MIT Lightweight Crew Team Places Third in V8 Grand Final at San Diego Crew Classic

THE BASICS: – Event: San Diego Crew Classic – Location: Mission Bay (San Diego, Calif.) – The Lead: At the San Diego Crew Classic, the MIT men’s lightweight crew team claimed third place in the Men’s Collegiate Varsity 8 Active&Fit Now Cal Cup Grand Final on Sunday. INSIDE THE RACES: – In Saturday’s heat, the Engineers finished first out of four boats with a time of 6:13.971 advancing to Sunday’s Grand Final. University of San Diego ranked second (6:21.886), followed by UC Irvine (6:36.710), and Loyola Marymount (6:39.093). – In the Grand Final, the Engineers powered to a third-place finish…