2014-15 Men's Crew Roster
Roster
Masgai, Joseph

Joseph Masgai
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Fountainville, Pa.
- High School:
- Pennridge
Bio
2016-17: Helped the Dragons to their fifth consecutive overall Dad Vail Regatta title…sat 3-seat in the varsity eight to lead it to the boat’s second ever gold medal at the Dad Vail Regatta…named the Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Performer of the Year…member of the varsity eight that advanced to the third final and a finish of 19th overall at the IRA National Championships…helped the varsity eight to its seventh consecutive Dr. Thomas Kerr Cup victory at the 51st annual Kerr Cup Regatta…took second place with the varsity eight at the Bergen Cup…finished second to Columbia in a varsity eight dual race…finished in third place twice with the varsity eight at the George Washington Invitational…competed in a dual race with the varsity eight against Penn…came away with a fourth-place finish with the varsity eight at the Murphy Cup Regatta…opened the spring season with a victory in the varsity eight A over La Salle and the Drexel B...in the fall, topped a field of 32 boats in the varsity eight A at the Navy Day Regatta…sat 3-seat in the varsity eight A that finished 17th overall out of 44 boats at the Princeton Three-Mile Chase…rowed 3-seat for the varsity eight A that finished fifth of 22 at the Head of the Schuylkill Regatta…sat 7-seat in the varsity eight A’s second-place finish at the Frostbite Regatta to conclude the fall season…rowed to a winning time of 13:43 in the varsity four B at the Rutgers Fall Classic…finished 24th overall in the varsity eight at the Head of the Charles Regatta…opened the fall season with a win at the Rumson Boat Race in the varsity eight.
2015-16: Named the Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Men’s Rowing Performer of the Year…named to the Intercollegiate Rowing Association (IRA) All-Academic team…helped the varsity eight to its first ever win at the Henley Royal Regatta, beating University College, Dublin… member of the Drexel team that won a fourth consecutive overall team title at the Dad Vail Regatta…sat bow in the varsity eight that won the silver medal at Dad Vails…helped Drexel’s varsity eight to its highest national ranking in program history in the USRowing weekly poll (No. 14)…finished 20th overall at the IRA National Championships…grabbed a third-place finished at the San Diego Crew Classic…member of the varsity eight that won the Dr. Thomas Kerr Cup for the sixth year in a row at the 50th annual Drexel-hosted Kerr Cup…helped the Dragons to their sixth straight Bergen Cup victory…topped No. 15-ranked George Washington and R.V. Georgetown at the George Washington Invitational…won the gold medal at the Murphy Cup…in the fall, finished 24th out of 54 varsity eight crews at the Princeton Chase…finished third of 28 varsity eight boats at the Head of the Schuylkill…earned a top-20 finish with the varsity eight at the Head of the Charles…took home a second-place finish with the varsity eight at the Navy Day Regatta…opened the season with a win in the varsity eight at the Rumson Boat Race.
2014-15: Won the bronze medal with the varsity eight (bow seat) at the Dad Vail Regatta, helping the Dragons to their third consecutive overall title and second men’s points title in three years…earned Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area honors...finished 20th in the country at the IRA National Championships…travelled to the San Diego Crew Classic and captured sixed overall with the varsity eight… helped the Dragons win the Bergen Cup for the sixth time in the last seven years…captured the Dr. Thomas Kerr Cup for the fifth year in a row…captured the gold medal at the Knecht Cup with the varsity eight…beat Williams and Georgetown at Double Duals…beat George Washington and finished second to Penn…beat La Salle and Villanova to begin the spring season…in the fall, earned a 10th-place finish out of 44 varsity eight boats at the Head of the Charles Regatta…finished fourth out of 27 boats at Navy Day Regatta…picked up a win at the Frostbite Regatta…finished fourth of 27 varsity eight boats at the Head of the Schuylkill…beat Bucknell and Lehigh…beat Rutgers and Villanova at Rumson.
2013-14: Named the Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Performer of the Year… placed fourth overall with the freshmen eight at the Dad Vail Regatta and helped the Dragons to a second consecutive overall team points victory…In the fall, part of freshmen eight 'B' shell that stopped the clock 10th in Schuylkill Regatta...stopped the clock first in the Frostbite Regatta…In the spring, member of the second varsity eight ‘B’ that won against Villanova and La Salle…recorded two second place finishes with the freshmen eight “A” and one with the fourth varsity eight at the Pennsylvania Invitational…rowed to a third place finish against 17 freshmen eight boats at the Knecht Cup…won the freshmen eight final at the Kerr Cup…beat St. Joseph’s in a head-to-head freshmen eight match-up at the Bergen Cup and followed it up with a win over MIT later in the day…finished 10th overall with the freshmen eight at the IRA National Championships.
