Men's Crew Has Strong Start to IRA Championship on Friday

Friday, June 3

West Windsor, N.J.

V8: 8:30 a.m. | 2V8: 9:40 a.m. | 3V8: 10:20 a.m.

Brown University

IRA Championship - Day 1

Photo by: Keith Egan

Men's Crew Has Strong Start to IRA Championship on Friday

6/3/2022 4:43:00 PM | Men's Crew

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WEST WINDSOR, N.J. – Brown's Varsity 8, Second Varsity 8, and Third Varsity 8 all qualified for Saturday's A/B semifinals following a strong opening day at the 2022 IRA Championship Friday at Mercer Lake.

The V8 and 3V8 crews won their respective heats while the 2V8 crew finished second to earn spots in the top semifinal races tomorrow. As a result, all three crews have secured a 12th-place finish at minimum.

Bruno's Varsity 4 crew finished 10th in the opening time trial before placing third in the third A/B/C semifinal in the afternoon to qualify for tomorrow's Petite Final.

"We thought it was a successful day overall and we put our crews in position to take the next step forward, which was our hope heading into today's races" said Head Coach Paul Cooke '89. "Tomorrow's semifinals will be extremely competitive and we need to get our energy right for the morning. We'll look to continue building on the momentum from Sprints and from today."

The Varsity 8 crew opened the IRA Championship with a strong showing in the third heat. The Bears and Princeton Tigers quickly separated from the pack with the Bears holding a half-second lead at the midpoint of the race.

From there, Brown pulled away, gaining more than three seconds on the Tigers in the final 1,000 meters to post a time of 5:37.654 and take a 4.3-second win over Princeton (5:42.046). The Wisconsin Badgers finished third with a time of 5:43.868.

Brown and Princeton advanced directly to Saturday's A/B semifinal with six other crews: Cal, Dartmouth, Harvard, Syracuse, Washington, and Yale. The remaining four crews qualified in the afternoon repechages: Cornell, Navy, Northeastern, and Wisconsin.

The Bears will race in the second V8 A/B Semifinal tomorrow morning at 8:50 a.m. against Cornell, Dartmouth, Syracuse, Wisconsin, and Yale. The top-three finishers from each semifinal tomorrow will advance to Sunday's Grand Final.

The Second Varsity 8 crew clocked a time of 5:46.059 to finish second to Dartmouth (5:42.801) to secure a spot in Saturday's A/B semifinals. The Big Green and Bears separated from the pack quickly while Cornell and Wisconsin separated from Santa Clara and MIT.

Dartmouth and Brown advanced directly to Saturday's A/B semifinal with six other crews: Cal, Harvard, Princeton, Syracuse, Washington, and Yale. The remaining six crews qualified in the afternoon repechages: Boston U., Cornell, Drexel, and Wisconsin.

The Bears will race in the first A/B Semifinal tomorrow morning at 9 a.m. against Boston U., Cal, Harvard, Princeton, and Wisconsin. The top-three finishers from each semifinal tomorrow will advance to Sunday's Grand Final.

A broken seat in the Boston University 3V8 crew delayed the start of the final morning heat. The race began at 10:35 a.m. – 15 minutes after its scheduled start time.

Brown, Cal, and Boston University held the top-three positions, in that order, at the 500-meter mark with Bruno holding a 1.5-second lead over the Terriers. Brown stretched its lead over Cal in the next three legs of the race and ultimately posted a time of 5:51.487 for a three-second win over the Golden Bears (5:54.451).

Brown and Cal advanced directly to Saturday's A/B semifinal with four other crews: Dartmouth, Harvard, Washington, and Yale. The remaining six crews qualified in the afternoon repechages: Boston U., Cornell, Penn, Princeton, Navy, and Syracuse.

The Bears will race in the second A/B Semifinal tomorrow morning at 9:30 a.m. against Boston U., Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, and Syracuse. The top-three finishers from each semifinal tomorrow will advance to Sunday's Grand Final.

