Syracuse men’s rowing stays at No. 7 in Week 3 IRCA/IRA Men’s Varsity 8+ Poll
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Syracuse men’s rowing’s varsity 8 remains at No. 7 in the latest IRCA/IRA Men’s Varsity 8+ poll released Wednesday.
The Orange won the 67th annual Goes Trophy with a time of 5:40.6 against No. 14 Cornell and No. 11 Navy, 0.9 seconds better than the varsity 8 that lost in the Pac-12 Invitational on April 7. Both the second varsity 8 and third varsity 8 placed in the top 10, with the second varsity 8 ranked No. 9 and the third varsity 8 ranked No. 8.
The second varsity 8 had an 8.2-second improvement (5:45.4) from the opening races in California. The third varsity 8 raced for the first time this season and came in with a time of 5:49.4 on Lake Onondaga.
Both crews won their races against Cornell and Navy, securing the Stagg Points Trophy for SU. Syracuse was also ranked No. 8 in the IRA Ten Eyck Team Points.
The Orange next race April 27 in the Lake Morey Invitational against No. 19 Georgetown, No. 10 Dartmouth, and No. 13 Boston University.
Published on April 24, 2024 at 12:58 pm
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