Folks…
While most of the Blue Squads were training for upcoming EARC and EAWRC Sprints, two crews wrapped up their regular season with defeats and loss of “silver”.
Navy HWs managed only one win in the 1F, while dropping the remaining two races 1V, and 2V. It rained on Lake Carnegie, but as George Pocock said — rain is good – knocks down the hills and fills in the valleys — so conditions were fair and good. With the 1V loss to Columbia, the Maxwell Stevenson Trophy will be retained by the Light Blue Lions.
You can check out details from Navy Sports below and photos at
http://www.row2k.com/gallery/gallery.cfm?action=gallery&dir=2009Spring/0503ColNavyHM&label=Columbia%20vs%20Navy,%20heavy%20men,%20May%203%202009&hi=yes
Folks…
While most of the Blue Squads were training for upcoming EARC and EAWRC Sprints, two crews wrapped up their regular season with defeats and loss of “silver”.
Navy HWs managed only one win in the 1F, while dropping the remaining two races 1V, and 2V. It rained on Lake Carnegie, but as George Pocock said — rain is good – knocks down the hills and fills in the valleys — so conditions were fair and good. With the 1V loss to Columbia, the Maxwell Stevenson Trophy will be retained by the Light Blue Lions.
You can check out details from Navy Sports below and photos at
http://www.row2k.com/gallery/gallery.cfm?action=gallery&dir=2009Spring/0503ColNavyHM&label=Columbia%20vs%20Navy,%20heavy%20men,%20May%203%202009&hi=yes
Yale Women’s 1V dropped from the ranks of the undefeated by losing to the women of Brown on the Housatonic on Saturday. As a result, the Nat & Anne Case Cup will remain in Providence. The varsity eight race at Derby came down to the final stroke. The Bears, ranked 10th in the nation, edged No. 2 Yale by one-tenth of a second. Brown finished the 2,000-meter course in 6:02, while the Bulldogs came in at 6:02.1.
Yale’s second varsity topped Brown for the first time since 1988. The Bulldogs finished in 6:11.3, a little more than two seconds ahead of the Bears, who came in at 6:13.5.
The battle of unbeaten varsity fours went to Brown. The Bears crossed the line in 6:52.9, three seconds ahead of Yale.
Brown also won the novice eight, while the Bulldogs captured the second and third varsity four races.
Both squads will likely meet up again at the EAWRC Sprints and NCAA Championships. Last year Brown won the Sprints and Yale rebounded and won the 1V NCAA Championships.
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Now is the time of the year when those rankings mean more than bragging rights. The final EARC Sprints seedings are out for both LWs and HWs.
EARC – Full Seedings are listed below courtesy of Row2k. EARC has added a Varsity LW V4+. Squads may enter if they are unable to have a full lower boat 8+. MIT will enter from it’s 2V, Dartmouth from it’s 3V and Yale from it’s 4V rowers.
Navy LW: 1V -3rd; 2V – 2nd; 1F – 8th; 3V – 3rd, 2F – 2nd
Yale LW: 1V -5th; 2V – 1st; 1F – 2nd; 3V – 1st, 2F – 5th, V4 – 2nd
The #8 Navy Plebes in the JEVA would appear to have the greatest challenge to reach the afternoon Grand finals. Hopefully they will be able to build on their Callow Cup performance and 2 strong weeks of training. The Plebes will face Cornell (1), Princeton (4), Georgetown (5) and Penn (9) with three to qualify in their morning heat.
Among the remaining Blue Crews, Navy (3) and Yale (5) in the 1V will have strong morning competition in the qualifying heats. The Elis will line up in the first heat against Princeton (1), Georgetown (4), Columbia (8) and Dartmouth (9). Yale lost to Princeton in the HYP and Georgetown at Derby and defeated both Columbia and Dartmouth earlier in the season. But with Steve Perry’s Dartmouth LWs often showing late season speed and a new winning attitude in the Columbia boathouse, the Bulldogs will need a good race to get to the Grand Final. In Heat 2, the Mids will face Harvard (2), Cornell (6), Penn (7) and MIT (10). Navy lost a close race to Harvard on the Charles and defeated Penn on the Severn. Cornell has a reputation, like Dartmouth, of finding speed as the season progresses, but past such success at the Sprints and IRA were under Coach Todd Kennett, who has moved on to head the Cornell rowing program and coach their HWs.
