The Temple men's crew team finished the season with a fifth place finish at

the 98th Intercollegiate Rowing Association's national championship on the

Cooper River in Camden on Saturday, June 3.

The Owls qualified for the grand final for just the second time in school

history. The varsity eight entered the competition seeded 13th among the 21

crews. California successfully defended its title defeating Brown,

Princeton, Washington and Temple.