The Henley Eight and spares holding their freshly painted and bubble-wrapped oars before they board their flight to London, UK to compete at Henley: Asst Coach Aliyah Snyder. Head Coach Marc Mandel. Denis Leahy, Greg Beckwith, Richard Johnston, Jack Devlin, Alex Casey, Johannes Schmidt, Joe Hanlon, Peter Prominski, Nick Jones, Christopher Williams, and Jake Brennan.
Head Coach Marc Mandel, Assistant Aliyah Snyder, and the oarsmen of the Henley Eight: Johannes Schmidt '09 (cox), Alex Casey '11, Jack Devlin '09, Richard Johnston '09, Greg Beckwith '09, Peter Prominski '09, Jake Brennan '09, Denis Leahy '10, Joe Hanlon '10 and spares Nick Jones '10 and Christopher Williams '10 send their deep appreciation, from the bottom of their purple crew hearts, for your incredible generosity and overwhelming enthusiasm in sending them to Henley-on-Thames on Oxfordshire, UK! With over 200 people contributing to a fundraising effort that lasted just four short weeks, the team has exceeded their $50k fundraising goal. Hail to you, friends of Gonzaga Crew!
The team left on Monday evening, June 22 to begin their great journey. Tune-in to the website for further updates, but in the meantime, you may want to check out the following:
- Blog by seven seat Jack Devlin '09 and other rowers
- Blog by stroke seat Alex Casey '11
- The Henley Royal Regatta website Gonzaga is one of 38 entries in the Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup.
The team was interviewed on WJLA ABC TV 7 on Wednesday, June 17, 2009 in a terrific piece ...make sure you watch this to see how much the team appreciates your support WJLA video
We still have some Henley polo shirts (size small and medium only) available for $75 (they run a little large) and some Henley tee shirts ($50...true to size, all sizes) available for sale. Bill Hummel's terrific video which shows pictures and videos from many of Gonzaga's crews, "From the Anacostia to the Thames! Gonzaga Crew 1995-2009" is also available for $25. If you would like any of these, contact Karen Stewart and they can be mailed out to you.
Thanks again for your amazing support...and Go Eagles!
June 14, 2009 Alumni Row Update
Three boats of alumni and current crew members faced the Henley Eight on a shortened course on the Anacostia. Most of the Alumni came ready to row, and despite their best effort to get an advantage at the start (aka: cheat) they could not beat the well trained, cool-as-cucumbers Henley Eight! Many thanks to Lynn Pelkey, Susan Sedgewick, Judy Stack and their families for hosting this incredibly fun event. And thanks too to Doug Stewart for these great pictures.
Article on Gonzaga Grad Brian Flattery '62 in the Henley Standard.
Brian lives on the Thames at the finish line and is hosting our boys while they are there
Everything you ever wanted to know about Henley can be found at
Rabbit's Guide to Henley
Proper Dress
for Henley:
Which hat will the Henley Moms wear to the race?
Congratulations, Gentlemen for being superb representatives for your team, Gonzaga, and Washington, DC rowing. Eagles Still Fly High!
The Gonzaga Henley Eight and Spares outside the Leander Club, from bottom: Cox Johannes Schmidt '09, Stoke Alex Casey '11, Jack Devlin '09, Richard Johnston '09, Greg Beckwith '09, Peter Prominski '09, Jake Brennan '09, Denis Leahy '10, Joe Hanlon '10, Nick Smith '10, Christopher Williams '10, with host Brian Flattery '64, Assistant Coach Aliyah Snyder and Head Coach Marc Mandel
Listen to Ben Jacobs of Regatta Radio interview our Henley Eight Oarsmen after their Wednesday and Thursday races
PICTURES by Bill Leahy
updated on Thursday, July 2
Watch the end of Gonzaga vs. Winchester on Wednesday
Thanks to Mike Casey
Don't miss the blogs of all the action:
Seven Seat Jack Devlin's blog Updated 6/29
Stroke Seat Alex Casey's Blog Updated 6/29
Congrats to Spares
Chris Williams '10 & Nick Jones '10
for winning their first 2- race on Tuesday!
They ultimately were defeated by the pair from MIT (yes, that MIT!)
but had a great showing considering the heat and back to back racing!
Tune into Regatta Radio to hear the Henley races
Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup Results
For those who cannot go: preview pictures of the Henley course by Doug Stewart