NEISA News

*** Connor Nelson is the Open Sailor of the Week ***

*** Sophia Montgomery is the Women's Sailor of the Week *** 

NORFOLK, VA (November 7, 2022) - 18 ILCA 7 and 19 ILCA 6 collegiate sailors arrived at Old Dominion University for the ICSA Singlehanded National Championships for the Janet Lutz and Glen S Foster Trophies. Sophia Montgomery ‘25 of Harvard University took home the Janet Lutz Trophy and Chapman Petersen ‘26 of Stanford University took home the Glen S. Foster Trophy.

On Saturday, racing started at 10 a.m. with winds around 5-8 knots from the Southeast. Throughout the day the breeze steadily built to 14-16 from the East Southeast. In the ILCA 6 Fleet, Sophia Montgomery ‘25 of Harvard University ended the day in the lead with 42 points. Hallie Schiffman ‘23 of Stanford University was in second with 44 points. Christine Reimer ‘24 of Bowdoin College finished off day one with 56 points.

*** Hawkins and Sullivan are the NEISA Women's Sailors of the Week ***

*** Schofield and O'Neill are the NEISA Open Sailors of the Week ***

*** Callahan and Leehealey are the Open Sailors of the Week ***

*** Burn and Launderville are the Women's Sailors of the Week ***

*** O'Keefe, Zonnenberg, Sellers and Styron are the Open Sailors of the Week ***

*** Cowles, Webb and Ware are the Women's Sailors of the Week ***

The selections have been made for the College Sailing Fall National Championships. The Open and Women’s Singlehanded National Championships will be held in Norfolk, Virginia on November 5-6, 2022. The College Sailing Open Match Race National Championship will be held in San Diego, California on November 12-13, 2022.

*** Callahan, Leehealey and Masuyama are the Open Sailors of the Week ***

*** Grimes and Moeder are the Women's Sailors if the Week ***

***Unangst, Farrell, and Glander are the NEISA Open Sailors of the Week***

***McCarthy and Young are the NEISA Women's Sailors of the Week***

***Egan, Market and Webb are our Open NEISA Sailors fo the Week***

***Cowles, Zoehrer and Moeder are our Women's Sailors of the Week***

The 2022 GLIOR was held this past weekend at Columbia Yacht Club in Chicago, IL. There were 21 collegiate teams in attendance and more than 170 sailors. Check-out the recap of this incredible event!