Day 2 of IRA Championship Goes Well - Oregon State University Athletics

Racing continued today, June 2 for the Oregon State men’s crew at the IRA Championship Regatta. All three crews qualified for three different finals tomorrow that will begin in the morning.

The Freshman Four crew had the best outing by finishing second in their heat behind Stanford with a time of 6:52.86. The second place finish in today’s heat was good enough to qualify the F4 for tomorrows Grand Final race.

The Varsity Four crew had a lengthy delay today before finishing up with their race. A fifth place finish was the result for the V4 with a time of 6:57.50. The V4 will be competing tomorrow for the Petite Final championship.

Third place was the result for the Varsity eight crew who were clocked at 6:02.83. The V8 will be racing tomorrow in the class C Final race.

“Again I was pleased with how our guys raced,” said Head Coach Fred Honebein. “The Varsity Four did a great job to get themselves into the Grand Final so they can vie for a medal. The Varsity Four had a rough time with the weather but were able to put together enough to get into the Petite. And the Varsity Eight did what they had to, to get into the C final.”