CLEMSON, S.C.-- The No. 12 Wisconsin women's rowing team put on a strong performance against 20 of the top teams in the nation, ending the weekend in third place at the Clemson Invitational after placing three boats in the A Finals on Saturday at Lake Hartwell.

The Badgers collected 113 team points to place third at the event for the second-straight year. Fourth-ranked Ohio State took the team trophy with 130 points while No. 9 Virginia's 124 points were good for second overall. Seventeenth-ranked Indiana (111 points) and No. 13 USC (110 points) placed fourth and fifth, respectively, to round out the top teams.

Wisconsin's varsity eight raced to a time of 6 minutes and 16.37 seconds in the A Finals, placing fourth after being narrowly edged by third-place Virginia who crossed the line at 6:16.20. Ohio State took the top spot with a time of 6:10.89, followed by second-place USC with a 6:12.65 time.

The second varsity four also placed fourth in its A Final, crossing the line at 6:27.48. 

Wisconsin's novice eight secured a win in the third varsity eight B Final, closing out the weekend with a 6:49.31 time.

The UW varsity four crossed the line at 7:12.55 to place fifth in its A Final. 

The Badgers secured flight wins in the morning session from the second varsity eight, who crossed the line at 6:31.69 to beat second-place USC by five seconds, and from the varsity four, who bested the field with a 7:16.38 time.

The varsity eight placed second in its flight with a time of 6:40.55. USC claimed the flight win, crossing the line at 6:35.92.

Wisconsin's novice eight placed fifth in its morning flight, finishing the course in 6:55.50.

Up Next
Wisconsin travels to Princeton, New Jersey, to compete against the No. 4 Tigers and No. 18 Syracuse, April 28-29 on Lake Carnegie. 

Straight From the Lake
Head coach Bebe Bryans
"It was a really good day for us, I think we learned a lot on this trip. We had some really good races, we had some not very good races, and I think that's just part of the learning process. I think that sometimes we forget how little we have raced, but I'm really proud of this team. Everybody had at least one really, really good race here, and everybody struggled. There was a lot of tenacity, there was a lot of soul-searching and some decision making that I think bodes very well for our future. 

"I think the two standout performances were the 2V8 in the morning, they had just a brilliant race in the morning race. Then the 1V8 in the afternoon, they just took what they learned and really became the boat that we know they have the capability of being. So that was really great start for them and I think moving forward we have a lot more to work with than we did before. 

"We're excited, we're pretty tired but excited and really looking forward to the next couple of weeks of training and getting another race under our belt before we head to Big Tens. Hard to believe it's almost over, but that's the way we do it and we're working hard to be really good at it. Great thanks to Clemson and all of their support staff for putting on a great regatta, it was really flawless. They did a wonderful job and we were really proud today to be representing Wisconsin and the Badgers."

Clemson Invitational
Saturday, April 14, 2018
Clemson, South Carolina
Lake Hartwell
2000 meters

Finals
Varsity Eight - A Final
1. Ohio State, 6:10.89; 2. USC, 6:12.65; 3. Virginia, 6:16.20; 4. Wisconsin, 6:16.37; 5. Indiana, 6:19.00; 6. Washington State, 6:2135; 7. Duke, 6:21.88

Second Varsity Eight - A Final
1. Virginia, 6:17.57; 2. Ohio State, 6:20.79; 3. USC, 6:20.92; 4. Wisconsin, 6:27.48; 5. Indiana, 6:29.48; 6. Oklahoma, 6:30.91; 7. Washington State, 6:32.93

Third Varsity Eight - B Final
1. Wisconsin Novice, 6:49.31; 2. Navy, 6:52.51; 3. Oklahoma, 6:52.67; 4. Tennessee, 7:01.54; 5. UCF, 7:02.59; 6. Clemson, 7:03.66; 7. Indiana, 7:08.08

Varsity Four - A Final
1. Ohio State, 6:59.97; 2. Indiana, 7:05.10; 3. Virginia, 7:07.92; 4. Oklahoma, 7:08.64; 5. Wisconsin, 7:12.55; 6. Duke, 7:14.31; 7. UCLA, 7:17.95


AM Session
Varsity Eight - Flight 3
1. USC, 6:35.92; 2. Wisconsin, 6:40.55; 3. Louisville, 6:46.78; 4. Minnesota, 6:48.99; 5. Cornell, 6:50.41; 6. Tennessee, 6:52.00; 7. Clemson, 6:57.33
UW lineup - Coxswain Saylor Martin, Elisabet Pietz, Lexi Siverling, Megan Whitehouse, Niamh Martin, Alexandra Lohrenz, Molly Jennerman, Alicia Evans, Renee Olley

Second Varsity Eight - Flight 3
1. Wisconsin, 6:31.69; 2. USC, 6:36.55; 3. Minnesota, 6:42.64; 4. Clemson, 6:44.35; 5. Louisville, 6:47.84; 6. Cornell, 6:47.89; 7. Tennessee, 6:51.55
UW Lineup - Coxswain Lily Hansen, Maren Schultz, Morganne Freeman, Callie Hebert, Sarah Gibbons, Cheyenne Brandt, Eliza Clifford, Gabby Simons, Marissa Gibson

Third Varsity Eight - Flight 1
1. Ohio State, 6:36.94; 2. UCLA, 6:43.04; 3. Syracuse, 6:47.84; 4. Duke, 6:51.03; 5. Wisconsin Novice, 6:55.50; 6. Navy, 6:58.04; 7. UCF, 7:14.75
UW Lineup - Coxswain Georgia Norton, Sophia Marshall, Kenna Wilkie, Alyson Nerenhausen, Alyssa Marks, Allison Winter-Reed, Isa Darvin, Kaylee Steeno, Carissa Witthuhn

Varsity Four - Flight 3
1. Wisconsin, 7:16.38; 2. Minnesota, 7:21.36; 3. Louisville, 7:21.67; 4. Tennessee, 7:23.00; 5. Cornell, 7:25.13; 6. Clemson, 7:28.39; 7. USC, 7:36.76
UW Lineup - Coxswain Emma Smith, Taylor Caudle, Jessie Bowden, Elizabeth Clarke, Katherine Grose

Clemson Invitational - Team Point Breakdown