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IRA Declared Crews and Automatic Qualifiers as of May 11 2009
Monday, May 11, 2009
Gary Caldwell, ECAC Rowing
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We have now completed all of the regional championships with the exception of the PAC10 Championships which will be held this coming weekend. Bucknell University's Women's Lightweight Eight was the sole automatic qualifier from the Dad Vail Regatta this weekend, and there were no automatic qualifiers from the ECAC/NIRC as the finals were blown away. Dedicated automatic qualifiers not utilized from those championships will revert to the at large pools in their respective events.

List of Declared Crews for the 2009 IRA Championships as of 6:30 Monday morning, May 11, 2009. Please note the following as it applies to the attached list:

The following Men's Heavyweight Entries have earned automatic qualification through competition at their regional championships:
Varsity Heavyweight Eight: (12)
Gonzaga University - WIRA
University of California - San Diego - WIRA
University of San Diego - WIRA
Brown University - EARC
Harvard University - EARC
University of Wisconsin - EARC
Cornell -University - EARC
Northeastern University - EARC
Boston University - EARC
Columbia University - EARC
Syracuse University - EARC
George Washington University - EARC
2nd Varsity Heavyweight Eight: (6)
Gonzaga University - WIRA
Brown University - EARC
University of Wisconsin - EARC
Boston University - EARC
Harvard University - EARC
Cornell University - EARC
Freshman Heavyweight Eight: (4)
Brown University - EARC
Harvard University - EARC
Cornell University - EARC
University of Wisconsin - EARC

In addition, Princeton's 2nd Varsity Heavyweight Eight, Freshman Heavyweight Eight, and Yale's Freshman Heavyweight Eight have earned automatic bids to the 2009 IRA, pending acceptance and attendance of their respective Varsity Eights from the at large pool, and subsequent attendance of those crews at the championships.

The following Men's Lightweight Entries have earned automatic qualification through competition at their regional championships:
Men's Varsity Lightweight Eights: (7)
Princeton University - EARC
Harvard University - EARC
Georgetown University - EARC
Yale University - EARC
United States Naval Academy - EARC
Cornell University - EARC
Columbia University - EARC

The following Women's Lightweight Entries have earned automatic qualification through competition at their regional championships:
Women's Varsity Lightweight Eights: (1)
Bucknell University - Dad Vail

Please note the additional items:

1. To be eligible for The Open Four event you must qualify both a Varsity Heavyweight Eight and a Freshman Heavyweight Eight.

2. The Varsity Four Event is an Open Event and all crews entered have been accepted.

3. The Women's National Championship Lightweight Eight Field will be determined by that event's selection committee.

4. Please remember AMENDED ENTRY DEADLINE (Fax/Email): Monday, May 18, 2009 at 3:00 PM EDT (12:00 PM PDT)- Fax number:- 617-629-7612

5. Announcement of the complete field for the 2009 IRA Championships will be made on Tuesday, May 19, 2009 as soon as the committees finish the selection process.


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