Dragons Dominate at Murphy Cup Regatta

Saturday, April 2

Philadelphia, PA

12:30 P.M.

Drexel University

Murphy Cup Regatta

Photo by: Greg Carroccio/Sideline Photos

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PHILADELPHIA – The Drexel University men's and women's rowing teams had a dominant performance at the Murphy Cup Regatta on Saturday, winning five of the six races they competed in.

On the men's side, the Varsity 8+, rowing in Lois Krall III and comprised of Sam DeSilva (coxswain), Josh Diggons (stroke), Matt Reilly, Dimitrije Ibrocic, Damian Lis, Michael Pazderski, Andrew Manns, John Karen, and Roman Smigiel (bow) claimed the top spot in a time of 5:20.64, besting the event host Temple by more than four seconds. The Dragons V8+ came into the race ranked 16th in the IRA Poll.

In the 2V8+, DU once again outrowed the Owls. Racing in Lois Krall II, Drexel finished with a 5:48.11 clocking, six seconds better than TU. The 3V8+ race saw the Dragons A boat take first in a time of 6:03.97, competing in Sandra Lee Sheller II.

For the women, the 3V8+ boat, racing in Marlene Buckley, topped the list in a time of 6:54.07. The Freshman 8+ in Maria Papadakis won with a 7:00.71 clocking, besting Delaware by more than eight seconds.

Next up for the men is the GW Invite on April 10. The women compete at the Knecht Cup on April 9.

RESULTS
Men's V8+
1. Drexel - 5:20.64
2. Temple - 5:25.03
3. Rutgers - 5:37.74
4. Lehigh - 5:45.42
5. Washington College - 5:47.62
6. Delaware - 5:53.77

Men's 2V8+
1. Drexel - 5:48.11
2. Temple - 5:54.76
3. Rutgers - 6:25.17

Men's 3V8+
1. Drexel A - 6:03.97
2. Drexel B - 6:28.03
3. Temple – Scratch

Men's Novice 4+
1. La Salle - 6:29.43
2. Drexel - 6:48.15
3. Fairfield - 6:52.33
4. Lafayette - Scratch
5. NY Maritime – Scratch

Women's 3V8+
1. Drexel – 6:54.07
2. Delaware – 7:05.52
3. UMass – 7:20.46

Women's Novice 8+
1. Drexel – 7:00.71
2. Delaware – 7:08.84
3. Temple – 7:10.25
4. West Virginia – 7:44.76

LINEUPS
Men
Varsity 8+
Shell – Lois Krall III
Coxswain – Sam DeSilva
Stroke – Josh Diggons
7 – Matt Reilly
6 – Dimitrije Ibrocic
5 – Damian Lis
4 – Michael Pazderski
3 – Andrew Manns
2 – John Karen
Bow – Roman Smigiel

Second Varsity 8+
Shell – Lois Krall II
Coxswain – Billy Ernst
Stroke – Jake Miller
7 – CJ Rooney
6 – Jack Anderson
5 – Nick Perks
4 – James Schmidt
3 – Herbert De Cokere
2 – John Little
Bow – Sam Valigorsky

Third Varsity 8+
Shell – Sandra Lee Sheller II
Coxswain – Alex Dragovits
Stroke – Lake Watson
7 – Chris Cail
6 – Malcolm Grauley
5 – Dearon Tufankjian
4 – Richmond Coney
3 – Joe Glenn
2 – Jack Hutchison
Bow – Daniel Yurcisin

Fourth Varsity 8+
Shell – Joseph Greipp
Coxswain – Matt Sherman
Stroke – Sean Blair
7 – Tyler Parnell
6 – Thomas Gola
5 – Anthony Fama
4 – Theo Girard
3 – James Cesare
2 – Alister Virkler
Bow – Carter Hubbard

Novice 4+
Shell – Santorum
Coxswain – Emma Houghton
Stroke – Maxwell Frey
3 – Sean Williams
2 – Zach Key
Bow – Derek Quinn

Women
Third Varsity 8+
Shell – Marlene Buckley
Coxswain – Maddie Depommier
Stroke – Avery Panico
7 – Abby Citta
6 – Sophia Lamb
5 – Valentina Frusone
4 – Chloe Tramontano
3 – Madeleine Rubinstein
2 – Julia Porro
Bow – Kira Tracy

Freshman 8+
Shell – Maria Papadakis
Coxswain – Belen Rosales
Stroke – Baylor Henry
7 – Emily Gresham
6 – Delaney Gellart
5 – Maya Jacobsen
4 – Margaret Dobrenko
3 – Ashley Waddy
2 – Ellen McCallin
Bow – Bella Lee