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 Drexel University 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 Philadelphia 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 Rowing 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 Dad Vail Regatta. 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 Boathouse Row 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 Fairmount park 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.