2013-14 Men's Crew Roster
Roster
Twardy, George

George Twardy
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Havertown, Pa.
- High School:
- St. Joseph’s Prep
Bio
2016-17: Helped the Dragons to their fifth consecutive overall Dad Vail Regatta title…sat bow in the varsity eight to lead it to the boat’s second ever gold medal at the Dad Vail Regatta…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…earned a first- and a second-place finish with the second varsity eight at the George Washington Invitational…competed in a dual race with the varsity eight against Penn…raced to a third-place finish with the second varsity eight A at the Murphy Cup Regatta…opened the spring season in the varsity eight B ahead of La Salle and behind Drexel’s top eight...in the fall, sat 5-seat in the varsity eight B’s fourth-place finish at the Frostbite Regatta to conclude the fall season…finished sixth overall in the 7-seat of the second varsity eight B at the Navy Day Regatta…took eighth out of 37 boats in the second varsity eight at the Head of the Charles Regatta…rowed bow for the varsity eight B that finished 14th of 22 at the Head of the Schuylkill Regatta…competed in the varsity four F at the Rutgers Fall Classic.
2015-16: Named to the Intercollegiate Rowing Association (IRA) All-Academic team…named a 2016 National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) All-American Athlete…travelled with the Dragons to the Henley Royal Regatta…member of the Drexel team that won a fourth consecutive overall team title at the Dad Vail Regatta…sat 3-seat in the second varsity eight that won the gold medal at Dad Vails…competed in the second varsity eight that finished 18th in the country at the IRA National Championships…member of the second varsity eight that won the gold medal at the 50th annual Drexel-hosted Kerr Cup…finished second by two-tenths of a second at the Bergen Cup…beat nationally recognized Georgetown at the George Washington Invitational, where the Dragons finished third overall as a team…won the gold medal at the Murphy Cup…in the fall, earned an eighth-place finish out of 41 second varsity eight at the Head of the Charles…took home a third-place finish with the second varsity eight at the Navy Day Regatta…opened the season with a win in the varsity eight at the Rumson Boat Race.
2014-15: Rowed the Dragons’ men’s single at the Dad Vail Regatta, helping Drexel to its third consecutive overall team title and the second men’s points title in three years…finished 17th in the country with the third varsity eight at the IRA National Championships…competed in the pair and won the gold with the varsity eight at the Kerr Cup…rowed 3-seat for the varsity four A and the 7-seat for the third varsity eight at the Knecht Cup…beat Williams and Georgetown at Double Duals with the second varsity eight…won gold at the Murphy Cup with the second varsity eight A…competed against Penn and George Washington with the second varsity eight…beat La Salle to finish third with the varsity eight B to start the spring…in the fall, picked up a win with the second varsity eight at the Frostbite Regatta…sat bow for the second varsity eight that beat a field of 19 boats at the Head of the Schuylkill…finished second with the second varsity eight A at the Navy Day Regatta… beat Bucknell and Lehigh with the third varsity eight.
2013-14: Finished in fourth-place overall in the freshmen 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 freshmen eight shell that finished 11th overall out of 23 opposing boats in Navy Day Regatta...sat bow in freshmen eight 'A' boat that recorded fifth place out of 23 in Schuylkill Regatta…In the spring, part of the freshmen eight ‘A’ that recorded two second place finishes and the fourth varsity eight that finished in second place at the Pennsylvania Invitational…rowed bow for the freshmen eight that took home third place honors at the Knecht Cup…won gold at the Kerr Cup in the freshmen eight boat…sat 7-seat in the freshmen eight boat that won at the Bergen Cup and beat MIT…part of the freshmen eight boat that finished 10th overall at the IRA National Championships.
Background: Three-time City and National Champion…named 2013 Second Team All-Catholic…won a gold medal at the 2011 and 2012 Stotesbury Regatta…a 2012 First Team All-Catholic honoree…earned a silver medal at the 2010 Stotesbury Regatta…finished third at the Youth Nationals A Final.
Personal: Son of Cathy and George Twardy…his father, George, played football at Dayton...majoring in marketing and management information systems.
2015-16: Named to the Intercollegiate Rowing Association (IRA) All-Academic team…named a 2016 National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) All-American Athlete…travelled with the Dragons to the Henley Royal Regatta…member of the Drexel team that won a fourth consecutive overall team title at the Dad Vail Regatta…sat 3-seat in the second varsity eight that won the gold medal at Dad Vails…competed in the second varsity eight that finished 18th in the country at the IRA National Championships…member of the second varsity eight that won the gold medal at the 50th annual Drexel-hosted Kerr Cup…finished second by two-tenths of a second at the Bergen Cup…beat nationally recognized Georgetown at the George Washington Invitational, where the Dragons finished third overall as a team…won the gold medal at the Murphy Cup…in the fall, earned an eighth-place finish out of 41 second varsity eight at the Head of the Charles…took home a third-place finish with the second varsity eight at the Navy Day Regatta…opened the season with a win in the varsity eight at the Rumson Boat Race.
2014-15: Rowed the Dragons’ men’s single at the Dad Vail Regatta, helping Drexel to its third consecutive overall team title and the second men’s points title in three years…finished 17th in the country with the third varsity eight at the IRA National Championships…competed in the pair and won the gold with the varsity eight at the Kerr Cup…rowed 3-seat for the varsity four A and the 7-seat for the third varsity eight at the Knecht Cup…beat Williams and Georgetown at Double Duals with the second varsity eight…won gold at the Murphy Cup with the second varsity eight A…competed against Penn and George Washington with the second varsity eight…beat La Salle to finish third with the varsity eight B to start the spring…in the fall, picked up a win with the second varsity eight at the Frostbite Regatta…sat bow for the second varsity eight that beat a field of 19 boats at the Head of the Schuylkill…finished second with the second varsity eight A at the Navy Day Regatta… beat Bucknell and Lehigh with the third varsity eight.
2013-14: Finished in fourth-place overall in the freshmen 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 freshmen eight shell that finished 11th overall out of 23 opposing boats in Navy Day Regatta...sat bow in freshmen eight 'A' boat that recorded fifth place out of 23 in Schuylkill Regatta…In the spring, part of the freshmen eight ‘A’ that recorded two second place finishes and the fourth varsity eight that finished in second place at the Pennsylvania Invitational…rowed bow for the freshmen eight that took home third place honors at the Knecht Cup…won gold at the Kerr Cup in the freshmen eight boat…sat 7-seat in the freshmen eight boat that won at the Bergen Cup and beat MIT…part of the freshmen eight boat that finished 10th overall at the IRA National Championships.
Background: Three-time City and National Champion…named 2013 Second Team All-Catholic…won a gold medal at the 2011 and 2012 Stotesbury Regatta…a 2012 First Team All-Catholic honoree…earned a silver medal at the 2010 Stotesbury Regatta…finished third at the Youth Nationals A Final.
Personal: Son of Cathy and George Twardy…his father, George, played football at Dayton...majoring in marketing and management information systems.
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