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2005-06 Varsity RosterName Cl. Ht. Hometown/Previous School Michael Berger Fr. 5-8 Glenside, Pa. / La SalleT.J. Burke Sr. 5-11 Northfield, N.J. / Holy SpiritChris Bushek Jr. 6-1 Bensalem, Pa. / Father JudgeDante Cammarata Jr. 6-4 Pittsburgh, Pa. / North CatholicSam Cunningham So. 6-2 Pittsburgh, Pa. / Taylor AllderdiceBill Gennaro So. 5-11 Havertown, Pa. / St. Joseph's PrepThomas Goldner Fr. 5-10 Gynned Valley, Pa. / St. Joseph's PrepPeter Gostling Gr. 6-3 Sudbury, England / Sudbury Upper SchoolCyrus Haines Jr. 6-3 Tulsa, Okla. / StillwaterMatt Hanlin Jr. 6-1 Somers Point, N.J. / Mainland RegionalJames Harding So. 6-3 Sydney, Australia / ElderslieJason Hart Sr. 5-10 Perkasie, Pa. / PennridgeThomas Haubrich So. 6-5 Philadelphia, Pa. / St. Joseph's PrepNicholas Khan Fr. 6-4 Pittsburgh, Pa. / Central CatholicTimothy Malloy Jr. 6-3 Newtown Square, Pa. / Cardinal O'HaraAndreas Mantzoukas Sr. 6-1 Bensalem, Pa. / Father JudgeAaron McHargue Jr. 6-2 Central City, Neb. / Nebraska ChristianDon Powers So. 6-4 Lafayette Hill, Pa. / St. Joseph's PrepRobert Protesto So. 6-3 Newtown Square, Pa. / St. Joseph's PrepRory Roberts So. 5-6 Brigantine, N.J. / Holy SpiritMike Shisler Sr. 5-10 Hatfield, Pa. / North PennChris Thomas Gr. 6-4 Latrobe, Pa. / LatrobeNicolas Vlahos So. 6-3 Manhasset, N.Y. / ManhassatWilliam Weaver Fr. 6-1 Philadelphia, Pa. / CentralJoseph Welsh So. 6-1 Somers Point, N.J. / Holy Spirit

Head Coach: Dr. Gavin White (Temple ‘73) - 27th yearAssistant Coach: Peter Gergo III (Temple ‘00) - 7th year

2005-06 Novice RosterName Cl. Ht. Hometown/Previous School Michael Berger Fr. 5-8 Glenside, Pa. / La SalleMatt Abraham Fr. 5-9 Kingston, Pa. / Wyoming SeminaryEric Alexander Fr. 6-5 Burlington, Conn. / North PennJames Baraldi So. 5-3 Drexel Hill, Pa. / Upper DarbyJames Beebe Fr. 5-9 Hamburg, Pa. / Hamburg AreaJoseph Lacava So. 5-10 Collingdale, Pa. / Christian AcademyRichard Moore Fr. 5-8 Cinnaminson, N.J. / CinnaminsonChristopher Schuyker Jr. 6-0 Easton, Pa. / Notre DameBrendan Uhll Jr. 6-7 North Wales, Pa. / North Penn

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TEMPLE UNIVERSITYLocation ....................Philadelphia, Pa.Founded.........................................1884Enrollment.................................34,000President ............Dr. David AdamanyDirector of Athletics .......Bill BradshawNickname .....................................OwlsColors .....................Cherry and WhiteHome Course ...............Schuylkill RiverAffiliation ..........................NCAA Div. I.........................U.S. Rowing Association...............Dad Vail Rowing Association

COACHING STAFFHead Coach .............Dr. Gavin WhiteMen’s Crew Office .......215-204-1751E-Mail ....................gavwhite@temple.eduAsst. Coach.....................Peter Gergo III

MEDIA RELATIONSContact ..................Amanda KendrickOffice Phone.................215-204-7446Office Fax......................215-204-7499Email......................akendric@temple.eduWebsite.......................www.owlsports.com

Outlook.................1

Head Coach..........2

Asst. Coach ..........2

Profiles...............3-7

Schuylkill River ....8

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CREDITSThe 2005-06 Temple Men’s Crew MediaGuide was written and edited by AmandaKendrick. Layout and cover design by KevinBonner. Additional editing provided by LarryDougherty and Al Shrier. Printed by Multi-Ad® Sports, Peoria, Ill. Special thanks toDave Mateer, Client Account Manager forTemple Athletics. Photography provided byZohrab Kazanjian. Published by the TempleUniversity Department of IntercollegiateAthletics.

