WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – After inclement weather cancelled the Lubbers Cup in Spring Lake, Mich., the Drake University rowing team changed its weekend race schedule and traveled to West Lafayette, Ind. to battle host Purdue and Illinois. Drake and the pair of BIG Ten teams raced each other on a 2,400-meter course on the Wabash River Friday night and Saturday morning before the team returned to Des Moines, Iowa. The schools competed in varsity 8, 2
nd varsity 8 and 3
rd varsity 8 races on the Wabash. Drake was led by its 2
nd varsity 8 boat which defeated Purdue Saturday morning.
"With all the changes this weekend it was great of Purdue to step up and host us and Illinois," said head coach
Charlie DiSilvestro. "We had a tune up last night out on the course with some good, not great races, after we arrived. Today the races are what we have looked for all year. Our V8 was 2
nd by 2 seconds, our 3V made up ground on Purdue from last night. Results wise it was a really good. Most importantly we learned to race and I am really proud of how the team took changes from Creighton to this one and it paid off. Being able to race this weekend after Lubbers was cancelled was so valuable."
Following its trip to Indiana, Drake travels to the Illinois Sprints, April 21, in Springfield, Ill.
Drake Lineups/Results
V8
Friday
1. Purdue 7:42
2. Drake 7:49 3. Illinois 7:53
Rambhia (cox), Rebischke, Rimes, Baumeister, Konopacki, Abrams, Thacker, Rundquist, Packer
Saturday
1. Purdue 7:15
2. Drake 7:17 3. Illinois 7:42
Rambhia (cox), Rebischke, Baumeister, Konopacki, Abrams, Thacker, Rundquist, Packer, Frantik
2V8
Friday
1. Purdue 7:55
2. Drake 8:05
Saturday
1. Drake 7:49 2. Purdue 7:52
Killian (cox), McNeely, Gowans, Shipley J., Shipley, M., Hunter, Smith, Janes, Masterson
3V8
Friday
1. Purdue 8:24
2. Drake 8:48
Reister (cox), Rimes, Dahlstrom, Finnell, Bascio, Stock, Nikolic, Peterson, McNeely
Saturday
1. Purdue A 7:20
2. Drake 7:32 3. Purdue B 7:40 4. Illinois 8:03
Reister (cox), Rimes, Dahlstrom, Finnell, Bascio, Stock, Nikolic, Peterson, Rundquist
