Friday, June 3
West Windsor, N.J.
TBA
Columbia University
vs
IRA National Championships
Photo by: Mike McLaughlin
Lightweights, Heavyweights to Compete at IRA Championship
6/2/2022 9:25:00 AM | Heavyweight Rowing, Lightweight Rowing
Lightweights will compete in three events; Heavyweights to race in two events at three-day regatta beginning on Friday at Mercer Lake in Lake Windsor, N.J.
LAKE WINDSOR, N.J.—Following three full weeks of training, the Columbia Heavyweight and Lightweight Rowing teams will conclude their 2021-22 season at the 119th annual Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championship Regatta this weekend at Mercer Lake in West Windsor, N.J. The Lions will be racing at the event for the first time in two years since the COVID-19 pandemic.
The event begins on Friday and runs through Sunday. Racing begins at 8 a.m. each day. More information including live results, schedule of events, ticketing, and historical results is posted at this link. Live video is available at this link. Columbia student-athletes will go through a practice session between 8:30 a.m.-noon on Thursday.
Overall, Columbia boats will compete in a total of five events during the weekend. Columbia's Heavyweight team will compete in two events: First Varsity Eight (24 teams competing) and Second Varsity eight races (23 teams competing). The Lightweights will race in three events: First Varsity Eight (9 teams competing), Second Varsity Eight (7 teams competing) and First Varsity Four (14 teams competing). Both teams have been ranked among nation's top-25 all season long as the Heavyweights enter at No. 17, while the Lightweights come in at No. 9.
Columbia's race schedule begins on Friday. Here is the order of events for the Lions' races:
8 a.m. – Second Varsity Lightweight 8 (Heat One)
8:20 a.m. – First Varsity Heavyweight 8 (Heat Two), top-2 advance to AB semifinals
9 a.m. – First Varsity Lightweight 8 (Heat Two), top-3 advance to final A, remainder to final B
9:20 a.m. – Second Varsity Heavyweight 8 (Heat 2), top-2 advanced to AB, remainder to reps
11:20 a.m. – Varsity Lightweight Four, all boats advance to Semi AB
All other semifinals will be contested after 1:50 p.m.
Mercer Lake is a man-made lake within Mercer County Park in West Windsor, N.J. The lake came into being with the 1975 construction of a dam to control flooding on the Assunpink Creek in nearby Trenton. The site is the home of one of the United States Olympic Rowing team's training centers. It has played host to the 1988, 1992, 2004, and 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Rowing, U.S. Rowing National Team selection events, international regattas, and both collegiate and junior national championship regattas.
PROJECTED COLUMBIA HEAVYWEIGHT BOATINGS
For IRA National Championship | Friday-Sunday, June, 3-5, 2022 | Lake Windsor, N.J. | Mercer Lake
First Varsity Eight
Coxswain: Rasa Audejaitis, Stroke: Neil Kennedy, 7: John Theodore, 6: Clay Watson, 5: Michael Lee, 4: Anthony Rostek, 3: Henry Quinn-Pasin, 2: Ryan Lee, Bow: Oliver Babb.
Second Varsity Eight
Coxswain: Isabel Guerrero, Stroke: John Stankard, 7: Milo Walshe, 6: Robert Doyle, 5: Ryan Hardenbrook, 4: Archer Staunton, 3: Kevin Kearney, 2: Zeke Johnson, Bow: Dylan Rose.
PROJECTED COLUMBIA LIGHTWEIGHT BOATINGS
For IRA National Championship | Friday-Sunday, June, 3-5, 2022 | Lake Windsor, N.J. | Mercer Lake
Not Available
COMPLETE IRA CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE
Thursday, June 2
8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. - Registration
8:30 a.m.-Noon - Practice
Noon-5 p.m. – Coxswain Weigh-In. Any coxswains failing to miss the weigh-in window without previous arrangements will be ineligible to race.
2:30 p.m.-6 p.m. – Practice
Friday, June 3
6 a.m. – Park Opens
6:15 a.m.-7:15 a.m. – Practice
8 a.m. – Racing Begins
11:50 a.m.-1:15 p.m. – Practice
1:50 p.m. – Racing Resumes
4:20 p.m.-5:35 p.m. – Practice
Saturday, June 4
6 a.m. – Park Opens
6:15 a.m.-7:15 a.m. – Practice
8 a.m. - Racing Begins
Award Ceremonies for Saturday Grand Finals
11:45 a.m. – MLW4+
11:50 a.m. – MV4+
11:55 a.m. – Division III V8 National Championship
1:00 p.m.-3 p.m. – Practice
Sunday, June 5
6 a.m. – Park Opens
8 A.M. – Racing Begins
Awards Ceremony Schedule (at the stage adjacent to the Marina Building - across the parking lot from the Boat Storage/Trailer Area)
11:00 a.m. – WLW2x
11:05 a.m. – WLW4+
11:10 a.m. – MLW2V8
11:15 a.m. – M3V8
11:20 a.m. – M2V8
11:25 a.m. – WLW8 National Champions
11:30 a.m. – Women's Lightweight Team Trophy
11:35 a.m. – MLW8 National Champions
11:40 a.m. – Men's Lightweight Team Trophy
11:45 a.m. – Chapman Award
11:50 a.m. – MV8 National Champions
11:55 a.m. – James Ten Eyck Team Champions
The event begins on Friday and runs through Sunday. Racing begins at 8 a.m. each day. More information including live results, schedule of events, ticketing, and historical results is posted at this link. Live video is available at this link. Columbia student-athletes will go through a practice session between 8:30 a.m.-noon on Thursday.