2005-06 ScheduleDate Day Opponent ............................................TimeOct. 15 Saturday NAVY DAY REGATTA ........................All Day Oct. 23 Sunday at Head of the Charles ............................All Day Oct. 29 Saturday HEAD OF THE SCHUYLKILL .........All Day Oct. 30 Sunday vs. Princteon Chase ..................................All Day Nov. 12 Saturday FROSTBITE REGATTA.......................All Day Nov. 13 Sunday BILL BRAXTON REGATTA ..............All Day Mar. 11 Saturday at Keuper Cup Regatta ..........................9:00 AM Mar. 25 Saturday MURPHY CUP REGATTA..............11:00 AM Apr. 1-2 Sat.-Sun. at San Diego Crew Classic ....................8:00 AM Apr. 8-9 Sat.-Sun. vs. Knecht Cup........................................8:00 AM Apr. 22 Saturday at Georgetown.........................................9:00 AM Apr. 29 Saturday SYRACUSE.............................................9:00 AM May 12-13 Fri.-Sat. DAD VAIL REGATTA........................7:00 AM June 1-3 Thurs.-Sat. vs. IRA Regatta ..............................................TBA

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A renewed level of excitement was evident aroundthe boathouse this fall. The men's crew showed signs ofreturning to pre-2005 levels of performance. Althoughto most schools a 4th place finish at the 2005 Dad VailRegatta would be a thrill—to Temple it represented a bigletdown. It was the first time in 22 years that the Owlshad not finished either 1st or 2nd in the men's VarsityHeavyweight Eight. This was obviously unacceptable toveteran coach Gavin White as well as his student-athletes.

The Owls are excited to add University ofPittsburgh transfer Chris Thomas to their roster. "Hisspeed and strength are impressive and his presence isnoticed," said White. Graduate student Peter Gostlingcomes to Temple after spending several years strokingthe British National 23 and under Eight. Gostling is athree time Henley champion who stroked the BritishNational Team Four with coxswain at the WorldChampionships in Barcelona Spain in 2004.

White anticipates strong leadership making a hugedifference for the team this year. Senior co-captains TJBurke and Mike Shisler are determined to leave the pro-gram on top. They have not been shy about expressingtheir displeasure when the effort has fallen off.

Temple has a promising sophomore class. Thesophomore quartet of Bill Gennaro, Tom Haubrich,Bob Proesto and James Harding won the IRA Regatta inthe Freshman 4 last season. The foursome has had anoutstanding fall season, placing first at the FrostbiteRegatta and second at the Braxton Regatta in the Varsity8 race. Other outstanding fall performances have also

been turned in by sophomores Don Powers and JoeWelsh, juniors Chris Bushek and Dante Cammarata, andsenior Andy Mantzoukas. Bushek is described by hiscoach as having "a heart as big as his body", whileCammarata is consistently among the top performers onthe ergometer.

Temple is fortunate to also have a very young butaccomplished group of coxswains this season. Bothsophomore Rory Roberts and freshman Tom Goldnerare newcomers and have been neck and neck for a seatin the varsity eight."The athletes have been an absolutepleasure to work with as they are pushing themselvesever harder each week. The staff can feel it, the athletescan feel it, and come spring the parents, friends, andalums will see it," said White.

