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Men's Lightweight Crew

No. 9 Men's Lightweight Crew Opens Spring Season at National Collegiate Lightweight Invitational

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The MIT men's lightweight crew team opened the spring racing season on Saturday afternoon, racing in the National Collegiate Lightweight Invitational on the Albridge C. "Bud" Smith III '36 Memorial Race Course on Lake Carnegie in Princeton, N.J.

THE BASICS:

  • V8+: 3rd of 3
  • 2V8+: 3rd of 3
  • 3V4+: 3rd of 4

RACE BY RACE: 

  • 2V8+: Penn captured first in the second varsity eight race with a time of 6:00.8. The Quakers were 12.2 seconds ahead of second place Dartmouth, with MIT in third, 14.6 seconds back with a time of 6:15.4.
  • V8+: The Quakers followed with a victory in a tight first varsity race. Penn finished with a time of 5:45.9, followed by Dartmouth (5:47.2), as the Big Green were just a few seats back. MIT was 4.6 seconds off of the pace, finishing in 5:50.5.
  • 3V4+: The Yale 3V ran away with the victory in fours, finishing in 6:52.5. The Mercyhurst 2V was second, 26.9 seconds back of Yale in 7:19.4, MIT took third in 7:32.5, 40 seconds back. Gordon was third with a total time of 7:51.4.

BOATINGS:

UP NEXT:

  • The National Collegiate Lightweight Invitational continues on Sunday with MIT scheduled to begin competition at 10:20 AM. The 2V8+ will race, followed by the V8+ at 10:30 AM and the 3V4+ at 10:50 AM.

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Players Mentioned

Hector Astrom

Hector Astrom

6' 2"
Sophomore
Jane Atkinson

Jane Atkinson

5' 3"
Junior
Nicolas Camenisch

Nicolas Camenisch

6' 3"
Senior
Joaquin Cruz

Joaquin Cruz

5' 8"
Graduate Student
Kieran Dunn

Kieran Dunn

6' 0"
Junior
Christopher Hom

Christopher Hom

6' 3"
Sophomore
Yicheng Huang

Yicheng Huang

5' 8"
Senior
Amirabbas Kazeminia

Amirabbas Kazeminia

6' 0"
Graduate Student
Luke Kelly

Luke Kelly

5' 11"
Junior
Daniel Kurlander

Daniel Kurlander

6' 2"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Hector Astrom

Hector Astrom

6' 2"
Sophomore
Jane Atkinson

Jane Atkinson

5' 3"
Junior
Nicolas Camenisch

Nicolas Camenisch

6' 3"
Senior
Joaquin Cruz

Joaquin Cruz

5' 8"
Graduate Student
Kieran Dunn

Kieran Dunn

6' 0"
Junior
Christopher Hom

Christopher Hom

6' 3"
Sophomore
Yicheng Huang

Yicheng Huang

5' 8"
Senior
Amirabbas Kazeminia

Amirabbas Kazeminia

6' 0"
Graduate Student
Luke Kelly

Luke Kelly

5' 11"
Junior
Daniel Kurlander

Daniel Kurlander

6' 2"
Junior