PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Brock University became the first Canadian school to win the men’s varsity heavyweight eight, Cal-Sacramento took the women’s varsity eight, and Saint Joseph’s won the overall points trophy at the 72nd Dad Vail Regatta on Philadelphia’s Schuylkill River.
Brock finished in 6 minutes, 28.35 seconds, and outdistanced Delaware and Florida Tech. The Ontario school entered the regatta as the 12th-seeded boat.
Cal Sacramento won the women’s race in 7:02.52, ahead of locals Saint Joseph’s and Drexel.
Saint Joseph’s earned a medal in all seven finals races in which it qualified, finishing with a gold, two silvers and four bronze.