WEST WINDSOR, N.J. – The No. 10 Stanford men's rowing varsity eight will compete in Sunday's Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championships Petite Final following a sixth-place finish in Saturday morning's A/B semifinals under clear skies on Mercer Lake.
In very competitive A/B semifinal field that featured six of the top 14 boats in the nation, Stanford placed sixth with a time of 5:52.174. Washington (5:37.124), Brown (5:38.879) and California (5:39.057) captured the top three spots, with the Cardinal, Northeastern (5:46.239) and Wisconsin (5:49.056) moving on to the Petite Final. Stanford will face Northeastern, Wisconsin, Syracuse, Dartmouth and Boston in the Petite Final at 5:05 a.m. PT on Sunday.
The second varsity eight battled with Navy throughout the course in its semifinal Saturday morning. Three seats back, Stanford tried to take water away from the Midshipmen as the two boats entered the second half of the course ahead of the rest of the field. Navy held of Stanford, capturing the semifinal with a time of 5:58.327. The Cardinal was a length behind with a time of 6:02.781.
Stanford will race in Sunday's Second Varsity Eight Third-Level Final at 5:40 a.m. PT against Navy, Pennsylvania, George Washington, Bates and Temple.
Fans can follow the Cardinal during Sunday's IRA Championships final races at @StanfordMRowing or on the USRowing live steam.