Eight years had gone by since Temple’s varsity 8 boat had earned a medal at the Dad Vail Regatta.
In Gavin White’s last race, Temple’s varsity 8 boat gave their coach one final medal.
At Saturday’s Dad Vail Regatta on the Schuylkill River, Temple’s varsity 8 boat finished third, earning a medal at the race for the first time since 2008.
Led by coxswain Dante Romeo, the Owls came through the finish line with a time of 6:05.636. The Florida Institute of Technology and Drexel University finished first and second respectively.
The Owls finished about 10 seconds behind Florida Tech (5:55.