WINTER PARK, Fla. – Rollins sailing will make program history in November, as sophomore
Annie Samis has earned an at-large selection to compete at the ICSA Women's Singlehanded National Championship.
Samis will represent the Tars at the Janet Lutz Trophy, hosted by Fordham University at the American Yacht Club in Rye, New York, on November 7-8. The national championship will be contested in ILCA 6s in a singlehanded format.
The selection marks a historic first for the Rollins sailing program, sending a Tar to the ICSA Women's Singlehanded National Championship.
Samis earned her place in the national field through the ICSA at-large selection process. Five sailors qualify automatically by winning their respective conference championships, while 13 additional sailors are selected at-large, along with two alternates. To be eligible for an at-large berth, sailors must compete in an ICSA Singlehanded Conference Championship during the current season.
The selection committee considers results from ICSA singlehanded and doublehanded competition from both the current and previous seasons when determining the at-large field.
Samis put herself in the national conversation early in her collegiate career, sailing in the SAISA Women's Singlehanded Championships last September and finishing second in the field. She continued that momentum in the Tars doublehanded results throughout the year, including a National Semifinal appearance last spring.
At the SAISA Women's Singlehanded Championship earlier this year, the sophomore finished fourth overall with 28 points across nine races. She recorded eight top-five finishes and crossed the line first three times, earning race wins in the fourth, fifth, and ninth races.
The strong showing was part of an impressive opening fall for Samis, who has also been a fixture in the Tars' doublehanded lineup throughout the season so far.
Now, Samis will take the next step onto college sailing's biggest stage as one of the sailors selected to compete for the Janet Lutz Trophy.
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