Friday, May 30
Camden, N.J.
All Day
Columbia University
at
IRA National Championships
Photo by: Columbia University Athletics / Stockton Photo, Inc.
Lightweight and Heavyweight Rowing Complete Day One of IRA National Championships
5/30/2025 8:31:00 PM | General, Heavyweight Rowing, Lightweight Rowing
The Lions’ lightweight 2V8 and 4+ crews earn spots in A finals on Saturday
CAMDEN, N.J. — Columbia lightweight and heavyweight rowing raced five boats on day one at the IRA National Championships on Friday at Cooper River.
The Columbia lightweight 2V8 boat finished second in its heat behind Princeton at 5:53.020. The Lions qualified for the A final on Saturday at 10:10 a.m. The Lions' 1V8 lightweight crew placed fifth in its heat and will race in the B final on Saturday at 11:20 a.m.
The heavyweight 1V8 boat placed fourth in its heat at 5:43.940 and will race in the CD semifinal on Saturday at 1:28 p.m. The heavyweight 2V8 crew finished its heat at 5:55.790 and will compete in the CD semifinal on Saturday at 1:44 p.m.
The lightweight 4+ boat placed sixth in the time trials, which put the Lions in the AB semifinal. Columbia was then victorious in the AB semifinal with a time of 6:28.190, putting the Lions into the A final on Saturday at 2:50 p.m.
Lightweight Lineups
Varsity Eight
Grace Paterson (Cox), Gonzalo Cortes, Josh Wang, Sam Allen, Owen Geiger, Ravi Conway, Mrin Chilkoti, Owen Anawalt, Alptug Kaynar
Second Varsity Eight
Rasa Audejaitis (Cox), James Dodman, Aidan Walkeryee, Nitin Rao, Josh Wang, Ben Sommer, Amir LaGasse, Arin Jaff, Danny Schaffer
Varsity 4+
Olivia McDonald (Cox), Tony Valentino, Ethan Lee, Peter Walter, Sam Wilson
Heavyweight Lineups
Varsity Eight
Lucy Roberts (Cox), Charles Boldt, Charles Cartisser, Colton Millar, Adam Pushner, Daniel Robbins, Mateja Mitrovic, Barney Russell, Nick Gonzalez
Second Varsity Eight
Alex Castellini (Cox), Nick Smyth, Nathanael Abrials, Eric Morais, Conor Parks, Victor Popovic, Kyle Grose, Alessandro Lee, Peter Woodville
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For the latest on Columbia Rowing, follow @CULionsRowing on X and Instagram, and on the web at GoColumbiaLions.com
The Columbia lightweight 2V8 boat finished second in its heat behind Princeton at 5:53.020. The Lions qualified for the A final on Saturday at 10:10 a.m. The Lions' 1V8 lightweight crew placed fifth in its heat and will race in the B final on Saturday at 11:20 a.m.
The heavyweight 1V8 boat placed fourth in its heat at 5:43.940 and will race in the CD semifinal on Saturday at 1:28 p.m. The heavyweight 2V8 crew finished its heat at 5:55.790 and will compete in the CD semifinal on Saturday at 1:44 p.m.
The lightweight 4+ boat placed sixth in the time trials, which put the Lions in the AB semifinal. Columbia was then victorious in the AB semifinal with a time of 6:28.190, putting the Lions into the A final on Saturday at 2:50 p.m.
Lightweight Lineups
Varsity Eight
Grace Paterson (Cox), Gonzalo Cortes, Josh Wang, Sam Allen, Owen Geiger, Ravi Conway, Mrin Chilkoti, Owen Anawalt, Alptug Kaynar
Second Varsity Eight
Rasa Audejaitis (Cox), James Dodman, Aidan Walkeryee, Nitin Rao, Josh Wang, Ben Sommer, Amir LaGasse, Arin Jaff, Danny Schaffer
Varsity 4+
Olivia McDonald (Cox), Tony Valentino, Ethan Lee, Peter Walter, Sam Wilson
Heavyweight Lineups
Varsity Eight
Lucy Roberts (Cox), Charles Boldt, Charles Cartisser, Colton Millar, Adam Pushner, Daniel Robbins, Mateja Mitrovic, Barney Russell, Nick Gonzalez
Second Varsity Eight
Alex Castellini (Cox), Nick Smyth, Nathanael Abrials, Eric Morais, Conor Parks, Victor Popovic, Kyle Grose, Alessandro Lee, Peter Woodville
Follow The Lions
For the latest on Columbia Rowing, follow @CULionsRowing on X and Instagram, and on the web at GoColumbiaLions.com
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