GOLD RIVER, Calif. – Yale Lightweight Crew wrapped up competition at the 124th running of the IRA National Championships Sunday on Lake Natoma. The Bulldogs' eights were both in their respective Petite Finals, with the 1V placing first in its (seventh overall) and the 2V placing second in its (eighth overall).
 
The 2V, ranked No. 9 coming into the weekend, was first to race on Sunday. The Bulldogs took on No. 7 Columbia and No. 10 MIT.  Leading for the majority of the race, Yale was edged at the finish line by a hard-charging Columbia squad – the Lions finished in 6:04.9 to Yale's 6:05.4. MIT was third (6:10.1).
 
The No. 7 ranked Yale 1V wound up in a heated battle with No. 8 Georgetown in their Petite Final. The Hoyas led by a fraction of a second through the first half of the race, but the Bulldogs pulled ahead by the 1500m mark and then held off a late Hoya charge. Yale (5:58.5) beat Georgetown (5:59.1) by less than a second, with No. 10 Navy taking third (6:02.74) by five-hundredths of a second over No. 9 Columbia (6:02.79).
 
Yale also had a four at IRAs. Competition in that event concluded Saturday, with the Bulldogs placing third in the Petite Final and ninth overall.
 
Boatings

First Varsity Eight
cox       Jack Ehlert
stroke  Benjamin Nadjibi
7            Timmy Parsons
6            Raph Clark
5            Finlay Murray
4            Fielding Staelin
3            Andrew Kasparyan
2            Fiver Press
bow      Ry Natterson

Second Varsity Eight
cox       Philip Martins
stroke Nolan Kaputa              
7            Asher Patent
6            Jack Ennis
5            Ago Ghiso
4            Ethan Motola Sullivan
3            Max Blacksten
2            Will Konopka
bow      Andrew Terkildsen

Varsity Four
cox       Burke Brown
4            Patrick Kennedy
3            Brandon Fernandez
2            Christian Mirzaian
bow      Eddie Cavallin