CHERRY HILL, N.J. – The Boston University men's rowing program continued racing at the 2025 IRA National Championship Regatta on Saturday, May 31 on the Cooper River with all four of its crews in action. BU sent two boats to the Petite Finals to highlight the day's racing.
 
Storms from Friday night created choppy water with occasional whitecaps that resembled Charles River racing for BU. Wind gusts traveling east reached 22 miles per hour to create a substantial cross-tailwind from the port side.
 
The Second Varsity 8+, coxed by James Smith and stroked by Filippo de Marsanich, sported overlap with Syracuse, Brown and Princeton and later locked into a battle with Penn for the fifth spot in the final 500 meters. The Quakers would ultimately prevail by four seats as the Terriers finished sixth in 5:42.230 to join Penn and Princeton in the Petite Final.
 
BU's Third Varsity 8+, coxed by Hannah Noguchi and stroked by Wynant Hubbard, was delayed multiple times as the wind made it difficult to get the boats lined up at the start. The Terriers ultimately finished sixth in 6:05.800 to slot into the Petite Final and sixth in the AB Semifinal.
 
The Terrier Varsity 8+, coxed by Emily Slawin and stroked by George Kreidler, went to battle with Cornell and La Salle and made a run near the 1,500-meter mark. The Big Red and Explorers withstood that push to finished first and second, while BU outlasted Georgetown's furious final strokes to place third in 5:35.550, about a half length ahead of the Hoyas and behind La Salle.
 
BU's Varsity 4+, coxed by Luke Stroh and stroked by Mason Laundry, competed against Northeastern, Colgate, Coast Guard, Loyola Maryland and Maryland. There was overlap between all six teams in the first 500 meters, but the Coast Guard pushed forward from there as BU crossed in a time of 6:49.440, good for sixth place and just over two seconds behind the Coast Guard. The Terrier crew finishes 24th overall in the nation.
 
RESULTS
Varsity 8+
CD Semifinal

1. Cornell – 5:34.600
2. La Salle – 5:35.100
3. BU – 5:35.550
4. Georgetown – 5:36.510
5. UC San Diego – 5:53.120
6. Gonzaga – 6:01.220

Second Varsity 8+
AB Semifinal

1. California – 5:33.880
2. Syracuse – 5:36.390
3. Brown – 5:36.400
4. Princeton – 5:37.200
5. Penn – 5:41.080
6. BU – 5:42.230

Third Varsity 8+
AB Semifinal

1. Washington – 5:32.450
2. California – 5:33.070
3. Princeton – 5:35.810
4. Brown – 5:35.970
5. Penn – 5:52.410
6. BU – 6:05.800

Varsity 4+
D Final

1. Northeastern – 6:31.330
2. Colgate – 6:34.910
3. Wisconsin – 6:36.230
4. Loyola Maryland – 6:41.480
5. Coast Guard – 6:47.130
6. BU – 6:49.440

 
SCHEDULE – SUNDAY, JUNE 1

• 9:20 a.m. – Varsity 8+ C Final
• 9:30 a.m. – Third Varsity 8+ Petite Final
• 11:00 a.m. – Second Varsity 8+ Petite Final

 
LINEUPS
Varsity 8+
Bow: Jan Koska
2: Daniel Malecki
3: Finn Berkhout
4: Callan Wallis
5: Ethan Feldman
6: Caleb Schwartz
7: Grant Gwadz
Stroke: George Kreidler
Cox: Emily Slawin
 
Second Varsity 8+
Bow: Hurst Thompson
2: Ali el Sayed
3: Tucker Thomas
4: Cormac Rooney
5: Jack Mitchell
6: Bowen de Gouw
7: Ian Doud
Stroke: Filippo de Marsanich
Cox: James Smith
 
Third Varsity 8+
Bow: Conor Kelly
2: Oliver Gumprecht
3: Tim Laux
4: Nixon Murray
5: Sam Speed
6: Giacomo Cappelletto
7: Philip Watson
Stroke: Wynant Hubbard
Cox: Hannah Noguchi
 
Varsity 4+
Cox: Luke Stroh
Bow: Baringer Lovaas
2: Sam Speed
3: Eric Liesener
Stroke: Mason Laundry