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 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, [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
Motivated rower faces odds in race
After battling leukemia for several years and undergoing double hip replacement surgery, Drexel freshman Kerry Walsh competed as a coxswain in the women’s varsity boat in the Aberdeen Dad Vail Regatta May 13. Paul Savell, head coach of the Drexel varsity men’s and women’s rowing team, asked Walsh to step in as coxswain for the [...]
Crew prepares for historic Dad Vail
Drexel University crew will head into the 73rd annual Dad Vail Regatta this weekend, May 13-14, on the Schuylkill River with strong momentum. Five men’s boats will be in the water this weekend, along with six women’s boats, making Drexel a headliner of one of the most prestigious races in North America. The men’s squad [...]
The Henley Regatta: the gift that keeps on giving
Just under one year ago, the Drexel University women’s varsity eight boat became the fourth American school to win the coveted Sport Council Cup at the Henley Women’s Regatta in England. On May 3, the women were still receiving accolades for that victory. Recently inaugurated President John Fry was awarded with the first ever Aberdeen [...]
Crew beats Philly rivals
Drexel crew finished up another successful race day this past weekend, April 30, when they went to the City Championships on the Schuylkill River. The men took home the Bergen Cup with a win in the varsity eight race, while the women finished second in their varsity eight race. The men won the race for [...]
Crew finished in fourth
The Drexel women’s crew team sent three boats to the Colonial Athletic Association Championships and finished in fourth place April 24. The team sent its varsity eight, second eight and varsity four and finished with two fourth place finishes and a third place finish, respectively. The team went into the championships ranked fourth in the [...]
Drexel among top teams at San Diego Crew Classic
The men’s and women’s crew teams spent last weekend, April 2-3, in San Diego, Calif. for the San Diego Crew Classic. The Classic is one of the biggest and most heralded events in collegiate crew. The men and women are both in the middle of their spring season and hope to gain some momentum as [...]
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