Points earned in the 1V, 2V and 1F count in the Jope Cup.
In the HW competition there are three qualifying heats with the first 2 crews moving on to the Grand Final.
Navy HW: 1V -14th; 2V – 12th; 1F – 9th; 3V – 8th, 2F – 5th
Yale HW: 1V -9th; 2V – 9th; 1F – 3rd; 3V – 4th, 2F – No Entry
If the seedings hold true the strongest expected performances among the HW Blues should come from the Yale and Navy 1F. With 2 to qualify for the Grand final, the Eli Frosh and Navy Plebes will line up in the same morning heat on either side of Cornell (4). Mark Davis’s Yale Freshman managed to defeat Cornell by 0.1 seconds 2 weeks ago on Lake Cayuga in the Carnegie Cup. On the same day on the Severn, Rob Friedrich’s Navy Plebes had a strong race beating Penn, but trailing #1 Harvard by open water in the Adams Cup. Northeastern (10), George Washington (15) and Columbia (16) will round out the heat. It looks like this one might be a strong race with no crew being able to save anything for the afternoon finals.
In the HW 1V, Navy will face Harvard (2), Northeastern (5), Columbia (8), Princeton (11) and Holy Cross (17). With 2 to qualify for the Grand and 2 to move on to the Petites, the Mids face an uphill battle. In Heat 3, Yale will face 2 winning crews from earlier in year – Brown (3) and Cornell (4) and 1 crew that the Bulldogs defeated earlier – Dartmouth (15). Also challenging for a place in the finals is a surprising MIT (10) and Georgetown (16).
Points earned in the 1V, 2V and 1F count in the Rowe Cup.
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2009 Intercollegiate Rowing Association National Collegiate Championships, more commonly known as the IRAs will be different in the 107th renewal of this great event. The Stewards have moved the racing this year to Lake Natoma in Sacramento, CA on 4 to 6 June. The biggest changes however, are to format and to selection and qualifying criteria. Racing will now consist of 1V 8+, 2V 8+, 1F 8+, Varsity 4+, Open 4+, and Men’s and Women’s LW 8+. Competition will only be for schools that support rowing as a varsity sport (no club teams) and crews must meet selection criteria to enter. Gone are all of the other small boats as well as a school’s ability to take their 4 best or 2 best rowers into a small boat event against the 3V or 2F rowers from a school that has entered in all IRA events. This will prevent the “inequity” of a school like Army claiming that they beat Navy for the National championship, when it was really Army’s 1V versus Navy’s 3V or 2F. I will however miss the 4- and 2- where LWs from the 2V of EARC schools have excelled in recent years.
With selection criteria, there may be many schools, who have traditionally supported and participated in the IRA, left on the outside looking in. Following is a summary of the selection criteria as presented by the IRA Stewards for 2009. The full details are included well below:
IRA Men’s National Championship Lightweight Eight, Event #2:
The Lightweight Men’s Selection Committee will select a maximum of 12 Varsity Eight Crews using the following criteria:
1. Maximum of seven (7) varsity lightweight crews from the EARC Regatta.
2. Top two (2) varsity lightweight crews from the Dad Vail Regatta.
3. Top (1) varsity lightweight crew from the Pacific Coast Rowing Championships.
4. Two (2) non-EARC at-large bids.
5. Unaccepted bids will not be re-allocated to additional crews.
Hopefully, this will prevent the IRA from just being a re-row of the EARC Sprints, encourage participation from west coast and Dad Vail schools and maybe even get LW Men’s crews to compete in existing and new varsity rowing programs. For Navy and Yale, it does put a premium and more pressure on getting to the Grand Finals of the EARC Sprints.
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IRA Men’s National Championship Varsity Heavyweight Eight, Event #1
(Limited to 24 Entries)
This is a bit more complicated selection criteria, mostly because there are many more HW crews involved and entries are likely to be limited. Men’s rowing is not an NCAA sport, but the IRA has now fashioned it’s regatta to be more like the Women’s NCAA Championships in number of events and format. Basically for Yale and Navy, selection will likely come down to the ability of their respective 1V to place in the top 9 at the EARC Sprints (3rd in the Petite Finals). If a school’s 1V is not selected, neither that school’s 2V or 1F can participate in the IRA, irrespective of that boat’s national ranking or performance during the regular season or in a Qualifying Regatta like the EARC Sprints. So the challenge has been set for Rick Clothier’s Navy 1V (seeded 14th) and John Pescatore’s Yale 1V (seeded 9th). The IRA entries for Mark Davis’s Yale 1F (seeded 3) and Rob Friedrich’s Navy Plebes (seeded 9th) are dependent as much on the performance of their respective 1V crews, as their own. If the Navy 1V or Yale 1V qualify by finishing in the top 9 at the EARC Sprints or receive an At-Large bid (selected from all crews if there are less than 24 qualifying crews) then the 1F and 2V are eligible for selection. For Navy and Yale, in order to be selected, the 1F or 2V must be in the top 6 finishers at the EARC Sprints (in the Grand Finals).
