Race Highlights: May 10-12

Dad Vails: Drexel won both the men’s and women’s varsity eights at the Jefferson Dad Vail Regatta this weekend, the third consecutive win at Vails for the men, making them the first team to do so in 23 years. On the strength of these performances, Drexel won the overall points trophy as well as the men’s points trophy. Paul Savell, the Dragon’s director of rowing, said, “I couldn’t be more proud of the entire program and their outstanding performance to capture the overall team title.”  Savell, in his 17th year with the program, continued, “Drexel Rowing’s triumph at Dad Vail’s, securing victories in the varsity women’s 8, and the men’s varsity 8, varsity 4, and 3rd 8, and topping overall team points, is a testament to the relentless dedication, passion and excellence, that define Drexel Rowing.”

Georgetown won the women’s points trophy with seven medals overall across open and lightweight events. Full results.

USRowing Mid-Atlantic and Southeast Youth Championships: This weekend, on Lake Mercer in New Jersey and at Nathan Benderson Park in Florida, over 3,500 high school athletes vied for regional championships and qualifying spots for the USRowing Youth National Championship in June at the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast Youth Championships. In the Mid-Atlantic edition of the race, St. Joseph’s Prep won the men’s youth eight while Mount Saint Joseph’s Academy won the women’s youth eight. Meanwhile, Whitemarsh won the men’s youth quad while Agnes Irwin won on the women’s side. In Sarasota, St. Andrew Rowing Club won the women’s youth eight while Belen Jesuit Prep School took home gold in the men’s youth eight. North Palm Beach Rowing Club won the women’s youth quad while Miami Rowing and Watersports Center won the men’s event. The Youth Series concludes next week with the Northeast and Northwest Youth Championships.

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American Athletic Conference Championship: In the first DI conference championship of the year, Southern Methodist came away with their fourth consecutive American Athletic Conference Championship and the accompanying NCAA National Championship qualification spot with wins in the second varsity eight, varsity four, and second varsity four, earning 132 points. Tulsa won the varsity eight, scoring 128 points overall, and winning the AAC award for Staff of the Year. The rest of the DI NCAA qualification regattas will be held this upcoming weekend across the country.

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— SMU Rowing (@SMURowing) May 12, 2024

#4 Stanford Lightweight Women vs. #3 Boston University: The #4 Stanford lightweight women welcomed #3 BU to Redwood Shores for the first time in program history last weekend, coming away with in a win in the varsity eight by over 10 seconds, upending the lightweight rankings. This is Stanford’s fourth straight win after sweeping WIRAs and defeating #6 Wisconsin prior to that. The Terriers came away with wins in the varsity four and double. This is the final race for both teams prior to the IRA National Championship later this month.

Final tuneup before IRAs #GoStanfordhttps://t.co/EhEDB4j3as

— Stanford Lights (@StanfordLwtCrew) May 13, 2024

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