Men’s Rowing Finishes Runner-Up at Kerr Cup; Medals in Six Events

Saturday, April 20

Schuylkill River - Philadelphia, Pa.

All Day

Drexel University

Kerr Cup Regatta

Men’s Rowing Finishes Runner-Up at Kerr Cup; Medals in Six Events

4/20/2019 8:03:00 PM | Men's Rowing

FULL RESULTS

PHILADELPHIA – At the 53rd annual Kerr Cup Regatta on Saturday afternoon from the Schuylkill River, the Drexel University men's rowing team placed second in Dr. Thomas Kerr Cup final behind Yale. On the day, the men finished with six medals in their seven finals races.

The regatta, which is hosted in conjunction with Drexel Alumni, is named in honor of Dr. Thomas Kerr, the founding coach of Drexel Rowing and former team physician.

RECAPS: MEN | WOMEN

ON THE DAY
The varsity eight, second varsity eight and third varsity eight all took second place at the Kerr Cup Regatta with Yale winning all three, Drexel finishing second and Saint Joseph's third.

The varsity eight, racing in the Lois Krall II with coxswain Hunter Reed, finished with a time of 5:58.86 behind Yale (5:46.07). The second varsity eight, in the Sandra Lee Sheller II with coxswain Thomas Kish, crossed with a time of 6:18.32 behind the Bulldogs (6:02.84). The third varsity eight, in the Louis Krall with coxswain Olivia Szabo, clocked a time of 6:17.18 with Yale (6:00.40) taking first.

The freshman eight won gold in its three-boat race with a time of 6:20.90. The Dragons beat out West Point's freshman A (6:30.78) and freshman B (7:14.06) for the victory.

The freshman four (7:07.46) also won its six-boat final ahead of Colgate (7:16.50) and Loyola (7:28.47). The varsity four (7:05.69) took home bronze with its third-place finish with Lafayette (6:55.33) winning and Fordham (7:02.27) in second.

NEXT UP
The Dragons will return to the Schuylkill River next Saturday, April 27 to compete at the Bergen and Kelly Cups, the unofficial city championships hosted by Saint Joseph's.

HISTORY & ORGINS
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	1985 - Temple	2004 - Delaware
1968 - Georgetown	1986 - Temple	2004 - Drexel
1969 - Georgetown	1987 - Georgetown	2005 - Delaware
1970 - Trinity	1988 - Saint Joseph's	2006 - Delaware
1971 - Trinity	1989 - Temple	2007 - Delaware
1972 - Temple	1990 - Temple	2008 - Drexel
1973 - USMMA	1991 - Temple	2009 - Army
1974 - Temple	1992 - Temple	2010 - La Salle
1975 - Ithaca	1993 - Drexel	2011 - Drexel
1976 - Ithaca	1994 - Drexel	2012 - Drexel
1977 - Ithaca	1995 - Temple	2013 - Drexel
1978 - Ithaca	1996 - Saint Joseph's	2014 - Drexel
1979 - Drexel	1997 - Drexel	2015 - Drexel
1980 - Ithaca	1998 - Drexel	2016 - Drexel
1981 - Temple	1999 - Dowling	2017 - Drexel
1982 - Temple	2000 - Dowling	2018 - Saint Joseph's
1983 - Race Cancelled	2001 - Virginia	2019 - Yale
1984 - Temple	2002 - Delaware

FINALS
Men's Varsity 8 / Final / SILVER
1 / Yale / 5:46.07
2 / Drexel / 5:58.86
3 / Saint Joseph's / 6:00.98
4 / UC San Diego / 6:03.71
5 / Colgate / 6:07.61
6 / Bucknell / 6:09.49

Men's Second Varsity 8 / Final / SILVER
1 / Yale / 6:02.84
2 / Drexel / 6:18.32
3 / Saint Joseph's / 6:23.52
4 / UC San Diego / 6:27.55
5 / Temple / 6:32.80
6 / Bucknell / 6:36.63

Men's Third Varsity 8 / Final / SILVER
1 / Yale / 6:00.40
2 / Drexel / 6:17.18
3 / Saint Joseph's / 6:23.82
4 / Bucknell / 6:34.19
5 / Temple / 6:46.20
6 / La Salle / 6:48.89

Men's Freshman 8 / Final / GOLD
1 / Drexel / 6:20.90
2 / West Point A / 6:30.78
3 / West Point B / 7:14.06
- / Carnegie Mellon / scratch

