A 1500-meter race course; competition limited to freshman and novice boats.

Conditions: Partly sunny. Strong currents—with the rowers in the morning heats; against them in the afternoon final races. Choppy water and headwinds.
DBP had three entries overall in this regatta. In order of races:

First up, the Boys Novice 4+ (McEachern at stroke, Getsos, Neville, Mistretta, Cleary at cox) had a solid run, finishing second in their heat with a time of 5:18.41, behind first place Monsignor Bonner, and beating out St. Joseph’s Prep, Moorestown, and Philadelphia City.

The final proved a nailbiter, as the 4+ got off to a poor start and passed the stands in 4th place in a field of five. Heart and sheer nerve (and great cox’ing) propelled them to a 2nd place finish, again behind Msgr. Bonner, with a final time of 5:31.37, 7.5 seconds out of first.

The Boys Novice 8+ (Pepe at stroke, Kwiatkowski, Dwyer, Dolce, DeVuono, Lombardi, Pellicano, Weir, Ventura at cox) were resolved to demonstrate their best and pulled a solid time of 5:42.67 in a competitive heat. It wasn’t enough to qualify for the final and they did not advance.

Finally, the Freshman 4x (Malley at stroke, Sadowski, Biby and McGann) finished first of three boats in their heat with a time of 5:04.37, qualifying for finals. Ultimately they came in first of five boats in the final, shaving a few milliseconds off their time with 5:04.13, beating Montclair, Haverford, Conestoga and Roman Catholic, and collecting a gold medal for the team and a trophy for the case.

Congratulations to the coaches and all of our
athletes for their teamwork, sportsmanship, and
excellent effort. You make us proud!

Cooper River, Camden NJ

Our team had six entries in this 1500 meter race course. The conditions: partly sunny with little current and a strong sidewind.

In order of races:

The men’s Novice 4+ finished first in their heat, beating out Kearney, St. Joseph’s, and Christian Brothers with a time of 6:01.38, nine seconds ahead of second place. Ultimately they placed 3rd overall in the final with a time of 5:47.82, a respectable outing for a crew with just 3 days of practice under it’s belt. Stroke: McEachern, Getsos, Neville, Mistretta. Cox: Cleary.

The Novice 8+, consisting of Pepe at stroke, Kwiatkowski, Dwyer, Dolce, DeVuono, Lombardi, Pellicano and Weir (Cox: Elkeshk) had a disappointing outing when failure to lock on at the start resulted in exclusion from the race.

The Junior 4+ (consisting of Menken at stroke, McAvey, DeKorte, Sullivan and Galimi at cox) finished first in their heat with a strong 5:17.87. They went on to finish in third place (5:18.37) in the overall field behind Moorestown and Montclair.

The Lightweight 2x (Russo and Pallotta) put up a strong time of 5:38.62, which earned them the gold medal in a six-entry field, finishing 3.65 seconds ahead of second-place Ridgewood.

The Senior 4+ (McNulty, Festa, Myers, Cleary and Schnaars at cox) finished third overall in their heat, behind Oakcrest and Vineland, but were not able to advance to finals.

DBP’s final entry, the Freshman 4x consisting of Malley at stroke, Sadowsky, Biby and McGann, took overall second place in their final with a strong 5:28.23, behind first–place Montclair, in a field of six competitors.