GOLD RIVER, Calif. - The Holy Cross men's rowing team competed in semifinal racing at the IRA National Championship Saturday on Lake Natoma.

The varsity 8+ finished third in the CD semifinal with a time of 05:54.410, defeating the likes of La Salle, Temple, and UC San Diego, to earn a spot in the third level final at 9:30 PDT on Sunday.

The second varsity 8+ finished third in the CD semifinal with a time of 06:07.810, defeating the likes of Georgetown and Oregon State, to earn a spot in the third level final at 9:22 PDT on Sunday.

The third varsity 8+ finished second in the CD semifinal with a time of 06:10.600, defeating the likes of Drexel, Wisconsin, and La Salle, to earn a spot in the third level final at 9:14 PDT on Sunday.

The varsity 4+ finished fifth in the fifth level final with a time of 07:15.390.

LINEUPS:

Varsity 8+:
Jack Petrus (cox)
Theo Balistreri
Jack Amyot
Toma Sellar
Grant Pittaro
Nicholas Cesario
Charlie Maxwell
Miles Miller
Wilson Langkamp

2nd Varsity 8+:
Kevin Greed (cox)
Matthew Provencal
Kyan Chase
Ben Vieten
Sawyer Phillips
Stephen Meier
Nikolaos Haralambous
James Hinton
Charlie Gottfried

3rd Varsity 8+:
Hays Lindsey (cox)
Nick Hessick
Christian Schlosser
Jacob Kaness
Charlie Farley
Max Hickman
Tommy Morelli
Westley Dick
Will Kunert

Varsity 4+:
Michael Schaefer (cox)
Nathan Chang
JT Witz
Henry Scherer
Antoine Gavas-Dias

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