Drexel Dragons
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The Drexel Dragons are the athletic teams of Drexel University
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The school's athletic program includes eighteen NCAA Division I sports including nine men's and nine women's teams, with most sports teams competing in the Colonial Athletic Association
(CAA). Drexel's athletic department was ranked first in gender equity by U.S. News. The university has demonstrated a high level of student-athlete academic performance, with a 10 year NCAA graduation rate of 91% compared to a national average of 85%.
which is located inside the Main Campus
, Drexel utilizes fields located at 43rd and Powelton Avenues, the Vidas Athletic Complex.
is the head coach of Drexel Men's Basketball. Drexel has received bids to four NCAA Basketball tournament
in 1986, 1994, 1995 and 1996. During the 1996 tournament, Malik Rose led the team to their only second round appearance after an upset of fifth-seeded Memphis. Prior to this, Drexel had appeared in four Division II NCAA tournaments in 1957, 1960, 1966 and 1967, including the very first Division II tournament in 1957. Drexel's mens basketball team was ranked as high as 35th nationally in 2007, finishing the season with a 23 and 9 record while making the National Invitational Tournament tournament for the fourth time in the prior five years.
Annual Record Men's Basketball
's NCAA record 17 year reign as CAA champion with a 62-41 victory in the conference semifinals. Behind Colonial player of the year Gabriela Marginean
, Drexel captured its first-ever CAA Basketball championship with a 64-58 victory against James Madison University
. This was the Dragon's first CAA tournament title in any sport since joining the conference in 2001-02 and it represented the first NCAA tournament berth for Drexel women's basketball since going Division I in 1982. The win also marked the team's 16th straight since starting off the season with an 8 and 8 record. The Dragons received a number twelve seeding in the 2009 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament
Annual Record Women's Basketball
Annual Record Field Hockey
Coaches' Poll for Division I. Drexel reached their highest ever position when they were ranked 7th following the team's first-ever defeat of Notre Dame
, the eventual NCAA Division I tournament runner up. In 2008 the Dragons were ranked 15th in the final USILA
Coaches' Poll for Division I, reaching the Colonial Tournament finals before losing 10-9 in overtime to Hofstra. This remains the closest the team has come to gaining an NCAA tournament berth
. The Dragons had reached as high as 10th in the national rankings earlier in the season. In 2007, men's lacrosse defeated University of Virginia
, ranked number one at the time and the defending national champion. This was the first victory over a number one ranked Division I team in any sport in Drexel sports history. Drexel's 1998 lacrosse squad finished the year with a then school record of twelve wins against two defeats. The season included a 14 to 10 defeat of a top 20 team, Towson University
, eleven straight wins to start the season and a number 19 ranking. This win total has since been eclipsed by the 2008 lacrosse team which had 13 victories. Drexel has had 34 lacrosse All-American
s since beginning the sport in 1941. Though Drexel has not appeared in the current version of the NCAA Division I tournament, Drexel's lacrosse team did get an invitation to the 1972 and 1973 USILA 'small college' tournament, which was a year end tournament format for the top non-Division I schools. In 69 seasons, Drexel has an all-time record of 369 wins, 402 losses and 3 ties.
Annual Record Men's Lacrosse
award list, which is composed of the top lacrosse players from all three collegiate divisions. In 28 seasons, Drexel has an all-time record of 181 wins, 260 losses and 2 ties.
Annual Record Women's Lacrosse
, the largest regular intercollegiate rowing
event in the USA, held on the Schuylkill River
. Their rowing teams have won gold medals in the 1997 Men's Frosh/Novice and Men's JV Eight, silver in the 2000 Men's JV Eight, as well as bronze in the 2005 Women's Varsity Heavyweight Eight. The 2005 Women's Varsity Heavyweight Eight participated in the Women's Henley Regatta competing for the Jeffries Cup. However they were eliminated in the first round of duals by Neptune Rowing Club of Ireland.
