Dartmouth Lightweights Compete on Day One of IRA National Regatta

Friday, May 31

Lake Natoma, Calif.

Dartmouth College

IRA National Regatta

Max Marchiony and Sean Ward versus Harvard

Freshman Max Marchiony and Sophomore Sean Ward

Photo by: Doug Austin

Dartmouth Lightweights Compete on Day One of IRA National Regatta

5/31/2019 7:56:00 PM | Men's Lightweight Rowing

Results

The Varsity 4- took first place in its heat

By: Mike Miezejeski

GOLD RIVER, Calif. – The Dartmouth lightweight rowing team competed in two events on day one of the IRA National Championship in Gold River, Calif.

Racing for the Big Green was the Varsity 4+ and the Varsity 4-. Dartmouth's 4- won its heat and advanced to the Grand Final, while the 4+ advanced to the Petite Final.

Dartmouth's Varsity 4- had a strong day and won its heat with a time of 6:12.047 to advance to the Grand Final on Sunday. That time placed the Big Green ahead of Harvard (6:15.119), Princeton (6:17.690), Cornell (6:17.964) and Yale (6:26.510). Also moving on to the Grand Final is Navy, Harvard, Penn, Mercyhurst and Princeton.

The Big Green's Varsity 4+ finished its heat in fifth with a time of 6:52.206 and will race against Harvard and Yale Sunday morning in the Petite Final.

The next round of racing will take on Sunday. The 4- Grand Final will begin at 8:18 a.m., while the 4+ Petite Final gets underway at 8:50 a.m.

4V-
JP Passot (4), Cooper Tuckerman (3), Sean Ward (2), Max Marchiony (1)

4V
Jack Nassau (C), Will Kaufmann (4), Matthew Ix (3), Iain Sheerin (2), Chase Penhallurick (1)