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Schuylkill River
Drexel University
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Murphy Cup Regatta
Women's Varsity Eight Claims Fourth at Murphy Cup Regatta
4/3/2010 7:24:24 PM | Women's Rowing
Philadelphia - Drexel's women's varsity eight claimed fourth at the 2010 Murphy Cup Regatta on the Schuylkill River. The Dragons' top boat finished behind Jacksonville, Temple and Williams in the final. In addition to the varsity eight, the women's varsity four and junior varsity eight also earned finals berths after fine performances in preliminary heats.
The women's varsity eight featuring coxswain Cate Khella, stroke Candice Webb, Dana Haneman, Julia Jackson, Mallory Sykes, Juliana DeMarici, Emily Coyle, Casondra Clawson and bow Mary Kain, won its preliminary heat with a time of 6:37.63 to defeat second-place Colgate by more than three seconds. In the final, the Dragons defeated Colgate and Temple with a time of 6:51.18 and were just 0.17 seconds behind third-place Navy.
Drexel's junior varsity eight also earned a spot in the finals as the Marlene Buckley boat with coxswain Alex Paulin, stroke Natasha Martines, Jami Ruane, Colleen Owens, Mollie Cusack, Alexa Antonioli, Samantha Cowan, Asiya Mahmud and bow Brooke Wertan finished second behind Bucknell with a time of 6:53.48. In the finals, outlasted Delaware to earn fifth place after crossing at 7:08.44 behind Bucknell, Navy, Saint Joseph's and George Washington.
The varsity four in the Sandi Sheller boat with coxswain Caitlin Meehan, stroke Jill Skovran, Chloe Swansen, Brogan Piecara and bow Brianna Simmers finished second in the preliminary heat behind Navy but had the best time of any non-winner to claim the only wild card berth in the final. Drexel finished in sixth with a time of 8:03.62 in the final. The Dragons' novice eight boat in the John A. Daskalakis with coxswain Mary Beth Geyer, stroke Megan Bush, Danielle Frigerio, Amanda Dargay, Lillian Reed, Leila Aboharb, Elise Panacek, Kathie Cheng and bow Mairin McKinlay also competed for the Dragons but did not qualify for the finals after taking third in the preliminary heat behind Bucknell and Loyola with a time of 7:18.60.
Results
Women's Novice 8 Heat 1
Bucknell 6:47.46
Loyola 6:58.86
Drexel 7:18.60
Navy B 7:22.96
Temple 7:27.06
Richard Stockton 8:11.59
Women's Varsity 4 Heat 1
Navy A 7:12.33
Drexel 7:21.68
Temple 7:36.04
Lehigh B 7:42.08
Dowling 7:57.10
Villanova scratch
Women's Junior Varsity Heat 3
Bucknell A 6:46.72
Drexel 6:53.48
Temple 7:03.16
Duquesne 7:08.28
Women's Varsity 8 Heat 3
Drexel 6:37.63
Colgate 6:40.77
Fordham 6:41.00
Jacksonville 6:52.15
Lafayette 7:05.42
Women's Varsity 4 Final
Loyola A 7:25.05
Navy A 7:28.38
Bucknell A 7:30.77
Lafayette A 7:40.85
Bucknell B 7:47.62
Drexel 8:03.62
Women's Junior Varsity Eight Final
Bucknell A 6:43.46
Navy 6:51.09
Saint Joseph's 6:57.85
George Washington 7:04.41
Drexel 7:08.44
Delaware 7:09.65
Women's Varsity Eight Final
Bucknell 6:44.79
Saint Joseph's 6:47.32
Navy 6:51.01
Drexel 6:51.18
Colgate 6:55.46
Temple 6:58.50
The women's varsity eight featuring coxswain Cate Khella, stroke Candice Webb, Dana Haneman, Julia Jackson, Mallory Sykes, Juliana DeMarici, Emily Coyle, Casondra Clawson and bow Mary Kain, won its preliminary heat with a time of 6:37.63 to defeat second-place Colgate by more than three seconds. In the final, the Dragons defeated Colgate and Temple with a time of 6:51.18 and were just 0.17 seconds behind third-place Navy.
Drexel's junior varsity eight also earned a spot in the finals as the Marlene Buckley boat with coxswain Alex Paulin, stroke Natasha Martines, Jami Ruane, Colleen Owens, Mollie Cusack, Alexa Antonioli, Samantha Cowan, Asiya Mahmud and bow Brooke Wertan finished second behind Bucknell with a time of 6:53.48. In the finals, outlasted Delaware to earn fifth place after crossing at 7:08.44 behind Bucknell, Navy, Saint Joseph's and George Washington.
The varsity four in the Sandi Sheller boat with coxswain Caitlin Meehan, stroke Jill Skovran, Chloe Swansen, Brogan Piecara and bow Brianna Simmers finished second in the preliminary heat behind Navy but had the best time of any non-winner to claim the only wild card berth in the final. Drexel finished in sixth with a time of 8:03.62 in the final. The Dragons' novice eight boat in the John A. Daskalakis with coxswain Mary Beth Geyer, stroke Megan Bush, Danielle Frigerio, Amanda Dargay, Lillian Reed, Leila Aboharb, Elise Panacek, Kathie Cheng and bow Mairin McKinlay also competed for the Dragons but did not qualify for the finals after taking third in the preliminary heat behind Bucknell and Loyola with a time of 7:18.60.
Results
Women's Novice 8 Heat 1
Bucknell 6:47.46
Loyola 6:58.86
Drexel 7:18.60
Navy B 7:22.96
Temple 7:27.06
Richard Stockton 8:11.59
Women's Varsity 4 Heat 1
Navy A 7:12.33
Drexel 7:21.68
Temple 7:36.04
Lehigh B 7:42.08
Dowling 7:57.10
Villanova scratch
Women's Junior Varsity Heat 3
Bucknell A 6:46.72
Drexel 6:53.48
Temple 7:03.16
Duquesne 7:08.28
Women's Varsity 8 Heat 3
Drexel 6:37.63
Colgate 6:40.77
Fordham 6:41.00
Jacksonville 6:52.15
Lafayette 7:05.42
Women's Varsity 4 Final
Loyola A 7:25.05
Navy A 7:28.38
Bucknell A 7:30.77
Lafayette A 7:40.85
Bucknell B 7:47.62
Drexel 8:03.62
Women's Junior Varsity Eight Final
Bucknell A 6:43.46
Navy 6:51.09
Saint Joseph's 6:57.85
George Washington 7:04.41
Drexel 7:08.44
Delaware 7:09.65
Women's Varsity Eight Final
Bucknell 6:44.79
Saint Joseph's 6:47.32
Navy 6:51.01
Drexel 6:51.18
Colgate 6:55.46
Temple 6:58.50
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