Crew Defends Head of the Schuylkill Title for Fifth Straight Year

Saturday, October 25

Schuylkill River - Philadelphia, Pa.

Drexel University

Head of the Schuylkill Regatta

Crew Defends Head of the Schuylkill Title for Fifth Straight Year

10/25/2014 6:22:00 PM | Men's Rowing, Women's Rowing

PHILADELPHIA – Drexel Crew defended its overall team points title at the Head of the Schuylkill Regatta for the fifth consecutive year on Saturday, Oct. 25 on the Schuylkill River. The Dragons claimed three races, taking first in the men's freshmen eight, men's second varsity eight and women's second varsity eight

Drexel's deep freshmen class kicked off competition on Saturday with a win from the men's freshmen eight "A" in the Demo Vespoli boat with a 13:23.48, topping 32 boats. The "B" in the Joseph Greipp boat finished in fourth with a time of 13:45.87.

The women's freshmen eight followed with an eighth place finish with a time of 16:08.87 in the Marlene Buckley boat. The University of Connecticut paced the field with a 15:22.

Drexel swept the second varsity eight races on the day. The men's "A" bested the field with a time of 13:06.08 in the Lois Krall boat. The "B" followed closely behind in third with a time of 13:26.20 in the Joseph Greipp boat.

The women's "A" topped the 31-boat field with a time of 15:04.51 in the Maria Papadakis boat. The "B" finished in 16:42 in the Marlene Buckley boat.

Concluding the Dragons' day were the varsity eights. The men's "A" was narrowly edged by Vesper by four seconds, finishing in second with a time of 12:35.71 in the Sandra Lee Sheller II boat. The "B" boat finished 11th in the Vince Vidas boat.

The Dragons' women's varsity eight capped off the day in third place with a time of 14:27.68, just .16 seconds behind Vesper for second. They raced in the Marlene Buckley II boat.

The Dragons will return to the water when they conclude their fall season on Nov. 8 at the Frostbite Regatta in West Windsor, N.J.

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

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Results – Oct. 25

Men's Freshmen 8 (out of 32 boats)
Drexel A – 13:23.48
Penn A – 13:28.88
Saint Joseph's A – 13:43.97
Drexel B – 13:45.87
Princeton A – 13:46.79
La Salle - 13:53.08

Women's Freshmen 8 (out of 36 boats)
UConn A – 15:22.42
Duquesne A – 15:27.08
Saint Joseph's A – 15:40.68
Navy A – 15:46.94
Fordham A – 15:50.12
Temple A – 16:03.58
…
8th - Drexel – 16:08.87

Men's Second Varsity 8 (out of 19 boats)
Drexel A – 13:06.08
Delaware – 13:18.20
Drexel B – 13:26.20
Potomac – 13:26.73
Saint Joseph's – 13:29.26
University – 13:37.35

Women's Second Varsity 8 (out of 31 boats)
Drexel A – 15:04.51
Old Dominion A – 15:15.10
Navy – 15:22.05
Duquesne – 15:30.24
Temple A – 15:34.02
Trinity – 15:35.02
…
23rd - Drexel B – 16:42.15

Men's Varsity 8 (out of 20 boats)
Vesper – 12:31.05
Drexel A – 12:35.71
The Gold Challenge Cup Foundation – 12:43.31
Delaware – 12:56.64
University – 13:02.32
Saint Joseph's A – 13:20.98
…
11th – Drexel B – 13:36.16

Women's Varsity 8 (out of 19 boats)
Navy – 14:19.48
Trinity – 14:27.52
Drexel – 14:27.68
Fordham – 14:28.65
Old Dominion – 14:34.50
UConn – 14:39.08

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

Men's Varsity 8 "B"
Boat – Vince Vidas
Coxswain – Samantha Iula
Stroke – James Byrne
7 – Jim Howley
6 – Keegan Shannon
5 – Nick Herceg
4 – Aengus Walker
3 – Brian Tindall
2 – Ethan McCulla
Bow – Andrew Weinstein

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

Men's Second Varsity 8 "A"
Boat – Lois Krall
Coxswain – Victoria Kenion
Stroke – Marko Durica
7 – Daniel Dollin
6 – John Deibler
5 – Ryan Mallgrave
4 – William Cartwright
3 – James Purtill
2 – Adam Wisniowski
Bow – George Twardy

Men's Second Varsity 8 "B"
Boat – Joseph Greipp
Coxswain – Brett Barry
Stroke – Dean Hill
7 – Xavier Stanish
6 – Tom Foulds
5 – Cameron Staines
4 – Louis Masi
3 – Casimir Czworkowski
2 – Grigorios Papadourakis
Bow – Brian McCabe

Women's Second Varsity 8 "A"
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

Women's Second Varsity 8 "B"
Boat – Marlene Buckley
Coxswain – Abigail Colasacco
Stroke – Hannah Devlin
7 – Christina Alleva
6 – Jenna O'Toole
5 – Emma Compton
4 – Emily Doris
3 – Eugenia Chalbaud Santeliz
2 – Anna Mohammad
Bow – Molly Dudrear

Men's Freshmen 8 "A"
Boat – Demo Vespoli
Coxswain – Malcolm Newman
Stroke – Ryan Gasparini
7 – Justin Terek
6 – Gregory Waxman
5 – Kyle Hershman
4 – Niles Arner
3 – Braedon Jelinek
2 – J.P. Clark
Bow – Zachary Hartman

Men's Freshmen 8 "B"
Boat – Joseph Greipp
Coxswain – Charles Bavisotto
Stroke – Julien Mahler
7 – Stephen Robbins
6 – Zachary Seither
5 – Ryan Rimmele
4 – John Grimm
3 – Robert Heister
2 – Joseph McCarrie
Bow – Justin Coney

Women's Freshmen 8
Boat – Marlene Buckley
Coxswain – Isabella Mauro
Stroke – Christine Wojciechowicz
7 – Lisa Borodyanskaya
6 – Nora Wurmbach
5 – Aubrie Lincks
4 – Samantha Dorman
3 – Kayley Slicer
2 – Kourtney Walter
Bow – Lauren Hultgren