Men’s Varsity 8+ Takes Home Gold at Jefferson Dad Vail; Capture Fifth Consecutive Points Title

Saturday, May 9

Cooper River / Cherry Hill, N.J.

7:20 a.m.

Drexel University

Jefferson Dad Vail Regatta

Men’s Varsity 8+ Takes Home Gold at Jefferson Dad Vail; Capture Fifth Consecutive Points Title

5/9/2026 6:28:00 PM | Men's Rowing

Both Men’s and Women’s Programs Collect Overall Points Title

CHERRY HILL, N.J. — The Drexel men's Varsity 8+ captured gold at the Jefferson Dad Vail Regatta on Saturday on the Cooper River. The Dragons secured five gold medals, the most in program history. The Varsity 8+, 2nd Varsity 8+, 3rd Varsity 8+, Varsity 4+ and 2nd Varsity 4+ all took the top spot as Drexel collected six medals overall.

With the V8+ win, the Dragons automatically qualify for the IRA National Championships. In addition, the Dragons earned their fifth consecutive men's points title, as both programs secured the overall points championship for the third straight year.

The Dragons avenged their loss last season, taking down the reigning Dad Vail champion boat of Temple. The Owls jumped out to an early lead, with Drexel sitting just a seat back at the opening 500 meters. The two crews were dead even at the midway point before Drexel surged ahead, moving into a three-seat lead with 500 meters remaining.

The crew of Luke Joseph (Coxswain), Ben Werber (Stroke), Kyle Brown, Matthew Kennedy, Jono Andersson, Justus Bormann, Milo Epstein, Jakob Mauntel and Andrei Malis (Bow) crossed the line at 5:37.12 in Krall IV, 1.23 seconds ahead of Temple.

The 2V8+ team won by taking gold for the third consecutive season, finishing ahead of Temple and La Salle with a time of 5:48.800. The 3V8+ also cruised to victory, earning their first gold since the 2022-23 campaign.

The Varsity 4+ team also won gold for the third consecutive season, as the 2V4+ was victorious for the first time since 2018.

Grand Final Results
Varsity 8+
1. Drexel — 5:37.12
2. Temple — 5:38.35
3. La Salle — 5:42.53
4. MIT — 5:48.47
5. Colgate — 5:50.23
6. Gonzaga — 5:52.32

2nd Varsity 8+
1. Drexel — 5:48.800
2. Temple — 5:53.10
3. La Salle — 5:56.19
4. Santa Clara — 6:01.60
5. Marist — 6:02.84
6. Gonzaga — 6:10.89

3rd Varsity 8+
1. Drexel — 5:58.70
2. Santa Clara — 6:03.94
3. La Salle — 6:05.55
4. Saint Joseph's — 6:22.380
5. Marist — 6:23.18
6. Temple — 6:31.56

Varsity 4+
1. Drexel — 6:35.66
2. Mercyhurst — 6:38.67
3. Queen's — 6:39.04
4. Western Ontario — 6:43.85
5. Oklahoma City — 6:49.43
6. Temple — 6:59.85

2nd Varsity 4+
1. Drexel — 6:46.63
2. Stetson — 6:50.02
3. Mercyhurst — 6:52.46
4. Colgate — 7:02.68
5. La Salle — 7:08.62
6. Marietta — 7:15.12

Frosh / Novice 4+
1. Temple — 6:55.41
2. San Diego — 6:58.37
3. Drexel — 7:00.30
4. Lafayette — 7:08.03
5. Rollins — 7:19.36
6. Stetson — 7:20.80

Varsity Single
5. Drexel (Dejan Manojlovic)

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