The University of Minnesota Sailing Team made history the past nine days. Allison Prange became the first U of M women to win the MCSA Single-handed Conference Championship the weekend of October 16-17. Hosted by the University of Minnesota and sailed from the Wayzata Community Sailing Center, Allison left no doubt she was the best after seven tough races in big breeze on Saturday and two tactical races on Sunday. Natalie Sinn took second, both are headed to Nationals along with Matt Thompson who took third for the Men. Matt Thompson will make his second trip to the nationals and it is the Gophers 9th time in the past 11 years we have qualified for the mens single-handed championship. The ICSA National Single-handed Championships are being hosted by the University of Southern Florida and held at the St. Petersburg Yacht Club November 5-7.
The University of Minnesota Sloop team of; Matt Thompson, Brady Solum, Allison Prange, and Kirstin Wilson competed in the MCSA Sloop Conference Championship in Chicago October 23-24. After multiple rounds of racing, the team made the finals and finished second and are headed to Nationals! The format of the National Sloop Championship was changed last winter from fleet racing to match racing. The sailing team will compete in the ICSA National Sloop Championship in Sonar's at the U. S. Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point November 19-21.
Four days of racing in the past nine days, three national championship births, GO GOPHERS!
To show that our team has depth and a bright future; Freshman Ryan Grosch and Junior Emma Gantzer who were teamed with Freshman Drake Lundeen and Freshman Sarah Ellis sailed to an impressive win at the University of Saint Thomas Cup fleet race hosted at the Wayzata Community Sailing Center on the same weekend has our top sailors were qualifying for Sloops. Not only did they win, our second team of Tom Cramer, Maddie Hoover, Aaron Martinson, Dave Chapin, Allison Forbes, and Lauren Rieves placed 2nd!
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