Recently, the Drexel Rowing program has made significant strides in the rowing community. In the 2010 spring season at the Dad Vail Regatta, the Men's Second Varsity eight and the Men's Varsity pair took gold medals; while the Men's Freshman eight came across the line with a silver medal. The Women's Varsity eight placed third overall and the Women's Second Varsity eight finished just shy of a medal in fourth. The Women's Varsity eight then continued their success a few weeks later at the Royal Henley Woman's Regatta on the Thames River in England, finishing in first place to claim the Elite 8 championship title and the Sports Council Cup.
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will lead both the men's and women's programs as Head Coach.
The Drexel Men's Squash team was the winner of the Chaffee Division in the intercollegiate College Squash Nationals (CSA) held at Princeton in February 2009, with a final national ranking of 33. The year before, the men's team finished 35th at the Men's National Intercollegiate Championships held at Harvard University
in February 2008. In 2009-2010 season, the Drexel Squash team lost their ranking and placed 39th at the CSA national's held at Yale University
in February 2010. The Men's team finished ranked 46th in the nation for the 2010-11 season after the CSA Nationals held at Harvard University
in February 2011.
The Drexel Squash Club also has strong ties through volunteer work with Squash Smarts, a Philadelphia Youth Enrichment Program, which combines the sport of squash with academic tutoring and mentoring of under-served urban youth, in order to develop self-esteem and discipline through academic, athletic and personal achievement.
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In general
. DAC refers to the Daskalakis Athletic Center
, the arena in which the men's and women's home games are played. Founded in 2002, the DAC Pack has grown from 10 people its first year, to a group filling the student section every once in a while. On game days members of the DAC Pack are noticeable by the distinctive yellow shirts with the phrase "DAC Pack" on the front. The DAC Pack has organized such things as the celebration of the tip off of the basketball season (Midnight Madness), half-time contests, organizing trips to the team's away games. The DAC Pack also can be seen attending the various tournaments throughout the year, specifically the season ending conference tournament. The current DAC Pack President is Anthony D'Angelo.
Drexel University
Drexel University is a private research university with the main campus located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. It was founded in 1891 by Anthony J. Drexel, a noted financier and philanthropist. Drexel offers 70 full-time undergraduate programs and accelerated degrees...
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The school's athletic program includes eighteen NCAA Division I sports including nine men's and nine women's teams, with most sports teams competing in the Colonial Athletic Association
Colonial Athletic Association
The Colonial Athletic Association is a NCAA Division I college athletic conference whose full-time members are located in East Coast states from Massachusetts to Georgia. Most of its members are public universities, with five in Virginia alone, and the conference is headquartered in Richmond,...
(CAA). Drexel's athletic department was ranked first in gender equity by U.S. News. The university has demonstrated a high level of student-athlete academic performance, with a 10 year NCAA graduation rate of 91% compared to a national average of 85%.
Facilities
In addition to the DACDaskalakis Athletic Center
Daskalakis Athletic Center is a 2,300-seat multi-purpose arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is home to the Drexel University Dragons basketball team. It hosted all or part of the 1993-1996 America East Conference men's basketball tournament, the 2005 NIT Season Tip-Off, and the 2007 National...
which is located inside the Main Campus
Drexel University Main Campus
The University City Main Campus of Drexel University is located just west of the Schuylkill River and is Drexel's largest and oldest campus. It stretches from Chestnut St. in the South to Powelton Ave in the North, and from the Amtrak rail yard in the East to 34th St in the West. The campus...
, Drexel utilizes fields located at 43rd and Powelton Avenues, the Vidas Athletic Complex.
Men's Basketball
In 109 seasons, Drexel has an all-time record of 1119 wins and 940 losses. The Dragons joined Division I in 1973. Bruiser FlintBruiser Flint
James "Bruiser" Flint is an American men's basketball coach. He is currently the head coach at Drexel University, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where he was born.-Collegiate playing career:...
is the head coach of Drexel Men's Basketball. Drexel has received bids to four NCAA Basketball tournament
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament bids by school
This is a list of NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament bids by school, as of 2011. Schools whose names are italicized are no longer in Division I, and can no longer be included in the tournament....
in 1986, 1994, 1995 and 1996. During the 1996 tournament, Malik Rose led the team to their only second round appearance after an upset of fifth-seeded Memphis. Prior to this, Drexel had appeared in four Division II NCAA tournaments in 1957, 1960, 1966 and 1967, including the very first Division II tournament in 1957. Drexel's mens basketball team was ranked as high as 35th nationally in 2007, finishing the season with a 23 and 9 record while making the National Invitational Tournament tournament for the fourth time in the prior five years.
