Men's Crew Excels at Henley & World Junior Championships

PROVIDENCE, RI – Many members of the Brown University Men's Crew team enjoyed success this past week at the World Rowing Junior Championships and the Henley Royal Regatta.

Both rowing events were cancelled in 2020 due to the COVID pandemic which made for even more rigorous competitions this year.

"It's fantastic to see both our incoming and our current student-athletes take the initiative to compete at the highest level which will prepare them to come back to Brown and compete for a national championship," said Brown Men's Crew Assistant Coach Rufus Biggs '19.

Schuyler Bacon (Fr. – London, England) highlighted the success of Brown rowers by helping Eton College continue its dominance at the Henley (August 11-15) in England. Bacon won the Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup (schoolboy eights). It was the 40^th Henley win for Eton College.

Equally impressive was Enno Moench (Fr. – Hamburg, Germany) in his performance at the World Junior Rowing Championships (August 11-15) in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Moench, representing Germany, captured the silver medal in the Junior Men's Eight.

"It was extremely exciting to see all of our incoming rowers do well," said Biggs. "For them to compete and have success at such a high level before coming to Brown makes us all excited about the experience they will bring to the boathouse when they arrive."

Below is a list of results involving members of the Brown Men's Crew team at both events:

World Rowing Junior Championships:

Enno Moench ('25) - silver medal, Junior Men's Eight
Will Thayer ('25) - 4th place, Junior Men's Coxed Four

Henley Royal Regatta:

Skye Bacon ('25) - winner, Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup (schoolboy eights) with Eton College
Ben Jackson ('25) - semi-finalist, Fawley Challenge Cup (schoolboy quads) with Leander Club
Lizzie Mitchell ('25) - semi-finalist, Thames Challenge Cup (men's club eights) with Tideway Scullers School
Connor Brown ('24) - semi-finalist, Ladies Challenge Plate (men's intermediate eights) with Leander Club
Adam von Bismarck ('25) - quarter-finalist, Wyfold Challenge Cup (men's club coxless four) with London Rowing Club
Thomas Phelps ('21) and Mathijs Deetman ('23) - quarter-finalists, Visitors Challenge Cup (men's intermediate coxless four), Thames Rowing Club & Leander Club
Kay O'Donnell ('25) - fastest non-qualifier, Diamond Challenge Sculls (men's elite singles), Bewl Bridge Rowing Club

Men's Crew Excels at Henley & World Junior Championships

Players Mentioned

Skye Bacon

Connor Brown

Mathijs Deetman

Ben Jackson

Lizzie Mitchell

Enno Mönch

Keyan O'Donnell

Thomas Phelps

Will Thayer

Adam von Bismarck

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