Men’s Rowing Qualifies Seven Boats for Dad Vail Grand Finals

Friday, May 8

Cooper River / Cherry Hill, N.J.

8 a.m.

Drexel University

Jefferson Dad Vail Regatta

Men’s Rowing Qualifies Seven Boats for Dad Vail Grand Finals

5/8/2026 8:02:00 PM | Men's Rowing

CHERRY HILL, N.J. — The Drexel men's rowing team qualified seven boats to the Grand Finals of the Jefferson Dad Vail Regatta Friday on the Cooper River. The Dragons totaled five wins in semi-final competition as Drexel eyes their fifth straight points title. The Varsity 8+, 2nd Varsity 8+, 3rd Varsity 8+, Varsity 4+, 2nd Varsity 4+, Frosh/Novice 4+ and Varsity Single will all race for gold on Saturday.

Rowing in Krall IV, The V8+ crew of Luke Joseph (coxswain), Ben Werber (stroke), Kyle Brown, Matthew Kennedy, Jono Andersson, Justus Bormann, Milo Epstein, Jakob Mauntel and Andrei Malis (bow) clocked in at a time of 5:39.100. The Dragons finished 1.250 seconds ahead of La Salle and recorded the second-fastest time overall.

The 2V8+ team cruised to victory with a time of 5:45.410, finishing more than 11 seconds ahead of Santa Clara. The 3V8+ crew also delivered a strong performance, posting a 5:58.010 and coming in nearly five seconds ahead of La Salle. The Varsity 4+ and 2nd Varsity 4+ also took home victories in their respective races.

The Frosh/Novice 4+ will race for gold tomorrow after securing a second-place finish to advance. Additionally, Dejan Manojlovic qualified for the Grand Final in the men's single with a time of 8:02.310.

Due to weather, tomorrow's races have been inverted to the morning, with action now slated to begin at 7:20 a.m.

Full Schedule

Semi-Finals Results

Varsity 8+
1. Drexel — 5:39.100
2. La Salle — 5:40.350
3. Gonzaga — 5:45.990
4. Saint Joseph's — 5:47.600
5. Loyola (Md.) — 5:56.320
6. Jacksonville — 5:57.090

2nd Varsity 8+
1. Drexel — 5:45.410
2. Santa Clara — 5:56.900
3. Gonzaga — 6:02.760
4. San Diego — 6:05.360
5. Fairfield — 6:07.640
6. Embry-Riddle

3rd Varsity 8+
1. Drexel — 5:58.010
2. La Salle — 6:03.050
3. Saint Joseph's — 6:22.530
4. Marist — 6:34.230

Varsity 4+
1. Drexel — 6:41.420
2. Oklahoma City — 6:45.800
3. Western Ontario — 6:57.840
4. Franklin & Marshall — 7:07.010
5. Rollins — 7:13.980

2nd Varsity 4+
1. Drexel — 6:49.150
2. Colgate — 6:54.280
3. La Salle — 7:07.830
4. Loyola (Md.) — 7:24.750
5. Fairfield — 7:39.580

Frosh/Novice 4+
1. San Diego — 6:57.320
2. Drexel — 7:13.710
3. Stetson — 7:16.420
4. Colorado — 7:32.200

V2x
5. Drexel — 8:01.170

V2-
5. Drexel (Liam Strain) — 8:30.560

V1x
3. Drexel A (Dejan Manojlovic) — 8:02.310
6. Drexel B (Sam Duncan) — 10:20.170

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