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Princeton Men's Heavyweight 1V collects IRA Bronze
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No. 3 Heavies' 1V Picks Up IRA Bronze; Team Finishes Fourth In Ten Eyck Standings
June 04, 2023 | Heavyweight Rowing
WEST WINDSOR – The No. 3 Princeton Men's Heavyweight Rowing Team saw the first varsity collect its first IRA medal since 2016 at Mercer Lake on Sunday morning.
The first varsity was fourth at the 500m, tightly bunched with Washington and Yale with California out front. The Tigers remained in fourth at the 1,000m, behind Yale by almost a second for a medal.
Princeton did not let up.
Over the next 500m, the Tigers ripped off a 1:22.7 split, 1.6 seconds quicker than Yale to move into third place. The boat of Connor Neill, James Quinlan, Marco Misasi, Theo Bell, Marcus Chute, Hanno Brach, Nathan Phelps, Patrick Long and Nick Taylor outpaced Yale in the final 500m, earning a bronze medal (5:34.88) behind California (5:31.71) and Washington (5:32.96).
The Tigers' last 1V medal was also a bronze in 2016. The third-place finish is six spots higher than last year and five spots better than 2021.
"I give full credit to this season to our senior class," said Princeton head coach Greg Hughes. "We walked away from this event last year feeling like there was something that needed to be changed and wanted to be better. Knowing those things is the easy part, but achieving it is really challenging. The seniors led in an impressive fashion to make this possible."
Princeton's third varsity rallied from seven seconds down at the 1,000m mark to win its Petite Final (5:51.68) by 2.2 seconds over Syracuse and Penn. The Tigers rowed a 1:21.2 split between 1,000m and 1,500m to climb ahead and secured a seventh-place finish overall.
The Tigers' second varsity took the lead by the 1,000m point and held off a late BU push to win the Petite Final (5:45.1) by five-tenths of a second to also finish seventh place overall.
The Heavyweight Team just missed the podium, earning fourth place in the Ten Eyck Standings behind California (288), Washington (253) and Yale (253). That's a four-spot jump from 2022.
The first varsity was fourth at the 500m, tightly bunched with Washington and Yale with California out front. The Tigers remained in fourth at the 1,000m, behind Yale by almost a second for a medal.
Princeton did not let up.
Over the next 500m, the Tigers ripped off a 1:22.7 split, 1.6 seconds quicker than Yale to move into third place. The boat of Connor Neill, James Quinlan, Marco Misasi, Theo Bell, Marcus Chute, Hanno Brach, Nathan Phelps, Patrick Long and Nick Taylor outpaced Yale in the final 500m, earning a bronze medal (5:34.88) behind California (5:31.71) and Washington (5:32.96).
The Tigers' last 1V medal was also a bronze in 2016. The third-place finish is six spots higher than last year and five spots better than 2021.
"I give full credit to this season to our senior class," said Princeton head coach Greg Hughes. "We walked away from this event last year feeling like there was something that needed to be changed and wanted to be better. Knowing those things is the easy part, but achieving it is really challenging. The seniors led in an impressive fashion to make this possible."
Princeton's third varsity rallied from seven seconds down at the 1,000m mark to win its Petite Final (5:51.68) by 2.2 seconds over Syracuse and Penn. The Tigers rowed a 1:21.2 split between 1,000m and 1,500m to climb ahead and secured a seventh-place finish overall.
The Tigers' second varsity took the lead by the 1,000m point and held off a late BU push to win the Petite Final (5:45.1) by five-tenths of a second to also finish seventh place overall.
The Heavyweight Team just missed the podium, earning fourth place in the Ten Eyck Standings behind California (288), Washington (253) and Yale (253). That's a four-spot jump from 2022.
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