The Varsity Eight finished 4th at fall 2005's NavyDay, improving on its 10th place finish during the 2004-05 season. The Owls finished 3rd among collegiateeights at the Head of the Schuylkill, trailing behind thefirst place finisher by only one-half second. The V8improved to 15th place at the Princeton Chase, improv-ing on its 22nd place finish last year. The Varsity Eightwon the Frostbite Regatta over Marietta. The Owls'schedule is challenging with trips to the San Diego CrewClassic and Melbourne FL for the Keuper Cup, theMurphy and Knecht Cups locally, and dual meets withboth Georgetown (DC) and Syracuse (Phila)."Obviously, we still have a ways to go but progress hasdefinitely been evident," says White.

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Head CoachDr. Gavin WhiteTemple ‘73

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Dr. Gavin R. White is in his 27th season as head coachof the Temple University men's crew program. Under hisguidance, the Owls have earned international distinctionwith seven invitations to Great Britain's premier regatta, therenowned Henley Royal Regatta (1983-86, 1989, 1990,1994). In Temple's seven appearances, White has led theOwls to the Grand Finale once (1984) and into the quarter-finals four times (1985, 1990, 1993, 1994).

White continues the city of Philadelphia's tradition ofquality rowing this season with an impressive roster of ath-letes. His boats have won 20 of the last 23 Dad Vail RegattaVarsity 8 championships. The Owls won 13 consecutivetitles from 1988-2002, prior to placing second to Dowlingin 2002.

After serving as an assistant for three seasons, Whitebecame only the second coach in Temple crew history. Hesucceeded Tom "Bear" Curran in 1979 and has been themen's coach ever since, with the exception of the 1984-85season when he took a sabbatical to work on a doctoraldegree from Temple (1986). White also holds a Bachelor'sDegree in Physical Education from Temple (1973) andreceived his Master's from University of Maryland in 1975.

Under White, Temple's crew commitment to excel-lence is evident as the squad maintains an unparalleled dom-inance of the Dad Vail Regatta. White has built his crewprogram around Philadelphia area rowers who are rich inboth talent and motivation. He has also expanded hisrecruiting efforts to places like Canada, Croatia, GreatBritain and Ireland.

White, honored as the 2003 Schuylkill Navy Coach ofthe Year, coached the men's four at the 2000 OlympicGames in Sydney. The crew finished fifth in the final. Afive-time U.S. National Rowing Team coach, White coachedthe men's pair with coxswain to the gold medal at the 2003FISA World Rowing Championships in Milan, Italy and themen's four with coxswain to the gold medal at the 1999World Rowing Championships in St. Catherines in Ontario,Canada.

Many of White's Temple rowers have gone on to suc-cess in international competition. Oarsman Igor Francetic,1996 Nation's Cup Champion for Croatia earned a goldmedal at the Senior "B" World Championships in 1997.Francetic captured the gold for Croatia in the Under-23World Championships during the summer of 1999.Francetic also earned a bronze medal as a member of theCroatian Men's Eight in the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games.He was also a member of the Croatian Men's Eight thatcaptured gold at World Cup Munich 2000.

Jason Read was also a member of that 1997 U.S.

Asst. CoachPeter Gergo IIITemple ‘00

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Peter Gergo III, a former four-year rower forTemple is in his seventh year as freshman/novice headcoach. In 2003 Gergo guided the Novice Eight to thirdplace finishes at the Dad Vail and Murphy CupRegattas, as well as a fourth place finish at the FrostbiteRegatta and a second place finish at the BraxtonRegatta. Gergo's freshman four has won the Dad VailRegatta three times, most recently in 2005. The fresh-man four have also won the IRA Regatta twice, includ-ing a 2005 win.

A four-time gold medalist in the Dad Vail Regatta,Gergo also won the Navy Day, Murphy Cup and theBergen Cup. A two-year captain, Gergo was also a two-time BIG EAST Champion.

The Philadelphia native is a graduate ofMonsignor Bonner High School in Upper Darby, Pa.where he rowed for four years. Gergo earned hisBachelor of Science degree from Temple in May of2000.

Nation's Cup squad. Read then earned a silver medal at the1998 U.S. Nation's Cup in Greece and a gold medal at theUnder-23 World Championships. Read was a member ofthe Elite Eight crew that ended a four-decade U.S. goldmedal drought in rowing by capturing gold at the 2004Olympic Games in Athens.

