<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0FyVwS_0wEwIDc000" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0FyVwS_0wEwIDc000" width="1884" height="1060" ></figure><h2>Story Links</h2>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!"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 LINEUPSChampionship Women's Eight Bow #11 (Third Place):Cox: Grace MurdockStroke: Megan Lee7: Sophie Houston6: Olivia Hay5: Emma Waters4: Marilou Duvernay Tardif3: Evan Park2: Zola KempBow: Shakira MirfinChampionship Women's Eight Bow #15 (Fourth Place):Cox: Isabel MichaelsonStroke: Jordan Freer7: Mira Calder6: Jess Weir5: Sally Jones4: Leah Nash3: Cillian Mullen2: Sofie SandBow: Aisha RocekChampionship Men's 8+Shell: Chuck Holtz IIICox: Nick DunlopStroke: Giuseppe Bellomo7: Jonathan Wang-Norderud6: Logan Ullrich5: HectorGuimet4: Ben Shortt3: Ethan Walsh2: Marius Bjørn-Hansen AhlsandBow: Blake VogelChampionship Men's 4+Cox: Nikita JacobsStroke: Ian Burnett3: Harry Fitzpatrick 2: Lyle DonovanBow: Quinn HallClub Men's 8+Shell: Grand ChallengerCox: Peter FrostStroke: Tobias Bosnes7: Galen Hardy6: Oliver Leach5: Henry Andren4: Devan Godfrey3: Lucas Andersen2: Jed GrieveBow: Colin Phariss</div></body>

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UW Women Take Third & Fourth In Championship Eights At Head Of The Charles

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.