PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania lightweight men's crew will row for a national championship this weekend, as the Quakers make the short trip North to West Windsor, N.J., for the Intercollegiate Rowing Association (IRA) National Championships. For the second straight year, the three-day event will run Friday through Sunday on Mercer Lake.
 
Penn will row two Eights and a Four this weekend. The Eights will row in heats on Friday morning, while the Four competes in a time trial. The Four finals will take place on Saturday, while the Eights finals will happen on Sunday.
 
IRA Nationals Friday Schedule | Watch on YouTube.com | Live Results | Penn Boatings (PDF)
Heats
  8 a.m. – 2V8 heat
  8:50 a.m. – 1V8 heat
    (by lanes 3-6) – Cornell | Princeton | Penn | MIT
  Varsity Fours will row in time trials every 30 seconds from 11:38-11:43; Penn (43) will start at 11:42