Katrina Williams and the Old Dominion women's sailing team finished the 2010 Intercollegiate Sailing Association (ICSA) Women's National Championship in third-place after only two races were completed on the regattas final day.
Old Dominion capped off a stellar year with solid performance Friday, netting a first and second-place finish in the only two races sailed. Light wind conditions, which proved to be a major issue in the semi-finals earlier in the week, once again plagued the 18-team field.
The first and second-place B-Division finish by senior skipper Williams and freshman crew Shannon Wilkins propelled Old Dominion into a tie for third in the final standings. Old Dominion took home third-place though because they held the tiebreaker over Tufts.
The College of Charleston won the ICSA Women's National Championship for the second time in five years, by a convincing 25-point margin over 2008 winner Boston College. The College of Charleston, with 84 points, bested the Boston College, who had 109 points after 20 races. Old Dominion ended with 131 points.
With the two stellar races Friday, Williams and Wilkins claimed second in the B-Division with 53 points. Junior skipper Stephanie Roble and sophomore crew Emily Reich finished fifth in the A-Division with 78 points.
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