An article from the CofC sport webpage is quoted below. Congrats to the team and especially to Russ O'Reilly for taking the A-Division by storm.
"The College of Charleston Sailing Team used a first and second in the final two races in the A-Division to take home the 2007 ICSA/Gill Coed Dinghy Championship, the second in a row for the Cougars. CofC came back from third after the first day to win the regatta, held this week at the U.S. Naval Academy. Charleston finished with 225 points, with Dartmouth placing second with 234. With the win the Cougars take home the Fowle Trophy, the highest honor for a college sailing team.
The win was the 13th national title for the Cougars, having won two earlier this fall.
The duo of Russ O’Reilly and Megan Riddle, who sailed in the A-Division last season to lead the Cougars to the 2006 Dinghy Championship, posted 75 points in this year’s A-Division races, 36 points ahead of second-place Hobart/William Smith. Of the 18 races in this division, the Cougars placed in the top five in 13 of them. Three of those were wins, including the second to last race of the day.
“I am really proud of our team for being able to repeat as champions, especially in an away venue, and one that we knew would be tough,” said Head Sailing coach Ward Cromwell. “I am especially excited for Russ (O’Reilly) and Megan (Riddle) who probably sailed the best of their careers this week. I knew it would come down to the last race, and it did. Our team excelled at the end and came through with the win.”
The team of Brendan Healy, Britney Haas and Julia Southworth sailed in the B-Division, placing 10th with 150 points, just 19 points out of the top five. They placed in the top 10 in all but six races, winning the sixth race and placing third in the first and 13 races.
The Cougars took home the Fowle Trophy for the fourth time, and first since 1997-98. The winner of the Fowle Trophy, the highest honor a college sailing team can receive, is determined based upon the best cumulative performance in the six North American Championships – the six are the Men’s Singlehandeds, the Women’s Singlehandeds, Sloops, Women’s Dinghies, Team Race and Coed Dinghies. Charleston won the Women’s Singlehandeds, the Sloops and the Coed Dinghies, while placing second in the Women’s Dinghies and sixth in the Team Race.
“I am also excited for the team having won the Fowle Trophy. It is a testament to the dedication and effort our team has put forth this season.”"
The win was the 13th national title for the Cougars, having won two earlier this fall.
The duo of Russ O’Reilly and Megan Riddle, who sailed in the A-Division last season to lead the Cougars to the 2006 Dinghy Championship, posted 75 points in this year’s A-Division races, 36 points ahead of second-place Hobart/William Smith. Of the 18 races in this division, the Cougars placed in the top five in 13 of them. Three of those were wins, including the second to last race of the day.
“I am really proud of our team for being able to repeat as champions, especially in an away venue, and one that we knew would be tough,” said Head Sailing coach Ward Cromwell. “I am especially excited for Russ (O’Reilly) and Megan (Riddle) who probably sailed the best of their careers this week. I knew it would come down to the last race, and it did. Our team excelled at the end and came through with the win.”
The team of Brendan Healy, Britney Haas and Julia Southworth sailed in the B-Division, placing 10th with 150 points, just 19 points out of the top five. They placed in the top 10 in all but six races, winning the sixth race and placing third in the first and 13 races.
The Cougars took home the Fowle Trophy for the fourth time, and first since 1997-98. The winner of the Fowle Trophy, the highest honor a college sailing team can receive, is determined based upon the best cumulative performance in the six North American Championships – the six are the Men’s Singlehandeds, the Women’s Singlehandeds, Sloops, Women’s Dinghies, Team Race and Coed Dinghies. Charleston won the Women’s Singlehandeds, the Sloops and the Coed Dinghies, while placing second in the Women’s Dinghies and sixth in the Team Race.
“I am also excited for the team having won the Fowle Trophy. It is a testament to the dedication and effort our team has put forth this season.”"
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