| Year | Wins | Losses | Percent | Conference | Tournament | National Rank |
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| 2010-11 | 21 | 10 | .677 | 5th | CAA quarterfinals | 77 |
| 2009-10 | 16 | 16 | .500 | 6th | CAA 1st round | |
| 2008-09 | 15 | 14 | .517 | 6th | CAA 1st round | |
| 2007-08 | 12 | 20 | .375 | 10th | CAA 1st round | |
| 2006-07 | 23 | 9 | .719 | 4th | CAA semi-finals, NIT 1st round | 37 |
| 2005-06 | 15 | 16 | .484 | 8th | CAA 1st round | |
| 2004-05 | 17 | 11 | .607 | 4th | CAA quarterfinals, NIT opening round | |
| 2003-04 | 18 | 11 | .621 | 2nd | CAA quarterfinals, NIT 1st round | |
| 2002-03 | 19 | 12 | .613 | 3rd | CAA Finals, NIT opening round | |
Women's Basketball
In 2009, Drexel women's basketball team ended Old Dominion UniversityOld Dominion University
Old Dominion University is a state university located in Norfolk, Virginia, United States, and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools...
's NCAA record 17 year reign as CAA champion with a 62-41 victory in the conference semifinals. Behind Colonial player of the year Gabriela Marginean
Gabriela Marginean
Gabriela Mărginean is a Romanian professional women's basketball player playing for Panathinaikos of Greece. She is the second Romanian who has played in the WNBA after Florina Paşcalău who was the player of Seattle Storm in 2008. She was drafted 26th overall in the 2010 WNBA Draft to the...
, Drexel captured its first-ever CAA Basketball championship with a 64-58 victory against James Madison University
James Madison University
James Madison University is a public coeducational research university located in Harrisonburg, Virginia, U.S. Founded in 1908 as the State Normal and Industrial School for Women at Harrisonburg, the university has undergone four name changes before settling with James Madison University...
. This was the Dragon's first CAA tournament title in any sport since joining the conference in 2001-02 and it represented the first NCAA tournament berth for Drexel women's basketball since going Division I in 1982. The win also marked the team's 16th straight since starting off the season with an 8 and 8 record. The Dragons received a number twelve seeding in the 2009 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament
Annual Record Women's Basketball
| Year | Wins | Losses | Percent | Conference | Tournament | National Rank |
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| 2010-11 | 19 | 13 | .594 | 5th | CAA Quarterfinals | 97 |
| 2009-10 | 17 | 14 | .548 | 4th | WNIT 1st round | |
| 2008-09 | 24 | 9 | .727 | 1st | CAA Champions, NCAA 1st round | |
| 2007-08 | 18 | 12 | .600 | 4th | CAA Quarterfinals | |
| 2006-07 | 10 | 21 | .323 | |||
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| 2005-06 | 16 | 14 | .533 | |||
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Field Hockey
In 2009, women's field hockey reached a number of program milestones. The team won the CAA regular season title, earned its first NCAA Tournament berth and picked up its first NCAA Tournament victory. The team's 19 victories broke their 2008 record of 16 wins. The Dragon's defeated No. 5 University of Connecticut, 3-2, in the first round of the NCAA field hockey championship. They reached the 'round of eight' before losing to No. 1 ranked and undefeated University of Maryland. In 2008, Drexel was also ranked at 14th in the nation, before losing in the CAA semi-finals to Old Dominion.Annual Record Field Hockey
| Year | Wins | Losses | Percent | Conference | Playoffs | National Rank |
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| 2010 | 15 | 5 | .750 | 2nd | CAA Finals | 17 |
| 2009 | 19 | 4 | .826 | 1st | CAA Champion, NCAA Elite Eight | 10 |
| 2008 | 16 | 4 | .800 | 2nd | CAA Semifinals | 14 |
| 2007 | 12 | 9 | .571 | 3rd | CAA Semifinals | |
| 2006 | 8 | 11 | .421 | |||
Men's Lacrosse
Men's lacrosse completed 2010 ranked 13th in the final USILAUS Lacrosse
US Lacrosse is the national governing body of men and women's lacrosse in the United States, primarily serving the youth game. It provides a leadership role in virtually every aspect of the game, boasts 63 chapters throughout the United States, and offers programs and services to inspire...
