Rowing Wins Four Races Saturday at 52nd Annual Kerr Cup Regatta

Saturday, April 14

Schuylkill River - Philadelphia, Pa.

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Drexel University

Kerr Cup Regatta

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Rowing Wins Four Races Saturday at 52nd Annual Kerr Cup Regatta

4/14/2018 5:03:00 PM | Men's Rowing, Women's Rowing

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PHILADELPHIA –The Drexel rowing team won four gold medals Saturday at the 52nd annual Kerr Cup Regatta on the Schuylkill River. The regatta, which Drexel Rowing hosts in conjunction with Drexel Alumni, is named in honor of Dr. Thomas Kerr, the founding coach of Drexel Crew and former team physician. Saint Joseph's won the Dr. Thomas Kerr Cup, while Rhode Island took home the Lela Kerr Cup.

The Dragons won four gold medals on the day, getting victories from the men's second varsity eight, women's varsity four, men's third varsity eight and the women's third varsity eight. The men's second varsity eight, racing in the Sandra Lee Sheller II boat raced a tight one down the final 500 meters with San Diego and came out ahead by 1.9 seconds with a final row of 6:29.00. The women's varsity four continued its dominant season in the Diane Corle boat, winning by open water with a time of 8:13.70. The third varsity eights earned the Dragons' first medals of the day. The women's third varsity eight, racing in the Marlene Buckley II boat, raced the closest final of the day, finishing in 7:55.34 to come from behind to outlast Saint Joseph's by three-tenths of a second. The men's third varsity eight, racing in the Lois Krall, cruised to a winning time of 6:36.31 to beat second-place Saint Joseph's by more than six seconds.

Drexel also got second-place times from the women's varsity eight, women's second varsity eight, men's freshmen eight and men's freshmen four. The women, which had won the Lela H. Kerr Cup seven of the last nine years, raced a time of 7:18.98 in the Alleva XVII boat, but Rhode Island rowed a strong 7:10.98. The women's second varsity eight, racing in the Cara Fry boat, also could not overcome Rhode Island, finishing in second by five seconds with a 7:25.23. The men's freshmen eight, racing in Joseph Greipp boat, ran out of water to close the gap on Temple, finishing less than two seconds behind the Owls with a 6:42.06. The men's freshmen four, racing in the LeBow College of Business boat, finished second to Delaware by just over two seconds with a final time of 7:32.73.

The men's varsity eight, which had won the Dr. Thomas Kerr Cup seven years in a row, finished sixth overall. Saint Joseph's won with a time of 6:12.29.

The Dragons will return to the Schuylkill River the following Saturday, April 21, to compete at the Bergen and Kelly Cups, the unofficial city championships hosted by Saint Joseph's.

History & Origins
The Kerr Cup Regatta was established by Drexel University Alumni in 1967 to honor former Drexel Crew Coach, Dr. Thomas Kerr, Jr. Dr. Kerr passed away in 1988 at the age of 78. Dr. Kerr is credited with starting the Drexel crew program in 1957, serving as coach until 1968. He also served as the crew's team physician and surgeon. He competed in the 1932 Olympics in the four-oared boat and was a member of the national champion eight-oared Shell-Penn A.C. in 1931. Lela Kerr, Dr. Kerr's wife, passed away in January 2018 at the age of 99.

The winners of the men's varsity eight race will be awarded the Dr. Thomas Kerr Cup. The winners of the women's varsity eight race will be awarded the Lela H. Kerr Cup.

Past Winners – Dr. Thomas Kerr Cup

1967 - La Salle	1984 - Temple	2001 - Virginia
1968 - Georgetown	1985 - Temple	2002 - Delaware
1969 - Georgetown	1986 - Temple	2004 - Delaware
1970 - Trinity	1987 - Georgetown	2004 - Drexel
1971 - Trinity	1988 - Saint Joseph's	2005 - Delaware
1972 - Temple	1989 - Temple	2006 - Delaware
1973 - USMMA	1990 - Temple	2007 - Delaware
1974 - Temple	1991 - Temple	2008 - Drexel
1975 - Ithaca	1992 - Temple	2009 - Army
1976 - Ithaca	1993 - Drexel	2010 - La Salle
1977 - Ithaca	1994 - Drexel	2011 - Drexel
1978 - Ithaca	1995 - Temple	2012 - Drexel
1979 - Drexel	1996 - Saint Joseph's	2013 - Drexel
1980 - Ithaca	1997 - Drexel	2014 - Drexel
1981 - Temple	1998 - Drexel	2015 - Drexel
1982 - Temple	1999 - Dowling	2016 - Drexel
1983 - Race Cancelled	2000 - Dowling	2017 - Drexel

