With the IRA falling victim to the COVID-19 crisis this year, row2k offers you our Virtual IRA 2020; we've taken 16 of the fastest IRA Varsity Eight Champion crews going back to the 2000 IRA, and created matchups using our proprietary seeding formula. The top vote-getting crews from each matchup will move on to the next round each week, until a champion is crowned.

Voting for Round I is open from Monday, April 20th until Friday, April 24th (5pm EST)

Yale 2018

Results

Lineup

Factoid

2018 IRA Varsity 8+ Grand Final
Yale 6:01.648
Washington 6:04.337
Cal 6:08.911
Harvard 6:10.717
Princeton 6:11.161
Brown 6:14.272

Saigau (cox)
Carnegie
Jenkins
Tilden
Elwes
Jacquot
Beck
Digby
Lopas
Coach: Gladstone

Finished second to Cal at HOCR and Crew Classic, but dominated the Ivy League, Sprints, and IRA.

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Washington 2007

Results

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2007 IRA Varsity 8+ Grand Final
Washington 5:33.2
Stanford 5:34.1
Harvard 5:34.1
Brown 5:35.0
California 5:40.1
Princeton 5:43.4

Synder (cox)
Crothers
Allen
Corovic
Gibson
Worley
Full
Johnson
Lang
Coach: Ernst

This race featured a dead heat for second place between Stanford and Harvard, and some controversy when Harvard was awarded their medals at the regatta, while Stanford had to wait for theirs to be mailed.

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Yale 2018 vs. Washington 2007 (IRA)

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Yale 2018

56.9% (854 votes)

 

Washington 2007

43.0% (646 votes)

 

Total Votes: 1501

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Cal 2016

Results

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Factoid

2016 IRA Varsity 8+ Grand Final
California 5:38.710
Yale 5:40.700
Princeton 5:41.880
Washington 5:44.460
Harvard 5:51.870
Brown 5:55.770

Venonsky (cox)
Wegrzycki-Szymczyk
Mackovic
Hurkmans
Sutton
Van Sprang
Querfeld
Hellen
Wallis
Coach: Teti

Avenged a loss to Yale at the Crew Classic to win the IRA and end Washington's five year run in the event. Also set course record at Redwood Shores.

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Washington 2011

Results

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2011 IRA Varsity 8+ Grand Final
Washington 5:30.623
Harvard 5:33.302
California 5:33.406
Wisconsin 5:34.038
Brown 5:36.899
Princeton 5:38.500

Ojserkis (cox)
Bulicic
Bunkers
Struzyna
Otto
McCabe
Jacob
Jessen
Lehmann
Coach: Callahan

Crew was loaded with five Olympians and swept the season with the exception of a second place finish in their semifinal to Harvard.

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Cal 2016 vs. Washington 2011 (IRA)

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Cal 2016

52.8% (882 votes)

 

Washington 2011

46.3% (773 votes)

 

Total Votes: 1669

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Wisconsin 2008

Results

Lineup

Factoid

2011 IRA Varsity 8+ Grand Final
Wisconsin 5:31.173
Washington 5:32.894
California 5:39.021
Northeastern 5:42.399
Stanford 5:43.324
Columbia 5:44.565

Barhamand (cox)
James
James
Rasmussen
Krupp
Newman
Goff
Walters
McMullin
Coach: Clark

In 2008, Wisconsin did not get on the water until April 15, six weeks before the IRA.

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Washington 2009

Results

Lineup

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2009 IRA Varsity 8+ Grand Final
Washington 5:50.909
California 5:51.800
Stanford 5:56.448
Brown 5:58.728
Harvard 6:01.642
BU 6:02.678

Snyder (cox)
Crothers
Taylor
Johnson
Gibson
Caron
Jacob
Struzyna
Lang
Coach: Callahan

Finished second at Crew Classic and third at Pac-10s, but bounced back to win second IRA in three years.

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Wisconsin 2008 vs. Washington 2009 (IRA)

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Wisconsin 2008

64.4% (958 votes)

 

Washington 2009

35.1% (522 votes)

 

Total Votes: 1488

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Harvard 2004

Results

Lineup

Factoid

2004 IRA Varsity 8+ Grand Final
Harvard 5:53.18
Washington 5:58.03
California 5:59.49
Navy 6:02.96
Princeton 6:03.16
Dartmouth 6:08.71

Oberst (cox)
McDaniel
Holzapfel
Winklevoss
Winklevoss
Lehe
Howard
Sagalowski
Durham
Coach: Parker

The Harvard Crew competed as "USA 2" at the Lucerne World Cup stop in the summer (despite having two Canadians in the boat), made the final, and sent future Olympic finalists France and a stacked GB 8+ to the petite.

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California 2002

Results

Lineup

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2002 IRA Varsity 8+ Grand Final
California 5:26.81
Wisconsin 5:28.32
Washington 5:30.25
Oregon St 5:36.58
Princeton 5:37.29
Navy 5:39.30

Vallarelli (cox)
Nalty
Frandsen
McGowan
Stegic
Filipic
Smiljanic
Wetzel
Simonsen
Coach: Gladstone

Fifth title in a row for Bears with crew featuring seven Olympians, however the crew did suffer a defeat to UW in their dual.

