Saint Joseph's 3rd Varsity 8 earned silver with a second place finish and all four of the Hawks' boats competed in Grand Final races at the 2021 Jefferson Dad Vail Regatta on Saturday.

How It Happened
• Racing in the Grand Final of its event, Saint Joseph's 3rd Varsity 8 of C-David Knapp, 8-Noah Pingul, 7-Michael Fedele, 6-Will Sims, 5-Gavin O'Connor, 4-Eamon Coyne, 3-Cameron McNeill, 2-Jacob Vucinaj, 1-Harris Beckmeyer finished in second place in a time of 6:06.540, less than three second behind event winner Drexel.
• The Hawks' Varsity 8 of C-John Carluccio, 8-Ed Lemanowicz, 7-Kjel Schlemmer, 6-Devin Swech, 5-Slam Dunkley, 4-Collin Seabrook, 3-William Altier, 2-Max Bernstein, 1-David Gee won its heat in a time of 5:46.092.
• In the Grand Final, the Varsity 8 improved its time by nearly 10 seconds, finishing at 5:36.809 to place fourth.
• Saint Joseph's 2nd Varsity 8 C-Alexander Mayo, 8-Nick Coppola, 7-Rob Dougherty, 6-William Darling, 5-Collin Petersen, 4-Jack Yeager, 3-Ian Gallagher, 2-Joe Kelly, 1-Thomas Rigali finished second in its heat in a time of 6:08.006 to advance to the Grand Final.
• The Hawks' 2nd Varsity 8 finished fifth in its Grand Final with a time of 6:08.591.
• Saint Joseph's boat of C-Ryan Flaherty, 4-AJ Oves, 3-Aaron Tully, 2-Nicholas Hutchinson, 1-Owen Lyons qualified for the Grand Final in the Varsity 4 in a time of 7:20.445.
• In the Varsity 4 Grand Final, the Hawks bettered their time by nearly 40 seconds as it completed the course in 6:41.373 to place fifth.

Race Results
Varsity 8 Heat
1. Saint Joseph's 5:46.092
2. George Washington 5:48.750
3. Marietta 6:00.232
4. Jacksonville 6:03.93
5. La Salle 6:13.218
6. Washington College 6:20.828

Varsity 8 Grand Final
1. Temple 5:29.581
2. George Washington 5:30.677
3. Drexel 5:32.669
4. Saint Joseph's 5:36.809
5. Stetson 5:47.353
6. Colgate 5:47.625

2nd Varsity 8 Heat
1. George Washington 6:00.024
2. Saint Joseph's 6:08.006
3. Marietta 6:10.138
4. Jacksonville 6:14.908
5. Coast Guard 6:15.828
6. Bucknell DNF

2nd Varsity 8 Grand Final
1. George Washington 5:51.255
2. Drexel 5:55.859
3. Temple 6:03.251
4. Marietta 6:05.811
5. Saint Joseph's 6:08.591
6. Stetson 6:14.137

3rd Varsity Grand Final
1. Drexel 6:03.558
2. Saint Joseph's 6:06.540
3. George Washington 6:12.572
4. Temple 6:18.992
5. Delaware 6:39.122

Varsity 4 Heat
1. Mercyhurst 7:07.141
2. Saint Joseph's 7:20.445
3. MSOE 7:21.625
4. Franklin and Marshall 7:48.353

Varsity 4 Grand Final
1. Oklahoma City 6:22.291
2. Lafayette 6:29.767
3. Mercyhurst 6:31.499
4. Georgetown 6:39.631
5. Saint Joseph's 6:41.373
6. Virginia 6:56.291

Up Next
Saint Joseph's will look to close its 2021 campaign at the IRA Nationals beginning May 28.

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