Men's Varsity 8 Wins Saturday in Season Opener at Rumson Boat Race

Saturday, September 23

Navesink River - Rumson, N.J.

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Drexel University

Rumson Boat Race

Men's Varsity 8 Wins Saturday in Season Opener at Rumson Boat Race

9/23/2017 4:42:00 PM | Men's Rowing

RUMSON, N.J. – The Drexel rowing team won three of four races Saturday morning to kick off the fall 2017 season at the Rumson Boat Race on the Navesink River in Rumson, N.J.

The Dragons earned victories by the men's varsity eight, women's varsity eight and the women's second varsity eight. The men's second varsity eight finished second behind Army West Point. Villanova and Coast Guard (V8 only) rounded out the field.

Drexel's women's varsity eight got the season started with a victory in the Cara Fry boat and a time of 10:54.5, followed by the men's varsity eight coming out on top in the Lois Krall II boat with a time of 8:49.2. Rounding out the quick morning on the Navesink was the women's second varsity eight coming away victorious in the Marlene Buckley II boat with a time of 10:08.4 to edge Villanova by less than a second, while the men's second varsity eight, racing in the Sandra Lee Sheller boat, finished ahead of Villanova and behind Army West Point with a time of 9:20.4.

Following the Rumson Boat Race, Drexel will have three weeks off from competition before picking the fall season back up on Saturday, Oct. 14 at the Navy Day Regatta on the Schuylkill River.

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Results – Saturday, Sept. 23
Women's Varsity 8
Drexel - 10:54.5
Villanova - 11:03.5
Army West Point - 11:14.9
Coast Guard - 11:43.7

Men's Varsity 8
Drexel - 8:49.2
Army West Point - 8:55.6
Villanova - 9:21.7
Coast Guard - 9:23.2

Women's Second Varsity 8
Drexel - 10:08.4
Villanova - 10:09.1
Army West Point - 10:14.2

Men's Second Varsity 8
Army West Point - 8:58.1
Drexel - 9:20.4
Villanova - 9:22.6

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Men's Varsity 8
Boat – Lois Krall II
Coxswain – Malcolm Newman
Stroke – Colin Stewart
7 – Ben Lee
6 – Ryan Gasparini
5 – Justin Best
4 – Dario Vracevic
3 – Yunus Bora Yenen
2 – Bryce Rosicky
Bow – Justin Terek

Women's Varsity 8
Boat – Cara Fry
Coxswain – Hayley Roth
Stroke – Kylie Magee
7 – Paige Propp
6 – Natalie Alleva
5 – Margarita Amihava
4 – Catherine Haas
3 – Anna Savage
2 – Amanda Reale
Bow – Fiona Mauer

Men's Second Varsity 8
Boat – Sandra Lee Sheller II
Coxswain – Charlie Bavisotto
Stroke – J.P. Clark
7 – Ryan Rimmele
6 – Jack Grimm
5 – Kyle Hershman
4 – Niles Arner
3 – Jim Howley
2 – Josh Marcacci
Bow – Jim Purtill

Women's Second Varsity 8
Boat – Marlene Buckley II
Coxswain – Maggie Collington
Stroke – Christine Wojciechowicz
7 – Meghan Knecht
6 – Kayley Slicer
5 – Erin Archibald
4 – Kristen Shema
3 – Jennifer McManus
2 – Kate Edwards
Bow – Rachel Frank

Alternate – Stephanie Horn
Alternate – Kyle Hershman