Greenwich Crew's Women’s Junior Eight Boat Finishes 2nd At Head Of The Charles

GREENWICH, CT — Greenwich Crew competed at the 53rd Head of the Charles Regatta this past weekend in Boston, and the team's women's junior eight boat took second place out of 85 boats that competed in their race, according to the Greenwich Water Club in Cos Cob, the team's sponsor.

The team registered an impressive time of 16 minutes, 28 seconds. The boat included coxswain Eleanor Leites, Amanda Pyne, Lucy Koven, Isabel Wilkowski, Daisy DeVore, Camille Boylan, Natasha Neitzell, Sofi de la Sierra and Ellarie Talgo.

"Last year they finished third, so to finish second this year while competing in a race with 85 boats from across the globe was a huge accomplishment for the girls," said Greenwich Crew director of rowing Mike Wieneke in a statement. "They had a strong season so far, but they weren’t quite sure where they stacked up against some of the other teams.

"They are a group that has come together. They really just bear down, work hard and consistently show a lot of fight and it shows on the boat."

The men’s junior eight boat showed the most improvement for Greenwich Crew at the Head of the Charles this year.

After finishing 40th in 2016, the boat moved up to a seventh-place finish with a time of 14:51.

The crew included Summit Gillespie (coxswain), Nicholas Matejak, Stanley Mason, Christopher Stich, Michael Steinthal, Peter Scott, Anthony Frascella, Trent Polkinghorne and Ethan Boone. The coach is Cary Wasserman.

Photo credit: Greenwich Crew