PENNSAUKEN TOWNSHIP, N.J. – The Saint Joseph's men's rowing team capped its 2024-25 season with a fantastic finish as the Hawks' Varsity 4+ won the Petite Final on Saturday at the IRA National Championships on the Cooper River.

Results

How It Happened
•  The Hawks Varsity 4+ of C-Katherine Kernan, 4-Patrick Miklus, 3-Charles Penza, 2-Mauritz Wilshusen, 1-Max Stoltzmann got off to a good start as they were in third place after 500m.
• Over the next 1000m, Saint Joseph's battled alongside Princeton and Jacksonville for first place as the three teams hit the 1500m mark less than a second apart.
• St. Joe's pulled away in the final 500m as the Hawks crossed the finish line in 6:20.690, besting second-place Princeton (6:22.120) to win the Petite Final and finish seventh overall nationally.

Coach's Corner
"I am really proud of how this group progressed over their three races at the IRA Championships. We wanted to take a step forward from our results from last year, and a win in the second final was exactly that step and more! The close loss to Brown in the semifinal was fuel to refine our race plan for the final today. We used what we learned about our closing 500m to overtake Princeton and secure seventh place in the event. The field of 39 teams was extremely competitive this year, and this result will be something we can use next year!"
- Mike Irwin, Saint Joseph's Head Coach