Crew Earns Three Medals Saturday at the Murphy Cup Regatta

Saturday, March 28

Cooper River - Cherry Hill, N.J.

Drexel University

Murphy Cup Regatta

Photo by: Ryan Samson

Crew Earns Three Medals Saturday at the Murphy Cup Regatta

3/28/2015 8:19:00 PM | Men's Rowing, Women's Rowing

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CHERRY HILL, N.J. – Drexel Crew earned three top three finishes Saturday, including gold medals from the men's second varsity eight and the men's freshmen eight, at the Murphy Cup Regatta on the Cooper River in Cherry Hill, N.J.

The Dragons qualified six of their 11 boats for finals.

Drexel's men's second varsity eight 'A' took home gold in the Joseph Greipp boat, rowing to a 6:03.45, just edging Temple 'A' by just over a second (6:04.72). The Dragons qualified for the final by winning their heat with a 6:05.09. Drexel also raced a 'B' in second varsity eight action, as the Annette Pennoni boat finished fourth in its heat with a 6:35.17.

The men's freshmen eight 'A,' racing in the Vince Vidas boat, took home the Dragons' other gold medal, outlasting Delaware 'B' by less than a second in the final, 6:10.14 to 6:10.95. Drexel's 'B,' racing in the Peggy Greenwalt boat, finished just short of the podium with a fourth-place 6:24.74 in the final. Both of the Dragons' boats finished one-two in the qualifying heat, as the 'A' finished in 6:13.96 and the 'B' in 6:18.06.

The Dragons' women's varsity eight earned the team's final top three finish, placing third in the grand final with a 6:56.45 in the Marlene Buckley II. Navy took first with a 6:47.29, while Holy Cross finished second. Drexel qualified for the grand final by winning its heat with a 6:57.77.

Drexel's women's second varsity eight also recorded a top five finish on the day, posting a fifth-place time of 7:19.83 in the final. Navy led the way, breaking the seven-minute mark with a 6:59.36. The Dragons, racing in the Maria Papadakis boat, won their heat with a 6:05.09.

The women's freshmen eight was the sixth and final Drexel boat to qualify for the finals, finishing sixth with an 8:19.04 in the Marlene Buckley boat. Temple won the gold with a 7:27.40. Drexel qualified for the final finishing comfortably in second at 7:46.93.

Also racing for the Dragons, but failing to qualify for the finals, were the women's varsity four 'A' and 'B,' the men's varsity four and the men's freshmen four boat. Racing in the Sandra Lee Sheller boat and the Dawn Byers boat, the women's varsity fours finished fourth and fifth, respectively, in the qualifying heat with times of 8:35.90 and 9:11.13. In the LeBow College of Business boat, the men's varsity four missed the final cut by less than five seconds with a time of 7:15.55 in the qualifying heat. Finally, in the Oxholm boat, Drexel's men's freshmen four finished fourth in its heat at 8:02.75.

Drexel's men's varsity eight is competing at the San Diego Crew Classic in San Diego, Calif. The boat qualified Saturday for Sunday's grand final. Click here for results.

The Dragons return to action on Saturday, April 4 when they take on Georgetown, Saint Joseph's, Williams, Temple and Bucknell on the Schuylkill River.

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Results – March 28
Women's Varsity 4 – Heat 2
Top 1 to finals; next 1 best time to finals
Delaware – 8:17.55
Temple 'A' – 8:25.98
Lehigh 'A' – 8:33.34
Drexel 'A' – 8:35.90
Drexel 'B' – 9:11.13

Men's Varsity 4 – Heat 4
Top 1 to finals; next 1 best time to finals
Michigan 'C' – 7:06.60
Drexel 'A' – 7:15.55
Richard Stockton – 7:20.47
Bates College – 7:20.62
Villanova – 7:23.17
Fordham 'B' - scratch

Women's Freshmen 8 – Heat 1
Top 2 to finals
Navy – 7:37.00
Drexel – 7:46.73
Buffalo – 8:20.81
Penn State – 8:35.87
Fordham – 8:57.59

Men's Freshmen 8 – Heat 4
Top 1 to Finals; next 2 best times to finals
Drexel 'A' – 6:13.96
Drexel 'B' – 6:18.06
Virginia 'A' – 6:19.59
North Carolina – 6:35.22
West Point 'A' – 6:50.21
Michigan 'A' – 7:16.18

Women's Second Varsity 8 – Heat 2
Top 2 to Finals
Rutgers – 7:23.69
Drexel – 7:25.78
Connecticut – 7:28.24
Lehigh – 7:43.09
Mercyhurst – 8:06.36
Pittsburgh – 8:41.99

