Men's Varsity 8 Sweeps Competition Saturday at George Washington Invite

Friday, April 8

Potomac River - Washington, D.C.

All Day

Drexel University

George Washington Invitational

Photo by: Steve Frank

Men's Varsity 8 Sweeps Competition Saturday at George Washington Invite

4/9/2016 10:24:00 AM | Men's Rowing

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Drexel Crew finished third overall and the varsity eight swept its competition Saturday at the George Washington Invitational on the Potomac River.

The Dragons rowed through rough conditions and high winds Saturday morning as the No. 14-ranked varsity eight rowed to victory against No. 15 George Washington and Virginia. In the Sandra Lee Sheller II, Drexel crossed the finish line at 5:38.10, besting second-place Virginia's 5:39.50. On Friday when racing against Georgetown, the Dragons' varsity eight narrowly defeated Georgetown (receiving votes) by seven tenths of a second. Drexel crossed the finish line at 5:35.90, while the Hoyas' 5:36.60 was just barely edged out.

As close as Friday's varsity eight race was, the second varsity eight race was even closer, and the Dragons also come out on top. Racing in the Lois Krall boat, Drexel finished with a 5:41.10, just squeaking by Georgetown, which rowed to a 5:41.60. On Saturday, Drexel rowed to a 6:01.40, falling behind second-place Virginia by just half a second.

Drexel's third varsity eight in the Annette Pennoni boat finished second Saturday with a 6:15.00, behind George Washington's 6:04.50. On Friday, it fell to Georgetown, finishing second at 5:51.50, six seconds behind Georgetown's 5:45.10. The freshmen eight, in the Joseph Greipp boat, finished with a strong 5:54.60 in that same third varsity eight race on Friday, finishing third. On Saturday, it finished third with a 6:10.70 behind some tough competition in Navy and George Washington.

The women's team will be competing at the Knecht Cup this weekend on Mercer Lake in West Windsor, N.J. Click here to read more.

The Dragons will return home to the Schuylkill River on Saturday, April 16 for the racing of the 50th annual Drexel-hosted Kerr Cup Regatta.

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Results – Friday, April 8 – vs. Georgetown
Third Varsity 8
Georgetown – 5:45.10
Drexel – 5:51.50
Drexel (F8) – 5:54.60

Second Varsity 8
Drexel - 5:41.10
Georgetown - 5:41.60

Varsity 8
Drexel (No. 14) – 5:35.90
Georgetown (RV) – 5:36.60

Results – Saturday, April 9 – vs. George Washington & Virginia
Varsity 8
Drexel (No. 14) – 5:38.10
George Washington (No. 15) – 5:39.50
Virginia – 5:51.60

Second Varsity 8
George Washington – 5:53.80
Virginia – 6:00.90
Drexel – 6:01.40

Third Varsity 8
George Washington – 6:04.50
Drexel – 6:15.00
Virginia – 6:18.60

Freshmen 8
Navy – 5:57.40
George Washington – 5:57.80
Drexel – 6:10.70

Final Olivia T. Carr Bowl Point Standings
Navy – 75
George Washington – 70
Drexel – 52
Georgetown – 52
Holy Cross – 38
Virginia – 37

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Men's Varsity 8
Boat – Sandra Lee Sheller II
Cox – Christopher Henderson
Stroke – Mikulas Sum
7 – Justin Best
6 – Daniel Dollin
5 – Ivo Krakic
4 – Daniel Palombo
3 – Nicholas Capaldi
2 – Dario Vracevic
Bow – Joseph Masgai

Men's Second Varsity 8
Boat – Lois Krall
Cox – Brett Barry
Stroke – Tom Foulds
7 – Xavier Stanish
6 – Keegan Shannon
5 – Dave Hanrahan
4 – William Cartwright
3 – Justin Terek
2 – J.P. Clark
Bow – George Twardy

Men's Third Varsity 8
Boat – Annette Pennoni
Cox – Malcolm Newman
Stroke – Marko Durica
7 – Ryan Rimmele
6 – Kyle Hershman
5 – Louis Masi
4 – Adam Wisniowski
3 – Yunus Bora Yenen
2 – Ryan Gasparini
Bow – Niles Arner

Men's Freshmen 8
Boat – Joseph Greipp
Cox – Andrea Abanto
Stroke – Tim Kutchner
7 – Ben Lee
6 – Nick Webb
5 – Doug Davis
4 – Nick DiVito
3 – Bryce Rosicky
2 – Robert Heister
Bow – Greg Adams

Spare: Nick Herceg