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DREXEL CREWQUICK FACTS

Location Philadelphia, Pa. 19104

Founded 1891 by Anthony J. Drexel

Enrollment 19,885

Nickname Dragons

Colors Navy Blue and Gold

President Dr. Constantine N. Papadakis

Senior Vice President James Tucker

Director of Athletics Dr. Eric Zillmer

Affiliation NCAA Division I

Conference Colonial Athletic Association

Head Coach Paul Savell

Alma Mater Wisconsin '92

Assistant Coach Joe Palmer

Assistant Coach Terah Schamberg

Assistant Coach Sarah McIntyre

Assistant Coach Terry Mascetelli

Crew Office Phone (215) 895-2030

Home Venue Schuylkill River

Crew SID Contact John Tomsich

Contact’s E-mail [email protected]

Sports Information Phone (215) 895-2084

Sports Information Fax (215) 895-2038

Website www.drexeldragons.com

Mailing Address 3141 Chestnut Street

Philadelphia, Pa. 19104

CreditsThe 2007-08 Drexel crew media guide is published by theDrexel University Department of Athletics. It was written byJohn Tomsich with editorial assistance by Mike Tuberosa andBritt Faulstick. Photography was provided by Greg Carroccio,Drexel University, Jim McWilliams, Rich Dunoff, The FranklinInstitute Science Museum, the Philadelphia Convention andVisitors Bureau and Comcast-Spectacor. Designed by AlexanderZahradnik, Communications Office for Student Life andAdministrative Services.

Division of Student Life and Administrative Services

TABLE OF CONTENTSQuick Facts/Media Information 1

Head Coach Paul Savell 2

Assistant Coaches 3

2007-08 Outlook 4

2007-08 Drexel Roster 6

Wrestler Profiles 7

2006-07 Results 12

Records and Honors 13

Vidas Athletic Complex 16

Daskalakis Athletic Center 17

About Drexel 18

Drexel Academics 20

Dr. Constantine Papadakis

President

James Tucker

Senior VicePresident

Dr. Eric Zillmer

Director of Athletics

Johnson Bowie

Senior Associate Director of Athletics

Laura White

Senior WomanAdministrator

Nick Gannon

Senior Associate Director of Athletics

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First Season | Wisconsin ‘92Paul Savell was named the Drexel Director of Rowing in July of 2007 after serving as the HeadCrew Coach at Lehigh for nine seasons. Savell was instrumental the development of the MountainHawks' 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 thesquad to success at major regattas across the country. Over the past five seasons, Savell has hadthree 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 2005-06season, the Lehigh men's varsity four took third at the Head of the Charles Regatta and tookfourth at the IRA's. In 2002, the women's varsity eight earned a first-place finish at the Head of theCharles Regatta. Under Savell's guidance, the Lehigh rowing team captured the Patriot LeagueChallenge title in 2001 and 2006.

Prior to taking the coaching reins at Lehigh, Savell coached at Holy Spirit High School in Absecon,N.J. for four seasons. Savell coached the novice and lightweight boats capturing numerous statechampionships. Prior to his stint at Holy Spirit, he worked as the men's novice coach at GeorgiaTech where he led the boat to an eighth-place finish at Dad Vail.

In addition to his impressive coaching resume, Savell is an accomplished rower. He starred at HolySpirit 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 fourstraight Midwest Crew Championships and earned a third-place finish in varsity four at the IRA's as a freshman. Savell graduated fromWisconsin with a degree in engineering and earned his a master’s degree in business administration from Lehigh in 2001.

Savell resides in Haddon Township, N.J. with his wife, Janet and their three sons, Jack, Joe and Brendan.

HEAD COACH PAUL SAVELL

CREW Drexel University2007-08

Paul Savell Year-by-YearSeason School Title Accomplishments1991-92 Wisconsin Staight 4 Rower IRA National Champion1992-93 Vesper Rowing 4- Rower 2nd at World University Team Trials 1993-94 Georgia Tech Freshman/Novice Coach 8th of 25 at Dad Vail1994-95 Holy Spirit HS Freshman/Novice Coach New Jersey State Champion, 2nd at Stotesbury Cup, 5th at Nationals1995-96 Holy Spirit HS Second 8/Light 8 Coach New Jersey State Champion1996-97 Holy Spirit HS Second 8/Light 8 Coach New Jersey State Champion1997-98 Holy Spirit HS Second 8/Light 8 Coach New Jersey State Champion1998-99 Lehigh Head Crew Coach Began racing eights1999-00 Lehigh Head Crew Coach Started streak of eight straight River Cup titles2000-01 Lehigh Head Crew Coach Patriot League Team Title, Dad Vail: 1st WN8, 2nd W2-, 2nd WLt42001-02 Lehigh Head Crew Coach MV4+ grand finals berth at IRA’s2002-03 Lehigh Head Crew Coach WV8 won Head of Charles2003-04 Lehigh Head Crew Coach MV4- grand finals berth at IRA’s2004-05 Lehigh Head Crew Coach Dad Vail: 3rd MNLt8, 5th WVLt82005-06 Lehigh Head Crew Coach MV4- placed 4th at IRA’s; Patriot League Team Point Challenge Title2006-07 Lehigh Head Crew Coach Dad Vail: 2nd MJV8, 7th MV8


Assistant Men’s Coach Joe Palmer Second Season Marietta, ‘02Joe Palmer enters his second seasonwith the Dragons. This seasonPalmer will lead the freshmen men'steam. Palmer came to Drexel withexperience coaching in some of themost successful Dad Vail rowingprograms in the nation. Palmerpreviously served as the novicewomen's coach at Purdue University,where he led the novice women's

eight to gold and the novice four to silver at the 2004 Dad VailRegatta. Palmer began coaching at his alma mater, MariettaCollege, a very successful Dad Vail program. Palmer assistedJohn Bancheri, an accomplished Dad Vail coach.

Last season Palmer served as the interim men’s head coach andled the varsity eight to victories at the Bill Braxton Regatta andthe Lehigh/Delaware tri-meet. The highlight of the season wasDrexel's victory at the Bergen Cup, where they toppled city rivalSaint Joseph's. The junior varsity also had a solid season withwins at the Bill Braxton Regatta, Philadelphia Frostbite, theLehigh/Delaware tri-meet and the Lehigh dual meet.

Prior to arriving at Drexel, Palmer produced nationallycompetitive varsity men's four and freshman eight crews at theUniversity of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, where he was themen's head coach.

At Marietta, Palmer was a three-year varsity letterwinner on thePioneers' varsity heavyweight team. He won two gold medals anda bronze in four Dad Vail Regattas. During his senior year,Marietta captured the men's team championship at the 2002 DadVail Regatta, their first since 1973. Palmer graduated fromMarietta in 2002 with degrees in advertising and public relations.

Palmer is a 1998 graduate of Atlantic City High School where hewas a three-time varsity letterwinner. As a freshman, Palmerrowed at Holy Spirit High School for current Drexel director ofrowing Paul Savell. Palmer has been a member of the MargateCity Beach Patrol for the past 11 years and currently resides inMargate, N.J.

Assistant Women’s Coach Terah SchambergFourth Season Ohio State ‘04Terah Schamberg is in her third yearcoaching the Drexel crew. Schambergserved as a graduate assistant coachduring her first two seasons at Drexeland as women's interim head coach lastseason.

Serving as interim head coach of thewomen’s squad, Schamberg led theDragons to a fine season, capped by a

conference title as the women’s varsity eight captured the Lela K.Kerr Cup. As an assistant in 2005, she guided the Dragon women toa fourth-place finish in the second eight competition at the DadVail Regatta, their best finish at the prestigious event. The 2005squad was victorious at the Kerr Cup Regatta and won the CAAchampionship for the third consecutive year and the men's varsityeight that finished second overall in the CAA.

A 2004 graduate of The Ohio State University, Schamberg rowed forthe Buckeyes' club crew program that was the first women's clubteam to make it to the grand finals of the ECAC regatta. Schambergserved as an assistant coach with the Ohio State club prior tograduation. Schamberg received a Master's degree in educationfrom Drexel University in 2006.

Assistant CoachSarah McIntyre Second Season Arcadia, ‘05

Sarah McIntyre returns for her secondseason as an assistant coach of Drexelcrew. McIntyre’s main duties includeassisting in recruiting, fundraising,alumni relations and day-to-day aspectsof the program.

