2V8+ Leads Men's Rowing as Dragons Win Five Medals at Knecht Cup Regatta

Sunday, April 16

Cooper River / Pennsauken, N.J.

9:00 A.M.

Drexel University

Knecht Cup Regatta - DAY TWO

Photo by: Ryan Samson

2V8+ Leads Men's Rowing as Dragons Win Five Medals at Knecht Cup Regatta

4/16/2023 2:59:00 PM | Men's Rowing

CHERRY HILL, N.J. - The Drexel men's rowing team earned two gold and three silver medals as the Dragons wrapped a strong weekend on the water at the Knecht Cup Regatta.

Leading the way for DU was the 2V8+ as Drexel's entries in the race went 1-2 in the standings. In Lois Krall II, the "A" boat of Billy Ernst (coxswain), John Karen (stroke), Roman Smigiel, Alex Manolarakis, James Schmidt, Jake Miller, Zach Key, Lake Watson and Sam Valigorsky (bow) won with a time of 5:55.95. The "B" boat was next in line, as Alex Dragovits (coxswain), Sean Blair (stroke), Dearon Tufankjian, Richmond Coney, Nick Foley, Jack Hutchison, Daniel Yurcisin, Thomas Gola and Sean Williams (bow) took Scheller II across the finish line in 5:59.31, edging local rival La Salle by .61 seconds.

The Varsity 8+, ranked No. 15 in the most recent IRCA poll, took home a silver medal in Lois Krall III. Sam DeSilva (coxswain), Kosta Petkovic (stroke), Nikola Loncar, Josh Diggons, Damian Lis, Vuk Mladenovic, Nemanja Sajatovic, Jack Anderson and Andrew Manns (bow) turned in a 5:59.79 clocking, besting No. 18 La Salle in the process.

Claiming gold was the Novice 8+ as Charlotte Bentrim (coxswain), George Karacsonyi (stroke), Jono Andersson, Ben Werber, Justin Getty, Gavin Roe, Aidan Ionescu, Sam Duncan and Anthony Coluzzi (bow) raced Annette Pennoni to a time of 6:10.00.

Finishing the medal count for Drexel was the V4+ "B" effort from Bentrim (coxswain), Karacsonyi (stroke), Andersson, Werber and Aidan Ionescu (bow) who took Diane Corle across the finish line in 6:49.93, placing second.

Drexel returns to action on Saturday, April 22 when it hosts the Kerr Cup Regatta on the Schuylkill River at 10:00 a.m.

RESULTS
V8+ - Grand Final
1. MIT - 5:56.27
2. Drexel - 5:58.79
3. La Salle - 5:59.43
4. Mercyhurst - 5:59.70
5. George Washington - 6:03.45
6. Trinity - 6:08.84

2V8+ - Grand Final
1. Drexel A - 5:55.95
2. Drexel B - 5:59.31
3. La Salle - 5:59.87
4. MIT - 6:03.43
5. Trinity - 6:09.57
6. Michigan - 6:12.42

V4+ - Grand Final
1. Mercyhurst B - 6:45.36
2. Drexel B - 6:49.93
3. Fairfield - 6:51.78
4. MIT - 6:56.66
5. Mercyhurst A - 7:02.93
6. Fordham A - 7:09.78

V4+ - Petite Final
1. Army - 7:09.33
2. Drexel A - 7:15.61
3. George Mason - 7:18.36
4. Fordham B - 7:46.04
TCNJ – DNS

Novice 8+ - Final
1. Drexel - 6:10.00
2. Michigan A - 6:11.26
3. Army - 6:30.52
4. Connecticut - 6:48.16
5. Michigan B - 7:02.00
6. Pittsburgh - 7:10.86

LINEUPS

Men's V8+

Shell - Lois Krall III

Coxswain - Sam DeSilva

Stroke - Kosta Petkovic

7 - Nikola Loncar

6 - Josh Diggons

5 - Damian Lis

4 - Vuk Mladenovic

3 - Nemanja Sajatovic

2 - Jack Anderson

Bow - Andrew Manns

Men's 2V8+ - "A"	Men's 2V8+ - "B"
Shell - Lois Krall II	Shell - Sheller II
Coxswain - Billy Ernst	Coxswain - Alex Dragovits
Stroke - John Karen	Stroke - Sean Blair
7 - Roman Smigiel	7 - Dearon Tufankjian
6 - Alex Manolarakis	6 - Richmond Coney
5 - James Schmidt	5 - Nick Foley
4 - Jake Miller	4 - Jack Hutchison
3 - Zach Key	3 - Daniel Yurcisin
2 - Lake Watson	2 - Thomas Gola
Bow - Sam Valigorsky	Bow - Sean Williams

Men's V4+ - "A"	Men's V4+ - "B"
Shell - Go Roe	Shell - Dan Lyons
Coxswain - Emma Houghton	Coxswain - Charlotte Bentrim
Stroke - Malcolm Grauley	Stroke - George Karacsonyi
3 - Joe Glenn	3 - Jono Andersson
2 - Maxwell Frey	2 - Ben Werber
Bow - Brendan Wilhelm	Bow - Aidan Ionescu