Overall, Columbia boats will compete in a total of five events during the weekend. Columbia's Heavyweight team will compete in two events: First Varsity Eight (24 teams competing) and Second Varsity eight races (23 teams competing). The Lightweights will race in three events: First Varsity Eight (9 teams competing), Second Varsity Eight (7 teams competing) and First Varsity Four (14 teams competing). Both teams have been ranked among nation's top-25 all season long as the Heavyweights enter at No. 17, while the Lightweights come in at No. 9.
Columbia's race schedule begins on Friday. Here is the order of events for the Lions' races:
8 a.m. – Second Varsity Lightweight 8 (Heat One)
8:20 a.m. – First Varsity Heavyweight 8 (Heat Two), top-2 advance to AB semifinals
9 a.m. – First Varsity Lightweight 8 (Heat Two), top-3 advance to final A, remainder to final B
9:20 a.m. – Second Varsity Heavyweight 8 (Heat 2), top-2 advanced to AB, remainder to reps
11:20 a.m. – Varsity Lightweight Four, all boats advance to Semi AB
All other semifinals will be contested after 1:50 p.m.
Mercer Lake is a man-made lake within Mercer County Park in West Windsor, N.J. The lake came into being with the 1975 construction of a dam to control flooding on the Assunpink Creek in nearby Trenton. The site is the home of one of the United States Olympic Rowing team's training centers. It has played host to the 1988, 1992, 2004, and 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Rowing, U.S. Rowing National Team selection events, international regattas, and both collegiate and junior national championship regattas.
PROJECTED COLUMBIA HEAVYWEIGHT BOATINGS
For IRA National Championship | Friday-Sunday, June, 3-5, 2022 | Lake Windsor, N.J. | Mercer Lake
First Varsity Eight
Coxswain: Rasa Audejaitis, Stroke: Neil Kennedy, 7: John Theodore, 6: Clay Watson, 5: Michael Lee, 4: Anthony Rostek, 3: Henry Quinn-Pasin, 2: Ryan Lee, Bow: Oliver Babb.
Second Varsity Eight
Coxswain: Isabel Guerrero, Stroke: John Stankard, 7: Milo Walshe, 6: Robert Doyle, 5: Ryan Hardenbrook, 4: Archer Staunton, 3: Kevin Kearney, 2: Zeke Johnson, Bow: Dylan Rose.
PROJECTED COLUMBIA LIGHTWEIGHT BOATINGS
For IRA National Championship | Friday-Sunday, June, 3-5, 2022 | Lake Windsor, N.J. | Mercer Lake
Not Available
COMPLETE IRA CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE
Thursday, June 2
8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. - Registration
8:30 a.m.-Noon - Practice
Noon-5 p.m. – Coxswain Weigh-In. Any coxswains failing to miss the weigh-in window without previous arrangements will be ineligible to race.
2:30 p.m.-6 p.m. – Practice
Friday, June 3
6 a.m. – Park Opens
6:15 a.m.-7:15 a.m. – Practice
8 a.m. – Racing Begins
11:50 a.m.-1:15 p.m. – Practice
1:50 p.m. – Racing Resumes
4:20 p.m.-5:35 p.m. – Practice
Saturday, June 4
6 a.m. – Park Opens
6:15 a.m.-7:15 a.m. – Practice
8 a.m. - Racing Begins
Award Ceremonies for Saturday Grand Finals
11:45 a.m. – MLW4+
11:50 a.m. – MV4+
11:55 a.m. – Division III V8 National Championship
1:00 p.m.-3 p.m. – Practice
Sunday, June 5
6 a.m. – Park Opens
8 A.M. – Racing Begins
Awards Ceremony Schedule (at the stage adjacent to the Marina Building - across the parking lot from the Boat Storage/Trailer Area)
11:00 a.m. – WLW2x
11:05 a.m. – WLW4+
11:10 a.m. – MLW2V8
11:15 a.m. – M3V8
11:20 a.m. – M2V8
11:25 a.m. – WLW8 National Champions
11:30 a.m. – Women's Lightweight Team Trophy
11:35 a.m. – MLW8 National Champions
11:40 a.m. – Men's Lightweight Team Trophy
11:45 a.m. – Chapman Award
11:50 a.m. – MV8 National Champions
11:55 a.m. – James Ten Eyck Team Champions
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