PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania lightweight men's crew starts the spring portion of its schedule this weekend, as the National Collegiate Lightweight Invitational takes place Saturday and Sunday on Lake Carnegie in Princeton, N.J.
 
The Quakers will put four boats out for racing this weekend and will row against Dartmouth on Saturday and then Navy, Cornell, Columbia and Mercyhurst on Sunday.

Penn's Varsity Eight enters the weekend ranked fourth in the first IRCA/IRA poll, which was released Wednesday. The Quakers were behind top-ranked Harvard, second-ranked Princeton and third-ranked Cornell.

NCLI SCHEDULE | Penn Boatings (PDF)
Saturday (Watch Live on ESPN+)
  3:30 p.m. - 3V8/4V8 vs. Dartmouth 3V
  3:40 p.m. - 2V8 vs. MIT 2V and Dartmouth 2V
  3:50 p.m. - 1V8 vs. MIT 1V and Dartmouth 1V
Sunday (Watch Live on ESPN+)
  9:30 a.m. - Penn 4V8 vs. Navy 4V, Navy 5V, and Cornell 4V
  9:40 a.m. - Penn 3V8 vs. Columbia 3V, Cornell 3 V, Navy 3V
  10:40 a.m. - Penn 1V8/2V8 vs. Mercyhurst 1V