No. 8 Men's Crew Sends Three Boats to IRA Semifinals, A4 Qualifies for Grand Final

Friday, May 30

Camden, N.J.

8:16 a.m.

Brown University

IRA Championship - Day 1

Photo by: Keith Egan

No. 8 Men's Crew Sends Three Boats to IRA Semifinals, A4 Qualifies for Grand Final

5/30/2025 5:45:00 PM | Men's Crew

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CAMDEN, N.J. - On Friday afternoon, Brown men's crew wrapped up competition on the first day of the IRA National Championship, with all four crews turning in impressive performances on Cooper River.

"All crews made it through to the A/B semifinals and tomorrow will be a big day," said Men's Crew Head Coaching Chair Paul Cooke '89. "Advancing to the Grand Finals is the goal. We can make a few adjustments from today. Everyone raced hard and they will be ready to go. Impressive effort by the Varsity 4 to make the Grand Finals."

The V8, stroked by David Person and coxed by Elenna Seguin, posted a final time of 5:34.620 in their heat race on Friday morning. Brown's top boat was locked in fro the start, finishing only two seconds behind California for first place. The 2V8, stroked by Isaac Hillicks-Tulip and coxed by Lizzie Mitchell, crossed the finish line in 5:43.530 and punched their ticket to tomorrow afternoon's semifinal after taking home a second place finish.

The 3V8, stroked by Gordy Gibbons and coxed by Jack Mershon, crossed the finish line in 5:48.060 and came in third place behind Dartmouth and California. The A4, stroked by Uros Bogdanov and coxed by Adelaide Poulson, made a statement late Friday morning by posting a final time of 6:23.350 and securing a spot in tomorrow's A4 Grand Final. Tomorrow will be the first Grand Final appearance for Brown's A4 in three seasons.

MAY 31 SEMIFINAL/GRAND FINAL RACE SCHEDULE
V8 (Semifinal) - 12:40 p.m.
2V8 (Semifinal) - 12:56 p.m.
3V8 (Semifinal) - 1:04 p.m.
A4 (Grand Final) - 3:20 p.m.

WHERE TO WATCH
You can catch the Bears in action tomorrow afternoon on Overnght.com with the link below or on the team schedule.
2025 IRA National Championship - Day 2

FULL LINEUPS AND RESULTS
V8
California - 5:32.650
Penn - 5:34.360
Brown - 5:34.620
La Salle - 5:45.860
Temple - 5:51.550
MIT - 6:01.460

B: Jack Cadwallader
2: Davis Kelly
3: Oliver Page-Kuhr
4: Tom Griffin
5: Savas Koutsouras
6: Enno Mönch
7: Isaac Thurnham
S: David Person
C: Elenna Seguin

2V8
Washington - 5:41.950
Brown - 5:43.530
Penn - 5:45.060
La Salle - 5:55.680
Columbia - 5:55.790

B: Connor Prior
2: Marcus Winter
3: Tristan Green
4: Morgan Haisman
5: Skye Bacon
6: Harri Peck
7: Nick Gaensler
S: Isaac Hillicks-Tulip
C: Lizzie Mitchell

3V8
California - 5:38.360
Dartmouth - 5:40.780
Brown - 5:48.060
Holy Cross - 6:04.570
Temple - 6:12.390

B: Charlie Hall
2: Cole Matlack
3: Max Willott
4: Sean Egan
5: Mees du Croo de Jongh
6: Eddie Andrews
7: Owen McKenna
S: Gordy Gibbons
C: Jack Mershon

A4
California - 6:21.070
Brown - 6:23.350
St Joseph's - 6:24.050
San Deigo - 6:24.710
Marist - 6:30.230
Stetson - 6:36.860

B: Andy Chefetz
2: Henry Davison
3: Wilfred Allison
S: Uros Bogdanov
C: Adelaide Poulson

Gallery: (5-30-2025) 2025 IRA National Championship Day 1

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