St Cross and Wolfson Women’s Boat takes Head of the River at Summer Eights
The St Cross and Wolfson first women’ boat of the Wolfson College Boat Club has won the headship at Summer Eights this year. The women’s first team successfully bumped Wadham on the first day and Pembroke on the second day, leaving the competition with an impressive headship. It is the first time that a Wolfson College Boat Club team has taken the headship at either Torpids or Summer Eights, making this a historic moment for the Club.
W1 celebrate winning Head of the River
Gareth Ardron
Summer Eights is a four-day regatta of bumps races and the University of Oxford's main intercollegiate rowing event of the year. Colleges compete in coxed boats of eight along the River Isis, a length of the Thames. The Wolfson Boat Club is made up of both St Cross and Wolfson students.
This Women's Boat’s historic win coincides with the Wolfson College Boat Club’s 50th anniversary, celebrated this Saturday. It was a stellar year for the WCBC all round, with teams made up of St Cross and Wolfson students becoming the best women’s second and third teams on the river and the Men’s third boat winning ‘blades’ and the best position they have ever held on the river.
Dave Waters
The Men’s first boat came in the top half of Division 1, held off Balliol for two days in a row and were bumped just once, finishing seventh on the river. The Men’s fourth boat ended the week six places higher than they started and the Women’s third boat finished as the highest Women’s third team on the river and their highest position ever. Well done to all who were competing for making both St Cross and Wolfson very proud colleges this year!
W1 parading their boat through Oxford
Gareth Ardron
Congratulations to those St Crossers in the boats:
W1: Claire Holubowskyj, Rachel Anderson, Beatrice Faleri, Jessica Dunham and Sophie Schauman
W2: Tamsyn Clark and Sarah Bridge
W3: Sorcha Bolton, Irene Rizzo and Adam Ferris
M1: Andrew McMahon, Ethan Friederich, Chris Theaker, Simen Sopp, Carlo Brunold, Daina Sadurska and Coach, Nanda Pirie
M2: Federico Lombardi, Ben Bellekom, James Neenan, Marcus Tutert, Calliste Fagard-Jenkin, Ben Chugg, Jorn Reniers and Coach, Allison Bryan
M3: Matt Henderson, Callum Davidson, Kieran Wood, Jonas Friedrich, Andrew Wang, Lars Kastrup-Nielsen, Arnaud Massenet and Coach, Allison Bryan
By Rachael Lindsay
Tuesday 4 June 2019
Banner photo: Teele Palumaa
