RESULTS | JONES INTERVIEW
WEST WINDSOR, N.J. - Northeastern men's rowing places fourth in the nation at the IRA Championships on Saturday morning, the highest overall finish in program history.
Jan Berend stroked the first varsity eight boat to a sixth place finish while
Jeremy Newton and
Karim Kane led the second and third varsity boats through treacherous conditions to fourth place finishes all in their respective Grand Final races. For the third time in program history, Northeastern was represented in all three Grand Final races on championship day.
| IRA Grand Final Races |
| First Varsity |
Second Varsity |
Third Varsity |
| 1. Washington |
5:59.7 |
1. Washington |
6:15.4 |
1. Washington |
6:08.5 |
| 2. California |
6:02.9 |
2. Dartmouth |
6:24.9 |
2. California |
6:11.3 |
| 3. Dartmouth |
6:07.6 |
3. California |
6:25.9 |
3. Dartmouth |
6:23.1 |
| 4. Syracuse |
6:10.9 |
4. Northeastern |
6:28.4 |
4. Northeastern |
6:26.1 |
| 5. Stanford |
6:12.9 |
5. Syracuse |
6:31.2 |
5. Navy |
6:31.9 |
| 6. Northeastern |
6:16.7 |
6. Princeton |
6:36.4 |
6. Brown |
6:35.2 |
Experiencing strong winds and heavy rain, the third varsity eight boat pushed hard from the start and established good positioning in fourth place early in the race. In an effort to compete for Bronze in the Grand Final,
Will Dempsey guided the boat to make a charge past Dartmouth setting them 3 seconds behind the Big Green and crossing the finish line in fourth place at 6:26.1.
With wind speeds peaking for the morning during the start of the second varsity eight Grand Final,
Chris Freedman directed to drive the boat powerful from the start. At the 1250m mark, the crew was able to maintain contact with the Syracuse boat, sticking tight to them for the entirety of the race and crossing the finish line 2.7 seconds ahead of the Oranges in fourth place at 6:28.4.
In the final race of the championship featuring the top six crews in the nation, the Huskies took the farthest lane, encountering the strongest northeast wind to their disadvantage. Staying with the pack for the entirety of the race,
Maggie Sweeden led the boat over the finish line at 6:16.7 for a sixth-place finish, 3.8 seconds behind Stanford.
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