CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard Sailing recorded a pair of second-place performances this past weekend – one at the Open Atlantic Coast Championships – Round 1 and the other at the Hewitt Trophy. The Crimson has now finished in the upper half of the team standings in 11 of 15 scoring regattas this fall.
Open Atlantic Coast Championship – Round 1 | St. Mary's City, Md.
Harvard's A- and B-boats both finished in second place in its respective divisions en route to a team runner-up performance.
Justin Callahan and
Kennedy Leehealey competed in the A-Division and opened with seven consecutive top-4 finishes, including a pair of victories in Race 5 and 6. The duo went 13-6-10 in the next three races, but finished strong with a 7-1-5 to finish with a Crimson-best score of 61.
Mitchell Callahan and
Alexandra Dorofeev, meanwhile, came in the top-7 in seven of the first eight races, winning Race 8, and closed by posting a 10-13-4-4-5 to notch a two-day total of 73. Harvard's final score of 134 was two points shy of the winner, Tulane, which finished with a 132.
Hewitt Trophy | Brunswick, Maine
The Crimson received consistent performances from its boats in both the A- and B-Divisions as it finished in second place overall. A-Division sailors
Harrison Strom and
Katherine Shin placed first amongst the field after winning Race 2, 3, 6, 8 and 9, and never finished below sixth place en route to a final score of 21.
Kate Danielson and
Christina Chen, meanwhile, was the runner-up in Division B after logging eight top-5 efforts, with victories coming in Race 2 and 6. The duo, which never finished lower than eighth place, recorded a two-day-event total of 33. Harvard's overall score of 54 trailed only Boston College and its 40.
Up Next
The Crimson is scheduled to compete at the Women's Atlantic Coast Championship Final (Annapolis, Md.), Nevins Trophy (Kings Point, N.Y.) and NEISA Match Racing Championships (Marblehead, Mass.) this weekend, Oct. 12-13.
