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Albala Named Philadelphia Inquirer Academic Performer of the Year
6/11/2013 5:00:00 PM | Men's Rowing
Philadelphia – Drexel University's Lorenzo Albala has been named the 2013 Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Men's Rowing Performer of the Year. Albala along with sophomore Grigorios Papadourakis are just two of nine student-athletes selected to the Academic All-Area team, which is voted by the 28 sports information offices throughout the Philadelphia metropolitan area.
Albala helped the Dragons' varsity eight boat earn its first-ever gold medal at the 2013 Aberdeen Dad Vail Regatta. Drexel went on to win the overall team title and the men's point trophy to give the school its highest medal total at a Dad Vail Regatta. He was a part of the winning varsity eight boat at the Rumson Boat Race, the Kerr Cup, the Bergen Cup, the Frostbite Regatta, the Head of the Schuylkill, the Occoquan Sprints, and the Knecht Cup. At the Head of the Charles, Albala and the varsity eight boat posted their best finish at the prestigious event with a fourth-place finish.
Papadourakis was part of the Drexel men's second varsity eight that won a silver medal at the 2013 Aberdeen Dad Vail Regatta. He earned gold medals at the Knecht Cup, Kerr Cup and Bergen Cup this spring. The sophomore standout also placed second at the Rumson Boat Race and the Navy Day Regatta along with a third-place finish at the Murphy Cup.
A three-time selection to the Academic All-Area team, Albala has been named to Drexel's Dean List nine times and received the Colonial Athletic Association Commissioner's Award three times. He is a biomedical engineering major with a grade-point average of 3.91. Papadourakis has a grade-point average of 3.51 in civil engineering.
2012-13 PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER ACADEMIC ALL-AREA MEN'S ROWING TEAM
Performer of the Year: Lorenzo Albala, Drexel
Albala helped the Dragons' varsity eight boat earn its first-ever gold medal at the 2013 Aberdeen Dad Vail Regatta. Drexel went on to win the overall team title and the men's point trophy to give the school its highest medal total at a Dad Vail Regatta. He was a part of the winning varsity eight boat at the Rumson Boat Race, the Kerr Cup, the Bergen Cup, the Frostbite Regatta, the Head of the Schuylkill, the Occoquan Sprints, and the Knecht Cup. At the Head of the Charles, Albala and the varsity eight boat posted their best finish at the prestigious event with a fourth-place finish.
Papadourakis was part of the Drexel men's second varsity eight that won a silver medal at the 2013 Aberdeen Dad Vail Regatta. He earned gold medals at the Knecht Cup, Kerr Cup and Bergen Cup this spring. The sophomore standout also placed second at the Rumson Boat Race and the Navy Day Regatta along with a third-place finish at the Murphy Cup.
A three-time selection to the Academic All-Area team, Albala has been named to Drexel's Dean List nine times and received the Colonial Athletic Association Commissioner's Award three times. He is a biomedical engineering major with a grade-point average of 3.91. Papadourakis has a grade-point average of 3.51 in civil engineering.
2012-13 PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER ACADEMIC ALL-AREA MEN'S ROWING TEAM
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Performer of the Year: Lorenzo Albala, Drexel
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