Crew Earns Two Top-5 Finishes Sunday at Knecht Cup

Saturday, April 9

Mercer Lake - West Windsor, N.J.

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Drexel University

Knecht Cup

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Crew Earns Two Top-5 Finishes Sunday at Knecht Cup

4/10/2016 5:16:00 PM | Men's Rowing, Women's Rowing

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WEST WINDSOR, N.J. – After fighting through tough racing conditions on Saturday, Drexel Crew grabbed two top-five finishes Sunday at the Knecht Cup Regatta on Mercer Lake.

The women's varsity four raced to a fourth-place finish in the Sandra Lee Sheller boat, while the men's pair finished third in its first race of the season. The Dragons had four other boats race in Sunday's action – the women's varsity eight, second varsity eight, freshmen eight, men's freshmen four.

Drexel's varsity pair A finished third overall in the final on Sunday in its first competition of the season. The Dragons finished with a 7:26.85 to take third as Lafayette took first. Racing in its first competition of the season, the pair also advanced, moving onto Sunday's final. with a fourth-place time of 7:48.91 in its heat.

The women's varsity four, in the Sandra Lee Sheller boat, also recorded a top-five finish. The Dragons finished a close grand final in fourth with a 7:36.37, six seconds behind first place Boston College. The boat had a strong showing on Saturday, too, winning its semifinal by nearly three seconds with an 8:21.80. The Dragons got to the semifinal by finishing second in their heat with a time of 7:58.59.

The women's varsity eight finished second in the petite final to take eighth overall with a time of 6:49.77. The Dragons finished second in their heat to UMass by posting a 7:26.84 to move into the semifinals where they finished fourth with a 6:53.19.

Drexel's second varsity eight, racing in the Marlene Buckley II boat, also took eighth overall with a time of 6:57.82 to take second in the petite final. To get there, the boat finished third with a 7:34.73 in its heat and just a second and a half behind second-place UConn and followed it up with a time of 7:03.45 to grab third in the semifinals.

Closing out the eights, the freshmen eight, rowing in the Maria Papadakis boat and finishing third in the petite final with a time of 7:25.45. The Dragons used a 8:15.54 to advance to Sunday's semifinal where it finished fifth with a time of 7:37.14.

The Dragons also had two men's boats post times good enough to advance to Day 2, one of which was the bronze medal-winning pair. The freshmen four, racing in the Oxholm boat, took first in the petite final to take seventh overall in Knecht Cup competition, crossing the finish line with a time of 7:25.81. To get there, the boat finished fourth in its semifinal with an 8:09.31 to move onto the petite final Sunday a time of 8:13.16 in its heat.

Drexel's men's eights competed at the George Washington Invitational, and the varsity eight put on a strong showing against nationally ranked competition. Click here to reach more

Drexel Crew will get back to action on Saturday, April 16 as the Dragons host the 50 annual Kerr Cup Regatta on the Schuylkill River.

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Heats & Semis – Results – Saturday, April 9
Women's Varsity Pair – Heat 2
Miami B – 8:10.70
Miami D – 8:37.44
Florida Tech A – 8:50.37
Drexel A – 9:17.27
Loyola – 9:23.72
Susquehanna – 10:11.70
NYU – scratch

Women's Varsity Pair – Heat 3
UMass B – 8:11.51
Miami C – 8:22.48
Drexel B – 9:03.69
Army – 9:21.62
Florida Tech C – 9:33.75
USMMA – 10:20.51

Women's Second Varsity 4 – Heat 1
Kansas – 7:56.52
Alabama A – 8:26.45
Marist – 8:45.65
Holy Cross – 8:53.67
Fordham – 9:07.11
Drexel – 9:33.80

Women's Varsity 4 – Heat 1
Army – 7:57.43
Drexel – 7:58.59
Princeton LWT – 8:05.74
Tulsa – 8:13.35
UConn – 8:14.84
Duquesne – 8:21.96

Women's Freshmen 8 – Heat 3
Temple – 7:51.96
Wisconsin LWT – 7:54.35
Drexel – 8:15.54
Villanova A – 8:31.16
MIT LWT – 9:26.12

Women's Second Varsity 8 – Heat 1
Boston College – 7:27.70
UConn – 7:33.23
Drexel – 7:34.73
Fordham – 7:39.00
Delaware – 7:43.78
Marist – 8:04.74

Women's Varsity 8 – Heat 4
UMass – 7:18.61
Drexel – 7:26.84
Nova Southeastern – 7:30.12
Delaware – 7:32.29
Canisius – 7:34.49

Men's Varsity Pair – Heat 1
Lafayette – 7:29.10
NY Maritime – 7:35.90
Colgate – 7:38.84
Drexel A – 7:48.93
Hobart – 8:09.87
USMMA – 8:13.50
Wentworth – 8:33.65

Men's Varsity Pair – Heat 2
Philly U – 7:56.00
Jacksonville – 8:11.08
Drexel B – 8:19.25
Fordham – 8:38.38
NYU – 8:46.50
Carnegie Melon – 8:53.79
Villanova – 9:03.05

