WEST WINDSOR, N.J. – The Northeastern men's rowing team completed the final day of the IRA Championships on Sunday at Mercer Lake. Going up against a strong field across all races, the Huskies closed the weekend with the first varsity finishing third in the petite finals (ninth overall in the nation), and the second and third varsity boats also raced in their respective petite finals.
 
Stroked by Alexander Abuhoff, got off to a clean start in the petite finals, battling Brown and Pennsylvania in the top three. Brown began to take control of the race through the first 500 meters, and the Huskies and Quakers went stroke for stroke down the course. Northeastern led Pennsylvania by a few seats with 500 meters to go, but the Quakers made a move to pull back and front to nip Northeastern (5:35.721) with a time of 5:35.417.
 
The second varsity went up against tough crews in its petite final, which included Syracuse, Yale, and Pennsylvania. The Huskies battled, but ultimately finished sixth with a time of 5:55.222.
 
Northeastern's third varsity, got off to a solid start in its petite final, going stroke for stroke with Yale, Syracuse, and Boston University through the first half of the race. Those crews made a push in the second half to pull ahead, and the Huskies crossed the line fifth at 5:57.592.
 
Results

First Varsity –Petite Final
Brown – 5:32.694
Pennsylvania – 5:35.417
Northeastern – 5:35.721
Boston University – 5:38.117
Dartmouth – 5:39.237
Stanford – 5:44.434

Second Varsity – Petite Final
Syracuse – 5:42.332
Yale – 5:44.356
Pennsylvania – 5:44.996
Boston University –5:45.706
Cornell – 5:51.692
Northeastern – 5:55.222

Third Varsity – Petite Final
Yale – 5:47.439
Syracuse – 5:48.442
Boston University – 5:53.922
Cornell – 5:56.939
Northeastern – 5:57.592
Pennsylvania – 5:58.992

Lineups
 
First Varsity
C:  Will Dempsey
S:  Alexander Abuhoff
7:  Aidan Murphy
6:  James Cartwright
5: Braden Porterfield
4:  Cole Brann
3:  Kobe Miller
2:  Brandon Mark
B: Jakub Kyncl

Second Varsity
C:  Alex Stamas
S: Paul Phillips
7:  Victor El Kholti
6:  Krystof Janac
5:  Gus Kynast
4:  Pietro Brocca
3:  Ed Lopas
2:  Nick Fisher
B:  Kieran Holthues

Third Varsity
C:  Ted Wilson
S: Michael Gelfand
7:  Cameron MacGillivray
6:  Immanuel Dorneich
5:  J.C. Sanzone
4:  Ned Botherway
3:  Nate Harris
2: Karim Kane
B:  Daniel Kelly