2009‐10 MEN’S ROWING TABLE OF CONTENTS QUICK FACTS The University Season Preview . .2 Location. Philadelphia, Pa. 19131 Head Coach Drew Hill . .3 Founded . 1851 Assistant Coaches . .4 Enrollment. 4,550 Denomination. Roman Catholic (Jesuit) Robert Gillin, Jr. Boathouse . .5 Nickname. Hawks The Hawk . .5 Colors . Crimson and Gray 2009‐10 Roster . .6 Athletic Affiliation . NCAA Division I Hawk Profiles . .7‐10 Home Course . Schuylkill River 2008‐09 Year in Review/Results . .11 The Team Head Coach. Drew Hill (Saint Joseph’s ‘74–8th year) SJU Rowing Tradition . .12‐13 Rowing Office . 610‐660‐1730 Honors & International Rowing . .14 Gillin Boathouse . 610‐660‐1700 Dad Vail Regatta Results . .15 Assistant Coaches . Jesuit Invitational . .16 . .John Kieffer (Saint Joseph’s ‘75–3rd year) . .John Fife (Penn ‘02–2nd year) All‐Time Roster . .17‐18 . .Dan Goettner (Saint Joseph’s ‘01–7th year) Administration . .19 . .Ryan Bonner (Saint Joseph’s ‘02 –3rd Season) Saint Joseph’s University . .20 . .Alex DiBiasi (Saint Joseph’s ‘07–3rd Season) Captains . .Ryan Huck, Conor Malone WWW.SJUHAWKS.COM www.sjuhawks.com CREDITS The 2009‐10 Saint Joseph’s University men’s rowing media guide was written and edited by Marie Wozniak. Editorial assistance was provided by Jack Jumper and Joe Greenwich, with design by Jeremy S. Fallis. Cover photos by William Hummel. Photography by Greg Carroccio of Sideline Photos, LLC, William Hummel, Alex DiBiasi, and Paul Mullin. 2008‐09 Men’s Rowing 1 SEASON PREVIEW The Saint Joseph’s men’s rowing team has high expectations Hanna, Sean Stewart, Liam Leyden, Justin Gentile, Chuck Hummel for 2009‐10 as it returns a seasoned crew which will strive to and Matt Benedetto. regain the Hawks’ status and uphold the strong tradition of SJU The Second Varsity 8 also expects to be competitive at the top rowing. races. Seniors Mark Fanelli and Dave Lemon will be joined on the The Hawks prepared for the season with an extremely rigor‐ crew by juniors Paul Leggieri (cox), Steve Olenik, Rich Appell, Steve ous winter workouts. “All of our varsity rowers came back earlier Dutcher, Mike Gibel, Luke Dentino and sophomore John Alburger. than required in January just so they could get a jump on winter The Hawks will also field boats in the Freshman 8 and training,” said seventh‐year head coach Drew Hill. “It was perhaps Freshman Lightweight 8. Newcomers Alex Pugh and Justin the most physically‐rewarding preseason training workouts that Stephano should make an impact there but could also possibly I’ve seen in my years here at Saint Joseph’s.” compete for seats in the Varsity 8. Jamal Anderson and Pat Kenney SJU’s strength this season should lie in both the Varsity 8 and will be other key rowers for the Freshman boats. Varsity Lightweight 8. Saint Joseph’s opens the year at the annual Jesuit Invitational The Varsity 8 returns six rowers from last year’s boat, which on the Cooper River (March 20), but makes its season debut on its took second at the Knecht Cup and the Jesuit Invitational, and sev‐ home course, the Schuylkill River, at the Murphy Cup (April 3). enth at the SIRA Regatta. Four‐year V8 rower Glenn Griffin leads Other key races for SJU are the Knecht Cup (April 10‐11) and the the way and is joined by senior co‐captain Ryan Huck and class‐ Bergen Cup (April 24). The Hawks will travel to the SIRA Regatta in mates Max Schipper and Sarah Jost (cox). Juniors Dan Gallagher Tennessee (Apirl 17‐18), with the prestigious Dad Vail Regatta and Tim Strybuc, who was the team’s MVP in 2008, will round out being contested again on the Schuylkill River on May 7‐8. the lineup with sophomores Tyler Huck and Tom Kresz. The Hawks’ Lightweights slate will vary from the Heavyweight The Lightweight 8 enjoyed a great deal of success in 2008‐09 schedule and face teams such as Dartmouth, Harvard, and captured a team‐best bronze medal at the Dad Vail Regatta. Georgetown, Penn, Princeton and Cornell, among others. That boat also took first at the Murphy Cup, Knecht Cup and “Our primary goal this season is to reclaim the Dad Vail Men’s Bergen Cup. High hopes have been placed on the Lightweight 8 for Team Trophy that has eluded us for the past two years. We have this season as it will race in the EARC for the first time and will face the personnel and work ethic necessary, so it’s just a matter of an extremely challenging schedule. “They will be racing the tough‐ putting it all together,” said Hill. est schedule ever for an SJU boat. As newcomers to that level of racing, they will take their licks, but will be very competitive regardless, and should be among the top two at Dad Vails,” said Hill. That boat, which returns seven rowers from last season, will be led by senior co‐captain Conor Malone. He will be joined by jun‐ ior Chase Powell, sophomores Devon Teichman (cox), Brendan The Hawk Will Never Die! The Hawks’ Lightweight 8 returns seven rowers from last year’s successful season. 