Drexel University Athletics
Men’s Rowing Wins V8, 2V8 Over UC San Diego to Open UCSD Invitational
3/30/2019 2:04:00 PM | Men's Rowing
CHULA VISTA, Calif. – The Drexel University men's rowing team began its weekend with a pair of wins over the UC San Diego Tritons from the UC San Diego Invitational located at the Chula Vista Elite Athlete Training Center on Lower Otay Lake.
Drexel participated in the first race of the morning against UC San Diego in the Varsity 8. UCSD was just ahead of the Dragons in the opening 500m but Drexel came back as the V8 settled into their first race on the course. Drexel pulled out the win with a five-second victory over the Tritons. Drexel finished with a time of 6:02.46 while UCSD came in at 6:08.57.
The Second Varsity 8 went up against UC San Diego about 30 minutes later. Drexel closed the morning session with its second win of the day, outpacing UCSD (6:14.19) with a time of 6:11.21 for the three-second margin of victory.
FRIDAY
Friday was the first full day for the Dragons at the Chula Vista Elite Athlete Training Center, located about 15 miles southeast of downtown San Diego and less than seven miles north of the United States-Mexico border. Most of the day was spent outside rigging the boats as the team prepped for an evening practice session on Lower Otay Lake, the site of the weekend's races.
THURSDAY
The Dragons arrived in San Diego, Calif. on Thursday afternoon. The team went straight to the UC San Diego Boathouse near Mission Beach for a quick practice session on Mission Bay. Following that, the squad explored the Mission Beach Boardwalk before another session on the bay. With the sun setting, the team ate dinner in Old Town with alumni Pete Eyrich '12 at the Cafe Coyote. The Dragons settled in at the Chula Vista Elite Athlete Training Center, where they would be staying for the rest of the weekend, after dark on Thursday night.
CHULA VISTA ELITE ATHLETE TRAINING CENTER
The Chula Vista Elite Athlete Training Center is an U.S. Olympic and Paralympic training site, covering 155 acres of state-of-the-art sport venues for archery, beach volleyball, BMX, canoe/kayak, cycling, field hockey, rowing, rugby, soccer, tennis, track & field, triathlon and cross-training abilities for various winter sports. The facility, located in Chula Vista, Calif., was built in 1995 under the guidance of the United States Olympic Committee and was relaunched in 2017 under new ownership and operation by the City of Chula Vista.
FINISHES
Session #1
Men's Varsity 8
1 / Drexel / 6:02.46
2 / UC San Diego / 6:08.57
Men's Second Varsity 8
1 / Drexel / 6:11.21
2 / UC San Diego / 6:14.19
SCHEDULE
Saturday, March 30
Session #2
4 p.m. / V8 / San Diego vs. Drexel vs. Gonzaga
4:15 p.m. / V8 / UC San Diego vs. Stanford
4:30 p.m. / 2V8 / Gonzaga vs. Drexel
4:45 p.m. / 2V8 / Stanford vs. UC San Diego
5 p.m. / 3V8 / Stanford vs. UC San Diego
Sunday, March 31
Session #3
9 a.m. / V8 / Drexel vs. Stanford
9:10 a.m. / V8 / UC San Diego vs. University of San Diego vs. Gonzaga
9:20 a.m. / 2V8 / Drexel vs. Stanford
9:30 a.m. / 2V8 / Gonzaga vs. University of San Diego
9:40 a.m. / 3V8 / Stanford vs. UC San Diego vs. Gonzaga
9:50 a.m. / 3V8 / Gonzaga vs. University of San Diego
MEN'S LINEUPS
Men's Varsity 8+
Coxswain / Hunter Reed
Stroke / Anthony Williams
7 / Justin Best
6 / Lazar Lazovic
5 / Ben Lee
4 / Dimitrije Ibrocic
3 / Doug Davis
2 / Bryce Rosicky
Bow / Damjan Lazic
Men's 2nd Varsity 8+
Coxswain / Thomas Kish
Stroke / Dario Vracevic
7 / Brandon Kintish
6 / Rocco Fucetola
5 / Joe Aach
4 / CJ Rooney
3 / Matt Reilly
2 / John Karen
Bow / Dimitrije Regodic
Spare
Colin Stewart
Drexel participated in the first race of the morning against UC San Diego in the Varsity 8. UCSD was just ahead of the Dragons in the opening 500m but Drexel came back as the V8 settled into their first race on the course. Drexel pulled out the win with a five-second victory over the Tritons. Drexel finished with a time of 6:02.46 while UCSD came in at 6:08.57.
