ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (February 18, 2024) – The Rollins sailing team earned a seventh-place finish at the Mendelblatt Team Race hosted by Eckerd this weekend to kick off the spring portion of the 2023-24 season.
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The event was conducted as a series of head-to-head matchups with the other nine schools, with each school earning a berth in the event based on the SAISA Fall Championships standings.
The starting boats for the Tars were
Hilton Kamps with
Zi Burns,
Jackson McGeough with
Jane McKenzie, and
Katherine Hamner with
Julia Scott, while
Sam Frushone and
Julian Drakes opened as the alternates. Frequent rotations allowed everyone to get some playing time as Rollins raced each opponent twice over the course of the weekend.
The Tars finished seventh overall, going 5-13 in the head-to-head matchups. Rollins swept its two races with The Citadel and split with Clemson, Eckerd, and USF, while dropping both races to No. 10 College of Charleston, No. 19 Miami, Jacksonville, North Carolina State, and Florida State.
Rollins' three boats finished 1-2-3 in its first matchup with The Citadel, and took first, second, and sixth in Round 2. The Tars also went 1-2-6 in wins over Eckerd and USF in the first round, along with a 1-2-5 result to beat Clemson in the first round.
The Blue and Gold have improved at this event each of the past two years, going 0-10 in 2022 and 1-8 in 2023.
"The team continues to improve on boat speed and boat handling," Head Coach
Esteban Forrer said. "We will continue to climb the scoreboard as the sailors become more familiar with the playbook."
College of Charleston came out on top, going 17-1, with Miami close behind at 16-2. Jacksonville and North Carolina State tied for third with both schools going 13-5, with JU earning the tiebreaker with a better score in its head-to-head matchups with the Wolfpack.
UP NEXT:
The Tars will head to nearby St. Petersburg for the SAISA Fall Open Championship hosted by Eckerd, which got underway earlier today and will conclude tomorrow.
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