Varsity 8 Takes 20th, Crew Closes Year at IRA National Championships

Friday, June 3

Mercer Lake, West Windsor, N.J.

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Varsity 8 Takes 20th, Crew Closes Year at IRA National Championships

6/5/2016 11:56:00 AM | Men's Rowing

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WEST WINDSOR, N.J. – Drexel Crew closed out its season Sunday at the Intercollegiate Rowing Association (IRA) National Championships on Mercer Lake in West Windsor, N.J.

The Dragons' varsity eight finished 20th overall after a second-place finish in the fourth final on Sunday. Also in action in finals, the freshmen eight took home a fifth overall finish against a limited field of crews, the third varsity eight finished 16th overall, the second varsity eight took 18th and the varsity four took 24th.

Drexel's varsity eight, which entered competition ranked 19th in the country in the final USRowing poll, earned a second-place finish in the fourth final to finish 20th overall. The Dragons, rowing in the Sandra Lee Sheller II boat, rowed to a time of 6:03.050, less than three seconds off of first-place Wisconsin's pace. To get there, Drexel finished fourth in its semifinal to cement a spot in Sunday's fourth final after rowing to a time of 5:45.900, which was nine one-hundredths of a second behind Syracuse for third, which would have vaulted the boat to the third final. In Friday's action, the Dragons finished fifth in their heat with a time of 6:08.120, besting Santa Clara by slightly less than a second. In reps, the Dragons finished third of four with a time of 5:56.900, falling five seconds off of Dartmouth's pace for second.

Drexel's freshmen eight went straight to the grand final in the Joseph Greipp boat, racing against just six boats. The Dragons' freshmen put together a strong race, crossing the finish line with a time of 6:21.150.

Drexel's third varsity eight finished off its final event of the season in the Annette Pennoni boat with a fourth-place finish in the third final to take 16th overall at IRAs. The boat rowed to a time of 6:30.810, just over three seconds faster than fifth-place Hobart. In Friday's action, the Dragons finished with a sixth-place time of 6:35.180 in their heat, followed by a fifth-place time of 6:35.980 in reps.

The second varsity eight also garnered a top-20 finish, taking 18th after crossing the finish line sixth of seven in the third final. Racing in the Lois Krall boat, the Dragons rowed to a time of 6:13.260, three tenths of a second behind Oregon State for fifth. The Dragons took to the Mercer Lake course on Friday and finished with a fifth-place time of 6:28.370 its heat and a fifth-place time of 6:14.860 in reps to get to the third final.

The Dragons' varsity four, racing in the LeBow College of Business boat, finished sixth in the fourth final on Sunday to take 24th overall with a time of 7:04.100, less that a second and a half behind Milwaukee SE for fifth. The Dragons also took sixth in their semifinal with a time of 6:59.330 and sixth of seven with a time of 6:58.410 in its heat on Friday before taking fifth of six with a time of 7:01.610 in its rep.

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Results – Finals – Sunday, June 5
Freshmen 8 – Grand Final – Fifth Overall
Washington – 5:50.350
California – 5:51.410
Navy – 6:08.810
Wisconsin – 6:14.560
Drexel – 6:21.150
Temple – 6:24.100

Third Varsity 8 – Third Final – 16th Overall
Oregon State – 6:08.200
Penn – 6:11.830
Syracuse – 6:15.090
Drexel – 6:30.810
Hobart – 6:34.170

Second Varsity 8 – Third Final – 18th Overall
Dartmouth – 6:01.500
George Washington – 6:05.370
Syracuse – 6:06.120
Navy – 6:09.120
Oregon State – 6:12.920
Drexel – 6:13.260
Hobart – 6:17.180

Varsity 8 – Fourth Final – 20th Overall
Wisconsin – 6:00.640
Drexel – 6:03.050
Santa Clara – 6:05.540
Hobart – 6:10.070
Oklahoma – 6:11.340
Temple – 6:20.240

