CAA Rowing Weekly Awards – April 23
Hunter Peters
RICHMOND, Va. (April 23, 2024) – The CAA has announced its rowing weekly awards for the week beginning on April 15 and ending on April 21. The Drexel won the Lela H. Kerr Cup en route to CAA Boat of the Week honors.
BOAT OF THE WEEK
Drexel Varsity Eight
The Dragons took home the Kerr Cup for the sixth straight season at the 57
th Kerr Cup Regatta on the Schuylkill River. In the Grand Final, the crew of Chloe Speciale (Cox), Julianna Rogers (Stroke), Sarah Ghazaz (7), Fiona Steele (6), Mollie Knoff (5), Ariana Townsend (4), Kira Tracy (3), Kayla Driscoll (2) and Rita Keefer (Bow) posted a winning time of 6:50.6, finishing over six seconds ahead of the field consisting of La Salle, Old Dominion, Fairfield, Temple and Loyola. Drexel recorded its best time of the weekend – 6:48.3 – to win Heat Two and advance to the Grand Final.
2024 CAA ROWING WEEKLY AWARD WINNERS
Boat of the Week
Mar. 20: UCSD V8
Apr. 2: Northeastern V8
Apr. 9: Delaware V8
Apr. 16: Delaware 2V8
Apr. 23: Drexel V8
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