Crew Notches a Top 10 Finish at Head of the Charles Regatta

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Charles River - Boston, Mass.

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Head of the Charles Regatta

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Crew Notches a Top 10 Finish at Head of the Charles Regatta

10/19/2014 2:46:00 PM | Men's Rowing, Women's Rowing

BOSTON, Mass. – Drexel Crew continued its success at the 50th Head of the Charles Regatta on the Charles River in Boston, Mass. this weekend, concluding on Sunday, Oct. 19.

The Dragons' men's varsity eight followed up its gold medal from a year ago with another top 10 finish. In the Sandra Lee Sheller II boat, they finished 10th out of 44 boats with a time of 15:49.40. Michigan took the top spot with a 15:14.73.

Drexel's women's second varsity eight started off competition for the Dragons on Saturday in the Maria Papadakis boat. They finished an impressive 15th out of 34 boats, crossing the finish line at 17:30.88. Brown claimed the top spot with a 16:09.90.

On Sunday, the men's second varsity eight took to the Charles River in the Lois Krall boat and finished 21st out of 36 boats with a time of 15:12.23. Craftsbury bested the field with a 14:20.23

The women's varsity eight, which finished 24th last year at this event, raced in the Marlene Buckley II boat and finished 29th out of 34 boats. They finished with a time of 18:06.74, while the winner, Cambridge, rowed to a 15:44.79.

Last year, the men's varsity eight won gold, topping a field of 40 boats for the best finish at the Head of the Charles Regatta in program history.

For all information related to the Head of the Charles Regatta, visit hocr.org.

Drexel Crew returns to competition and the Schuylkill River on Saturday, Oct. 25 at the Head of the Schuylkill Regatta.

For updates and race results, follow Drexel Crew and Drexel Dragons on Twitter.

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Results – Saturday
Women's Second Varsity 8 (out of 34 boats)
Brown – 16:09.90
UMass – 16:47.50
Riverside – 16:52.23
Radcliffe – 16:57.12
Duke – 16:58.35
Northeastern – 16:58.35
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15th - Drexel – 17:30.88

Results – Sunday
Men's Second Varsity 8 (out of 36 boats)
Craftsbury – 14:20.23
Taurus – 14:23.59
Harvard – 14:29.66
USRowing – 14:29.87
Washington – 14:37.66
France – 14:37.94
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21st - Drexel – 15:12.23

Women's Varsity 8 (out of 34 boats)
Cambridge – 15:44.79
USRowing – 16:04.64
Virginia – 16:18.60
Oxford – 16:28.19
Michigan – 16:36.92
Brown – 16:38.24
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29th – Drexel – 18:06.74

Men's Varsity 8 (out of 44 boats)
Michigan – 15:14.73
Hobart – 15:22.78
Grand Valley – 15:24.65
Virginia – 15:28.80
Delaware - 15:34.79
WPI – 15:29.60
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10th – Drexel – 15:49.40

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Women's Varsity 8
Boat – Marlene Buckley II
Coxswain – Catherine Hamilton
Stroke – Amanda Kleuser
7 – Elise Levito
6 – Sierra Baca
5 – Marina Forster
4 – Kendall Wenzke
3 – Paige Propp
2 – Jayme Batcher
Bow – Bridget Pfeifer

Men's Varsity 8
Boat – Sandra Lee Sheller II
Coxswain – Christopher Henderson
Stroke – Mikulas Sum
7 – Ivo Krakic
6 – Ian Luetzow
5 – Nicholas Capaldi
4 – Marko Durica
3 – Joseph Masgai
2 – Michael DiLucca
Bow – Dave Hanrahan

Women's Second Varsity 8
Boat – Maria Papadakis
Coxswain – Sarah Messenger
Stroke – Olivia Babiec
7 – Barbara McKenna
6 – Erin Archibald
5 – Lauren Sand
4 – Catherine Haas
3 – Elisabeth Wagner
2 – Taylor Brady
Bow – Julie McGlynn

Men's Second Varsity 8
Boat – Lois Krall
Coxswain – Victoria Kenion
Stroke – Dean Hill
7 – Xavier Stanish
6 – Daniel Palombo
5 – Daniel Dollin
4 – William Cartwright
3 – Ryan Mallgrave
2 – Grigorios Papadourakis
Bow – Brian McCabe