Sailors from Connecticut College took part in a regional championship on Sunday, placing sixth out of 18 teams. The following information was provided by William Tomasian, sports information director at Connecticut College:
The Connecticut College women's sailing team visited the Empire State this weekend to compete in the Atlantic Coast Championship at SUNY-Maritime. The Camels, ranked #2 in the latest Sailing World Magazine national ranking presented by Sperry Top-Sider, won a tie-breaker with Brown University to place sixth in the 18 team field with a score of 215 points.
Yale University scored 181 points to win the Atlantic Coast Crown in a tie-breaker with the University of Rhode Island. The Big Green from Dartmouth College finished just one point behind the leaders in third place with 182 points.
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Seniors Bitsy Whipple, Katie St. George and Claire Sacco teamed up for an eighth place finish in the A division with 126 points. In the B division, sophomore skipper Atlantic Brugman, Eliza Price, Claire Sacco and Grace Medley tallied 89 points in a third place finish for the Camels.
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