Springtime in Philadelphia is a weatherman’s worst nightmare. From freezing temperatures to sweltering heat and from horizontal rain to stunningly beautiful days, the City of Brotherly Love tends to keep everyone on their toes this time of year. Thankfully, like an exquisite Swiss timepiece, Drexel University’s crew programs are the veritable models of consistency. And [...]
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Crew team preps for the historical Dad Vail Regatta
Drexel’s men’s and women’s crew teams are making their final preparations and exercises for their biggest regatta of the season. The teams will compete on a national scale at the Aberdeen Dad Vail Regatta May 11-12 on Philadelphia’s Schuylkill River. The Dad Vail is the largest collegiate regatta in the world with 132 competing colleges. [...]
Crew dominates Kelly, Bergen Cups
As much as we talk about history being made in sports, it doesn’t actually happen very often. But every once in a while, history is, in fact, made. Such was the case for the Drexel crew teams April 28 at the 2012 Bergen and Kelly cups. For the first time in a half-century, the men’s [...]
Men’s and women’s crew both dominate Kerr Cup
Domination was the name of the game for the Drexel crew teams April 21 at the Kerr Cup Regatta. The men’s and women’s varsity eight took home the Dr. Thomas Kerr and Lela Kerr cups for the second and third consecutive years, respectively. In addition, the men’s side won the freshman pair and eight events. [...]
Crew dominates Knecht Cup, winning five medals
The Drexel University crew program went into the Knecht Cup April 14-15 looking to build on a strong showing on both previous races on the Cooper River and its season thus far. Competing against boats from The College of William & Mary and Temple University on the familiar territory of the Schuylkill River two weeks [...]
Crew competes in 39th San Diego Crew Classic
Drexel University’s men’s and women’s crew teams competed admirably at the 39th annual San Diego Crew Classic held on Mission Bay March 31 and April 1. Both the men’s and women’s varsity eight boats placed fourth in their final heats, which is notable considering that new lineups were used for the first time in each [...]
Dragons own the Schuylkill; top St. Joe’s, La Salle, UDel Dragons own the Schuylkill; top St. Joe’s, La Salle, UDel
The Drexel men’s and women’s crew teams had a great start to the spring season March 10 on the Schuylkill River. They won five of the six races they were involved in and were able to beat St. Joseph’s University, La Salle University and the University of Delaware. This is the kind of start the [...]
Crew finishes fall season with a bang
As the weather shifts from cold to colder, the Drexel crew teams wind down their season. They have had a successful fall season, finishing near the top in most of their competitions. They dominated their last few regattas, winning the overall point title at the Head of the Schuylkill Regatta and earning six gold and [...]
Crew tries for another strong showing on Schuylkill
The Drexel crew team will be back in action Nov. 12 for the Frostbite Regatta, which will take place on the familiar Schuylkill River — a race that will mark the end of the fall season. But the Frostbite Regatta may not live up to its name with weather forecasts predicting sunny skies and a [...]
Crew performs well on the Schuylkill despite weather
The Drexel women’s second varsity eight boat, consisting of Kerry Walsh, Juliana DeMarici, Emily Coyle, Julia Jackson, Megan Bush, Molly Cusack, Samantha Cowan, Alyssa Leahy and bow Asiya Mahmud compete on the river Oct. 29 in the Head of the Schuylkill. Snow, rain and sleet fell on the Drexel coxswain during their Head of the [...]
Drexel crew teams have sub-par performances
It was a challenging weekend in Boston, Mass. for both Drexel crew teams last weekend, Oct. 22-23. The men’s and women’s teams participated in the Head of the Charles Regatta against a number of strong crew teams. Going up against the stiff slew of opponents, in addition to being in a relatively unfamiliar Charles River, [...]
Crew breaks out at home
The Drexel men’s and women’s crew teams continue to excel through the fall season. The Dragons made their mark at the Navy Day Regatta Oct. 8 on the Schuylkill by finishing in the top ranks across the board. Seeing as this was Drexel’s first race on its “home turf,” Director of Rowing and Men’s and [...]
Underclassmen boats shine for crew at Navy Day
The freshman rowers really stepped up this past weekend, Oct. 8, as both the Men’s and Women’s Novice Eight boats placed second at the Navy Day Regatta on the Schuylkill River — the men clocked in at 12:32.25, finishing behind first-place Navy, and the women recorded a time of 14:44.37 behind the University of Pennsylvania. [...]
Crew team aims for W’s at Navy Day Regatta
After dominating in their first regatta of the season, Drexel crew will host their next regatta Oct. 8 on the Schuylkill River. The successful afternoon in Rumson, N.J. ended with three first-place finishes. This is what was expected of this year’s team. Now they have their eyes set on another dominating performance. They have begun [...]
Crew comes home with first place
Beads of sweat dripping down the coxswain’s face, oars splashing violently in and out of the water, boats neck-and-neck in a sprint for the finish line — and in the end one team prevails: the Dragons. The Drexel men’s and women’s crew teams stroked their way to a victorious season opener on the Navesink River [...]
Women’s crew begins ’11 campaign at Rumson
The women’s crew team took to the water during the 2010-11 season. Last year the ladies finished on top, and hope to have a repeat performance this year. The team is set to kick off the fall season at the Rumson Boat Race Sept. 24 in Rumson, NJ. Preseason for the 2011 fall session has [...]
Men’s crew preps youth for upcoming fall season
The men’s crew team finished the 2010-11 season with more than seven top-five finishes in the fall season alone. This year they hope to exceed previous records and come out on top. They join the women’s team for the first regatta of the season Sept. 24 in Rumson, NJ. Fall is here and so that [...]
Seven athletes named Academic All-area team
Drexel sophmore attackman Nick Trizano and Robert Church play offence against Delaware Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Team The Philadelphia Inquirer has chosen to honor seven different Drexel student-athletes by naming them to the Academic All-Area Team. These student-athletes were able to maintain a 3.2 grade-point average while also excelling on the field, court or [...]
Men’s crew set for semi-finals
Crew The LeBow College of Business Boat has been sent to represent Drexel at the 109th Annual Intercollegiate Rowing Association National Championships. The event began June 2 on the Cooper River in Camden, N.J. The boat is the men’s varsity four and will consist of junior coxswain Randall Lee, freshman stroke Vanja Busic, sophomore Lorenzo [...]
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The freshman’s guide to Drexel Dragon athletics
by Alex Falk on September 16, 2011 in Commentary, Crew, Field Hockey, Golf, Men's Basketball, Men's Lacrosse, Men's Soccer, Sports, Squash, Swimming & Diving, Tennis, Women's Basketball, Women's Soccer, Wrestling
The Drexel women’s crew varsity eight boat, pictured above, is one of many premiere athletic teams at Drexel. The men’s and women’s crew program as a whole has outperformed competitors consistently over the past three seasons, including their stronghold on the local, yet renowned, Dad Vail Regatta. ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY JULIA FISHER — ASST. SPORTS [...]