Trojans finish 2nd and 1st at South 1/2
Mike Segerblom
In Featured Posted February 08, 2012
The team travelled South to San Diego for the Jeff Simon Memorial Regatta, which serves as days one and two of the South Series. Twenty teams were on the water; USC had two full teams, and another sailing in just the A Division, getting the entire team out on the water.Â
On Saturday the teams of Max Hutchenson/Alexis Tarajikan (USC 1), Kelsey Rupp/Carina Prynn (USC 2) and Alessandro Marazzzi Sasson/Danny Kivlovitz sailed in A Division. In B Division, the Trojans were represented by Mallory Schluter/Olivia Gebelien (USC 1) and Erik Samuels/Peggy Bobbin (USC 2). These scores combined to have USC 1 placing second behind the UCSB Gauchos, USC 2 placing fifth, and USC 3 fourteenth out of the twenty teams.
On Sunday, the teams were switched up with Max Hutchenson/Carina Prynn sailing A Divison and Kelsey Rupp/Alexis Tarajikan sailing B Division for USC 1, while Mallory Schluter/Peggy Bobbin were in A and Erik Samuels/Alessandro Sasson were in B for USC 2, and Danny Kivlovitz/Olivia Gebelien sailed A for USC 3. The day got off to a great start with the three USC teams in A rounding the first windward mark in first, second, and third. The success continued with both Hutcheson/Prynn and Rupp/Tarajikan winning their divisions, combining for USC 1 to win the regatta overall, USC 2 placing seventh, and Kivlovitz/Gebelien tenth in their division.
Written by Mallory Schluter