BC sailors Annie Haegar ’12 and San Diego’s Briana Provancha ’12, representing the US, finished out of the medals in the women’s 470 (dinghy) event today at the Rio Olympica.Though they had ranked as high as 4th in the standings during the 10-race preliminaries, Haegar/Provancha finished 10th and last in today’s medal race to finish 7th overall.

The gold medal went to the team from Great Britain, with New Zealand taking the silver and France the bronze. Also finishing ahead of the US were Netherlands, Japan, and Slovenia.

Fellow Olympian and Eagle Joe Maloy ’08 (right) also competed today, finishing 23rd overall in the men’s triathlon. He was the highest-placing American in the competition, completing the swim-bike-run course in 1:48.30.

Maloy, a swimming standout at BC, had finished 6th at the ITU World Triathlon Gold Coast in April, the highest position by an American in the past four years.

These Eagles were among 17 former BC students participating in the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Go Eagles!

Miami defeated BC today, 9-4, in the deciding game of their NCAA tournament “super regional” series. Miami goes to the College World Series and the Eagles head home.

The Hurricanes jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the 4th inning, but it was a close 5-3 margin for Miami heading into the 8th inning. Miami’s Edgar Michelangeli, who was 3-for-3 in the game, hit his second homerun of the game, this time with the bases loaded. The grand slam broke the lead out to 9-3.

Michelangeli showboated around the bases following his grand slam, drawing the ire of BC players. Indeed, there was a confrontation, with typical baseball pushing and shoving, between the teams near the Miami dugout.

While the Eagles have come back in several games late, BC added only one run, in the 8th inning, but also stranded three aboard in that inning.

The Eagles finish one of their most successful performances, at least in NCAA tournament play. Their final record is 35-22.

Two members of the BC Class of 2012 — one a San Diegan — will represent the US in the Rio Olympics later this year.

Annie Haeger, left, and San Diego’s Briana Provancha

Briana Provancha of San Diego and Annie Haeger will sail for the US team in the women’s 470 class. As seniors at BC, the pair won the ICSA women’s doublehanded nationals. Haeger, from Wisconsin, enjoyed impressive solo results in college, including three ICSA women’s singlehanded national championships and recognition as a four-time ICSA All-American. Provancha picked up her share of hardware for BC as well, taking three different national titles (2011, match racing; 2010, co-ed; 2008, team race).