Former rower Chris Kerber, a 1992 graduate, was aworld champion in 1993 and again in 2000; Scott Brodie, a1994 graduate was a member of the Canadian OlympicEight in Atlanta; Michael Moore competed in the Olympicsfor the United States; Scott Brodie represented Canada inthe Olympics; and Coxswain Marcus McElhenney is a two-time world champion for the United States (2003, 2005).

Besides being a winning coach, White was a memberof the Temple University crew for three years (1971-1973).As a senior he was honored with the Club's Most ValuableRower Award. He was also a member of the Temple bas-ketball team as a freshman during the 1969-70 season. In1985, White was inducted into the Temple Athletic Hall ofFame.

White, who is the son of former Temple AthleticDirector, Gavin White Jr., resides in Elkins Park with hiswife, Jane and their two children, Elizabeth, 22, and GavinMichael, 18.

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BEFORE TEMPLE: Graduate of La SalleHigh...Three-time letter winner in crew...2005 GoldMedalist at Frostbite Regatta...PERSONAL: Biologymajor.

Michael BergerFr. • 5-8 • 125Glenside, Pa.La Salle

FALL 05: Placed 1st over Drexel at the inauguralSchylkill Banks Regatta in Varsity 8...Finished 22nd of38 at Princeton Chase in B Boat in Varsity 8...Placed1st in Varsity 8 race at the Frostbite Regatta...Placed1st in Varsity 8 race A at the BraxtonRegatta...BEFORE TEMPLE: Graduate of TaylorAllderdice High...Transferred to Temple fromMercyhurst....Placed second in the ECACLightweight 8...PERSONAL: Health major.

Sam CunninghamSo. • 6-2 • 165Pittsburgh, Pa.Taylor Allderdice

FALL 05: Placed fourth in the College Heavyweight8 race at the Navy Day Regatta...Finished third atHead of the Schuylkill Regatta in the Varsity 8 race...Finished 22nd of 38 at Princeton Chase in B Boat inVarsity 8...Placed 1st in Varsity 8 race at the FrostbiteRegatta...Placed 1st in Varsity 8 race A at the BraxtonRegatta...Went undefeated in the 2004season...Captured a Bronze medal at the Dad VailRegatta in the Frosh 4 in 2004...BEFORETEMPLE: Graduate of North Catholic HighSchool...Four-year letter winner in Soccer andCrew...A member of the National HonorSociety...PERSONAL: Pharmacy major.

Dante CammarataJr. • 6-4 • 210Pittsburgh, Pa.North Catholic

FALL 05: Placed 1st over Drexel at the inauguralSchylkill Banks Regatta in Varsity 8...Finished 22nd of38 at Princeton Chase in B Boat in Varsity 8...Placed1st in Varsity 8 race at the Frostbite Regatta...Finished1st in Varsity 4 race at the Braxton Regatta...Wentundefeated in the 2004 season...Two-time bronzemedalist at the Dad Vail Regatta...BEFORETEMPLE: Graduate of Father Judge High...Four-year letter winner in rowing...PERSONAL:Mechanical Engineering major.

Chris BushekJr. • 6-1• 170Bensalem, Pa.Father Judge

FALL 05: Placed 1st in Varsity 4 race at Navy DayRegatta...Placed 1st in Varsity 8 race at the FrostbiteRegatta...Placed 1st in Varsity 8 race A at the BraxtonRegatta...Dad Vail Regatta Gold medalist in the JV 8in 2004...Won gold in the Novice 8 in2003...BEFORE TEMPLE: Graduate of HolySpirit High School...Competed on the crew that wonthe Stotesbury Cup Varsity 8...Three time state cham-pion swimmer and All Americanfreestyle...PERSONAL: A Pharmacy Major. MadePresident’s Honor Roll...Made Athletic Director’sHonor Roll...Made Dean’s List.

