PENNSAUKEN, N.J. – The Saint Joseph's men's rowing team advanced all three of its boats to Saturday's Grand Finals of the 2024 Jefferson Dad Vail Regatta.

How It Happened
• Saint Joseph's 2nd Varsity 8 opened Friday's racing as it completed the course during its time trial in 7:06.847 to place fourth.
• Advancing to the semifinals, the Hawks' 2nd Varsity 8 was swift and steady, placing second in a time of 6:35.270 to finish second and advance to the Grand Final.
• In its lone event on the day, St. Joe's 3rd Varsity 8 posted a time of 7:12.305 in its time trial to qualify for Saturday's Grand Final.
• In it's morning time trial, the Hawks' Varsity 8 finished its event in a time of 6:20.179 to advance to the afternoon semifinal.
• Saint Joseph's Varsity 8 capped the afternoon, placing second in its semifinal in a time of 6:20.646 to advance to the Grand Final and compete for the Richard O'Brien Trophy on Saturday.

Results
Varsity 8 - Time Trial
1. Drexel 6:07.753
2. Temple 6:14.277
3. Western Ontario 6:15.287
4. La Salle 6:19.493
5. St. Joe's 6:20.179
6. Colgate 6:20.383
7. Rutgers 6:20.957
8. Delaware 6:21.605
9. Stetson 6:22.361
10. Florida Tech 6:23.393

Varsity 8 - Semifinals
1. Temple 6:16.380
2. St. Joe's 6:20.646
3. Delaware 6:21.258
4. Jacksonville 6:25.286
5. Lehigh 6:25.978
6. Fairfield 6:56.762

2nd Varsity 8 - Time Trial
1. La Salle 6:18.533
2. Temple 6:44.619
3. Drexel 6:48.939
4. St. Joe's 7:06.847
5. Embry-Riddle 7:08.535
6. Delaware 7:13.731
7. Marietta 7:14.569
8. Lehigh 7:18.161
9. Rutgers 7:26.031
10. Jacksonville 7:31.519

2nd Varsity 8 - Semifinals
1. La Salle 6:29.306
2. St. Joe's 6:35.270
3. Rutgers 6:44.682
4. Embry-Riddle 6:48.350
5. Lehigh 6:57.390
6. Loyola Maryland 7:18.026

3rd Varsity 8 - Time Trial
1. Drexel A 6:42.141
2. Temple 6:58.433
3. Rutgers 7:11.431
4. St. Joe's 7:12.305
5. Drexel B 7:35.733
6. Jacksonville DNS

Lineups
• Varsity 8: C David Knapp, 8 Diego Veiga de Roovere, 7 Max Stoltzmann, 6 Patrick Miklus, 5 Rob Dougherty, 4 Mauritz Wilshusen, 3 Andrew Skakal, 2 Nick Coppola, 1 Kevin O'Sullivan
• 2nd Varsity 8: C Ryan Flaherty, 8 Colin Lewandowski, 7 Jacob Vucinaj, 6 Aaron Williams, 5 Eamon Coyne, 4 Brady King, 3 Ryan Passetti, 2 Peter Darling, 1 Dennis Dougherty
• 3rd Varsity 8: C Quinn Burns, 8 Nicholas White, 7 Ryan Trebel, 6 Spencer Scutti, 5 Owen Anderson, 4 Jack Gelato, 3 Jack Barausky, 2 Simon Sheppard, 1 Zach Bell