Drexel University Athletics

Men's 8+ Places Second at Head of the Charles Regatta
10/24/2021 3:19:00 PM | Men's Rowing, Women's Rowing
BOSTON – The Drexel men's rowing team turned in one of its finest ever performances at the prestigious Head of the Charles Regatta on Sunday afternoon, claiming a second place finish in the men's collegiate 8+.
Recap
The Dragons placed second out of 39 teams in the men's collegiate 8+. Trading leads with MIT, Drexel, rowing in Lois Krall II, finished with a time of 14:57.553, one of just three schools to go under 15 minutes for the race.
In the men's collegiate 4+, DU, competing in Dan Lyons, also turned in a strong performance, finishing ninth out of 40 squads with a time of 17:17.8.
Drexel also had a women's alumnae boat race on Saturday, which finished the alumnae eight+ race in 19:17.233.
Up Next
The Dragons return to Philadelphia for the Head of the Schuylkill Regatta on October 30-31.
Results
Men's Collegiate 8+
1. MIT 14:54.924
2. Drexel 14:57.553
3. Marist 14:58.039
4. Temple 15:05.142
5. Bates College 15:12.441
6. Williams College Boat Club 15:15.471
7. Holy Cross 15:16.932
8. Tufts University 15:23.503
9. Hobart College 15:27.356
10. Michigan RA 15:30.116
11. MIT 15:41.212
12. Marietta College 15:43.402
13. Middlebury 15:44.078
14. Virginia RA 15:46.443
15. UCLA 15:47.277
16. Trinity 15:47.502
17. St. Josephs 15:47.729
18. WPI 15:48.861
19. Bucknell 15:50.826
20. Notre Dame 15:54.949
21. Wesleyan 15:57.230
22. Boston College 15:57.319
23. Hamilton 15:57.598
24. Williams College Boat Club 16:00.532
25. Bates College 16:01.142
26. Adrian College 16:07.223
27. Coast Guard 16:15.951
28. Delaware - Men 16:17.790
29. WPI 16:24.974
30. Hamilton 16:27.213
31. Villanova 16:32.772
32. St. Lawrence 16:34.884
33. Catholic University 16:37.731
34. Ohio State 16:37.867
35. RIT 16:51.376
36. Colby College 16:55.271
37. UMass 17:10.507
38. Illinois 17:22.721
39. NY Maritime 21:20.990
Men's Collegiate 4+
1. Vanderbilt 16:50.1
2. Mercyhurst University 16:53.7
3. Bowdoin 17:01.1
4. Oklahoma City 17:04.8
5. UC Santa Barbara 17:07.0
6 .Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University 17:12.6
7. UC Irvine 17:13.6
8. Marietta College 17:16.8
9. Drexel 17:17.8
10. Michigan RA 17:18.2
11. Virginia RA 17:22.5
12. Marist 17:27.2
13. UNC Men's Crew 17:27.9
14. Vermont 17:31.3
15. Lafayette 17:34.4
16. Bates College 17:38.7
17. Boston College 17:41.1
18. Notre Dame 17:45.6
19. Orange Coast 17:50.7
20. Grand Valley 17:53.0
21. Colgate 18:02.2
22. St. Josephs 18:03.1
23. Lewis & Clark 18:04.1
24. Washington 18:04.5
25. Trinity 18:10.8
26. Loyola MD 18:12.9
27. CWRU 18:13.4
28. Wesleyan 18:16.8
29. Vermont 18:18.5
30. Tufts University 18:19.1
31. Williams College Boat Club 18:20.4
32. Fordham 18:21.9
33. Connecticut 18:27.5
34. UC Santa Barbara 18:30.3
35. Trinity 18:39.5
36. Coast Guard 18:40.5
37. Adrian College 19:26.1
38. U.S. Merchant Marine Academy 19:33.2
39. U.S. Merchant Marine Academy 20:10.2
40. NY Maritime 20:12.0
Lineups
Men's Collegiate 8+
Boat - Lois Krall II
Coxswain - Sam DeSilva
Stroke - Dimitrije Ibrocic
7 - Nikola Loncar
6 - Josh Diggons
5 - Damian Lis
4 - Jake Miller
3 - CJ Rooney
2 - John Karen
Bow - Roman Smigiel
Men's Collegiate 4+
Boat - Dan Lyons
Coxswain - Billy Ernst
4 - Lake Watson
3 - Matt Reilly
2 - Michael Pazderski
Bow - Sam Valigorsky
Recap
The Dragons placed second out of 39 teams in the men's collegiate 8+. Trading leads with MIT, Drexel, rowing in Lois Krall II, finished with a time of 14:57.553, one of just three schools to go under 15 minutes for the race.
