Men's Crew Concludes Season at the IRA National Championships

Friday, May 30

Mercer Lake - West Windsor, N.J.

Drexel University

IRA National Championships

Photo by: Mark DiLucca

Men's Crew Concludes Season at the IRA National Championships

6/1/2014 12:30:00 PM | Men's Rowing

PHILADELPHIA – Drexel men's crew concluded their 2013-14 season at the Intercollegiate Rowing Association National Championships at Mercer Lake in West Windsor, N.J. from Friday, May 30 to Sunday, June 1. Paul Savell, Director of Rowing, guided the team to victories at the Kerr Cup and Bergen Cup as well as a second consecutive team championship at the Dad Vail Regatta.

The Dragons finished in 19th overall after qualifiying for IRAs as a team and competing with six boats. The varsity eight finished 20th overall, second varsity eight finished 17th, freshmen eight finished 10th, third varsity finished 18th, varsity four finished 13th and the varsity lightweight four finished 11th.

The varsity eight led off on Friday with Drexel in lane six of heat two in the Lois Krall boat where they finished in fifth place with a time of 5:55.889. In the afternoon reps, the Dragons placed third with a time of 5:51.025. They raced in the semifinal on Saturday morning in lane five, finishing in fourth and crossing the finish line at the 6:23.370 mark. They raced from lane three in the fourth final, finishing second (20th overall) after a photo finish with third-place Gonzaga at the 5:55.050 mark.

Next up on Friday was the second varsity eight with Drexel in lane one in the Annette Pennoni boat, and the Dragons finished in fifth place with a time of 6:03.598. In the Friday afternoon reps, Drexel finished in second place with a time of 5:49.939 to advance to the semifinals. In the semis, the Dragons used a time of 6:19.170 to finish in third, falling just half a second short of second place and advance to the third final on Sunday. In the third final, Drexel followed up their Dad Vail gold medal with a fifth place finish (17th overall) and a time of 5:55.122.

Drexel's freshmen eight began on Friday in lane one in the Joseph Greipp boat, finishing in sixth place, crossing the finish line at 6:22.081. Freshmen eight raced in reps on Saturday morning in lane one, finishing in fifth place with a time of 6:31.692. The Dragons raced from lane one in the petite final, finishing in fourth place (10th overall), 1.4 seconds short of third, with a time of 6:15.686.

The third varsity eight took to lane six on Friday in the Peggy Greenawalt boat and finished at 6:47.648 in sixth place. In the reps on Friday afternoon, Drexel finished in sixth place with a time of 6:18.831, which unfortunately fell short of qualifying for the semifinals. However, they raced from lane one in the third final on Sunday, crossing the finish line with a time of 6:29.309 for sixth place (18th overall).

Rounding out Drexel's Friday races, the varsity four took to lane two in the LeBow College of Business boat and finished in fifth place, crossing the finish line at 6:55.831. In the reps on Friday afternoon, the Dragons finished in fifth place again a 6:41.501, three seconds short of qualifying for the semifinals. Drexel, however, did race in the third final on Sunday in lane five, winning with a time of 6:45.576, nearly two seconds ahead of Penn, for 13th overall..

Drexel's varsity lightweight four began competition on Sunday when they took to lane six in the Tobey and Kim Oxholm boat and finished in sixth with a time of 7:14.845. In the petite final later in the morning, the Dragons finished in fifth (11th overall) with a time of 7:08.135.

For full results from the IRA National Championships, click here.

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Friday, May 30 - Schedule

Varsity Eight – Heat No. 2
Harvard – 5:40.204
Northeastern – 5:42.555
Columbia – 5:50.230
Penn – 5:54.354
Drexel – 5:55.889
Hobart – 6:01.961

Second Varsity Eight – Heat No. 2
Northeastern – 5:45.764
Brown – 5:49.388
Yale – 5:52.499
Dartmouth – 6:00.356
Drexel – 6:03.598
San Diego – 6:23.284

Freshmen Eight – Heat No. 1
California – 5:47.597
Wisconsin – 5:49.170
Brown – 5:51.106
George Washington – 6:12.038
Columbia – 6:20.644
Drexel – 6:22.081

Third Varsity Eight – Heat No. 3
Brown – 5:51.727
Boston – 5:54.093
Cornell – 5:59.692
Dartmouth – 6:15.120
Pennsylvania – 6:20.748
Drexel – 6:47.648

Varsity Four – Heat No. 3
Washington – 6:20.956
California – 6:23.511
Brown – 6:24.243
MIT – 6:44.521
Drexel – 6:55.831
Dartmouth – 7:19.561

