Temple University Athletics
Saturday, June 4
Mercer N.J.
Temple University
at
IRA National Championships
Photo by: Larry Dougherty
V8 and V4 Take Fifth in Semis on IRA Nationals Day Two
6.4.16 | Men's Crew
WEST WINDSOR, N.J. — The Temple men's crew team raced in a pair of semifinals on day two of the 2016 IRA National Championships on Mercer Lake.
Temple's varsity eight recorded their best time of the weekend, notching a 5:56.60 to place fifth in their semifinal. The Owls finished nearly four seconds ahead of Oklahoma.
The varsity four boat also grabbed a fifth-place finish in their semifinal. Temple crossed the finish line in 6:47.42, out-pacing Drexel in the race.
On Sunday, the Owls will race in four finals. The freshman eight will compete in the grand finals, the lightweight four will race in the petite finals, and the varsity eight and varsity four will also compete in lower-level finals.
Results
Temple at the 2016 IRA National Championships
Sunday, June 5
7:48 am - Freshman Eight Grand Finals (Lane 6)
8:44 am - Varsity Eight Finals (Lane TBD)
9:24 am - Lightweight Four Petite Finals (Lane TBD)
10:20 am - Varsity Four Finals (Lane TBD)
Racing Line-Ups
Temple's varsity eight recorded their best time of the weekend, notching a 5:56.60 to place fifth in their semifinal. The Owls finished nearly four seconds ahead of Oklahoma.
The varsity four boat also grabbed a fifth-place finish in their semifinal. Temple crossed the finish line in 6:47.42, out-pacing Drexel in the race.
On Sunday, the Owls will race in four finals. The freshman eight will compete in the grand finals, the lightweight four will race in the petite finals, and the varsity eight and varsity four will also compete in lower-level finals.
Results
Temple at the 2016 IRA National Championships
Sunday, June 5
7:48 am - Freshman Eight Grand Finals (Lane 6)
8:44 am - Varsity Eight Finals (Lane TBD)
9:24 am - Lightweight Four Petite Finals (Lane TBD)
10:20 am - Varsity Four Finals (Lane TBD)
Racing Line-Ups
| Varsity Eight | Varsity Four | Lightweight Four | Freshman Eight |
| C - Dante Romeo | C - Kylie High | C - Kati Jordan Funck | C - Caseyann Sweeney |
| 8 - Tom Robbins | 4 - Ryan Dartnell | 4 - Vittorio DiPentino | 8 - Stephen Gennaro |
| 7 - Charles Anderson | 3 - Andrew Grochowski | 3 - Dylan McCreavy | 7 - Joseph Leyland |
| 6 - Brian Reifsnyder | 2 - Bryan Berry | 2 - Nicholas Olimpo | 6 - Nolan Gauthier |
| 5 - Evan Hammond | B - Tyler Baldo | 1 - Troy Madden | 5 - Jeremy Caraballo |
| 4 - Austin Dunn | 4 - Ryan Kipp | ||
| 3 - David Buckley | 3 - Chris Kovach | ||
| 2 - Collin McKinney | 2 - Patrick Martin | ||
| B - Robert Byrne | B - Tyler Judge |
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