CAMDEN, N.J. – Harvard-Radcliffe lightweight women closed out the 2025 IRA National Championship with three strong performances on Championship Sunday. The varsity double took the win in Final 2 (7th overall), while the varsity four earned bronze in the A final. The varsity eight wrapped the weekend with a hard-fought silver medal in the grand final. The team showed depth and consistency across all boats to conclude its season on a high note.
This marks the second year in a row that the varsity eight claimed a top-3 finish at the IRA Championship Regatta. Head Coach
Stacey Apfelbaum earns her first IRA championship medal at the helm of the Harvard-Radcliffe lightweight program.
Race Results – Sunday, June 1
Women's Lightweight Varsity Double (2x) – Final 2 (8:00 a.m. ET)
Result: 1st place
Time: 08:00.070
Full Results:
- Harvard (Kukulowicz, C.) – 08:00.070
- Gordon (Sell, M.) – 08:27.040 (+26.970)
Lineup:
Caitlyn Kukulowicz
Julia Maciejak
Women's Lightweight Varsity Four (4+) – Final 1 (8:20 a.m. ET)
Result: 3rd place
Time: 07:18.820
Full Results:
- Princeton (Boehle, I.) – 07:14.320
- MIT (Williams, J.) – 07:15.220 (+0.900)
- Harvard (Wotovich, M.) – 07:18.820 (+4.500)
- Boston (Mason, C.) – 07:18.970 (+4.650)
- Wisconsin (Mirzaian, C.) – 07:25.960 (+11.640)
- Georgetown (Forrester, A.) – 07:40.880 (+26.560)
- Stanford (Peters, H.) – 07:41.920 (+27.600)
Lineup:
Britt Wotovich
Amelia Cooper
Michaela Darcy
Eva Harris
Cox:
Ella Sheth
Women's Collegiate Lightweight Varsity Eight (8+) – Final 1 (10:20 a.m. ET)
Result: 2nd place
Time: 06:22.680
Full Results:
- Princeton (Barry, C.) – 06:19.320
- Harvard (Krywosa, E.) – 06:22.680 (+3.360)
- Georgetown (McDonnell, M.) – 06:29.900 (+10.580)
- Boston (Seibert, M.) – 06:37.960 (+18.640)
- Wisconsin (Tonnos, P.) – 06:40.500 (+21.180)
- Stanford (Padula, G.) – 06:41.160 (+21.840)
Lineup:
Coxswain: Lillian Ranalli
Stroke: Elle Krywosa
Hannah Marks
Jamie Reidy
Charlotte Paley
Mary Mangan
Sisira Holbrook
Kristine Schwartz
Rikke Nielsen
