Men's Rowing Dominates For Second Consecutive Weekend

Saturday, October 29

Schuylkill River / Philadelphia, PA.

Drexel University

Head of the Schuylkill Regatta

Men's Rowing Dominates For Second Consecutive Weekend

10/29/2022 5:01:00 PM | Men's Rowing

PHILADELPHIA - Continuing its momentum from last week, the Drexel men's rowing team shined with a pair of gold medals at the Head of the Schuylkill Regatta on Saturday afternoon.

Leading the way was the Varsity 8+. Competing in the Men's Championship Eights and rowing in Lois Krall III, the team of Sam DeSilva (coxswain), Josh Diggons (stroke), Nikola Loncar, Jack Anderson, Damian Lis, Jake Miller, James Schmidt, John Karen, Andrew Manns (bow) claimed victory for the second consecutive week. The boat crossed the finish line in 11:08.352, more than two seconds ahead of Colgate.

Not to be outdone was the 2V8+, which won the Club Championship Eights with a time of 11:28.383. Competing in Lois Krall II, the Dragons "A" boat of Billy Ernst (coxswain), Lake Watson (stroke), Kosta Petkovic, Nemanja Sajatovic, Nick Perks, Sean Blair, Sam Valigorsky, John Little and Roman Smigiel (bow) topped La Salle by better than two seconds. Also finishing in the top five of the race was the "B" boat, taking fourth in a time of 11:36.462.

Earning silver medal status was the Novice 8+ of Eli Witherby (coxswain), George Karacsonyi (stroke), Aidan Ionescu, Ben Werber, Justin Getty, Sam Duncan, Anthony Coluzzi, Gavin Roe and Andrei Malis (bow) who rowed Joseph Greipp to a time of 11:42.247.

Drexel wraps its fall season at the Princeton Chase on November 6.

RESULTS
Men's Championship 8+ (15 boats)
1st - 11:08.352

Men's Club Championship 8+ (35 boats)
A - 1st - 11:28.383
B - 4th - 11:36.462

Men's Championship 4+ (43 boats)
A - 5th - 13:06.126
B - 22nd - 13:36.70

Men's Freshman 8+ (18 boats)
2nd - 11:42.247

LINEUPS
Championship 8+
Shell - Lois Krall III
Coxswain - Sam DeSilva
Stroke - Josh Diggons
7 - Nikola Loncar
6 - Jack Anderson
5 - Damian Lis
4 - Jake Miller
3 - James Schmidt
2 - John Karen
Bow - Andrew Manns

Club Championship 8+
"A" Boat
Shell - Lois Krall II
Coxswain - Billy Ernst
Stroke - Lake Watson
7 - Kosta Petkovic
6 - Nemanja Sajatovic
5 - Nick Perks
4 - Sean Blair
3 - Sam Valigorsky
2 - John Little
Bow - Roman Smigiel

"B" Boat
Shell - Sandra Lee Sheller II
Coxswain - Alex Dragovits
Stroke - Thomas Gola
7 - Daniel Yurcisin
6 - Maxwell Frey
5 - James Cesare
4 - Zach Key
3 - Joe Glenn
2 - Jack Hutchison
Bow - Sean Williams

Freshman 8+
Shell - Joseph Greipp
Coxswain - Eli Witherby
Stroke - George Karacsonyi
7 - Aidan Ionescu
6 - Ben Werber
5 - Justin Getty
4 - Sam Duncan
3 - Anthony Coluzzi
2 - Gavin Roe
Bow - Andrei Malis

Championship 4+
"A" Boat
Shell - Bella Santorum
Coxswain - Emma Houghton
Stroke - Alex Manolarakis
3 - Richmond Coney
2 - Malcolm Grauley
Bow - Dearon Tufankjian

"B" Boat
Shell - Dan Lyons
Coxswain - Gustavo Lezama
Stroke - Thomas Gola
3 - Jono Andersson
2 - Theo Girard
Bow - Carter Hubbard