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Head of the Charles Regatta
UW Women Take Third & Fourth In Championship Eights At Head Of The Charles
October 20, 2024 | Women's Rowing
Washington won the men's championship fours and finished in the top five in both the men's and women's championships eights at the Head of the Charles Regatta, Sunday.
Washington won the men's fours event for the first time in program history. UW was just the second college crew to win the event since 2012.
The UW varsity crew finished fifth in the men's championship eights, third among U.S. college crews, while the two Washington crews in the women's championship eights took third and fourth place overall, second and third among U.S. colleges. Both championships eights events included 30 crews, mostly from American colleges, but also from European clubs and universities.
The Head of the Charles, the world's largest three-day regatta, features time-trail races over a three-mile course down the Charles River in 73 different race categories over the three days.
Washington's men's four finished the course in 15:34.721, just shy of 10 seconds ahead of the second-place finisher, a U.S. Rowing crew. Princeton's "A" entry was third, just ahead of a Swiss entry.
Washington entered two crews in the Women's Championship Eights, and those two finished in second and third, with times of 15:36.343 and 15:45.967, respectively. An experienced British crew, competing as Leander Club, won the race, in 15:30.611. Yale's "A" entry was second.
"The Charles was full of fun adventures today in the Champ 8 event," said Grace Murdock, who served as coxswain for the Huskies' top-finishing women's crew. "There was a little bit of headwind, lots of turns, and some close racing. We were lucky enough to get to go down the course with another boat and really push ourselves to the next level each stroke.
"Now we are looking forward to Head of the Lake and continuing to dial things in," Murdock continued, referring to the Huskies' next event, Nov. 3 on Lake Union in Seattle. We've got a lot of new faces this year who have jumped in and already made such amazing contributions to the team. We went into this race wanting to set the tone for the season and after putting out a race we were proud of, we now know what things will continue to propel us forward into winter and spring. Go Dawgs!"
The crew that won the Championship Eights included four British Olympians. The Huskies' placement marked the first time that the same college has ever had two crews finish in the top five. The second Husky crew was awarded an HOCR Champions medal as well, as the top-finishing "junior varsity" crew from a single college. Also in that race was another U.K. club crew, from Molesey Boat Club, that included UW alumnae Holly Dunford, Angharad Broughton and Nina Castagna. Both Castagna and Dunford competed at the 2024 Olympics, with Dunford earning a bronze medal in the British eight.
"It is always such privilege and absolute honor to race with the people on this team," said Jordan Freer, the stroke rower in the crew that took the JV prize. "We all got to Seattle and started training together less than a month ago, and coming together into these lineups, finding each other, and putting together some fantastic racing in such a short time is a testament to everyone's adaptability and trust in one another.
"We all have each other's backs, no matter what, and that is such a special part of this team that I think you can really see in these early races," Freer continued. "It was so much fun to get to go down the course with these people and to race with joy and trust that made the hardest moments wonderful."
"The Head of the Charles is the ultimate test of balancing internal focus with external awareness," said UW head coach Yasmin Farooq. "With boats navigating 75 to 90-degree turns through seven narrow bridge arches, it's one of the only fall races with true 'blade to blade' combat. That is why it is one of the spectacle rowing races in the world. Starting 11th and 15th we knew we would see some of that action and the race delivered in every way.
"We've had some great racing within the team leading up to the weekend and that definitely prepared us," Farooq continued. "Having both boats finish in the top five will be inspirational to their teammates back home. I loved hearing that they all watched the race together back at the Conibear Shellhouse. That's our team!"
Additionally, UW alumna Teal Cohen, racing for the U.S. Training Center Princeton, finished fourth in the Women's Championship Singles, in a field of 21 women.
In the Men's Championship Eights, the UW finished with a time of 13: 59.529. A crew from Cambridge University in the U.K. won, with a time of 13:46.333.
On Saturday, a UW crew, which featured eight athletes with Olympics experience, won the men's alumni eight event, besting a field of 47 crews. The Husky shell finished nearly 12 seconds ahead of the second-place Brown alumni.
Washington also finished fifth – out of 52 entries – in the women's alumnae eight race on Saturday, while a crew made up of freshmen members of the men's team took 8th place, out of 36, in the men's club eights race.
WASHINGTON'S LINEUPS
Championship Women's Eight Bow #11 (Third Place):
Cox: Grace Murdock
Stroke: Megan Lee
7: Sophie Houston
6: Olivia Hay
5: Emma Waters
4: Marilou Duvernay Tardif
3: Evan Park
2: Zola Kemp
Bow: Shakira Mirfin
Championship Women's Eight Bow #15 (Fourth Place):
Cox: Isabel Michaelson
Stroke: Jordan Freer
7: Mira Calder
6: Jess Weir
5: Sally Jones
4: Leah Nash
3: Cillian Mullen
2: Sofie Sand
Bow: Aisha Rocek
Championship Men's 8+
Shell: Chuck Holtz III
Cox: Nick Dunlop
Stroke: Giuseppe Bellomo
7: Jonathan Wang-Norderud
6: Logan Ullrich
5: HectorGuimet
4: Ben Shortt
3: Ethan Walsh
2: Marius Bjørn-Hansen Ahlsand
Bow: Blake Vogel
Championship Men's 4+
Cox: Nikita Jacobs
Stroke: Ian Burnett
3: Harry Fitzpatrick
2: Lyle Donovan
Bow: Quinn Hall
Club Men's 8+
Shell: Grand Challenger
Cox: Peter Frost
Stroke: Tobias Bosnes
7: Galen Hardy
6: Oliver Leach
5: Henry Andren
4: Devan Godfrey
3: Lucas Andersen
2: Jed Grieve
Bow: Colin Phariss
Washington won the men's fours event for the first time in program history. UW was just the second college crew to win the event since 2012.