T.J. BurkeSr. • 5-11 • 185Northfield, N.J.Holy Spirit

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FALL 05: Placed fourth in the College Heavyweight8 race at the Navy Day Regatta... Finished 22nd of 38at Princeton Chase in B Boat in Varsity 8... Placed 1stin Varsity 8 race at the Frostbite Regatta...Placed sec-ond at Braxton Regatta in Varsity 8 race...GoldMedalist at Dad Vail Regatta in Men’s Frosh/Novice4 races...Earned the Gold Medal at the IRARegatta...BEFORE TEMPLE: Graduate of St.Joseph’s Prep ...Three-year letter winner in foot-ball...Three time Catholic League footballchamp...Two-year letter winner in rowing...Capturedtwo Catholic League rowing titles...Two PhiladelphiaCity Rowing Championships...Claimed a US RowingNational Championship Titles...Named 2004 First-team All-Catholic Rower...PERSONAL:Communications major.

Bill GennaroSo. • 5-11 • 195Havertown, Pa.St. Joseph’s Prep

CAREER AT TEMPLE: Placed fourth in theCollege Heavyweight 8 race at the Navy DayRegatta...Finished third at Head of the SchuylkillRegatta in the Varsity 8 race... Finished 15th of 38 atPrinceton Chase in A Boat in Varsity 8...Placed 1st inVarsity 8 race at the Frostbite Regatta...Placed secondat Braxton Regatta in Varsity 8 race...BEFORETEMPLE: Member of Great Britain under 23Squad...Three-time Henley Royal RegattaWinner...Four-time Great Britain NationalChampion...PERSONAL: Graduate major is SportsAdministration...Brother was a county rugby player...Father was a “reasonable” oarsman.

Peter GostlingGr. • 6-3 • 195Sudbury, EnglandSudbury Upper School

CAREER AT TEMPLE: Won the Gold medalcompeting in the JV8 event at the Knecht Cup 2004-05...BEFORE TEMPLE: Graduate of StillwaterHigh School...Two-year letter winner in Track andCross Country...Fourth place finish at cross countryState Championship...PERSONAL: History major.

Cyrus HainesJr. • 6-3 • 185Tulsa, Okla.Stillwater

FALL 05: Placed 1st in Varsity 4 race at Navy DayRegatta...Placed 1st over Drexel at the inauguralSchuylkill Banks Regatta in Varsity 8...Two time Goldmedalist at Navy Day Regatta...Went undefeated in the2004 season...Captured a Bronze medal at the Dad VailRegatta in the Frosh 4 in 2004...BEFORE TEMPLE:Graduate of Mainland Regional High...Four-year letterwinner in football...2002 State Champs...Three-year letterwinner in crew...2002 State Champs...Two-year letter win-ner in track...PERSONAL: A Criminal Justice major.

Matt HanlinJr. • 6-1 • 205Somers Point, N.J.Mainland Regional

CAREER AT TEMPLE: Placed fourth in theCollege Heavyweight 8 race at the Navy DayRegatta...Finished 15th of 38 at Princeton Chase in ABoat in Varsity 8...Placed 1st in Varsity 8 race at theFrostbite Regatta... Placed second at Braxton Regattain Varsity 8 race...BEFORE TEMPLE: Three-timeletterwinner in crew...Coxed the team that placed sec-ond in the state...Two-time Catholic GoldMedalist...Two Time City Gold Medalist...2004 SilverMedalist at Stotesbury Cup...2005 Gold Medalist atStotesbury Cup...Earned Gold Medal at Nationals inLightweight 8 event...Earned two varsity letters inwrestling...PERSONAL: Major is undecided.

Thomas GoldnerFr. • 5-10 • 130Gwynned Valley, Pa.St. Joseph’s Prep

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CAREER AT TEMPLE: Placed fourth in theCollege Heavyweight 8 race at the Navy DayRegatta...Finished third at Head of the SchuylkillRegatta in the Varsity 8 race...Finished 15th of 38 atPrinceton Chase in A Boat in Varsity 8...Placed 1st inVarsity 8 race at the Frostbite Regatta...Placed secondat Braxton Regatta in Varsity 8 race...BEFORETEMPLE: Graduate of Elderslie High...Medaled inthe Youth Olympics...State Champion...State SprintChampion...Senior Athlete of the Year...BronzeMedalist at Nationals in Men’s Quadrace...Participated in Regional Pentathlon...Recipientof State Athletic Honors two-times...Earned NationalAthletics Honors...Four-year letter winner in trackand field...PERSONAL: Kinesiology major.

