2014-15 Men's Crew Roster
Roster
Capaldi, Nicholas

Nicholas Capaldi
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Hammonton, N.J.
- High School:
- Oakcrest
Bio
2015-16: Helped the Dragons to their fourth consecutive overall team title at the Dad Vail Regatta…sat 3-seat in the varsity eight that won the silver medal at the Dad Vail Regatta...helped the varsity eight to its first ever win at the Henley Royal Regatta, beating University College, Dublin...finished second in the fourth final for a 20th overall finish with the varsity eight at the IRA National Championships…member of the varsity eight boat that reached a program-best national ranking of No. 14 in the USRowing weekly poll…helped the varsity eight to victories over nationally ranked crews from George Washington and Georgetown at the George Washington Invitational…earned a third-place finish with the varsity eight at the San Diego Crew Classic…member of the varsity eight boat that won the Dr. Thomas Kerr Cup for the sixth year in a row…helped the varsity eight to its sixth Bergen Cup in a row.
2014-15: Won the bronze medal at the Dad Vail Regatta with the varsity eight which helped the Dragons win the Dad Vail overall title for the third consecutive year and capture the men’s points title for the second time in three seasons…finished 20th in the country at the IRA National Championships in the 5-seat of the varsity eight…travelled to the San Diego Crew Classic and captured sixed overall with the varsity eight (bow seat)…helped the Dragons win the Bergen Cup for the sixth time in the last seven years…captured the Dr. Thomas Kerr Cup for the fifth year in a row…captured the gold medal at the Knecht Cup with the varsity eight…beat Williams and Georgetown at Double Duals…beat George Washington and finished second to Penn…beat La Salle and Villanova to begin the spring season…in the fall, earned a 10th-place finish out of 44 varsity eight boats at the Head of the Charles Regatta…finished fourth out of 27 boats at Navy Day Regatta…picked up a win at the Frostbite Regatta…captured second out of 20 boats at the Head of the Schuylkill…beat Bucknell and Lehigh.
2013-14: Captured the gold medal at the Dad Vail Regatta with the second varsity eight and helped the Dragons to a second consecutive overall team points victory…In the fall, finished second overall at the 2013 Rumson Boat Race...crossed the finish line first against Bucknell and Lehigh…part of the men’s varsity eight placed third in the Navy Day Regatta…sat 5-seat and stopped the clock first in the Charles Regatta...part of varsity eight that placed first in the Schuylkill Regatta...Member of top varsity eight that crossed the finish line first in the Frostbite Regatta…In the spring, rowed for the varsity eight ‘A’ boat that finished in second place against Villanova and La Salle…outraced the competition for a victory at the Knecht Cup in the second varsity eight…won the Dr. Thomas Kerr Cup for the fourth straight year as part of the varsity eight at the Kerr Cup…won the second varsity eight race at the Bergen Cup…recorded a victory over MIT in the second varsity eight boat…member of the second varsity eight that finished 17th overall at the IRA National Championships.
2012-13: Member of the men’s freshmen eight that finished the season 12th in the nation at the Intercollegiate Rowing Association (IRA) National Championships…prior to placing sixth in the petite final at the IRA’s, the men’s freshmen eight went undefeated the entire spring season…won a gold medal at the 2013 Aberdeen Dad Vail Regatta and helped the Dragons win the overall team title and the men’s point trophy…placed first at the Bergen Cup, Kerr Cup, Knecht Cup, Occoquan Sprints, against Bucknell/Mercyhurst and the Murphy Cup…in the fall, recorded fourth overall at the Navy Day Regatta and earned fourth out of 29 entries at the Head of the Schuylkill Regatta…finished second at the Frostbite Regatta.
Background: Rowed in the varsity four and eight boat during his junior and senior year...bronze medalist in the varsity eight event at the 2012 States…won a gold medal in the individual heavyweight men’s competition at the Greenhead Sprints in New Jersey...also, played baseball…graduated in the top 10% of his class…member of National Honor Society.
Personal: Son of Kelly and Anthony Capaldi…majoring in civil engineering.
2014-15: Won the bronze medal at the Dad Vail Regatta with the varsity eight which helped the Dragons win the Dad Vail overall title for the third consecutive year and capture the men’s points title for the second time in three seasons…finished 20th in the country at the IRA National Championships in the 5-seat of the varsity eight…travelled to the San Diego Crew Classic and captured sixed overall with the varsity eight (bow seat)…helped the Dragons win the Bergen Cup for the sixth time in the last seven years…captured the Dr. Thomas Kerr Cup for the fifth year in a row…captured the gold medal at the Knecht Cup with the varsity eight…beat Williams and Georgetown at Double Duals…beat George Washington and finished second to Penn…beat La Salle and Villanova to begin the spring season…in the fall, earned a 10th-place finish out of 44 varsity eight boats at the Head of the Charles Regatta…finished fourth out of 27 boats at Navy Day Regatta…picked up a win at the Frostbite Regatta…captured second out of 20 boats at the Head of the Schuylkill…beat Bucknell and Lehigh.
2013-14: Captured the gold medal at the Dad Vail Regatta with the second varsity eight and helped the Dragons to a second consecutive overall team points victory…In the fall, finished second overall at the 2013 Rumson Boat Race...crossed the finish line first against Bucknell and Lehigh…part of the men’s varsity eight placed third in the Navy Day Regatta…sat 5-seat and stopped the clock first in the Charles Regatta...part of varsity eight that placed first in the Schuylkill Regatta...Member of top varsity eight that crossed the finish line first in the Frostbite Regatta…In the spring, rowed for the varsity eight ‘A’ boat that finished in second place against Villanova and La Salle…outraced the competition for a victory at the Knecht Cup in the second varsity eight…won the Dr. Thomas Kerr Cup for the fourth straight year as part of the varsity eight at the Kerr Cup…won the second varsity eight race at the Bergen Cup…recorded a victory over MIT in the second varsity eight boat…member of the second varsity eight that finished 17th overall at the IRA National Championships.
2012-13: Member of the men’s freshmen eight that finished the season 12th in the nation at the Intercollegiate Rowing Association (IRA) National Championships…prior to placing sixth in the petite final at the IRA’s, the men’s freshmen eight went undefeated the entire spring season…won a gold medal at the 2013 Aberdeen Dad Vail Regatta and helped the Dragons win the overall team title and the men’s point trophy…placed first at the Bergen Cup, Kerr Cup, Knecht Cup, Occoquan Sprints, against Bucknell/Mercyhurst and the Murphy Cup…in the fall, recorded fourth overall at the Navy Day Regatta and earned fourth out of 29 entries at the Head of the Schuylkill Regatta…finished second at the Frostbite Regatta.
Background: Rowed in the varsity four and eight boat during his junior and senior year...bronze medalist in the varsity eight event at the 2012 States…won a gold medal in the individual heavyweight men’s competition at the Greenhead Sprints in New Jersey...also, played baseball…graduated in the top 10% of his class…member of National Honor Society.
Personal: Son of Kelly and Anthony Capaldi…majoring in civil engineering.
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