Men's Freshmen 4 – Heat 3
Loyola – 7:53.36
Bowdoin A – 7:58.19
Villanova – 8:04.40
Bucknell – 8:06.47
Drexel – 8:13.16

Men's Varsity 4 – Heat 2
Marist A – 7:17.25
Villanova – 7:18.47
Drexel – 7:27.67
Delaware A – scratch
Loyola B – DNS

Men's Freshmen 4 – Semi 2
Army – 7:51.39
Bucknell – 7:51.95
Loyola – 7:57.28
Drexel – 8:09.31
Saint Mary's – 8:42.15
NYU – scratch

Women's Varsity 4 – Semi 3
Drexel – 8:21.80
Kansas – 8:24.59
Temple – 8:29.85
Bucknell – 8:31.43
Marist A – 8:44.84
Old Dominion – 8:59.37

Semis & Finals – Results – Sunday, April 10
Women's Second Varsity 8 – Semi 3
Wisconsin LWT – 6:53.43
UMass – 6:55.30
Fordham – 7:03.45
Drexel – 7:03.45
Old Dominion – 7:07.13
Miami – 7:08.97

Women's Varsity 8 – Semi 1
Wisconsin LWT _ 6:48.13
Miami – 6:49.67
Kansas – 6:51.26
Drexel – 6:53.19
SMU – 6:59.36
Fordham – 6:59.70
West Virginia – 7:00.79

Women's Freshmen 8 – Semi 2
Alabama – 7:15.68
Temple – 7:20.55
Army – 7:25.31
Kansas – 7:27.36
Drexel – 7:37.14
Colgate – 8:11.69

Men's Varsity Pair – Final
Lafayette – 7:15.09
Philly U – 7:24.99
Drexel A – 7:26.85
Jacksonville – 7:34.55
Hobart – 8:13.57
NYU - DNS

Men's Freshmen 4 – Petite Final
Drexel – 7:25.81
Fordham – 7:48.33
Bowdoin B – 7:54.53
Saint Mary's – 7:59.27
George Mason – 8:03.90

Women's Varsity 4 – Grand Final
Boston College – 7:30.30
North Carolina – 7:30.78
Princeton LWT – 7:33.39
Drexel – 7:36.37
Alabama – 7:37.96
Kansas – 7:39.18

Women's Freshmen 8 – Petite Final
Delaware – 7:7.69
Kansas – 7:18.32
Drexel – 7:25.45
Old Dominion – 7:33.56
Colgate – 7:40.55
Duquesne – 7:49.43

Women's Second Varsity 8 – Petite Final
Fordham – 6:55.99
Drexel – 6:57.82
Temple – 6:58.01
West Virginia – 7:01.00
Boston LWT – 7:02.78
Alabama – 7:04.76

Women's Varsity 8 – Petite Final
Old Dominion – 6:47.48
Drexel – 6:49.77
Kansas – 6:50.31
North Carolina – 6:52.74
Temple – 6:53.16
Alabama – 6:56.05

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Varsity 8
Cox – Sarah Messenger
Stroke – Kendall Wenzke
7 – Paige Propp
6 – Catherine Haas
5 – Meghan Knecht
4 – Erin Archibald
3 – Christina Alleva
2 – Amanda Reale
Bow – Emily Gartland

Second Varsity 8
Boat – Marlene Buckley II
Cox – Nupur Parikh
Stroke – Christine Wojciechowicz
7 – Elisabeth Wagner
6 – Taylor Brady
5 – Marina Forster
4 – Natalie Alleva
3 – Anna Savage
2 – Stephanie Horn
Bow – Stephanie Thomas

Freshmen 8
Boat – Maria Papadakis
Cox – Maggie Collington
Stroke – Abby Pierson
7 – Bella Orcutt
6 – Kassidy Ferrie
5 – Mairen Hilary
4 – Maggie Johnson
3 – Sofia Ryan
2 – Wiktoria Gocal
Bow – Summer Sutton

Varsity 4
Boat – Sandra Lee Sheller
Cox – Abigail Colasacco
Stroke – Kayley Slicer
3 – Emma Compton
2 – Nora Wurmbach
Bow – Molly Dudrear

Men's Varsity 4
Boat – LeBow College of Business
Cox – Tyler Lee
Stroke – Brian Tindall
3 – Nico Arechabala
2 – Matthew Mohnack
Bow – Dillon Boyle

Second Varsity 4
Boat – Dawn Byers
Cox – Hayley Roth
Stroke – Kate Edwards
3 – Jennifer McManus
2 – Amber Richardson
Bow – Madison Vermeulen

Men's Freshmen 4
Boat – Oxholm
Cox – Ian Berwick
Stroke – Connor Brok
3 – Josh Thompson
2 – Joseph Lipinski
Bow – Jacob Zeitzew

Pair A
Stroke – Lauren Hultgren
Bow – Samantha Dorman

Pair B
Stroke – Aubrie Lincks
Bow – Rachel Frank

Men's Pair A
Stroke – Zachary Seither
Bow – Braedon Jelinek

Men's Pair B
Stroke – Jack Grimm
Bow – Josh Marcacci

Spares: Angeus Walker, Charlie Bavisotto, James Schwab