The Varsity 4 boat finished with a time of 6:18.841 in the morning Time Trials to finish 10th among 25 crews. The Bears qualified for the afternoon's A/B/C semifinal with the finish along with the remaining top-18 teams.

The V4 raced in the third A/B/C semifinal at 3:50 p.m. against Georgetown, Holy Cross, Navy, Oklahoma, and Washington. The Bears found themselves in fifth at the 1,000-meter mark but pressed in the second half, passing Navy and Holy Cross to post a time of 6:25.357 and finish third.

Washington and Georgetown finished first and second, respectively, to qualify for tomorrow's Varsity 4 Grand Final. The Bears and Crusaders of Holy Cross qualified for the Petite Final with respective finishes of third and fourth.

The V4 Petite Final is scheduled to begin at 11:10 a.m. with the Bears racing against Cal, Holy Cross, Jacksonville, La Salle, and Northeastern.

FRIDAY RESULTS
Varsity 8 Heat 3 – 8:30 a.m.
1. Brown – 5:37.654
2. Princeton – 5:42.046
3. Wisconsin – 5:43.868
4. Navy – 5:49.828
5. Colgate – 5:50.652
6. Temple – 5:54.114

B: Harry Church
2: Kai Hoite
3: Simon Hatcher
4: Gabriel Mahler
5: Henry Hollingsworth
6: Charlie Fargo
7: Will Legenzowski
S: Gus Rodriguez
C: Jack DiGiovanni

Second Varsity 8 Heat 4 – 9:40 a.m.
1. Dartmouth – 5:42.801
2. Brown – 5:46.059
3. Cornell – 5:54.761
4. Wisconsin – 5:56.491
5. Santa Clara – 6:11.849
6. MIT – 6:14.497

B: Willem Stoop
2: James Scott
3: Will Thayer
4: Kay O'Donnell
5: Ian Burnett
6: Nathan Swidler
7: Enno Moench
S: Josh Golbus
C: Ryan Williams

Third Varsity 8 Heat 3 – 10:20 a.m.
1. Brown – 5:51.487
2. Cal – 5:54.451
3. Boston U. – 5:56.481
4. Cornell – 6:00.795
5. Temple – 6:3.129
6. Oregon State – 6:19.129

B: Connor Prior
2: Charlie Lucas
3: Matias Hoite
4: George Lawton
5: Ben Olsen
6: Adrian Johansen
7: Connor Brown
S: Marcus Winter
C: Matthew Rose

Varsity 4 A/B/C Semifinal 3 – 3:50 p.m.
1. Washington – 6:21.243
2. Georgetown – 6:23.349
3. Brown – 6:25.357
4. Holy Cross – 6:25.727
5. Navy – 6:27.691
6. Oklahoma – 6:41.405

Varsity 4 Time Trial – 11:20 a.m.
1. Princeton – 6:07.077
2. FIT – 6:10.921
3. Georgetown – 6:10.979
4. Washington – 6:11.371
5. La Salle – 6:13.025
6. Williams – 6:14.403
7. Dartmouth – 6:14.642
8. Cal – 6:15.124
9. Holy Cross – 6:15.479
10. Brown – 6:16.841
11. Harvard – 6:17.765
12. Jacksonville – 6:18.033
13. Northeastern – 6:18.275
14. Hobart – 6:19.083
15. Navy – 6:21.915
16. Oklahoma – 6:22.309
17. Wisconsin – 6:23.509
18. Syracuse – 6:25.495
19. Cornell – 6:26.695
20. Marietta – 6:28.711
21. Drexel – 6:30.251
22. Penn – 6:31.464
23. Catholic – 6:32.777
24. Tufts – 6:38.393
25. Marist – 6:42.523
-- Mercyhurst – Scratch
-- UC San Diego – Scratch

B: Matthew Boranian
2: Gordan Milovac
3: Mathijs Deetman
S: Ben Jackson
C: Lizzie Mitchell

Gallery: (6-3-2022) MCrew at IRA Championship Day 1 (6/3/22)

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