Coaches' Poll for Division I. Drexel reached their highest ever position when they were ranked 7th following the team's first-ever defeat of Notre Dame
Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's lacrosse
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's lacrosse team represents the University of Notre Dame in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I men's college lacrosse...
, the eventual NCAA Division I tournament runner up. In 2008 the Dragons were ranked 15th in the final USILA
US Lacrosse
US Lacrosse is the national governing body of men and women's lacrosse in the United States, primarily serving the youth game. It provides a leadership role in virtually every aspect of the game, boasts 63 chapters throughout the United States, and offers programs and services to inspire...
Coaches' Poll for Division I, reaching the Colonial Tournament finals before losing 10-9 in overtime to Hofstra. This remains the closest the team has come to gaining an NCAA tournament berth
NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship
The annual NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship tournament determines the top men's field lacrosse team in the NCAA Division I, Division II, and Division III....
. The Dragons had reached as high as 10th in the national rankings earlier in the season. In 2007, men's lacrosse defeated University of Virginia
Virginia Cavaliers men's lacrosse
The Virginia Cavaliers men's lacrosse team represents the University of Virginia in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I men's lacrosse...
, ranked number one at the time and the defending national champion. This was the first victory over a number one ranked Division I team in any sport in Drexel sports history. Drexel's 1998 lacrosse squad finished the year with a then school record of twelve wins against two defeats. The season included a 14 to 10 defeat of a top 20 team, Towson University
Towson University
Towson University, often referred to as TU or simply Towson for short, is a public university located in Towson in Baltimore County, Maryland, U.S...
, eleven straight wins to start the season and a number 19 ranking. This win total has since been eclipsed by the 2008 lacrosse team which had 13 victories. Drexel has had 34 lacrosse All-American
USILA All-American Team
The USILA All-American Team is an honor given annually to the best American men's college lacrosse players at their respective positions by the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association. The term All-American is derived from the same practice in American college football, in which the...
s since beginning the sport in 1941. Though Drexel has not appeared in the current version of the NCAA Division I tournament, Drexel's lacrosse team did get an invitation to the 1972 and 1973 USILA 'small college' tournament, which was a year end tournament format for the top non-Division I schools. In 69 seasons, Drexel has an all-time record of 369 wins, 402 losses and 3 ties.
Annual Record Men's Lacrosse
| Year | Wins | Losses | Percent | Conference | Playoffs | National Rank |
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| 2011 | 8 | 6 | .571 | 5th | ||
| 2010 | 10 | 5 | .667 | 3rd | CAA Semifinals | 13 |
| 2009 | 7 | 8 | .467 | T-3rd | CAA Semifinals | |
| 2008 | 13 | 4 | .764 | T-1st | CAA Finals * | 15 |
| 2007 | 11 | 5 | .688 | T-1st | CAA Semifinals | 17 |
| 2006 | 5 | 9 | .357 | 5th | ||
| 2005 | 9 | 5 | .643 | 5th | ||
- Lost CAA tournament finals in overtime to Hofstra
Women's Lacrosse
Women's lacrosse completed 2011 with their first ever Colonial Tournament appearance after a fourth place conference finish. The season included a total of three Colonial conference wins, the most since 2007. Charlotte Wood in 2011 was the first Drexel women's lacrosse player to be named to the Tewaaraton TrophyTewaaraton Trophy
The Tewaaraton Trophy is an award given annually, since 2001, to the most outstanding American college lacrosse player. It is the lacrosse equivalent of football's Heisman Trophy. The trophy is presented by the Greater Washington Sports Alliance and the University Club of Washington, D.C...
award list, which is composed of the top lacrosse players from all three collegiate divisions. In 28 seasons, Drexel has an all-time record of 181 wins, 260 losses and 2 ties.
