CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard Sailing made history this past weekend, winning the Women's Atlantic Coast Championship – Final for the first time. The Crimson also competed at the Captain Hurst Bowl and finished in eighth place.
Women's Atlantic Coast Championship – Final | St. Mary's City, Md.
After a first day of action that ended with the top four teams separated by just four points, Harvard answered the call on Sunday and emerged victorious to capture its first Women's ACC title in program history. The Crimson ended with 139 points and ahead of runner-up Stanford (146). Yale (147) and Tulane (154) rounded out the top four.
Harvard was represented on the water in the A-Division by skipper
Zoey Ziskind, who was supported by
Christina Chen (1-2),
Peyton Hadfield (3-10, 13-14) and
Grace Montgomery (11-12). In the B-Division for the Crimson was
Kate Danielson and crew
Zia Zucker (1-4, 10), Montgomery (5-9) and Chen (11-14).
JJ Drummond served as a reserve.
Harvard's A-team recorded 10 single-digit performances in 12 races, while receiving byes in Race 9 and 10. Prior to its bye in Race 9, the Crimson had a five-race finish line of 2-7-5-9-7. In addition to a runner-up in Race 4, Harvard ended its day with a second-place effort in the final outing to help it notch an 87, which ranked fourth in the A-Division
The Crimson B-group, meanwhile, was tops in the field as it finished with a 52. Across 14 races, Harvard won Race 5, 6, 8, 9, and 14, and had just one finish outside the top nine (10
th in Race 7). The Crimson closed the final day in style, logging a four-race line of 2-5-2-1.
Captain Hurst Bowl | Enfield, N.H.
What was supposed to be a two-day regatta turned into a Saturday-only event that featured temps in the mid-40s, a northwest breeze between 14-25 knots and snow sprinkles. Harvard ultimately earned a score of 166, with Stanford winning the Bowl with a 96.
Competing for Harvard in The Granite State was
Jacob Posner and
Amelie Zucker in the A-Division, and
Max Wolfensberger and
William Bourell in the B-Division.
Skyler Reading was on site as a reserve.
The Crimson's A-team of Posner-Zucker showed flashes of brilliance, posting six single-digit finishes, including a win in Race 7. An 8-6 finish in the final two races helped Harvard end Saturday with a score of 89. Wolfensberger-Bourell, meanwhile, logged eight consecutive top-9 performances after opening with a DNF-10, en route to a 77.
Up Next
Harvard returns to the water this weekend, with the Boston College-hosted Norman Reid Team Race set for Saturday, Oct. 24, and the Open Atlantic Coast Championship – Final (Brown host) slated for Oct. 24-25.
