The Lead: Over the weekend, the MIT sailing team competed in the Open Atlantic Coast Championship and the Stu Nelson Trophy. At the ACC, the Engineers finished fourth to qualify for the AAC Championships.
 
OPEN ATLANTIC COAST DINGHY CHAMPIONSHIPS ROUND 1B | St. Mary's, Md. | 4th of 18 (252 points)

- In the 'A' Division, the MIT boat of junior Sam Bruce (Severna Park, Md.), sophomore Nicholas Abate (Kemah, Texas), and graduate student Maaya Prasad (Yorktown, Va.) finished eighth with 136 points. They earned six top-five finishes and one victory.
 
- Graduate student Dana Haig (Beach Haven, N.J.), sophomore Shayne Bersin (Port Washington, N.Y.), and senior Grace Mao (Overland Park, Kan.) finished sixth in the 'B' Division with 116 points. They finished with five top-three finishes with one win.

 STU NELSON TROPHY | NEW LONDON, CONN. | 5th of 13 (198 points)
 
- The Engineers totaled 70 points in the 'A' Division to finish third. Sophomore Lucy Brock (Austin, Texas) and junior Jemma Schroder (Menlo Park, Calif.) steered the boat to two wins.
 
- In the 'B' Division, sophomores Brooke Schmelz (Monmouth Beach, N.J.) and Samantha Karlson (Groton, Conn.) finished in second with 51 points and earned seven top-two finishes.
 
- Senior Emily Scherer (Oshkosh, Wis.) and sophomore Yitian Zhu (Katy, Texas) guided the MIT boat to a sixth-place finish in the 'C' Division with 77 points and six top-five finished with one victory.
 
UP NEXT:

- Next weekend the Engineers will participate in the Atlantic Coast Championship, the Captain Hurst Trophy, and the Savin Hill Invite.
 
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