Crew Wins Fourth Consecutive Overall Championship at the Dad Vail Regatta

Friday, May 13

Schuylkill River - Philadelphia, Pa.

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Drexel University

Dad Vail Regatta

Crew Wins Fourth Consecutive Overall Championship at the Dad Vail Regatta

5/14/2016 2:30:00 PM | Men's Rowing, Women's Rowing

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PHILADELPHIA – Drexel Crew won its fourth consecutive overall team championship Saturday at the 78th annual Dad Vail Regatta on the Schuylkill River. The Dragons won two gold medals and five silver medals en route to the title.

Drexel has now won the overall points title in each of the last four seasons, dating back to 2013. The Dragons won gold medals in the men's second varsity eight and men's freshmen eight competitions. They also took home silvers in the men's varsity eight, women's varsity eight, women's second varsity eight, women's varsity four and men's third varsity eight. The program has now won a total of 55 medals, 33 of which have come under the guidance of Director of Rowing Paul Savell, who took over in 2007.

The Dragons also set program records by sending 11 boats to grand finals, recording top-five finishes in 11 grand finals and sending all 14 boats to Day 2 of competition.

With the schedule flipped and condensed in anticipation for an expected storm, the varsity eights were the first to race in the grand finals. The men came out in the Sandra Lee Sheller II boat in what was expected to be a tight race for the gold and did not disappoint. The Dragons took the silver with a time of 5:58.419, falling just three seconds off of Florida Tech's pace. Drexel's men set the stage for the women, who had found their stride of late, in the Cara Fry boat to also take the silver with a time of 6:59.524, about five seconds behind UMass. The silver medal ties the women's varsity eight's best finish at Dad Vail.

The Dragons did not stop there as the eights of both the men's and women's crews continued to dominate the Schuylkill. Drexel's men's second varsity eight, racing in the Lois Krall boat, took home the Dad Vail gold for the third year in a row, holding off Florida Tech by 0.65 seconds to win with a time of 6:29.576. With the win, senior five-seat Dave Hanrahan finished off his collegiate career winning Dad Vail gold all four years he competed. Also taking home a gold medal was the dominant men's freshmen eight in the Joseph Greipp boat. Coming into Dad Vails with a season's worth of momentum behind it, the freshmen eight rode the wave to the gold medal with a winning time of 6:45.411. The victory marks the second year in a row the men's freshmen eight has won the gold.

Drexel's success did not stop there, though. The women's second varsity eight found its stroke, all the way to a silver medal. In the Marlene Buckley II boat, the Dragons women came back in the final 200 meters to pass Fordham for second with a time of 7:36.870, besting the Rams by 0.32 seconds. UMass took the gold with a time of 7:26.063. However, it was not just the Drexel eights that came away with a medal. The women's varsity four, which has rowed an impressive spring season in the Sandra Lee Sheller boat, took the silver medal back to University City with a time of 8:05.199 to finish behind UMass.

Not to be overshadowed by medal winners, the Dragons had an impressive showing across the board of boats that helped contribute to the Dad Vail title. The men's varsity four finished in fourth place in the LeBow College of Business boat with a time of 7:13.384, holding off a charging MSOE. The women's freshmen eight, racing in the Maria Papadakis boat, also grabbed a fourth-place finish with a time of 7:51.499 after Army set a winning pace of 7:33.007. The women's single, rowed by Samantha Dorman, took fourth in the final with a time of 10:11.661, as Queen's took first as the only boat to go sub-10. Finally, the men's pair, rowing in the Toby Wallace boat, took fifth place to earn the Dragons' 11th top-five finish of Dad Vails, crossed the finish line with a time of 8:26.379 after a tight race with St. Thomas for fourth.

The Dragons advanced all 14 of the boats they entered into competition to Saturday's action. The men's freshmen four, which raced in the Oxholm boat, finished fourth in its semifinal with a time of 7:16.742, missing out on advancing by 8.5 seconds. The women's pair, racing in the MacDonald boat, followed a strong Friday heat with a time of 8:33.927 to finish just over 15 seconds out of advancing to a final. The men's single, rowed by Ryan Gasparini, rowed a strong time of 7:57.346, but missed second by just over four seconds.

