Friday, May 31
West Windsor, NJ / Lake Mercer
ALL DAY
Boston University
vs
IRA Championship
Photo by: Boston University Athletics
No. 11 Men’s Rowing Opens IRA Championship On Friday
May 30, 2024 | Men's Rowing
WEST WINDSOR, N.J. – The 11th-ranked Boston University men's rowing program is set to race four crews at the IRA National Championship Regatta, which begins on Friday (May 31) on Lake Mercer.
A live stream for the races will be available on Overnght.com using the link above. All four sessions are free to view. Results will be provided by RegattaTiming. More information about the regatta can be found using the link for the IRARowing website at the top of the article.
BU begins racing on Friday (May 31) at 8:30 a.m. in the third heat of the Varsity 8. The Second Varsity 8 will also compete in the third heat, which begins at 9:30 a.m. The Third Varsity 8 will row at 9:50 a.m. in the first heat. The top three crews in those heats advance to the A/B Semifinals on Saturday (June 1), while the remainder move to the C/D Semifinals.
Time trials for the Varsity 4 begin at 11:40 a.m. on Friday (May 31), with the first of six semifinals beginning at 4:30 p.m. The V4 Finals will take place on Saturday (June 1).
In the final IRCA/IRA Men's Heavyweight Polls before the regatta, BU's Varsity 8 ranked 11th in the nation, just behind Northeastern and ahead of Cornell. The 2V8 also slotted 11th ahead of the Big Red and trailing Penn, while the 3V8 was eighth, behind Brown but leading Syracuse.
The Terriers seek to build off last year's results at the IRA Championship, where BU finished 10th in the Ten Eyck standings with 173 points. The Terrier V8 won the C Final in 5:44.166, while the 2V8 was second in the Petite Final, beating out crews from Syracuse, Cornell, Penn, and Northeastern. BU has finished 10th in the team standings at the IRA Championship in consecutive years.
In its most recent races back on May 19, BU competed at the Eastern Sprints in Worcester, Mass. The Third and Fourth Varsity 8 boats advanced to the Grand Final, while the Varsity 4 earned gold out of five crews. The V8 and 2V8 were second and third, respectively, in the Petite Final.
Fifty crews across men's and women's lightweight and men's heavyweight schools will embark on Mercer Lake for the IRA National Championship Regatta, which celebrates its 121st anniversary this year. The Princeton National Rowing Association will also co-host the event.
FRIDAY SCHEDULE – MAY 31
Varsity 8+ - Heat 3
SATURDAY SCHEDULE – JUNE 1
Varsity 8+ Semifinals
SUNDAY SCHEDULE – JUNE 2
Varsity 8+ Finals
A live stream for the races will be available on Overnght.com using the link above. All four sessions are free to view. Results will be provided by RegattaTiming. More information about the regatta can be found using the link for the IRARowing website at the top of the article.
BU begins racing on Friday (May 31) at 8:30 a.m. in the third heat of the Varsity 8. The Second Varsity 8 will also compete in the third heat, which begins at 9:30 a.m. The Third Varsity 8 will row at 9:50 a.m. in the first heat. The top three crews in those heats advance to the A/B Semifinals on Saturday (June 1), while the remainder move to the C/D Semifinals.
Time trials for the Varsity 4 begin at 11:40 a.m. on Friday (May 31), with the first of six semifinals beginning at 4:30 p.m. The V4 Finals will take place on Saturday (June 1).
In the final IRCA/IRA Men's Heavyweight Polls before the regatta, BU's Varsity 8 ranked 11th in the nation, just behind Northeastern and ahead of Cornell. The 2V8 also slotted 11th ahead of the Big Red and trailing Penn, while the 3V8 was eighth, behind Brown but leading Syracuse.
The Terriers seek to build off last year's results at the IRA Championship, where BU finished 10th in the Ten Eyck standings with 173 points. The Terrier V8 won the C Final in 5:44.166, while the 2V8 was second in the Petite Final, beating out crews from Syracuse, Cornell, Penn, and Northeastern. BU has finished 10th in the team standings at the IRA Championship in consecutive years.
In its most recent races back on May 19, BU competed at the Eastern Sprints in Worcester, Mass. The Third and Fourth Varsity 8 boats advanced to the Grand Final, while the Varsity 4 earned gold out of five crews. The V8 and 2V8 were second and third, respectively, in the Petite Final.
Fifty crews across men's and women's lightweight and men's heavyweight schools will embark on Mercer Lake for the IRA National Championship Regatta, which celebrates its 121st anniversary this year. The Princeton National Rowing Association will also co-host the event.
FRIDAY SCHEDULE – MAY 31
Varsity 8+ - Heat 3
- 8:30 a.m. – top three crews to A/B Semifinals
- Lane 2
- vs. La Salle, Princeton, Harvard, Navy, and Santa Clara
- 9:30 a.m. – top three crews to A/B Semifinals
- Lane 2
- vs. Drexel, California, Syracuse, Stanford, and Santa Clara
- 9:50 a.m. – top three crews to Semifinals, remainder to C Final
- Lane 4
- vs. Oregon State, Syracuse, Washington, and Georgetown
- Time Trials – 11:40 a.m.
- Semifinals – Top 2 in A/B/C Semifinal to A Final, next 2 to B Final, remainder to C Final; top 2 in D/E/F Semifinal to D Final, next 2 to E Final, remainder to F Final
- Semifinal 1 – 4:30 p.m.
- Semifinal 2 – 4:40 p.m.
- Semifinal 3 – 4:50 p.m.
- Semifinal 4 – 5:00 p.m.
- Semifinal 5 – 5:10 p.m.
- Semifinal 6 – 5:20 p.m.
SATURDAY SCHEDULE – JUNE 1
Varsity 8+ Semifinals
- A/B Semifinals – 8:50 a.m. and 9:00 a.m.
- Top three crews to A Final, remainder to B Final
- C/D Semifinals – 9:50 a.m. and 10:00 a.m.
- Top three crews to C Final, remainder to D Final
- A/B Semifinals – 9:10 a.m. and 9:20 a.m.
- Top three crews to A Final, remainder to B Final
- C/D Semifinals – 10:10 a.m. and 10:20 a.m.
- Top three crews to C Final, remainder to D Final
- A/B Semifinals – 9:30 a.m. and 9:40 a.m.
- Top three crews to A Final, remainder to B Final
- F Final – 10:30 a.m.
- E Final – 10:40 a.m.
- D Final – 10:50 a.m.
- C Final – 11:00 a.m.
- Petite Final – 11:20 a.m.
- Grand Final – 11:40 a.m.
SUNDAY SCHEDULE – JUNE 2
Varsity 8+ Finals
- D Final – 9:10 a.m.
- C Final – 9:20 a.m.
- Petite Final – 10:50 a.m.
- Grand Final – 11:00 a.m.
- D Final – 8:40 a.m.
- C Final – 9:00 a.m.
- Petite Final – 10:00 a.m.
- Grand Final – 10:10 a.m.
- C Final – 8:50 a.m.
- Petite Final – 9:30 a.m.
- Grand Final – 9:40 a.m.
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