Varsity Eight – Reps
Navy – 5:41.757
George Washington – 5:44.620
Drexel – 5:51.025
Gonzaga – 5:55.795

Second Varsity Eight – Reps
Wisconsin – 5:44.681
Drexel – 5:49.939
Stanford – 5:50.406
Holy Cross – 5:59.811

Third Varsity Eight – Reps
Dartmouth – 5:49.521
Yale – 5:53.528
Syracuse – 5:56.187
Holy Cross – 5:59.793
Harvard – 6:00.922
Drexel – 6:18.831

Varsity Four – Reps
Brown – 6:28.868
Princeton – 6:31.853
Colgate – 6:33.962
Loyola CA – 6:38.350
Drexel – 6:41.501
George Washington – 6:44.628

Saturday, May 31 – Schedule

Freshmen Eight – Reps
Cornell – 5:57.333
Wisconsin – 5:59.020
George Washington – 6:01.005
Navy – 6:16.027
Drexel – 6:31.692

Second Varsity Eight – Semifinals
Harvard – 6:16.234
Gonzaga – 6:18.638
Drexel – 6:19.170
George Washington – 6:20.536
Holy Cross – 6:27.105
Florida Tech – 6:30.906

Varsity Eight – Semifinals
Stanford – 6:18.848
Penn – 6:20.272
Oregon State – 6:20.782
Drexel – 6:23.370
Dartmouth – 6:30.633
Holy Cross – 6:33.072

Sunday, June 1 – Schedule

Varsity Lightweight Four – Heat No. 1
Columbia – 6:27.902
Wisconsin – 6:39.275
Yale – 6:41.868
Georgetown – 6:44.972
MIT – 6:58.069
Drexel – 7:14.845

Varsity Four Third Final
Drexel – 6:45.576
Penn – 6:47.355
Loyola CA – 6:48.841
Milwaukee – 6:50.249
George Washington – 6:52.316

Varsity Lightweight Four Petite Final
Navy – 6:47.688
Milwaukee – 6:50.999
MIT – 6:56.871
Georgetown – 6:57.528
Drexel – 7:08.135
Dartmouth - SCR

Third Varsity Eight Third Final
Wisconsin – 6:01.006
Holy Cross – 6:03.230
Oregon State – 6:03.871
Harvard – 6:11.697
Hobart – 6:16.170
Drexel – 6:29.309

Freshmen Eight Petite Final
George Washington – 6:05.587
Navy – 6:11.264
Columbia – 6:14.260
Drexel – 6:15.686
Penn – 6:20.412

Second Varsity Eight Third Final
Dartmouth – 5:48.135
Syracuse – 5:50.512
Harvard – 5:50.776
Stanford – 5:53.149
Drexel – 5:55.122
Gonzaga – 5:59.775

Varsity Eight Fourth Final
Hobart – 5:51.600
Gonzaga – 5:55.050
Drexel – 5:55.050
Holy Cross – 5:57.700
Dartmouth – 6:01.950
San Diego – 6:05.400

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Varsity Eight
Boat – Lois Krall
Cox – Marc Smith
Stroke – Sebastian Ryan
7 – Ivo Krakic
6 – Mikulas Sum
5 – Vanja Busic
4 – Ian Luetzow
3 – John Pieper
2 – Daniel Palombo
Bow – Casimir Czworkowski

Second Varsity Eight
Boat – Annette Pennoni
Cox – Christopher Henderson
Stroke – Ryan McSpedon
7 – Xavier Stanish
6 – Daniel Dollin
5 – Nicholas Capaldi
4 – Marko Durica
3 – Ryan Mallgrave
2 – Michael DiLucca
Bow – Dave Hanrahan

Freshmen Eight
Boat – Joseph Greipp
Cox – Brett Barry
Stroke – Tom Foulds
7 – James Purtill
6 – William Cartwright
5 – Joseph Masgai
4 – Adam Wisniowski
3 – Louis Masi
2 – Keegan Shannon
Bow – George Twardy

Third Varsity Eight
Boat - Peggy Greenawalt
Cox – Tyler Lee
Stroke – John Ruskey
7 – Jim Howley
6 – Nico Arechabala
5 – Aengus Walker
4 – Brian Kissam
3 – John Deibler
2 – Harry Betz
Bow – Nick Herceg

Varsity Four
Boat – LeBow College of Business
Cox – Victoria Kenion
Stroke – Dean Hill
3 – Brian McCabe
2 – Grigorios Papadourakis
Bow – Christian Ladd

Varsity Lightweight Four
Boat – Tobey & Kim Oxholm
Cox – Samantha Iula
Stroke – Ethan McCulla
3 – Leif Malm
2 – Nick Hitti
Bow – Andrew Weinstein