ANNAPOLIS, Md. - The University of Hawai`i coed sailing team placed 15th at the Truxton Umsted regatta hosted by the U.S. Naval Academy, Match 17-18. St. Mary's (Md) beat out 18 other teams to win a competition that included a total of 36 races in four divisions.

St. Mary's took home two of the four division en route to a 212 point total. Hobart/William Smith College placed second at 239, while the Rainbows were more than 200 points off the pace at 422.

UH's best finish came in the C division as Ryan Wild finished 8th in singlehanded racing. The team's A division squad finished 17th under the direction of Mike Scott, Pamela Magasinn and Will Whitman, while the B division team of Mark Spector, Jackie McLoughlin and Whitman placed 13th. Chip Lollar also raced solo for the Rainbows and finished 16th in the D division.

The 'Bows next return home to host Stanford in team racing, March 24-25, at Keehi Lagoon.

Final Results
1. St. Mary's (86-37-32-57-212)
2. Hobart/WmSmith (75-78 -34-52-239)
3. NY Maritime (51-100-46-53-250)
4. Harvard (58-64-44-106-272)
5. Navy (105-80-55-46-286)
6. Tufts (93-62-106-26-287)
7. Brown (62-89-105-43-299)
8. Kings Point (63-114-49-78-304)
9. Dartmouth (50-69-87-109-315)
10. Charleston (75-74-99-72-320)
11. Georgetown (92-47-126-90-355)
12. Connecticut College (114-75-68-112-369)
13. USC (92-84-114-81-371)
14. Eckerd (95-121-107-81-404)
15. Hawai`i (118-107-70-127-422)
16. South Florida (117-143-86-112-458)
17. Washington College (97-111-160-163-531)
18. Michigan (147-176-127-150-600)
19. Wisconsin (155-165-178-164-662)

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