Past Winners – Lela H. Kerr Cup

1988 - George Mason	1998 - Villanova	2008 - George Mason
1989 - Temple	1999 - Villanova	2009 - Buffalo
1990 - No Records Found	2000 - Saint Joseph's	2010 - Drexel
1991 - No Records Found	2001 - Delaware	2011 - Drexel
1992 - Temple	2002 - Drexel	2012- Drexel
1993 - Temple	2003 - Drexel	2013 - Washington College
1994 - No Records Found	2004 - Drexel	2014 - Drexel
1995 - No Records Found	2005 - Drexel	2015 - Drexel
1996 - Drexel	2006 - Delaware	2016 - Temple
1997 - Villanova	2007 - Drexel	2017 - Drexel

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Results – Finals – Saturday, April 14
Men's Second Varsity 8 – GOLD
Drexel – 6:29.00
San Diego – 6:30.90
Delaware – 6:32.46
Temple – 6:34.41
Saint Joseph's – 6:36.67
Gonzaga – 7:08.96

Women's Varsity 4 – GOLD
Drexel – 8:13.70
Lafayette – 8:22.99
Fairfield – 8:39.11
Rhode Island – 8:44.42
Saint Joseph's – 8:55.98
Lehigh – 9:05.43

Men's Third Varsity 8 – GOLD
Drexel – 6:36.31
Saint Joseph's – 6:42.39
Temple – 6:43.52
Boston College – 6:47.37
Virginia – 6:48.11
Delaware – 6:56.69

Women's Third Varsity 8 – GOLD
Drexel – 7:55.34
Saint Joseph's – 7:55.65
Fairfield – 8:59.90

Women's Varsity 8 – Lela Kerr Cup – Second
Rhode Island – 7:10.98
Drexel – 7:18.98
Fordham – 7:22.16
Marist – 7:22.99
Lehigh – 7:28.11
Colgate – 7:37.40

Women's Second Varsity 8 – Second
Rhode Island – 7:20.00
Drexel – 7:25.23
Fordham – 7:36.43
Lehigh – 7:41.13
Marist – 7:47.71
Fairfield – 7:49.73

Men's Freshmen 8 – Final – Second
Temple – 6:40.18
Drexel – 6:42.06
Virginia A – 6:56.06
Bucknell – 7:02.84
La Salle – 7:03.88
Virginia B – 7:28.81

Men's Freshmen 4 – Final – Second
Delaware – 7:30.68
Drexel – 7:32.73
Marist – 7:39.32
Fordham A – 7:50.62
Temple – 7:59.01
Bucknell – 8:18.00

Men's Varsity 4 – Fifth
Lafayette A – 7:25.64
Fairfield – 7:28.27
Fordham – 7:29.19
Loyola A – 7:40.73
Drexel – 7:52.62
Delaware – 8:14.41

Men's Varsity 8 – Dr. Thomas Kerr Cup – Sixth
Saint Joseph's – 6:12.29
Delaware – 6:17.26
Temple – 6:23.14
Virginia – 6:24.77
Marist – 6:27.91
Drexel – 6:35.27

Results – Heats – Saturday, April 14
Men's Varsity 8 – Heat 2
Top 3 to Semifinals
Drexel – 6:27.54
Army West Point – 6:29.24
Marietta – 6:31.36
Bucknell – 6:32.57
Rutgers – 6:43.33
La Salle – 7:01.53

Women's Second Varsity 4 – Heat 1
Top 3 to Final
Marist – 9:14.52
Fordham A – 9:28.38
Lehigh – 9:47.03
Drexel – 10:05.49
Fairfield – 10:16.69
American - scratch

Men's Second Varsity 4 – Heat 1
Top 3 to Final
Lafayette – 7:47.72
Fairfield A – 7:50.03
Trinity – 7:57.25
Drexel – 8:02.46
Iona – 8:25.40
Boston College – 8:34.68

Men's Freshmen 4 – Heat 2
Top 2 to Final
Drexel – 7:37.07
Marist – 7:40.75
Lafayette – 8:08.53
Fordham B – scratch
Manhattan - scratch

Men's Freshmen 8 – Heat 2
Top 3 to Final
Drexel – 6:39.37
Virginia A – 6:43.46
Bucknell – 7:00.07
Fordham – 7:29.09
Manhattan – 8:39.86

Women's Varsity 4 – Heat 3
Top 2 to Final
Drexel – 8:18.40
Rhode Island – 8:47.02
La Salle – 8:51.90
Fordham – 9:11.13
Iona B – 9:52.84
Loyola – 9:58.11

Men's Varsity 4 – Heat 3
Top 2 to Final
Delaware – 7:35.91
Drexel – 7:47.39
Lafayette B – 8:24.52
NYU – 8:25.49
Lehigh – 8:45.23
Manhattan – 8:47.91