Men's Second Varsity 8 – Heat 2
6 manually to finals
Drexel 'A' – 6:05.09
Michigan 'A' – 6:07.30
Holy Cross – 6:08.74
Boston College 'A' – 6:18.78
North Carolina – 6:30.02
Washington College – 6:37.00

Men's Second Varsity 8 – Heat 3
6 manually to finals
Michigan 'B' – 6:20.32
Michigan 'C' – 6:29.09
Saint Joseph's 'B' – 6:32.49
Drexel 'B' – 6:35.17
Boston College 'B' – 6:44.04
Temple 'A' – 7:27.85

Men's Freshmen 4 – Heat 1
Top 1 to finals; next 2 best times to finals
Temple – 7:14.00
Michigan – 7:38.81
Penn State – 7:45.06
Drexel – 8:02.75
Bucknell – 8:07.23
Delaware 'B' – 8:46.30

Women's Varsity 8 – Heat 3
Top 2 to finals
Drexel – 6:57.77
Holy Cross – 7:00.52
Bates College – 7:02.57
Hamilton – 7:05.00
Temple – 7:20.78
Pittsburgh – 7:39.26

Women's Freshmen 8 Final
Temple – 7:27.40
Delaware – 7:43.54
Saint Joseph's – 7:47.26
Navy – 7:55.34
Villanova – 8:01.89
Drexel – 8:19.04

Men's Freshmen 8 Final
Drexel 'A' – 6:10.14
Delaware 'B' – 6:10.95
Virginia 'A' – 6:16.85
Drexel 'B' – 6:24.74
La Salle – 6:26.52
Lehigh – 6:35.64

Women's Second Varsity 8 Final
Navy – 6:59.36
Buffalo – 7:04.56
George Washington – 7:08.69
Holy Cross – 7:09.38
Drexel – 7:19.83
Rutgers – 7:39.84

Men's Second Varsity 8 Final
Drexel 'A' – 6:03.45
Temple 'A' – 6:04.72
Holy Cross – 6:12.26
Michigan 'A' – 6:12.55
Virginia – 'A' – 6:13.31
Saint Joseph's 'A' – 6:27.86

Women's Varsity 8 Grand Final
Navy – 6:47.29
Holy Cross – 6:50.66
Drexel – 6:56.45
George Washington – 6:56.90
Fordham – 7:02.88
Buffalo – 7:13.41

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

Women's Second Varsity 8
Boat – Maria Papadakis
Coxswain – Nupur Parikh
Stroke – Olivia Babiec
7 – Erin Archibald
6 – Sierra Baca
5 – Meghan Knecht
4 – Elisabeth Wagner
3 – Christina Alleva
2 – Tori King
Bow – Barbara McKenna

Men's Second Varsity 8 'A'
Boat – Joseph Greipp
Coxswain – Victoria Kenion
Stroke – Michael DiLucca
7 – Xavier Stanish
6 – Ian Luetzow
5 – Ryan Mallgrave
4 – Keegan Shannon
3 – George Twardy
2 – Grigorios Papadourakis
Bow – Brian McCabe

Men's Second Varsity 8 'B'
Boat – Annette Pennoni
Coxswain – Brett Barry
Stroke – Adam Wisniowski
7 – Casimir Czworkowski
6 – William Cartwright
5 – Jim Howley
4 – Louis Masi
3 – James Purtill
2 – Dean Hill
Bow – Andrew Weinstein

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

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

Men's Freshmen 8 'B'
Boat – Peggy Greenwalt
Coxswain – Charlie Bavisotto
Stroke – Julien Mahler
7 – Stephen Robbins
6 – Matthew Mohnack
5 – Braedon Jelinek
4 – Zachary Seither
3 – Ryan Rimmele
2 – Dillon Boyle
Bow – Dan Motz

Women's Varsity 4 'A'
Boat – Sandra Lee Sheller
Coxswain – Abigail Colasacco
Stroke – Hannah Devlin
3 – Lauren Sand
2 – Emma Compton
Bow – Emily Doris

Women's Varsity 4 'B'
Boat – Dawn Byers
Coxswain – Samantha Iula
Stroke – Jenna O'Toole
3 – Julie McGlynn
2 – Taylor Brady
Bow – Anna Mohammad

Men's Varsity 4
Boat – LeBow College of Business
Coxswain – Tyler Lee
Stroke – Tom Foulds
3 – Nico Arechabala
2 – Brian Tindall
Bow – Nick Herceg

Men's Freshmen 4
Boat – Oxholm
Coxswain – Hayley Roth
Stroke – Jack Grimm
3 – Yunus Bora Yenen
2 – Josh Marcacci
Bow – James Schwab