WEST WINDSOR, N.J. – The Harvard Men's Lightweight Rowing team came out on top in the first day of competition at the IRA National Championships on Mercer Lake. The Crimson beat out rivals Navy and Dartmouth in the first time-trial to take the top spot.
 
The whole field will advance to the semifinal race tomorrow morning, where the top half of the field will advance to the grand final on Sunday.
 
The boat, coxed by Anya Cheng and stroked by Alick Rose, posted a time of 6:09.950.
 
RESULTS
Men's Lwt 4+ Time-Trial (11:20)
1          Harvard           06:09.950                   
2          Navy               06:10.909       
3          Dartmouth      06:12.423
4          Cornell             06:15.997       
5          Marietta          06:19.769                   
6          Georgetown    06:21.181
7          Columbia         06:22.200                   
8          Princeton        06:24.205
9          Penn                06:28.142                   
10        FIT                   06:29.609
11        Yale                 06:31.557
12        MIT                  06:33.060
13        Iona                 06:37.178                              
14        Mercyhurst     06:41.172