PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – The University of Pennsylvania men's lightweight rowing team is making the cross-country trip to the Natoma River in Gold River, California to participate in the Intercollegiate Rowing Association (IRA) National Championship Regatta. The regatta will take place from May 29 through May 31.

Penn is sending two Eights and a Four to the Golden State this weekend. The Eights are set to row in heats on Friday morning, with the Four competing in a Time Trial Friday morning to determine semifinal seedings later that day. The Fours finals will then take place on Saturday, with the Eights finals running on Sunday.
 
2026 IRA National Championship Regatta
Friday, May 29 – Sunday, May 31
Gold River, Calif. | Natoma River
Watch Friday on Overnght.com | Live Results | Penn Boatings (PDF)

FRIDAY HEATS
8:00 a.m. - 2V8 Heat 1
  (by lanes 1-5) Penn | Georgetown | Navy | Yale | MIT
8:48 a.m. - 1V8 Heat 1
  (by lanes 1-5) Harvard | Penn | Cornell | Georgetown | Columbia
11:45 a.m. - V4A Time Trial (Penn 10th of 10)