WEST WINDSOR, N.J. - The second-ranked Boston University women's lightweight rowing team began competition at the 2023 IRA National Championship on Saturday morning with all three boats racing for lanes for Sunday's final round on Lake Mercer.

The Lightweight 8, coxed by sophomore Heather Shinn and stroked by senior Delaney Bernier, finished fourth in its race, turning in a time of 7:21.829 behind No. 4 Georgetown (7:20.677), No. 3 Stanford (7:16.531) and No. 1 Princeton (7:12.517). 

In the Lightweight 4, junior coxswain Rayna Kuthiala and sophomore stroke Nina Palmer guided the Terriers to a fifth-place finish with a time of 8:19.426. 

Freshman Kylie Lough and junior Alanna Hoffman got the morning started by placing third in the Lightweight Double in a time of 8:47.607 behind Harvard-Radcliffe (8:26.583) and Princeton (8:18.231).

Sunday's final schedule is as follows:

8:00 a.m. - Lightweight Double (Lane 3)
8:08 a.m. - Lightweight 4 (Lane 7)
9:36 a.m. - Lightweight 8 (Lane 6)

SATURDAY RESULTS

V8
1) Princeton – 7:12.517
2) Stanford – 7:16.531
3) Georgetown – 7:20.677
4) Boston University – 7:21.829
5) Harvard-Radcliffe – 7:27.735
6) Wisconsin – 6:46.955  

V4
1) Princeton – 8:02.828
2) MIT – 8:07.028
3) Georgetown – 8:11.570
4) Stanford – 8:15.712
5) Wisconsin – 8:16.166
6) Boston University – 8:19.426
7) Harvard-Radcliffe – 8:26.340

Double
1) Princeton – 8:18.231
2) Harvard-Radcliffe – 8:26.583
3) Boston University – 8:47.607
4) Wisconsin – 8:57.831
5) Georgetown – 8:57.907
6) MIT – 9:20.261
7) Gordon – 9:36.733

LINEUPS

V8
Cox: Heather Shinn
Stroke: Delaney Bernier
7: Maecy Rickman
6: Zoey Goodness
5: Lilly McSweeney
4: Natalie Erb
3: Ela Ersan
2: Lulu Smith
Bow: Charlotte Duan

V4
Cox: Rayna Kuthiala
Bow: Perrin Lafky
2: Savanna Jacovini
3: Carly Milosevic
Stroke: Nina Palmer

Double
Bow: Kylie Lough
Stroke: Alanna Hoffman