Dragons Qualify All Three Boats for Henley Royal Regatta

Saturday, June 27

Henley-on-Thames, England

6:10 a.m. EDT

Drexel University

Henley Royal Regatta

Dragons Qualify All Three Boats for Henley Royal Regatta

6/27/2026 12:32:00 PM | Men's Rowing

HENLEY-ON-THAMES, England — All three boats qualified for the Henley Royal Regatta Saturday morning in Henley-on-Thames, England. The Varsity 8+ will begin competition on Wednesday.

The Varsity 8+ earned one of 14 qualifying spots to join the pre-qualified crews in the Temple Challenge Cup. Drexel will face Trinity in the opening round on Wednesday, July.

The Varsity 4+ received a first-round bye and will face U.S.R. Triton of the Netherlands in the Prince Albert Challenge Cup. Meanwhile, the 2- crew of Charlie Fortner and Milo Epstein will open competition against the German National Team on Friday.

Lineups
Temple Challenge Cup (Varsity 8+)
Shell: Oxford University
Coxswain: Luke Joseph
Stroke: Ben Werber
7: Willem Kirsch
6: Oscar Lourie
5: Ryan Miller
4: Noah Beaton
3: Kyle Brown
2: Matthew Kennedy
Bow: Jono Andersson

Prince Albert Cup (Varsity 4+)
Shell: Bedford College
Coxswain: Derek Kaiser
Stroke: Jakob Mauntel
3: Aidan Ionescu
2: Ollie Quinn
Bow: Justus Bormann

Spare 2-
Shell: Winchester College
Stroke: Charlie Fortner
Bow: Milo Epstein