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UW Falls To Leander In Town Challenge Cup at Henley
July 05, 2024 | Women's Rowing
HENLEY-ON-THAMES, U.K. – A Washington women's four lost its Town Challenge Cup quarterfinal race vs. a crew from Leander Club Friday, on day four of the Royal Henley Regatta.
The Husky crew fell to Leander's "A" entry, which had beat another Leander crew on Thursday to move on to the quarterfinals, by 2 ½ lengths.
Saturday, Washington's 2024 national champion men's eight will race at Henley for the first time this year, in one of two Grand Challenge Cup semifinals. The Huskies will face Princeton Training Center and Craftsbury Green Racing Project, a crew comprised from the U.S. Under-23 National Team pool, at 4:00 a.m. PT (noon GMT).
The Princeton/Craftsbury crew beat an entry from Rowing Canada by 2 ¼ lengths on Friday to move through to the semifinals, while Washington was seeded directly into the semis. In the other Grand Challenge Cup semifinal, Oxford Brookes Univ. & Taurus B.C. (U.K.) takes on Leander Club (U.K.) Saturday.
Other women's crews featuring UW alumnae won their races Friday. In another Town Challenge Cup quarterfinal, a Molesey Boat Club (U.K.) four that included former Husky rowers Ella Cossill '22 and Angharad Broughton '23, beat Team España by 1 ¾ lengths to earn a berth in a Saturday semifinal, vs. a Rowing Canada crew, at 6:50 a.m. PT (2:50 p.m. GMT).
Later in the day Friday, a Princeton T.C. & ARION entry made up of U.S. national team program trainees coached by UW head coach Yasmin Farooq and featuring former Washington captain Holly Drapp '21 in the four seat, beat Leander Club and Bann R.C. (comprised of British national team aspirants who competed for American college programs) in a Remenham Challenge Cup quarterfinal, also by 1 ¾ lengths.
On Saturday, the American crew will take on Hollandia Roeiclub (Netherlands) at 9:50 a.m. PT (5:50 p.m. GMT).
The Husky crew fell to Leander's "A" entry, which had beat another Leander crew on Thursday to move on to the quarterfinals, by 2 ½ lengths.
Saturday, Washington's 2024 national champion men's eight will race at Henley for the first time this year, in one of two Grand Challenge Cup semifinals. The Huskies will face Princeton Training Center and Craftsbury Green Racing Project, a crew comprised from the U.S. Under-23 National Team pool, at 4:00 a.m. PT (noon GMT).
The Princeton/Craftsbury crew beat an entry from Rowing Canada by 2 ¼ lengths on Friday to move through to the semifinals, while Washington was seeded directly into the semis. In the other Grand Challenge Cup semifinal, Oxford Brookes Univ. & Taurus B.C. (U.K.) takes on Leander Club (U.K.) Saturday.
Other women's crews featuring UW alumnae won their races Friday. In another Town Challenge Cup quarterfinal, a Molesey Boat Club (U.K.) four that included former Husky rowers Ella Cossill '22 and Angharad Broughton '23, beat Team España by 1 ¾ lengths to earn a berth in a Saturday semifinal, vs. a Rowing Canada crew, at 6:50 a.m. PT (2:50 p.m. GMT).
Later in the day Friday, a Princeton T.C. & ARION entry made up of U.S. national team program trainees coached by UW head coach Yasmin Farooq and featuring former Washington captain Holly Drapp '21 in the four seat, beat Leander Club and Bann R.C. (comprised of British national team aspirants who competed for American college programs) in a Remenham Challenge Cup quarterfinal, also by 1 ¾ lengths.
On Saturday, the American crew will take on Hollandia Roeiclub (Netherlands) at 9:50 a.m. PT (5:50 p.m. GMT).
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