Update from Canadian Henley
The Grand Valley contingent at the Royal Canadian Henley continued to succeed on the fourth day of the regatta. Blake Donovan ‘09 and Geoff Sadek ‘09 rowed to a second place finish in the second semi-final of the Senior B Men’s Pair with a time of 7:12.51, only 0.08 seconds behind first place North Star Rowing Club at 7:12.43. Fedemex Rowing Club won the first semi-final in a time of 7:14.38. The Grand Final will be held at 2:00pm est on Saturday, August 9th. The duo also rowed to a 4th place finish in the Grand Final of the Senior B Men’s 2x on August 7th.
Also competing on August 8th, 2008 was Kelsey Arnold ‘10 for Vesper Boat Club. Kelsey rowed to a first place finish in the heats of the Senior B Women’s 4- to qualify for the Grand Final on Sunday, August 10th. In the afternoon, Kelsey rowed six seat in Vesper’s Senior B Women’s 8+, finishing in sixth place in the Grand Final. St. Catherines won the event in a time of 7:00.86.
