LANCASTER, Pa.- The Franklin & Marshall men's rowing team marked a third-straight week of accolades, claiming the Mid-Atlantic Rowing Conference's Crew of the Week honors while staying at #15 in the IRCA/IRA Division III Varsity 8+ poll.

F&M's first Varsity 8+ crew earned both honors following their performance in the Upper Schuylkill Challenge on Saturday. The crew 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. The Diplomats bested fellow MARC crews from Villanova and St. Mary's College of Maryland to win the race in 6:49.78.

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 competes in the Gifford Pinchot Sprints from Lewisberry, Pa. this Saturday, April 25.