Men's Lightweight Rowing's 1V Nabs Silver; Team Finishes 3rd Overall

Sunday, June 2

West Windsor, N.J.

Princeton University

IRA National Championships

Princeton's 1V and the silver medal.

Photo by: © row2k Media

Men's Lightweight Rowing's 1V Nabs Silver; Team Finishes 3rd Overall

June 02, 2024 | Men's Rowing - Lightweight

WEST WINDSOR – The Princeton Men's Lightweight Rowing Team took third place at the IRA National Championships on Sunday morning.

The Tigers' 2V placed sixth overall in its Grand Final (5:56.53), trailing Harvard (5:46.62), Penn (5:50.1), Cornell (5:52.0) and Navy (5:52.3).

Princeton's 1V collected its second straight medal, picking up second place in its Grand Final (5:39.4) behind Harvard (5:36.8). The boat has medaled in six of the last eight IRA grand finals.

The Tigers' 1V picks up a silver medal with a 5:39.4, trailing only Harvard! pic.twitter.com/iAcfHRGtPi
— Princeton Lights (@TigerLights) June 2, 2024

It's back-to-back medals for the 1V! pic.twitter.com/oWg9utSiVU
— Princeton Lights (@TigerLights) June 2, 2024

"The last two weeks we've been determined to be more economical in the first thousand so we could finish fast," said Princeton head coach Marty Crotty. "For them to row like they did in that final today was great, and for it to change the color of our medal from the Sprints was even better. We executed our race plan to perfection so hats off to Harvard for being able to hold us off. They had a great year, and we wish them well at Henley in one month. Eight of the nine first varsity rowers come back next year so I'm excited to keep working with them, as well as the up and comers and incoming freshmen."