2017-18 Men's Crew Roster
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Best, Justin
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Justin Best
- Height:
- 6-4
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Kennett Square, Pa.
- High School:
- Unionville
Bio
*Captured gold with Team USA in the men's four at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games
*Best became the first Dragon in school history to win a gold medal at the Olympic games.
*First gold medal for the United States in the event since the 1960 Rome Olympics and the first medal since 2012
*Helped the Dragons win three overall team titles at the Dad Vail Regatta (2016-18); men's title in 2019
*Member of the varsity eight team that recorded first ever win at the Henley Royal Regatta freshman season
2018-19: Helped the varsity eight place 21st 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 three seat of the varsity eight in their second place grand final finish at the Dad Vail Regatta (May 11)…At Overpeck Park, placed third against Columbia and Delaware in the varsity eight (May 4)…On the Washington Harbour, won races over GW and Georgetown in the varsity eight at the George Washington Invitational (April 13)…From Lower Otay Lake in Chula Vista, Calif., part of the varsity eight boat that earned wins against UC San Diego, Gonzaga and University of San Diego, losing just one race to Stanford (March 30-31)…Won in the varsity eight boat at the weather-shortened Murphy Cup Regatta on the Cooper River (March 23).
2017-18: Helped the Dragons to their sixth consecutive overall team title at the Dad Vail Regatta…sat 7-seat for the varsity eight that finished ninth at the Dad Vail Regatta…in the varsity four, advanced to the grand final, which was canceled due to inclement weather, at the Intercollegiate Rowing Association National Championship…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 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 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 varsity eight on Lake Carnegie…against La Salle and Villanova, was victorious in the varsity eight…at Overpeck Park in Leonia, N.J., placed second against Columbia and Delaware in the second varsity eight…in the fall, started the season with a victory in the varsity eight at the Rumson Boat Race…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.
2016-17: Helped the Dragons to their fifth consecutive overall Dad Vail Regatta title…sat 6-seat 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…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...in the fall, topped a field of 32 boats in the varsity eight A at the Navy Day Regatta…sat stroke in the varsity eight A that finished 17th overall out of 44 boats at the Princeton Three-Mile Chase…rowed stroke for the varsity eight A that finished fifth of 22 at the Head of the Schuylkill Regatta…sat 6-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: 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 7-seat 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 and 14th out of 24 freshmen eight boats at the Princeton Chase…grabbed a third-place finish out of 31 second 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.
Background: Attended Unionville High School…rowed there for four years…competed for the 2015 USA Junior National Team at the World Junior Rowing Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, winning silver in the men’s eight…rowed for the 2014 USA Junior National Team at the CanAmMex Regatta in Canada, winning gold in the men’s eight.
Personal: Son of Jeanne and Glenn Best…youngest of two children…brother, Garren, rows for Saint Joseph's...majoring in business and engineering.
*Best became the first Dragon in school history to win a gold medal at the Olympic games.
*First gold medal for the United States in the event since the 1960 Rome Olympics and the first medal since 2012
*Helped the Dragons win three overall team titles at the Dad Vail Regatta (2016-18); men's title in 2019
*Member of the varsity eight team that recorded first ever win at the Henley Royal Regatta freshman season
2018-19: Helped the varsity eight place 21st 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 three seat of the varsity eight in their second place grand final finish at the Dad Vail Regatta (May 11)…At Overpeck Park, placed third against Columbia and Delaware in the varsity eight (May 4)…On the Washington Harbour, won races over GW and Georgetown in the varsity eight at the George Washington Invitational (April 13)…From Lower Otay Lake in Chula Vista, Calif., part of the varsity eight boat that earned wins against UC San Diego, Gonzaga and University of San Diego, losing just one race to Stanford (March 30-31)…Won in the varsity eight boat at the weather-shortened Murphy Cup Regatta on the Cooper River (March 23).
2017-18: Helped the Dragons to their sixth consecutive overall team title at the Dad Vail Regatta…sat 7-seat for the varsity eight that finished ninth at the Dad Vail Regatta…in the varsity four, advanced to the grand final, which was canceled due to inclement weather, at the Intercollegiate Rowing Association National Championship…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 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 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 varsity eight on Lake Carnegie…against La Salle and Villanova, was victorious in the varsity eight…at Overpeck Park in Leonia, N.J., placed second against Columbia and Delaware in the second varsity eight…in the fall, started the season with a victory in the varsity eight at the Rumson Boat Race…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.
2016-17: Helped the Dragons to their fifth consecutive overall Dad Vail Regatta title…sat 6-seat 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…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...in the fall, topped a field of 32 boats in the varsity eight A at the Navy Day Regatta…sat stroke in the varsity eight A that finished 17th overall out of 44 boats at the Princeton Three-Mile Chase…rowed stroke for the varsity eight A that finished fifth of 22 at the Head of the Schuylkill Regatta…sat 6-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: 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 7-seat 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 and 14th out of 24 freshmen eight boats at the Princeton Chase…grabbed a third-place finish out of 31 second 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.
Background: Attended Unionville High School…rowed there for four years…competed for the 2015 USA Junior National Team at the World Junior Rowing Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, winning silver in the men’s eight…rowed for the 2014 USA Junior National Team at the CanAmMex Regatta in Canada, winning gold in the men’s eight.
Personal: Son of Jeanne and Glenn Best…youngest of two children…brother, Garren, rows for Saint Joseph's...majoring in business and engineering.
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