Women's Crew Wins Points Title Saturday at George Washington Invitational

Saturday, April 8

Potomac River - Washington, D.C.

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Drexel University

George Washington Invitational

Women's Crew Wins Points Title Saturday at George Washington Invitational

4/8/2017 1:33:00 PM | Men's Rowing, Women's Rowing

WASHINGTON – A victory by the women's varsity eight highlighted four wins by the Drexel rowing team and helped the Dragons to the women's points title Saturday morning at the George Washington Invitational on the Potomac River in Washington, D.C.

The Dragons' women came away with the team points title at the event with a total of 55 points, five points ahead of second-place George Washington.The women's varsity eight's victory came against Georgetown and Navy. Drexel also got two wins from the women's second varsity eight and one from the men's second varsity eight.

In the early session of racing, which was originally scheduled for Friday before moving to Saturday due to high winds, the Dragons picked up victories from both the women's and men's second varsity eights. Racing in the Marlene Buckley II boat, the women's second varsity eight crossed the finish line in 6:13.00, more than 17 seconds ahead of second-place MIT. The men, racing in the Sandra Lee Sheller II boat, the Dragons finished in 5:30.90 to hold off Hobart, which finished just under five seconds behind. Also in the early portion of racing, the women's varsity eight finished second, in the Cara Fry boat, to MIT's 5:59.60 with a time of 6:03.00, while the No. 20-ranked men's varsity eight raced to a third-place finish in the Lois Krall II boat with a time of 5:25.10, less than seven seconds behind the winner, Hobart (receiving votes).

The later session featured the women's varsity eight beating second-place Georgetown by two seconds. Drexel's women's second varsity eight also picked up its second win of the day, beating Navy and Georgetown with a time of 6:01.30. The men's second varsity eight crossed the finish line in second with a time of 6:26.00 to Navy's 5:22.00. The Dragons also got second-place times from the women's varsity four, racing in the Sandra Lee Sheller, which crossed the line in 6:46.20, as well as the men's third varsity eight, in the Lois Krall, with a time of 5:29.30. The men's varsity eight finished third to No. 16 Navy and Holy Cross (receiving votes) with a time of 5:26.70.

In action back in Philadelphia on the Schuylkill River, the Dragons' next set of boats were in action against Navy and Temple. The men's freshmen eight, racing in the Joseph Greipp boat, crossed the finish line at 5:35.37, about half a second behind Navy's fifth varsity eight. The women's third varsity eight, racing in the Maria Papadakis boat, raced to a time of 6:56.02, 25 seconds behind Navy's four-V. The men's fourth varsity eight, racing in the Annette Pennoni, rowed to a 5:55.84 to beat Temple's third varsity eight but finished behind Navy's sixth and seventh varsity eights. The Dragons' women's freshmen eight, which raced in the John Daskalakis, crossed the finished line behind Navy in 7:17.85.

Following this weekend's action, the Dragons will all return to the Schuylkill River as Drexel hosts the 51st annual Kerr Cup Regatta on Saturday, April 15.

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Wilkens Bowl - Final Standings
Drexel - 55
GW - 50
Saint Joseph's - 46
Navy - 45
MIT - 45
Georgetown - 35
Dayton - 30
Duquesne - 24

Early Results – Saturday, April 8 – Washington, D.C.
Women's Second Varsity 8 – 1 of 3
Drexel – 6:13.00
MIT – 6:30.70
Dayton – 6:46.90

Men's Second Varsity 8 – 1 of 3
Drexel – 5:30.90
Hobart – 5:35.70
MIT – 5:41.40

Women's Varsity 8 – 2 of 3
MIT – 5:59.60
Drexel – 6:03.00
Dayton – 6:24.10

Men's Varsity 8 – 3 of 3
Hobart (R.V.) – 5:18.50
MIT – 5:20.20
No. 20 Drexel – 5:25.10

Late Results – Saturday, April 8 – Washington D.C.
Women's Varsity 4 – 2 of 3
Navy – 6:37.40
Drexel – 6:46.20
Georgetown – 7:00.30

Men's Third Varsity 8 – 2 of 2
Navy – 5:22.40
Drexel – 5:29.30

Women's Second Varsity 8 – 1 of 3
Drexel – 6:01.30
Navy – 6:10.80
Georgetown – 6:11.70

