Huskies Head East For 2022 NCAA Championships
The Washington men's rowing team heads to the 2022 Intercollegiate Rowing Association (IRA) Championship Regatta to compete for the national championship this Friday through Sunday, June 3-5.
Washington will be looking to defend its sweep of IRAs last season, when the Huskies won the finals in all four events, and took home the James Ten Eyck Trophy for the 17th time.
IRAs will once again be held at Mercer Lake in West Windsor, N.J., a venue that has served as host for this event numerous times in recent years.
Here is the schedule for the applicable heavyweight races (all times are Pacific):
Friday, June 3 (Heats and Time Trials)
5:40 a.m. – Varsity 8+ heat four
lanes 1-6: Marist, Boston University, Dartmouth, Washington, Cornell, MIT
6:30 a.m. – Second Varsity 8+ heat three
lanes 1-6: Temple, Northeastern, Washington, Harvard, Stanford, Marist
7:00 a.m. – Third Varsity 8+ heat one
lanes 1-5: Pennsylvania, Princeton, Washington, Dartmouth, Wisconsin
8:20 a.m. – Varsity 4+, time trial
10:50 a.m. - 12:20 p.m. – V8+, 2V8+ & 3V8+ repechages
12:30, 12:40 and 12:50 p.m. – V4+ A/B/C semifinals (based on time trials)
Saturday, June 4 (Eights A/B semifinals; Four grand final)
5:40 a.m. and 5:50 a.m. – Varsity 8+ A/B semifinals
6:00 a.m. and 6:10 a.m. – Second Varsity 8+ A/B semifinals
6:20 a.m. and 6:30 a.m. – Third Varsity 8+ A/B semifinals
8:30 a.m. – Varsity 4+ grand final
Sunday, June 5 (Eights grand finals)
6:30 a.m. – Third Varsity 8+ grand final
7:00 a.m. – Second Varsity 8+ grand final
7:50 a.m. – Varsity 8+ grand final
*Schedule subject to change. Always check the @UW_Rowing Twitter account for the latest information.
The IRA Championship Regatta schedule this year has changed slightly from previous years, in that the varsity four title will be awarded on the second day of the competition, with both time trials and semifinals held on day one (Friday).
The other three boat categories – the first, second and third varsity eights – will compete in what has been the standard for years now (other than 2021, when the format was changed due to the pandemic), with heats and repechages on Friday, semifinals on Saturday and grand finals on Sunday.
In men's collegiate rowing, the winner of the Varsity Eight Grand Final is considered the "National Champion."
IRA SPECTATOR & TICKET INFORMATION
For everything you need to know regarding travel, transportation, and spectator information, visit the IRA's championship regatta website. For tickets, click here. Washington will host an alumni and family tent at the finish line. Look for the UW flag.
RACE COVERAGE: RESULTS & LIVE VIDEO
The IRA now has a dedicated YouTube Channel, on which all of the racing will air live. You can find that channel by clicking here. Live results will be posted here. As Always, follow the @UW_Rowing Twitter account for all of the latest information and links. The regatta's official Twitter account is @IRARowingChamps.
MEN'S IRA HISTORY
In total, the UW has won 19 Varsity Challenge Cups, 30 Kennedy Challenge Cups (junior varsity eight/second varsity eight), 29 Stewards Cups (freshman eight; third varsity eight), 13 Eric W. Will Trophies (varsity four), one third varsity eight title (prior to the 3V8+ winner earning the Stewards Cup) and 17 Ten Eyck Trophies. Here's a list of each:
Varsity Challenge Cups (MV8+) – 19
1923, 1924, 1926, 1936, 1937,
1940, 1941, 1948, 1950, 1970,
1997, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012,
2013, 2014, 2015, 2021
Kennedy Challenge Cups (M2V8+) – 30
1925, 1926, 1927, 1935, 1936,
1937, 1938, 1940, 1948, 1949,
1950, 1953, 1956, 1964, 1972,
1993, 1997, 2004, 2005, 2007,
2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012,
2013, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2021
Stewards Cups
(Given to MF8+ 1900-2016; M3V8+ 2017-) – 29
1931, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937,
1939, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950,
1951, 1953, 1961, 1969, 1997,
2001, 2002, 2006, 2009, 2010,
2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016,
2017, 2018, 2019, 2021
Eric W. Will Trophies (MV4+) – 13
2003, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2011,
2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016,
2017, 2019, 2021
Third Varsity Eight (M3V8+) – 1
2015
Freshman Four (MF4+) – 1
2008
Ten Eyck Trophies (Men's Points Champion) – 17
1953, 1959, 1964, 1970, 2007,
2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012,
2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018
2019, 2021