Drexel's women's crew will face a quick turnaround and close out the most important weekend of its season, travelling to Mercer Lake in West Windsor, N.J. for the Colonial Athletic Association Championships on Sunday for a chance at a spot at the NCAA Championships in Sacramento, Calif. Drexel's men will have some time off from competition before closing out their season at the IRA National Championships on June 3-5.

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Overall Points
Drexel – 45
Michigan – 31
Delaware – 30

Men's Points
Michigan – 31
Drexel – 26
Delaware – 23

Women's Points
UMass – 28
Drexel – 19

Results – Saturday, May 14 – Finals
Men's Second Varsity 8 Final – Ernie Bayer Trophy – GOLD
Drexel – 6:29.576
Florida Tech – 6:30.220
Michigan – 6:39.908
Army – 6:43.656
Virginia – 6:49.545
Delaware – 7:06.085

Men's Freshmen 8 Final – Toby Wallace Bowl – GOLD
Drexel – 6:45.411
Army – 6:49.967
Michigan A – 6:52.063
Delaware A – 6:53.484
Grand Valley – 6:54.589
Temple – 7:00.570

Men's Varsity 8 – Grand Final – Richard O'Brien Trophy – SILVER
Florida Tech – 5:55.410
Drexel – 5:58.419
Temple – 6:05.636
Michigan – 6:08.109
Virginia – 6:10.395
Army – 6:10.406

Women's Varsity 8 Grand Final – Evelyn Bergman Trophy – SILVER
UMass – 6:54.484
Drexel – 6:59.524
Delaware – 7:01.270
Fordham – 7:01.509
Grand Valley – 7:12.310
Duquesne – 7:18.213

Women's Second Varsity 8 Final – Coleman D. Boylan Trophy – SILVER
UMass – 7:26.063
Drexel – 7:36.870
Fordham – 7:37.190
Duquesne – 7:46.692
Saint Joseph's – 7:50.114
Delaware – 8:00.939

Women's Varsity 4 Final – Margaret McNiff Trophy – SILVER
UMass – 7:54.639
Drexel – 8:05.199
Lafayette – 8:07.086
Brock – 8:09.426
Middlebury – 8:22.642
Bowdoin – 8:26.391

Men's Third Varsity 8 Final – SILVER
Virginia – 6:50.975
Drexel – 6:55.034
Saint Joseph's – 6:58.156
Michigan – 7:03.058
Delaware – 7:11.157
Army – 7:21.931

Men's Varsity 4 Final – Thomas A. Curran Cup – 4th
Georgia Tech – 6:55.250
Brock – 6:56.867
Michigan – 7:03.860
Drexel – 7:13.284
MSOE – 7:14.944
Middlebury – 7:15.114

Women's Freshmen 8 Final – 4th
Army – 7:33.007
Delaware – 7:36.949
Grand Valley – 7:42.061
Drexel – 7:51.499
Purdue – 7:58.539
Bucknell – 8:05.696

Women's Single Final – 4th
Queen's – 9:48.982
Gordon – 10:00.174
Bucknell – 10:02.873
Drexel – 10:11.661
Carnegie Mellon – 11:06.475
UMass – 11:18.336

Men's Pair Final – Bob Negaard Cup – 5th
Michigan – 8:07.216
Mercyhurst – 8:13.072
Lafayette – 8:13.631
St. Thomas – 8:24.535
Drexel – 8:26.379
Georgia Tech – 8:49.734

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Results – Saturday, May 14 – Semifinals
Men's Varsity 8 – Top 2 to Grand Final/3-4 to Petite
Drexel – 5:48.258
Virginia – 5:49.510
Grand Valley – 5:51.734
Cincinnati – 6:00.783
Bucknell – 6:06.832
Marist – 6:11.732

