WEST WINDSOR, N.J. — Columbia heavyweight rowing raced two boats on day two of the 120th annual Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championships at Mercer Lake.

The Lions' 1V8 boat raced in Semi-Final 3 on Saturday and finished in second place behind Navy. Columbia edged out Drexel by .62 seconds for the second spot. The Lions finished with a time of 6:27.11. Columbia's 2V8 finished in fifth place with a time of 6:42.01 in Semi-Final 4.

Columbia is back in action on Sunday as the IRA Championships conclude. The 2V8 boat will race at 8:16 a.m. in Final 4 and the 1V8 boat will race at 8:48 a.m. in Final 3.

Lineups

First Varsity Eight (Jonathan Lavine Boat)
Coxswain: Rasa Audejaitis, 8: Milo Walshe, 7: Charles Cartisser, 6: John Theodore 5: John Stankard, 4: David Vyhnal, 3: Adam Pushner, 2: Michael Lee, 1: Dylan Rose

Second Varsity Eight (Son of Runsdorf Boat)
Coxswain: Lucy Roberts, 8: Eric Morais, 7: Archer Staunton, 6:  Ben Shakespeare, 5: Jace White, 4: Zeke Johnson, 3: David McMillan, 2: Benjamin Stein, 1: Alessandro Lee

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