Men's Varsity 4 / Final / BRONZE
1 / Lafayette / 6:55.33
2 / Fordham A / 7:02.27
3 / Drexel / 7:05.69
4 / Carnegie Mellon / 7:25.91
5 / Saint Joseph's / 7:26.19
- / Lehigh / scratch

Men's Freshman 4 / Final / GOLD
1 / Drexel / 7:07.46
2 / Colgate / 7:16.50
3 / Loyola / 7:28.47
4 / West Point A / 7:45.12
5 / Mary Washington / 7:52.78
6 / NY Maritime / 8:03.26

Men's Varsity 4B / Final
1 / Lehigh / 7:15.78
2 / Lafayette B / 7:16.83
3 / Lafayette A / 7:23.63
4 / Drexel / 7:34.62
5 / US Merchant Marine Academy / 7:53.80
6 / Washington College / 7:59.19

HEATS
Men's Varsity 8 / Heat 1
Top 2 to Final / 3 & 4 to Petite Final
1 / Drexel / 5:59.02
2 / Bucknell / 6:04.06
3 / West Point / 6:10.03
4 / Villanova / 6:27.15
5 / Washington College / 6:37.79
6 / Mary Washington / 7:00.32

Men's Second Varsity 8 / Heat 1
Top 3 to Final
1 / Drexel / 6:13.93
2 / Temple / 6:18.12
3 / UC San Diego / 6:19.53
4 / West Point / 6:32.91
5 / Rutgers / 6:39.78
- / Washington College / scratch

Men's Varsity 4 / Heat 3
Top 2 to Final
1 / Drexel / 7:03.71
2 / Lehigh / 7:08.43
3 / Fordham B / 7:14.00
4 / NYU / 7:50.48

Men's Varsity 4B / Heat 1
Top 3 to Final
1 / Lehigh / 7:16.20
2 / Lafayette A / 7:18.95
3 / Drexel / 7:24.33
4 / Fordham / 7:32.03
5 / Carnegie Mellon / 7:44.50

Men's Freshman 4 / Heat 2
Top 2 to Final
1 / Drexel A / 7:16.58
2 / NY Maritime / 8:16.44
3 / Haverford / 8:52.39
- / Lafayette / scratch
- / Washington College / scratch

LINEUPS
Men's Varsity 8
Boat / Lois Krall II
Coxswain / Hunter Reed
Stroke / Dimitrije Ibrocic
7 / Matt Reilly
6 / Lazar Lazovic
5 / Doug Davis
4 / Anthony Williams
3 / Ben Lee
2 / Bryce Rosicky
Bow / Damjan Lazic

Men's Second Varsity 8
Boat / Sandra Lee Sheller II
Coxswain / Thomas Kish
Stroke / Dario Vracevic
7 / CJ Rooney
6 / Rocco Fucetola
5 / Dimitrije Regodic
4 / Colin Stewart
3 / Andrew Tengdin
2 / John Karen
Bow / Brandon Kintish

Men's Third Varsity 8
Boat / Louis Krall
Coxswain / Olivia Szabo
Stroke / Leon Bulic
7 / Callum Sinclair
6 / Nick DiVito
5 / Jack Solecki
4 / John Kolb
3 / Greg Adams
2 / Garrison Bentz
Bow / Chris Cail

Men's Freshman 8
Boat / Joseph Greipp
Coxswain / Billy Ernst
Stroke / Alister Virkler
7 / Tyler Parnell
6 / Matt Bergquist
5 / Veselin Trickovic
4 / Leonard Meirson
3 / Herbert De Cokere
2 / Anthony Fama
Bow / Angelo Rosato

Men's Varsity 4 A
Boat / Bella Santorum
Coxswain / Ciara O'Brien
Stroke / Joseph Konieczny
3 / Colin Fowler
2 / Jonas Eichholz
Bow / Chris Gough

Men's Varsity 4 B
Boat / LeBow College of Business
Coxswain / Sofia Tasker
Stroke / Spencer Kuhl
3 / Keegan MacMaster
2 / Matthew Weaver
Bow / Kyle Rutherford

Men's Freshman 4 A
Boat / LeBow College of Business
Coxswain / Mary Cate Carlo
Stroke / Anthony Fama
3 / Veselin Trickovic
2 / Matt Bergquist
Bow / Angelo Rosato

Men's Freshman 4 B
Boat / Bella Santorum
Coxswain / Billy Ernst
Stroke / Alister Virkler
3 / Tyler Parnell
2 / Leonard Meirson
Bow / Herbert De Cokere