Men's Second Varsity 8 – 2 of 3
Navy – 5:22.00
Drexel – 5:26.00
Holy Cross – 5:42.70

Women's Varsity 8 – 1 of 3
Drexel – NT
Georgetown - +2.0
Navy - +2.8

Men's Varsity 8 – 3 of 3
No. 16 Navy – 5:12.80
Holy Cross (R.V.) – 5:19.20
No. 20 Drexel – 5:26.70

Results – Saturday, April 8 – Philadelphia
Men's A
Navy 5V - 5:34.85
Drexel F8 - 5:35.37
Temple F8 - 5:40.30

Women's 3V
Navy 4V - 6:31.44
Drexel 3V - 6:56.02

Men's B
Navy 6V - 5:36.14
Navy 7V - 5:39.38
Drexel 4V- 5:55.84
Temple 3V - 6:00.23

Women's Freshmen 8
Navy - 6:42.40
Drexel - 7:18.85

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Lineups for Washington D.C.
Men's Varsity 8
Boat – Lois Krall II
Cox – Brett Barry
Stroke – Dario Vracevic
7 – Joseph Masgai
6 – Justin Best
5 – Ivo Krakic
4 – J.P. Clark
3 – Doug Davis
2 – Ryan Gasparini
Bow – Ben Lee

Women's Varsity 8
Boat – Cara Fry
Cox – Nupur Parikh
Stroke – Kendall Wenzke
7 – Paige Propp
6 – Natalie Alleva
5 – Erin Archibald
4 – Catherine Haas
3 – Meghan Knecht
2 – Kylie Magee
Bow – Amanda Reale

Men's Second Varsity 8
Boat – Sandra Lee Sheller II
Cox – Malcolm Newman
Stroke – Colin Stewart
7 – Ryan Rimmele
6 – Jack Grimm
5 – Justin Terek
4 – Zachary Seither
3 – Dimitrije Regodic
2 – Niles Arner
Bow – George Twardy

Women's Second Varsity 8
Boat – Marlene Buckley II
Cox – Abigail Colasacco
Stroke – Stephanie Horn
7 – Mackenzie Dorsett
6 – Marina Forster
5 – Margarita Amihava
4 – Fiona Mauer
3 – Lauren Sand
2 – Kayley Slicer
Bow – Julianna Hunt

Men's Third Varsity 8
Boat – Lois Krall
Cox – Tyler Lee
Stroke – Keegan Shannon
7 – Jim Howley
6 – Tom Foulds
5 – Yunus Bora Yenen
4 – William Cartwright
3 – Andrew Tengdin
2 – Bryce Rosicky
Bow – Jim Purtill

Women's Varsity 4
Boat – Sandra Lee Sheller
Cox – Hayley Roth
Stroke – Christine Wojciechowicz
3 – Emma Compton
2 – Anna Savage
Bow – Sofia Ryan

Alternates: Nora Wurmbach & Louis Masi

Lineups for Philadelphia
Women's Third Varsity 8
Boat – Maria Papadakis
Cox – Maggie Collington
Stroke – Mairen Hilary
7 – Jessika Coleman
6 – Jennifer McManus
5 – Molly Dudrear
4 – Kate Edwards
3 – Maggie Johnson
2 – Abby Pierson
Bow – Rachel Frank

Men's Freshmen 8
Boat – Joseph Greipp
Cox – Hunter Reed
Stroke – Rocco Fucetola
7 – Drew Senour
6 – Anthony Williams
5 – Joseph Konieczny
4 – Leon Bulic
3 – Spencer Kuhl
2 – Garrison Bentz
Bow – Keegan MacMaster

Women's Freshmen 8
Boat – John Daskalakis
Cox – Olivia Schuler
Stroke – Sarah Wanner
7 – Kalli Reganato
6 – Kristen Shema
5 – Jean Gleason
4 – Madeline Mac Donnell
3 – Sadie Lowell
2 – Maria Zhdankina
Bow – Lillian Coogan

Men's Fourth Varsity 8
Boat – Annette Pennoni
Cox – Charlie Bavisotto
Stroke – Brian Tindall
7 – Nick Herceg
6 – Kyle Hershman
5 – Greg Adams
4 – Adam Wisniowski
3 – Jason Bowker
2 – David Drew
Bow – Josh Marcacci