Men's Rowing Comes From Behind To Claim Kerr Cup

Saturday, April 16

Philadelphia, Pa.

10:00 A.M,

Drexel University

Kerr Cup Regatta

Men's Rowing Comes From Behind To Claim Kerr Cup

4/16/2022 5:52:00 PM | Men's Rowing

PHILADELPHIA – The Drexel University men's rowing team won the Dr. Thomas Kerr Cup for the first time since 2017 with a dramatic victory in the Varsity 8+ against Yale at the Kerr Cup Regatta on Saturday afternoon.

FULL RESULTS

The Bulldogs led the race by more than a boat length as the teams approached the launch dock and seemed assured of victory. The Dragons, who entered as No. 16 in the IRCA Varsity 8+ poll, rallied in the second half of the event. Rowing in Lois Krall III, the group of Sam DeSilva (coxswain), Josh Diggons (stroke), Matt Reilly, Dimitrije Ibrocic, Damian Lis, Michael Pazderski, Andrew Manns, John Karen, and Roman Smigiel (bow) chased down Yale and crossed the finish line in 6:05.3, just nine hundredths of a second in front.

Drexel also earned a win in the Third Varsity 8+. Competing in Sandra Lee Sheller II, the Dragons topped local rivals Saint Joseph's by four seconds and Temple by eight seconds, finishing with a 6:31.0 clocking.

DU turned in second place finishes in the Second Varsity 8+ and Second Varsity 4+.

Drexel is in action next on Saturday, April 30 when it competes in the Bergen Cup Regatta on the Schuylkill River.

LINEUPS
Varsity 8+
Shell – Lois Krall III
Coxswain – Sam DeSilva
Stroke – Josh Diggons
7 – Matt Reilly
6 – Dimitrije Ibrocic
5 – Damian Lis
4 – Michael Pazderski
3 – Andrew Manns
2 – John Karen
Bow – Roman Smigiel

Second Varsity 8+
Shell – Lois Krall II
Coxswain – Billy Ernst
Stroke – Jake Miller
7 – CJ Rooney
6 – Jack Anderson
5 – Nick Perks
4 – James Schmidt
3 – Herbert De Cokere
2 – John Little
Bow – Sam Valigorsky

Third Varsity 8+
Shell – Sandra Lee Sheller II
Coxswain – Alex Dragovits
Stroke – Nemanja Sajatovic
7 – Nikola Loncar
6 – Richmond Coney
5 – Joe Glenn
4 – Malcolm Grauley
3 – Kosta Petkovic
2 – Lake Watson
Bow – Chris Cail

Varsity 4+ A
Shell – Bella Santorum
Coxswain – Matt Sherman
Stroke – Jack Hutchison
3 – Daniel Yurcisin
2 – Theo Girard
Bow – James Cesare

Varsity 4+ B
Shell – Dan Lyons
Coxswain – Megan Hua
Stroke – Sean Blair
3 – Dearon Tufankjian
2 – Thomas Gola
Bow – Tyler Parnell

Varsity 4+ C
Shell – LeBow College of Business
Coxswain – Brandon Kintish
Stroke – Alex Manolarakis
3 – Brendan Wilhelm
2 – Derek Quinn
Bow – Ari Golod

Second Varsity 4+
Shell – Bella Santorum
Coxswain – Emma Houghton
Stroke – Maxwell Frey
3 – Sean Williams
2 – Zach Key
Bow – Derek Quinn