WINDSOR TOWNSHIP, N.J. – The UC San Diego Men's Rowing team capped a successful season Sunday as the Varsity 8 crew won its final at the 120th Intercollegiate Rowing Association (IRA) National Championship Regatta on Mercer Lake.

UC San Diego fielded First, Second, and Third Varsity 8 boats in the three-day event with heats and repechage races Friday, semifinals on Saturday, and finals on Sunday.

With its victory in the fourth-level final, the Tritons' Varsity 8 placed 19th of 24 crews overall.

The Second Varsity 8 was 18th of 22 teams, while the Third Varsity 8 finished 17th of 18 crews.

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VARSITY 8+
Friday morning, UC San Diego's Varsity 8 boat finished in sixth place in Heat 3 with a time of 6:15.676. Princeton (5:35.676) won the race and was followed by Harvard, Wisconsin, Boston University, La Salle and UC San Diego.

The Tritons followed up later that afternoon with a third-place finish (6:14.934) in Repechage 1, edging out Georgetown by nearly three seconds. Dartmouth (6:01.716) took first ahead of Navy, UC San Diego, and Georgetown.
 
In Saturday's semifinal, UC San Diego placed fourth with a time of 6:37.305, coming in ahead of Santa Clara and MIT. Boston University (6:21.785) won, Wisconsin was second, and La Salle took third. 

Sunday's Fourth-Level Final saw the Tritons lead wire-to-wire and win with a time of 5:53.944. It was a battle against Colgate the whole way as the Raiders placed a close second in 5:54.704.

Heat 3
1. Princeton, 5:35.676
2. Harvard, 5:41.732
3. Wisconsin, 5:46.704
4. Boston University, 5:53.018
5. La Salle, 5:55.672
6. UC San Diego, 6:15.676

Repechage 1
1. Dartmouth, 6:01.716
2. Navy, 6:10.144
3. UC San Diego, 6:14.934
4. Georgetown, 6:17.846

Semifinal 4
1. Boston University, 6:21.785
2. Wisconsin, 6:24.145
3. La Salle, 6:30.733
4. UC San Diego, 6:37.305
5. Santa Clara, 6:43.775
6. MIT, 6:44.137

Final 4
1. UC San Diego, 5:53.944
2. Colgate, 5:54.704
3. Georgetown, 5:58.302
4. Oregon, 6:00.806
5. Santa Clara, 6:03.628
6. MIT, 6:05.882

Final Overall Standings
1. California
2. Washington
3. Princeton
4. Yale
5. Syracuse
6. Northeastern
7. Brown
8. Stanford
9. Harvard
10. Dartmouth
11. Cornell
12. Pennsylvania
13. Boston University
14. Drexel
15. Wisconsin
16. Navy
17. Columbia
18. La Salle
19. UC San Diego
20. Colgate
21. Georgetown
22. Oregon
23. Santa Clara
24. MIT

Lineup
Cox: Tommy Morehouse
8: Archie McKirdy
7: Stuart Boynton
6: Michael Brown
5: Loren Phillips
4: Kevork Tchakmakjian
3: Sebastian Navarro
2: Thomas Wilson
1: Danny Jarotzky

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SECOND VARSITY 8+
UC San Diego's Second Varsity 8 boat began the weekend by placing fifth in Heat 4 with a time of 6:04.650, just a second behind fourth-place Stanford. Brown (5:45.800) took the win ahead of Princeton, Pennsylvania, Stanfod, UC San Diego, and Georgetown.

In the three-boat Repechage 3, the Tritons crossed in 6:17.204 for third place behind Boston University (6:05.375) and Navy.

Saturday, UC San Diego placed second in Semifinal 3 with a time of 6:36.391, five seconds back of Stanford, which won in 6:31.699. The Tritons came in ahead of Drexel, Georgetown, and Santa Clara.
 
In Sunday's Third-Level Final, the Tritons took sixth place in 6:07.859. Stanford won in 5:56.739 ahead of Navy, Wisconsin, La Salle, Drexel, and UC San Diego.