The Second Varsity 8 went up against UC San Diego about 30 minutes later. Drexel closed the morning session with its second win of the day, outpacing UCSD (6:14.19) with a time of 6:11.21 for the three-second margin of victory.
FRIDAY
Friday was the first full day for the Dragons at the Chula Vista Elite Athlete Training Center, located about 15 miles southeast of downtown San Diego and less than seven miles north of the United States-Mexico border. Most of the day was spent outside rigging the boats as the team prepped for an evening practice session on Lower Otay Lake, the site of the weekend's races.
THURSDAY
The Dragons arrived in San Diego, Calif. on Thursday afternoon. The team went straight to the UC San Diego Boathouse near Mission Beach for a quick practice session on Mission Bay. Following that, the squad explored the Mission Beach Boardwalk before another session on the bay. With the sun setting, the team ate dinner in Old Town with alumni Pete Eyrich '12 at the Cafe Coyote. The Dragons settled in at the Chula Vista Elite Athlete Training Center, where they would be staying for the rest of the weekend, after dark on Thursday night.
CHULA VISTA ELITE ATHLETE TRAINING CENTER
The Chula Vista Elite Athlete Training Center is an U.S. Olympic and Paralympic training site, covering 155 acres of state-of-the-art sport venues for archery, beach volleyball, BMX, canoe/kayak, cycling, field hockey, rowing, rugby, soccer, tennis, track & field, triathlon and cross-training abilities for various winter sports. The facility, located in Chula Vista, Calif., was built in 1995 under the guidance of the United States Olympic Committee and was relaunched in 2017 under new ownership and operation by the City of Chula Vista.
FINISHES
Session #1
Men's Varsity 8
1 / Drexel / 6:02.46
2 / UC San Diego / 6:08.57
Men's Second Varsity 8
1 / Drexel / 6:11.21
2 / UC San Diego / 6:14.19
SCHEDULE
Saturday, March 30
Session #2
4 p.m. / V8 / San Diego vs. Drexel vs. Gonzaga
4:15 p.m. / V8 / UC San Diego vs. Stanford
4:30 p.m. / 2V8 / Gonzaga vs. Drexel
4:45 p.m. / 2V8 / Stanford vs. UC San Diego
5 p.m. / 3V8 / Stanford vs. UC San Diego
Sunday, March 31
Session #3
9 a.m. / V8 / Drexel vs. Stanford
9:10 a.m. / V8 / UC San Diego vs. University of San Diego vs. Gonzaga
9:20 a.m. / 2V8 / Drexel vs. Stanford
9:30 a.m. / 2V8 / Gonzaga vs. University of San Diego
9:40 a.m. / 3V8 / Stanford vs. UC San Diego vs. Gonzaga
9:50 a.m. / 3V8 / Gonzaga vs. University of San Diego
MEN'S LINEUPS
Men's Varsity 8+
Coxswain / Hunter Reed
Stroke / Anthony Williams
7 / Justin Best
6 / Lazar Lazovic
5 / Ben Lee
4 / Dimitrije Ibrocic
3 / Doug Davis
2 / Bryce Rosicky
Bow / Damjan Lazic
Men's 2nd Varsity 8+
Coxswain / Thomas Kish
Stroke / Dario Vracevic
7 / Brandon Kintish
6 / Rocco Fucetola
5 / Joe Aach
4 / CJ Rooney
3 / Matt Reilly
2 / John Karen
Bow / Dimitrije Regodic
Spare
Colin Stewart
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