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Sailing Wraps Up Fall Regular Season

SCHELL TROPHY | Cambridge, Mass. (11 of 18, 333 points)
 
- A Division (14th of 18, 211 points): With senior John Ped (Portland, Ore.) as the skipper and a rotating crew of senior Jeremy McCulloch (San Diego, Calif.) and first-year Samantha Karlson (Groton, Conn.), the Engineers put together five top-10 finishes including a second and third-place finish.
 
- B Division (4th of 18, 122 points): Sophomore Sam Bruce (Severna Park, Md.) skippered the Engineer boat that used a rotating crew of first-year Nicholas Abate (Kemah, Texas) and senior Maaya Prasad (Yorktown, Va.) to earn a fourth-place finish, just three points out of the third spot.  
 
 
 
BOSTON UNIVERSITY INVITE | Boston, Ma. (5 of 9, 282 points)
 
- A Division (8th of 18, 118 points): Sophomore Matthew Elliott (Waterford, Mich.) and first-year Sarah Stoops (Los Altos, Calif.) guided the MIT boat for the first 10 races with sophomore Jemma Schroder (Menlo Park, Calif.) and senior Zoe Fisher (River Forest, Ill.) finishing out the day in races 11-15. The group helped steer the boat to 10 top-10 finishes including three top-three finishes.
 
- B Division (12th of 18, 164 points): The Engineers used graduate student Charles Lindsay (West Palm Beach, Fla.) and first-year Yitan Zhu (Katy, Texas) as skipper and crew in the first 10 rotations and senior Raymond Huffman (Manhasset, N.Y.) and junior Sarah Aaronson (Ashland, Ore.) in races 11-15. MIT got eight top-10 finishes including two top-five finishes.
 
 
 
URN TROPHY | Cambridge, Mass. (8 of 16, 253 points)
 
- A Division (8th of 16, 123 points): Senior Dana Haig (Beach Haven, N.J.) skippered the MIT boat which used a rotation of crew members to handle the shifting weather throughout the weekend. First-year Shayne Bersin (Port Washington, N.Y.) took races 1-4 and 14-15, junior Grace Mao (Overland Park, Kan.) handled races 5-8, and senior Veronika Silkin (Johnston, Iowa) took races 9-14. Overall, the group posted seven top-five finishes during the two-day span.
 
- B Division (8th of 16, 130 points): Senior Kaila Pfrang (Suffolk, N.Y.) and senior Julia Wyatt (Sudbury, Mass.) shared the skippering duties with senior Maile Jim (Honolulu, Hawaii) as the crew. The team registered six top-five finishes during the weekend, including a fifth and fourth-place finish to end the competition.
 
 
 
NICKERSON TROPHY | Medford, Mass. (9 of 22, 149 points)
- A Division (6 of 22, 65 points): The MIT boat of first-year Brooke Schmelz (Monmouth Beach, N.J.) and first-year Mercedes Escandon (Brick, N.J.) tallied three top-five finishes including one win in the eight races. The team came on strong at the end, posting five top-ten finishes to end the competition to move up in the standings.

- B Division (10 of 22, 84 points): First-years Lucy Brock (Austin, Texas) and Max Katz-Christy (Cambridge, Mass.) guided the Engineers boat to four top-10 finishes in the eight-race competition.  
 

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Players Mentioned

Sarah Aaronson

Sarah Aaronson

5' 4"
Junior
Sam Bruce

Sam Bruce

5' 8"
Sophomore
Matthew Elliott

Matthew Elliott

6' 0"
Sophomore
Zoe Fisher

Zoe Fisher

5' 7"
Senior
Dana Haig

Dana Haig

5' 2"
Senior
Maile Jim

Maile Jim

5' 7"
Senior
Charles Lindsay

Charles Lindsay

6' 2"
Graduate Student
Grace Mao

Grace Mao

5' 4"
Junior
Jeremy McCulloch

Jeremy McCulloch

5' 9"
Senior
Maaya Prasad

Maaya Prasad

5' 0"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Sarah Aaronson

Sarah Aaronson

5' 4"
Junior
Sam Bruce

Sam Bruce

5' 8"
Sophomore
Matthew Elliott

Matthew Elliott

6' 0"
Sophomore
Zoe Fisher

Zoe Fisher

5' 7"
Senior
Dana Haig

Dana Haig

5' 2"
Senior
Maile Jim

Maile Jim

5' 7"
Senior
Charles Lindsay

Charles Lindsay

6' 2"
Graduate Student
Grace Mao

Grace Mao

5' 4"
Junior
Jeremy McCulloch

Jeremy McCulloch

5' 9"
Senior
Maaya Prasad

Maaya Prasad

5' 0"
Senior