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IRA Open Fours, Event #6:
This is an effort to have a true “spares race”. Teams qualifying a varsity heavyweight eight and a freshman heavyweight eight will be permitted to enter the Open Fours race. At least one rower in this event must be a member of the freshman squad and at least one rower must be an upperclassmen. The coxswain may be a member of either the varsity or freshman squad. The event is limited to a maximum of 18 crews.
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IRA Varsity Four with Coxswain, Event #7:
Whether the Navy or Yale HWs or LWs, are successful in qualifying their eights for any of the number of reasons outlined above, they still will be able to participate in the V4+. This event is open to any IRA affiliate college or university. There is a limit of one entry per eligible IRA affiliate college or university.
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So for 2009, the IRAs will have yet another change in format. While there are always those who feel that such change leaves them out or unfairly impacts them, it appears that this new format will go a long way towards a true national championship. As a side benefit it should also encourage more schools to continue and support men’s rowing at the varsity level and perhaps get more schools to recognize the value of LW rowing competition — not much different than when Buck Herzog went to Rusty Callow in 1955 and 8 “Lightweight” rowers from Navy’s varsity squad competed as the first Navy LWs. On balance this is an excellent step and it will be interesting to see how it stands the test of time. With qualification, I guess that those national rankings and seedings do become more important after all. Following is a brief history from Wikipedia, of the Intercollegiate Rowing Association and it’s 107 year regatta history. Interestingly, it is all run by five member schools (founders – Columbia, Cornell and Pennsylvania; and Navy and Syracuse):
Intercollegiate Rowing Association
The Intercollegiate Rowing Association runs the IRA Championship Regatta, which is considered to be the United States collegiate national championship of rowing. Since 1995, it has been held on the Cooper River in Camden, New Jersey and includes both men’s and women’s (lightweight) events for sweep boats of all sizes. Today, Columbia, Cornell, Pennsylvania, Navy, and Syracuse are members of the association. Each year these five schools choose who to invite to the regatta and are responsible for its organization along with the ECAC. The IRA is the oldest college rowing championship in the United States.
The Harvard-Yale Boat Race or Harvard-Yale Regatta is an annual rowing race between Yale and Harvard universities. First contested in 1852, annually since 1859 except during major wars fought by the United States, The Race is America’s oldest collegiate athletic competition, predating The Game (football) by 23 years. Originally rowed on Lake Winnipesaukee, New Hampshire, it has since moved to the Thames River, New London, Connecticut. Although other locations for the race have included the Connecticut River at Springfield, Mass., and Lake Quinsigamond at Worcester, Mass., the Thames has hosted The Race on all but 5 occasions since 1878 and both teams have erected permanent training camps on the Thames at Gales Ferry for Yale and at Red Top for Harvard. The race has been exclusively between Harvard and Yale except for 1897 when the race was held as part of a three boat race with Cornell on the Hudson River at Poughkeepsie, New York, where, although it lost to Cornell, Yale was deemed the winner of the Harvard-Yale race.
Columbia, Cornell and Pennsylvania were the organizing stewards of the IRA Regatta first held on the Hudson River at Poughkeepsie, New York on June 24, 1895. The format through 1967 with the exception of 1964 was to line all the entries in the race onto stake-boats and fire a shotgun for the start. In the last race of this format in 1967 on Onondaga Lake, sixteen varsity crews waited for the gun to begin their three mile race – winner take all. The format was changed in the Olympic year, 1968, to heats and finals over a 2000 meter, six-lane course. This heat-rep-final, six-lane, 2000 meter format continues today.
