Head of the Rock

Women's Rowing

Badgers row to impressive finishes at Head of the Rock

Wisconsin grabs five of the top six spots between open four and open eight

MADISON, Wis. – The fall season continued for the Wisconsin women's rowing team Sunday, and it continued in a big way.

The Badgers pulled off first-place finishes in both the varsity four and varsity eight races, while also getting multiple strong performances from the younger members of the team.

The day full of races also gave the Badgers a unique opportunity, according to head coach Bebe Bryans.

"It was a little bit of a different day for us. The varsity openweights all raced in the morning," Bryans said. "Everybody raced in the pairs with the exception of Diana Glinos who raced in the single. So that was really fun to have that many pairs out."

In those pairs races, with 17 total entries for UW, the Wisconsin A boat grabbed the top spot with a time of 18:59.8. The Wisconsin B and the Wisconsin E boats rounded out the podium with times of 19:19.6 and 19:27.3, respectively.

In the varsity four and the varsity eight races, Wisconsin took five of the top six spots between the two races. That included the top three finishes in the fours, where the Wisconsin A, Wisconsin B and Wisconsin C boats finished first, second and third. The Wisconsin A boat crossed the line first with a time of 18:08.9, Wisconsin B came in at 18:36.0 and Wisconsin C followed at 19:16.8.

Despite some non-ideal weather conditions, Wisconsin still had quality performances all-around according to lightweight coach Dusty Mattison.

"The wind came up in the middle of the day, the conditions were not ideal, but they did a great job of staying calm and long and relaxed, which is what we've been working on in general," Mattison said. "And they had the opportunity to really focused on that."

The varsity eight race featured two Wisconsin entries, and the Badgers walked away with the top two spots. The Wisconsin A boat cruised to a first-place finish, coming in at 17:21.2, while Wisconsin B easily took second, crossing the line in a time of 18:30.6.

But the strong performances for Wisconsin weren't just limited to the varsity squad. The younger members also got in on the action in the novice races, sweeping the podium in the novice eight and grabbing four of the top five spots in the novice four. In the novice eight, the Wisconsin B, Wisconsin C and Wisconsin D boats went one, two, three, respectively.

In the novice four, the Wisconsin A, Wisconsin B, Wisconsin D and Wisconsin C boats swept the top four spots in that order.

"It's a great opportunity for the walk-on freshmen to experience their first race and for all freshmen to experience their first collegiate race," lightweight coach Dusty Mattison said. "There were lots of medals handed out to those guys which they were obviously very excited about."

Collegiate Eight (13 entries)
1. Wisconsin A, 17:21.245; 2. Wisconsin B, 18:30.610; 3. Drake University A, 19:13.464; 4. Purdue B, 19:13.906; 5. University of Chicago A, 19:34.556.

UW lineups
A – Coxswain Audrey Dalgarno, Gabriela Purman, Helena Randle, Mackenzie Whiteside, Julia Glueck, Kathryne Ruffalo, Mirha Girt, Brianna Wynne, Jenn Whitehill
B – Coxswain Eleanor Martin, Marisa Hom, Anna Leach, Janet Titzler, Christina Stevenson, Olivia Meehan, Amanda Aiello, Agathe Denis, Emma Landauer

Collegiate Four (16 entries)
1. Wisconsin A, 18:08.917; 2. Wisconsin B, 18:36.077; 3. Wisconsin C, 19:16.820; 4. University of Chicago A, 19:23.522; 5. Drake University B, 19:25.883; 6. Wisconsin E, 19:37.449.

UW lineups
A (Lightweights) – Coxswain Audrey Dalgarno, Gabriella Purman, Helena Randle, Kathryne Ruffalo, Julia Glueck
B (Lightweights) – Coxswain Eleanor Martin, Mackenzie Whiteside, Mirha Girt, Brianna Wynne, Jenn Whitehill
C (Lightweights) – Coxswain Tenzin Khangkar, Olivia Meehan, Amanda Aiello, Rachel Yan, Sonja Liljegren
E (Lightweights) – Coxswain Miller, Marisa Hom, Anna Leach, Agathe Denis, Emma Landauer

Collegiate Novice Eight (13 entries)
1. Wisconsin B, 18:08.729; 2. Wisconsin C, 18:41.495; 3. Wisconsin D, 19:12.374 4. Drake University A, 19:33.279; 5. Northwestern A, 21:31.909; 6. Wisconsin F, 21:34.982; 7. Wisconsin E, 21:40.732; Wisconsin A, DNS.

