Dartmouth Sailing Secures Highest Finish at Open Team Race Nationals Since 2019

Saturday, May 27

Kings Point, N.Y.

Dartmouth College

ICSA Open Team Race Nationals

Photo by: Lexi Pline | US Sailing

Dartmouth Sailing Secures Highest Finish at Open Team Race Nationals Since 2019

5/29/2023 8:25:00 PM | Sailing - Open & Women's

Final Results

The Big Green finished fourth at the ICSA Open Team Race National Championship regatta

By: Francis Forte

HANOVER, N.H. — The Big Green staked its claim as one of the elite sailing programs in the nation on Monday on the final day of the Intercollegiate Sailing Association Open Team Race National Championship regatta. Dartmouth sailed to a fourth-place finish in Kings Point, New York, securing its best finish at the event since 2019.

Dartmouth closed the round of eight with a 4-3 record, securing wins over No. 1 Stanford, No. 3 Yale, No. 4 Roger Williams and No. 7 Coast Guard. The Big Green edged past four teams finished the first two rounds with records of 14-8, but Dartmouth's performances against Brown and Roger Williams propelled the team into the top four.

Time restraints halted the final four round-robin, leading to a tie-breaking race between Dartmouth and Yale to decide who took home third place. The Big Green were narrowly edged out by the Bulldogs, closing the event in fourth.

Boyd Bragg, Yumi Yoshiyasu, Maddie Hawkins, Aisling Sullivan, Will Michels, Reese Bragg, James Paul, Drew Clutterbuck, Christopher Long and Maddie Hughes lifted the Big Green to its best finish at this event in four years. Dartmouth also secured only its third top-four finish since 2004.

"We are very proud of the hard work out team poured into this team race season," head coach Justin Assad said. "To make the final four is a huge accomplishment."

The Big Green will set sail in its final event of the 2022-23 season tomorrow in Kings Point. Dartmouth will take part in the ICSA Open Fleet Race National Championship regatta from May 30-June 2. Fans can follow live results at scores.collegesailing.org or watch live on ICSA.live.