UW Men Advance At Henley; Women Ready For Friday

July 05, 2018 | Men's Rowing, Women's Rowing

HENLEY-ON-THAMES, U.K. – Washington's men's eight rowed to a win over Orange Coast College Thursday, advancing to the quarterfinals in the Temple Challenge Cup at the Henley Royal Regatta.

The Huskies beat the California-based, junior college crew, a perennial powerhouse at its level, by one and a half lengths, rowing the 2,112-meter course in 6:35. The Huskies jumped out to the lead from the very beginning and were able to row with a comfortable lead throughout.

Friday, Washington's men face A.S.R. Nereus, an Amsterdam-based club that beat Nottingham University today, with a berth in the semifinals on the line. That race is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. Henley time (2:00 a.m. PT). Of the eight remaining teams in the Temple Cup Challenge, five are American universities (UW, Brown, Yale, Princeton and Syracuse), while Nereus and two British teams – Oxford Brookes "A" and Newcastle University – round out the remaining field. The winner of UW-Nereus will face the winner of Yale vs. Princeton.

"Today we worked on adding one more piece of the race," said Sam Dommer, the UW assistant coach and former Temple Challenge Cup winner who is overseeing the Husky men's eight at Henley. "Yesterday was all about firsts; today was about executing the basics better. We had great competition against OCC, but now it's onto Nereus, which is known for a quick start. It's going to be a barn-burner, and we're ready for the challenge."

The UW men's eight was the only Washington boat in action on Thursday, while the three Washington women's entries all had the day off, including the women's eight that beat the Tideway Scullers' School in its opening Remenham Challenge Cup race on Wednesday.

The next opponent for the UW women's eight is Princeton Training Center, a crew comprised of members of the U.S. Under-23 National Team, not including the several Huskies rowing for UW who will also compete for the USA at Under-23 World Championships later this summer. That Princeton T.C. boat was one of four given a first-round bye in the Remenham Cup competition. That race is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Henley time (2:30 a.m. PT) Friday.

Two more Washington women's crews await their first chances to race at Henley on Friday. The UW's quad sculls entry will face a boat representing Sydney University (Australia) and Edinburgh University (Scotland) in the first day of competition for the Princess Grace Challenge Cup, an eight-team event, while the Huskies' double sculls boat featuring Kenzie Waltar and Klara Grube will take on a British entry in the Stonor Challenge Trophy, an event with six entries. The double sculls race starts right after the UW men's eight, at 10:05 a.m. Henley Time (2:05 a.m. PT), while the quads go off at 3:00 p.m. in Henley (7:00 a.m. PT).

Also competing for the Stonor Challenge Trophy is UW rower Anna Thornton, rowing along with fellow Brit, Charlotte Hodgkins-Byrne. Those two earned a bye to the semifinals on the other side of the bracket from the Husky boat and will race for the first time on Saturday.

Lastly, a senior on last year's UW women's team, Anna Porteous, is rowing in a Leander Club straight four in the Town Challenge Cup. Her crew's first race, against Molesly B.C., is Friday at 6:00 p.m. Henley time (10:00 a.m. PT).

Washington's 2018 Henley Royal Regatta Lineups:

Men's Eight (Temple Challenge Cup)
Cox – Kimmons Wilson '20 (Orlando, Fla.)
Stroke – Sean Kelly '18 (Princeton, N.J.)
7 – George Esau '20 (Long Lake, Minn.)
6 – Peter Lancashire '21 (Port Macquarie, Australia)
5 – Steve Rosts '21 (Jordan, Ontario, Canada)
4 – David Bridges '20 (Portland, Ore.)
3 – Robert Karlen '18 (Everett, Wash.)
2 – Philipp Nonnast '19 (Frankfurt, Germany)
Bow – Alexander Vollmer '20 (Hamburg, Germany)

Women's Eight (Remenham Challenge Cup)
Cox – Phoebe Marks-Nicholes '18 (Seattle, Wash.)
Stroke – Brooke Pierson '18 (Oak Harbor, Wash.)
7 – Elise Beuke '19 (Sequim, Wash.)
6 – Marlee Blue '19 (Seattle, Wash.)
5 – Tabea Schendekehl '20 (Dortmund, Germany)
4 – Brooke Mooney '18 (Peru, Vt.)
3 – Karle Pittsinger '18 (Lake Chelan, Wash.)
2 – Jessica Thoennes '18 (Highlands Ranch, Colo.)
Bow – Katy Gillingham '19 (Seattle, Wash.)

Women's Quadruple Sculls (Princess Grace Challenge Cup)
Stroke – Chiara Ondoli '18 (Angera, Italy)
3 – Carmela Pappalardo '20 (Salerno, Italy)
2 – Julia Paulsen '18 (Seattle, Wash.)
Bow – Sara Clark '18 (Newport Beach, Calif.)

Women's Double Sculls (Stonor Challenge Trophy)
Stroke – Klara Grube '21 (Lübeck, Germany)
Bow – Kenzie Waltar '18 (Kirkland, Wash.)

Huskies at Henley History
Here is a list of UW victories at the Henley Royal Regatta:

1977 – Grand Challenge Cup (men's eight)
1977 – Visitors' Challenge Cup (men's coxless four)
1981 – Ladies Challenge Plate (men's eight)
2000 – Henley Prize (women's eight)
2003 – Ladies Challenge Plate (men's eight)
2010 – Temple Challenge Cup (men's eight)
2012 – Temple Challenge Cup (men's eight)
2015 – Prince Albert Challenge Cup (men's coxed four)
Other appearances: 1958, 1973, 1984, 1995, 1997, 2013