William Smith will host the Middle Atlantic Intercollegiate Sailing Association Women's Fall Championship on Seneca Lake this weekend while the HWS coed team competes for its conference title in Annapolis, Maryland.
Both regattas run Oct. 31-Nov. 1 and begin Saturday at 11 a.m., according to HWS Athletics.
Herons welcome the women's field to Seneca Lake
Bozzuto Boathouse will serve as the host site for the women's championship, with Georgetown returning as defending champion.
William Smith will compete against Columbia, Cornell, Fordham, Georgetown, Old Dominion, Princeton, SUNY Maritime, St. Mary's of Maryland, Merchant Marine, Navy and Pennsylvania.
The Herons placed seventh at last year's championship with 201 points. Sabrina Starck and Olivia Wilkins finished third in A Division with 74 points, while Moira Padilla Velasquez, Dagny Kruger and Bennett O'Keefe placed 10th in B Division with 127 points.
Coed team returns to the War Memorial
HWS will race in the War Memorial, the MAISA coed dinghy fall championship, in Annapolis. The program last won the regatta in 2018.
The field also includes Christopher Newport, Fordham, George Washington, Georgetown, Old Dominion, Penn State, Princeton, Queen's, RIT, St. Mary's of Maryland, SUNY Maritime, Merchant Marine, Navy, Pennsylvania, Virginia Tech, Washington College and Webb Institute.
HWS finished third at last year's War Memorial with 79 points. Juan Carlos LaCerda Jones and Valyn Mogensen tied St. Mary's for third in A Division after finishing in the top 10 in seven of eight races.
JJ Klempen and Stella Kim placed fourth in B Division, one point short of third. St. Mary's won the regatta.
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