April 15, 2013

PENNSAUKEN, N.J. - The Saint Joseph's men's rowing team competed amongst a competitive field in the Knecht Cup on April 13-14 on the Cooper River.

The Hawks' Varsity 8 placed sixth in the Petite Final, which was won by Mercyhurst. Drexel captured the Grand Final.

Saint Joseph's also entered a Second Varsity 8 and Freshman 4, and although they did not advance out of the heats, the crews gained valuable race experience.

Official Results

The Hawks' lineups were as follows:

Varsity 8+: c- Caroline McGuire; 8- Jamal Anderson; 7- Matt Poles; 6- Marc Ioli; 5- Daniel Ezzo; 4- Nick Shafer; 3- Rob Gilroy; 2- Joseph Capraro; 1- Andrew Shafer

Second Varsity 8+: c- Kane Puga; 8- Kevin Leslie; 7- Vincent Scelso; 6- John Granville; 5- John Lesko; 4- Dave Robinson; 3- Rob Smith; 2- Billy Risko; 1- Nick Johnson

Frosh 4+: c- Michael Cannarozzo; 4- Sean McCann; 3- Ryan D'Agostino; 2- Andrew DiMaggio; 1- Steve Songer

Saint Joseph's has made a change in its schedule and will not compete at the SIRA Regatta as originally planned. The Hawks will instead race at the Kerr Cup on the Schuylkill River on April 20.