LANCASTER, Pa.- After earning the program's first IRCA/IRA Coaches Poll selection last week with the 14th spot in week one, the Franklin & Marshall men's rowing team were ranked 15th in the second week of Division III Varsity 8+ Coaches Poll.

F&M competed in the Knecht Cup Regatta this past weekend. The Varsity 8+ lineup featured, from bow to stern, Jacob Ripperger, Peter Kutscher, Saul Schoenholtz, Max Taxter, Max Goldman, Aemon Cameron, Tai Jespersen, Moemen Ibrahim, and Mithayus Diaz as coxswain. On Saturday, the crew set a time of 6:30.33 to claim second place in the heat and a spot in Sunday's Division II/III Final. On Sunday, they earned fifth place in 6:27.26.

The IRCA/IRA will be ranking the Top 25 D1/D2 varsity 8+s, the Top 15 D3 varsity 8+s, and all varsity lightweight programs' top boat. The regular season poll will be released weekly on Wednesdays through the end of the season and can be found here, on row2k, and the IRCA's Instagram.

F&M faces Villanova in the Upper Schuylkill Challenge on Saturday, April 18.