GOLD RIVER, Calif. — The UC San Diego men's rowing team closed out its season Sunday at the Intercollegiate Rowing Association (IRA) National Championship Regatta.

The Triton Varsity 8 placed sixth in the fourth-level final, while the Second Varsity 8 placed fourth in the fourth-level final.

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

In Sunday's Varsity 8 race, the Tritons, ranked 25th nationally, raced alongside No. 16 Drexel, No. 17 Temple, No. 20 La Salle, No. 22 MIT, and Oregon State. Temple took the win with a time of 5:56.701 while UC San Diego clocked in at 6:04.778

UC San Diego's Second Varsity 8 was up against Temple, Georgetown, La Salle, and Oregon State. Temple won that event as well, recording a 6:00.526. The Tritons came in with a time of 6:09.835, finishing in front of Oregon State by two seconds.

Overall, UC San Diego finished 23rd in the Division I Ten Eyck Trophy points standings. The University of Washington won the national title after placing first in the Varsity 8 and Third Varsity 8 and second in the Second Varsity 8. The Huskies were followed by Princeton in second and Harvard in third.

It was the 10th-straight season that UC San Diego had qualified for the IRA National Championship Regatta.

SUNDAY RESULTS
Varsity 8 Final 4
1. Temple, 5:56.701
2. La Salle, 5:56.718
3. Drexel, 5:59.718
4. Oregon State, 6:03.063
5. MIT, 6:04.706
6. UC San Diego, 6:04.778

Second Varsity 8 Final 4
1. Temple, 6:00.526
2. Georgetown, 6:03.575
3. La Salle, 6:06.751
4. UC San Diego, 6:09.835
5. Oregon State, 6:11.963

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

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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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