Top-Ranked Stanford Lightweights Head East For Weekend

April 18, 2013

STANFORD, Calif. - The top-ranked Stanford Lightweights head to Boston this weekend for action against No. 2 Harvard, No. 4 Wisconsin, No. 8 MIT and No. 10 Boston University.

The Cardinal, coming off of a victorious trip to the San Diego Crew Classic two weeks ago, aims to continue the momentum on its run towards a fourth straight IRA National Championship.

Saturday, Stanford's I Eight is set for a 5:40 a.m. PT (8:40 a.m. ET) start while the II Eight gets underway at 6:20 a.m. PT (9:20 a.m. ET).

Sunday morning at 4 a.m. PT (7 a.m. ET) in Boston, the Cardinal II Eight faces its counterparts from Wisconsin and MIT in the opening heat. The I Eight, the top crew in the nation, faces the same schools at 4:40 a.m. PT (7:40 a.m. ET).

The II Eight petite final is set for 6 a.m. PT (9 a.m. ET) while the Grand Final is set for a 6:20 a.m. PT (9:20 a.m. ET) start.

For the I Eights, the petite final and Grand Final are set for 6:40 a.m. PT (9:40 a.m. PT) and 7 a.m. PT (10 a.m. ET) starts.

Saturday's races as well as Sunday's Grand Finals will be available on live web streams.