James HardingSo. • 6-3 • 200Sydney, AustraliaElderslie

CAREER AT TEMPLE: Earned the gold at theBill Braxton Regatta… Competed in the Dad VailRegatta...BEFORE TEMPLE: Graduate ofPennridge High School...Two time Bronze Medalistin cross country at the Keystone State Games...Twotime USSA silver medalist...Earned two bronzemedals at the Pennsylvania State Olympics for ski-ing...PERSONAL: Sport and Recreation major.

Jason HartSr. • 5-10 • 165Perkasie, Pa.Pennridge

FALL 05: Placed fourth in the College Heavyweight8 race at the Navy Day Regatta...Finished third atHead of the Schuylkill Regatta in the Varsity 8race...Finished 15th of 38 at Princeton Chase in ABoat in Varsity 8...Placed second at Braxton Regattain Varsity 8 race...2004-05: Earned the Gold Medal inthe Frosh/Novice 4 event at IRA Regatta...Placed 4that Dad Vail...Placed 1st in Varsity 8 race at theFrostbite Regatta...BEFORE TEMPLE: Graduateof St. Joseph’s Prep...Captured a Catholic LeagueRowing title and two Philadelphia City Rowing cham-pionships...Won Gold at the StotesburryCup...Medaled twice at the Royal CanadianHenley...PERSONAL: Architecture major.

Thomas HaubrichSo. • 6-5 • 205Philadelphia, Pa.St. Joseph’s Prep

CAREER AT TEMPLE: Placed 1st in Varsity 4race at Navy Day Regatta...Placed 1st over Drexel atthe inaugural Schuylkill Banks Regatta in Varsity 8...Finished third at Head of the Schuylkill Regatta in theVarsity 8 race...Finished 15th of 38 at PrincetonChase in A Boat in Varsity 8...Placed 1st in Varsity 8race at the Frostbite Regatta...Placed second atBraxton Regatta in Varsity 8 race...BEFORETEMPLE: Graduate of Central CatholicHigh...Three-time letterwinner in crew… Rowed forPenn AC Senior Summen...Placed third at USNationals in the JV8 race...Placed 1st at CanadianHenley in the JV8...Placed third at the Head of Ohioin the Varsity 8 event...Placed first at the Head ofOhio in the Varsity 4 race...PERSONAL: Major isPsychology.

Nicholas KahnFr. • 6-4 • 195Pittsburgh, Pa.Central Catholic

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FALL 05: Placed 1st over Drexel at the inauguralSchuylkill Banks Regatta in Varsity 8...Finished 22nd of38 at Princeton Chase in B Boat in Varsity 8...Finished1st in Varsity 4 race at the Braxton Regatta...Placed 1stin Varsity 8 race A at the Braxton Regatta...Frosh 4Bronze Medalist at the 2004 Dad Vail Regatta...Dean’sList Fall 2004...BEFORE TEMPLE: Graduate ofCardinal O’Hara High ...Three-year letter winner intrack and cross country...Two-year letter winner inlacrosse...PERSONAL: Finance and Real EstateMajor...Made Athletic Honor Roll 2003-05...MadeDean’s List.

Timothy MalloyJr. • 6-3 • 180Newtown Square, Pa.Cardinal O’Hara

CAREER AT TEMPLE: Placed fourth in theCollege Heavyweight 8 race at the Navy DayRegatta... Finished third at Head of the SchuylkillRegatta in the Varsity 8 race...Finished 15th of 38 atPrinceton Chase in A Boat in Varsity 8...Placed 1st inVarsity 8 race at the Frostbite Regatta...Placed secondat Braxton Regatta in Varsity 8 race...BEFORETEMPLE: Graduate of St. Joseph’s Prep...Four-yearletter winner in Rowing...Four time winner of thePhiladelphia City Rowing championships...Capturedtwo Catholic League rowing titles...Name 2004 FirstTeam All-Catholic Rower...PERSONAL: Historyand Political Science major.

