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42ND ANNUAL KERR CUP REGATTA COLONIAL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION CHAMPIONSHIP SATURDAY, APRIL 19, 2008

History of The Kerr Cup Regatta

The Kerr Cup Regatta was established by Alumni in 1967 to honor former Drexel Crew Coach, Dr. Thomas Kerr, Jr. Dr. Kerr passed away in 1988 at the age of 78. Dr. Kerr is credited with starting the Drexel crew program in 1957, serving as coach until 1968. He also served as the crew’s team physician and surgeon. He competed in the 1932 Olympics in the four-oared boat and was a member of the national champion eight-oared Shell-Penn A.C. in 1931.

The winners of the men’s varsity eight race will be awarded the Kerr Cup. Dr. Kerr’s wife, Lela H. Kerr, will be attending today’s regatta with many members of her family. The winners of the women’s varsity eight race will be awarded the Lela H. Kerr Cup named in her honor.

The Kerr Cup Regatta also features the Colonial Athletic Association Crew Championship. Seven CAA schools will com- pete for men’s and women’s team titles.

Schedule of Events Time Event Lane 1 Lane 2 Lane 3 Lane 4 Lane 5 Lane 6 10:30 W Varsity 8 Drexel Army Robert Morris 10:45 M Varsity 8 Bucknell Drexel La Salle 11:00 W Novice 4 ODU Army Delaware VCU Drexel 11:15 M Novice 4 U. Maritime “A” La Salle Maritime “B” 11:30 M Novice 4 ODU “B” UNCW ODU “A” VCU 11:45 W Novice 8 Delaware Drexel George Mason UNCW W&M 12:00 M Novice 8 Maritime W&M George Mason Drexel Bucknell 12:15 W Varsity 4 Robert Morris George Mason W&M ODU UNCW Delaware 12:30 M Varsity 4 UNCW “A” ODU UNCW “B” Drexel 12:45 M Varsity 4 Philadelphia U. La Salle Villanova Maritime 1:00 W Junior Varsity 8 George Mason Drexel Delaware Robert Morris Army 1:15 M Junior Varsity 8 Bucknell La Salle George Mason Drexel 1:30 W Varsity 8 ODU Delaware George Mason Drexel VCU W&M 1:45 M Varsity 8 Drexel W&M George Mason ODU VCU

Races in italics are non-point scoring events. Points are awarded to Colonial Athletic Association schools only. 42ND ANNUAL KERR CUP REGATTA

COLONIAL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION CHAMPIONSHIP SATURDAY, APRIL 19, 2008 CAA Championship Scorecard

Men Women Crews

V8 JV8 N8 V4 Total V8 JV8 N8 V4 Total Delaware Place Time Points

Drexel Place Time Points

George Place Mason Time Points

UNCW Place Time Points

Old Place Dominion Time Points

VCU Place Time Points

William Place & Mary Time Points

Schedule of Points Awarded in Each Race

Time 11:45 12:00 12:15 12:30 1:00 1:15 1:30 1:45 Event WN8 MN8 WV4 MV4 WJV8 MJV8 WV8 MV8 1st 12 6 5 3 9 6 24* 24^ 2nd 10 4 4 2 6 3 20 20 3rd 8 2 3 1 3 16 16 4th 6 2 12 12 5th 4 1 8 8 6th 2 4

* Also wins Lela H. Kerr Cup ^ Also wins Kerr Cup 42ND ANNUAL KERR CUP REGATTA COLONIAL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION CHAMPIONSHIP SATURDAY, APRIL 19, 2008

