Heavyweight Rowing Finishes IRA Championships

2V8 boat finishes second in the fourth final

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

The Lions' 1V8 boat raced in Final 3 on Sunday and finished in fifth place behind Navy with a time of 5:49.35. Columbia's 2V8 finished in second place with a time of 6:08.32 in Final 4 behind Georgetown.

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— Columbia Rowing (@CULionsRowing) June 4, 2023

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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Players Mentioned

Rasa Audejaitis: COX; 5' 5"; Sophomore; Barnard College

Zeke Johnson: 6' 0"; Sophomore; Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science

Michael Lee: 6' 5"; Senior; Columbia College

David McMillan: 6' 5"; Sophomore; Columbia College

Eric Morais: 6' 6"; Sophomore; Columbia College

Dylan Rose: 6' 0"; Junior; Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science

Ben Shakespeare: 6' 3"; Sophomore; Columbia College

John Stankard: 6' 4"; Senior; Columbia College

Archer Staunton: Senior; Columbia College

John Theodore: 6' 3"; Senior; Columbia College

Players Mentioned

Rasa Audejaitis
: 5' 5"; Sophomore; Barnard College
: COX

Zeke Johnson
: 6' 0"; Sophomore; Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science

Michael Lee
: 6' 5"; Senior; Columbia College

David McMillan
: 6' 5"; Sophomore; Columbia College

Eric Morais
: 6' 6"; Sophomore; Columbia College

Dylan Rose
: 6' 0"; Junior; Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science

Ben Shakespeare
: 6' 3"; Sophomore; Columbia College

John Stankard
: 6' 4"; Senior; Columbia College

Archer Staunton
: Senior; Columbia College

John Theodore
: 6' 3"; Senior; Columbia College