Friday, May 30
Cooper River, N.J.
5:00 AM PT
University of Washington
vs
IRA National Championships
UW Men Set To Defend Title At 2025 IRA Championships
May 27, 2025 | Men's Rowing
The No. 2-ranked Washington men's rowing team will compete for the program's 21st national championship, and defend its 2024 titles, this weekend, May 3--June 1, at the 122nd Intercollegiate Rowing Association (IRA) National Championship Regatta, on Cooper River in New Jersey.
The Huskies, who enter IRAs with the No. 2-seeded varsity, and No. 1-seeded second varsity and third varsity eight crews, will compete in all four heavyweight categories: all three of the eights events, and the varsity four.
Here is a schedule (subject to change):
Friday, May 30
8:24 a.m. ET / 5:24 a.m. PT – Varsity Eights, Heat Two
Lanes (1-6): Columbia, Northeastern, Washington, Stanford, Georgetown, Gonzaga
9:04 a.m. ET / 6:04 a.m. PT – Second Varsity Eights, Heat One
Lanes (1-5): La Salle, Brown, Washington, Pennsylvania, Columbia
9:36 a.m. ET / 6:36 a.m. PT – Third Varsity Eights, Heat One
Lanes (1-5): Georgetown, Syracuse, Washington, Northeastern, Navy
11:30 a.m. ET / 8:30 a.m. PT – Varsity Fours, Time Trials
3:30-3:46 p.m. ET / 12:30-12:46 p.m. PT – Varsity Fours, A/B/C Semifinals
Saturday, May 31
8:32 and 8:40 a.m. ET / 5:32 and 5:40 a.m. PT – Varsity Eights, A/B Semifinals
8:48 and 8:56 a.m. ET / 5:48 and 5:56 a.m. PT – Second Varsity Eights, A/B Semifinals
9:04 and 9:12 a.m. ET / 6:04 and 6:12 a.m. PT – Third Varsity Eights, A/B Semifinals
11:40 a.m. ET / 8:40 a.m. PT – Varsity Fours, Grand Final
Sunday, June 1 (only Grand Finals listed)
9:50 a.m. ET / 6:50 a.m. PT – Third Varsity Eight, Grand Final
11:20 a.m. ET / 8:20 a.m. PT – Second Varsity Eight, Grand Final
12:20 p.m. ET / 9:20 a.m. PT – Varsity Eight, Grand Final
Semifinals in the three eights races will be run on Saturday, along with the varsity four final, and the three eights finals will all be run on Sunday, culminating with the varsity eight grand final.
First held in 1895, the IRA regatta was contested on the Hudson River in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., for most of its early history, including 1923, when head coach Rusty Callow '15 led the Huskies to their first national title. Washington had made its first-ever trip to IRAs 10 years earlier, in 1913, when they finished third in the varsity eight final.
In 1923, the Huskies, who had finished second to Navy in the '22 final, earned a measure of revenge, beating the Midshipmen in the three-mile final, completing the race in 14 minutes, 3.2 seconds. The UW won again in '24, 101 years ago, beating second-place Wisconsin for the trophy.
The Huskies, who due to scheduling issues did not participate in the IRA regatta from 1973 through 1994, have won 20 national championships in men's rowing, which is awarded to the winner of the IRA varsity eight grand final. Last year, UW won all four heavyweight events and its 20th national championship..
In addition to the 20 Varsity Challenge Cup (national champion) wins, the Huskies have also won the Kennedy Challenge Cup (second varsity eight) 31 times; the Stewards Cup (formerly freshman eight; now third varsity eight) 30 times; the Eric W. Will Trophy (varsity four) 14 times; and both the Freshman Four and Third Varsity Eight (prior to Stewards Cup changing) once each. Washington has won the James Ten Eyck Memorial Trophy, for overall points, on 18 occasions.
WASHINGTON'S ALL-TIME IRA TROPHIES
Varsity Challenge Cups (MV8+/National Championship) – 20
1923, 1924, 1926, 1936, 1937,
1940, 1941, 1948, 1950, 1970,
1997, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012,
2013, 2014, 2015, 2021, 2024
Kennedy Challenge Cups (M2V8+) – 32
1925, 1926, 1927, 1935, 1936,
1937, 1938, 1940, 1948, 1949,
1950, 1953, 1956, 1964, 1972,
1993, 1995, 1997, 2004, 2005,
2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011,
2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018,
2021, 2024
Stewards Cups
(Given to MF8+ 1900-2016; M3V8+ 2017-) – 30
1931, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937,
1939, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950,
1951, 1953, 1961, 1969, 1997,
2001, 2002, 2006, 2009, 2010,
2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016,
2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2024
Eric W. Will Trophies (MV4+) – 14
2003, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2011,
2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016,
2017, 2019, 2021, 2024
Third Varsity Eight (M3V8+) – 1
2015
Freshman Four (MF4+) – 1
2008
Ten Eyck Trophies (Men's Points Champion) – 18
1953, 1959, 1964, 1970, 2007,
2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012,
2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018
2019, 2021, 2024
All-Time IRA National Championships
(1895-present; not awarded in 1917-19, 1933, 1942-46, 2020)
Cornell – 26
Washington – 20
California – 19
Navy – 12
Pennsylvania – 12
Wisconsin – 12
Brown – 7
Syracuse – 6
Columbia – 4
Princeton – 3
Harvard – 3
Yale – 3
Northeastern – 2
Dartmouth – 1
(Notes: Two championships were held in 1897; Cornell won both. In 1992, Dartmouth, Navy and Penn finished in a three-way dead heat. All three were awarded a championship in the only tie in IRA varsity eight grand finals history.)
