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Sailing Finishes Second at Stu Nelson Trophy

Smith Trophy - (Engineers 1 - 4th of 18, 201 points; Engineers 2 - 11th of 18, 258 points)

Engineers 1
- A Division: 10th of 18 (126 points) – The Engineers 1 boat, steered by seniors Kaila Pfrang (Suffolk, N.Y.) and Maile Jim (Honolulu, Hawaii) notched the 10th-place finish after winning the head-to-head tiebreaker with Bowdoin College. The team made a strong push at the end to get into the top-10 with three top-five finishes in their final four races.

- B Division: 3rd of 18 (75 points) – Sophomore Maks Groom (Seattle, Wash.) and Wendy Wu (Andover, Mass.) guided the Engineers to a third-place finish, notching three victories and six overall top-three finishes.

Engineers 2
- A Division: 9th of 18 (120 points) – The MIT boat notched 10 top-10 finishes, just missing out on eighth place as the Engineers tied Boston College, but took the ninth-place finish due to the head-to-head tiebreaker. The crew of first-year Lucy Brock (Austin, Texas) and senior Lulu Russell (Marion, Mass.) finished strong earning two top-three finishes in their last rotations to help pull them even with BC.

- B Division: 10th of 18 (138 points)  - Junior Emily Scherer (Oshkosh, Wisc.),  sophomore Matthew Elliot Waterford, Mich.) and first-year Shaye Bersin (Port Washington, N.Y.) all helped guide MIT to a top-finish in the race. The team was consistent throughout the race, earning nine top-10 finishes.
 

Stu Nelson Trophy – (2nd of 13, 185 points)

- A Division (2nd of 13, 66 points) : The boat of senior Dana Haig (Beach Haven, N.J.) and junior Grace Mao (Overland Park, Kan.) finished in the top-10 in all but one race as they earned eight top-five finishes overall.

- B Division (2nd of 13, 43 points) : First-years Brooke Schmelz (Monmouth Beach, N.J.) and Samantha Karlson (Groton, Conn.) won five races during their rotations while also earning two second-place finishes.


Coed Atlantic Coast Championship Qualifier – (8th of 18 324 points)

- A Division (8th of 18, 163 points) : The Engineers used a mix of skippers and sailors as senior Alex Abate (Kemah, Texas), senior John Ped (Portland, Ore.) and junior Abby VanLonkhuyzen (Yarmouth, Maine) all worked together to ge the top-ten victory for MIT, earning 11 top-10 finishes.

- B Division (9th of 18, 161 points) : MIT used a group of sailors and skippers who all helped guide the boat to a top-10 finish, finishing just two points behind eighth-place Darthmouth. Sophomore Sam Bruce (Severna Park, Md.), senior Jeremy McCulloch (San Diego, Calif.), first-year Nicholas Abate (Kemah, Texas), and senior Suparnamaaya Prasad (Yorktown, Va.) put together six top-five finishes including four top-three finishes.

UP NEXT:

- MIT is back in the water next weekend for three more races. The Engineers will host the Women's Atlantic Coast Tournament while MIT will also send boats to the Savin Hill Invitational and the Women's Atlantic Coast Championship from Saturday, October 16- Sunday October 17.
 
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Players Mentioned

Sam Bruce

Sam Bruce

5' 8"
Sophomore
Matthew Elliott

Matthew Elliott

6' 0"
Sophomore
Maks Groom

Maks Groom

6' 1"
Sophomore
Dana Haig

Dana Haig

5' 2"
Senior
Maile Jim

Maile Jim

5' 7"
Senior
Grace Mao

Grace Mao

5' 4"
Junior
Jeremy McCulloch

Jeremy McCulloch

5' 9"
Senior
Maaya Prasad

Maaya Prasad

5' 0"
Senior
Lulu Russell

Lulu Russell

5' 6"
Senior
Emily Scherer

Emily Scherer

5' 6"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Sam Bruce

Sam Bruce

5' 8"
Sophomore
Matthew Elliott

Matthew Elliott

6' 0"
Sophomore
Maks Groom

Maks Groom

6' 1"
Sophomore
Dana Haig

Dana Haig

5' 2"
Senior
Maile Jim

Maile Jim

5' 7"
Senior
Grace Mao

Grace Mao

5' 4"
Junior
Jeremy McCulloch

Jeremy McCulloch

5' 9"
Senior
Maaya Prasad

Maaya Prasad

5' 0"
Senior
Lulu Russell

Lulu Russell

5' 6"
Senior
Emily Scherer

Emily Scherer

5' 6"
Junior