and Jennifer Warnock captured the A division title with 82 points.

The Monarchs B Division boat of Bill Berg (Longwood, FL.), Charles Higgins (Arlington, TX.), Jen Adams (Dumfries, VA.), and Ryan Kozoriz (Yorktown, VA.) moved up three spots to finish seventh with 141 points. They scored a third, a fourth and a fifth today in six races. ODU qualified for three of the possible six national championships this year, winning the women's singlehanded (Anna Tunnicliffe) in the fall, and placing fourth in the women's championships last week.

ICSA NORTH AMERICAN COLLEGIATE
CO-ED DINGHY  NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
(Final Results  after 18 races in each division)
1. Hobart WM.Smith   114-83=197
2. Hawaii		82-153=235
3. Dartmouth		101-146=247
4. Georgetown		106-142=248
5. So.California	102-157-259
6. ODU		125-141=266
7. Harvard		136-137=273
8. Brown		159-127=286
9. Yale			178-117=295
10.St. Mary's		155-148=303
11.South Florida	173-134=307
12. Coll. Of Charleston 203-150=353
13.Boston College	225-130=355
14. TAM Galveston	224-209=433
15. Washington	207-274=481
16. Minnesota		241-265=506
17. Tulane		253-273=526
18. Michigan		286=279=565
ODU Boats:
A-Division: Anna Tunnicliffe, Mike Smith Emily Bartlett (6th with 125 pts)
B-Division: Bill Berg, Charles Higgins, Jen Adams, Ryan Kozoriz (7th with 141 pts)