All-Time James Ten Eyck Trophy Wins
(1952-present, not awarded in 1954 or 2020)
Washington – 18
Wisconsin – 14
Navy – 12
Pennsylvania – 9
Cornell – 8
California – 3
Harvard – 3
Princeton – 2
Brown – 2
Yale – 1
The Huskies, who enter IRAs with the No. 2-seeded varsity, and No. 1-seeded second varsity and third varsity eight crews, will compete in all four heavyweight categories: all three of the eights events, and the varsity four.
Here is a schedule (subject to change):
Friday, May 30
8:24 a.m. ET / 5:24 a.m. PT – Varsity Eights, Heat Two
Lanes (1-6): Columbia, Northeastern, Washington, Stanford, Georgetown, Gonzaga
9:04 a.m. ET / 6:04 a.m. PT – Second Varsity Eights, Heat One
Lanes (1-5): La Salle, Brown, Washington, Pennsylvania, Columbia
9:36 a.m. ET / 6:36 a.m. PT – Third Varsity Eights, Heat One
Lanes (1-5): Georgetown, Syracuse, Washington, Northeastern, Navy
11:30 a.m. ET / 8:30 a.m. PT – Varsity Fours, Time Trials
3:30-3:46 p.m. ET / 12:30-12:46 p.m. PT – Varsity Fours, A/B/C Semifinals
Saturday, May 31
8:32 and 8:40 a.m. ET / 5:32 and 5:40 a.m. PT – Varsity Eights, A/B Semifinals
8:48 and 8:56 a.m. ET / 5:48 and 5:56 a.m. PT – Second Varsity Eights, A/B Semifinals
9:04 and 9:12 a.m. ET / 6:04 and 6:12 a.m. PT – Third Varsity Eights, A/B Semifinals
11:40 a.m. ET / 8:40 a.m. PT – Varsity Fours, Grand Final
Sunday, June 1 (only Grand Finals listed)
9:50 a.m. ET / 6:50 a.m. PT – Third Varsity Eight, Grand Final
11:20 a.m. ET / 8:20 a.m. PT – Second Varsity Eight, Grand Final
12:20 p.m. ET / 9:20 a.m. PT – Varsity Eight, Grand Final
Semifinals in the three eights races will be run on Saturday, along with the varsity four final, and the three eights finals will all be run on Sunday, culminating with the varsity eight grand final.
First held in 1895, the IRA regatta was contested on the Hudson River in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., for most of its early history, including 1923, when head coach Rusty Callow '15 led the Huskies to their first national title. Washington had made its first-ever trip to IRAs 10 years earlier, in 1913, when they finished third in the varsity eight final.
In 1923, the Huskies, who had finished second to Navy in the '22 final, earned a measure of revenge, beating the Midshipmen in the three-mile final, completing the race in 14 minutes, 3.2 seconds. The UW won again in '24, 101 years ago, beating second-place Wisconsin for the trophy.
The Huskies, who due to scheduling issues did not participate in the IRA regatta from 1973 through 1994, have won 20 national championships in men's rowing, which is awarded to the winner of the IRA varsity eight grand final. Last year, UW won all four heavyweight events and its 20th national championship..
In addition to the 20 Varsity Challenge Cup (national champion) wins, the Huskies have also won the Kennedy Challenge Cup (second varsity eight) 31 times; the Stewards Cup (formerly freshman eight; now third varsity eight) 30 times; the Eric W. Will Trophy (varsity four) 14 times; and both the Freshman Four and Third Varsity Eight (prior to Stewards Cup changing) once each. Washington has won the James Ten Eyck Memorial Trophy, for overall points, on 18 occasions.
WASHINGTON'S ALL-TIME IRA TROPHIES
Varsity Challenge Cups (MV8+/National Championship) – 20
1923, 1924, 1926, 1936, 1937,
1940, 1941, 1948, 1950, 1970,
1997, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012,
2013, 2014, 2015, 2021, 2024
Kennedy Challenge Cups (M2V8+) – 32
1925, 1926, 1927, 1935, 1936,
1937, 1938, 1940, 1948, 1949,
1950, 1953, 1956, 1964, 1972,
1993, 1995, 1997, 2004, 2005,
2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011,
2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018,
2021, 2024
Stewards Cups
(Given to MF8+ 1900-2016; M3V8+ 2017-) – 30
1931, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937,
1939, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950,
1951, 1953, 1961, 1969, 1997,
2001, 2002, 2006, 2009, 2010,
2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016,
2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2024
Eric W. Will Trophies (MV4+) – 14
2003, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2011,
2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016,
2017, 2019, 2021, 2024
Third Varsity Eight (M3V8+) – 1
2015
Freshman Four (MF4+) – 1
2008
Ten Eyck Trophies (Men's Points Champion) – 18
1953, 1959, 1964, 1970, 2007,
2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012,
2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018
2019, 2021, 2024
All-Time IRA National Championships
(1895-present; not awarded in 1917-19, 1933, 1942-46, 2020)
Cornell – 26
Washington – 20
California – 19
Navy – 12
Pennsylvania – 12
Wisconsin – 12
Brown – 7
Syracuse – 6
Columbia – 4
Princeton – 3
Harvard – 3
Yale – 3
Northeastern – 2
Dartmouth – 1
(Notes: Two championships were held in 1897; Cornell won both. In 1992, Dartmouth, Navy and Penn finished in a three-way dead heat. All three were awarded a championship in the only tie in IRA varsity eight grand finals history.)
All-Time James Ten Eyck Trophy Wins
(1952-present, not awarded in 1954 or 2020)
Washington – 18
Wisconsin – 14
Navy – 12
Pennsylvania – 9
Cornell – 8
California – 3
Harvard – 3
Princeton – 2
Brown – 2
Yale – 1
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