McIntyre, a native of Philadelphia,comes to the Dragons after receiving

her bachelor's degree in psychology from Arcadia University in2005. Prior to joining the Drexel coaching ranks McIntyre workedfor the Recreation Department at Drexel and as a communitybanking coordinator in Conshohocken. McIntyre is currentlypursuing a master's degree in international business and finance atDrexel.

2007-08 Coaching Staff


First-year head rowing coach Paul Savell takes over a programthat will be looking to build on successes from the 2006-07season. This season's men's squad returns seven of its eightrowers and the coxswain from the varsity eight boat that capturedthe Bergen Cup. Five of the returning nine in the boat will beseniors looking to cap their career with a big finish at the DadVail Regatta. The women's team captured the Lela Kerr Cup lastseason and returns key members this season including its strokepair from the varsity eight. While the Dragons will feature anexperienced returning cast, Savell has a strong freshman classthat may be able to make an immediate impact.

Men's CrewCoxswain Danielle Bowers has had two years working with themen's varsity eight and provides the necessary experience andleadership to cox the boat to a big 2007-08 season. Fellow seniorAustin Barolin also has two years experience rowing in the varsityeight. Barolin shifted from the engine room to the bow seat afterthe fall season and was key in the Dragons' capture of the BergenCup. The other member of the bow pair in the Bergen Cupwinning boat was Doug Allcorn. The senior rowed in differentseats throughout the boat during the season but rowed in the twoseat in the final two regattas of the season.

Returning engine room members include Vince Zapisek, TimBohinski, Chris Hillenbrand and Michael Krantz. Zapisek andKrantz are seniors who are versatile rowers that will look tocontinue to power the varsity boat. Zapisek worked exclusivelyout of the starboard side last spring while Krantz manned theport side. Bohinski, a junior, spent last fall on the junior varsityeight before moving to the varsity eight in the spring. In theDragons' final two Regattas he rowed from four seat. Hillenbrandhad an impressive freshman season a year ago as he rowed fiveseat in the Bergen Cup victory and rowed from the starboard sideduring the spring season.

The lone returning member of the stroke pair is Alan Fody. Thejunior rowed from the seven seat exclusively last spring. Fody,who has been in the varsity eight for the past two seasons, couldplay a vital role in the success of the boat this season.

Michael Niles made four appearances in the varsity eight a seasonago, including a first-place finish at the Frostbite Regatta and inthe Dad Vail Regatta. After splitting time between junior varsityand varsity last season as a sophomore, Niles could become amainstay on the varsity boat for the 2007-08 season. Also lookingto find time on the varsity boat will be five other returning juniorvarsity eight boat members. Sophomore Michael Gartland rowedin the engine room for the junior varsity last season. Juniors EricShoyer, Ryan Dorr and Jon Klenk all spent time rowing in thestroke pair a season ago with Shoyer used exclusively on thestarboard side in the spring while Dorr and Klenk were on port.

Women's CrewCoxswain Eden Ginn spent her first season with the varsity eightlast season and will use that experience for her junior season.Ginn coxed the boat to the Lela Kerr Cup triumph and could leadthe boat to big things in the 2007-08 season. The Dragons returntheir stroke pair from a season ago in seniors Elizabeth Adler andJahneva Harrison. Adler rowed seven seat while Harrison strokedthe boat. The pair will look to continue the momentum generatedin their junior seasons. Also returning will be juniors Demi DelValle and Chelsea Nowakowski. Del Valle and Nowakowski eachoccupied a starboard seat in the engine room last season.Nowakowski has been in the varsity boat since her arrival atDrexel as a freshman while last season was Del Valle's first in thevarsity eight. The Dragons' other returning rower from the varsityeight is Vanessa Clifford. The junior rowed two seat a season agoand has two years of experience in the varsity eight.

With the graduation of three seniors from the varsity eight boat,Savell will be looking to fill the boat with members of the juniorvarsity eight from the 2006-07 season. Rose Morowitz is a juniorwho rowed in the engine room of the junior varsity eight lastseason and sat in the bow seat for the varsity four. Fellow juniorKate LaBarbera is also looking to make an increased contributionthis season after rowing in the four seat on junior varsity aseason ago. Sophomore Alysha Wilson rowed bow pair in thejunior varsity eight while Mary Kain rowed out of the three seat.Fellow sophomore Candice Webb rowed two seat of the varsityfour and the six seat of the junior varsity boat.

The ScheduleDrexel crew will again face tough competition as its seasonculminates at the Dad Vail Regatta on May 9-10. The fall seasonwill consist of the Navy Day, Frostbite and Bill Braxton Regattasalong with the Head of the Schuylkill on Oct. 27. The springseason will open with a four-team race on March 15 againstnearby schools, Delaware, La Salle and Saint Joseph's. The Drexel'swomen will compete for the Knecht Cup on April 12-13 while themen and women will race for the Kerr Cup and the Bergen Cupthe next two weekends.

2007-08 SEASON OUTLOOK



2006-07 Results October14 Navy Day Regatta

MJV8 5thWJV8 4th

November4 Shore Boys Regatta

MV8 2nd of 3WV8 3rd of 4MJV8 2nd of 3WV4 1st of 2

11 Frostbite Regatta MV8 1st of 5MJV8 1st of 5

12 Bill Braxton RegattaMV8 3rd of 4WV8 3rd of 4MJV8 1st of 5WV4 2nd of 4

March3 Lehigh and Delaware Tri-Meet

MV8 1st of 3WV8 3rd of 3MJV8 1st of 3WV4 2nd of 3

24 Murphy Cup RegattaMV8 5th of 13WV8 4th of 6 in preliminaryMJV8 2nd of 5WJV4 3rd of 6 in preliminary

April7 Lehigh Dual

MV8 2nd of 2WV8 2nd of 2MJV8 1st of 2WJV8 1st of 2

14 MariettaMV8 2nd of 2MJV8 2nd of 2

14 Knecht CupWV8 4th in semifinalWJV8 5th in preliminary

21 Kerr CupMV8 3rd of 5WV8 1st of 5MJV8 2nd of 2WJV8 3rd of 3

28 Bergen CupMV8 1st of 4WV8 2nd of 4MJV8 3rd of 4WV4 1st of 3

May11-12 Dad Vail Regatta

MV8 4th in preliminary 4th in repechage

WV8 3rd in preliminary 3rd in repechage

MJV8 3rd in heatWV4 2nd in heat

5th in semifinal

2007 Bergen Cup Champions 2007 Lela Kerr Cup Champions

MenName Yr. Hometown/High School

Douglas Allcorn Sr. Monroeville, N.J./Cumberland

Austin Barolin Sr. Sewell, N.J./St. Augustine

Timothy Bohinski Jr. Wilkes-Barre, Pa./G.A.R. Memorial

Danielle Bowers Sr. Philadelphia, Pa./Mt. St. Joseph

Ernesto Del Valle Fr. Mays Landing, N.J./Oakcrest

John DiMattia Fr. Glenolden, Pa./Interboro

Mark Donovan So. Williamsburg, Va./Jamestown

Ryan Dorr Jr. Fallington, Pa./Pennsbury

Kyle Fabel Fr. Cincinnati, Ohio/Moeller

Louis Finley Fr. Pittsburgh, Pa./Winchester Thurston

Alan Fody Jr. Red Hill, Pa./Upper Perkiomen

Gregg Francis So. Haddonfield, N.J./Haddon Township

William Fritz Fr. Absecon, N.J./St. Augustine

Michael Gartland So. Haddon Township, N.J./Haddon Township

Chris Hillenbrand So. Springfield, Va./West Springfield

Jonathan Klenk Jr. Carbondale, Pa./Scranton Prep

Michael Krantz Sr. Margate, N.J./Atlantic City

Steven Matyas Fr. Turnersville, N.J./St. Augustine

Zan Mauler Fr. Atlantic City, N.J./Atlantic City

Tom McPhillips Fr. Drexel Hill, Pa./Monsignor Bonner

Michael Niles Jr. Warrington, Pa./Central Bucks S.

