Terriers Race in IRA Semifinals

Saturday, June 4

West Windsor, NJ

9 AM

Boston University

IRA Championship

Boston University men's rowing varsity eight boat heads down the course in IRA C/D semifinals

June 4, 2022 | Men's Rowing

Results Watch IRA Central

WEST WINDSOR, N.J. – Continuing the IRA National Championship Regatta, the No. 12 Boston University men's rowing team had all three boats race in their respective semifinals Saturday morning on Lake Mercer.

Both the second varsity eight and third varsity eight boats both placed fourth in the A/B semis to reach the Petite Final, while the varsity eight boat took second in the C/D semis to advance to Sunday's 3rd Level Final.

Coxed by Matt Murphy and stroked by Harrison Steck, the second varsity eight boat took fourth at 5:48.284, missing out on a Grand Final appearance to third-place finisher Princeton by 0.84 seconds. California won the race at 5:44.018 ahead of Princeton, while Harvard took fifth at 5:50.872.

The third varsity eight boat coxed by Peter Adams and stroked by Owen Loeb also placed fourth at 5:58.399, 2.5 seconds behind third-place finisher Dartmouth, to reach the Petite Final. Harvard (5:47.185) and Brown (5:50.933) took the top two spots, while Syracuse took fifth at 6:01.345.

Needing a top-three result to reach the 3rd Level Final, the varsity eight boat coxed by William Mulhall and stroked by Bowen de Gouw posted a time of 5:52.265 to finish 3.47 seconds behind Stanford, while Columbia placed third at 5:56.211.

The V8 will start off Sunday's competition at 9:10 a.m. with the 3V8 racing next at 9:20 a.m. The 2V8 will conclude the IRAs at 9:50 a.m.

SATURDAY RESULTS

Varsity Eight C/D Semifinal #1 (top-3 to C Final, 4+ to D Final)
1) Stanford - 5:48.799
2) Boston University - 5:52.265
3) Columbia - 5:56.211
4) Marist - 6:00.805
5) MIT - 6:10.479

Second Varsity Eight A/B Semifinal #1 (top-3 to A Final, 4+ to B Final)
1) California - 5:44.018
2) Brown - 5:45.504
3) Princeton - 5:47.446
4) Boston University - 5:48.284
5) Harvard - 5:50.872
6) Wisconsin - 6:03.284

Third Varsity Eight A/B Semifinal #1 (top-3 to A Final, 4+ to B Final)
1) Harvard - 5:47.185
2) Brown - 5:50.933
3) Dartmouth - 5:55.847
4) Boston University - 5:58.399
5) Syracuse - 6:01.345
6) Cornell - 6:03.211

LINEUPS

V8
Cox: William Mulhall
Stroke: Bowen de Gouw
7: Elliott Jenkins
6: Paul Seiters
5: Luke Brady
4: Timothy Nothnagel
3: Alex von Schwerdtner
2: Friedrich Amelingmeyer
Bow: Nicholas Ringelstein

2V8
Cox: Matt Murphy
Stroke: Harrison Steck
7: Ethan Feldman
6: Jonathan Cameron
5: Trainer Unsworth
4: Andrea Garbo
3: Alexander Jastremski
2: Gabriel Stekl
Bow: Stefan Scornavacca

3V8
Cox: Peter Adams
Stroke: Owen Loeb
7: Hurst Thompson
6: Marino Kerler
5: Alexander Dailida
4: Esben Kok
3: Benjamin Hunnewell
2: Dylan Fagiani
Bow: Tucker Thomas