2007 Drexel Women’s Roster 2007 Drexel Men’s Roster Name Yr. Hometown/High School Name Yr. Hometown/High School Elizabeth Adler Sr. Glenmoore, Pa./Downingtown East Doug Allcorn Sr. Monroeville, N.J./Cumberland Christian Casondra Clawson So. York, Pa./Central York Austin Barolin Sr. Sewell, N.J./St. Augustine Prep Vanessa Clifford Jr. Cambridge, Mass./Cambridge Rindge and Latin Timothy Bohinski Jr. Wilkes-Barre, Pa./G.A.R. Memorial Demi Del Valle Jr. Mays Landing, N.J./Oakcrest Danielle Bowers Sr. Philadelphia, Pa./Mount St. Joseph's Meaghan Donchak Fr. East Windsor, N.J./Hightstown Andrew Burns Fr. Millerstown, Pa./Greenwood Angelica Evans Fr. Tunkhannock, Pa./Tunkhannock Area Ernesto Del Valle Fr. Mays Landing, N.J./Oakcrest Moira Flemming Fr. Reading, Pa./Holy Name John DiMattia Jr. Glenolden, Pa./Interboro Shannon Haley Jr. Sewickley, Pa./Quaker Valley Mark Donovan Fr. Williamsburg, Va./Jamestown Dana Haneman Fr. Absecon, N.J./Holy Spirit Ryan Dorr Jr. Fallsington, Pa./Pennsbury Brittany Harris Jr. Wilmington, Del./Mount Pleasant Nathan Dubbs Sr. Bethlehem, Pa./Bethlehem Catholic Giselle Hipkins Fr. Glen Mills, Pa./Garnet Valley Kyle Fabel Fr. Cincinnati, Ohio/Moeller Mary Kain So. Abington, Pa./Abington Chad Fiedler Fr. Somerset, N.J./Rutgers Prep Kate LaBarbera Jr. Montrose, Pa./Montrose Area Anthony Fittipaldi Fr. Medford, N.J./Shawnee Michelle Lehmann So. Jenkintown, Pa./St. Basil Academy Alan Fody Sr. Red Hill, Pa./Upper Perkiomen Jessica Leung Fr. Brookline, Mass./Brookline David Forney Fr. Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cumberland Valley Taylor Mondak Fr. Rocky Hill, Conn./Rocky Hill Gregg Francis Fr. Haddonfield, N.J./Haddon Township Rose Morowitz Jr. Galloway, N.J./Absegami Michael Gartland So. Haddon Township, N.J./Haddon Township Chelsea Nowakowski Jr. Duluth, Ga./Wesleyan School Chris Hillenbrand So. Springfield, Va./West Springfield Colleen Owens Fr. Convent Station, N.J./Academy of St. Elizabeth Martin Khait Fr. East Brunswick, N.J./East Brunswick Nancy Pham Jr. Fairless Hills, Pa./Pennsbury Jon Klenk Jr. Carbondale, Pa./Scranton Prep Brooke Underwood Fr. Morristown, N.J./Morristown Beard Steven Matyas Fr. Turnersville, N.J./St. Augustine Christine Valiga Jr. North Wales, Pa./Springside Tom McPhillips Fr. Drexel Hill, Pa./Monsignor Bonner Candice Webb So. Groton, Conn./Stonington Michael Niles Jr. Warrington, Pa./Central Bucks South Alysha Wilson So. Bowie, Md./Eleanor Roosevelt Liam O'Neill Fr. Blue Bell, Pa./La Salle Nicole Wine Fr. Madison, Va./Madison County Gregory Pierce Fr. Fort Washington, Pa./La Salle Rodney Ross Fr. Fort Washington, Pa./Upper Dublin Rob Ryan Jr. Washington Crossing, Pa./Pennsbury Peter Schmidt Fr. Providence, R.I./Classical Frederick Shoyer Jr. Sewell, N.J./Washington Township Jacob Sloan Fr. Newport, N.Y./West Canada Valley Vince Zapisek Sr. Richboro, Pa./Holy Ghost

Paul Savell Director of Vidas Program at Drexel University Paul Savell was named the Drexel Director of Rowing in July of 2007 after serving as the Head Crew Coach at Lehigh for nine seasons. Savell was instrumental the development of the Mountain Hawks' program from a team of 30 to more than 100 members.

While Savell was successful in growing the number of rowers in the Lehigh program he also led the squad to success at major regattas across the country. Over the past five seasons, Savell has had three boats in the grand finals of the IRA National Championships. In five of the last six seasons, the Lehigh men's varsity eight finished in the top 12 at the . In the 2005-06 season, the Lehigh men's varsity four took third at the Head of the Charles Regatta and took fourth at the IRA's. In 2002, the women's varsity eight earned a first-place finish at the Head of the Charles Regatta. Under Savell's guidance, the Lehigh rowing team captured the Patriot League Challenge title in 2001 and 2006.

In addition to his impressive coaching resume, Savell is an accomplished rower. He starred at Holy Spirit in High School before attending the University of Wisconsin. Savell rowed stroke in the varsity eight for two seasons. He captured a National Championship at the IRA's as a senior in the straight four. He also won four straight Midwest Crew Championships and earned a third-place finish in varsity four at the IRA's as a freshman. Savell graduated from Wisconsin with a degree in engineering and earned his a master’s degree in business administration from Lehigh in 2001.

Savell is assisted this season by Joe Palmer, Terah Schamberg and Sarah McIntyre. Palmer works primarily with the men’s novice row- ers while Schamberg works with the women’s novice rowers. McIntyre is a graduate assistant coach. Drexel Crew Drexel crew is a Division I varsity program with a 60-year tradition of excellence on in Philadelphia. More than 25 rowers comprise Drexel crew each year ready to compete for victory in the varsity and second varsity heavyweight eights at the historic Dad Vail Regatta. Most of Drexel's rowers are recruited from powerhouse programs in the Mid-Atlantic and New England regions with some from across the country as well. Each season a few freshmen with no rowing experience are selected from tryouts to join the Drexel crew.