Liam O’Neill Fr. Blue Bell, Pa./La Salle

Martin O’Toole Fr. Pittsburgh, Pa./Central Catholic

Gregory Pierce Fr. Fort Washington, Pa./La Salle

Rob Ryan Jr. Wash. Crossing, Pa./Pennsbury

Frederick Shoyer Jr. Sewell, N.J./Washington Township

Vince Zapisek Sr. Richboro, Pa./Holy Ghost

WomenName Yr. Hometown/High School

Elizabeth Adler Sr. Glenmoore, Pa./Downingtown East

Casondra Clawson So. York, Pa./Central York

Vanessa Clifford Jr. Cambridge, Mass./Cambridge Rindge and Latin

Demi Del Valle Jr. Mays Landing, N.J./Oakcrest

Eden Ginn Jr. Merion Station, Pa./Baldwin

Shannon Haley Jr. Sewickley, Pa./Quaker Valley

Dana Haneman Fr. Absecon, N.J./Holy Spirit

Jahneva Harrison Sr. Somers Point, N.J./Mainland Reg.

Mary Kain So. Abington, Pa./Abington

Katherine LaBarbera Jr. Montrose, Pa./Montrose Area

Rose Morowitz Jr. Galloway, N.J./Absegami

Chelsea Nowakowski Jr. Duluth, Ga./Wesleyan School

Christine Valiga Jr. North Wales, Pa./Springside

Candice Webb So. Groton, Conn./Stonington

Alysha Wilson So. Bowie, Md./Eleanor Roosevelt


2007-08 ROSTER

Head Coach: Paul Savell, first season, Wisconsin ‘92Assistant Men’s Coach: Joe Palmer, second season, Marietta ‘02Assistant Women’s Coach: Terah Schamberg, fourth season, Ohio State ‘04Assistant Coaches: Sarah McIntyre, second season, Arcadia ‘05, Terry Mascetelli, first season



Douglas AllcornSenior Monroeville, N.J.Cumberland Christian2006-07: Rowed in the varsity eight in everyrace...led boat to wins at the Frostbite Regatta

and the Bergen Cup. 2005-06: A varsity eight rower for theDragons…rowed in the scull that finished sixth at the FrostbiteRegatta...helped the varsity eight boat to a fourth-place finish in thepetite final at the Knecht Cup and a third-place finish in the varsityeight repechage at the Dad Vail Regatta…also helped Dragons placesecond at the Bergen Cup Regatta. 2004-05: Member of the noviceeight as a freshman. Background: A transfer from RowanUniversity where he played baseball…a member of the Penn A.C.Lightweight Club…rowed in the Royal Canadian Henley and earneda third-place finish in the lightweight eight…played four years ofbaseball at Cumberland Christian…was a State All-Star in2002…also played three years of varsity soccer. Personal: Son ofRichard and Carlotta Allcorn…majoring in finance and accounting.

Danielle BowersSenior Philadelphia, Pa.Mount St. Joseph’s2006-07: Coxed men’s varsity eight throughoutthe season...helped boat capture Bergen

Cup...also led team to victory at Frostbit Regatta. 2005-06: Servedas the varsity eight coxswain… coxed for the Dragons at the DadVail, Head of the Schuylkill, Kerr Cup, Knecht Cup, and Bergen CupRegattas. 2004-05: Member of the junior varsity eight boat that wonthe Kerr Cup Regatta and the CAA Championship…helped crewearn a fourth-place finish at the Dad Vail Regatta. Background:Coxed four years at Mount St. Joseph Academy…was a member ofthe varsity eight boat that won a 2003 New Jersey StateChampionship…also a member of the varsity eight boat that earneda silver medal at the 2003 Stotesbury Cup Regatta…led the varsityeight scull to first-place finishes at the 2003 Frostbite and BillBraxton Regattas. Personal: Daughter of Peter and GemmaBowers…majoring in business administration.

Michael KrantzSenior Margate, N.J.Atlantic City2006-07: Raced in the engine room of thevarsity eight...a three-year varsity

rower...captured Bergen Cup title and win at Frostbite Regatta.Background: Served as crew captain at Atlantic City HighSchool…also played basketball. Personal: Son of Joel and ArleneKrantz…majoring in engineering.

Dragon ProfilesAustin BarolinSeniorSewell, N.J.St. Augustine2006-07: Rowed in the bow pair and engineroom on the varsity eight..rowed in bow pair in

Drexel’s Bergen Cup win...rowed in the five seat in the first-placefinish at Frostbite Regatta. 2005-06: A member of the varsity eightcrew that placed fourth in the petite final at the KnechtCup…helped the Dragons to a third-place finish in the varsity eightrepechage at the Dad Vail Regatta and a second-place finish at theBergen Cup. 2004-05: Was a first-year rower for the Dragons.Background: Competed on the varsity eight boat for St. AugustinePrep that won the 2004 New Jersey State championship…memberof the scull that placed sixth at the 2003 Head of the CharlesRegatta…led the scull that set a course record and won gold at the2003 Head of the Christina Regatta…part of the novice boat thatwon the Philadelphia City championship. Personal: Son of Anthonyand Christine Barolin…majoring in mechanical engineering.

Alan FodySenior CaptainRed Hill, Pa.Upper Perkiomen2006-07: Spent second straight season invarsity eight boat...rowed from the seven seat

in first-place finish at Frostbite Regatta and Bergen Cup. 2005-06: Avarsity eight rower for the Dragons…led the Dragons to a fourth-place finish in the petite final at the Knecht Cup…helped the scullplace second at the Bergen Cup Regatta and third in the varsityeight repechage at the Dad Vail Regatta…an A.J. Drexel Scholar.2004-05: Rowed in the novice boat as a freshman. Background:Threw shot put and discuss on the track and field team at UpperPerkiomen…threw shot put and discuss at the USATF NationalChampionship…was a speed skating national championshipcompetitor. Personal: Son of Ken and Pat Fody…majoring in civilengineering.

Vince ZapisekSenior Richboro, Pa.Holy Ghost2006-07: Spent his second straight season inthe varsity eight...rowed in the engine room for

boat’s wins at Frostbite Regatta and Bergen Cup. 2005-06: Rowed inthe varsity eight boat that finished sixth at the FrostbiteRegatta...helped the varsity eight earn a fourth-place finish in thepetite final at the Knecht Cup…member of the Pennoni HonorsCollege. 2004-05: Rowed in the novice boat that defeatedLehigh…also rowed junior varsity eight as a freshman…namedMost Outstanding Novice. Background: A member of the lacrosse,indoor track and cross country teams at Holy Ghost Preparatory.Personal: Son of Edward and Diane Zapisek…majoring in computerengineering.

Jonathan KlenkJuniorCarbondale, Pa.Scranton Prep2006-07: Rowed in the junior varsity eightboat...rowed in the engine room in boat’s first-

place finish at Braxton Regatta. 2005-06: Was a first-year rower forthe Dragons. Background: Played soccer and competed in track andfield at Scranton Preparatory School…named soccer team captain…ledsoccer team to first-place finishes at division and leaguechampionships. Personal: Son of Scott and Cindy Klenk…majoring inengineering.

Frederick ShoyerJuniorSewell, N.J.Washington Township2006-07: Spent season in the stern pair of thejunior varsity eight boat...led boat to first-place

finish at Braxton Regatta. 2005-06: Rowed junior varsity eight for theDragons as a freshman…helped Drexel earn top finishes at the KnechtCup, Kerr Cup, Dad Vail, and Bergen Cup Regattas. Background: Athree-sport athlete at Washington Township High School…played fouryears of football, three years of golf and swam two years…statequalifier in swimming…member of the National Honor Society.Personal: Son of Rick and Toni Shoyer…majoring in architecturalengineering.

Mark DonovanSophomoreWilliamsburg, Va.JamestownBackground: Three-sport athlete at Jamestown...an AJ Drexel Scholar.Personal: Son of Jake and Anita Donovan...majoring in civil andarchitectural engineering.


John DiMattiaJuniorGlenolden, Pa.InterboroBackground: Played one season of lacrosse and one season of crosscountry at Interboro High School. Personal: Son of Joe and DianaDiMattia...majoring in information systems.

Timothy BohinskiJunior CaptainWilkes-Barre, Pa.G.A.R. Memorial2006-07: Spent time with both junior varsityand varsity eight...rowed with varsity eight in

the four seat in team’s capturing of the Bergen Cup. 2005-06:Rowed junior varsity eight as a novice…served as the noviceeight captain as a freshman. Background: A four-sport athletefrom G.A.R. Memorial High School…was a member of thebasketball, baseball, golf and track teams…class valedictorian.Personal: Son of Stanley and Barbara Bohinski…majoring in foodscience.

