HENLEY-ON-THAMES, U.K. – The Washington men's rowing team's coxed four won its Prince Albert Challenge Cup quarterfinal race Thursday morning at Henley Royal Regatta, earning a spot in Friday's semifinals. Meanwhile, a number of UW men's and women's alumni also competed, with several moving through to quarterfinals.
 
Washington's other crew competing at Henley – a men's eight that is vying for The Temple Challenge Cup – had Thursday off and will race in a quarterfinal on Friday. The UW eight will take on Cornell Friday at 8:15 a.m. PT.
 
Thursday, the Husky four competing in The Prince Albert Challenge Cup beat University College Dublin (Ireland) by two lengths, officially, holding the lead for the entire 2,112-meter racecourse. Washington will face Imperial College London in a semifinal Friday at 1:05 a.m. PT. The other semifinal features Oxford Brookes (UK) vs. a crew from Adams House, Harvard (USA).
 
In Thursday races involving UW alumni:
 
Sebastian Ritter '21, competing for 45 Münchener R.C., (GER), beat Cambridge '99 R.C., in a Thames Challenge Cup race (club men's eights), earning a place in the quarterfinals vs. a Thames R.C. entry.
 
Welsh rower Angharad Broughton '23 won her race as a part of a Univ. of London & Leander Club coxless four, beating a crew from Scotland to earn a spot in a quarterfinal vs. a four from Syracuse University. 
 
American Fiona Shields '22, rowing for Thames Rowing Club, won her Wargrave Challenge Cup race, for women's club eights, over a crew from London, also moving through to the quarterfinals, where she'll face another Thames R.C. crew.
 
British rower Holly Dunford '22 and her Molesey R.C. quad, earned a win in its Princess Grace Challenge Cup race, over a Thames R.C. quad, and will move to the quarterfinals to face Shawnigan Lake School (Canada).
 
Abby Adebiyi '23, also competing for Thames R.C., fell to a crew from New Zealand in a round-of-16 Town Challenge Cup race; while Calina Schanze '19, rowing with Danske Studenters Roklub, fell to a U.K. pair in the Hambleden Pairs Challenge Cup.
 
 
In addition to the two UW races in The Temple Challenge Cup and Prince Albert Challenge Cup, here is the full list of UW alumni – some of whom already competed on Wednesday or Thursday and some of whom will be making their 2023 debuts – who will race on Friday:
 
• Sebastian Ritter '21, 45 Münchener R.C., (GER), Thames Challenge Cup vs. Thames R.C. "A", Race #13, 10:10 am PT
• Evan Olson '19, Oxford Brookes "A", Ladies Challenge Plate vs. Leander Club & Oxford University, Race #16, 2:30 a.m. PT
• Angharad Broughton '23, Univ. of London & Leander Club, Town Challenge Cup vs. Syracuse, Race #29, 3:45 am PT
• Peter Lancashire '21, Leander Club, Ladies Challenge Plate vs. Oxford Brookes "B", Race #32, 4:05 a.m. PT
• Isabel van Opzeeland '23, Hollandia Roeiclub, Stonor Challenge Cup vs. E. Cooke & F. Stratton, Race #35, 4:20 am PT
• Robert Pluijmert '24, Netherlands U23 Team as Hollandia Roeiclub, Ladies Challenge Plate vs. Oxford Brookes "C", Race #42, 6:35 a.m. PT
• Holly Dunford '22, Molesey R.C., Princess Grace Challenge Cup vs. Shawnigan Lake School, Race #49, 7:15 am PT
• Mattijs Holler '22, Leander Club, Visitors Challenge Cup vs. Syracuse, Race #61, 9:30 a.m. PT
• Fiona Shields, 22, Thames R.C. "C", Wargrave Challenge Cup vs. Thames R.C. "B", Race #63, 9:40 am PT
• Jack Walkey '23, Maple Bay R.C., Silver Goblets & Nickalls' Challenge Cup vs. N.D. Mouelle & S.L.R. Benzecry, Race #80, 11:20 a.m. PT
• Joel Cullen '23, Maple Bay R.C., Silver Goblets & Nickalls' Challenge Cup vs. N.D. Mouelle & S.L.R. Benzecry, Race #80, 11:20 a.m. PT 
 
Canadian Steve Rosts '22 (Maple Bay R.C.) will complete for the first time on Saturday, in The Queen Mother Challenge Cup (open M4x), while Great Britain's Jacob Dawson '16 (Leander and Oxford Brookes) and Canadian Will Crothers '09 (Maple Bay R.C.) will square off Sunday in The Grand Challenge Cup (open M8+) final.
 
Fans can watch a video replay of Thursday's Prince Albert Challenge Cup race, as well as the entire day of racing, at the links above. Friday's races can be viewed live via that link.
 
WASHINGTON LINEUPS:
 
The Temple Challenge Cup 8+
Bow: Max Heid
2: Marius Ahlsand
3: Luke Henry
4: Pablo Matan
5: Blake Vogel
6: Cameron Tasker
7: Blake Bradshaw 
Stroke: Max Mason
Coxswain: Kieran Joyce
 
The Prince Albert Challenge Cup 4+
Coxswain: Casey Neumann
Bow: Jonathan Wang-Norderud
2: Archie Drummond 
3: Ethan Blight
Stroke: Ryan Smith