Lightweights Claim Pair of Medals, Finish Runner-Up at IRA Championship

Sunday, June 5

West Windsor, NJ

8 AM

Boston University

IRA Championship

Boston University women's lightweight 2x rowers are on the left side wearing silver medals while on the right side, the V4 members are wearing bronze.

Lightweights Claim Pair of Medals, Finish Runner-Up at IRA Championship

June 5, 2022 | Women's Lightweight Rowing

Results IRA Central Coach Doldron Postrace Watch Sunday Replay

WEST WINDSOR, N.J. – Boosted by a pair of medal-winning performances, the Boston University women's lightweight rowing team finished runner-up at the IRA National Championship Regatta Sunday morning on Lake Mercer.

The Terriers claimed silver in the double sculls and bronze in the varsity four before finishing fourth in the varsity eight for a total of 58 points, two more than Harvard-Radcliffe and seven ahead of both Georgetown and Stanford. Princeton won gold in both the varsity eight and double sculls while also finishing fourth in the varsity four to hoist the team title at 66 points. Wisconsin (43), MIT (33) and Gordon College (7) rounded out the list.

Trying to repeat as champions in the double sculls, seniors Grace Beery and Kathryn Grabowski beat Harvard-Radcliffe by more than four seconds for the silver at 7:53.101. Princeton jumped out to a 1.3 second lead through the first 500 meters and built the lead to more than four seconds by the midway point to earn gold at 7:46.065.

In the varsity four race, the Tigers also jumped out to an early two-second lead and led fourth-place BU by more than seven seconds at the midway point. Coxed by Nora Chan and stroked by Charlotte Duan, the Terriers' V4 though turned on the jets and managed to overtake Princeton over the last 1,000 meters by nearly six seconds for the bronze at 7:47.621. MIT though was eight seconds faster than BU during that same stretch of the course to win at 7:39.089, while Harvard-Radcliffe took silver at 7:44.753. Maecy Rickman, Lulu Smith and Kieran Purandare were also part of the boat that earned BU's second medal of the day.

During the last race, the V8 coxed by Rayna Kuthiala and stroked by Nina Palmer started off slow and was in sixth place through the first 500 meters but then posted the top second-500 meter split time by more than four seconds to get back into the competition. The Terriers were unable to keep up the pace though and finished fourth at 7:02.559, missing out on the podium by 1.9 seconds to Stanford. Princeton won at 6:55.889 with Georgetown placing second at 6:57.485.

SUNDAY GRAND FINAL RESULTS

Varsity Eight
1) Princeton - 6:55.889
2) Georgetown - 6:57.485
3) Stanford - 7:00.665
4) Boston University - 7:02.559
5) Harvard-Radcliffe - 7:04.685
6) Wisconsin - 7:21.289

Varsity Four
1) MIT - 7:39.089
2) Harvard-Radcliffe - 7:44.753
3) Boston University - 7:47.621
4) Princeton - 7:53.417
5) Stanford - 8:02.673
6) Wisconsin - 8:17.373
7) Georgetown - 8:39.465

Double Sculls
1) Princeton - 7:46.065
2) Boston University - 7:53.101
3) Harvard-Radcliffe - 7:57.467
4) MIT - 8:07.893
5) Wisconsin - 8:12.559
6) Gordon - 8:25.453

IRA Women's Lightweight Team Points
1) Princeton - 66
2) Boston University - 58
3) Harvard-Radcliffe - 56
4) Georgetown - 51
5) Stanford - 51
6) Wisconsin - 43
7) MIT - 33
8) Gordon - 7

LINEUPS

V8
Coxswain: Rayna Kuthiala
Stroke: Nina Palmer
7: Hanna Brigham
6: Catharine Griskowitz
5: Perrin Lafky
4: Ava Gamble
3: Alexandra DeShaw
2: Karsen Healy
Bow: Savanna Jacovini

V4
Coxswain: Nora Chan
Stroke: Charlotte Duan
3: Maecy Rickman
2: Lulu Smith
Bow: Kieran Purandare

2x
Stroke: Grace Beery
Bow: Kathryn Grabowski