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Message: [QUOTE="CuseLegacy, post: 1398458, member: 469"] Crew | 5/29/2015 7:13:00 PM | [SIZE=6][B]Syracuse Completes First Day at IRA Regatta[/B][/SIZE] [SIZE=5][B]Three boats will race in semifinal races on Saturday[/B][/SIZE] [B]WEST WINDSOR, N.J. – [/B]The No. 19 Syracuse University men's rowing team completed its first day of competition at its respective national competition, the 113th Annual Intercollegiate Rowing Association (IRA) Championship Regatta on Friday. Syracuse will compete in the semifinals of the IRA Regatta on Saturday on Mercer Lake. "I thought we raced hard, but did not have the speed to make the top-12," head coach [URL='http://cuse.com/coaches.aspx?rc=1026'][U]Dave Reischman[/U][/URL] stated. "We do have a lot of racing left to do and I know our athletes will keep putting in the effort down the course." The Orange sent out four boats at the national championship; the first varsity eight, second varsity eight, third varsity eight, and varsity four crew. All four boats participated in their respective morning heats on Friday and later rowed in the repechages. The first varsity eight boat finished in sixth place in the third heat on Friday morning. Syracuse came back in the afternoon and finished in third place in the second rep, clocking in at 5:56.284. The boat improved by more than 20 seconds in its two sessions on Friday. The first varsity eight crew will participate in the third semifinal race on Saturday at 10:48 a.m. Syracuse's second varsity eight crew placed fourth in its morning heat. Like the first varsity eight, the second varsity eight boat improved in the afternoon rep, placing second in 6:01.593. The Orange will participate in the fourth semifinal on Saturday morning 11:24 a.m. The final varsity eight boat, the third varsity eight, finished in fourth place in the morning on Mercer Lake. Syracuse finished in third place in its repechage in the afternoon and will race on Sunday morning in third level final. The Orange's final boat that competed on Friday was the varsity four crew. Syracuse finished in sixth in its morning heat. The boat followed its morning heat up by placing third in its rep in the afternoon. The Orange will race in third semifinal on Saturday at 12:48 p.m. [B]Syracuse Schedule[/B] [B]Saturday, May 29[/B] First Varsity Eight Semifinal | 10:48 a.m. Second Varsity Eight Semifinal | 11:24 a.m. Varsity Four Semifinal | 12:48 p.m. [URL='http://cuse.com/news/2015/5/29/MROW_0529151720.aspx?print=true'][U]Print Friendly Version[/U][/URL] [/QUOTE]

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