The UW varsity crew finished fifth in the men's championship eights, third among U.S. college crews, while the two Washington crews in the women's championship eights took third and fourth place overall, second and third among U.S. colleges. Both championships eights events included 30 crews, mostly from American colleges, but also from European clubs and universities.
The Head of the Charles, the world's largest three-day regatta, features time-trail races over a three-mile course down the Charles River in 73 different race categories over the three days.
Washington's men's four finished the course in 15:34.721, just shy of 10 seconds ahead of the second-place finisher, a U.S. Rowing crew. Princeton's "A" entry was third, just ahead of a Swiss entry.
Washington entered two crews in the Women's Championship Eights, and those two finished in second and third, with times of 15:36.343 and 15:45.967, respectively. An experienced British crew, competing as Leander Club, won the race, in 15:30.611. Yale's "A" entry was second.
"The Charles was full of fun adventures today in the Champ 8 event," said Grace Murdock, who served as coxswain for the Huskies' top-finishing women's crew. "There was a little bit of headwind, lots of turns, and some close racing. We were lucky enough to get to go down the course with another boat and really push ourselves to the next level each stroke.
"Now we are looking forward to Head of the Lake and continuing to dial things in," Murdock continued, referring to the Huskies' next event, Nov. 3 on Lake Union in Seattle. We've got a lot of new faces this year who have jumped in and already made such amazing contributions to the team. We went into this race wanting to set the tone for the season and after putting out a race we were proud of, we now know what things will continue to propel us forward into winter and spring. Go Dawgs!"
The crew that won the Championship Eights included four British Olympians. The Huskies' placement marked the first time that the same college has ever had two crews finish in the top five. The second Husky crew was awarded an HOCR Champions medal as well, as the top-finishing "junior varsity" crew from a single college. Also in that race was another U.K. club crew, from Molesey Boat Club, that included UW alumnae Holly Dunford, Angharad Broughton and Nina Castagna. Both Castagna and Dunford competed at the 2024 Olympics, with Dunford earning a bronze medal in the British eight.
"It is always such privilege and absolute honor to race with the people on this team," said Jordan Freer, the stroke rower in the crew that took the JV prize. "We all got to Seattle and started training together less than a month ago, and coming together into these lineups, finding each other, and putting together some fantastic racing in such a short time is a testament to everyone's adaptability and trust in one another.
"We all have each other's backs, no matter what, and that is such a special part of this team that I think you can really see in these early races," Freer continued. "It was so much fun to get to go down the course with these people and to race with joy and trust that made the hardest moments wonderful."
"The Head of the Charles is the ultimate test of balancing internal focus with external awareness," said UW head coach Yasmin Farooq. "With boats navigating 75 to 90-degree turns through seven narrow bridge arches, it's one of the only fall races with true 'blade to blade' combat. That is why it is one of the spectacle rowing races in the world. Starting 11th and 15th we knew we would see some of that action and the race delivered in every way.
"We've had some great racing within the team leading up to the weekend and that definitely prepared us," Farooq continued. "Having both boats finish in the top five will be inspirational to their teammates back home. I loved hearing that they all watched the race together back at the Conibear Shellhouse. That's our team!"
Additionally, UW alumna Teal Cohen, racing for the U.S. Training Center Princeton, finished fourth in the Women's Championship Singles, in a field of 21 women.
In the Men's Championship Eights, the UW finished with a time of 13: 59.529. A crew from Cambridge University in the U.K. won, with a time of 13:46.333.
On Saturday, a UW crew, which featured eight athletes with Olympics experience, won the men's alumni eight event, besting a field of 47 crews. The Husky shell finished nearly 12 seconds ahead of the second-place Brown alumni.
Washington also finished fifth – out of 52 entries – in the women's alumnae eight race on Saturday, while a crew made up of freshmen members of the men's team took 8th place, out of 36, in the men's club eights race.
WASHINGTON'S LINEUPS
Championship Women's Eight Bow #11 (Third Place):
Cox: Grace Murdock
Stroke: Megan Lee
7: Sophie Houston
6: Olivia Hay
5: Emma Waters
4: Marilou Duvernay Tardif
3: Evan Park
2: Zola Kemp
Bow: Shakira Mirfin
Championship Women's Eight Bow #15 (Fourth Place):
Cox: Isabel Michaelson
Stroke: Jordan Freer
7: Mira Calder
6: Jess Weir
5: Sally Jones
4: Leah Nash
3: Cillian Mullen
2: Sofie Sand
Bow: Aisha Rocek
Championship Men's 8+
Shell: Chuck Holtz III
Cox: Nick Dunlop
Stroke: Giuseppe Bellomo
7: Jonathan Wang-Norderud
6: Logan Ullrich
5: HectorGuimet
4: Ben Shortt
3: Ethan Walsh
2: Marius Bjørn-Hansen Ahlsand
Bow: Blake Vogel
Championship Men's 4+
Cox: Nikita Jacobs
Stroke: Ian Burnett
3: Harry Fitzpatrick
2: Lyle Donovan
Bow: Quinn Hall
Club Men's 8+
Shell: Grand Challenger
Cox: Peter Frost
Stroke: Tobias Bosnes
7: Galen Hardy
6: Oliver Leach
5: Henry Andren
4: Devan Godfrey
3: Lucas Andersen
2: Jed Grieve
Bow: Colin Phariss
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