Since the 1920s, when the West Coast crews, notably California and University of Washington began to attend and regularly win, most crews considered the Intercollegiate Rowing Association’s championship (know as the IRA) to be a de facto national championship. Two important crews, Harvard and Yale, however, did not participate in the heavyweight divisions of the event. (After losing to Cornell in 1897, Harvard and Yale chose to avoid the IRA, so as not to diminish the Harvard-Yale Regatta. It soon became part of each school’s tradition not to go). And beginning in 1973, Washington decided to skip the IRA because of change in schedule conflicted with its finals. However, Washington returned to the regatta in 1995. In 2003, after an absence of over one hundred years, Harvard and Yale decided to participate.
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Lots to read and lots at stake this weekend.
GO BLUE!
Hoping all of you enjoyed Cinco de Mayo … Cheers!
Best Regards,
Coach and TB406
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From Navy Sports:
Navy Falls to Columbia in Stevenson Trophy Race
The Midshipmen defeated the Lions in the freshmen race by nearly 18 seconds
Navy men’s heavyweight crew
Navy men’s heavyweight crew
May 3, 2009
PRINCETON, N.J. – The Navy men’s heavyweight crew team wrapped up its regular season by winning one of its three races against Columbia on Lake Carnegie in Princeton, N.J., during a rain-soaked Sunday. However, the Midshipmen came up on the short end of the first varsity race, which determines the winner of the Maxwell Stevenson Trophy.
In the final race of the day, Columbia’s first varsity crew stormed out to a full boat-length lead one minute into the race. Navy was able to stem the growing deficit and maintained at a similar pace as the Lions for the rest of the race. The Midshipmen made a push towards the end, but could not overcome the sizeable deficit, as Columbia won by 7.7 seconds, 5:55.1-6:02.8.
“These were some tough rowing conditions today. The rain was bouncing off the water and the winds were changing during the day,” said Navy head coach Rick Clothier. “Columbia blew off the line, but after that, it was about a half a boat-length race. Columbia is a good crew that is ranked eighth in the EARC and has defeated Yale and Princeton this spring. However, we certainly have some work to do in that early part of the race.”
In the second varsity race, Columbia got off to a similar strong start, as it grabbed a half-boat-length lead a minute in. Navy was able to keep within striking distance of the Lions, but was edged by 3.6 seconds, 6:02.1-6:05.7. Navy’s third varsity boat also participated in the race and completed the course in 6:25.6.
Navy’s victory on Sunday came on the opening competition of the day – the freshmen race. The Midshipmen were able to pull away early and sustained that pace to record the largest margin of victory of the day – 17.9 seconds – by virtue of a 6:06.9-6:24.8 win. Navy’s second freshmen crew also took part in the race and finished with a time of 6:36.5.
The Midshipmen (3-4-1) will return to action next Sunday, May 10, when they head up to the Eastern Sprints Championship at Worcester, Mass.
“We’ve got one week before the Eastern Sprints and I think we made some progress this week,” stated Clothier. “I think we will be able to get some more speed next week and really work on closing some of that gap.”
NAVY vs. COLUMBIA • Princeton, N.J. • May 3, 2009
First Varsity (Maxwell Stevenson Trophy) – Columbia 5:55.1, Navy 6:02.8
Second Varsity – Columbia 6:02.1, Navy (2V) 6:05.7, Navy (3V) 6:25.6
First Freshmen – Navy (1F) 6:06.9, Columbia 6:24.8, Navy (2F) 6:36.5
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From Yale Sports:
Taylor Ritzel and the rest of the varsity eight will likely see Brown again at the Eastern Sprints. (Don Clark photo)
Taylor Ritzel and the rest of the varsity eight will likely see Brown again at the Eastern Sprints. (Don Clark photo)
No. 10 Brown Edges No. 2 Yale By A Tenth Of A Second Varsity Tops Bears For First Time Since 1988
May 2, 2009
DERBY, Conn. – There is no question that Yale and Brown is one of the best rivalries in all of collegiate women’s rowing. So it wasn’t surprising that Saturday’s varsity eight race came down to the final stroke. The Bears, ranked 10th in the nation, edged No. 2 Yale by one-tenth of a second on the Housatonic River. Brown finished the 2,000-meter course in 6:02, while the Bulldogs came in at 6:02.1.
“It was a great race,” said Yale head coach Will Porter. “It was difficult for us to get settled and find any rhythm. Brown has the ability to find speed late in the season. This year is not any different. It should make for an interesting Eastern Sprints.”
