Drexel University Athletics

Men’s Rowing Collects Three Wins at Bergen Cup
4/25/2026 3:03:00 PM | Men's Rowing
PHILADELPHIA — The Drexel men's rowing team collected a trio of wins at the Bergen Cup Saturday on the Schuylkill River. The 2nd Varsity 8+, 3rd Varsity 8+ and 4th Varsity 8+ all took home victories as the Varsity 8+ finished just short of gold in second place.
Prior to Saturday's event, Drexel honored the following seven seniors for their contributions to the program: Jono Andersson, Kyle Brown, Quinn Cooney, Sam Duncan, Aidan Ionescu, Logan Lyle and Andrei Malis.
The 2V8+ team opened with the first win of the day. Derek Kaiser (Coxswain), Oscar Lourie (Stroke), Ollie Quinn, Quinn Cooney, Aidan Ionescu, Noah Beaton, Ryan Miller, Charlie Fortner and Maxwell Burget (Bow), rowing in Krall III, crossed the line with a time of 5:48.1, 5.7 seconds ahead of La Salle.
The 3V8+ finished the course with a time of 5:53.6, followed by the 4V8+ at 6:08.00.
Results
Varsity 8+
1. Temple — 5:40.3
2. Drexel — 5:43.16
3. La Salle — 5:44.34
4. Saint Joseph's — 5:49.87
2nd Varsity 8+
1. Drexel — 5:48.1
2. La Salle — 5:53.8
3. Temple — 6:02.84
4. Saint Joseph's — 6:14.82
3rd Varsity 8+
1. Drexel — 5:53.6
2. La Salle — 6:00.04
3. Temple — 6:05.36
4. Saint Joseph's — 6:14.92
4th Varsity 8+
1. Drexel 4V8+ — 6:08.00
2. Drexel 5V8+ — 6:14.83
3. Temple — 6:25.03
Lineups
Varsity 8+
Shell: Krall IV
Coxswain: Luke Joseph
Stroke: Ben Werber
7: Willem Kirsch
6: Matthew Kennedy
5: Milo Epstein
4: Kyle Brown
3: Jakob Mauntel
2: Jono Andersson
Bow: Justus Bormann
2nd Varsity 8+
Shell: Krall III
Coxswain: Derek Kaiser
Stroke: Oscar Lourie
7: Ollie Quinn
6: Quinn Cooney
5: Aidan Ionescu
4: Noah Beaton
3: Ryan Miller
2: Charlie Fortner
Bow: Maxwell Burget
3rd Varsity 8+
Shell: Kral II
Coxswain: Isabella Kurach
Stroke: Danilo Djokic
7: Andrei Axintoi
6: Braeden Montgomery
5: Zoran Bosnic
4: Illia Chykanov
3: Logan Lyle
2: Collin Gross
Bow: Andrei Malis
4th Varsity 8+
Shell: Sandra Lee Sheller
Coxswain: Thomas Tran
Stroke: Lucas Evers
7: Nathan Kover
6: Jack Brennan
5: Bartek Socha
4: Aidan Seiger
3: Cole Smiley
2: Samuel Lozek
Bow: Dejan Manojlovic
5th Varsity 8+
Shell: Joseph Griepp
Coxswain: Owen Schwartz
Stroke: Corin Powell
7: Max Wilson
6: Liam Strain
5: Billy Bush
4: Griffin Johnson
3: James Barrett
2: Luca Garvey
Bow: Carter Lucas
Prior to Saturday's event, Drexel honored the following seven seniors for their contributions to the program: Jono Andersson, Kyle Brown, Quinn Cooney, Sam Duncan, Aidan Ionescu, Logan Lyle and Andrei Malis.
The 2V8+ team opened with the first win of the day. Derek Kaiser (Coxswain), Oscar Lourie (Stroke), Ollie Quinn, Quinn Cooney, Aidan Ionescu, Noah Beaton, Ryan Miller, Charlie Fortner and Maxwell Burget (Bow), rowing in Krall III, crossed the line with a time of 5:48.1, 5.7 seconds ahead of La Salle.
The 3V8+ finished the course with a time of 5:53.6, followed by the 4V8+ at 6:08.00.
Results
Varsity 8+
1. Temple — 5:40.3
2. Drexel — 5:43.16
3. La Salle — 5:44.34
4. Saint Joseph's — 5:49.87
2nd Varsity 8+
1. Drexel — 5:48.1
2. La Salle — 5:53.8
3. Temple — 6:02.84
4. Saint Joseph's — 6:14.82
3rd Varsity 8+
1. Drexel — 5:53.6
2. La Salle — 6:00.04
3. Temple — 6:05.36
4. Saint Joseph's — 6:14.92
4th Varsity 8+
1. Drexel 4V8+ — 6:08.00
2. Drexel 5V8+ — 6:14.83
3. Temple — 6:25.03
Lineups
Varsity 8+
Shell: Krall IV
Coxswain: Luke Joseph
Stroke: Ben Werber
7: Willem Kirsch
6: Matthew Kennedy
5: Milo Epstein
4: Kyle Brown
3: Jakob Mauntel
2: Jono Andersson
Bow: Justus Bormann
2nd Varsity 8+
Shell: Krall III
Coxswain: Derek Kaiser
Stroke: Oscar Lourie
7: Ollie Quinn
6: Quinn Cooney
5: Aidan Ionescu
4: Noah Beaton
3: Ryan Miller
2: Charlie Fortner
Bow: Maxwell Burget
3rd Varsity 8+
Shell: Kral II
Coxswain: Isabella Kurach
Stroke: Danilo Djokic
7: Andrei Axintoi
6: Braeden Montgomery
5: Zoran Bosnic
4: Illia Chykanov
3: Logan Lyle
2: Collin Gross
Bow: Andrei Malis
4th Varsity 8+
Shell: Sandra Lee Sheller
Coxswain: Thomas Tran
Stroke: Lucas Evers
7: Nathan Kover
6: Jack Brennan
5: Bartek Socha
4: Aidan Seiger
3: Cole Smiley
2: Samuel Lozek
Bow: Dejan Manojlovic
5th Varsity 8+
Shell: Joseph Griepp
Coxswain: Owen Schwartz
Stroke: Corin Powell
7: Max Wilson
6: Liam Strain
5: Billy Bush
4: Griffin Johnson
3: James Barrett
2: Luca Garvey
Bow: Carter Lucas
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