Women's Varsity 8 – Top 2 to Grand Final/3-4 to Petite
Drexel – 6:38.190
Delaware – 6:40.169
Army – 6:57.395
Georgia Tech – 7:11.061
Union – 7:15.974
Penn State – 7:25.828

Men's Varsity 4 – Top 2 to Final
Michigan – 6:38.755
Drexel – 6:44.230
Fairfield – 6:50.468
Dayton – 6:52.872
Grand Valley – 6:53.220
Bucknell – 7:01.343

Women's Varsity 4 – Top 2 to Final
Drexel – 7:32.699
Brock – 7:35.819
Cincinnati – 7:35.991
Clemson – 7:46.679
Duquesne – 8:00.145
Chicago – 8:03.130

Men's Pair – Top 2 to Final
Michigan – 7:15.623
Drexel – 7:19.854
Franklin & Marshall – 7:25.530
Emory – 7:34.296
MSOE – 7:35.661
Fordham – 8:19.087

Women's Pair – Top 2 to Final
Brock – 8:00.026
Rutgers Camden – 8:18.399
Rollins – 8:32.768
Drexel – 8:33.927
Florida Tech – 8:44.984
MIT – 9:12.920

Men's Second Varsity 8 – Top 3 to Final
Drexel – 5:58.645
Michigan – 6:01.110
Army – 6:09.335
Marist – 6:20.781
Minnesota – 6:36.618
Temple – 8:13.245

Men's Third Varsity 8 – Top 3 to Final
Virginia – 6:14.598
Drexel – 6:18.427
Saint Joseph's – 6:20.520
UMass-Lowell – 6:58.728

Men's Freshmen 8 – Top 2 to Final
Drexel – 6:11.274
Delaware A – 6:15.590
Grand Valley – 6:21.153
Bucknell – 6:23.752
Minnesota – 6:28.447
Cincinnati – 7:00.441

Women's Freshmen 8 – Top 3 to Final
Delaware – 7:14.065
Bucknell – 7:17.347
Drexel – 7:25.064
Pittsburgh – 7:25.099
High Point – 7:29.817
Marquette – 7:52.233

Men's Freshmen 4 – Top 2 to Final
Michigan – 7:07.255
Villanova – 7:08.256
Case – 7:15.059
Drexel – 7:16.742
Grand Valley – 7:30.099
Union – 7:30.933

Men's Single – Top 2 to Final
West Virginia – 7:50.068
Pittsburgh – 7:53.213
Drexel – 7:57.346
Florida Tech – 8:17.730
Lafayette – 8:42.221
Michigan B – 8:54.988

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Results - Friday, May 13 - Heats & Time Trials
Men's Varsity 8 - Heat 1
1-2 to Semifinals; Next 3 to Reps
Drexel – 6:01.666
North Carolina – 6:04.010
Bucknell – 6:08.690
DePaul – 6:31.819
Fordham – 6:32.273

Women's Varsity 8 - Heat 2
1-2 to Semifinals; Next 2 to Reps
Drexel – 6:57.835
Dayton – 7:12.341
Union – 7:27.154
Pittsburgh – 7:30.359
NYU – 7:50.376

Women's Single - Heat 1
1-2 to Final
Queen's – 8:54.564
Drexel – 9:17.194
FIT – 9:35.161
Emory B – 9:58.928
Emory A – 10:37.666

Men's Single - Heat 6
1-3 to Semifinals
Drexel – 8:01.321
Stetson – 8:02.459
Pittsburgh A – 8:09.250
Iona A – 8:28.497
Ohio State – 8:50.303
Emory – 8:54.232

Men's Freshmen 4 - Heat 5
1-3 to Semifinals
Army – 7:11.555
Drexel – 7:12.058
Purdue – 7:21.630
Manhattan – 7:56.465
Emory – 8:01.515
Susquehanna – 8:34.552

Men's Freshmen 8 - Heat 1
1-3 to Semifinals
Drexel – 6:30.201
Army – 6:38.244
Bucknell – 6:44.409
Iona – 6:56.183
Loyola (Md.) – 6:57.561

