Temple University Athletics

Friday, May 9
Pennsauken, N.J.
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Dad Vail Regatta

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Men's Crew Set for Dad Vail Regatta on Cooper River Starting Friday

5.8.25 | Men's Crew

PENNSAUKEN, N.J. - A total of six Temple University men's crew boats will participate in the 86th Annual Dad Vail Regatta on the Cooper River this weekend. Racing begins with time trials on Friday, May 9, with the majority of finals set for Saturday.

ABOUT THE OWLS
  • A total of three Temple crews enter the event with national rankings, including the second varsity eight at No. 15 in the country.
  • The 2V, stroked by sophomore Ryan Spellman, helped the Owls to a victory over La Salle, Drexel, and Saint Joseph's at the Bergen Cup Regatta on April 26.
  • The varsity eight, ranked 16th in the nation in the latest IRA/IRCA Top 25 Poll, won the Bergen Cup by besting No. 17 La Salle by 3.5 seconds.
  • Temple also defeated No. 21 Drexel and No. 25 Saint Joseph's, and will see all three schools at Dad Vails this weekend.
  • The third and final ranked Temple boat is the third varsity eight, ranked No. 21 nationally.
ABOUT THE DAD VAIL REGATTA
  • The largest collegiate regatta in the United States, the Dad Vail Regatta welcomes over 100 teams each year from the United States and Canada.
  • Previously held along the Schuylkill River, the event was shifted to the Cooper River in 2023.
  • The event began in 1934, with Marietta College winning the men's varsity eight race.
  • Temple first tasted victory in 1983, and won five straight titles in the V8 from 1983-88.
  • Beginning in 1989, the Owls began an unprecedented streak of 13 straight men's varsity eight victories.
  • All told, Temple has a regatta-best 22 V8 championships and the University has won the Bratten Trophy - awarded to the team with the most total points - three times (1994, 1996, 2023).
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS (Updated Friday, May 9 @ 7:20 AM)
Friday, May 9 - Time Trials
9:05am: Men's Freshman/Novice 8+ Time Trials
9:20am: Men's Junior Varsity 4+ Time Trials
9:40am: Men's 3rd Varsity 8+ Time Trials
9:55am: Men's 2nd Varsity 8+ Time Trials
10:30am: Men's Varsity 4+ Time Trials
11:50am: Men's Varsity 8+ Time Trials
2:30pm/2:35pm: Men's Second Varsity 4+ Semifinals
2:50pm/2:55pm: Men's 2nd Varsity 8+ Semifinals
3:00pm/3:05pm: Men's Varsity 4+ Semifinals
4:20pm/4:25pm: Men's Varsity 8+ Semifinals

Saturday, May 10
8:36am: Men's Junior Varsity 4+ Second Final
9:06am: Men's Varsity 4+ Second Final
1:10pm: Men's Freshman/Novice 8+ Grand Final
1:50pm: Men's Junior Varsity 4+ Grand Final
2:10pm: Men's 3rd Varsity 8+ Grand Final
2:30pm: Men's 2nd Varsity 8+ Grand Final
3:30pm: Men's Varsity 4+ Grand Final
5:08pm: Men's Varsity 8+ Grand Final

LINEUPS

Varsity 8
Cox: Grace Crosby
Stroke: Rares Nechita
7: Ryan Yates
6: Dimitrios Stasinos
5: Kevin Harvell
4: Konstantin Kluge
3: Sebastian Rawson
2: Leonidas Kopidas
Bow: Pascal Evans

Second Varsity 8
Cox: Ryan Brady (Cox)
Stroke: Ryan Spellman
7: Angus Tremlett
6: Adam Curran
5: Henry Skupien
4: Dean Hargrove
3: Stephen Gloyd 
2: Brayden MacBride
Bow: Jack Woodruff

Third Varsity 8
Cox: Erick Garcia
Stroke: Nate Bingham
7: Lars Veckenstedt
6: Jack Hanson
5: Gavin Anderson
4: Joe Sayer
3: Owen Stout
2: Patrick Lamb
Bow: Max DeMarco

Novice 8+
Cox: Carson Krichman
Stroke: Jace Roman
7: Dylan Shaffer
6: Camren Wiley
5: Dan Dabrowski
4: Vincent Hickman
3: Archil Meurmishvili
2: Adan Ruiz
Bow: RJ Reagan

Varsity 4+
Cox: Robert Hsu
4: Andrew Farkas
3: Jacob Trump
2: Sebastian Gonzalez
1: Ethan Tuttle

Second Varsity 4+
Cox: Addison Kelly 
4: Hamilton Mirkow
3: Aaron Goldman
2: Jean Christ Pierre
1: Simone Venturini 

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