2017-18 Men's Crew Roster
Roster
Clark, J.P.

J.P. Clark
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Chester Springs, Pa.
- High School:
- Malvern Prep
Bio
2017-18: Helped the Dragons to their sixth consecutive overall team title at the Dad Vail Regatta…sat 2-seat for the second varsity eight that finished fourth at the Dad Vail Regatta…at the 36th Memorial Murphy Cup Regatta, placed second in the second varsity eight…edged out San Diego by 1.90 seconds to win gold at the 52nd annual Kerr Cup Regatta in the second varsity eight…placed first in the second varsity eight at the Bergen Cup on the Schuylkill River…in the second varsity eight, finished first and second at the George Washington Invitational on the Potomac River…the Dragons finished third of nine schools with 51 points in the Oliver T. Carr Bowl (men’s point title) at the George Washington Invitational…competed against No. 5 Princeton, No. 15 George Washington and Georgetown in the second varsity eight on Lake Carnegie…against La Salle and Villanova, placed second in the third varsity eight B…at Overpeck Park in Leonia, N.J., placed second against Columbia and Delaware in the second varsity eight…in the fall, started the season with a second-place finish in the second varsity eight at the Rumson Boat Race…sat 4-seat for the second varsity eight B that placed seventh of 15 boats at the Navy Day Regatta…in the second varsity eight B, finished ninth of 38 boats at the Head of Schuylkill Regatta…at the Frostbite Regatta on Mercer Lake, earned a third-place finish in the varsity eight B.
2016-17: Helped the Dragons to their fifth consecutive overall Dad Vail Regatta title…sat 2-seat in the second varsity eight that finished fourth overall at the Dad Vail Regatta…member of the second varsity eight that won the fourth final and finished of 19th overall at the IRA National Championships…helped the second varsity eight to a fifth-place finish at the 51st annual Kerr Cup Regatta…finished third with the second varsity eight at the Bergen Cup…rowed to victory with the third varsity eight in a dual against Columbia…finished in third place twice with the varsity eight at the George Washington Invitational…competed in a dual race with the varsity eight against Penn…raced to a third-place finish with the second varsity eight A at the Murphy Cup Regatta…opened the spring season with a victory in the varsity eight A over La Salle and the Drexel B...in the fall, topped a field of 32 boats in the varsity eight A at the Navy Day Regatta…sat 2-seat in the varsity eight A that finished 17th overall out of 44 boats at the Princeton Three-Mile Chase…rowed 2-seat for the varsity eight A that finished fifth of 22 at the Head of the Schuylkill Regatta…sat 2-seat in the second varsity eight A’s first-place finish at the Frostbite Regatta to conclude the fall season…rowed to a ninth-place time in the varsity four C at the Rutgers Fall Classic…finished 24th overall in the varsity eight at the Head of the Charles Regatta…opened the fall season with a win at the Rumson Boat Race in the varsity eight.
2015-16: Named to the Intercollegiate Rowing Association (IRA) All-Academic team… member of the Drexel team that won a fourth consecutive overall team title at the Dad Vail Regatta…sat 2-seat in the second varsity eight that won the gold medal at Dad Vails…competed in the second varsity eight that finished 18th in the country at the IRA National Championships…member of the second varsity eight that won the gold medal at the 50th annual Drexel-hosted Kerr Cup…took home a sixth-place finish at the San Diego Crew Classic…finished second by two-tenths of a second at the Bergen Cup…beat nationally recognized Georgetown at the George Washington Invitational, where the Dragons finished third overall as a team…won the gold medal at the Murphy Cup…in the fall, finished 34th out of 54 varsity eight crews at the Princeton Chase…finished third of 28 varsity eight boats at the Head of the Schuylkill…earned a top-20 finish with the varsity eight at the Head of the Charles…took home a second-place finish with the varsity eight at the Navy Day Regatta…opened the season with a win in the varsity eight at the Rumson Boat Race.
2014-15: Captured the gold medal at the Dad Vail Regatta with the freshmen eight (6-seat) that helped the Dragons win the Dad Vail overall title for the third consecutive year and capture the men’s points title for the second time in three years…finished sixth in the country at the IRA National Championships…earned the gold medal at the Bergen Cup…won the gold medal at the Kerr Cup…gold medalist at the Knecht Cup…beat Williams at Double Duals…won the gold medal at the Murphy Cup…finished second to Penn, the only spring race the freshmen eight dropped…beat La Salle and Villanova to start the spring…in the fall, won at the Frostbite Regatta…beat out 32 freshmen eight boats at the Head of the Schuylkill Regatta…finished fourth out of 28 boats at the Navy Day Regatta.
