Men's Lightweight Crew Concludes Racing at EARC Sprints

WORCESTER, Mass. - Racing on Lake Quinsigamond in the EARC Eastern Sprints, the Men's Lightweight crew team turned in a fine performance against Division 1 opponents on Sunday morning. The Engineers finished 4^th in both the 1V and 2V8 petite finals.

Beginning the morning for the Engineers were the opening heats of the 2V8 races. Racing in Heat 2, MIT finished in a time of 6:31.47, good enough for 5^th place and a spot in the petite final. Later that afternoon the Engineers returned for the final, finishing fourth in 6:12.76, just behind Dartmouth who finished in 6:12.04.

The 1V boat also began their morning by racing in Heat 2, finishing in 5^th in 6:21.07. The Engineers then turned around to compete in the Petite Final. The Final saw a closely packed race with the Engineers eventually finishing in 4^th in 6:07.49, behind Georgetown who finished in 6:05.21. Harvard took first in the heat (5:58.52), while Dartmouth finished second in 6:02.40.

The Cardinal and Gray looks to continue it's postseason at the IRA National Championship to be held June 3-5 at Mercer Lake in West Windsor, New Jersey.

Lineups

C: Katie Sessa

8: Lee Mount

7: Berk Ozturk

6: Richard Chew

5: Jeremy Stroming

4: Carlos Torres

3: Liam Green

2: Cameron Douglas

1: Jake Liguori

C: Chris Jaicks

8: Scott McCuen