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The Philadelphia Inquirer:
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Prep's eight advances at Henley
The Hawks began by routing their London opponents.
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The St. Joseph's Prep varsity eight won its first race yesterday in the Henley Royal Regatta and advanced to today's second round.
Competing for the Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup, the Hawks defeated the Emanuel School of London by more than 41/2 boat lengths in Henley-on-Thames, England.
The Hawks' time was 7 minutes even on the 2,112-meter course.
If the Prep wins today against the Bedford Modern School of Bedford, England, it will advance to tomorrow's quarterfinals. The semifinals are scheduled for Saturday, and the final will take place Sunday.
"We had some opening-round jitters, some anxiety, so we didn't get off to a good start," coach Bill Lamb said. "But once we settled in, we got better, and I expect a better race [today]."
The Prep boat is made up of coxswain Mark DelGuircio and rowers Pat Dewechter, Brad Adams, Andrew Golda, Mike Lombardi, Mike Gennero, Matt McGowan, Ken Ewell and John Connelly.
The Hawks' varsity eight won the Henley championship in 2000.
One of two quads from Malvern Prep will compete today for the Frawley Challenge Cup.

The London Times:

"St Joseph’s Preparatory School, from Philadelphia in the United States, looked likely lads in the top half of the Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup eights with a young crew, two only 15, whose greatest threat in their first race seemed to be the umpire, who warned them continually for the first two minutes. Eton and Abingdon showed their expected pedigree in the bottom half."
-Thanks to Prep commenter for bringing this to our attention.

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