Ryan DorrJunior Fallsington, Pa.Pennsbury2006-07: Rowed in the junior varsity eightfor the second straight season...led boat to

first-place finish at Braxton Regatta. 2005-06: A junior varsityeight rower for the Dragons. 2004-05: Rowed novice eight in thefall and junior varsity eight during the spring season.Background: Competed on the track and field team at PennsburyHigh School. Personal: Son of Frank and Susan Dorr…majoring incommerce and engineering.

Michael NilesJuniorWarrington, Pa.Central Bucks South2006-07: Split time between junior varsityand varsity eight boat...rowed in the stern

pair in varsity’s eight win at Frostbite Regatta...also rowed fromstern pair in junior varsity’s first-place finish at Braxton Regatta.2005-06: Was a junior varsity eight rower as a freshman…aDean's List student. Background: A three-sport varsity athlete atCentral Bucks South High School…ran cross country, indoor andoutdoor track. Personal: Son of Russell and ColleenNiles…majoring in mechanical engineering.

Rob RyanJuniorWashington Crossing, Pa.PennsburyBackground: A three-sport athlete at Pennsbury HighSchool…lettered in soccer, lacrosse and baseball. Personal: Sonof Bob and Debbie Ryan…majoring in biology.

Gregg FrancisSophomoreHaddonfield, N.J.Haddon TownshipBackground: An all-conference performer in baseball andbasketball at Haddon Township High School...also played footballand soccer. Personal: Son of Gregg and CatheringFrancis...majoring in education.



Michael GartlandSophomoreHaddon Township, N.J.Haddon Township2006-07: Rowed on the junior varsity eight inhis first season...rowed in the seven seat in

boat’s win at Braxton Regatta. Background: Ran one year of crosscountry and competed on the track and field team at HaddonTownship. Personal: Son of Gerard and Linda Gartland…majoringin engineering.

Ernesto Del ValleFreshman Mays Landing, N.J.OakcrestBackground: Three-year varsity letterwinner at Oakcrest...two-timeCoaches Award winner...also an All-League lineman on the footballteam. Personal: Son of Ernesto and Maria Del Valle...sister, Demi, isa junior on the women’s rowing team at Drexel...undecided on amajor.

Louis FinleyFreshmanPittsburgh, Pa.Winchester ThurstonBackground: Two-year letterwinner at Winchester Thurston...earnedgold medal at Head of the Occoquan in the men’s four withcoxswain event...took thirdin varsity eight at Head of the Ohio.Personal: Son of Consuelo McTurner...majoring in communications.

Steve MatyasFreshmanTurnersville, N.J.St. AugustineBackground: Served as coxswain for three seasons at St.Augustine...earned a seventh-place finish in the men’s four withcoxswain event at the 2007 Junior World Championships in Beijing,China. Personal: Son of Steve and Mary Matyas…majoring inaccounting.

Liam O’NeillFreshman, 141 PoundsBlue Bell, Pa.La SalleBackground: Four-year lightweight rower at La Salle...sat in strokeseat for heavyweight eight in first ever gold medal at Navy DayRegatta...twice named Second Team All-Catholic. Personal: Son ofSean and Joan O’Neill...majoring in mechanical engineering.

Martin O’TooleFreshmanPittsburgh, Pa.Central CatholicBackground: Earned three varsity letters in rowing at CentralCatholic...placed in the top 15 at the Scholastic Rowing AssociationNational Championships. Personal: Son of Martin and SusanO’Toole...majoring in mechanical engineering.

Chris HillenbrandSophomoreSpringfield, Va.West Springfield2006-07: Rowed in the engine room of thevarsity eight boat in his first season...rowed in

the three seat in Drexel’s win at Frostbite Regatta...rowed from fiveseat in Dragons’ capturing of Bergen Cup. Background: Member ofthe Virginia State Championship scull as a freshman and placedthird as a sophomore, and fifth as a junior and senior…earnedWashington Post All-Met honors as a junior and senior. Personal:Son of Rick and Libby Hillenbrand…majoring in political science.

Kyle FabelFreshmanCincinnati, OhioMoellerBackground: Rowed in his final two seasons at ArchbishopMoeller...part of team that placed eighth at the NationalChampionships in the men’s heavyweight race. Personal: Son ofBrian and Patrice Fabel...majoring in physical therapy.

William FritzFreshmanAbsecon, N.J.St. AugustineBackground: Rowed his for three years at St. Augustine Prep...partof team that took first place at the N.J. State Championship in2005...participated in the 2006 World Indoor RowingChampionships. Personal: Son of William and SusanFritz…majoring in biology.

Zan MaulerFreshmanAtlantic City, N.J.Atlantic CityBackground: Four-year rower at Atlantic City High School...namedmost improved rower as a junior...also competed on the swimmingteam for four years. Personal: Son of James Mauler and KathleenGreenwood...majoring in computer science.

Tom McPhillipsFreshmanDrexel Hill, Pa.Monsignor BonnerBackground: Rowed in the stroke seat at Monsignor Bonner forthree seasons...earned a gold and a silver at the National ScholasticAthletic Association Championships..won a pair of gold medals atthe Philadelphia Catholic Championships. Personal: Son of Tom andKathleen McPhillips...majoring in sport management.

Greg PierceFreshmanFort Washington, Pa.La SalleBackground: Rowed for four seasons at La Salle...part ofheavyweight eight team that took gold at Navy Day, Frostbite andSchuylkill Banks Regattas in 2006. Personal: Son of Greg and AnneMargaret Pierce…majoring in business administration.

Dragon Profiles

Vanessa CliffordJuniorCambridge, Mass.Cambridge Rindge and Latin2006-07: Rowed in the second seat in thevarsity eight boat...helped team capture Lela

Kerr Cup. 2005-06: Rowed for Drexel's varsity eight as afreshman…helped the varsity eight boat finish 13th at the Headof the Schuylkill…member of the varsity eight crew that finishedthird at the Kerr Cup and placed in the top 25 at the Dad VailRegatta. Background: Played volleyball and rowed for CambridgeRindge & Latin School…earned the Coaches Award as a senior involleyball and crew…two-time volleyball team captain…earnedHammer Award for team's best erg score. Personal: Daughter ofJohn Clifford and Patricia Glynn…majoring in communications.

Eden GinnJuniorMerion Station, Pa.Baldwin2006-07: Coxed the varsity eight boat...ledteam to victory at the Kerr Cup Regatta.

2005-06: A junior varsity eight coxswain for the Dragons…helpedDrexel finish first at the Kerr Cup…coxed in the men's noviceeight boat that defeated Lehigh…earned the Scholar AthleteAward with a 4.0 grade-point average…earned highest cumulativeGPA in the LeBow College of Business. Background: Was a four-year coxswain at the Baldwin School...member of the crew thatfinished third at the Head of the Schuylkill Regatta. Personal:Daughter of Michael and Alison Ginn…majoring in businessadministration.


Elizabeth AdlerSeniorGlenmoore, Pa.Downingtown East2006-07: Rowed in the stroke pair in thevarsity eight...led boat to Lela Kerr Cup in

the seven seat. 2005-06: Rowed in the junior varsity eight boatthat finished first at the Schuylkill Banks Regatta. 2004-05:Rowed in the novice boat as a freshman. Background: Was amember of the National Honor Society at DowningtownEast…earned the PHEF Scholarship. Personal: Daughter of Royand Christine Adler…majoring in nursing.

Jahneva HarrisonSeniorSomers Point, N.J.Mainland Regional2006-07: Rowed in the stroke pair in the varsityeight...sat in the eight seat for boat’s Lela Kerr

Cup triumph. 2005-06: Rowed in the varsity eight boat that finishedthird at the Kerr Cup...also rowed varsity at the Bergen Cup andKnecht Cup Regattas…recorded the team's top 2,000 meter erg score(7:36). 2004-05: A junior varsity eight rower…helped the Dragons earna gold medal at the Kerr Cup…rowed in the junior varsity eight boatthat finished fourth at the Dad Vail Regatta. Background: Member ofthe junior varsity eight at Mainland Regional that finished third at the2002 National Championship…led her scull to a second-place finish at2001 Stotesbury Regatta…also played basketball. Personal: Daughterof Karl and Mary Ellen Harrison…majoring in criminal justice.

