Men's Frosh/Novice 4+ Wins Gold at Dad Vail Regatta

Saturday, May 9

Pennsauken, N.J.

All Day

Temple University

Dad Vail Regatta

Men's Frosh/Novice 4+ Wins Gold at Dad Vail Regatta

5.9.26 | Men's Crew

Results

PENNSAUKEN, N.J. - The Temple men's crew team saw four of its boats earn medals at the 2026 Dad Vail Regatta, including a gold-medal performance from the freshman/novice four on the Cooper River Saturday.

The varsity eight earned silver in its championship race, earning one of four bids into IRA National Championships that will be held May 29-31 in Sacramento, Calif.

HOW IT HAPPENED

In the first race of the morning, the frosh/novice four featuring coxswain Nathan Curran and oarsmen Jack Foltz, Ben Sheppard, Noah Coomes and Yekta Dikmen, crossed the finish line in 6:55.410.
The time was nearly three seconds in front of second-place San Diego, with Drexel finishing third nearly five seconds off the pace.
Earning silver for the Owls was the duo of Andrew Farkas and Joe Sayer, who held off a charge from a William & Mary boat to take home bronze in the varsity double event.
In the second varsity eight grand final, Temple took home a silver medal for its second-place showing, defeating city rival La Salle and west coast foe Santa Clara.
In one of the most competitive races of the day, the men's varsity eight went back and forth with Drexel in search of its second straight O'Brien-Hanna Trophy.
In the end, the Dragons nipped the Owls by just over a second but Temple was able to secure one of four automatic qualifying bids into IRA National Championships.
The other two races of the day saw the men's third varsity eight and the varsity four finish sixth in their grand finals.

RESULTS
Men's Frosh/Novice Four - Grand Final
1. Temple - 6:55.410
2. San Diego - 6:58.370
3. Drexel - 7:00.300

Men's Varsity Double - Grand Final
1. Brock - 7:02.110
2. Oklahoma City - 7:02.570
3. Temple - 7:16.810

Men's Third Varsity Eight - Grand Final
1. Drexel - 5:58.700
2. Santa Clara - 6:03.940
3. La Salle - 6:05.550
6. Temple - 6:31.560

Men's Second Varsity Eight - Grand Final
1. Drexel - 5:48.800
2. Temple - 5:53.100
3. La Salle - 5:56.190

Men's Varsity Eight - Grand Final
1. Drexel - 5:37.120
2. Temple - 5:38.350
3. La Salle - 5:42.530

Men's Varsity Four - Grand Final
1. Drexel - 6:35.660
2. Mercyhurst - 6:38.670
3. Queen's - 6:39.040
6. Temple - 6:59.850