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Men's Heavyweight Crew

Varsity 4+ Takes Second in E Final, Varsity 8+ Advances to Sunday for Men’s Heavyweight Crew at IRA National Championship

PENNSAUKEN, N.J. — The MIT men's heavyweight crew Varsity 4+ was the runner-up in the E Final on Saturday at the IRA National Championship on the Cooper River. The Engineers' Varsity 8+ finished sixth in the CD Semifinal and will close out the weekend racing in the D Final tomorrow morning.

THE BASICS:

  • V8+: 6th of 6 (CD Semifinal) - Advanced to D Final
  • V4+: 2nd of 6 (E Final)

RACE BY RACE:

  • V8+: Wisconsin finished with a wire-to-wire victory, winning in 5:36.040. MIT was strong through the start but the Engineers fell behind the other crews by the 1000m mark. MIT made a push as the teams worked through the middle of the course, closing the gap on fifth place Oregon State to three seconds by the 1500m mark. The Engineers almost caught Oregon St. through the final 500m as the Beavers finished fifth in 5:48.620, just tenths of a second ahead of MIT in sixth at 5:48.810.
  • V4+: MIT and Holy Cross went head-to-head for the top spot in the E Final, with the Crusaders winning the race despite MIT's strong start. MIT had a slim lead through 500m but Holy Cross gained a seat by the 1000m mark and made a move to find more separation through the middle of the course. In the end Holy Cross earned the victory in 6:41.770 with MIT taking second in 6:43.060.

BOATINGS:

UP NEXT:

  • The V8+ will race in the IRA National Championship E Final at 9:12 AM on Sunday (Event #72)

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Players Mentioned

Arnav Aggarwal

Arnav Aggarwal

5' 9"
Junior
August Berne

August Berne

6' 3"
Sophomore
Jimmy Cabot

Jimmy Cabot

6' 4"
Sophomore
Sam Dowd

Sam Dowd

6' 3"
Junior
Drake Elliott

Drake Elliott

6' 4"
Junior
Caden Gradek

Caden Gradek

6' 3"
Senior
Graham Guité

Graham Guité

6' 3"
Junior
Blake Hudspeth

Blake Hudspeth

6' 3"
Senior
Declan King

Declan King

6' 3"
Sophomore
Melisande Nabage

Melisande Nabage

5' 4"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Arnav Aggarwal

Arnav Aggarwal

5' 9"
Junior
August Berne

August Berne

6' 3"
Sophomore
Jimmy Cabot

Jimmy Cabot

6' 4"
Sophomore
Sam Dowd

Sam Dowd

6' 3"
Junior
Drake Elliott

Drake Elliott

6' 4"
Junior
Caden Gradek

Caden Gradek

6' 3"
Senior
Graham Guité

Graham Guité

6' 3"
Junior
Blake Hudspeth

Blake Hudspeth

6' 3"
Senior
Declan King

Declan King

6' 3"
Sophomore
Melisande Nabage

Melisande Nabage

5' 4"
Sophomore