Women's Freshmen 8 - Heat 2
1-3 to Semifinals
Grand Valley – 7:31.312
Drexel – 7:38.592
Lafayette – 8:14.618
Geneseo – 8:22.762
Manhattan – 8:28.661

Men's Second Varsity 8 - Heat 3
1-3 to Semifinals
Drexel – 6:21.869
Delaware – 6:30.857
Minnesota – 6:42.532
George Mason – 6:55.996
UMass-Lowell – 7:03.393

Women's Second Varsity 8 - Heat 2
1-3 to Final
Fordham – 7:09.206
Drexel – 7:10.857
Duquesne – 7:16.500
Purdue – 7:30.716

Men's Varsity 4 - Time Trial
Top 18 times to Semifinals
Drexel – 6th – 6:08.709

Women's Varsity 4 - Time Trial
Top 18 times to Semifinals
Drexel – 2nd – 6:51.620

Men's Varsity Pair - Time Trial
Top 18 times to Semifinals
Drexel – 6th – 6:45.369

Women's Varsity Pair - Time Trial
Top 18 times to Semifinals
Drexel – 13th – 7:47.170

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Women's Varsity 8
Boat - Cara Fry
Cox – Sarah Messenger
Stroke – Kendall Wenzke
7 – Paige Propp
6 – Marina Forster
5 – Erin Archibald
4 – Catherine Haas
3 – Meghan Knecht
2 – Amanda Reale
Bow – Emily Gartland

Men's Varsity 8
Boat – Sandra Lee Sheller II
Cox – Christopher Henderson
Stroke – Mikulas Sum
7 – Justin Best
6 – Daniel Dollin
5 – Ivo Krakic
4 – Daniel Palombo
3 – Nicholas Capaldi
2 – Dario Vracevic
Bow – Joseph Masgai

Women's Second Varsity 8
Boat – Marlene Buckley II
Cox – Nupur Parikh
Stroke – Kayley Slicer
7 – Christina Alleva
6 – Natalie Alleva
5 – Anna Savage
4 – Taylor Brady
3 – Elisabeth Wagner
2 – Stephanie Horn
Bow – Stephanie Thomas

Men's Second Varsity 8
Boat – Lois Krall
Cox – Brett Barry
Stroke – Tom Foulds
7 – Niles Arner
6 – Marko Durica
5 – Dave Hanrahan
4 – William Cartwright
3 – George Twardy
2 – J.P. Clark
Bow – Xavier Stanish

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

Men's Freshmen 8
Boat – Joseph Greipp
Cox – Andrea Abanto
Stroke – Tim Kutchner
7 – Ben Lee
6 – Nick Webb
5 – Doug Davis
4 – Nick DiVito
3 – Bryce Rosicky
2 – Robert Heister
Bow – Greg Adams

Men's Third Varsity 8
Boat – Annette Pennoni
Cox – Tyler Lee
Stroke – Matthew Mohnack
7 – Ryan Rimmele
6 – Brian Tindall
5 – Louis Masi
4 – Adam Wisniowski
3 – Jack Grimm
2 – Dillon Boyle
Bow – Nick Herceg

Women's Varsity 4
Boat – Sandra Lee Sheller
Cox – Abigail Colasacco
Stroke – Christine Wojciechowicz
3 – Emma Compton
2 – Nora Wurmbach
Bow – Molly Dudrear

Men's Varsity 4
Boat – LeBow College of Business
Cox – Malcolm Newman
Stroke – Zachary Seither
3 – Yunus Bora Yenen
2 – Kyle Hershman
Bow – Braedon Jelinek

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

Women's Pair
Boat – Jeremy & Theresa MacDonald
2 – Aubrie Lincks
1 – Rachel Frank

Men's Pair
Boat – Toby Wallace
2 – Keegan Shannon
1 – Justin Terek

Women's Single
Samantha Dorman

Men's Single
Ryan Gasparini