SATURDAY VS. BOSTON UNIVERSITY/MIT (All times Central)
6:30 a.m. - 3V8  |  7:10 a.m. - 2V8  |  7:50 a.m. - V8
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SUNDAY VS. NORTHEASTERN
8 a.m. - 3V8  |  8:20 a.m. - 2V8  |  8:40 a.m. - V8
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MADISON, Wis. — The No. 11 men's rowing team upholds one of Wisconsin Athletics' long-standing traditions of competition this weekend. The Badgers travel to Boston, Massachusetts, going head-to-head against MIT, Boston and Northeastern to compete for rights to the Cochrane Cup, Jablonic Cup and Congram Cup, respectively. 

This year, the teams have decided to shake things up, combining the Cochrane Cup (versus MIT) and the Jablonic Cup (versus Boston University) into one race Saturday morning. 

The Cochrane Cup honors Admiral Edward L. Cochrane, former president of MIT and director of the Navy's Bureau of Ships. Wisconsin has raced for the Cochrane Cup since 1961 against Dartmouth and MIT. This year's meeting marks the fifth-consecutive year the competition will include just the Badgers and MIT. 

The Badgers own 12-straight victories for the Cochrane Cup, and 39 of 57 races all-time.  

"We have been fortunate enough to be the holders for a number of years now," Head Coach Chris Clark said. "We hope we can continue that streak again for '17."

While the Badgers have raced to success many times against MIT, the same cannot be said against Boston. 

The Jablonic Cup is named after longtime UW head coach Randy Jablonic (1969-97) and has been contested by Wisconsin and Boston University since 1989. Currently, BU owns a four-year win streak in the race for the cup.

"While we have beaten BU a few times over the last few years in different competitions, we have not won our head-to-head trophy since 2012," Clark added. "We hope that the proverbial tide will change this weekend."

The Badgers follow Saturday's racing with a stint against Northeastern Sunday morning. 

Competition for the Congram Cup has been stiff since the series began in 2013. Northeastern owns all four wins of the series. 

"The race excitement has been fairly nonexistent on our side since (it started), as in the varsity eight at least," Clark noted. "Last year we took two of three but couldn't take the big one. I'd like to make a firm prediction but I can't. The best I can do is say it will be close over the 1.24-mile straightaway."