Background: Four-year letterwinner in indoor and outdoor track...placed third in the 4x800 meter relay at PIAA Outdoor State Championships 2012...captured the 2012 Penn Relays 4x800m Penn Relays Championship of America Record...four-year letterwinner in soccer...named captain of the soccer team during his junior and senior year...also, played football for one season...Distinguished Honor Roll and National Honor Society honoree...named a Scholar Athlete for the Fall, Winter, and Spring.
Personal: Son of Ann Marie and Joseph Masgai...majoring in mechanical engineering.
2015-16: Named the Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Men’s Rowing Performer of the Year…named to the Intercollegiate Rowing Association (IRA) All-Academic team…helped the varsity eight to its first ever win at the Henley Royal Regatta, beating University College, Dublin… member of the Drexel team that won a fourth consecutive overall team title at the Dad Vail Regatta…sat bow in the varsity eight that won the silver medal at Dad Vails…helped Drexel’s varsity eight to its highest national ranking in program history in the USRowing weekly poll (No. 14)…finished 20th overall at the IRA National Championships…grabbed a third-place finished at the San Diego Crew Classic…member of the varsity eight that won the Dr. Thomas Kerr Cup for the sixth year in a row at the 50th annual Drexel-hosted Kerr Cup…helped the Dragons to their sixth straight Bergen Cup victory…topped No. 15-ranked George Washington and R.V. Georgetown at the George Washington Invitational…won the gold medal at the Murphy Cup…in the fall, finished 24th out of 54 varsity eight crews at the Princeton Chase…finished third of 28 varsity eight boats at the Head of the Schuylkill…earned a top-20 finish with the varsity eight at the Head of the Charles…took home a second-place finish with the varsity eight at the Navy Day Regatta…opened the season with a win in the varsity eight at the Rumson Boat Race.
2014-15: Won the bronze medal with the varsity eight (bow seat) at the Dad Vail Regatta, helping the Dragons to their third consecutive overall title and second men’s points title in three years…earned Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area honors...finished 20th in the country at the IRA National Championships…travelled to the San Diego Crew Classic and captured sixed overall with the varsity eight… helped the Dragons win the Bergen Cup for the sixth time in the last seven years…captured the Dr. Thomas Kerr Cup for the fifth year in a row…captured the gold medal at the Knecht Cup with the varsity eight…beat Williams and Georgetown at Double Duals…beat George Washington and finished second to Penn…beat La Salle and Villanova to begin the spring season…in the fall, earned a 10th-place finish out of 44 varsity eight boats at the Head of the Charles Regatta…finished fourth out of 27 boats at Navy Day Regatta…picked up a win at the Frostbite Regatta…finished fourth of 27 varsity eight boats at the Head of the Schuylkill…beat Bucknell and Lehigh…beat Rutgers and Villanova at Rumson.
2013-14: Named the Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Performer of the Year… placed fourth overall with the freshmen eight at the Dad Vail Regatta and helped the Dragons to a second consecutive overall team points victory…In the fall, part of freshmen eight 'B' shell that stopped the clock 10th in Schuylkill Regatta...stopped the clock first in the Frostbite Regatta…In the spring, member of the second varsity eight ‘B’ that won against Villanova and La Salle…recorded two second place finishes with the freshmen eight “A” and one with the fourth varsity eight at the Pennsylvania Invitational…rowed to a third place finish against 17 freshmen eight boats at the Knecht Cup…won the freshmen eight final at the Kerr Cup…beat St. Joseph’s in a head-to-head freshmen eight match-up at the Bergen Cup and followed it up with a win over MIT later in the day…finished 10th overall with the freshmen eight at the IRA National Championships.
Background: Four-year letterwinner in indoor and outdoor track...placed third in the 4x800 meter relay at PIAA Outdoor State Championships 2012...captured the 2012 Penn Relays 4x800m Penn Relays Championship of America Record...four-year letterwinner in soccer...named captain of the soccer team during his junior and senior year...also, played football for one season...Distinguished Honor Roll and National Honor Society honoree...named a Scholar Athlete for the Fall, Winter, and Spring.
Personal: Son of Ann Marie and Joseph Masgai...majoring in mechanical engineering.
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