Rowing Advances 10 Boats to Grand Finals Friday at Dad Vail Regatta

Rowing Advances 10 Boats to Grand Finals Friday at Dad Vail Regatta

5/12/2017 5:41:00 PM | Men's Rowing, Women's Rowing

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PHILADELPHIA – Drexel Rowing sent 10 boats to grand finals Friday to begin its pursuit of a fifth consecutive overall team title at the 79th annual Dad Vail Regatta presented by Independence Blue Cross and the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University on the Schuylkill River. Under the revised schedule, Friday featured time trials, heats and semifinals, and racing will conclude Saturday with the finals inverted to begin with the varsity eights in order to beat the impending storm.

The women's varsity eight is looking to improve on its 2016 silver medal with the program's first-ever gold medal from the top women's boat. It has had a strong season to this point, helping the women's crew to the points title at the George Washington Invitational as well as winning the Kerr and Kelly Cups. Racing in the Cara Fry boat, the women's varsity eight advanced to Saturday morning's grand final at 7:05 a.m. with a first-place time of 6:44.992 in its semifinal.

Drexel's top men's eight is looking to improve upon last season's silver medal and regain the gold for the first time since winning in 2013. The boat had a signature win at the Kerr Cup Regatta, winning the Dr. Thomas Kerr Cup for the seventh straight year. Racing in the Lois Krall II boat, the men's varsity eight advanced to Saturday morning's grand final at 7:15 a.m. with a first-place time of 5:52.689 in its semifinal.

In the second varsity eights, both the men's and women's boats advanced to grand finals. The women's second varsity eight, in the Marlene Buckley II boat, raced to a second-place time of 6:57:052, just over a second behind UMass. The boat will next race in the grand final Saturday at 8:35 a.m. The men's second varsity eight, racing in the Sandra Lee Sheller II boat, took second with a time of 6:03.083, edging third-place North Carolina by just under three-tenths of a second. It will race next in the grand final at 8:45 a.m. on Saturday looking to defend its gold medal.

The women's varsity four, racing in the Diane Corle boat, took a first-place finish in the semifinals with a 7:36.574 to advance to Saturday morning's grand final at 7:45 a.m. The men's second varsity four, racing in the LeBow College of Business boat, finished second in its heat with a time of 7:13.878 to move into Saturday's grand final at 9:15 a.m.

The freshmen eights advanced to the grand finals with impressive times. The women's freshmen eight, racing in the Marlene Buckley boat, took first in its semifinal with a time of 7:25.298 to move into Saturday's grand final at 9:45 a.m. The men's freshmen eight, racing in the Joseph Greipp boat, took the top time in its time trial before winning its heat with a time of 6:10.255 to move into the grand final at 9:55 a.m. on Saturday.

The Dragons started the event with two boats already in grand finals. The men's third varsity eight races in the Lois Krall boat at 8:50 a.m. in a field of five on Saturday, while the women's third varsity eight follows at 8:55 a.m. in the Maria Papadakis boat in an abbreviated field of three.

Drexel also advanced the men's varsity four (Bella Santorum boat) to the petite final as well as the women's pair and men's freshmen four (Sandra Lee Sheller boat) to third finals.

Drexel has won the overall title at the event in 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016. The victory in 2013 was the Dragons' first Dad Vail title in program history. Drexel is just the second school in the last 20 years to win the event at least four times in a row and is now looking to tie Purdue, which won it all five times in a row from 2000-04. The Dragons have also won the men's points title in 2013 and 2015.

Last season, the Dragons won a program-record seven medals en route to their fourth straight overall title. They won the gold in the men's second varsity eight and men's freshmen eight along with five silver medals in the women's varsity eight, men's varsity eight, women's second varsity eight, men's third varsity eight and women's varsity four. Drexel has now won 33 of its 55 all-time Dad Vail medals under the guidance of Director of Rowing Paul Savell, who took over the program in 2007.

Drexel alumni, family, friends and supporters are welcomed to watch the Dad Vail events from Drexel's tent near the grandstands and the small parking lot. Download the free Dad Vail Regatta iPhone and iPad app in the App Store. Please stay tuned for any further weather-related schedule changes.

After the Dad Vail Regatta, the women's crew will face a quick turnaround and close out the most important weekend of its season, traveling to the Cooper River in Cherry Hill for the Colonial Athletic Association Championships and a chance at a spot at the NCAA Championships at Mercer Lake. Drexel's men will have some time off from competition before closing out their season at the IRA National Championships on June 2-4 in Sacramento.