UW lineups
A (Lightweights)– Coxswain Juliette Miller, Claire Kelley, Sara Hamilton, Dominica Wardell, Stephanie Meder, Sophia Alzaidi, Marilyn Garberg, Anna Dawley, Ariel Tallo
B (Novice) – Coxswain Jane Merriman, Renee Olley, Sarah Roe, Alison Morrison, Niamh Martin, Sarah Gibbons, Alicia Evans, Eliza Clifford, Madison Brunett
C (Lightweights) – Coxswain Sarah Herman, Stephanie Browne, Jess Sims, Shannon Lipe, Katherine Tippins, Payton James, Ellen Martinson, Madeline Boxer, Maureen Butler
D (Novice) – Coxswain Saylor Martin, Charlie Childs, Elise Schedler, Sydney Scott, Grace Armstrong, Riley Aschenbrenner, Olivia Mulford, Lauren Ross, Emma Jankowski
E (Lightweights) – Coxswain Sabrina Wang, Emily Nguyen, Brianna Ohm, Karissa Lange, Olivia Tierney, Carmen Hilby, Katherine Kerwin, Kate Griffin, Madeline Rowe
F (Novice) – Coxswain Katie Robrecht, Alexanddra Lohrenz, Capri Fowler, Erika Stroik, Emily Loohauis, Willa DeBoom, Nicole Heimark, Samantha Harris, Sarah Zastrow

Collegiate Novice Four (13 entries)
1. Wisconsin A, 18:19.807; 2. Wisconsin B, 18:38.228; 3. Wisconsin D, 18:55.298; 4. Wisconsin C, 19:24.135; 5. Northwestern A, 22:15.778.

UW lineups
A (Novice) – Coxswain Saylor Martin, Sarah Roe, Alison Morrison, Alicia Evans, Renee Olley
B (Novice Lightweights) – Coxswain Juliette Miller, Claire Kelley, Stephanie Meder, Domica Wardell, Marilyn Garberg
C (Novice) – Coxswain Jane Merriman, Madison Brunett, Sarah Gibbons, Niamh Martin, Elise Schedler
D (Novice Lightweights) – Coxswain Sarah Herman, Anna Dawley, Shannon Lipe, Stephanie Browne, Payton James

Collegiate Pair (19 entries)
1. Wisconsin A, 18:59.880; 2. Wisconsin B, 19:19.654; 3. Wisconsin E, 19:27.391; 4. Wisconsin C, 19:31.085; 5. Wisconsin N, 19:34.552; 6. Wisconsin O, 19:47.245; 7. Wisconsin F, 19:50.931; 8. Wisconsin G, 20:14.365; 9. Wisconsin J, 20:15.174; 10. Wisconsin H, 20:19.533; 11. Wisconsin L, 20:41.254; 12. Wisconsin P, 20:47.921; 13. Wisconsin M, 21:16.598; 15. Wisconsin Q, 21:41.906; 17. Wisconsin D, 24:46.434; Wisconsin K, DNS; Wisconsin I, DNS.

UW lineups
A – Gilian Cooper, Maria Schmid
B – Brianna Dahm, Margo Grover
C – Gabby Simons. Kaitlin McKeogh
D – Maddie Wanamaker, Sophia Vitas
E – Claire Scott, Hannah Schwartz
F – Lexi Siverling, Anna Knutson
G – Merritt Denham, Sophie Carr
H – Cheyenne Brandt, Megan Whitehouse
I – Callie Hebert, Monica Gerber
J – Lucia Kissinger, Morganne Freeman
K – Alexandra Tead, Meagan Hudson
L – Dani Steinberg, Marissa Gibson
M – Andrea French, Lucy Chadderton
N – Sarah Lueken, Maren Schultz
O – Megan Oechsel, Molly Romaniak
P – Jessie Bowden, Amanda Morris
Q – Anika Nelson, Emma Strenski

Collegiate Single Sculls (5 entries)
Wisconsin A, 22:09.521

UW lineup
A - Diana Glinos
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Players Mentioned

Jessie Bowden

Jessie Bowden

5' 11"
Sophomore
Cheyenne Brandt

Cheyenne Brandt

6' 0"
Sophomore
Sophie Carr

Sophie Carr

5' 11"
Senior
Lucy Chadderton

Lucy Chadderton

5' 8"
Sophomore
Brianna Dahm

Brianna Dahm

5' 6"
Redshirt Senior
Merritt Denham

Merritt Denham

6' 0"
Senior
Agathe Denis

Agathe Denis

5' 9"
Sophomore
Morganne Freeman

Morganne Freeman

5' 10"
Sophomore
Janie French

Janie French

5' 9"
Junior
Monica Gerber

Monica Gerber

5' 9"
Sophomore
Marissa Gibson

Marissa Gibson

5' 6"
Sophomore
Diana Glinos

Diana Glinos

5' 8"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Jessie Bowden

Jessie Bowden

5' 11"
Sophomore
Cheyenne Brandt

Cheyenne Brandt

6' 0"
Sophomore
Sophie Carr

Sophie Carr

5' 11"
Senior
Lucy Chadderton

Lucy Chadderton

5' 8"
Sophomore
Brianna Dahm

Brianna Dahm

5' 6"
Redshirt Senior
Merritt Denham

Merritt Denham

6' 0"
Senior
Agathe Denis

Agathe Denis

5' 9"
Sophomore
Morganne Freeman

Morganne Freeman

5' 10"
Sophomore
Janie French

Janie French

5' 9"
Junior
Monica Gerber

Monica Gerber

5' 9"
Sophomore
Marissa Gibson

Marissa Gibson

5' 6"
Sophomore
Diana Glinos

Diana Glinos

5' 8"
Sophomore