Crew Wins Bergen and Kelly Cups for Third Straight Year

Saturday, April 26

Schuylkill River

Drexel University

Kelly Cup Regatta

Crew Wins Bergen and Kelly Cups for Third Straight Year

4/26/2014 8:01:00 PM | Women's Rowing

PHILADELPHIA -- Drexel's men's and women's varsity eights won the Bergen and Kelly Cups for the third straight year on the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia, Pa. For the men, it is their fourth straight Bergen Cup win, while the women took home the Kelly Cup for the fifth time in six years to beat their city rivals.

The men's freshmen eight then promptly beat Saint Joseph's in a head-to-head match-up, finishing with a time of 6:07.2 in the Vince Vidas boat.

When the men's freshmen four finished their race in the Dawn Byers boat, they found themselves in second place with a 6:47.4 time, edged narrowly by Temple.

Drexel raced two boats in the men's varsity four race with the "A" boat in the LeBow College of Business and the "B" boat in the Toby & Kim Oxholm. The Dragons' "B" boat finished in second place with a time of 6:47.5, while the "A" boat finished in third place with a time of 7:00.5.

The Dragons raced two men's second varsity eight boats, with the "A" boat winning with a 6:02.9 time and the "B" boat finsihing in third at 6:28.9.

For the fourth straight year, Drexel's men's varsity eight won the Bergen Cup. They did so with a sub-six minute time of 5:54.9, winning by almost ten seconds, in the Lois Krall boat.

Drexel women's freshmen eight began the day of racing in the Marlene Buckley boat, finishing third with a time of 6:58.5 and less than six seconds behind first place finisher Villanova.

Drexel's women's varsity four B took to the water and finished in fourth place with a final time of 7:38.7, racing in the Sandra Lee Sheller boat.

The women's varsity four was edged by Temple, finishing in second place and crossing the finish line at the 7:41.9 mark in the Sandra Lee Sheller boat.

When the eights returned to the water, Drexel's women's second varsity eight paced the competition, finishing first with a time of 6:49.6 in the Maria Papadakis boat.

Drexel's women's varsity eight took home the Kelly Cup for the fifth time in six years with a winning time of 6:46.6 in the Marlene Buckley II boat. Their win also capped the third straight year that Drexel has won both the Bergen and Kelly Cups.

The Dragons will return to the water at the prestigious Aberdeen Dad Vail Regatta on May 9 and 10 on the Schulykill River in Philadelphia, Pa. where they look to defend their 2013 title.

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Women's Freshmen/Third Varsity Eight
Villanova - 6:52.9
Temple - 6:56.1
Drexel - 6:58.5
Saint Joseph's - 7:09.9

Men's Freshmen Eight
Drexel - 6:07.2
Saint Joseph's - 6:19.4

Women's Varsity Four B/Freshmen Four
Saint Joseph's - 7:35.6
Temple B - 7:37.9
Drexel B - 7:38.7
Villanova Freshmen - 7:49.7
Temple Freshmen - 7:52.36

Men's Freshmen Four
Temple - 6:45.8
Drexel - 6:47.4
Villanova - 7:08.2

Men's Varsity Four
Villanova - 6:46.2
Drexel B - 6:47.5
Drexel A - 7:00.5
Temple - 7:17.8

Women's Varsity Four
Temple - 7:38.3
Drexel - 7:41.9
Villanova - 7:47.3
Saint Joseph's - 7:56.6
Philadelphia - 8:15.0
La Salle - 8:33.7

Women's Second Varsity Eight
Drexel - 6:49.6
Temple - 7:01.1
Saint Joseph's - 7:05.2
La Salle - 7:20.7

Men's Second Varsity Eight
Drexel A - 6:02.9
Temple - 6:04.3
Drexel B - 6:28.9
Saint Joseph's - 6:44.2
La Salle - 6:58.1

Men's Varsity Eight – The Bergen Cup
Drexel - 5:54.9
Temple - 6:05.8
Saint Joseph's - 6:09.9
Villanova - 6:12.6
La Salle - 6:17.3

Women's Varsity Eight – The Kelly Cup
Drexel - 6:46.6
Saint Joseph's - 6:56.3
Temple - 6:57.1
Villanova - 7:01.5
Philadelphia - 7:03.8
La Salle - 7:27.4

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Men's Varsity Eight
Boat – Lois Krall
Cox – Marc Smith
8 – Sebastian Ryan
7 – Ivo Krakic
6 – Mikulas Sum
5 – Vanja Busic
4 – Ian Luetzow
3 – John Pieper
2 – Daniel Palombo
1 – Casimir Czworkowski

Men's Second Varsity Eight
Boat – Annette Pennoni
Cox – Christopher Henderson
8 – Ryan McSpedon
7 – Xavier Stanish
6 – Daniel Dollin
5 – Nicholas Capaldi
4 – Marko Durica
3 – Ryan Mallgrave
2 – Michael DiLucca
1 – Dave Hanrahan

Men's Freshmen Eight/Third Varsity
Boat – Vince Vidas
Cox – Brett Barry
8 – Dan Capone
7 – George Twardy
6 – John Ruskey
5 – Joseph Masgai
4 – Adam Wisniowski
3 – Jim Howley
2 – Tom Foulds
1 – James Purtill

Men's Varsity Four A
Boat – LeBow College of Business
Cox – Samantha Iula
4 – Mahmoud Shurbaji
3 – John Deibler
2 – Brian Kissam
1 – Christian Ladd

Men's Varsity Four B
Boat – Toby & Kim Oxholm
Cox – Victoria Kenion
4 – Brian McCabe
3 – Grigorios Papadourakis
2 – Nick Hitti
1 – Leif Malm

Men's Freshmen Four
Boat – Dawn Byers
Cox – Tyler Lee
4 – Nico Arechabala
3 – Louis Masi
2 – William Cartwright
1 – Aengus Walker

Women's Varsity Eight
Boat – Marlene Buckley II
Cox – Kerry Walsh
8 – Olivia Babiec
7 – Bridget Pfeifer
6 – Sierra Baca
5 – Marina Forster
4 – Jayme Batcher
3 – Elizabeth Daugherty
2 – Amanda Kleuser
1 – Elise Levito

Women's Second Varsity Eight
Boat – Maria Papadakis
Cox – Catherine Hamilton
8 – Kendall Wenzke
7 – Elizabeth Campanella
6 – Emily Gartland
5 – Colleen Delaney
4 – Amanda O'Malley
3 – Samantha Cowan
2 – Tori King
1 – Julie McGlynn

Women's Freshmen Eight
Boat – Marlene Buckley
Cox – Abigail Colasacco
8 – Gabby Salcedo
7 – Lauren Sand
6 – Jenna O'Toole
5 – Christina Alleva
4 – Emily Doris
3 – Molly Dudrear
2 – Stephanie Thomas
1 – Hannah Devlin

Women's Varsity Four
Boat – Sandra Lee Sheller
Cox – Sarah Messenger
4 – Taylor Brady
3 – Barbara McKenna
2 – Elisabeth Wagner
1 – Alyssa Leahy

Women's Freshmen Four
Boat – Sandra Lee Sheller
Cox – Nupur Parikh
4 – Chelsea Cohen
3 – Emma Compton
2 – Katherine Kapelsohn
1 – Eugenia Chalbaud Santeliz