Temple University Athletics

Men's Crew Wins Coveted Murphy Cup

4.24.00 | Men's Crew

Philadelphia, Pa. (April 22, 2000)- Temple men's varsity eight crew won the

coveted Murphy Cup this past weekend during the Murphy Cup Regatta on the

Schuylkill River. The men rowed to a first place victory with a time of

5:32.4.

The Owls defeated Dowling (5:42.6), Rochester Institute of Technology

(5:47.8), George Mason (5:52.0), Rochester (5:53.6) and Drexel (6:00.8).

Temple defended their title after capturing first place with a time of 5:58.76

in 1999.

Men's and women's crews from 16 institutions competed 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.

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