Big Green Capture Silver in Varsity, Finish Second Nationally in Sensational Sunday at IRAs

Sunday, June 1

Camden, N.J.

10:10 AM

Dartmouth College

IRA National Championship

Big Green Capture Silver in Varsity, Finish Second Nationally in Sensational Sunday at IRAs

6/1/2025 4:44:00 PM | Men's Lightweight Rowing

Full Results Day 1 Recap

Dartmouth finished as national runners-up with 45 team points, the highest finish in program history

By: Justin Lafleur

CAMDEN, N.J. – The Dartmouth men's lightweight rowing team finished off a strong season with a historic day on Sunday at the IRA National Championship. The Big Green varsity eight captured a silver medal with a time of 5:32.250, less than three seconds behind national champion Harvard and more than two seconds ahead of third-place MIT. Dartmouth racked up the second most team points (45) for the team trophy as well.

"Genuinely psyched," said Dartmouth head coach Trevor Michelson. "This team has come a long way in the past four years. For our lone senior in the varsity Ryan Tripp to lead this team from the stroke seat to a silver medal, national champion runner ups and second-place overall in team points thanks to our second eight coming in fifth, it's amazing."

The varsity eight enjoyed a sensational race, posting a time of 5:32.250, only trailing Harvard's 5:29.620. The Big Green were ahead of MIT in third (5:34.390) and Penn in fourth (5:34.910).

"Some really aggressive tail winds, so we knew that it would be really fast," said Tripp. "The water was a little calmer towards the start, so we knew that we had to be really aggressive. We had a very quick start, very aggressive start… staking our claim then not letting anyone through.

"We had no idea where we were in the race; we were incredibly internal," Tripp continued. "We were looking at the guy in front of us. We didn't know until the last 300 meters that we were in medal position."

Earlier in the day, the second varsity eight had a strong performance in finishing fifth (5:45.360), less than three seconds from a medal position. Columbia came in third (5:42.850).

On Saturday, Dartmouth's varsity four rowed in the B final, placing third with a time of 6:51.480.

"I told my staff we weren't going to leave New Jersey without some hardware," said Michelson. "I really had a lot of faith in this crew. We've had a really good season. We've obviously dealt with some obstacles. We were disappointed in our results at the Eastern Sprints and our performance there, and were able to switch some stuff up, train really well and prepare for this regatta. To come in second, go 5:32, just a dream come true.

"Today hasn't really hit yet," said Tripp. "It's something we've dreamt about and visualized for a really long time, have trusted that the quality of our training would carry us through."

At sprints, the Big Green's varsity four medaled, with a medal coming at nationals marking a huge step forward for a program on the rise.

"Our team has a culture that's rivaled by none," said Michelson. "They're so bought in and they put so much trust in me, which I appreciate. We work really hard, and we have a lot of fun. They're always hungry for more and they're always showing up with their game faces. When it's time to turn up, they turn up. Everyone on this team is so close.

"When there's closeness and trust amongst the group, the sky's the limit."

Silver medal for the varsity eight at the IRA National Championship!!!#GoBigGreen | #TheWoods🌲 pic.twitter.com/kuKmrIocC1
— Dartmouth Men's Lightweight Rowing (@DartmouthLights) June 1, 2025

Complete Results

Varsity Eight
Grand Final
1. Harvard – 5:29.620
2. Dartmouth – 5:32.250
3. MIT – 5:34.390
4. Penn – 5:34.910
5. Princeton – 5:36.750
6. Navy – 5:41.030

Lineup
Coxswain - Max Konzerowsky
8 - Ryan Tripp
7 - Samuel Terry
6 - Cosmo Hondrogen
5 - Alex Ward
4 - Haris Polychronopoulos
3 - Alex Cocquyt
2 - Bradley Edington
1 - Valentin Wang-Norderud

Second Varsity Eight
Grand Final
1. Harvard – 5:39.980
2. Penn – 5:41.300
3. Columbia – 5:42.850
4. Princeton – 5:43.170
5. Dartmouth – 5:45.360
4. Yale – 5:51.530

Lineup
Coxswain - Ben Cavanagh
8 - Adam Alto
7 - Inigo Shorrock
6 - Jonas Thieme
5 - Samuel Welsh
4 - Wyatt Ellison
3 - Grey Graham
2 - Grayson Lee
1 - Henry Bedell

Varsity Four (Saturday)
B Final
1. MIT – 6:39.870
2. Princeton – 6:48.910
3. Dartmouth – 6:51.480
4. Gordon – 7:41.460

Lineup
Coxswain - Katherine Kramer
4 - Michael Oddo
3 - Jack Schwartz
2 - Colby Soutter
1 - Brendan Chia