Gwen captained Stanford Superfly for two seasons, leading to the finals both years – culminating with the 2003 national championship in her senior year. That fall, she contributed to Fury’s national title and was selected as captain for the team the following year, leading Fury to its first WFDF medal with a bronze at WUGC 2004. Gwen was also part of Fury’s strategy committee for the 2006 and 2007 championship teams. She then captained the team in 2008 when Fury pulled off the elusive double-peak to win Worlds and a national title, earning the team spirit award at Nationals along the way. With Fury, Gwen finished as a semi-finalist twice, finalist once, and national champion four times and was a major contributor to establishing Fury as the dominant team in the division for years. During her 8-year tenure on Fury, Gwen was voted by the team as Rookie of the Year (2001), Offensive MVP (2003), Defensive MVP (2005), and Overall MVP (2007). She was also Fury’s nominee for the Kathy Pufahl spirit award in 2007. As her coach, Matty Tsang, puts it, “Gwen is the best deep-deep to ever play the game”. And on a team that relied heavily on in-game adjustments and crafty junk defenses, Gwen was often the most important player on their D line.
In 2009, Gwen was selected for the World Games team, was voted a captain, and helped the team earn a gold medal. She had been an alternate for Team USA in 2005.
Of the 7 years Gwen played with Riot, she was co-captain for 5 seasons—three of which were as captain-coach. She led the team to four semi-finals finishes and three finals at Nationals in that stretch. She also captained the team to a WUCC gold medal in 2014. While playing with Riot, Gwen won the Kathy Pufahl award and was voted the women’s division Club MVP in 2012. After retiring from playing club in 2015, Gwen went on to coach Riot and she continued as the team’s head coach through the 2021 season.
Gwen lives in Seattle with her husband, Will Henry, and their two little boys.
CONTRIBUTIONS & SERVICE
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2004-2006: Northwest Women's College Coordinator, UPA
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2006-2009: Northwest Women's Club Coordinator, UPA
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2009-2014: Board of Directors, Vice President 2010-2014 USA Ultimate
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2011-2016: Founder & Coordinator, Winter Wonder League, Disc NW
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2011-2014: Board of Directors, Seattle Ultimate Foundation
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2014-2015: Representative, Athletes' Commission, WFDF
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2010-2020: Disc Standards Committee & Flight Test Pool, USA Ultimate
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2011-2014: Mentor, All Girl Everything Ultimate Program
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2005-2006: Head Co-coach, College Women, Stanford Superfly - 2 time National Champions
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2016: Head Co-coach, College Women, Whitman College Sweets - 3rd at Regionals
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2016-2021: Head Co-coach, Club Women, Riot - 2nd, 5th, 3T, 5th, and 6th at Club Nationals