Men's Third Varsity 8 – Heat 2
Top 3 to Final
Drexel – 6:39.13
Temple – 6:41.31
Bucknell – 7:12.88

Women's Second Varsity 8 – Heat 2
Top 3 to Final
Drexel – 7:33.80
Fordham – 7:42.53
Marist – 7:56.76
Colgate – 8:33.18
Loyola – 8:46.56

Men's Second Varsity 8 – Heat 2
Top 2 to Grand Final; 3-4 to Petite Final
Drexel – 6:27.40
Delaware – 6:30.45
Boston College – 6:38.49
Army West Point – 6:46.98
Bucknell – 6:51.69

Men's Varsity 8 – Semifinal 1
Top 3 to Grand Final; 4-6 to Petite Final
Virginia – 6:20.70
Drexel – 6:22.76
Marist – 6:24.80
Colgate – 6:25.97
San Diego – 6:30.85
Marietta – 6:54.05

Women's Varsity 8 – Heat 2
Top 3 to Grand Final; 4-6 to Petite Final
Fordham – 7:24.82
Lehigh – 7:28.21
Drexel – 7:29.23
Canisius – 7:44.19
Fairfield – 7:54.75
Army West Point – 8:25.90

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Lineups – Saturday, April 14
Women's Varsity 8
Boat - Alleva XVII
Coxswain - Maggie Collington
Stroke - Natalie Alleva
7 - Amanda Reale
6 - Isabella D'Angelo
5 - Meghan Knecht
4 - Kylie Magee
3 - Paige Propp
2 - Catherine Haas
Bow - Fiona Mauer

Men's Varsity 8
Boat - Lois Krall II
Coxswain - Malcolm Newman
Stroke - Ryan Gasparini
7 - Ben Lee
6 - Lazar Lazovic
5 - Yunus Bora Yenen
4 - Justin Best
3 - Doug Davis
2 - Dario Vracevic
Bow - Jim Purtill

Women's Second Varsity 8
Boat - Cara Fry
Coxswain - Hayley Roth
Stroke - Christine Wojciechowicz
7 - Jeannie McGill
6 - Makayla Wenzke
5 - Margarita Amihava
4 - Sofia Ryan
3 - Julianna Hunt
2 - Jennifer White
Bow - Mackenzie Dorsett

Men's Second Varsity 8
Boat - Sandra Lee Sheller II
Coxswain - Charlie Bavisotto
Stroke - Stroke - Colin Stewart
7 - Damjan Lazic
6 - Anthony Williams
5 - Matt Reilly
4 - Rocco Fucetola
3 - Ryan Rimmele
2 - JP Clark
Bow - Justin Terek

Women's Third Varsity 8
Boat - Marlene Buckley II
Coxswain - Ciara O'Brien
Stroke - Kristen Shema
7 - Anna Savage
6 - Mairen Hilary
5 - Maggie Johnson
4 - Madeline Mac Donnell
3 - Jennifer McManus
2 - Kate Edwards
Bow - Cassie Waters

Men's Third Varsity 8
Boat - Lois Krall
Coxswain - Hunter Reed
Stroke - Leon Bulic
7 - Jim Howley
6 - Zachary Seither
5 - Andrew Tengdin
4 - Kyle Hershman
3 - Dimitrije Regodic
2 - Drew Senour
Bow - Chris Gough

Men's Freshmen 8
Boat - Joseph Greipp
Coxswain - Chris Clifford
Stroke - Matt Perlick
7 - Joe Aach
6 - Cole Rooney
5 - Erik Tingley
4 - Matt Weaver
3 - Joe Walkowiak
2 - Ian Burke
Bow - John Solecki

Women's Varsity 4
Boat - Diane Corle
Coxswain - Danika Meldrum
Stroke - Stephanie Horn
3 - Bailey Price
2 - Kayley Slicer
Bow - Rachel Frank

Men's Varsity 4
Boat - Santorum
Coxswain - Thomas Kish
Stroke - Josh Marcacci
3 - Keegan MacMaster
2 - Nick DiVito
Bow - Greg Adams

Women's Second Varsity 4
Boat - Sandra Lee Sheller
Coxswain - Olivia Szabo
Stroke - Bella Orcutt
3 - Sadie Lowell
2 - Abby Citta
Bow - Lillian Coogan

Men's Second Varsity 4
Boat - Oxholm
Coxswain - Thomas Rennar
Stroke - Niles Arner
3 - Spencer Kuhl
2 - Garrison Bentz
Bow - Aaron Fernandez

Men's Freshman 4
Boat - LeBow College of Business
Coxswain - Matt Reed
Stroke - Charlie Pratt
3 - Chris Fowler
2 - Chris Cail
Bow - Brandon Kintish