Men’s Rowing Goes for Fifth Straight Dad Vail Title

Friday, May 8

Cooper River / Cherry Hill, N.J.

8 a.m.

Drexel University

Jefferson Dad Vail Regatta

Men’s Rowing Goes for Fifth Straight Dad Vail Title

5/7/2026 10:37:00 AM | Men's Rowing

CHERRY HILL, N.J. — The Drexel men's rowing team is set to battle for its fifth straight points title at the 87th Jefferson Dad Vail Regatta this weekend on the Cooper River. The Dragons begin competition with time trials and semifinals on Friday before the Grand Finals take place on Saturday.

Drexel will have 10 boats competing at this year's regatta. The Varsity 8+ field features 19 crews, including Philadelphia rivals La Salle, Saint Joseph's and Temple.

The Dragons Varsity 8+ team was recently ranked No. 17 in the IRCA/IRA Coaches Poll, with multiple wins over top-20 opponents this season. Drexel will also look to secure an automatic qualifying bid to this year's IRA National Championships in Gold River, California.

The 3rd Varsity 8+ and Varsity 4+ each captured gold at last year's Dad Vail Regatta, while six Drexel boats overall earned podium finishes. Both the men's and women's programs took home the overall points championship for the second consecutive season.

Friday Schedule
Time Trials
8:00 a.m. — V1x
8:20 a.m. — V2-
8:45 a.m. — F/N4+
9:15 a.m. — V2x
9:40 a.m. — 2V4+
10:00 a.m. — 3V8+
10:15 a.m. — 2V8+
10:20 a.m. — V8+
11:10 a.m. — V4+

Semi-Finals
1:15-1:20 p.m. — V1x
1:35-1:40 p.m. — V2-
1:55-2:00 p.m. — F/N4+
2:15-2:20 p.m. — V2x
2:35-2:40 p.m. — 2V4+
2:55-3:00 p.m. — 3V8+
3:05-3:10 p.m. — 2V8+
3:45-3:50 p.m. — V4+
5:00-5:05 p.m. — V8+

Saturday Schedule
Grand Finals
12:00 p.m. — V1x
12:20 p.m — MV2-
12:40 p.m. — F/N4+
1:30 p.m. — V2x
1:40 p.m. — 2V4+
2:00 p.m. — 3V8+
2:20 p.m. — 2V8+
2:40 p.m. — V8+
3:50 p.m. — V4+

Lineups

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

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: Krall II
Coxswain: Isabella Kurach
Stroke: Danilo Djokic
7: Zoran Bosnic
6: Braeden Montgomery
5: Willem Kirsch
4: Illia Chykanov
3: Logan Lyle
2: Collin Gross
Bow: Andrei Axintoi

Varsity 4+
Shell: Go Roe
Coxswain: Owen Schwartz
Stroke: Jack Brennan
3: Cole Smiley
2: Lucas Evers
Bow: Nathan Kover

2nd Varsity 4+
Shell: Dan Lyons
Stroke: Thomas Tran
3: Bartek Socha
2: Liam Strain
Bow: Carter Lucas

Frosh/Novice 4+
Coxswain: Isabella Kurach
Stroke: Corin Powell
3: Billy Bush
2: Luca Garvey
Bow: James Barrett

V2-
Stroke: Aidan Seiger
Bow: Max Wilson

V2x
Stroke: Griffin Johnson
Bow: Kush Singh

V1x A
Dejan Manojlovic

V1x B
Sam Duncan