On Weekend 4 of the Fall 2023 Season, the Women's Atlantic Coast Championship qualifiers were held at the US Naval Academy and St. Mary's College to determine who would compete in the ACC Women's Finals later this season at Yale. At Navy, the College of Charleston Cougars delivered a podium finish for 3rd overall earning a berth to ACC Women's Finals with A-Division Grace Squires (Sr., Worthington, OH), and Clara Murphy (Fr., Norfolk, VA) earning fourth in the division and the Cougars' B-Division sailors Emma Tallman (Sr., Torrance, CA), and Lucy Klempen (Sr., Kingshill, USVI) winning their division in impressive fashion. Congratulations to the Cougars women for earning SAISA Women's Sailors of the Week for week 4. At home the Cougars were also hosting the Charleston Fall Interconference Regatta where 9 cross-regional teams from SAISA and MAISA gathered to compete in an intense combined division event. College of Charleston sailors Brandon Geller (Sr., Anna Maria, FL), Brylie Schaubach (So., Norfolk, VA), Lawson Levine (Sr., Chicago, IL), and Andrea Melnik (Fr., Charleston, SC) won the competitive event and with the victory, earn SAISA Open Sailors of the Week honors for Week 4. (Not pictured above: Clara Murphy, Andrea Melnik)
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About the SAISA Sailors of the Week
Each week of the season, we’ll recognize outstanding performances by sailors across SAISA, as well as by SAISA sailors in competition out of conference. The selection process includes a nomination period each week ending on Sunday. A committee of SAISA coaches from both divisions selects sailors from the nominations received and will announce the SAISA Sailors of the Week early each week following the close of the nomination period. If you’d like to submit a nomination, email the sailor’s name, school, position, and what events or circumstances they demonstrated outstanding performance to SAISAsotw@gmail.com. Nominations close on Sunday at midnight EST and selections will be based on performances for the preceding week and that weekend. Selection categories may include open (co-ed) skipper, open crew, women’s skipper, women’s crew. Pairings or individual sailors may be nominated or selected.
For more information, visit the SAISA website at www.saisasailing.com/sotw