WASHINGTON - The Georgetown University men's heavyweight rowing team competed at the Eastern Association of Rowing Colleges (EARC) Sprints on Sunday on Lake Quinsigamond in Worcester, Mass.

The varsity eight crew placed sixth in its opening heat with a time of 5:52.727. The Hoyas then raced in the third level final, beating their earlier time to finish fifth in 5:52.568, ahead of the boat from Rutgers.

The second varsity eight took fifth in its morning heat, crossing the finish line in 5:58.416. Racing in the third final, the Blue & Gray placed third with a time of 6:05.071, just behind the crew from George Washington.

GU's third varsity eight boat had similar results as the first two Hoya boats, finishing sixth in its preliminary heat with a time of 6:13.717. The Hoyas then clocked in at 6:25.079 in the third final to place fourth, ahead of the Rutgers crew.

Weekend Lineups
First Varsity:
Coxswain: James Shearman (Ellicott City, Md./Mt. Hebron)
Stroke: John Carroll (Bronxville, N.Y./Fordham Prep)
7. Chris Cacace (Yonkers, N.Y./Hackley School)
6. Robert Danziger (Lincoln, Mass./Belmont Hill)
5. Hayden Pascal (Greenwich, Conn./Taft School)
4. Jimmy McDermott (Wayne, Pa./Conestoga)
3. Matthew Rollings (Longmeadow, Mass./Loomis Chaffee)
2. Michael Davidson (Southport, Conn./Choate Rosemary Hall)
Bow: Bram Ouweleen (Evaston, Ill./Evaston Township)

Second Varsity:
Coxswain: Emma Lux (Valencia, Calif./The Taft School )
Stroke: Nakul Makkad (Fullerton, Calif./Fairmont Prep)
7. Vaughan Merrick (Greenwich, Conn./Greenwich)
6. Liam Carty (Glen Ellyn, Ill./Taft School)
5. Bryan Renslo (Palos Verdes, Calif./Chadwick)
4. Carson Yates (Oklahoma City, Okla./Heritage Hall)
3. Sean Barry (Vero Beach, Fla./Saint Edwards)
2. Mike Lewers (Wayne, Pa./Malvern Prep)
Bow: Tom Walker (Chestnut Hill, Pa./LaSalle)

Third Varsity:
Coxswain: Colette Gilner (Sandy Springs, Md./Stone Ridge)
Stroke: Max Paterson
7. Ian Dunne (Rye, N.Y./Iona Prep)
6. Nathan Wegbreit (Wadsworth, Ill./Homechool)
5. Ray Dunn (Harvard, Mass./The Groton School)
4. Neil Filosa (River Forest, Ill./Oak Park-River Forest)
3. Hanan Bloomer (Tokyo, Japan/American School in Japan)
2. Nicholas Matz (Seattle, Wash./Roosevelt)
Bow: Thomas Kiely (Western Springs, Ill./Lyons Township)