2019-20 Women's Rowing Roster
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Droogan, Kirby
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Kirby Droogan
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Ardmore, Pa.
- High School:
- Merion Mercy Academy
Bio
2022-23 / Fifth Year
CRCA Scholar Athlete…All-CAA…CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll…participated in the first ever CRCA/King Racing Academy of Future Coaches…competed in 11 races for the Dragons for Varsity 8…helped Drexel to a gold medal at the Head of the Charles Regatta and a first-place finish at the Head of Schuylkill Regatta…victorious at the Knecht Cup Regatta and Kerr Cup Regatta…runner-up at CAA Championships in Jim & Toni Downey.
2021-22 / Senior
CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll...competed in nine races part of the Varsity 8 boat...sat stroke seat in wins against Villanova and La Salle, Saint Joseph’s and UMass...was victorious in the Kerr Cup Regatta and Kelly Cup Regatta...placed second in CAA Championships in Alleva XVII.
2020-21 / Junior
Competed in eight races for the Dragons, all as a member of the Varsity 8…sat third seat for the final two races of the season, winning a gold medal at the Dad Vail Regatta and turning in a second place time at the CAA Championships…helped the team to wins against Delaware, Lehigh, and Penn in Alleva XVII while rowing from the fifth seat.
2019-20 / Sophomore
Granted another season of eligibility by the NCAA due to the COVID-19 pandemic…received a place on the CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll…member of the varsity eight that garnered Drexel School of Education Athletes of the Week recognition twice (Oct. 21 and Nov. 4)…began the year with a win in the varsity eight over Army, Rutgers, Coast Guard Academy and Villanova at the Rumson Boat Race on the Navesink River in Rumson, N.J. (Sept. 21)…won the varsity eight grand final at the 1969 Cup on Mercer Lake in New Jersey (Nov. 2)…earned silver with the varsity eight in the Championship 8+ race at the Head of the Schuylkill Regatta (Oct. 26)…placed third out of 30 boats in the women’s open 8+ A boat at the Navy Day Regatta (Oct. 12)…placed third out of 32 boats with the varsity eight at the 55th Head of the Charles Regatta in Boston (Oct. 19)…finished 14th out of 47 boats with the varsity eight A boat at the Princeton Chase on Lake Carnegie in Princeton, N.J. (Oct. 27).
2018-19 / Freshman
Sat in the three seat of the varsity four for all but once race this spring…in the three seat, helped the varsity four win a gold medal at the CAA Championships for the second-straight year (May 19)…placed sixth in the varsity four at the Dad Vail Regatta (May 11)…finished third in the varsity four at the Eastern Sprints on Lake Quinsigamond in Worcester, Mass. (May 5)…earned silver in the varsity four at the Kerr Cup Regatta (April 20)…helped capture the women’s team points trophy at the George Washington Invitational with two varsity four wins over Duquesne and GW (April 12-13)…finished second in the second varsity eight petite final at the Cooper Sprints on the Cooper River in New Jersey (March 24)…placed second in the second varsity eight grand final at the weather-shortened Murphy Cup Regatta on the Cooper River (March 23)…in the second varsity eight, finished second only to the Drexel varsity eight in the varsity eight race with La Salle to open the spring on the Schuylkill River (March 16).
Background
Attended Merion Mercy Academy in Merion Station, Pa….four-year rower…won the Varsity Athlete Award and Coach’s Spirit Award…also played basketball.
Personal
Daughter of Mike and Marie Droogan…has an older brother, Michael, and an older sister, Ciara…majoring in general studies.
CRCA Scholar Athlete…All-CAA…CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll…participated in the first ever CRCA/King Racing Academy of Future Coaches…competed in 11 races for the Dragons for Varsity 8…helped Drexel to a gold medal at the Head of the Charles Regatta and a first-place finish at the Head of Schuylkill Regatta…victorious at the Knecht Cup Regatta and Kerr Cup Regatta…runner-up at CAA Championships in Jim & Toni Downey.
2021-22 / Senior
CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll...competed in nine races part of the Varsity 8 boat...sat stroke seat in wins against Villanova and La Salle, Saint Joseph’s and UMass...was victorious in the Kerr Cup Regatta and Kelly Cup Regatta...placed second in CAA Championships in Alleva XVII.
2020-21 / Junior
Competed in eight races for the Dragons, all as a member of the Varsity 8…sat third seat for the final two races of the season, winning a gold medal at the Dad Vail Regatta and turning in a second place time at the CAA Championships…helped the team to wins against Delaware, Lehigh, and Penn in Alleva XVII while rowing from the fifth seat.
2019-20 / Sophomore
Granted another season of eligibility by the NCAA due to the COVID-19 pandemic…received a place on the CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll…member of the varsity eight that garnered Drexel School of Education Athletes of the Week recognition twice (Oct. 21 and Nov. 4)…began the year with a win in the varsity eight over Army, Rutgers, Coast Guard Academy and Villanova at the Rumson Boat Race on the Navesink River in Rumson, N.J. (Sept. 21)…won the varsity eight grand final at the 1969 Cup on Mercer Lake in New Jersey (Nov. 2)…earned silver with the varsity eight in the Championship 8+ race at the Head of the Schuylkill Regatta (Oct. 26)…placed third out of 30 boats in the women’s open 8+ A boat at the Navy Day Regatta (Oct. 12)…placed third out of 32 boats with the varsity eight at the 55th Head of the Charles Regatta in Boston (Oct. 19)…finished 14th out of 47 boats with the varsity eight A boat at the Princeton Chase on Lake Carnegie in Princeton, N.J. (Oct. 27).
2018-19 / Freshman
Sat in the three seat of the varsity four for all but once race this spring…in the three seat, helped the varsity four win a gold medal at the CAA Championships for the second-straight year (May 19)…placed sixth in the varsity four at the Dad Vail Regatta (May 11)…finished third in the varsity four at the Eastern Sprints on Lake Quinsigamond in Worcester, Mass. (May 5)…earned silver in the varsity four at the Kerr Cup Regatta (April 20)…helped capture the women’s team points trophy at the George Washington Invitational with two varsity four wins over Duquesne and GW (April 12-13)…finished second in the second varsity eight petite final at the Cooper Sprints on the Cooper River in New Jersey (March 24)…placed second in the second varsity eight grand final at the weather-shortened Murphy Cup Regatta on the Cooper River (March 23)…in the second varsity eight, finished second only to the Drexel varsity eight in the varsity eight race with La Salle to open the spring on the Schuylkill River (March 16).
Background
Attended Merion Mercy Academy in Merion Station, Pa….four-year rower…won the Varsity Athlete Award and Coach’s Spirit Award…also played basketball.
Personal
Daughter of Mike and Marie Droogan…has an older brother, Michael, and an older sister, Ciara…majoring in general studies.
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