Background: Rowed all four years at Malvern Prep…four-time Philadelphia City champion…SRA champion from 2012 to 2014…Stotesbury champion in 2014…2014 Navy Day Regatta champion…participated in the Henley Royal Regatta in 2014…participated in the Silver Skiff Regatta in Turin, Italy in 2012…also, competed in water polo for two years.
Personal: Son of Beth and Jack Clark…father played football at Gettysburg…majoring in music industry.
2016-17: Helped the Dragons to their fifth consecutive overall Dad Vail Regatta title…sat 2-seat in the second varsity eight that finished fourth overall at the Dad Vail Regatta…member of the second varsity eight that won the fourth final and finished of 19th overall at the IRA National Championships…helped the second varsity eight to a fifth-place finish at the 51st annual Kerr Cup Regatta…finished third with the second varsity eight at the Bergen Cup…rowed to victory with the third varsity eight in a dual against Columbia…finished in third place twice with the varsity eight at the George Washington Invitational…competed in a dual race with the varsity eight against Penn…raced to a third-place finish with the second varsity eight A at the Murphy Cup Regatta…opened the spring season with a victory in the varsity eight A over La Salle and the Drexel B...in the fall, topped a field of 32 boats in the varsity eight A at the Navy Day Regatta…sat 2-seat in the varsity eight A that finished 17th overall out of 44 boats at the Princeton Three-Mile Chase…rowed 2-seat for the varsity eight A that finished fifth of 22 at the Head of the Schuylkill Regatta…sat 2-seat in the second varsity eight A’s first-place finish at the Frostbite Regatta to conclude the fall season…rowed to a ninth-place time in the varsity four C at the Rutgers Fall Classic…finished 24th overall in the varsity eight at the Head of the Charles Regatta…opened the fall season with a win at the Rumson Boat Race in the varsity eight.
2015-16: Named to the Intercollegiate Rowing Association (IRA) All-Academic team… member of the Drexel team that won a fourth consecutive overall team title at the Dad Vail Regatta…sat 2-seat in the second varsity eight that won the gold medal at Dad Vails…competed in the second varsity eight that finished 18th in the country at the IRA National Championships…member of the second varsity eight that won the gold medal at the 50th annual Drexel-hosted Kerr Cup…took home a sixth-place finish at the San Diego Crew Classic…finished second by two-tenths of a second at the Bergen Cup…beat nationally recognized Georgetown at the George Washington Invitational, where the Dragons finished third overall as a team…won the gold medal at the Murphy Cup…in the fall, finished 34th out of 54 varsity eight crews at the Princeton Chase…finished third of 28 varsity eight boats at the Head of the Schuylkill…earned a top-20 finish with the varsity eight at the Head of the Charles…took home a second-place finish with the varsity eight at the Navy Day Regatta…opened the season with a win in the varsity eight at the Rumson Boat Race.
2014-15: Captured the gold medal at the Dad Vail Regatta with the freshmen eight (6-seat) that helped the Dragons win the Dad Vail overall title for the third consecutive year and capture the men’s points title for the second time in three years…finished sixth in the country at the IRA National Championships…earned the gold medal at the Bergen Cup…won the gold medal at the Kerr Cup…gold medalist at the Knecht Cup…beat Williams at Double Duals…won the gold medal at the Murphy Cup…finished second to Penn, the only spring race the freshmen eight dropped…beat La Salle and Villanova to start the spring…in the fall, won at the Frostbite Regatta…beat out 32 freshmen eight boats at the Head of the Schuylkill Regatta…finished fourth out of 28 boats at the Navy Day Regatta.
Background: Rowed all four years at Malvern Prep…four-time Philadelphia City champion…SRA champion from 2012 to 2014…Stotesbury champion in 2014…2014 Navy Day Regatta champion…participated in the Henley Royal Regatta in 2014…participated in the Silver Skiff Regatta in Turin, Italy in 2012…also, competed in water polo for two years.
Personal: Son of Beth and Jack Clark…father played football at Gettysburg…majoring in music industry.
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