Sept. 1, 2010

NORFOLK, Va. - The Old Dominion women's sailing team begins the fall right where it ended at nationals last spring - ranked No. 3 in the nation. The Lady Monarchs, who posted a third-place result at the Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association (ICSA) Women's Dinghy National Championships, begin the 2010-11 season third in Sailing World's collegiate rankings.

The Monarch coed team was placed No. 12 in the pre-season rankings. The rankings are determined by an open coaches poll.

Boston College begins the year first in both polls and claimed all 14 first-place votes in the coed poll. The Lady Monarchs trail only the Eagles and Brown University in the women's poll.

Coed                 Total Points
1. Boston College [14]  280
2. Georgetown           252
3. St. Mary's           225
4. Brown                220
5. Harvard              219
6. Yale                 212
7. Charleston           192
8. Roger Williams       184
9. Tufts                156
10. Hobart/Wm. Smith    141
11. Navy                129
12. Old Dominion         99
13. Vermont              93
14. Stanford             85
15. Miami (Fla.)         68
16. South Florida        63
17. Dartmouth            51
18. Salve Regina         44
(tie) USMMA/Kings Point  44
20. SUNY Maritime        40
Women's               Total Points
1. Boston College [11]   204
2. Brown [1]             179
3. Old Dominion          161
4. St. Mary's            146
5. Charleston [2]        141
6. Harvard               136
7. Tufts                 112
8. Georgetown            111
9. Yale                  110
10. Hobart/Wm. Smith      89
11. Connecticut College   69
12. Stanford              55
13. Eckerd                45
14. Dartmouth             44
15. Coast Guard           24

-ODU-

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