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Results – Semifinals – Friday, May 12
Women's Pair
Top 2 to Grand Final; Next 2 to Petite
UMass – 8:05.585
George Mason – 8:11.722
Army West Point – 8:14.636
Central Okla. – 8:57.916
Drexel – 9:00.145

Women's Freshmen 8 – Heat 2 – 12:12 p.m.
Top 2 to Grand Final; Next 2 to Petite
Drexel – 7:25.298
Duquesne – 7:28.392
Army West Point – 7:31.484
Penn State – 7:38.787
Scranton – 8:21.614

Men's Second Varsity 8
Top 2 to Grand Final; Next 2 to Petite
Delaware – 6:00.929
Drexel – 6:03.083
North Carolina – 6:03.314
DePaul – 6:34.342
Villanova – 6:45.050

Women's Second Varsity 8
Top 3 to Grand Final; Next 2 to Petite
UMass – 6:55.059
Drexel – 6:56.052
Duquesne – 7:13.188
Grand Valley – 7:17.726
Georgia Tech – 7:28.761

Men's Second Varsity 4
Top 2 to Grand Final; Next 2 to Petite
Lafayette – 7:09.839
Drexel – 7:13.878
Stetson – 7:16.525
Fordham – 7:23.966
UMass-Lowell – 8:07.192

Men's Freshmen 4
Top 2 Advance to Grand Final; Remainder to Petite or Third
Colgate – 6:54.329
Middlebury – 7:08.398
Delaware – 7:13.569
Clemson – 7:15.999
Drexel – 7:21.246
Grand Valley – 7:27.332

Men's Freshmen 8
Top 2 Advance to Grand Final; Remainder to Petite or Third
Drexel – 6:10.255
Minnesota – 6:13.455
Saint Joseph's – 6:18.048
Purdue – 6:35.443
North Carolina – 6:36.323
Michigan State – 6:52.598

Men's Varsity 4
Top 2 Advance to Grand Final; Remainder to Petite or Third
Georgia Tech – 6:39.247
Temple – 6:45.293
Fairfield – 6:46.020
Drexel – 6:55.530
Wentworth – 7:00.261
Michigan – 7:05.006

Women's Varsity 4
Top 2 Advance to Grand Final; Remainder to Petite or Third
Drexel – 7:36.574
Delaware – 7:45.531
Emory – 7:52.385
Fordham – 7:55.245
Marquette – 8:12.662
UMass-Lowell – scratch

Men's Varsity 8
Top 2 Advance to Grand Final; Remainder to Petite or Third
Drexel – 5:52.689
Delaware – 5:54.703
Marietta – 5:55.173
Grand Valley – 6:05.190
Purdue – 6:15.579
La Salle – 6:36.964

Women's Varsity 8
Top 2 Advance to Grand Final; Remainder to Petite or Third
Drexel – 6:44.992
Grand Valley – 6:51.664
George Mason – 6:57.714
Army – 7:07.995
Penn State – 7:24.079
NYU – 7:34.125

Results – Time Trials – Friday, May 12
Men's Freshmen 4 – Time Trial – Top 18 to Semis
Drexel – 6:48.694 – 12th

Men's Freshmen 8 – Time Trial – Top 18 to Semis
Drexel – 5:38.830 – 1st

Men's Varsity 4 – Time Trial – Top 18 to Semis
Drexel – 6:27.807 – 11th

Women's Varsity 4 – Time Trial – Top 18 to Semis
Drexel – 7:05.888 – 3rd

Men's Varsity 8 – Time Trial – Top 18 to Semis
Drexel – 5:27.657 – 2nd

Women's Varsity 8 – Time Trial – Top 18 to Semis
Drexel – 6:23.128 – 2nd

Schedule - Finals - Saturday, May 13
Women's Varsity 8 – Grand Final – Evelyn Bergman Trophy – 7:05 a.m.
Lane 1 – Grand Valley
Lane 2 – Fordham
Lane 3 – UMass
Lane 4 – Drexel
Lane 5 – Saint Joseph's
Lane 6 – Delaware

Men's Varsity 8 – Grand Final – Richard O'Brien Trophy – 7:15 a.m.
Lane 1 – Delaware
Lane 2 – Virginia
Lane 3 – Saint Joseph's
Lane 4 – Drexel
Lane 5 – Army
Lane 6 – North Carolina

Women's Varsity 4 – Grand Final – Margaret McNiff Trophy – 7:45 a.m.
Lane 1 – Oklahoma City
Lane 2 – Drexel
Lane 3 – Lafayette
Lane 4 – Wisconsin
Lane 5 – Delaware
Lane 6 – Saint Joseph's

Men's Varsity 4 – Petite Final – 7:50 a.m.
Lane 1 – Drexel
Lane 2 – Delaware
Lane 3 – Army
Lane 4 – Fairfield
Lane 5 – Saint Joseph's
Lane 6 – Lafayette

Women's Second Varsity 8 – Grand Final – Coleman D. Boylan Trophy – 8:35 a.m.
Lane 1 – Delaware
Lane 2 – Drexel
Lane 3 – Fordham
Lane 4 – UMass
Lane 5 – Saint Joseph's
Lane 6 – Duquesne

Men's Second Varsity 8 – Grand Final – Ernie Bayer Trophy – 8:45 a.m.
Lane 1 – Army West Point
Lane 2 – Saint Joseph's
Lane 3 – Delaware
Lane 4 – Michigan
Lane 5 – Virginia
Lane 6 – Drexel

Men's Third Varsity 8 – Grand Final – 8:50 a.m.
Lane 1 – Michigan
Lane 2 – Saint Joseph's
Lane 3 – Virginia
Lane 4 – Drexel
Lane 5 – Delaware