In the men's collegiate 4+, DU, competing in Dan Lyons, also turned in a strong performance, finishing ninth out of 40 squads with a time of 17:17.8.
Drexel also had a women's alumnae boat race on Saturday, which finished the alumnae eight+ race in 19:17.233.
Up Next
The Dragons return to Philadelphia for the Head of the Schuylkill Regatta on October 30-31.
Results
Men's Collegiate 8+
1. MIT 14:54.924
2. Drexel 14:57.553
3. Marist 14:58.039
4. Temple 15:05.142
5. Bates College 15:12.441
6. Williams College Boat Club 15:15.471
7. Holy Cross 15:16.932
8. Tufts University 15:23.503
9. Hobart College 15:27.356
10. Michigan RA 15:30.116
11. MIT 15:41.212
12. Marietta College 15:43.402
13. Middlebury 15:44.078
14. Virginia RA 15:46.443
15. UCLA 15:47.277
16. Trinity 15:47.502
17. St. Josephs 15:47.729
18. WPI 15:48.861
19. Bucknell 15:50.826
20. Notre Dame 15:54.949
21. Wesleyan 15:57.230
22. Boston College 15:57.319
23. Hamilton 15:57.598
24. Williams College Boat Club 16:00.532
25. Bates College 16:01.142
26. Adrian College 16:07.223
27. Coast Guard 16:15.951
28. Delaware - Men 16:17.790
29. WPI 16:24.974
30. Hamilton 16:27.213
31. Villanova 16:32.772
32. St. Lawrence 16:34.884
33. Catholic University 16:37.731
34. Ohio State 16:37.867
35. RIT 16:51.376
36. Colby College 16:55.271
37. UMass 17:10.507
38. Illinois 17:22.721
39. NY Maritime 21:20.990
Men's Collegiate 4+
1. Vanderbilt 16:50.1
2. Mercyhurst University 16:53.7
3. Bowdoin 17:01.1
4. Oklahoma City 17:04.8
5. UC Santa Barbara 17:07.0
6 .Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University 17:12.6
7. UC Irvine 17:13.6
8. Marietta College 17:16.8
9. Drexel 17:17.8
10. Michigan RA 17:18.2
11. Virginia RA 17:22.5
12. Marist 17:27.2
13. UNC Men's Crew 17:27.9
14. Vermont 17:31.3
15. Lafayette 17:34.4
16. Bates College 17:38.7
17. Boston College 17:41.1
18. Notre Dame 17:45.6
19. Orange Coast 17:50.7
20. Grand Valley 17:53.0
21. Colgate 18:02.2
22. St. Josephs 18:03.1
23. Lewis & Clark 18:04.1
24. Washington 18:04.5
25. Trinity 18:10.8
26. Loyola MD 18:12.9
27. CWRU 18:13.4
28. Wesleyan 18:16.8
29. Vermont 18:18.5
30. Tufts University 18:19.1
31. Williams College Boat Club 18:20.4
32. Fordham 18:21.9
33. Connecticut 18:27.5
34. UC Santa Barbara 18:30.3
35. Trinity 18:39.5
36. Coast Guard 18:40.5
37. Adrian College 19:26.1
38. U.S. Merchant Marine Academy 19:33.2
39. U.S. Merchant Marine Academy 20:10.2
40. NY Maritime 20:12.0
Lineups
Men's Collegiate 8+
Boat - Lois Krall II
Coxswain - Sam DeSilva
Stroke - Dimitrije Ibrocic
7 - Nikola Loncar
6 - Josh Diggons
5 - Damian Lis
4 - Jake Miller
3 - CJ Rooney
2 - John Karen
Bow - Roman Smigiel
Men's Collegiate 4+
Boat - Dan Lyons
Coxswain - Billy Ernst
4 - Lake Watson
3 - Matt Reilly
2 - Michael Pazderski
Bow - Sam Valigorsky
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