2 Saint Joseph’s University HEAD COACH Drew Hill Head Coach Saint Joseph’s ‘74 – Seventh Season Drew Hill enters his seventh season as the head men's rowing coach at Saint Joseph's University. Since his return to his alma mater in 2002, Hill has rebuilt the program and led the team to remarkable success in the Dad Vail Regatta. He has guided his team to three first‐ place finishes (2003, 2005, 2006) and a second‐place (2004) finish in the overall team compe‐ tition for the Dad Vail Regatta Men's Point Trophy. Hill’s successes, combined with those of the SJU women’s rowing squad, saw the Hawks combine capture the Bratton Trophy, given to the overall points champion, in 2005 and 2006. Under Hill, the SJU men have picked up seven gold, four silver, and seven bronze medals at Dad Vails. Hill has also led SJU back into national contention by qualifying 10 boats for the IRA National Championship Regatta in six of his first seven seasons, with the Varsity Four making HILL’S RÉSUMÉ the IRA Grand Final and placing fourth in the country in 2004 and returning in 2005 to finish sixth. In 2006, the Hawks qualified five crews for the IRA Regatta, while qualifying two more Head Rowing Coach Saint Joseph’s University 2002‐present in 2007. Hill joined the collegiate coaching ranks in the spring of 2002 working as an assistant coach Assistant Rowing Coach Saint Joseph’s University 2001‐2002 for SJU after spending four years at his high school alma mater, St. Joseph's Prep. He served St. Joseph’s Prep 1998‐2001 as The Prep's novice coach in 1998 and 1999 and as an assistant varsity coach from 1999‐ 2001. Working mostly with the program's Second Varsity Eight and Varsity Four boats, his crews went on to capture three SRA National titles and three Stotesbury championships, as well as five city and Catholic League titles. A 1974 SJU grad, Hill was a four‐year rower for the Crimson and Gray and a member of the school's talent‐ ed crews of the early 1970s. He earned his MBA from the University of Notre Dame in 1976 and had success‐ ful careers in the automobile industry as founder of Devon Hill BMW & Volkswagen and in real estate devel‐ opment before turning his attention to coaching. Hill and his wife Loretta, are 1974 and 1975 gradu‐ ates, respectively, from Saint Joseph’s and reside in Devon, Pa. They have seven children and two grandchil‐ dren. www.sjuhawks.com Drew Hill has led the Hawks to seven gold medals at Dad Vails. 2009‐10 Men’s Rowing 3 ASSISTANT COACHES John Kieffer Dan Goettner Assistant Varsity Coach Freshman Coach Saint Joseph’s ‘74 – 2nd Season Saint Joseph’s ‘01 – 2nd Season John Kieffer is in his second season on the Dan Goettner is in his seventh season assist‐ Hawk staff as the Assistant Varsity Coach. He is ing with the SJU men’s program and serves as a 1974 graduate of Saint Joseph’s, who rowed the Freshman Coach. for the Hawks four years in the early 1970s. He graduated from Saint Joseph’s in 2001 Over the last 10 years, Kieffer has coached and was a member of the 1999 Henley Crew. In sculling and sweep on Boathouse Row at all levels ‐ high school, his first two seasons with the Hawks, he helped lead the Freshman club, and national team. His crews have won numerous major Lightweight 8 to back‐to‐back Dad Vail gold medals. regattas and national championships. John Fife Ryan Bonner Assistant Coach/Lightweight Coach Assistant Freshman Coach Penn ‘02 – 2nd Season Saint Joseph’s ‘02 – Third Season John Fife is in his second season with the Ryan Bonner, a 2002 Saint Joseph’s graduate, Hawks and serves as the Lightweight Coach. is in his third season on the Hawks’ staff. He Fife, a 2002 University of Pennsylvania gradu‐ assists with the freshman crews. ate, has been coaching rowing for the past nine Bonner competed in the JV8 for the Hawks years. Four of those years were spent between his freshman year, as they secured the Dad Vail Penn and Georgetown, where he worked with the lightweight pro‐ men's point trophy in 1999. He was a member of the Varsity 8 his grams. sophomore and junior years in 2000 and 2001. At Penn, Fife was the Freshman Lightweight Coach and his team Bonner, who is completing MBA from Saint Joseph’s, is current‐ enjoyed success at both the IRA and Eastern Sprints Championship ly a senior territory manager with Amylin Pharmaceuticals and Regattas.