The teams will very likely face each other again in two weeks at the Sprints on the Cooper River in Cherry Hill, N.J. The last three races between the two schools have been decided by less than two seconds. Last spring, Brown won the Eastern Sprints title before Yale rebounded to win the Grand Final at the NCAA Championships.
“I think we’re ready for the transition to six-boat racing,” Porter said. “We just need to focus in on what we are trying to do not worry about our opposition.”
Brown retained possession of the Nat & Anne Case Cup with the victory in the varsity eight race.
Yale’s second varsity topped Brown for the first time since 1988. The Bulldogs finished in 6:11.3, a little more than two seconds ahead of the Bears, who came in at 6:13.5.
“Our second varsity rowed a really strong race,” Porter said. “We had an injury that forced us to shuffle our lineups a little bit. The second varsity handled the change the best of any of our crews.”
The battle of unbeaten varsity fours went to Brown. The Bears crossed the line in 6:52.9, three seconds ahead of Yale.
Brown also won the novice eight, while the Bulldogs captured the second and third varsity four races.
Results
Varsity eight
1. Brown 6:02.0
2. Yale 6:02.1
Second Varsity
1. Yale 6:11.3
2. Brown 6:13.5
Varsity Four
1. Brown 6:52.9
2. Yale 6:55.9
Second Varsity Four
1. Yale 6:57.4
2. Brown 7:02.7
Third Varsity Four
1. Yale 7:05.2
2. Brown 7:10.7
3. Brown 2N 7:22.3
Novice Eight
1. Brown 6:23.2
2. Yale 6:26.2
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From www.row2k.com:
EARC LW Men
May 5, 2009
VARSITY 8
2ND VARSITY 8
FRESHMEN 8
1 Princeton 1 Yale 1 Cornell
2 Harvard 2 Navy 2 Yale
3 Navy 3 Cornell 3 Harvard
4 Georgetown 4 Harvard 4 Princeton
5 Yale 5 Princeton 5 Georgetown
6 Cornell 6 Georgetown 6 Columbia
7 Penn 7 Columbia 7 Dartmouth
8 Columbia 8 Penn 8 Navy
9 Dartmouth 9 Dartmouth 9 Penn
10 MIT 10 MIT
3RD VARSITY 8
2ND FRESHMEN 8
FOURS
1 Yale 1 Cornell 1 Dartmouth 3V
2 Cornell 2 Navy 2 Yale 4V
3 Navy 3 Harvard 3 MIT 2v
4 Harvard 4 Georgetown
5 Princeton 5 Yale
6 Georgetown 6 Dartmouth
7 Penn 7 Penn
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EARC HW Men
May 5, 2009
VARSITY 8
2ND VARSITY 8
FRESHMEN 8
SEED CREW POINTS SEED CREW POINTS SEED CREW POINTS
1 WIS 1 1 BRO 1.071428571 1 HAR 1
2 HAR 2 2 WIS 1.857142857 2 BRO 2
3 BRO 2.933333333 3 COR 3.357142857 3 YAL 2.933333333
4 COR 3.866666667 4 HAR 4.071428571 4 COR 3.8
5 NOR 5.133333333 5 PRI 4.785714286 5 SYR 5.666666667
6 SYR 5.466666667 6 BOS 4.928571429 6 PRI 6.2
7 BOS 6.533333333 7 SYR 6.357142857 7 DAR 6.666666667
8 COL 7.6 8 NOR 7.857142857 8 WIS 6.8
9 YAL 8.666666667 9 YAL 8 9 NAV 8.533333333
10 MIT 9.333333333 10 PEN 9.714285714 10 NOR 9.2
11 PRI 10.53333333 11 COL 10.42857143 11 MIT 10
12 GWU 11.66666667 12 NAV 11.35714286 12 PEN 11.33333333
13 PEN 12.33333333 13 GWU 12.28571429 13 BOS 12.13333333
14 NAV 13.06666667 14 DAR 13.14285714 14 GEO 13.2
15 DAR 13.8 15 GEO 13.64285714 15 GWU 14.13333333
16 GEO 15.06666667 16 RUT 15.42857143 16 COL 15.06666667
17 HOL 16.06666667 17 HOL 15.64285714 17 RUT 16.06666667
18 RUT 17 18 HOL 17
3RD VARSITY 8
2ND FRESHMEN 8
SEED CREW POINTS SEED CREW POINTS
1 HAR 1 1 BRO 1.166666667
2 WIS 1.833333333 2 HAR 1.833333333
3 COR 2.833333333 3 WIS 2.666666667
4 YAL 3.666666667 4 COR 3.333333333
5 SYR 4.6 5 NAV 4.666666667
6 PRI 5.166666667 6 GWU 5.333333333
7 BOS 6.333333333 7 GEO 6.5
8 NAV 7 8 BOS 7
9 DAR 8.166666667 9 RUT 7.666666667
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IV. 2009 IRA Selection Criteria for Participating Crews
(Events 1-7)
IRA Men’s National Championship Varsity Heavyweight Eight, Event #1
(Limited to 24 Entries)
• If the number of entries in these events is less than or equal to 24, allocated entries will be awarded,
and at large entries may be awarded up to a limit of 24 total.
