2020-21 Men's Rowing Roster
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Reilly, Matt
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Matt Reilly
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Hopewell Junction, N.Y.
- High School:
- John Jay
Bio
2021-22 / Graduate Student
Competed in 14 races for the Dragons majority with the Varsity 8 boat…won a bronze medal with the V8+ in the Head of Schuylkill Regatta...placed first in the Murphy Cup Regatta, Kerr Cup Regatta, and Dad Vail Regatta…raced with the Varsity 4 boat in the Head of Charles Regatta…placed 16th at IRA Nationals.
2020-21 / Senior
Competed in nine races for the Dragons, all as a member of the Varsity 8…spent the majority of the season in the fifth seat including wins against Gonzaga and Marietta…moved to the third seat for the final three races of the year…helped the team to a second place finish at the Bergen Cup Regatta, a bronze medal at the Dad Vail Regatta, and a 14th place time at IRA Nationals.
2019-20 / Junior
Granted another season of eligibility due to the COVID-19 pandemic…topped Army, Rutgers, Coast Guard Academy and Villanova in the varsity eight at the Rumson Boat Race on the Navesink River in New Jersey (Sept. 21)…finished fourth out of 31 boats in the varsity eight A at the Navy Day Regatta on the Schuylkill River (Oct. 12).
2018-19 / Sophomore
Helped the second varsity eight place 20th 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 seven seat of the second varsity eight in their gold finish in the grand finals at the Dad Vail Regatta (May 11)…at Overpeck Park, placed third against Columbia and Delaware in the varsity eight (May 4)…finished second in the 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).
2017-18 / Freshman
Helped the Dragons to their sixth consecutive overall team title at the Dad Vail Regatta…sat 7-seat for the second varsity eight that finished fourth at the Dad Vail Regatta…member of the second varsity eight which was named Drexel School of Education Athletes of the Week for the week ending Oct. 23…at the 36th Memorial Murphy Cup Regatta, placed first in the third varsity eight A…edged out San Diego by 1.90 seconds to win gold at the 52nd annual Kerr Cup Regatta in the second varsity eight…placed first in the second varsity eight at the Bergen Cup on the Schuylkill River…in the second 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…against La Salle and Villanova, was victorious in the second varsity eight…at Overpeck Park in Leonia, N.J., placed second against Columbia and Delaware in the second varsity eight…sat 5-seat for the second varsity eight A that placed third of 15 boats at the Navy Day Regatta…earned a top-10 finish at the 53rd annual Head of the Charles Regatta in the second varsity eight, finishing eighth of 37 boats…in the second varsity eight A, finished over nine seconds ahead of Penn to place first of 38 boats at the Head of Schuylkill Regatta…finished 20th of 37 boats in the varsity eight B at the Princeton Chase…at the Frostbite Regatta on Mercer Lake, earned a second-place finish in the varsity eight A.
Background
Attended John Jay in Hopewell Junction, N.Y….finished second in the men’s junior four at the 2016 NYS Scholastic Championships…took second in the men’s junior pair at the 2017 Royal Canadian Henley Regatta…three-time Poughkeepsie Journal men’s rowing all-star…two-time team coaches award winner…holds the Hudson River men’s junior rowing 2K record…Patrick Furr Award winner.
Personal
Son of Thomas and Patricia Reilly…has an older brother and a younger sister…majoring in business and engineering.
Competed in 14 races for the Dragons majority with the Varsity 8 boat…won a bronze medal with the V8+ in the Head of Schuylkill Regatta...placed first in the Murphy Cup Regatta, Kerr Cup Regatta, and Dad Vail Regatta…raced with the Varsity 4 boat in the Head of Charles Regatta…placed 16th at IRA Nationals.
2020-21 / Senior
Competed in nine races for the Dragons, all as a member of the Varsity 8…spent the majority of the season in the fifth seat including wins against Gonzaga and Marietta…moved to the third seat for the final three races of the year…helped the team to a second place finish at the Bergen Cup Regatta, a bronze medal at the Dad Vail Regatta, and a 14th place time at IRA Nationals.
2019-20 / Junior
Granted another season of eligibility due to the COVID-19 pandemic…topped Army, Rutgers, Coast Guard Academy and Villanova in the varsity eight at the Rumson Boat Race on the Navesink River in New Jersey (Sept. 21)…finished fourth out of 31 boats in the varsity eight A at the Navy Day Regatta on the Schuylkill River (Oct. 12).
2018-19 / Sophomore
Helped the second varsity eight place 20th 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 seven seat of the second varsity eight in their gold finish in the grand finals at the Dad Vail Regatta (May 11)…at Overpeck Park, placed third against Columbia and Delaware in the varsity eight (May 4)…finished second in the 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).
2017-18 / Freshman
Helped the Dragons to their sixth consecutive overall team title at the Dad Vail Regatta…sat 7-seat for the second varsity eight that finished fourth at the Dad Vail Regatta…member of the second varsity eight which was named Drexel School of Education Athletes of the Week for the week ending Oct. 23…at the 36th Memorial Murphy Cup Regatta, placed first in the third varsity eight A…edged out San Diego by 1.90 seconds to win gold at the 52nd annual Kerr Cup Regatta in the second varsity eight…placed first in the second varsity eight at the Bergen Cup on the Schuylkill River…in the second 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…against La Salle and Villanova, was victorious in the second varsity eight…at Overpeck Park in Leonia, N.J., placed second against Columbia and Delaware in the second varsity eight…sat 5-seat for the second varsity eight A that placed third of 15 boats at the Navy Day Regatta…earned a top-10 finish at the 53rd annual Head of the Charles Regatta in the second varsity eight, finishing eighth of 37 boats…in the second varsity eight A, finished over nine seconds ahead of Penn to place first of 38 boats at the Head of Schuylkill Regatta…finished 20th of 37 boats in the varsity eight B at the Princeton Chase…at the Frostbite Regatta on Mercer Lake, earned a second-place finish in the varsity eight A.
Background
Attended John Jay in Hopewell Junction, N.Y….finished second in the men’s junior four at the 2016 NYS Scholastic Championships…took second in the men’s junior pair at the 2017 Royal Canadian Henley Regatta…three-time Poughkeepsie Journal men’s rowing all-star…two-time team coaches award winner…holds the Hudson River men’s junior rowing 2K record…Patrick Furr Award winner.
Personal
Son of Thomas and Patricia Reilly…has an older brother and a younger sister…majoring in business and engineering.
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