Oct. 25, 2005

NORFOLK, VA - Old Dominion freshman sailors claimed sixth place at the MAISA Freshman Regatta this weekend with 201 points. 16 races were completed in 10-15 mph winds Saturday and Sunday. Mike Brown (Hampton, VA), Wick Smith (Chapel hill, NC), and Elyssa Albert (Percellville, VA) sailed in A division for a total of 113 points and eighth place. Gillen Elder (Norfolk, VA) and Jaci Finney (Hampton, VA) finished fifth in B division with 88 points. The top seven teams in the competition qualify for the Atlantic Coast Freshman Championships set to take place at Brown University later this season.

Also this weekend, ODU women's sailors took 17th and 28th place at the MAISA Women's Singlehanded competition. Cara DiSanti (Seacliff, NY) took a 17th place finish with 257 points, while Alissa Ayres (Trenton, NJ) scored a 28th place finish with 396 points.

Finally, the results are in from the Hanbury Cup Regatta held this weekend at the CNU Sailing center and Old Dominion finished fourth with 110 points. The courses were modified trapezoids and modified triangle, with great conditions of solid winds 5-20 mph switching from the south and northwest. Sixteen races were held in A and B divisions using both 420s and FJs. In A division, Michael Smith (Newport News, VA) skippered with Lisa Shapiro (Reston, VA) crewing on Saturday, while Sunday Matt Kepner (Sadus Point, NY) and Shapiro paired up for a total of 51 points. Mark Birkmeier (Delphos, OH) and Bryan Otis teamed up in B division to grab fourth place with 59 points.

MAISA Freshman Regatta Results
                              A    B  TOT
1. HOBART/WMSMITH         	39   33   72
2. ST. MARY'S            	58   64  122
3. NAVY                   	71   55  126
4. WASHINGTON COLL        	55   93  148
5. GEORGETOWN             	83   72  155
6. ODU                   	113   88  201
7. KING'S POINT          	108   99  207
8. NY MARITIME           	107  110  217
9. FORDHAM               	134  131  265
10. COLUMBIA              	192  159  351
11. QUEEN'S               	197  170  367
12. MARYLAND              	157  214  371
13. CORNELL               	172  209  381
14. ARMY                  	206  205  411
15. WILLIAM AND MARY      	232  225  457
16. Z BYE                 	272  272  544

MAISA Women's Singlehanded Results
A division = 16 Races
                         	TOT
1. ST. MARY'S 3           	88  Katie Smith
2. ST. MARY'S 1           	99  Jenny Gervais
3. COLUMBIA              	104  Katie Simon
4. NAVY 4                	113  Charlotte Hill
5. GEORGETOWN 3               114  Jackie Schmitz
6. VIRGINIA 1            	127  Leah Hoepfner
7. GEORGETOWN 2         	134  Derby Anderson
8. KING'S POINT          	155  Allison Davis
9. GEORGETOWN 4       	   187  Blaire Herron
10. NAVY 1                	197  Catherine Long
11. ST. MARY'S 2          	199  Lauren Durfee
12. LOYOLA 1              	202  Elise Paul
13. HOBART/WMSMITH 4     	204  Lauren Anderson
14. NAVY 2                	224  Maggie Reynolds
15. ST. MARY'S 4          	231  Maggie Lumkes
16. WASHINGTON COLL 2     	238  Jenn Tonks
17. ODU 1                 	257  Cara DiSanti
18. GEORGETOWN 1          	258  Jessica Stewart
19. QUEEN'S              	276  Sara French
20. HOBART/WMSMITH 2      	292  Marilyn Cassedy
21. WASHINGTON COLL 1     	298  Meredith Dodd
22. HOBART/WMSMITH 1      	301  Kate Brush
23. HOBART/WMSMITH 3      	344  Kate Wilson
24. NAVY 3                	346  Kristen Ullman
25. LOYOLA 2             	346  Alicia St. Jean
26. NY MARITIME        	367  Daniella Gamache
27. VIRGINIA 2            	388  Mare Morales
28. ODU 2                 	396  Alissa Ayres

Hanbury Cup Results
Scores			A Div.	B Div. 	Team Total
1. Georgetown		36	49	85
2. CNU Silver		45	53	98
3. CNU Blue		55	46	101
4. Old Dominion		51	59	110
5. Virginia		66	68	134
6. Virginia Tech	     103	74	177
7. Maryland		100	122	222
8. William & Mary	     120	105	225