Tulane Posts Top-Five Finishes in Both Weekend Regattas

Sunday, October 2

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Women's Atlantic Coast Championship Round 1 - Day 2

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Tulane Posts Top-Five Finishes in Both Weekend Regattas

Oct 2, 2022 | Sailing

NEW ORLEANS – Tulane University Sailing stepped up the competition this weekend and responded on the water by earning top-five finishes in the Women's Atlantic Coast Championship Round 1 and the Danmark Trophy Open Fleet Race on Sunday.

"The ladies were solid all day long," head coach Charles Higgins said. "Our goal going into the weekend was to put together a consistent score line of top finishes, with a focus on minimizing mistakes. While we had a couple rough starts, we always sailed like smart veterans and pulled back points all day long. I would definitely say we achieved the primary goal."

The Green Wave used a strong Sunday performance to climb from ninth up to fifth in the Danmark Open fleet Race. Skipper Cameron Giblin alongside crews Andrea Riefkohl-Gonzalez and Kit Stoll paced Tulane in the regatta landing third in the A Division. In the B Division, skippers Asher Zittrer and Peter Foley raced with crews Gillian Perrell, Riefkohl-Gonzalez, and Stoll for an 11^th-place spot.

Weather limited the Women's ACC Round 1B at Brown to only one day of racing on Saturday. Tulane ended in fourth place after skipper Ciara Rodriguez-Horan with crew Lydia Brown finished fourth in A Division and skipper Caroline Benson alongside crews Ellie Spearman and Abigail Borggaard landed third in the B Division.

"This was our first major test of the season, and I'm very pleased with where we're starting from," Higgins said. "It will be a long season from here, but we're looking forward to it."

Up next, Tulane will compete in the Open Atlantic Coast Championship Round 1 in Kings Point, New York, as well as the Stu Nelson Women's Fleet Race hosted by Connecticut College in New London, Connecticut. Both regattas will be held Saturday and Sunday, October 8-9.

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