Demi Del ValleJuniorMays Landing, N.J.Oakcrest2006-07: Sat in the five seat in her first year inthe varsity eight boat...helped team to Lela Kerr

Cup title. 2005-06: A member of the junior varsity eight crew thatfinished first at the Kerr Cup…helped the junior varsity eight to athird-place finish at the Knecht Cup. Background: Named crew andfield hockey MVP…helped Oakcrest High School to a second-placefinish at the Lenepe Lake Regatta…named Second Team Cape Atlanticin field hockey twice. Personal: Daughter of Ernesto and Maria DelValle…majoring in biology.

Shannon HaleyJuniorSewickley, Pa.Quaker ValleyBackground: A transfer from La SalleUniversity…rowed three years for Quaker Valley

High School. Personal: Daughter of Paul and Lori Haley…majoring inbiomedical engineering.

Kate LaBarberaJuniorMontrose, Pa.Montrose Area2006-07: Rowed in the junior varsity eight in thefour seat in her first season. Background: Starred

on the Montrose Area basketball and soccer teams...named All-Regionin both basketball and soccer...scored more than 1000 points in herbasketball career...class valedictorian. Personal: Daughter of Anthonyand Linda LaBarbera...majoring in biology.


Rose MorowitzJuniorGalloway, N.J.Absegami2006-07: Rowed in the engine room for thejunior varsity eight...also rowed in the one seat

in the varsity four. 2005-06: Competed in the junior varsity eightboat…was a member of the gold medalist junior varsity eight at theKerr Cup…helped her scull earn a third-place finish at the KnechtCup. Background: A member of the crew that finished third in the2004 Day at the Bay…also played softball and swimming. Personal:Daughter of Cory and Martha Morowitz…majoring in internationalarea studies.


Dragon ProfilesChelsea NowakowskiJuniorDuluth, Ga.Wesleyan School2006-07: Rowed in the three seat in the varsityeight...helped team to win at Kerr Cup Regatta.

2005-06: Rowed in the varsity eight boat as a freshman…rowed inthe Knecht Cup and Kerr Cup Regattas. Background: A three-sportathlete at the Wesleyan School…ran four years of cross country andone year of track…was named cross country team captain and teamMVP as a senior…also played three years of basketball…was namedmost improved and earned team MVP…a four-time state championas a member of the cross country team (2001-03) and basketballteam (2001)…member of the National Honor Society. Personal:Daughter of James and Marsha Nowakowski…majoring in nursing.

Casondra ClawsonSophomoreYork, Pa.Central YorkBackground: Lettered in soccer and cross-country at Central YorkHigh School...played varsity soccer all four years. Personal:Daughter of Keith and Robyn Clawson...majoring in biomedicalengineering.

Mary KainSophomoreAbington, Pa.Abington2006-07: Rowed in the engine room of juniorvarsity eight in her first season. Background:

Starred on the cross country and track team at Abington HighSchool...also completed the Philadelphia Marathon in 2005 and2006. Personal: Daughter of Mike and Debbie Kain...undecided on amajor.

Candice WebbSophomoreGroton, Conn.Stonington2006-07: Rowed in the engine room in thejunior varsity eight in Kerr Cup Regatta and

dual with Lehigh...rowed in the two seat in varsity four win atBergen Regatta. Background: Rowed four years of varsity crew atStonington…was also a four-year member of the swimming teamand played two years of field hockey…earned swimming teamSportsmanship Award. Personal: Daughter of Bob and LizWebb…majoring in graphic design.

Alysha WilsonSophomoreBowie, Md.Eleanor Roosevelt2006-07: Rowed in the bow pair for the juniorvarsity eight in her first season. Background:

Competed in rugby and track and field at Eleanor Roosevelt HighSchool...dean’s list student. Personal: Daughter of Gary and ClaudiaWilson...majoring in health sciences.

Dana HanemanFreshmanAbsecon, N.J.Holy SpiritBackground: Three-year letterwinner at Holy Spirit...rowed in theseventh seat in her final two seasons...boat won gold at the NewJersey State Championships in 2005. Personal: Daughter of Fritzand Cynthia Haneman...majoring in nursing.

Christine ValigaJuniorNorth Wales, Pa.SpringsideBackground: Rowed in the stroke seat at The Springside School forfour seasons...coaches award winner three of her four seasons...alsolettered in field hockey. Personal: Daughter of Richard and MaryValiga...majoring in nursing.



THIS IS DREXEL CREWDrexel crew is a Division I varsity program with a 60-year tradition of excellence on Boathouse Row in Philadelphia. More than 25rowers comprise Drexel crew each year ready to compete for victory in the varsity and second varsity heavyweight eights at thehistoric Dad Vail Regatta. Most of Drexel's rowers are recruited from powerhouse programs in the Mid-Atlantic and New Englandregions with some from across the country as well. Each season a few freshmen with no rowing experience are selected fromtryouts to join the Drexel crew.

Drexel crew is a cross-section of University academic life, with athletes majoring in everything from bio-medical engineering, tofashion, 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 forDad 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 avibrant rowing community that annually produces college, high school and international champions from the lively Schuylkill. Lessthen a mile from campus, each day the rowers run or bike into Fairmount park to launch their day's training. Several times a weekthe rowers gather at the Walter Spiro Varisty Weight Room in the Daskalakis Athletic Center for their specially designed weighttraining program. The highlight 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 thefittest athlete. Following Thanksgiving break, Drexel crew moves to full-time indoor training at the Daskalakis Athletic Centerwhere 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 andweek long spring break training camp, the crew begins its racing season. The season is comprised of a blend of large regattas andsmall, fierce match races. Two annual highlights include the Kerr Cup Regatta which is hosted by Drexel in competition withconference 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 VailChampionship at Drexel's home course. Following the Dad Vail Regatta, Drexel also competes in the I.R.A. Championship for menand has sent crews to the Henley Regatta. Most recently, the 2005 women's varsity eight raced in the senior eight event at thewomen's Henley Regatta, capping their championship season with a 21-3 overall record.

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

Founded in 1858, the Schuylkill Navy is the oldest amateur athletic governing body in the United States. It comprises the 10 clubs ofBoathouse Row: Fairmount Rowing Association, Crescent Boat Club, Bachelors Barge Club, University Barge Club, Malta Boat Club, VesperBoat Club, College Boat Club, Undine Barge Club and Philadelphia Girl's Rowing Club. Representatives from each club meet monthly asthis unique council and its commodore oversee the liveliest rowing river in the world.

Drexel’s BoathouseDrexel's home, The Hollenbeck House (or "#4", as it is simply known on the row) is the storied 150-year-old institution where theSchuylkill 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 inthe United States. In 1982 the organization was reformed as the United States Rowing Association and moved to Indianapolis. As aremnant of the old N.A.A.O. or the Philadelphia Rowing Society, the organization still meets at #4, which is typical of Boathouse Row andPhiladelphia's devotion to tradition.


Boathouse Row



The Dad Vail RegattaDrexel University is proud to be called a "Vail" school, taking its place in the 70-year history of the Dad Vail Regatta and playing a role inthe Association's exciting future.

The Dad Vail Regatta is an affiliation of 70 rowing programs that come to Philadelphia every May to race in the nation's largest collegiateregatta, battling for the title of Dad Vail Champion. Because it is an association of rowing programs rather than an athletic conference,its long history and current prestige are often unknown.

Who and What is Dad Vail?

"Dad" Vail was the nickname of a revered rowing coach: Harry Emerson Vail. Coach Vail came of age as a professional sculler in the latenineteenth century. Like many other professionals he retired to collegiate coaching, and by the roaring '20s when he developed theUniversity of Wisconsin program, he was the oldest active crew coach, thus called "Dad" by his younger colleagues.

In 1934 Penn, Marietta, Rutgers and Manhattan, started an association to promote competition for emerging crew programs. Because ofhis great work with the early struggles of Wisconsin, they decided to name the trophy after "Dad" Vail, as an example for other youngcrews. Not much later, there were 40 schools vying to win the "Vails." Originally a venue for new programs, the race became a majorchampionship in its own right and most of the original members still return to Philadelphia in quest of "Dad" Vail's cup.

