2017-18 Men's Crew Roster
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Purtill, Jim
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Jim Purtill
- Height:
- 6-7
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Radnor, Pa.
- High School:
- Radnor
Bio
2017-18: Helped the Dragons to their sixth consecutive overall team title at the Dad Vail Regatta…sat bow for the second varsity eight that finished fourth at the Dad Vail Regatta…member of the varsity eight which was named Drexel School of Education Athletes of the Week for the week ending Oct. 30…at the 36th Memorial Murphy Cup Regatta, placed second in the second varsity eight…placed sixth with the varsity eight in the Dr. Thomas Kerr Cup at the 52nd Annual Kerr Cup Regatta…placed first in the second varsity eight at the Bergen Cup on the Schuylkill River…in the second varsity eight, finished first and second at the George Washington Invitational on the Potomac River…the Dragons finished third of nine schools with 51 points in the Oliver T. Carr Bowl (men’s point title) at the George Washington Invitational…competed against No. 5 Princeton, No. 15 George Washington and Georgetown in the third varsity eight on Lake Carnegie…against LaSalle and Villanova, was victorious in the third varsity eight A…at Overpeck Park in Leonia, N.J., raced against Columbia and Delaware in the varsity eight…in the fall, started the season with a second-place finish in the second varsity eight at the Rumson Boat Race…sat bow for the varsity eight that placed second of 26 boats at the Navy Day Regatta…finished 22nd of 26 boats in the varsity eight at the 53rd annual Head of the Charles Regatta…in the varsity eight, finished fifth of 12 boats at the Head of Schuylkill Regatta…earned a top-10 finish with the varsity eight A at the Princeton Chase…at the Frostbite Regatta on Mercer Lake, earned a second-place finish in the varsity eight A.
2016-17: Helped the Dragons to their fifth consecutive overall Dad Vail Regatta title…sat 3-seat in the second varsity eight that finished fourth overall at the Dad Vail Regatta…member of the second varsity eight that won the fourth final and finished of 19th overall at the IRA National Championships…helped the second varsity eight to a fifth-place finish at the 51st annual Kerr Cup Regatta…finished third with the second varsity eight at the Bergen Cup…rowed to victory with the third varsity eight in a dual against Columbia…finished second in a dual against Navy with the third varsity eight at the George Washington Invitational…competed in the third varsity eight against Penn and Drexel’s second varsity eight…advanced to the petite final with the second varsity eight B at the Murphy Cup Regatta…opened the spring season with a victory in the second varsity eight A over Drexel’s B boat...in the fall, topped a field of 14 boats in the second varsity eight A at the Navy Day Regatta…sat 3-seat in the second varsity eight A’s first-place finish at the Frostbite Regatta to conclude the fall season…finished third in the second varsity eight sitting 5-seat at the Head of the Schuylkill Regatta…took eighth out of 37 boats in the second varsity eight at the Head of the Charles Regatta…rowed to a fourth-place time of 13:56 in the varsity four A at the Rutgers Fall Classic…sat 5-seat in the varsity eight B that finished 28th overall out of 44 boats at the Princeton Three-Mile Chase…opened the fall season with a win at the Rumson Boat Race in the varsity eight.
2015-16: Did not compete.
2014-15: Rowed with the second varsity eight B at the Murphy Cup Regatta...finished third against Penn and George Washington with the third varsity eight...took third with the varsity eight B against Villanova and La Salle...earned a first-place finish at the Frostbite Regatta in the varsity eight B...grabbed first of 19 second varsity eight boats at the Head of the Schuylkill Regatta...finished fifth with the second varsity eight at the Navy Day Regatta...began the season finishing second behind the varsity eight with the second varsity eight at the Rumson Boat Race.
2013-14: Rowed to a fourth overall finish with the novice eight boat at the Dad Vail Regatta and helped the Dragons to a second consecutive overall team points victory…In the fall, part of top novice eight shell that finished 11th overall out of 23 opposing boats in Navy Day Regatta…sat fifth in novice eight 'A' boat that recorded fifth place out of 23 in Schuylkill Regatta...In the spring, rowed for the second varsity eight ‘B’ that picked up a victory against Villanova and La Salle…finished in second and third place with the second novice eight ‘B’ and third place with the fifth varsity eight at the Pennsylvania Invitational…rowed to a third place finish against a field of 17 boats in the novice eight boat at the Knecht Cup…recorded a win with the novice eight at the Kerr Cup…part of the novice eight boat that beat St. Joseph’s in a head-to-head match-up at the Bergen Cup and then beat MIT…member of the novice eight boat that finished 10th overall at the IRA National Championships.