Women's Third Varsity 8 – Grand Final – 8:55 a.m.
Lane 1 – Drexel
Lane 2 – Delaware
Lane 3 – Fordham

Men's Second Varsity 4 – Grand Final – 9:15 a.m.
Lane 1 – Fairfield
Lane 2 – Georgia Tech
Lane 3 – Lafayette
Lane 4 – Wentworth
Lane 5 – Bowdoin
Lane 6 – Drexel

Women's Freshmen 8 – Grand Final – Sara Vaughan Trophy – 9:45 a.m.
Lane 1 – Duquesne
Lane 2 – Case
Lane 3 – Saint Joseph's
Lane 4 – Drexel
Lane 5 – Bucknell
Lane 6 – Marquette

Men's Freshmen 8 – Grand Final – Toby Wallace Bowl – 9:55 a.m.
Lane 1 – Michigan
Lane 2 – Delaware
Lane 3 – Drexel
Lane 4 – Temple
Lane 5 – Purdue
Lane 6 – Minnesota

Women's Pair – Third Final – 12:45 p.m.
Lane 2 – Charleston
Lane 3 – Drexel
Lane 4 – Emory

Men's Freshmen 4 – Third Final – 1:30 p.m.
Lane 1 – Lafayette
Lane 2 – Wentworth
Lane 3 – Drexel
Lane 4 – Georgia Tech
Lane 5 – La Salle
Lane 6 – Grand Valley

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Women's Varsity 8
Boat – Cara Fry
Cox – Nupur Parikh
Stroke – Kendall Wenzke
7 – Paige Propp
6 – Kylie Magee
5 – Marina Forster
4 – Catherine Haas
3 – Natalie Alleva
2 – Amanda Reale
Bow – Meghan Knecht

Men's Varsity 8
Boat – Lois Krall II
Cox – Brett Barry
Stroke – Ryan Gasparini
7 – Ben Lee
6 – Justin Best
5 – Ivo Krakic
4 – Tom Foulds
3 – Joseph Masgai
2 – Bryce Rosicky
Bow – George Twardy

Women's Second Varsity 8
Boat – Marlene Buckley II
Cox – Abigail Colasacco
Stroke – Stephanie Horn
7 – Lauren Sand
6 – Erin Archibald
5 – Margarita Amihava
4 – Fiona Mauer
3 – Anna Savage
2 – Kayley Slicer
Bow – Mackenzie Dorsett

Men's Second Varsity 8
Boat – Sandra Lee Sheller II
Cox – Malcolm Newman
Stroke – Zachary Seither
7 – Niles Arner
6 – Jack Grimm
5 – Yunus Bora Yenen
4 – William Cartwright
3 – Jim Purtill
2 – J.P. Clark
Bow – Justin Terek

Women's Varsity 4
Boat – Diane Corle
Cox – Hayley Roth
Stroke – Christine Wojciechowicz
3 – Emma Compton
2 – Julianna Hunt
Bow – Sofia Ryan

Men's Varsity 4
Boat – Bella Santorum
Cox – Charlie Bavisotto
Stroke – Brian Tindall
3 – Kyle Hershman
2 – Nick DiVito
Bow – Dimitrije Regodic

Women's Third Varsity 8
Boat – Maria Papadakis
Cox – Maggie Collington
Stroke – Abby Pierson
7 – Molly Dudrear
6 – Nora Wurmbach
5 – Jessika Coleman
4 – Jennifer McManus
3 – Maggie Johnson
2 – Mairen Hilary
Bow – Rachel Frank

Men's Third Varsity 8
Boat – Lois Krall
Cox – Tyler Lee
Stroke – Keegan Shannon
7 – Jim Howley
6 – Leon Bulic
5 – Louis Masi
4 – Ryan Rimmele
3 – Doug Davis
2 – Dario Vracevic
Bow – Nick Herceg

Women's Freshmen 8
Boat – Marlene Buckley
Cox – Olivia Schuler
Stroke – Kalli Reganato
7 – Sarah Wanner
6 – Madeline Mac Donnell
5 – Jean Gleason
4 – Kristen Shema
3 – Sadie Lowell
2 – Maria Zhdankina
Bow – Lillian Coogan

Men's Freshmen 8
Boat – Joseph Greipp
Cox – Hunter Reed
Stroke – Colin Stewart
7 – Joseph Konieczny
6 – Rocco Fucetola
5 – Drew Senour
4 – Andrew Tengdin
3 – Spencer Kuhl
2 – Anthony Williams
Bow – Keegan MacMaster

Men's Second Varsity 4
Boat – LeBow College of Business
Cox – Thomas Kish
Stroke – Adam Wisniowski
3 – Braedon Jelinek
2 – Josh Marcacci
Bow – Greg Adams

Men's Freshmen 4
Boat – Sandra Lee Sheller
Cox – Danika Meldrum
Stroke – Jason Bowker
3 – David Drew
2 – Garrison Bentz
Bow – Jason Rodman

Women's Pair
Kate Edwards
Chloe Hills