Men’s Rowing Season Comes to an End at IRA National Championships

Sunday, May 31

Gold River, Calif.

9:06 a.m. PT

Drexel University

IRA National Championships

Men’s Rowing Season Comes to an End at IRA National Championships

5/31/2026 3:57:00 PM | Men's Rowing

GOLD RIVER, Calif. — The Drexel men's rowing team wrapped up its season Sunday at the IRA National Championships. The 2nd Varsity 8+ led the way for the Dragons, finishing second in the Third Final to place 14th overall. The Varsity 8+ took third in the Fourth Final, earning a 21st-place overall finish.

Drexel totaled 91 points to finish 17th in the national team standings. The national championship was won by Washington, which captured its third consecutive team title.

Rowing in Lois Krall III, Derek Kaiser (Coxswain), Danilo Djokic (Stroke), Ollie Quinn, Oscar Lourie, Ryan Miller, Noah Beaton, Aidan Ionescu, Charlie Fortner and Maxwell Burget (Bow) finished the course with a time of 5:53.952. Boston took the top spot, clocking in at 5:51.180.

The V8+ came home third in the fourth final, trailing behind Philadelphia foes Temple and La Salle.

Results

Varsity 8+ 4th Final
1. Temple — 5:56.701
2. La Salle — 5:59.718
3. Drexel — 5:59.718
4. Oregon State — 6:03.063
5. MIT — 6:04.706
6. UC San Diego — 6:04.778

2nd Varsity 8+ 3rd Final
1. Boston — 5:51.180
2. Drexel — 5:53.952
3. Wisconsin — 5:56.390
4. Columbia — 5:58.960
5. Navy — 5:59.263
6. Holy Cross — 6:02.492

3rd Varsity 8+ 3rd Final
1. Cornell — 5:58.383
2. Navy — 6:00.282
3. Columbia — 6:02.978
4. Drexel — 6:03.898
5. Georgetown — 6:05.618
6. Holy Cross — 6:06.908

Lineups

Varsity 8+
Shell: Lois Krall IV
Coxswain: Luke Joseph
Stroke: Quinn Cooney
7: Jono Andersson
6: Matthew Kennedy
5: Kyle Brown
4: Justus Bormann
3: Milo Epstein
2: Jakob Mauntel
Bow: Andrei Malis

2nd Varsity 8+
Shell: Lois Krall III
Coxswain: Derek Kaiser
Stroke: Danilo Djokic
7: Ollie Quinn
6: Oscar Lourie
5: Ryan Miller
4: Noah Beaton
3: Aidan Ionescu
2: Charlie Fortner
Bow: Maxwell Burget

3rd Varsity 8+
Shell: Lois Krall II
Coxswain: Isabella Kurach
Stroke: Collin Gross
7: Willem Kirsch
6: Braeden Montgomery
5: Zoran Bosnic
4: Illia Chykanov
3: Logan Lyle
2: Jack Brennan
Bow: Andrei Axintoi