2020-21 Men's Rowing Roster
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Karen, John
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John Karen
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Northport, N.Y.
- High School:
- St. Anthony’s
Bio
2022-23 / Fifth Year
IRA All-Academic…IRCA Scholar Athlete…Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area…competed in 10 races for the Dragons…won a gold medal and helped Drexel to the men’s points title in the V8+ at the Dad Vail Regatta…part of a V8+ that turned in its best ever finish at IRA Nationals, placing 14th…rowed in the stroke seat in Lois Krall III for wins in the Kerr Cup and Bergen Cup Regattas…second seat for wins in back-to-back weeks at the Head of the Charles and Head of the Schuylkill Regattas in the fall.
2021-22 / Senior
Competed in 14 races for the Dragons mostly in the second seat of the Varsity 8...was second seat in a second place finish at the Head of the Charles Regatta...placed third in the Head of the Schuylkill Regatta as the stroke...finished eighth of 40 in the Princeton Chase Regatta...led Drexel to a trio of first place finishes at the Kerr Cup Regatta, Bergen Cup Regatta, and Dad Vail Regatta...rowed to 16th at IRA Nationals...won a bronze medal with the Varsity 4 at the Navy Day Regatta.
2020-21 / Junior
Competed in nine races for the Dragons, including the final five of the year in the Varsity 8…helped Drexel to a second place finish at the Kerr Cup Regatta, a bronze medal at the Dad Vail Regatta, and a 14th place finish at IRA Nationals.
2019-20 / Sophomore
Granted another season of eligibility due to the COVID-19 pandemic…finished fourth out of 31 boats in the varsity eight A at the Navy Day Regatta on the Schuylkill River (Oct. 12)…placed ninth out of 38 in the men’s collegiate eight at the 55th Head of the Charles Regatta in Boston (Oct. 20)…appeared in the men’s championship 8+ B boat at the Head of the Schuylkill Regatta (Oct. 26)…placed in the top half of a field of 50 competitors in the varsity heavyweight 8+ A boat at the Princeton Chase on Lake Carnegie in Princeton, N.J. (Oct. 27)…
2018-19 / Freshman
Helped the third varsity eight place 16th overall at the IRA National Championships (June 2)…assisted the Dragons in claiming the men’s point title and second-place overall points finish at the Dad Vail Regatta…sat stroke seat of the freshman eight in their gold finish in the grand finals at the Dad Vail Regatta (May 11)…at Overpeck Park, placed second against Columbia and Delaware in the freshman eight (May 4)…finished second in the second varsity eight at the Kerr Cup Regatta (April 20)…on the Washington Harbour, won races over Navy and Georgetown in the third varsity eight at the George Washington Invitational (April 13)…from Lower Otay Lake in Chula Vista, Calif., part of the second varsity eight boat that swept its three races against UC San Diego, Gonzaga and Stanford (March 30-31)…won in the third varsity eight boat at the weather-shortened Murphy Cup Regatta on the Cooper River (March 23)…opened the spring with a varsity eight win against La Salle and Villanova on the Schuylkill River (March 16).
Personal
Majoring in accounting.
IRA All-Academic…IRCA Scholar Athlete…Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area…competed in 10 races for the Dragons…won a gold medal and helped Drexel to the men’s points title in the V8+ at the Dad Vail Regatta…part of a V8+ that turned in its best ever finish at IRA Nationals, placing 14th…rowed in the stroke seat in Lois Krall III for wins in the Kerr Cup and Bergen Cup Regattas…second seat for wins in back-to-back weeks at the Head of the Charles and Head of the Schuylkill Regattas in the fall.
2021-22 / Senior
Competed in 14 races for the Dragons mostly in the second seat of the Varsity 8...was second seat in a second place finish at the Head of the Charles Regatta...placed third in the Head of the Schuylkill Regatta as the stroke...finished eighth of 40 in the Princeton Chase Regatta...led Drexel to a trio of first place finishes at the Kerr Cup Regatta, Bergen Cup Regatta, and Dad Vail Regatta...rowed to 16th at IRA Nationals...won a bronze medal with the Varsity 4 at the Navy Day Regatta.
2020-21 / Junior
Competed in nine races for the Dragons, including the final five of the year in the Varsity 8…helped Drexel to a second place finish at the Kerr Cup Regatta, a bronze medal at the Dad Vail Regatta, and a 14th place finish at IRA Nationals.
2019-20 / Sophomore
Granted another season of eligibility due to the COVID-19 pandemic…finished fourth out of 31 boats in the varsity eight A at the Navy Day Regatta on the Schuylkill River (Oct. 12)…placed ninth out of 38 in the men’s collegiate eight at the 55th Head of the Charles Regatta in Boston (Oct. 20)…appeared in the men’s championship 8+ B boat at the Head of the Schuylkill Regatta (Oct. 26)…placed in the top half of a field of 50 competitors in the varsity heavyweight 8+ A boat at the Princeton Chase on Lake Carnegie in Princeton, N.J. (Oct. 27)…
2018-19 / Freshman
Helped the third varsity eight place 16th overall at the IRA National Championships (June 2)…assisted the Dragons in claiming the men’s point title and second-place overall points finish at the Dad Vail Regatta…sat stroke seat of the freshman eight in their gold finish in the grand finals at the Dad Vail Regatta (May 11)…at Overpeck Park, placed second against Columbia and Delaware in the freshman eight (May 4)…finished second in the second varsity eight at the Kerr Cup Regatta (April 20)…on the Washington Harbour, won races over Navy and Georgetown in the third varsity eight at the George Washington Invitational (April 13)…from Lower Otay Lake in Chula Vista, Calif., part of the second varsity eight boat that swept its three races against UC San Diego, Gonzaga and Stanford (March 30-31)…won in the third varsity eight boat at the weather-shortened Murphy Cup Regatta on the Cooper River (March 23)…opened the spring with a varsity eight win against La Salle and Villanova on the Schuylkill River (March 16).
Personal
Majoring in accounting.
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