The Modern Vail

By the 1980s the Vail had become an enormous athletic and social event. Crowds of 30,000 filled the east bank of the Schuylkill andstood shoulder-to-shoulder for a half mile as hundreds of crews raced. Two intense days of racing winnowed champions from fields of30-40 boats in each event. What started as an introductory event was now a historic tradition as Dad Vail crews waged decade-oldrivalries. Since the early 1990s the crowds have tamed down a bit from the rock-concert atmosphere of the previous decades, but thecompetition has only grown: in 1996 over 100 crews came to race as Vail schools. The Dad Vail Champion is now a prestigious title andmany of the medalist crews continue their season at the Royal Henley Regatta.

Women and the Vail

The Dad Vail Association was on the forefront of the growth of women's rowing. The first Women's Vail Champion was named in 1978which was one of the earliest major sporting events to include women. When the NCAA recognized women's crew 20 years later, the Vailwas ready for explosion of Division I rowing, and the Dad Vail Women's Championship is now a prestigious Division I rowing title. In1996 almost 60 Division I women's crews competed at the Dad Vail Regatta, with crew representing the CAA, the Patriot League, the BigEast, the Atlantic 10, and the Atlantic Coast Conference among others. Separate events for crews from other divisions were added as thelevel of competition intensified.

The Kerr Cup RegattaThe 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 until1968. He also served as the crew’s team physician and surgeon. He competed in the 1932 Olympics in the four-oared boat and was amember of the national champion eight-oared Shell-Penn A.C. in 1931.

The winners of the men’s varsity eight race are awarded the Kerr Cup. The winners of the women’s varsity eight race are awarded theLela H. Kerr Cup named in the honor of Dr. Kerr’s wife.

The Kerr Cup Regatta also features the Colonial Athletic Association Crew Championship. Seven CAA schools (Delaware, Drexel, GeorgeMason, UNC Wilmington, Old Dominion, Virginia Commonwealth and William & Mary) compete for men’s and women’s team titles.

Drexel’s Recent Results at the Dad Vail Regatta

MV8 WV8 MJV8 WJV8 MN8 WN8 MLt8 WV4 MN4 WN4 MNLt82007 4th in Rep 3rd in Rep 3rd in Heat - - - - 5th in Semi - - -2006 3rd in Rep 3rd in Rep 4th in Heat 4th in Heat - - - - - - -2005 6th in Heat 3rd 5th in Heat 4th 5th in Heat 6th in Heat - - - - -2004 10th 10th 6th DNS Semi 5th 5th in Heat - 3rd in Heat - - -2003 7th 5th in Semi 6th 4th - - - - - - -2002 5th - 4th - - - - - - - -2001 12th 12th - 5th - - - - - - -2000 4th in Semi 5th in Semi 2nd 3rd in Heat 4th in Heat - 4th - 4th in Heat - -1999 6th 3rd in Semi 6th 5th in Heat 6th 5th in Heat - - 4th in Heat - -1998 4th in Semi DNR Semi 5th 3rd 4th 4th in Heat - - - - -1997 6th - 1st - 1st - - 5th - 3rd in Semi 2nd

Drexel at the 2005 Henley Regatta


Drexel's first-ever appearance at the historic Henley Women'sRegatta ended as the Drexel women's varsity eight lost aheartbreaker in the quarterfinals to the senior eight from theNeptune Racing Club in Dublin, Ireland. The 2005 Drexel women'sheavyweight eight was arguably the most successful women's crewteam in Drexel history as it won the Braxton Regatta, the Kerr Cup,and was named champions of the Colonial Athletic Association. Inaddition, the Drexel women's crew turned heads by taking home abronze medal in the heavyweight varsity eight event at the DadVail Regatta, where over 115 college teams participated.

The 18th Henley Women's Regatta featured single-eliminationraces at the historic Henley course, which is 1,500 meters (500meters shorter than that of the Dad Vail Regatta). The race formatis a unique one-on-one race on the middle Thames River. A "brawl"as the local fans like to describe it, which is recognized as themost historic crew course in the world and served as the crew sitefor two Olympic Games. The Drexel women's eight was competingfor the prestigious Jeffries Cup against international club anduniversity teams. In 1972, the Drexel men's straight four, Dad Vailgold medalist, competed in the Henley Royal Regatta, howeverDrexel's entry in 2005 marked the first time a women's crew teamcompeted in the event.

In what turned out to be the fastest heat of the weekend, Drexeltook the lead after 200 meters over Neptune as the crews werepassing historic Temple Island. With the famous Henley launchand chief umpire following the boats providing play-by-playcommentary over the public address system, Drexel pulled aheadstretching to a one-half length lead over Neptune. On a day thatset record hot temperatures and with a large crowd cheering theteams on, Neptune pulled within two feet at the mid-way point ofthe racecourse.

Going into the final stretch, coxswains from both boats pleadedtheir teams to go even faster. Neptune made one decisive pushwhich Drexel had difficulty matching. Over the final 100 metersDrexel began to close in as Neptune protected their lead of one-half length. In the end Drexel lost by less than two seconds to theexperienced international elite team in the senior eight division.The race was the fastest in its bracket, providing the Drexel crewwith a bittersweet consolation.

The Henley Regatta closed out a week of celebrations with areception at the only rowing museum in the world. Rowing in thepicturesque town of Henley, in front of a pageantry that all ofthose who ever attended a Henley Regatta will undoubtedlyremember, was truly a great accomplishment of the Drexel crew.



The John A. Daskalakis Athletic Center houses Drexel’s intramuraland intercollegiate athletic programs. The DAC opened in Februaryof 1975 and covers a three-acre area on the north side of MarketStreet between 33rd and 34th streets in the University City sectionof Philadelphia. The facility includes a collegiate-sized, six-laneswimming pool and a separate three-board diving well on thelower level. The Independence Blue Cross Wellness Center housesexercise rooms, Nautilus, free-weight and cardiovascular trainingareas, a multi-purpose classroom, a dance studio and a conferenceroom on the lower level of the building.

The DAC Sports Medicine CenterThe Sports Medicine Department of Drexel University Departmentof Athletics provides high quality medical care to all student-athletes participating in Drexel Intercollegiate Athletics. HeadAthletic Trainer Michael Westerfer is in his fourth full seasonoverseeing Drexel’s training staff. Westerfer completed hisbachelor’s degree in physical education at Temple University thenearned his master’s degree in exercise science from the Universityof Massachusetts in 1996. Prior to his arrival at Drexel, Westerferserved as the assistant athletic trainer at Temple where hecoordinated all phases of health care for five athletic teams. He isa member of the National Athletic Trainers Association and is aPennsylvania Athletic Training Licensure.

Drexel’s Sports Medicine Center at the Daskalakis Athletic Centeris staffed by an experienced sports medicine team that providesthe student-athletes with a vast amount of medical services,ranging from injury prevention and treatment of athletic injuriesto post-surgical rehabilitation. The athletic training staff consistsof four full-time certified athletic trainers and a graduate assistantathletic trainer. In addition to the athletic trainers, the sportsmedicine team consists of two team physicians, an orthopedicsurgeon and a primary care physician, and a physical therapist inorder to ensure that the student-athletes have the best medicalcare possible. The team physicians serve in a daily consultant roleand are available on-campus to evaluate and treat student athletesin a private examination office in the DAC athletic training roomon a weekly basis. The department’s physical therapist facilitatesthe student-athletes’ rehabilitation from major injuries and isavailable on-campus to evaluate and treat student athletes in theDAC Sports Medicine Center. This facility includes dedicatedtreatment, taping, and hydrotherapy, rehabilitation, office spaceand doctor’s examination room areas equipped with state of theart modalities and equipment.

The Walter Spiro Varsity WeightRoomThe Walter Spiro Varsity Weight Room, which opened in March1997, serves as the strength-training epicenter for all DrexelUniversity student-athletes. Head Strength and Conditioning CoachMichael Rankin oversees a staff of certified strength andconditioning coaches who oversee the physical development of all16 varsity teams. Rankin graduated from West Chester Universitywith a degree in kinesiology and education with a minor incoaching. Rankin, who is in his fifth season at Drexel, isrecognized as a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist anda Certified Personal Trainer through the National Strength andConditioning Association. Last season, Rankin was selected by apanel of his peers as one of two finalists for the National Strengthand Conditioning Association College (NSCA) Strength andConditioning Professional of the Year Award.

