Badgers’ rowing starting with a bang
April 13, 2017 | Men's Rowing
UW ready to race ‘really tough weekend’ after canceled opening races
MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin men's rowing team's varsity eight is ranked No. 10 in the country in the latest USRowing Collegiate Poll. That is down one spot from the preseason rankings.
The Badgers were supposed to race No. 17 Syracuse last Saturday in Chicago, but the Orange got mixed up in all the travel problems across the country and their flight cancelations prevented the Badgers from beginning their 2017 season.
Instead, the Badgers will travel to the Stanford Invite in Redwood Shores, California, and jump right into what will be among their toughest weekends of the season. The Badgers race No. 1 and defending national champion California, as well as No. 2 Washington at the event.
"There are tough weekends and then really tough ones, this is the latter," head coach Chris Clark said. "We race Washington on Friday afternoon and Cal the next morning. Except for us in 2008, only those two programs have won national championships since 2006.
"Not only are these programs loaded with international stars, they all have won a lot lately and that usually begets even more success. Having said that, this is a better group than the past few years and these guys are looking forward to racing the best."
While UW's top boats get tested among some of the nation's best crews, UW will also play host to Minnesota and MSOE Saturday on Lake Mendota. In what has become an annual event, the three schools are tentatively scheduled to race on the home course beginning at 9 a.m.
The Badgers were supposed to race No. 17 Syracuse last Saturday in Chicago, but the Orange got mixed up in all the travel problems across the country and their flight cancelations prevented the Badgers from beginning their 2017 season.
Instead, the Badgers will travel to the Stanford Invite in Redwood Shores, California, and jump right into what will be among their toughest weekends of the season. The Badgers race No. 1 and defending national champion California, as well as No. 2 Washington at the event.
"There are tough weekends and then really tough ones, this is the latter," head coach Chris Clark said. "We race Washington on Friday afternoon and Cal the next morning. Except for us in 2008, only those two programs have won national championships since 2006.
"Not only are these programs loaded with international stars, they all have won a lot lately and that usually begets even more success. Having said that, this is a better group than the past few years and these guys are looking forward to racing the best."
While UW's top boats get tested among some of the nation's best crews, UW will also play host to Minnesota and MSOE Saturday on Lake Mendota. In what has become an annual event, the three schools are tentatively scheduled to race on the home course beginning at 9 a.m.
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