Friday, May 29
Gold River, Calif.
All Day
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Photo by: Columbia University Athletics / Stockton Photo, Inc.
No. 9 Lightweight and No. 15 Heavyweight Rowing Set for IRA National Championship
5/28/2026 4:50:00 PM | General, Heavyweight Rowing, Lightweight Rowing
The Lions will have a combined seven boats in action this weekend
NEW YORK — No. 9 Columbia lightweight and No. 15 heavyweight rowing are set to race in the IRA National Championship Regatta at Lake Natoma in Gold River, California. Racing is scheduled from Friday to Sunday.
Results will be posted in real time on Regatta Timing. An Overnght subscription is required to watch the regatta live stream. Links for each day's morning and afternoon sessions can be found by clicking here. General IRA National Championship Regatta information is available by clicking here.
Last Time Out
Lightweight rowing's Varsity Four won the Grand Final with a time of 6:57.679 on Sunday to highlight the Lions' racing at the 79th annual Eastern Sprints on Lake Quinsigamond on May 17.
The lightweight Second Varsity Eight was also victorious, taking home victory in the Petite Final at 6:15.675. Columbia's lightweight Varsity Eight picked up a third place finish in the Petite Final, sprinting through Navy at the end.
The heavyweight Second Varsity Eight pulled out a win at 6:01.941 in the Third Final at the Eastern Sprints, defeating Holy Cross and Georgetown. Columbia's heavyweight Varsity Eight reached the Petite Final and posted a time of 5:44.807.
Heavyweight Lineups
First Varsity Eight
Cox: James Palanca, Tim Gutsev, Grant McCurdy, Nathanael Abrials, Daniel Robbins, Adam Pushner, David Vyhnal, Charles Cartisser, Colton Millar
Second Varsity Eight
Cox: Cornelia Streeter, Conor Parks, Victor Popovic, Thomas Woodgate, Nick Smyth, Matias Bliss-Carrascosa, Archie White, Nick Gonzalez, Tai Renner
Third Varsity Eight
Cox: Lucy Roberts, Mateja Mitrovic, Alessandro Lee, August Michels, Barney Russell, Harry Halper, Henry Beer, Kyle Grose, Charles Boldt
Varsity Four
Cox: Alex Castellini, Will Mathes, Michael Tzitzikakis, Christopher Zermeno, Aleks Nikolov
Lightweight Lineups
First Varsity Eight
Shell: 2016 National Champs
Cox: Adi Timblo, Diego Lasso, Patrick Finnerty, Sam Allen, Paul Josenhans, Owen Anawalt, George Pesin, Barnett Pesin, Owen Geiger
Second Varsity Eight
Shell: Michael C. Zimmer
Cox: Jane Park, William Gokey, James Dodman, Ben Sommer, Josh Wang, Oscar Bletoux, Nitin Rao, Arin Jaff, Gonzalo Cortes
Varsity Four
Cox: Avril Callanan, Andrew Meng, Ethan Lee, Tony Valentino, Andrew Blelloch
Follow The Lions
For the latest on Columbia Rowing, follow @CULionsRowing on X and Instagram, and on the web at GoColumbiaLions.com
Results will be posted in real time on Regatta Timing. An Overnght subscription is required to watch the regatta live stream. Links for each day's morning and afternoon sessions can be found by clicking here. General IRA National Championship Regatta information is available by clicking here.
Last Time Out
Lightweight rowing's Varsity Four won the Grand Final with a time of 6:57.679 on Sunday to highlight the Lions' racing at the 79th annual Eastern Sprints on Lake Quinsigamond on May 17.
The lightweight Second Varsity Eight was also victorious, taking home victory in the Petite Final at 6:15.675. Columbia's lightweight Varsity Eight picked up a third place finish in the Petite Final, sprinting through Navy at the end.
The heavyweight Second Varsity Eight pulled out a win at 6:01.941 in the Third Final at the Eastern Sprints, defeating Holy Cross and Georgetown. Columbia's heavyweight Varsity Eight reached the Petite Final and posted a time of 5:44.807.
Heavyweight Lineups
First Varsity Eight
Cox: James Palanca, Tim Gutsev, Grant McCurdy, Nathanael Abrials, Daniel Robbins, Adam Pushner, David Vyhnal, Charles Cartisser, Colton Millar
Second Varsity Eight
Cox: Cornelia Streeter, Conor Parks, Victor Popovic, Thomas Woodgate, Nick Smyth, Matias Bliss-Carrascosa, Archie White, Nick Gonzalez, Tai Renner
Third Varsity Eight
Cox: Lucy Roberts, Mateja Mitrovic, Alessandro Lee, August Michels, Barney Russell, Harry Halper, Henry Beer, Kyle Grose, Charles Boldt
Varsity Four
Cox: Alex Castellini, Will Mathes, Michael Tzitzikakis, Christopher Zermeno, Aleks Nikolov
Lightweight Lineups
First Varsity Eight
Shell: 2016 National Champs
Cox: Adi Timblo, Diego Lasso, Patrick Finnerty, Sam Allen, Paul Josenhans, Owen Anawalt, George Pesin, Barnett Pesin, Owen Geiger
Second Varsity Eight
Shell: Michael C. Zimmer
Cox: Jane Park, William Gokey, James Dodman, Ben Sommer, Josh Wang, Oscar Bletoux, Nitin Rao, Arin Jaff, Gonzalo Cortes
Varsity Four
Cox: Avril Callanan, Andrew Meng, Ethan Lee, Tony Valentino, Andrew Blelloch
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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