The Strength and Conditioning Program at Drexel University isdedicated to pursuing excellence. A variety of techniques areincorporated and designed to help our student-athletes improvespeed, agility, power, endurance and flexibility. This is achievedthrough the implementation of current and sound research in thefield of strength and conditioning. The strength and conditioningprogram offers student-athletes an environment in which to excelboth as individuals and team members. Recent upgrades to theweight room provide student-athletes with a variety of state-of-the-art strength training machines and free-weight equipment. Theroom also features hammer strength machines and four liftingplatforms for performing explosive Olympic-style lifts. In all, over35 work stations are available for performance training in the2,040 square-foot facility. This environment is designed to instillleadership, a strong work ethic, discipline, dedication, anddetermination which will carry over onto and off of the field ofplay.

The ACHIEVE CenterThe Drexel ACHIEVE Center is located on the lower level of theDaskalakis Athletic Center. It is the place on campus wherestudent-athletes can utilize computers, academic coaching, studygroups, life skills workshops and much more. “The ACHIEVE,” as itis known to the student-athletes, is also a place where student-athletes meet for private advising, tutoring and study halls. Thestaff is devoted to helping Drexel’s student-athletes reach theiracademic potential and excel both in the classroom and on theplaying field.

THE DASKALAKIS ATHLETIC CENTER


Renovations to Drexel’s athletics fields werecompleted in 2006. The field complex at 43rdand Powelton Ave. now boasts a syntheticSprinturf field, and an Astroturf field inaddition to resurfaced tennis courts and anewly renovated softball field.

Drexel athletes compete on state-of-the-artfields equipped with exterior lighting. Thisallows teams to play night games and havemorning and evening practices to betteraccommodate the schedules of student-athletes. Thanks to the efforts of alumsRobert Buckley (‘58) and Vince Vidas (B.S. ‘59,M.S. ‘64), whose fund-raising and supportenabled these improvements, Drexel’s fieldcomplex is now one of the best outdoorcollegiate athletics venues in Philadelphia.

Vidas FieldThe lower field, which bares the name of Drexel legendVince Vidas, was converted from a natural grass field in2005. Vidas Field plays host to all home men’s andwomen’s soccer and lacrosse competitions. The field hasalready played host to the Drexel Invitational Soccertournament, the 2007 CAA Men’s Lacrosse Semifinals andit served as a practice site for the 2006 NCAA Men’sLacrosse Final Four.

Buckley FieldDrexel’s field hockey team plays on the new Astroturf fieldlocated on the North side of the Vidas Athletic Complex.The field also features a new scoreboard, as well asbleachers, which can seat up to 500 spectators. In additionto game day activities, Buckley Field is often used as avenue for field hockey and lacrosse clinics. The field also

played host exhibition matches against the British NationalMen’s Lacrosse Team and the British National Women’sField Hockey Team.

Jack Buckley Hoogstraten SportsMedicine CenterThe latest additions to the field house complex are the JackBuckley Hoogstraten Sports Medicine Center and therenovation of both the men’s lacrosse locker room andcoaches’ offices. The center allows Drexel’s sports medicinestaff to provide student-athletes with immediate medicalattention and treatment at the athletics field complex.

Kopp LoungeIn addition to the top-of-the-line sports medicine centerand locker room facilities, Drexel’s field house also houses

the Kopp Lounge. The lounge is aunique venue where today’s fansgather to support their Drexel teamswhile paying homage to some of theprogram’s all-time greats. A muraldepicting Drexel’s history of successin field sports adorns the east wallof the lounge. The east side of theroom opens to a patio overlookingVidas Field. The Kopp Lounge playshost to alumni gatherings, post-game celebrations and fan rallies.

VIDAS ATHLETIC COMPLEX


HistoryFounded in 1891 by Philadelphia financier and philanthropistAnthony J. Drexel, The Drexel Institute of Art, Science andIndustry became Drexel University in 1970. Today, Drexel isPhiladelphia’s technological university. It continues to move up therankings as one of the best national doctoral universities.

CampusDrexel’s 60-acre campus is located within walking distance ofCenter City Philadelphia. The campus includes 25 academicbuildings, eight residence halls and four outdoor recreation fields.Ten fraternity and sorority houses, as well as other off-campushousing, are located adjacent to campus in the historic PoweltonVillage section of University City. An 18-acre outdoor athleticcomplex, with two lighted artificial turf fields, nine tennis courtsand a softball field, is located just west of Powelton Village. OnJuly 1, 2002, Drexel formally acquired the former MCP HahnemannUniversity, which now includes the Drexel University College ofMedicine, College of Nursing and Health Professions and School ofPublic Health. Drexel’s most recent addition to its campus is theCollege of Law, which opened its doors in the fall of 2006.

StudentsMore than 12,000 full-time undergraduates roam Drexel’sUniversity City campus. The school’s student body in its entirety iscomprised of nearly 20,000 total students from 49 states and 118different countries.

FacultyThe school also has a highly qualified faculty, and with a 10:1student to faculty instructional ratio students ensured a qualityeducation. Approximately 94 percent of Drexel’s full-time facultymembers hold a Ph.D. or the highest degree granted in their fieldof study. Many of the faculty members of Drexel’s engineeringschool are registered professional engineers. Faculty members areengaged in cutting-edge research in subjects ranging frombiomedical technology to business methods and educationaloutreach. These innovators also take the time to teachundergraduate level courses and serve as advisors.

TechnologyA leader in curricular and technological innovation, Drexel becamethe first university to require all students to have microcomputersin 1983. In 2000, Drexel became the first major university tooperate a fully wireless campus. In 2002, the University launchedDrexel One Mobile, the first wireless Web portal service forstudents. Since then Drexel has regularly been recognized as a paragon oftechnological innovation within the context of higher education.

Academic ProgramsThe University offers 73 bachelor’s programs, 41 master’sprograms, 31 doctoral programs, a doctor of medicine program, ajuris doctorate and 13 graduate-level certificate programs. Drexel’scolleges include: The College of Arts and Sciences; LeBow Collegeof Business; Drexel University College of Medicine; Engineering;Information Science and Technology; Media Arts & Design; Nursingand Health Professions; The College of Law and Goodwin Collegeof Professional Studies. The schools are: Biomedical Engineering,Science and Health Systems; Education; and Public Health.

ABOUT DREXEL UNIVERSITY

Several major publications have recognizedDrexel as a paragon of technological,scientific and business education.

• C/O magazine presented Drexel with 2006CIO 100 award for being among the nation’stop 100 organizations that have distinguishedthemselves by creating business valuethrough the effective and innovative use ofinformation technology.

• LeBow College of Business’s undergraduatebusiness program is 58th in Business Week’sinaugural rankings of the country’s bestundergraduate business schools. The Collegeranks 14th in median salary of graduates,24th in enrollment, 27th in academic quality,48th in average SAT score and 15th in cost.

• The Princeton Review ranked Drexel amongAmerica’s “Top 25 Most ConnectedCampuses” in 2006.

• The Intel Corporation ranked Drexel No. 22out of 100 in the country on its “MostUnwired College Campuses” survey.

• In March 2006, the Financial Times rankedthe LeBow College of Business’s MBA inpharmaceutical management program as oneof the top 25 distance learning programs.

• Entrepreneur Magazine ranked the LeBowCollege of Business entrepreneurial programamong the nation’s top 25 in entrepreneurialemphasis.


Alums Take Seventh at World ChampionshipsDrexel rowing alumni Steve Kasprzyk and Dave Florio competed in the 2007 Senior World Championship in Munich, Germany. They earnedtheir spot in the championships by qualifying at trials held on Mercer Lake in West Windsor, N.J. They teamed with Patrick Godfrey toqualify in the men’s pair with coxswain event and went on to earn a seventh-place finish at the Championships.

The boat earned its seventh place overall by winning the B final. After sitting in second place at the 500-meter mark, the crew took overthe top spot in the second 500 meters. While the Czech Republic came back to close the gap in the third quarter of the race, the boatpulled away in the final 500 meters to win the race with a time of 7:12.58. The men's pair with coxswain is a non-Olympic event, so therewere no Olympic qualification spots up for bid in the race.


Drexel Co-OpOne of the trademarks of a Drexel education, since itsestablishment in 1919, has been the school’s co-operativeeducation program which gives students a chance to work in the“real world” as part of their college education. The onlymandatory co-operative education program in Pennsylvania andone of three in the United States, Drexel’s 88-year-old experientiallearning program is among the nation’s oldest and largest. Morethan 4,500 Drexel students are placed with 1,500 employerorganizations in the business, government, health care industryand education sectors in 42 states and 20 international locationsto fulfill their co-op requirements.Drexel’s co-op program was ranked among the nation’s top 10experiential-learning programs by U.S. News & World Report.

