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Owens sailing club hosting team race invitational
Owens Community College will welcome intercollegiate sailing programs throughout the Midwest to Northwest Ohio as the academic institution’s Sailing Club planned to host its second annual Owens Team Race Invitational this past Saturday and Sunday.
The regatta was to take place at the Jolly Roger Sailing Club in Toledo. Competing sailing programs will include Owens, Michigan State, Ohio University, Bowling Green, Ohio State, the Indiana, Miami, Denison, John Carroll, and Toledo.
Last year, Owens captured the inaugural Owens Team Race Invitational against competing teams that included Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio University, Penn State, Iowa and Toledo.
“The Owens Sailing Club is really excited to once again welcome several prestigious intercollegiate sailing programs to Northwest Ohio for the Owens Team Race Invitational,” said Scott Marriott of Toledo, Owens Sailing Club Vice Commodore. “Last year’s event was extremely competitive and I expect a great weekend of intercollegiate racing.”
In 2006, Owens’ sailing program became the latest addition to the College’s student involvement activities and was one of the first community colleges in the country to introduce sailing as an intercollegiate club sport. The College is the only two-year academic institution affiliated with the Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association of North America (ICSA).
This past spring season, Owens’ program participated in three regattas and boat races throughout the Midwest. The program placed fifth at Miami University’s April Fools Regatta, seventh at Ohio State University’s Buckeye Intersectional and ninth at the Midwest College Sailing Association Team Race Qualifier.
Last fall, the Sailing Club competed in seven regattas and boat races, highlighted by a first place at Purdue University’s Boiler Cup. In addition, Owens finished second at Miami University’s Action Up Regatta, sixth at the Sloop Championship at the Detroit Yacht Club, third at Michigan State University’s Cedarfest, second at Michigan State University’s College Singlehanded Championship, third at Western Michigan University’s Boudeman Cup and fifth at the Midwest College Sailing Association Area East Championship.
Owens holds provisional status with the ICSA, which allows the program to compete against some of the best four-year programs in national championship regattas across the country. The Sailing Club is also the owner of four race boats, one safety boat and six sets of team race sails, enabling the student organization to practice and compete with the latest in innovative sailing equipment.
In addition to membership with the ICSA, the Sailing Club participates in the Midwest College Sailing Association (MCSA), which includes 30 academic institutions from the Midwest. More than 3,000 individuals participate at the association’s member colleges and universities. The MCSA hosts more than 30 regattas annually, occurring both in the spring and fall seasons.
Owens students participating in the Sailing Club include Ben Mercer of Monroe, Mich., Jamie Turney of Toledo, Bryan Bradley of Perysburg, Kevin Bradley of Bowling Green, Amanda Sundling of Perrysburg, Scott Marriott of Toledo and David Weihs of Perrysburg.
For more information about the upcoming Owens Team Race Invitational, call (567) 661-7583 or 1-800-GO-OWENS, ext 7583.
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