Temple University Athletics
Temple University To Host 18th Annual Murphy Cup Regatta
4.18.00 | Men's Crew
Temple University will host the 18th annual Murphy Cup Regatta this Saturday,
April 22nd, on the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia, Pa. Races will begin at
noon and will conclude at approximately 5:00 p.m.
Men's and women's crews from 16 institutions will compete for the coveted
Murphy Cup, named in honor of John Murphy, a former Temple oarsman who was
tragically killed by a hit and run driver in 1981.
The Temple men's varsity eight crew, ranked No. 8 in the USRowing Collegiate
Coaches Poll, will look to defend its title after capturing first place with a
time of 5:58.76 in 1999. Villanova is the returning champion in the women's
varsity eight competition, after rowing to victory in a time of 6:44.5 last
year.
2000 Murphy Cup Participants 1999 Murphy Cup Champions Bryn Mawr College Villanova- Women's Novice 8 Bucknell University Drexel- Men's Novice 8 University of Delaware Rochester- Women's Varsity 4 Drexel University University of Rhode Island- Men's Varsity 4 Dowling College Stockton- Men's Varsity Pair George Mason University Villanova- Women's Varsity Lightweight 8 Lafayette College Villanova- Women's Junior Varsity 8 LaSalle University Temple- Men's Junior Varsity 8 Rochester University Villanova- Women's Varsity 8 Stockton State University Temple- Men's Varsity 8 Temple University Villanova- Men's Novice 4 Villanova University Miami,Ohio-Women's Varsity Lightweight 4 Washington College Villanova- Men's Varsity Lightweight 8 University of Pittsburgh Penn State University Rochester Institute of Technology