Annual Record Women's Lacrosse
| Year | Wins | Losses | Percent | Conference | Playoffs | National Rank |
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| 2011 | 9 | 8 | .529 | 4th | CAA Semifinals |
| 2010 | 10 | 7 | .588 | 6th | |
| 2009 | 8 | 9 | .471 | 8th | |
| 2008 | 10 | 7 | .588 | 7th | |
| 2007 | 12 | 5 | .706 | 5th | |
Rowing
Drexel has also had success participating in the Dad Vail RegattaDad Vail Regatta
The Aberdeen Dad Vail Regatta is the largest regular intercollegiate rowing event in the USA, drawing over a hundred colleges and universities from North America. The event has been held annually on the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, since 1953. Briefly in late 2009, it was planned...
, the largest regular intercollegiate rowing
College rowing (United States)
Rowing is one of the oldest intercollegiate sports in the United States. However, rowers comprise only 2.2% of total college athletes. This may be in part because of the status of rowing as an amateur sport and because not all universities have access to suitable bodies of water. In the 2002-03...
event in the USA, held on the Schuylkill River
Schuylkill River
The Schuylkill River is a river in Pennsylvania. It is a designated Pennsylvania Scenic River.The river is about long. Its watershed of about lies entirely within the state of Pennsylvania. The source of its eastern branch is in the Appalachian Mountains at Tuscarora Springs, near Tamaqua in...
. Their rowing teams have won gold medals in the 1997 Men's Frosh/Novice and Men's JV Eight, silver in the 2000 Men's JV Eight, as well as bronze in the 2005 Women's Varsity Heavyweight Eight. The 2005 Women's Varsity Heavyweight Eight participated in the Women's Henley Regatta competing for the Jeffries Cup. However they were eliminated in the first round of duals by Neptune Rowing Club of Ireland.
Recently, the Drexel Rowing program has made significant strides in the rowing community. In the 2010 spring season at the Dad Vail Regatta, the Men's Second Varsity eight and the Men's Varsity pair took gold medals; while the Men's Freshman eight came across the line with a silver medal. The Women's Varsity eight placed third overall and the Women's Second Varsity eight finished just shy of a medal in fourth. The Women's Varsity eight then continued their success a few weeks later at the Royal Henley Woman's Regatta on the Thames River in England, finishing in first place to claim the Elite 8 championship title and the Sports Council Cup.
Rugby
In 2009, the Drexel women's rugby team won the National Women's Collegiate Division IV championship sponsored by the National Small College Rugby OrganizationNational Small College Rugby Organization
The National Small College Rugby Organization was created in 2006 by Chip Auscavitch and Steve Cohen to support and encourage the development and organization of Division III and IV college rugby across the country....
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Shotokan Karate
From 1988 through 2004, Drexel won eleven National Collegiate Karate Association team kata and kumite championships.Soccer
Drexel has one major National Championship to its credit. In 1958 with a 12-0-0 record, the men's soccer team was awarded the national title by the Intercollegiate Soccer Football Association of America, then the governing body of men’s college soccer. This occurred the year before the NCAA instituted a playoff system and so Drexel's championship is not officially recognized today by the NCAA. The 1963 men’s soccer team at 10-3-1 and the 1972 team at 9-5-0, subsequently earned NCAA tournament berths. Men's soccer has a Division I Record of 448-356-78 in 60 seasons. Drexel last won the CAA regular season title in 2007, finishing at 11-5-3 in a tie for first with Old Dominion and reaching then CAA tournament semifinals.Squash
Squash is an emerging sport at Drexel University, with the men's and women's varsity squash program established in 2011 . The men's club team was founded in 2005 by Evan Cyrkin and Justin Burkholder and the women's by Violetta Shubayeva in 2007. Both, the Drexel Men's and Women's Squash teams, compete in the intercollegiate circuit (governed by the College Squash Association) as well as the Philadelphia Squash Racquets Association, On April 25th 2011, the Drexel Athletics Director, Dr. Eric Zillmer, announced the addition of men's and women's squash as varsity programs that will begin competing in the 2011-12 academic year. It was also announced that John White (squash player)John White (squash player)
John White is a former World No. 1 squash player.White finished runner-up at both the World Open and the British Open in 2002. He won the PSA Masters title in 2003 . He also won the British National Championships in 2004...
will lead both the men's and women's programs as Head Coach.
