WEST WINDSOR, N.J. – The Harvard Heavyweight Rowing team kicked off the IRA National Championships with three top-three finishes amongst it's three varsity eight crews. The 2V boat, stroked by Matthias Fischer, claimed victory in its heat to send the crew to the AB semifinal tomorrow. The 1V and 2V crews both finished in second-place to also advance to the AB semifinal round.
The program also raced a varsity four boat this morning in a time-trial run. The crew placed 11th in the race and will advance to the ABC semifinal (top-18 boats) in tomorrow's competition.
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IRA National Championship competition continues tomorrow morning at 8:00 AM est. The 1V will row at 8:40 AM and will be followed by the 2V at 9:00 AM and the 3V at 9:20 AM.
1V Heat – 8:20
1 Yale 05:36.148
2 Harvard 05:38.330
3 Stanford 05:49.426
4 Columbia 05:55.428
5 Oregon State 06:06.618
2V Heat – 9:30
1 Harvard 05:45.589
2 Washington 05:47.957
3 Northeastern 05:56.631
4 Stanford 05:59.139
5 Temple 06:10.299
6 Marist 06:20.673
3V Heat – 10:10
1 Yale 05:43.463
2 Harvard 05:46.005
3 Syracuse 05:57.321
4 Navy 06:04.131
5 Drexel 06:14.877
V4+ Heat – 11:20 (Top 18 to Semifinal)
1 Princeton 06:07.077
2 FIT 06:10.921
3 Georgetown 06:10.979
4 Washington 06:11.371
5 La Salle 06:13.025
6 Williams 06:14.403
7 Dartmouth 06:14.642
8 California 06:15.124
9 Holy Cross 06:15.479
10 Brown 06:16.841
11 Harvard 06:17.765
12 Jacksonville 06:18.033
13 Northeastern 06:18.275
14 Hobart 06:19.803
15 Navy 06:21.915
16 Oklahoma 06:22.309
17 Wisconsin 06:23.509
18 Syracuse 06:25.495
19 Cornell 06:26.695
20 Marietta 06:28.711
21 Drexel 06:30.251
22 Penn 06:31.464
23 Catholic 06:32.777
24 Tufts 06:38.393
25 Marist 06:42.523
