BOSTON - The Wisconsin men's rowing program opened the 2021-22 season with two hard-fought finishes at the Head of the Charles on a beautiful Sunday in Boston.

In a loaded 18-boat field, Wisconsin's entry in the the championship eight finished 15th in 14:46.49, just over 47 seconds behind the winner Washington. UW started fast, reaching the first mark in the three-mile race in eighth place but slowed from there on out.

The men brought home a 10th-place finish in the championship fours. The boat, comprised of Galen Quinn, Aidan Schmidt, Jack Turco and Matthew King, finished the race in 16:49.05.

Up next: The Badgers will travel to New Jersey to compete in the Princeton Chase on Sunday, Nov. 7. 

Straight From the Shore
Men's Head Coach Chris Clark

On the championship eight
"Back in the day there were, the championships eight, there were 40 or 50 entries. Now there somewhere under 20. I think what has happened is they've all migrated to the collegiate eight because they feel like they have no chance in the championships eight, but not us. We're there.

"Our objective for the eight was to get out and go as hard as we could for as long as we could. We need to learn how to do that. We were eighth at the first mark which was excellent and from there we went slower in the middle of the race. They're obviously disappointed, they want to keep that top-10 going.

"The teams we're racing against are all good. I think it bodes fairly well for the spring. Got to have speed. If you don't have speed, you don't have a chance. If you can generate any speed at the beginning of the race it's good, even if you pay the price.

"We had five novices out of the eight - kids who learned to row at Wisconsin in that boat - which my guess is in all those top boats, not one novice. It's not an easy way to do it, but it's satisfying when you get results."

On the championship four
"The four did okay I felt. They kind of had a rough week, but it looked okay. They just need to get after it a little harder."

On next week
"I'm really looking forward to two weeks from now, the Princeton Chase."

Head of the Charles
Oct. 24, 2021
Boston, Mass.
Charles River
3 miles

MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP EIGHT (20 ENTRIES)
1. Washington, 13:59.432; 2. Dartmouth, 14:01.513; 3. Yale, 14:02.459; 4. Harvard, 14:07.615; 5. Syracuse, 14:08.618; 6. Brown, 14:10.857; 7. Northeastern, 14:19.730... 14. Wisconsin, 14:46.488
UW Lineup: Coxswain James Catalano, Adam Wehking, Garrison Waugh, Edward Brody, Breck Duncan, Sebastian Murrell, Joseph Cleary, Isaac Krahn, Olin Frederiks

MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP FOUR (13 ENTRIES)
1. USTC - Oakland, 15:34.079; 2. USTC - Oakland, 15:34.461; 3. Dartmouth, 16:15.404; 4. Cornell University, 16:15.855; 5. Princeton, 16:20.679; 6. FIT, 16:21.093; 7. Syracuse, 16:29.245; 8. Brown Uni - M, 16:29.396; 9. Oregon State, 16:31.165; 10. Wisconsin, 16:49.052
UW Lineup: Coxswain Jonah Rane, Galen Quinn, Aidan Schmidt, Jack Turco, Matthew King