Drexel crew is a cross-section of University academic life, with athletes majoring in everything from bio-medical engineering, to fashion, history, and design. Many Drexel rowers are preparing for professional school and academic excellence is commonplace. The Dragon crew works with the full support of Drexel's sport medicine, equipment and academic service offices, as the quest for Dad Vail gold is a team effort by the committed athletic department.

From October to May the home of Drexel rowing is the Hollenbeck House, Boathouse Row #4; where our rowers are part of a vibrant row- ing community that annually produces college, high school and international champions from the lively Schuylkill. Less then a mile from campus, each day the rowers run or bike into to launch their day's training. Several times a week the rowers gather at the Walter Spiro Varisty Weight Room in the Daskalakis Athletic Center for their specially designed weight training program. The high- light of the fall season is the Head of the Schuylkill, which is the largest one-day regatta in the world. Another fall team tradition is the Drexel Crew Triathlon, a row-bike-run event where Drexel rowers battle it out for title of the fittest athlete. Following Thanksgiving break, Drexel crew moves to full-time indoor training at the Daskalakis Athletic Center where the rowers take to the ergometers for the winter.

By late January the team is back on the river and in final preparation for spring racing. After several weeks of long rowing and week long spring break training camp, the crew begins its racing season. The season is comprised of a blend of large regattas and small, fierce match races. Two annual highlights include the Kerr Cup Regatta which is hosted by Drexel in competition with conference rivals, and the Bergen Cup Regatta which is the "City Championship" of the Philadelphia Dad Vail Schools.

Finally, in the second weekend of May Philadelphia and the Schuylkill attract crews from around the country for the Dad Vail Championship at Drexel's home course. Following the Dad Vail Regatta, Drexel also competes in the I.R.A. Championship for men and has sent crews to the Henley Regatta. Most recently, the 2005 women's varsity eight raced in the senior eight event at the women's Henley Regatta, capping their championship season with a 21-3 overall record.

Boathouse Row

Historic Boathouse Row is home to the of Philadelphia, perhaps the most vibrant rowing community in America. Each morning and evening scores of shells launch from its slips as athletes ranging from Olympian to novice take to the water. Every season- able weekend of the fall, spring and summer a regatta takes place on the Schuylkill. The river is home to the Dad Vail and the , the largest college and high school regattas in the world, as well as the Head of the Schuylkill, second in size only to the Head of the Charles among fall races.

Founded in 1858, the Schuylkill Navy is the oldest amateur athletic governing body in the . It comprises the 10 clubs of Boathouse Row: Fairmount Rowing Association, , , , , , , and Philadelphia Girl's Rowing Club. Representatives from each club meet monthly as this unique council and its commodore oversee the liveliest rowing river in the world.

Drexel's home, The Hollenbeck House (or "#4", as it is simply known on the row) is the storied 150-year-old institution where the Schuylkill Navy is headquartered. Drexel rows from two spacious bays which store its fleet of eight-oared rowing shells.

For many decades #4 was also the home of the National Association of Amateur Oarsmen, the National Governing Body for all rowing in the United States. In 1982 the organization was reformed as the United States Rowing Association and moved to Indianapolis. As a rem- nant of the old N.A.A.O. or the Philadelphia Rowing Society, the organization still meets at #4, which is typical of Boathouse Row and Philadelphia's devotion to tradition. Drexel’s 2008 Kerr Cup Armada

Men’s Varsity Eight

B 2 3 4 5 6 7 S C Niles Allcorn Gartland McPhillips Pierce Klenk Fody Barolin Matyas

Women’s Varsity Eight

B 2 3 4 5 6 7 S C Adler Haneman Nowakowski Clifford Del Valle Webb Haley LaBarbera Valiga

Men’s Junior Varsity Eight

B 2 3 4 5 6 7 S C Fabel DiMattia Del Valle Hillenbrand Zapisek Bohinski Shoyer Dorr Bowers

Women’s Junior Varsity Eight

B 2 3 4 5 6 7 S C Leung Owens Fleming Clawson Evans Kain Wilson Mondak Underwood

Men’s Novice Eight

B 2 3 4 5 6 7 S C Ryan Burns Schmidt Ross Francis Khait Sloan Fiedler Forney

Women’s Novice Eight

B 2 3 4 5 6 7 S C Wine Donchak Fleming Hipkins Evans Owens Leung Mondak Underwood

Men’s B 2 3 4 C Varsity Four Schmidt Dubbs Flynn Fitipalti Rothschild

Women’s B 2 3 4 C Novice Four Pham Harris Wine Donchak Lehmann