Don PowersSo. • 6-4 • 205Lafayette Hill, Pa.St. Joseph’s Prep

CAREER AT TEMPLE: Placed fourth in theCollege Heavyweight 8 race at the Navy DayRegatta...Finished third at Head of the SchuylkillRegatta in the Varsity 8 race...Finished 15th of 38 atPrinceton Chase in A Boat in Varsity 8...Placed 1st inVarsity 8 race at the Frostbite Regatta...Placed secondat Braxton Regatta in Varsity 8 race...BEFORETEMPLE: Graduate of St. Joseph’s Prep...Two sec-ond place finishes in the Stotesbury CupRegatta...Captured a second place finish atNationals...PERSONAL: Mathematics major...MadeDean’s List.

Robert ProtestoSo. • 6-3 • 190Newtown Square, Pa.St. Joseph’s Prep

FALL 05: Placed 1st in Varsity 4 race at Navy DayRegatta...Placed 1st over Drexel at the inauguralSchylkill Banks Regatta in Varsity 8... Finished 15th of38 at Princeton Chase in A Boat in Varsity 8...Placed 1stin Varsity 8 race at the Frostbite Regatta...Finished 1stin Varsity 4 race at the Braxton Regatta...Placed 1st inVarsity 8 race A at the Braxton Regatta...2004 GoldMedalist at the Dad Vail Regatta...BEFORETEMPLE: Graduate of Father Judge HighSchool...Four-year letterwinner in crew...Won theStotesbury Cup and the US Rowing YouthInvitational... Captured second at the SRAANationals...PERSONAL: Advertising major.

AndreasMantzoukasSr. • 6-1 • 195Bensalem, Pa.Father Judge

BEFORE TEMPLE: Graduate of NebraskaChristian High...Rowed for Wichita StateUniversiy...Earned three varsity letters infootball...PERSONAL: Finance and Economics major.

Aaron McHargueJr. • 6-2 • 185Central City, Neb.Nebraska Christian

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CAREER AT TEMPLE: Finished third at Head ofthe Schuylkill Regatta in the Varsity 8 race...Placed1st in Varsity 8 race at the Frostbite Regatta...Placed1st in Varsity 8 race A at the BraxtonRegatta...BEFORE TEMPLE: Graduate of HolySpirit High School...Four-year letter winner in row-ing...Captured three NJ State Championships andStotesbury Cup Championship...Claimed twoPhiladelphia City Championships and NationalChampionships...PERSONAL: Criminal Justicemajor.

Rory RobertsSo. • 5-6 • 125Brigantine, N.J.Holy Spirit

CAREER AT TEMPLE: Placed fourth in theCollege Heavyweight 8 race at the Navy DayRegatta...Finished third at Head of the SchuylkillRegatta in the Varsity 8 race...Finished 15th of 38 atPrinceton Chase in A Boat in Varsity 8...Placed 1st inVarsity 8 race at the Frostbite Regatta...Placed secondat Braxton Regatta in Varsity 8 race...2004: Dad Vailgold medalist in JV 8...BEFORE TEMPLE:Graduate of North Penn High School...PERSONAL:Major is Archiecture.

Mike ShislerSr. • 5-10 • 165Hatfield, Pa.North Penn

BEFORE TEMPLE: Graduate of Greater LatrobeSenior High...Captured a Bronze medal at the DadVail Regatta...PERSONAL: Major is Sport andRecreation Administration.

Chris ThomasGr. • 6-4 • 220Latrobe, Pa.Latrobe

CAREER AT TEMPLE: Placed fourth in theCollege Heavyweight 8 race at the Navy DayRegatta...Won the inaugural Schuylkill Banks Regattain Varsity 8...Finished third at Head of the SchuylkillRegatta in the Varsity 8 race... Placed 1st in Varsity 8race at the Frostbite Regatta...Placed second atBraxton Regatta in Varsity 8 race...BEFORETEMPLE: Three-year letterwinner in crew...Teamcaptain senior year...Won Green Head Sprints...2003Stotesbury Cup Champion...2003 NationalChampion...Made the top 8 at the Henley RoyalRegatta in 2003...2002 NJ State Champion andPhiladelphia City champion...PERSONAL: Major isUndecided.

