Sunday, September 3, 2017

Hampton Pirates Sailing Team Captures Teach Memorial Title

HAMPTON, Virginia  – The Hampton University sailing team opened their 2017 fall schedule this weekend hosting the Edward Teach Memorial at Strawberry Banks and the Pirates came away with the team title in a seven-team regatta. Hampton put in two teams with the second team coming in sixth place.

The winning team had 55 points on the weekend with an A Division boat of Maximilian Kuester and Dario Abou Rjeili who accounted for 25 points, while the B Division boat of Luca Taglialegne and Elisabeth Kuester accounting for 30 points. Kuester and Abou Rjeili finished in the top three in nine of 10 races over the weekend and won six of those. Taglialegne and Elisabeth Kuester was in the top two in six of 10 races.



The sixth-place Pirates boat had Filip Sevanovic and Mercedes Mattlock in the A Division and they accumulated 69 points, while the B Division boat of Khari Parrish and Lance Sharpe accumulated 134 points. Sevanovic and Mattlock finished in the top four in four of the team races to lead the second group of Pirates.

Virginia also had two teams and they came in second (85 points) and third (128), while William & Mary (160), Salisbury (202), Hampton B (203) and Virginia Tech (220) rounded out the field.

Hampton will see action in two regattas next weekend as they'll be at the Laser South hosted by the U.S. Naval Academy and the Riley Cup hosted by Old Dominion.

Hampton University friends and alumni, join us throughout the year in celebrating the 150th anniversary of Hampton University and the 40th anniversary of our President Dr. William R. Harvey.

For more information on Hampton University sailing, please contact the Office of Sports Information at 757-727-5757 or visit the official Pirates website at www.hamptonpirates.com.

HAMPTON UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS

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