2021-22 Men's Rowing Roster
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Rooney, CJ
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CJ Rooney
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Berwyn, Pa.
- High School:
- St. Joe's Prep
Bio
2021-22 / Graduate Student
Competed in 14 races for the Dragons mostly in the seventh seat for Second Varsity 8…while in the seventh seat, led Drexel to wins in the Bergen Cup Regatta and Dad Vail Regatta…saw action with Varsity 4 and Varsity 8…Placed 12th in IRA Nationals.
2020-21 / Senior
Competed in nine races for the Dragons, all from the bow in the Varsity 8…anchored the team to a 14th place finish at IRA Nationals…helped V8 to a bronze medal at the Dad Vail Regatta…part of the maiden voyage in Lois Krall III, turning in a second place finish at the Bergen Cup Regatta…helped the team to wins against Gonzaga and Marietta.
2019-20 / Junior
Granted another season of eligibility due to the COVID-19 pandemic…topped Army, Rutgers, Coast Guard Academy and Villanova in the varsity eight at the Rumson Boat Race on the Navesink River in New Jersey (Sept. 21)…took silver in the club championship 8+ race at the Head of the Schuylkill Regatta (Oct. 26)…finished seventh out of 31 boats in the varsity eight B at the Navy Day Regatta on the Schuylkill River (Oct. 12)…placed ninth out of 38 in the men’s collegiate eight at the 55th Head of the Charles Regatta in Boston (Oct. 20)…competed in the varsity heavyweight 8+ B boat at the Princeton Chase on Lake Carnegie in Princeton, N.J. (Oct. 27).
2018-19 / Sophomore
Helped the second varsity eight place 20th overall at the IRA National Championships (June 2)…assisted the Dragons in claiming the men’s point title and second-place overall points finish at the Dad Vail Regatta…sat two seat of the second varsity eight in their gold finish in the grand finals at the Dad Vail Regatta (May 11)…at Overpeck Park, placed second against Columbia and Delaware in the second varsity eight (May 4)…finished second in the second varsity eight at the Kerr Cup Regatta (April 20)…on the Washington Harbour, won races over Navy and Georgetown in the third varsity eight at the George Washington Invitational (April 13)…from Lower Otay Lake in Chula Vista, Calif., part of the second varsity eight boat that swept its three races against UC San Diego, Gonzaga and Stanford (March 30-31)…won in the third varsity eight boat at the weather-shortened Murphy Cup Regatta on the Cooper River (March 23)…in the second varsity eight, finished second only to the Drexel varsity eight in the varsity eight race against La Salle and Villanova to open the spring on the Schuylkill River (March 16).
2017-18 / Freshman
Helped the Dragons to their sixth consecutive overall team title at the Dad Vail Regatta…sat stroke for the freshman eight that finished fourth at the Dad Vail Regatta…at the 36th Memorial Murphy Cup Regatta, placed first in the freshman eight…placed second at the 52nd annual Kerr Cup Regatta in the freshman eight…competed against No. 5 Princeton, No. 15 George Washington and Georgetown in the fourth 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 fourth varsity eight…sat 4-seat for the freshman eight A that placed third of 15 boats at the Navy Day Regatta…in the freshman eight A, finished less than a second behind Saint Joseph’s to place second of 25 boats at the Head of Schuylkill Regatta.
Background
Attended Saint Joseph’s Prep in Philadelphia…won the gold at Stotesbury in 2015 in the junior varsity eight…also played one season of football.
Personal
Son of Carol and John Rooney…has one older sister and a younger brother…majoring in environmental engineering.
Competed in 14 races for the Dragons mostly in the seventh seat for Second Varsity 8…while in the seventh seat, led Drexel to wins in the Bergen Cup Regatta and Dad Vail Regatta…saw action with Varsity 4 and Varsity 8…Placed 12th in IRA Nationals.
2020-21 / Senior
Competed in nine races for the Dragons, all from the bow in the Varsity 8…anchored the team to a 14th place finish at IRA Nationals…helped V8 to a bronze medal at the Dad Vail Regatta…part of the maiden voyage in Lois Krall III, turning in a second place finish at the Bergen Cup Regatta…helped the team to wins against Gonzaga and Marietta.
2019-20 / Junior
Granted another season of eligibility due to the COVID-19 pandemic…topped Army, Rutgers, Coast Guard Academy and Villanova in the varsity eight at the Rumson Boat Race on the Navesink River in New Jersey (Sept. 21)…took silver in the club championship 8+ race at the Head of the Schuylkill Regatta (Oct. 26)…finished seventh out of 31 boats in the varsity eight B at the Navy Day Regatta on the Schuylkill River (Oct. 12)…placed ninth out of 38 in the men’s collegiate eight at the 55th Head of the Charles Regatta in Boston (Oct. 20)…competed in the varsity heavyweight 8+ B boat at the Princeton Chase on Lake Carnegie in Princeton, N.J. (Oct. 27).
2018-19 / Sophomore
Helped the second varsity eight place 20th overall at the IRA National Championships (June 2)…assisted the Dragons in claiming the men’s point title and second-place overall points finish at the Dad Vail Regatta…sat two seat of the second varsity eight in their gold finish in the grand finals at the Dad Vail Regatta (May 11)…at Overpeck Park, placed second against Columbia and Delaware in the second varsity eight (May 4)…finished second in the second varsity eight at the Kerr Cup Regatta (April 20)…on the Washington Harbour, won races over Navy and Georgetown in the third varsity eight at the George Washington Invitational (April 13)…from Lower Otay Lake in Chula Vista, Calif., part of the second varsity eight boat that swept its three races against UC San Diego, Gonzaga and Stanford (March 30-31)…won in the third varsity eight boat at the weather-shortened Murphy Cup Regatta on the Cooper River (March 23)…in the second varsity eight, finished second only to the Drexel varsity eight in the varsity eight race against La Salle and Villanova to open the spring on the Schuylkill River (March 16).
2017-18 / Freshman
Helped the Dragons to their sixth consecutive overall team title at the Dad Vail Regatta…sat stroke for the freshman eight that finished fourth at the Dad Vail Regatta…at the 36th Memorial Murphy Cup Regatta, placed first in the freshman eight…placed second at the 52nd annual Kerr Cup Regatta in the freshman eight…competed against No. 5 Princeton, No. 15 George Washington and Georgetown in the fourth 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 fourth varsity eight…sat 4-seat for the freshman eight A that placed third of 15 boats at the Navy Day Regatta…in the freshman eight A, finished less than a second behind Saint Joseph’s to place second of 25 boats at the Head of Schuylkill Regatta.
Background
Attended Saint Joseph’s Prep in Philadelphia…won the gold at Stotesbury in 2015 in the junior varsity eight…also played one season of football.
Personal
Son of Carol and John Rooney…has one older sister and a younger brother…majoring in environmental engineering.
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