2023-24 Men's Rowing Roster
Roster
Josh Diggons
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Ocean City, N.J.
- High School:
- St. Augustine Prep
2023-24 / Senior
IRCA All-American…participated with USRowing at the U23 World Championships…competed in 12 races with the Dragons, all with the Varsity 8+...fourth place finish at the Princeton Chase…opened the spring season with a win over Oregon State and San Diego…second place finishes at the Princeton Invite, Occoquan Invitational and Kerr Cup…captured gold at the Bergen Cup…took third straight victory at the Dad Vail, won men’s and overall title…16th overall finish at the IRA Nationals.
2022-23 / Junior
Competed in 15 races for the Dragons… helped lead Drexel to its best ever finish, placing 14th at IRA Nationals in Lois Krall III…guided DU to a gold medal and the men’s points title at the Dad Vail Regatta…part of first place finishes at the Head of the Charles, Head of the Schuylkill and Kerr Cup Regattas.
2021-22 / Sophomore
Competed in 14 races for the Dragons Varsity 8+ boat...served mostly as the sixth seat in Lois Krall III...appeared for the Varsity 4 boat in the Navy Day Regatta...led the V8 to first place finishes at the Dad Vail Regatta and Kerr Cup Regatta...finished 16th at IRA Nationals.
2020-21 / Freshman
Started his season in the stroke seat for the Second Varsity 8 before moving to the sixth seat for the Varsity 8 for the final five races of the year…helped the 2V8 win against Gonzaga in Sandra Lee Scheller II…part of the Varsity 8’s best time of the year of 5:32.669, winning a bronze medal at the Dad Vail Regatta.
Background
Attended St. Augustine Prep in Richland, N.J…a captain of the rowing team as both a junior and senior…made the dean’s list as a sophomore, junior and senior.
Personal
Son of Matthew and Kimberly Diggons…has an older brother, Jacob…majoring in nursing.