Varsity 4 – Fourth Final – 24th Overall
Dartmouth – 6:55.660
Stanford – 6:56.360
Temple – 6:59.150
Yale – 7:01.330
Milwaukee SE – 7:02.760
Drexel – 7:04.100

Results – Semis – Saturday, June 4
Varsity 8 – Semifinal 3
Oregon State – 5:43.630
FIT – 5:44.440
Syracuse – 5:45.810
Drexel – 5:45.900
Santa Clara – 5:52.310
Hobart – 5:59.160

Varsity 4 – Semifinal 4
Washington College – 6:36.780
Columbia – 6:39.260
Jacksonville – 6:39.770
Dartmouth – 6:40.490
Temple – 6:47.420
Drexel – 6:49.330

Results – Heats & Reps – Friday, June 3
Men's Varsity 8 – Heat 2
California – 5:43.800
Columbia – 5:45.710
Cornell – 5:45.820
Wisconsin – 6:02.120
Drexel – 6:08.120
Santa Clara – 6:08.930

Men's Second Varsity 8 – Heat 2
Harvard – 5:50.560
Yale – 5:51.030
Cornell – 6:00.930
Columbia – 6:16.580
Drexel – 6:28.370

Men's Third Varsity 8 – Heat
Harvard – 5:52.060
Brown – 5:55.350
Dartmouth – 6:03.520
Yale – 6:07.150
Penn – 6:10.940
Drexel – 6:35.180

Men's Varsity 4 – Heat 2
MIT – 6:36.920
Holy Cross – 6:40.610
Cornell – 6:44.300
Marist – 6:52.030
Temple – 6:56.720
Drexel – 6:58.410
Fairfield – 7:10.490

Varsity 8 – Rep 4
Penn – 5:49.520
Dartmouth – 5:51.830
Drexel – 5:56.900
Oklahoma – 6:24.540

Second Varsity 8 – Rep 2
Cornell – 5:57.390
Northeastern – 6:00.270
Navy – 6:02.720
Dartmouth – 6:07.540
Drexel – 6:14.750

Third Varsity 8 – Rep 2
California – 6:04.730
Yale – 6:07.710
Navy – 6:09.360
Oregon State – 6:11.400
Drexel – 6:35.980

Varsity 4 – Rep 2
Holy Cross – 6:43.960
Penn – 6:48.820
Columbia – 6:49.230
Navy – 6:51.490
Drexel – 7:01.610
Loyola (Md.) – 7:07.080

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Varsity 8
Boat – Sandra Lee Sheller II
Coxswain – Christopher Henderson
Stroke – Mikulas Sum
7 – Justin Best
6 – Daniel Dollin
5 – Ivo Krakic
4 – Daniel Palombo
3 – Nicholas Capaldi
2 – Dario Vracevic
Bow – Joseph Masgai

Second Varsity 8
Boat – Lois Krall
Coxswain – Brett Barry
Stoke – Niles Arner
7 – Tom Foulds
6 – William Cartwright
5 – Dave Hanrahan
4 – Marko Durica
3 – George Twardy
2 – J.P. Clark
Bow – Xavier Stanish

Freshmen 8
Boat – Joseph Greipp
Coxswain – Andrea Abanto
Stroke – Tim Kutchner
7 – Ben Lee
6 – Nick Webb
5 – Doug Davis
4 – Nick DiVito
3 – Greg Adams
2 – Bryce Rosicky
Bow – Robert Heister

Third Varsity 8
Boat – Annette Pennoni
Coxswain – Tyler Lee
Stroke – Matthew Mohnack
7 – Justin Terek
6 – Brian Tindall
5 – Louis Masi
4 – Ryan Gasparini
3 – Ryan Rimmele
2 – Dillon Boyle
Bow – Nick Herceg

Varsity 4
Boat – LeBow College of Business
Coxswain – Malcolm Newman
Stroke – Yunus Bora Yenen
3 – Kyle Hershman
2 – Braedon Jelinek
Bow – Keegan Shannon