Background: Member of Radnor’s varsity cross country and rowing team...also, attended Episcopal Academy...2012-2013 Captain of Radnor Boys Crew Club...2013 US Rowing Mid-Atlantic Junior Champion Men’s pair...2013 Philadelphia City Champion Men’s pair...2009, 2010, 2011 Varsity men’s cross country.
Personal: Joined Drexel Crew ahead of the 2013-14 season...son of Mary and James Purtill…his father, James, rowed at Penn…majoring in environmental sciences.
2016-17: Helped the Dragons to their fifth consecutive overall Dad Vail Regatta title…sat 3-seat in the second varsity eight that finished fourth overall at the Dad Vail Regatta…member of the second varsity eight that won the fourth final and finished of 19th overall at the IRA National Championships…helped the second varsity eight to a fifth-place finish at the 51st annual Kerr Cup Regatta…finished third with the second varsity eight at the Bergen Cup…rowed to victory with the third varsity eight in a dual against Columbia…finished second in a dual against Navy with the third varsity eight at the George Washington Invitational…competed in the third varsity eight against Penn and Drexel’s second varsity eight…advanced to the petite final with the second varsity eight B at the Murphy Cup Regatta…opened the spring season with a victory in the second varsity eight A over Drexel’s B boat...in the fall, topped a field of 14 boats in the second varsity eight A at the Navy Day Regatta…sat 3-seat in the second varsity eight A’s first-place finish at the Frostbite Regatta to conclude the fall season…finished third in the second varsity eight sitting 5-seat at the Head of the Schuylkill Regatta…took eighth out of 37 boats in the second varsity eight at the Head of the Charles Regatta…rowed to a fourth-place time of 13:56 in the varsity four A at the Rutgers Fall Classic…sat 5-seat in the varsity eight B that finished 28th overall out of 44 boats at the Princeton Three-Mile Chase…opened the fall season with a win at the Rumson Boat Race in the varsity eight.
2015-16: Did not compete.
2014-15: Rowed with the second varsity eight B at the Murphy Cup Regatta...finished third against Penn and George Washington with the third varsity eight...took third with the varsity eight B against Villanova and La Salle...earned a first-place finish at the Frostbite Regatta in the varsity eight B...grabbed first of 19 second varsity eight boats at the Head of the Schuylkill Regatta...finished fifth with the second varsity eight at the Navy Day Regatta...began the season finishing second behind the varsity eight with the second varsity eight at the Rumson Boat Race.
2013-14: Rowed to a fourth overall finish with the novice eight boat at the Dad Vail Regatta and helped the Dragons to a second consecutive overall team points victory…In the fall, part of top novice eight shell that finished 11th overall out of 23 opposing boats in Navy Day Regatta…sat fifth in novice eight 'A' boat that recorded fifth place out of 23 in Schuylkill Regatta...In the spring, rowed for the second varsity eight ‘B’ that picked up a victory against Villanova and La Salle…finished in second and third place with the second novice eight ‘B’ and third place with the fifth varsity eight at the Pennsylvania Invitational…rowed to a third place finish against a field of 17 boats in the novice eight boat at the Knecht Cup…recorded a win with the novice eight at the Kerr Cup…part of the novice eight boat that beat St. Joseph’s in a head-to-head match-up at the Bergen Cup and then beat MIT…member of the novice eight boat that finished 10th overall at the IRA National Championships.
Background: Member of Radnor’s varsity cross country and rowing team...also, attended Episcopal Academy...2012-2013 Captain of Radnor Boys Crew Club...2013 US Rowing Mid-Atlantic Junior Champion Men’s pair...2013 Philadelphia City Champion Men’s pair...2009, 2010, 2011 Varsity men’s cross country.
Personal: Joined Drexel Crew ahead of the 2013-14 season...son of Mary and James Purtill…his father, James, rowed at Penn…majoring in environmental sciences.
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