Joseph WelshSo. • 6-1 • 205Somers Point, N.J.Holy Spirit

CAREER AT TEMPLE: Placed 1st over Drexel atthe inaugural Schuylkill Banks Regatta in Varsity 8...Finished 22nd of 38 at Princeton Chase in B Boat inVarsity 8...Finished 1st in Varsity 4 race at theBraxton Regatta...BEFORE TEMPLE: Graduateof Nassau County High School...All-league NassauCounty in football...Third in Nassau County inwrestling...PERSONAL: Major is undeclared.

Nicolas VlahosSo. • 6-3 • 215Manhasset, N.Y.Manhassat

CAREER AT TEMPLE: Finished 22nd of 38 atPrinceton Chase in B Boat in Varsity 8...Placed 1st inVarsity 8 race at the Frostbite Regatta...Placed 1st inVarsity 8 race A at the Braxton Regatta...BEFORETEMPLE: Three-time Philadelphia CityChampion...Second at National Championships...Secondat the World Champ Trials twice...Silver Medalist atSRAA Nationals...6th fastest on Boat House Row at theTop Ten Regatta...PERSONAL: Major is Sport andRecreation Management.

William WeaverFr. • 6-1 • 170Philadelphia, Pa.Central

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NAVY DAY REGATTASunday, October 15, 2005Race Finish TimeCollege Four 1st Place 14:19.5Dad Vail Eight 1st Place 13:15.9College Eight 4th Place 12:59.6

SCHUYLKILL BANKS REGATTASaturday, October 22, 2005Race Finish TimeOpen Single 1st Place 22.21.46College Eight 1st Place 14:39.0

HEAD OF THE SCHUYLKILLSaturday, October 29, 2005Race Finish TimeHeavy Open Eight 5th Place 12:14.13Novice Four w/ Cox 3rd Place 15:11.75Open Four w/ Cox 4th Place 14:06.01

PHILA. FROSTBITE REGATTASaturday, November 12, 2005Race Finish TimeNovice 3rd Place 7:43.24Novice Final A 5th Place 7:11.1Novice Final B 5th Place 8:43.25Varsity Four 3rd Place 7:46.99Varsity Eight B 1st Place 6:34.36Varsity Eight A 1st Place 6:12.33

BILL BRAXTON MEMORIAL REGATTASunday, November 13, 2005Race Finish TimeNovice Eight 5th Place 6:28.44Intermediate Four 1st Place 6:06.96Varsity Eight 2nd Place 4:55.75Varsity Eight Final 1st Place 4:59.00

2005 FALL RESULTS

The Temple University crews have the honor ofhaving the Schuylkill River as their home course. TheSchuylkill, esteemed as one of the elite centers of row-ing in the United States and an ideal training venue,provides the Temple crews the opportunity of trainingand racing with and against some of the finest rowersin the world. The Schuylkill is set aside exclusively forrowing.

The Schuylkill has been Temple men’s crew homecourse since the University initiated the varsity rowingprogram in 1966, and the women’s crew home since1988. Owl rowers, as well as Olympic level and highschool rowers, train on the Schuylkill year-round, with-out interruptions from high-powered boats. As one ofthe most prestigious centers of rowing in the United

States, the Schuylkill has been the home to manyOlympic champions, including John B. Kelly Sr., andJr., respectively.

The Temple boat house and the PhiladelphiaCanoe Club were built in the 1920s to serve as theOlympic training camp. It is purposely situated at themidpoint of the Schuylkill’s 2000-meter race course.The Schuylkill flows through one of Philadelphia’smost picturesque areas. The highly acclaimed setting isnothing short of spectacular at night, with the famed“boathouse row” outlined and lit up in white lights.

The Schuylkill is home of the largest collegiateregatta in the world, the Dad Vail Regatta, as well asthe largest scholastic regatta in the world, theStotesbury Cup.