LANCASTER, Pa.- The Franklin & Marshall men's rowing Varsity 8+ crew maintained its #15 rank in the IRCA/IRA Division III Varsity 8+ poll, marking the crew's fourth-straight week in the top 15 entering the MARC Championship weekend.

At this past weekend's Gifford Pinchot Sprints, the Varsity 8+ 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. F&M won their race against Carnegie Mellon in 6:23.  

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. 

The Diplomats compete in the Mid-Atlantic Rowing Conference Championship from Pennsauken, N.J. on Saturday, May 2. A preview of the regatta will be shared on Friday.