OAK RIDGE, Tenn. — The Temple men's crew team won three medals, including golds from the lightweight eight and novice eight boats, capping a very successful Southern Intercollegiate Rowing Association (SIRA) Championship for the Owls.
Aside from Temple's golds, the Owls also got a silver from the varsity eight and a fourth place finish from the JV eight.
In the lightweight eight final, the Owls topped Purdue and UGA to stand at the top of of podium. Temple clocked in at 6:13.335, over six seconds faster than runner-up Purdue.
In novice eight racing, Temple grabbed their gold medal in 6:28.