Men's Crew Wins Quinn Cup; Defeats Pair of Ranked Opponents in Massachusetts

Saturday, April 19

Worcester, Mass.

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Temple University

Holy Cross/Marist/Boston U./Hobart

Men's Crew Wins Quinn Cup; Defeats Pair of Ranked Opponents in Massachusetts

4.19.25 | Men's Crew

Results - Races at Holy Cross Results - Kerr Cup

WORCESTER, Mass. - The No. 17 Temple men's varsity eight crew picked up a pair of wins over ranked opponents, including a nine-second win over No. 18 Holy Cross, highlighting five races by the Owls on Saturday at two separate sites.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Facing three other first varsity eight crews ranked in the IRCA/IRA Top 25 poll, the Owls acquitted themselves quite well.
Temple soundly defeated No. 18 Holy Cross and No. 24 Hobart, crossing over nine seconds in front of the Crusaders and over 16 seconds in front of the Statesmen.
The only varsity eight boat to cross ahead of the Owls was the No. 12 Terriers, who earned a win by 2.6 seconds.
Temple's second varsity eight also finished second behind just BU, and the third varsity eight picked up a victory over Marist.
With the top varsity's win over Holy Cross and Hobart, the Owls earned the Quinn Memorial Cup, named after Temple alum Michael Quinn.
Temple, Holy Cross and Hobart are all coached by former Temple rowers who rowed under legendary coach Dr. Gavin White -Temple's Brendan Cunningham, Holy Cross coach James Barr, and Hobart head coach Chris Kerber.

RACE RESULTS
Worcester, Mass.
Varsity 8
1. No. 12 Boston U. - 6:08.6
2. No. 17 Temple - 6:11.19
3. No. 18 Holy Cross - 6:20.3
4. No. 24 - Hobart - 6:27.8
5. Marist - 6:33.7

Second Varsity 8
1. Boston U. - 6:20.3
2. Temple - 6:27.56
3. Holy Cross - 6:32.05
4. Hobart - 6:41.99
5. Marist - 6:54.35

Third Varsity 8
1. Boston U. - 6:17.44
2. Holy Cross - 6:31.51
3. Hobart - 6:33.69
4. Temple - 6:38.1
5. Marist - 6:39.16

Philadelphia, Pa.
Men's Novice 8
Heat 1
2. Rutgers - 7:32.1
3. Delaware - 7:36.21
4. Temple - 7:42.86

Men's Second Varsity 4
Heat 2
2. Michigan A - 8:16.0
3. Bucknell B - 8:36.8
4. Temple - 8:38.7

LINEUPS
QUINN CUP - Worcester, Mass.
Varsity 8+
Shell: Gratson (The Professor)
8: Rares Nechita
7: Ryan Yates
6: Dimitrios Stasinos
5: Kevin Harvell
4: Konstantin Kluge
3: Sebastian Rawson
2: Leonidas Kopidis
1: Pascal Evans
Coxswain: Grace Crosby

Second Varsity 8+
Shell: Kevin Murphy
8: Ryan Spellman
7: Lars Veckenstedt
6: Adam Curran
5: Angus Tremlett
4: Dean Hargrove
3: Henry Skupien
2: Brayden MacBride
1: Jack Woodruff
Coxswain: Erick Garcia

Third Varsity 8+
Shell: Margarite
8: Pat Lamb
7: Stephen Gloyd
6: Jack Hanson
5: Gavin Anderson
4: Nate Bingham
3: Jacob Trump
2: Joseph Sayer
1: Owen Stout
Coxswain: Carson Krichman

KERR CUP - Philadelphia, Pa.
Novice 8+
8: Ethan Tuttle
7: Max DeMarco
6: Jace Roman
5: Archil Meurmishvili
4: Vincent Hickman
3: Dylan Shaffer
2: Adan Ruiz
1: RJ Reagan
Coxswain: David Moors

Junior Varsity 4+
4: Cam Wiley
3: Dan Dabrowski
2: Andrew Farkas
1: Aaron Goldman
Coxswain: Robert Hsu

UP NEXT

Temple's full squad returns to Philadelphia for the Bergen Cup, pitting all of Philadelphia's best collegiate crews on the Schuylkill River.
Racing is scheduled for Saturday, April 26.