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Harvard 2004 vs. Cal 2002 (IRA)

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Cal 2002

51.4% (768 votes)

 

Harvard 2004

48.4% (723 votes)

 

Total Votes: 1494

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Washington 2012

Results

Lineup

Factoid

2012 IRA Varsity 8+ Grand Final
Washington 5:21.482
Brown 5:23.476
Harvard 5:24.658
California 5:29.497
Syracuse 5:32.861
BU 5:34.888

Ojserkis (cox)
Milovanovic
Bunkers
Schroeder
Rudelj
Peter
Dommer
Brooks
Munn
Coach: Callahan

This crew posted the fastest IRA winning time in the past 20 years; the record still stands.

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Harvard 2003

Results

Lineup

Factoid

2003 IRA Varsity 8+ Grand Final
Harvard 5:43.41
Washington 5:47.23
California 5:48.33
Wisconsin 5:48.68
Northeastern 5:55.29
Cornell 5:58.52

Oberst (cox)
McDaniel
Beausoleil
Blomquist
Holzapfel
Winklevoss
Howard
Sagalowski
Durham
Coach: Parker

Harvard's first trip to the IRA in over half a century was worth it.

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Washington 2012 vs. Harvard 2003 (IRA)

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Washington 2012

57.9% (825 votes)

 

Harvard 2003

41.5% (591 votes)

 

Total Votes: 1425

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Cal 2000

Results

Lineup

Factoid

2000 IRA Varsity 8+ Grand Final
California 5:39.58
Brown 5:44.5
Princeton 5:44.87
Washington 5:48.47
Temple 5:54.15
Dartmouth 5:57.78

Lennig (cox)
Walton
Frandsen
Tiret
Stegic
Filipic
Dees
Kennelly
Taylor
Coach: Gladstone

Won every race by open water and set course records at Redwood Shores and Lake Natoma.

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Washington 2014

Results

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2014 IRA Varsity 8+ Grand Final
Washington 5:37.113
Brown 5:39.626
California 5:42.063
Princeton 5:43.715
Harvard 5:45.389
Yale 5:51.754

Sim (cox)
Domanjko
Dommer
Schroeder
Meek
Svoboda
Bowyer
Dawson
Neary
Coach: Callahan

Fourth consecutive win for the Huskies, but lost to Cal in the semifinal and a GBR eight at the Windermere Cup.

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Cal 2000 vs. Washington 2014 (IRA)

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Cal 2000

65.4% (931 votes)

 

Washington 2014

34.2% (487 votes)

 

Total Votes: 1423

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Yale 2019

Results

Lineup

Factoid

2019 IRA Varsity 8+ Grand Final
Yale 5:32.939
Washington 5:36.079
Harvard 5:37.389
California 5:37.939
Northeastern 5:41.346
Princeton 5:43.771

Saigau (cox)
Williamson
Jenkins
Elwes
Digby
Lopas
Sandrelli
Gulich
Nixon
Coach: Gladstone

Unbeaten season and third straight IRA. Only loss for crew was to the USA men's eight at HOCR.

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Cal 2001

Results

Lineup

Factoid

2001 IRA Varsity 8+ Grand Final
California 5:34.62
Princeton 5:37.76
Washington 5:39.46
Cornell 5:43.93
Brown 5:45.20
Northeastern 5:50.22

Vallarelli (cox)
Nalty
Stegic
Wetzel
Simonsen
Filipic
White
Walton
Frandsen
Coach: Gladstone

Won every race by at least three seconds, crew contained six Olympians: Stegic, Wetzel, Simonsen, Filipic, Walton, and Frandsen.

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Yale 2019 vs. Cal 2001 (IRA)

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Yale 2019

51.4% (721 votes)

 

Cal 2001

48.5% (680 votes)

 

Total Votes: 1403

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Washington 2013

Results

Lineup

Factoid

2013 IRA Varsity 8+ Grand Final
Washington 5:39.683
Harvard 5:42.246
Brown 5:42.539
Northeastern 5:42.721
California 5:45.069
Princeton 5:49.546

Labrum (cox)
Perkins
Meek
McCabe
Rudelj
Bowyer
Dommer
Schroeder
Bunkers
Coach: Callahan

Won Champ 8 at HOCR, unbeaten through the spring season and made the final of the Grand Challenge at Henley, losing to the GBR M8+ (World Champs later that year) by a length.

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Cal 2010

Results

Lineup

Factoid

2010 IRA Varsity 8+ Grand Final
California 5:23.897
Washington 4 5:24.160
Cornell 5:30.356
Harvard 5:31.106
Brown 5:40.513
Syracuse 5:43.902

Vlahos (cox)
Guregian
Crowley
Siegelaar
Yeager
Dean
Long-Lerno
Walker
Engel
Coach: Teti

Sprinted through favored Washington crew after losing to them twice in regular season.

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Washington 2013 vs. Cal 2010 (IRA)

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Washington 2013

53.8% (740 votes)

 

Cal 2010

45.8% (630 votes)

 

Total Votes: 1376

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