Student LifeMore than 160 student clubs, societies, and organizations bringlike-minded people together for social, professional, or serviceactivities. Our thriving fraternities and sororities have activeschedules and housing in Powelton Village. The John A.Daskalakis Athletic Center has a fully equipped wellness center,swimming pool, and basketball and squash courts. Varsity sportsteams, intramural sports, and club sports provide a multitude ofchances to play or cheer on a team. Want to explore things offcampus? You’re in luck. Philadelphia, the fifth largest city in thenation, has cultural, entertainment, historical, and recreationalopportunities for any taste.

PhiladelphiaThe city of Philadelphia offers Drexel students plenty of places tolearn, play, and experience the arts. Philadelphia encompassesFairmount Park, the largest urban park system in the country; ishome to hundreds of neighborhoods, each with its own distinctpersonality and attractions. There is something for everyone in“The City of Brotherly Love” from the zoo, to the art museum,majestic boathouse row to the city’s passionate sports culture.Drexel students can take advantage of Philadelphia’s manyattractions through region-specific courses (often including fieldtrips), a comprehensive transportation network, and Drexel’scampuses, which are all close to the heart of the city. If you dochoose to live on campus, you’ll have even more to look forwardto with residence hall-sponsored excursions and the dailyactivities that take you into Philadelphia’s neighborhoods andcommunities.

Moving AheadOne of the main reasons for Drexel’s recent innovation andexpansion is President Constantine Papadakis, Ph.D., who hasbeen the president of Drexel University since 1995. Sincebecoming president, Papadakis has seen undergraduateapplications, the endowment and co-op employers triple and full-time undergraduate enrollment, research funding, philanthropy,net assets and number of co-op students double.

AlumniAfter modest beginnings in 1891, today’s Drexel University boastsmore than 90,000 alumni worldwide and is known internationallyas one of America’s best technical universities. Some of Drexel’sbest-known alumni include: former NASA astronaut Dr. JamesBagain (‘73); television producer Chuck Barris (‘53), creator of“The Newlywed Game” and “The Gong Show;” Robert J. Hall (‘67)former publisher of the Philadelphia Inquirer and the PhiladelphiaDaily News; Hon. Sandra Schultz Newman (‘59) Justice ofPennsylvania Supreme Court; Malik Rose (‘96) forward for NBA’sNew York Knicks; N. Joseph Woodland (‘47) inventor of theUniversal Product Code (UPC) also known as the “bar code” andESPN sportscaster Chris McKendry (‘90).

Drexel and Beyond…In 2004, 2,095 students earned bachelor’s degrees. Of theseDrexel graduates, 50 percent found gainful employment within sixmonths of graduation and 86 percent of them obtainedemployment in their field of study. Eight percent are pursuinggraduate or professional school.

The ACHIEVE CenterThe ACHIEVE Center, which stands for Athletes and

Coaches Having an Impact on Education, Volunteerism andEmployment, is utilized exclusively by student-athletes foracademic coaching, study groups, study skills and NCAA CHAMPSLife Skills seminars, Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC)and career management workshops. The ACHIEVE Center is one ofthe premier academic study, advising and assistance programs ofits kind. Developed by Dr. Rebecca Gigli in 1997, the Center is inplace to help student-athletes manage the rigors of theirsimultaneous roles as students and athletes. Gigli, who has beennationally recognized for her visionary work, staffs the ACHIEVECenter with dedicated advisors and mentors who are committed tohelping student-athletes achieve their full academic potential.

Renovations to the ACHIEVE Center were completed in thesummer of 2005, allowing the Center to serve more student-athletes and provide a variety of opportunities for academicenhancement. Since its opening, the ACHIEVE Center has been ahub of academic activity at the Daskalakis Athletic Center. TheCenter is open more than 60 hours each week including eveningsand weekends. Student-athletes refer to the center as “TheACHIEVE” and have made it a place where they like to study,utilize computers and interact with the staff about academicquestions and concerns. The renovation has made it possible formore private advising and tutoring to take place while maintainingthe general use area for computers and study halls. The ACHIEVECenter will continue to be used as a gathering and instructionalspace for workshops and meetings to promote and encourage lifeskills, leadership, personal development, career readiness andcommunity outreach. The quality of Drexel’s academic servicesprogram is punctuated by this renovation and further evidencethat at Drexel, the “student” in student-athlete really does comefirst.

The ACHIEVE Center’s goals include the following:

• To facilitate a high retention rate• To provide quality academic and support services to all

student-athletes• To work effectively in developing partnerships with

professional staff and faculty • To serve as liaisons with the academic community and

advocates for student-athletes• To promote Drexel’s athletic reputation and public image

through involvement within the local community• To prepare student-athletes to be adaptable in all aspects of

their lives through the delivery of “Life Skills Education”• To achieve continued academic excellence in the conference• To assist coaches with the recruitment of student-athletes• To provide experiential learning opportunities for graduate

students


AnthropologyApplied Engineering Technology Appropriate TechnologyArchitecture (2 + 4 program)Architecture (Part-time evening program)Architectural EngineeringBehavioral Health CounselingBiology Teaching CertificationBiological Sciences Biomedical EngineeringBusiness Administration Cardiovascular Perfusion Technology Chemical EngineeringChemistryChemistry Teaching CertificationCivil EngineeringCommunicationCommerce and Engineering Computer Engineering Computer ScienceComputing and Security Technology Construction ManagementCriminal Justice Culinary ArtsCommunications and Applied Technology

Digital MediaDesign and MerchandisingEarth and Space Science TeachingCertificationEconomicsElectrical EngineeringElementary Education Certification EnglishEntertainment and Arts Management Environmental Education TeachingCertificationEnvironmental EngineeringEnvironmental ScienceFashion DesignFilm and VideoGeneral Science Teaching Certification General StudiesGraphic Design Health Sciences Health-Services Administration HistoryHistory & Political ScienceHospitality ManagementIndustrial Engineering TechnologyInternational Area Studies

Interior DesignInformation SystemsInformation Technology Materials EngineeringMathematicsMathematics Teaching Certification Mechanical Engineering and MechanicsMusic IndustryNutrition and Food ScienceNursingPhotographyPhysicsPhysics Teaching Certification Political SciencePsychologyRadiologic Technology ROTC Screenwriting & Playwriting SociologySoftware EngineeringSport ManagementStudies in Media Arts and DesignTeacher EducationUnified ScienceUrban Environmental Studies

Undergraduate Majors at Drexel University

ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITIES AT DREXEL


Fabio AssumpcaoAll-CAA Second Team

Women’s SoccerNSCAA/Adidas Team Academic Award

Catherine ChiaraAll-CAA Second Team

Men’s RowingBergen Cup Champions

Women’s RowingKerr Cup Champions

Men’s Basketball23 Wins and an NIT BidDefeated Syracuse andVillanova on the road

Gabriela MargineanCAA Basketball Rookie of the YearAll-CAA Tennis Third Team

Ryan HluschakAll-American

Brett MolashCAA Diver of the Year

Kate HynesCAA Diver of the Year, NCAA Qualifier

Ashley BotelhoCAA Co-Rookie of the Year

Men’s LacrosseCAA Co-championsDefeated #1 Virginia

Lauren LaBella, Kerry KellyAll-CAA First Team

Omar LaalejAll-CAA Third Team

2007 Crew Schedule

October13 Sat. Navy Day Regatta

27 Sat. Head of the Schuylkill

November3 Sat. at Shore Boy Regatta10 Sat. Frostbite Regatta11 Sun. Braxton Regatta

March8 Sat. Delaware, La Salle, Saint Joseph's, Lehigh

29 Sat. Murphy Cup Regatta

April 4-5 Sat.-Sun. at San Diego Crew Classic12-13 Sat.-Sun. at Knecht Cup (W)19 Sat. Kerr Cup Regatta*26 Sat. Bergen Cup Regatta

May3 Sat. at ECAC Championships (W)9-10 Sat. Dad Vail Regatta27-29Tue.-Thu. at NCAA Championships (W)

June5-7 Thu.-Sat. at IRA National Championships (M)

All dates and times are subject to change.

Regattas in Philadelphia are in boldand are held on the Schuylkill.

*Colonial Athletic Association competition

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