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The Old Dominion sailing team will compete in two Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association (ICSA) National Championships from May 26-June 3 in Madison, Wis.
Katrina Williams and the eighth-ranked women's team, which qualified for nationals after finishing fourth at the MAISA Women's Championships, will be on a mission to capture their fourth team national championship in the school's history.
The co-ed team, which has won two national championships in program history and is currently ranked No. 13, qualified for dinghy nationals after picking up a fourth-place result in an 18-team field at the western semifinal in Seattle, Wash.
The women's team, which has been ranked as high as No. 1 this season, will be led by junior skipper Stephanie Roble and senior skipper Williams.
"Our women have just finished our nationals training camp and they are very excited and focused," said head coach Mitch Brindley. "We have had a great week of focused training coming on the heels of a strong season. With our women's squad, we are fortunate to have three talented skippers (Stephanie Roble, Williams and Morgan Wilson) to fill two skippering spots.
"I think our depth is a great advantage. We have moved Wilson in a crewing role in the front of the boat with Williams and she is adding a great deal to the team dynamic. The whole team is focused, but Roble (from East Troy, Wis.) seems very much at ease to be "going home" to Wisconsin."
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