GOLD RIVER, Calif. — The second day of the Intercollegiate Rowing Association (IRA) National Championship Regatta saw the UC San Diego men take part in a pair of races Saturday.

The 123rd edition of the event is running May 29-31 on Lake Natoma in Gold River, Calif., just outside of Sacramento.

The Tritons finished sixth in their Varsity 8 and Second Varsity 8 semifinals. Those crews will wrap up action Sunday morning in fourth-level Finals.  

Fans can follow the action with a live broadcast by Overnght (subscription required). Results from every race can be found here.

In Saturday's Varsity 8 semi, UC San Diego, ranked No. 25 nationally, went up against No. 13 Cornell, No. 17 Temple, No. 18 Georgetown, No. 19 Holy Cross, and No. 20 La Salle. Cornell topped the field, winning with a time of 5:52.030. The Tritons came in at 6:06.300.

UC San Diego's Second Varsity 8 took on Boston University, Drexel, Navy, Temple, and La Salle. BU was the winner in 5:56.710 and the Tritons posted a time of 6:20.800.

In Sunday's Varsity 8 fourth final, the Tritons will be racing alongside La Salle, No. 16 Drexel, Temple, Oregon State and No. 22 MIT .

UC San Diego's Second Varsity 8 will go against Temple, Georgetown, La Salle, and Oregon State.

The Second Varsity 8 Final is set for 8:58 a.m. and the Varsity 8 goes off at 9:06 a.m.

This is the 10th-straight season that UC San Diego has qualified for the IRA National Championship Regatta.

SATURDAY RESULTS
Varsity 8 Semifinal
Top-3 to Final 3, remainder to Final 4
1. Cornell, 5:52.030
2. Georgetown, 5:53.270
3. Holy Cross, 5:54.840
4. La Salle, 5:54.840
5. Temple, 5:58.440
6. UC San Diego, 6:06.300

Second Varsity 8 Semifinal
Top-3 to Final 3, remainder to Final 4
1. Boston University, 5:56.710
2. Drexel, 5:58.720
3. Navy, 6:03.090
4. Temple, 6:05.790
5. La Salle, 6:10.690
6. UC San Diego, 6:20.800

FRIDAY RESULTS
Varsity 8 Heat 2
Top 3 to AB Semifinals, remainder to CD Semifinals
1. California, 5:41.650
2. Dartmouth, 5:45.760
3. Yale, 5:48.870
4. Columbia, 5:54.260
5. Georgetown, 5:58.100
6. UC San Diego, 6:06.620

Second Varsity 8 Heat 2
Top 3 to AB Semifinals, remainder to CD Semifinals
1. Princeton, 5:46.990
2. Brown, 5:49.410
3. Cornell, 5:53.800
4. Wisconsin, 5:56.000
5. Temple, 6:02.920
6. UC San Diego, 6:15.440

SUNDAY SCHEDULE
Second Varsity 8 Final 4 - 8:58 AM
1. Temple
2. Georgetown
3. La Salle
4. Oregon State
5. UC San Diego

Varsity 8 Final 4 - 9:06 AM
1. La Salle
2. Drexel
3. Temple
4. Oregon State
5. UC San Diego
6. MIT

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UC SAN DIEGO BOAT LINEUPS
Varsity 8
Cox: Vahram Tchakmakjian
Stroke - Emmett Hoffman
7 - Tate Griffin
6 - Camden Park-Coburn
5 - John Mitchell
4 - Aleksander Navarro
3 - Charlie Josephbek
2 - Nicholas Brown
Bow - Aidan McDonnell

Second Varsity 8
Cox: Estella Zeppelin
Stroke - Benjamin Davids
7 - Kyle Pellegrini
6 - Julian Johnson
5 - Peter Dogan
4 - Dominic de Roulhac
3 - Bryce Blair
2 - Paris Liston
Bow - Owen Chen

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