WEST WINDSOR, N.J. — At the end of the first day of the IRA Championship on a mostly cloudy day on Lake Mercer, the Dartmouth men's heavyweights advanced all four boats to the semifinals on Saturday.Â
The Big Green Varsity 8 boat stroked by sophomore
William Bender (Norwich, Vt.) was moved to lane 2 due to an increase in wind and rain. The University of Washington (5:37.90) led the entire way while the Big Green (5:41.58) held off a determined BU (5:51.50) squad to take second and advance to the AB semifinals that will kick off at 8:50 a.m. tomorrow.
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The 2V8 got off to a great start and never relinquished the lead over Brown, just two weeks after the Bears won the battle at the Eastern Sprints. This time, Dartmouth turned the tables, coming out on top and advancing to the semis tomorrow at 9:10 a.m.
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The 3V8 boat also led wire-to-wire on the way to beating Washington for the top spot and will race in the semis at 9:30 a.m.
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For the Big Green's final race, the Varsity 4+ competed in a time trial in the morning, placing seventh out of the 25 overall boats to qualify for the afternoon semifinals. Dartmouth (6:24.120) finished behind only Princeton in its race, earning a spot in the A final at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday. The Green will be joined in that race by Princeton, Washington, Georgetown, Florida Tech and Harvard, each of whom advanced from their semifinal races.
Follow along with all the action at the links below.
IRA Races Live on the internet:Â Â
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmwFYMMYtpGFgwbhJV5x-2A
IRA Race Schedule and Results:Â Â
http://results.regattatiming.com/backoffice/webpages/staticRaceResults.jsp?raceId=543
IRA National Championship by Regatta Timing App:Â Â
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ira-national-championship/id1461730366Â
Individual Internet session links below:
Saturday, June 4 @ 7:45 am:Â Â
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v10oFBH22V4
Sunday, June 5 @ 7:45 am:Â Â
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_EPfhFQ8HU
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Boat Lineups
1V
Cox:
Sammy Houdaigui, (Str)
William Bender, (7),
Caleb Edmundson (6)
Jacob Hudgins, (5)
Gustav Arvidsson, (4)
Miles Hudgins (3)
Harrison Taylor, (2)
Henry Lowe, (Bow)
James Isles
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2V
Cox:
Conor Shaheen, (Str)
Felix Rawlinson, (7)
Max Deering, (6)
Isaac Spokes, (5)
Joseph Hajjar, (4)
Robert Pare, (3)
Gus Emmett, (2)
Julian Thomas, (Bow)
Liam Keane
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3V
Cox:
Pia Alexander, (Str)
Evan Dwinell, (7)
Alex Robertson, (6)
Ned Rae Smith, (5)
Kane Hall, (4) Richie
Santry, (3)
Will Kalikman, (2)
Christian Franck, (Bow)
Luke Marshall
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V4
Cox:
Jessna Brar, (Str)
Clayton Kiyonaga, (3)
Munroe Robinson, (2)
Billy Lockhart, (Bow)
Cooper Harrison
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