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IRA National Championships
Columbia Lightweight 2V8 Boat
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Lightweight 2V8 Crew Earns Bronze on Final Day of IRA National Championships
6/1/2025 4:38:00 PM | General, Heavyweight Rowing, Lightweight Rowing
Heavyweight 2V8 takes third in Final 3
CAMDEN, N.J. — The Columbia lightweight 2V8 crew earned a bronze medal in Final 1 on the last day of the IRA National Championships on Sunday at Cooper River.
The Lions' lightweight 2V8 boat finished second in its heat on Friday to earn a chance at a medal on Sunday. Columbia edged out Princeton by less than half of a second to take third place and earn a bronze medal with a time of 5:42.850.
Columbia's heavyweight 1V8 and 2V8 each raced in a Final 3 on Sunday. The 2V8 placed third in its race with a time of 5:46.060, while the 1V8 was fourth at 5:35.740.
Columbia's V4+ crew rounded out action with a third place finish in Final 2 at 5:51.140.
Lightweight Lineups
Varsity 4+
Olivia McDonald (Cox), Tony Valentino, Ethan Lee, Peter Walter, Sam Wilson
Second Varsity Eight
Rasa Audejaitis (Cox), James Dodman, Aidan Walkeryee, Nitin Rao, Josh Wang, Ben Sommer, Amir LaGasse, Arin Jaff, Danny Schaffer
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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The Lions' lightweight 2V8 boat finished second in its heat on Friday to earn a chance at a medal on Sunday. Columbia edged out Princeton by less than half of a second to take third place and earn a bronze medal with a time of 5:42.850.
Columbia's heavyweight 1V8 and 2V8 each raced in a Final 3 on Sunday. The 2V8 placed third in its race with a time of 5:46.060, while the 1V8 was fourth at 5:35.740.
Columbia's V4+ crew rounded out action with a third place finish in Final 2 at 5:51.140.
Lightweight Lineups
Varsity 4+
Olivia McDonald (Cox), Tony Valentino, Ethan Lee, Peter Walter, Sam Wilson
Second Varsity Eight
Rasa Audejaitis (Cox), James Dodman, Aidan Walkeryee, Nitin Rao, Josh Wang, Ben Sommer, Amir LaGasse, Arin Jaff, Danny Schaffer
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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