The Drexel Men's Squash team was the winner of the Chaffee Division in the intercollegiate College Squash Nationals (CSA) held at Princeton in February 2009, with a final national ranking of 33. The year before, the men's team finished 35th at the Men's National Intercollegiate Championships held at Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
in February 2008. In 2009-2010 season, the Drexel Squash team lost their ranking and placed 39th at the CSA national's held at Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
in February 2010. The Men's team finished ranked 46th in the nation for the 2010-11 season after the CSA Nationals held at Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
in February 2011.
The Drexel Squash Club also has strong ties through volunteer work with Squash Smarts, a Philadelphia Youth Enrichment Program, which combines the sport of squash with academic tutoring and mentoring of under-served urban youth, in order to develop self-esteem and discipline through academic, athletic and personal achievement.
Other sports
- In Wrestling, Coach Jack Childs has a record of 405-256-9 in 33 seasons at Drexel, and recently earned his 500th career coaching victory, becoming just the fifth coach in collegiate history to accomplish the feat. Childs coached the school's first NCAA All-American in 2004 when Rob Rebmann placed 7th at the NCAA Tournament.
Athletic teams
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- BasketballBasketballBasketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
- CrewCrewA crew is a body or a class of people who work at a common activity, generally in a structured or hierarchical organization. A location in which a crew works is called a crewyard or a workyard...
- GolfGolfGolf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
- LacrosseLacrosseLacrosse is a team sport of Native American origin played using a small rubber ball and a long-handled stick called a crosse or lacrosse stick, mainly played in the United States and Canada. It is a contact sport which requires padding. The head of the lacrosse stick is strung with loose mesh...
- Soccer
- SwimmingSwimming (sport)Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
and DivingDivingDiving is the sport of jumping or falling into water from a platform or springboard, sometimes while performing acrobatics. Diving is an internationally-recognized sport that is part of the Olympic Games. In addition, unstructured and non-competitive diving is a recreational pastime.Diving is one... - SquashSquash (sport)Squash is a high-speed racquet sport played by two players in a four-walled court with a small, hollow rubber ball...
- TennisTennisTennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
- WrestlingWrestlingWrestling is a form of grappling type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. A wrestling bout is a physical competition, between two competitors or sparring partners, who attempt to gain and maintain a superior position...
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Women's
- Basketball
- Crew
- Field HockeyField hockeyField Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
- Lacrosse
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming and Diving
- SquashSquash (sport)Squash is a high-speed racquet sport played by two players in a four-walled court with a small, hollow rubber ball...
- Tennis
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Notable athletes
Basketball- Drexel basketball teams have included both locally and nationally known players such as Michael AndersonMichael Anderson (basketball)Michael Levin Anderson is a former basketball player for Drexel University, the NBA, Spain's professional Liga ACB, the Continental Basketball Association, the Greek A1 League and the Turkish Basketball League.Anderson was a high school star at George Washington Carver High School of Engineering &...
and Malik RoseMalik RoseMalik Jabari Rose is an American former professional basketball player, and current broadcaster, serving as a studio analyst for the New York Knicks, and the lead color analyst for the NBA D-League team, the Austin Toros.-High school and college:Rose graduated from Overbrook High School in...
. Rose and Anderson are the only Drexel alumni to play in the NBA. Several other Drexel alumni have been drafted by NBA teams including: Randy Burkert (9th round of 1982 draft by Philadelphia 76ers), Rich Congo (7th round of 1984 draft by Philadelphia 76ers), and Michael Mitchell (9th round of 1984 draft by Philadelphia 76ers). The Dragons have earned four NCAA Division I basketball tournament berths since moving to Division I in 1973 and four Division II tournament berths, the most notable being the 1996 tournament where Rose led the team to their only NCAA tournament victory, a first round upset of fifth-seeded Memphis. - Nicole Hester – 2008 Philadelphia Sports Writers AssociationPhiladelphia Sports Writers AssociationThe Philadelphia Sports Writers Association was founded on May 12, 1904, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US. The first of what would become an annual Awards Dinner was held on February 15, 1905.-Awards:...
