Men Send Both Boats to the Grand Finals at IRAs

GOLD RIVER, Calif. — Williams College men's rowing had two successful races at the IRA National Championship at Lake Natoma this morning, sending both eights to their respective grand finals.
 
The first eight raced in the second heat of the Division III Varsity 8+ event to kick the day off for the Ephs. Williams placed second in their heat, clocking 5:58.850 behind Trinity's time of 5:56.690. This strong finish secured Williams a spot in the Grand Final.
 
The second eight came next for the Ephs, racing in second heat of the Division III second 8+ event. Williams won with a time of 6:05.220, besting Trinity by more than three seconds and locking the Ephs in for the Grand Final.
 
Tune in Saturday at 11:56 a.m. and 12:22 p.m. Pacific Time to watch the second and first eights race, respectively.
 
Eph Lineups
First Eight
C - Carina Sun '26
8 - Travis Carroll '29
7 - Quinn Carroll '27
6 - Myer Liebman '26
5 - Jack Wagner '27
4 - Kyle McHugh '28
3 - Michael LesStrang '26
2 - Lucas Wu '29
1 - Aidan Spellacy-Urken '28

Second Eight
C - Emma Cilke '28
8 - Jack Archer '28
7 - William Densmore '26
6 - Atlas Barnes '29
5 - Justin Schoenfarber '28
4 - Dalton Peters '26
3 - Charlie Halverson '26
2 - Noah Peters '29
1 - Luke Guleserian '28