• If there are more than 24 entries, allocation of entries will be made according to the following:
Regional Qualifying Regatta Qualifying Entry Allocations
EARC Sprints Championships First nine finishers
PAC 10 Championships First three finishers
ECAC National Invitational Championships First two finishers
SIRA Regatta First place finisher
Dad Vails Regatta First two finishers
WIRA Championships First three finishers
At-Large† Remaining available allocations
• Any entry participating in a qualifying regatta but not qualifying at that regatta, will be considered an At-Large
entry. Any unused regional allocations will revert to the At-Large pool.
• If a crew qualifies at more than one regatta, the second of those qualifying spots will become an at-large bid
determined by the Selection Committee.
IRA Men’s Heavyweight 2nd Varsity Eight, Event #4 (Limited to 18 Entries)
IRA Men’s Heavyweight Freshman Eight, Event #5 (Limited to 18 Entries):
• Acceptance of a Men’s Heavyweight 2nd Varsity Eight entry and/or a Men’s Heavyweight Freshman
Eight entry is contingent upon acceptance of that school’s Men’s Heavyweight Varsity Eight
• If the number of entries in these events is less than or equal to 18, allocated entries will be awarded
and at large entries may be awarded up to a limit of 18 total.
• If there are more than 18 entries, allocation of entries will be made according to the following:
Regional Qualifying Regatta Qualifying Entry Allocations
EARC Sprints Championships First six finishers
PAC 10 Championships First three finishers
ECAC National Invitational Championships First place finisher
SIRA Regatta First place finisher
Dad Vails Regatta First place finisher
WIRA Championships First place finisher
At-Large† Remaining available allocations
• Any entry participating in a qualifying regatta but not qualifying at that regatta, will be considered an At-Large
entry. Any unused regional allocations will revert to the At-Large pool.
• If a crew qualifies at more than one regatta, the second of those qualifying spots will become an at-large bid
determined by the Selection Committee.
IRA Open Fours, Event #6:
1. Teams qualifying a varsity heavyweight eight and a freshman heavyweight eight will be permitted to
enter the Open Fours race. At least one rower in this event must be a member of the freshman squad and at
least one rower must be an upperclassmen. The coxswain may be a member of either the varsity or freshman
squad.
2. The event is limited to a maximum of 18 crews.
IRA Men’s National Championship Lightweight Eight, Event #2:
The Lightweight Men’s Selection Committee will select a maximum of 12 Varsity Eight Crews using the
following criteria:
1. Maximum of seven (7) varsity lightweight crews from the EARC Regatta.
2. Top two (2) varsity lightweight crews from the Dad Vail Regatta.
3. Top (1) varsity lightweight crew from the Pacific Coast Rowing Championships.
4. Two (2) non-EARC at-large bids.
5. Unaccepted bids will not be re-allocated to additional crews.
IRA Women’s National Championship Lightweight Eight, Event #3:
The Lightweight Women’s Selection Committee will select a maximum of 12 Varsity Eights Crews using the
following criteria:
1. Top three (3) varsity lightweight crews from the EAWRC Regatta.
2. Top two (2) varsity lightweight crews from the Dad Vail Regatta.
3. Winning lightweight crews from the Pacific Coast Rowing Championships, SIRA Championships, and the WIRA Championships. (Total of three (3).
4. Four (4)at-large bids.
5. Unaccepted bids will not be re-allocated to additional crews.
IRA Varsity Four with Coxswain, Event #7:
1. This event is open to any IRA affiliate college or university.
2. There is a limit of one entry per eligible IRA affiliate college or university.