"Most Courageous" Award - Gabriela MargineanGabriela MargineanGabriela Mărginean is a Romanian professional women's basketball player playing for Panathinaikos of Greece. She is the second Romanian who has played in the WNBA after Florina Paşcalău who was the player of Seattle Storm in 2008. She was drafted 26th overall in the 2010 WNBA Draft to the...
– 2009 Philadelphia Sports Writers Association "Outstanding Amateur Athlete"
Lacrosse
- Former Drexel lacrosse head coach Chris Bates played professionally for the Philadelphia WingsPhiladelphia WingsThe Philadelphia Wings are a member of the National Lacrosse League, a professional box lacrosse league in North America. They play at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania....
tallying 29 goals and 49 assists in 73 games, winning NLLNational Lacrosse LeagueThe National Lacrosse League is a men's professional indoor lacrosse league in North America. It currently has nine teams; three in Canada and six in the United States. Unlike other lacrosse leagues which play in the summer, the NLL plays its games in the winter and spring. Each year, the playoff...
championships in 1994, 1995 and 1998 with the club, and making the All-Pro team in 1996. In 2009, Bates was named head lacrosse coach at Princeton University, replacing legendary coach Bill TierneyBill TierneyWilliam "Bill" Tierney is a Hall of Fame lacrosse coach at the University of Denver.Tierney played collegiate lacrosse at Cortland State, where in 1973, he played on the USILA national championship team...
. - Scott Stewart, who played one year of lacrosse at Drexel and graduated in 2001, was the third overall pick in the 2001 NLL draft and had tabulated 117 goals with 127 assists in his career through 2008. Also Jeff Spano, another 2001 graduate, played professionally from 2003 to 2008 with the Philadelphia WingsPhiladelphia WingsThe Philadelphia Wings are a member of the National Lacrosse League, a professional box lacrosse league in North America. They play at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania....
and the New York Titans, accumulating 28 goals and 78 assists for 106 points in 80 games.
Rowing
- In the sport of rowing, Mark GerbanMark GerbanMark Gerban is a former professional rower. He is notable as the first rower in history to represent the State of Palestine at the World Championships.Gerban was born to a Jewish mother and Palestinian father in the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania....
(who swam for Drexel) was the first person in history to represent Palestine at the 2005 World Championships in Gifu PrefectureGifu Prefectureis a prefecture located in the Chūbu region of central Japan. Its capital is the city of Gifu.Located in the center of Japan, it has long played an important part as the crossroads of Japan, connecting the east to the west through such routes as the Nakasendō...
, JapanJapanJapan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. Competing in the Lightweight Men’s Single, he also had the highest placed World Championship finish (16th) of a Palestinian Athlete in any sport.
Soccer
- Jeff ParkeJeff ParkeJeff Parke is an American soccer player who currently plays for Seattle Sounders FC in Major League Soccer.-Career:...
was drafted by the Major League SoccerMajor League SoccerMajor League Soccer is a professional soccer league based in the United States and sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation . The league is composed of 19 teams — 16 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada...
MetroStarsMetrostarsMetrostar may refer to:*New York Red Bulls, formerly called the "MetroStars", a soccer team from New York*Manila Metro Rail Transit System, popularly called "The Metrostar Express", a part of the metropolitan rail system in Manila...
in 2004 and is currently a defender on the Seattle Sounders FCSeattle Sounders FCSeattle Sounders FC is an American professional soccer club based in Seattle, Washington. The club competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. Sounders FC was established in November 2007 as a MLS expansion team, making it the 15th team in...
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Swimming & diving
- In 2008, Kate Hynes became Drexel’s first women’s swimming & diving All-American when she placed 13th on the three-meter board at the NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships. On the one-meter board, Hynes finished 20th at the national championships.
In general
- Other notable athletes include Lynn B. Ferguson, who was an All-American in both football and lacrosse during his time at Drexel; as well as Dennis Fink who earned the University’s first-ever Division I All-America honor for lacrosse, was the first Drexel player to lead the nation in scoring, and currently remains among the all-time leaders in several NCAA Men's Division I Lacrosse Records categories. Also, Ray GreeneRay Greene (lacrosse)Melvin R. "Ray" Greene is an American former lacrosse player. He was inducted into the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 1981.-Early life and college:...
who played on one of the first Drexel lacrosse teams is one of only two Dragons in the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame.