Heat 4
1. Brown, 5:45.800
2. Princeton, 5:50.676
3. Pennsylvania, 5:58.692
4. Stanford, 6:03.628
5. UC San Diego, 6:04.650
6. Georgetown, 6:17.850

Repechage 3
1. Boston University, 6:05.375
2. Navy, 6:11.842
3. UC San Diego, 6:17.204

Semifinal 3
1. Stanford, 6:31.699
2. UC San Diego, 6:36.391
3. Drexel, 6:37.217
4. Georgetown, 6:43.645
5. Santa Clara, 6:44.641

Final 3
1. Stanford, 5:56.739
2. Navy, 5:58.401
3. Wisconsin, 5:59.769
4. La Salle, 6:02.883
5. Drexel, 6:04.961
6. UC San Diego, 6:07.859

Final Overall Standings
1. California
2. Wisconsin
3. Yale
4. Harvard
5. Dartmouth
6. Brown
7. Princeton
8. Boston University
9. Syracuse
10. Cornell
11. Pennsylvania
12. Northeastern
13. Stanford
14. Navy
15. Wisconsin
16. La Salle
17. Drexel
18. UC San Diego
19. Georgetown
20. Columbia
21. Santa Clara
22. Oregon State

Lineup
Cox: Bailey Kim
8: Jake Lopez
7: Camden Park-Coburn
6: Andrew Saska
5: Miko Brown
4: Michael McMaster
3: Chad Breslin
2: Kyle Pellegrini
1: Sacha Dewancker

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THIRD VARSITY 8+
The Third Varsity 8 boat's participation was cut short due to weather issues. The Tritons competed in a heat race Friday and a final Sunday. The repechage and semifinal races were not run.

Racing in Heat 2, the Tritons came in sixth at 06:24.231. Yale was the winner in 5:49.115. Dartmouth took second, Syracuse was third, Navy was fourth, and Wisconsin came in fifth.
 
Sunday, the Tritons bested Santa Clara by over three seconds to secure a fifth-place finish in the Third-Level Final, coming across the line in 6:24.028. Cornell won in 6:00.672, Drexel was second, Wisconsin third, and Oregon State fourth.

Heat 2
1. Yale, 5:49.115
2. Dartmouth, 5:50.329
3. Syracuse, 5:51.963
4. Navy, 6:11.973
5. Wisconsin, 6:15.021
6. UC San Diego, 6:24.231

Repechage 2
Canceled due to weather

Semifinal 2
Canceled due to weather

Final 3
1. Cornell, 6:00.672
2. Drexel, 6:11.520
3. Wisconsin, 6:13.808
4. Oregon State, 6:14.426
5. UC San Diego, 6:24.028
6. Santa Clara, 6:27.946

Final Overall Standings
1. California
2. Harvard
3. Washington
4. Dartmouth
5. Yale
6. Brown
7. Princeton
8. Syracuse
9. Pennsylvania
10. Boston University
11. Navy
12. Northeastern
13. Cornell
14. Drexel
15. Wisconsin
16. Oregon State
17. UC San Diego
18. Santa Clara

Lineup
Cox: Sarah Borjigin
8: Adam Ziegelmueller
7: Austin Newman
6: Christian Gaylord
5: Christopher Cox
4: David Santamaria
3: Peter Dogan
2: Caleb Waechter
1: Paris Liston 

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OTHER WINNERS
California won four Grand Final races and took home the James Ten Eyck Memorial Trophy as the overall points leader.

The Bears won the Varsity 8 Grand Final with a time of 5:31.716, just over a second ahead of second-place Wisconsin.

They also won the Second Varsity 8 Grand Final in 5:39.600, the Third Varsity 8 Grand Final in 5:42.220, and the Varsity Four Grand Final in 7:04.781. 

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FUTURE IRA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP REGATTAS
2024: May 31 - June 2 (Mercer Lake - Windsor Township, N.J.)
2025: May 30 - June 1 (Lake Natoma - Gold River, Calif.)
2026: May 29-31 (venue TBD)
2027: May 28-30 (venue TBD)

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TRITON TIDBITS
- Stuart Boynton, Kevork Tchakmakjian, and Thomas Wilson from the Varsity 8 boat were named All-Conference First Team at the Western Sprints
- Second Varsity 8 coxswain Bailey Kim was named All-Conference Second Team
- Sebastian Navarro from the Varsity 8 was named to the All-Freshman Team
- Head Coach Jeff Collett was named Coach of the Year
- Sarah Borjigin, Stuart Boynton, Miko Brown, Emma Goode, Jake Lopez, Loren Phillips, and Kevork Tchakmakjian were named to the All-Academic Team
- Stuart Boynton was named to the All-Triton Scholar-Athlete Team at the 2023 Triton Awards this past Thursday

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