DAC Pack
The DAC Pack is the student cheering section for men's and women's basketball games at Drexel UniversityDrexel University
Drexel University is a private research university with the main campus located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. It was founded in 1891 by Anthony J. Drexel, a noted financier and philanthropist. Drexel offers 70 full-time undergraduate programs and accelerated degrees...
. DAC refers to the Daskalakis Athletic Center
Daskalakis Athletic Center
Daskalakis Athletic Center is a 2,300-seat multi-purpose arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is home to the Drexel University Dragons basketball team. It hosted all or part of the 1993-1996 America East Conference men's basketball tournament, the 2005 NIT Season Tip-Off, and the 2007 National...
, the arena in which the men's and women's home games are played. Founded in 2002, the DAC Pack has grown from 10 people its first year, to a group filling the student section every once in a while. On game days members of the DAC Pack are noticeable by the distinctive yellow shirts with the phrase "DAC Pack" on the front. The DAC Pack has organized such things as the celebration of the tip off of the basketball season (Midnight Madness), half-time contests, organizing trips to the team's away games. The DAC Pack also can be seen attending the various tournaments throughout the year, specifically the season ending conference tournament. The current DAC Pack President is Anthony D'Angelo.
See also
- Bill HerrionBill HerrionBill Herrion is an American college basketball coach. Since 2005, he has been the men's head coach with the University of New Hampshire. Prior to coming to UNH, he served as the head coach at East Carolina University and Drexel University. He has been an assistant with Boston University, George...
- City 6City 6The City 6 refers to an informal association of college athletic programs in the Philadelphia area. It is not a conference; in fact, the six schools that are members of the City 6 are members of four separate conferences: the Atlantic 10, the Big East, the Colonial Athletic Association , and the...
- Jeff ParkeJeff ParkeJeff Parke is an American soccer player who currently plays for Seattle Sounders FC in Major League Soccer.-Career:...
- Lacrosse in PennsylvaniaLacrosse in PennsylvaniaLacrosse has been played in Pennsylvania since the 19th century. Today, there are many respected amateur programs at the club, college and high school level, as well as several respected past and present professional teams at the National Lacrosse League and Major League Lacrosse ...
- Malik RoseMalik RoseMalik Jabari Rose is an American former professional basketball player, and current broadcaster, serving as a studio analyst for the New York Knicks, and the lead color analyst for the NBA D-League team, the Austin Toros.-High school and college:Rose graduated from Overbrook High School in...
- Mark GerbanMark GerbanMark Gerban is a former professional rower. He is notable as the first rower in history to represent the State of Palestine at the World Championships.Gerban was born to a Jewish mother and Palestinian father in the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania....
- Michael AndersonMichael Anderson (basketball)Michael Levin Anderson is a former basketball player for Drexel University, the NBA, Spain's professional Liga ACB, the Continental Basketball Association, the Greek A1 League and the Turkish Basketball League.Anderson was a high school star at George Washington Carver High School of Engineering &...
- Philadelphia Sports Hall of FamePhiladelphia Sports Hall of FameThe Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame is a nonprofit organization in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., that was established in May 2002, to honor individuals and groups who are either area natives who became prominent in the field of sports or who became prominent in the field of sports in the...
- Ray GreeneRay Greene (lacrosse)Melvin R. "Ray" Greene is an American former lacrosse player. He was inducted into the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 1981.-Early life and college:...
External links
- Drexel University
- Official Drexel Dragons athletics site
- The DAC Pack Official Web Site
- Men's Soccer to Honor '58 National Championship Team During CAA Opener
- American College Soccer, 1946-1959: The Postwar era
- The Year in American Soccer - 1958
- Sports Stats Annual Tournament records
- Drexel Ends ODU'S 17-Year Reign as CAA Champs
- Drexel Captures First ever CAA Title
- Drexel Athletics at Fanbase.com
- Childs Earns 500th Career Coaching Win