INDIANAPOLIS -- The Wisconsin women's rowing team put up some of its best times of the season at the Big Ten Championships Regatta Sunday morning at Eagle Creek Park. 

The Badgers took fourth as a team overall with 116 points, placing behind Big Ten-champion Michigan, Ohio State and Rutgers.

After scoring Wisconsin's three NCAA boats in the varsity eight, second varsity eight and varsity four, the Badgers also finished fourth in scoring with 84 points. 

Award-winners for the Badgers included Charlotte Melcher, who earned first team All-Big Ten in the eighth seat of the varsity eight and Brandi Gueths who earned second team All-Big Ten as the fifth seat in the varsity eight.

Wisconsin set itself up to potentially hear its name called during the NCAA championship announcement Tuesday. Until then, the Badgers await and celebrate alongside their head coach, Bebe Bryans.

Straight from the Water:
Head Coach Bebe Bryans
"We had a really, really good day today. It's obviously been a really challenging year and we've had a lot of ups and downs and not a whole lot of chances to compete, so we were so excited to be able to show up at the Big Ten championships and have everybody really step up and bring their best performances today. We did everything we could and we were really proud of everybody's performance and I think we're in the mix for NCAAs and we wait until Tuesday to see if we get the chance to keep this ball rolling. Either way, we're really proud of what we did. Props to Michigan for being the fastest team in the conference, no question about it, so they certainly represented it well and will continue to do so at NCAA's. Hopefully we'll have four teams there that can continue our strong run. Go Badgers!"

Big Ten Rowing Championships
May 16, 2021
Indianapolis, Indiana
2000 meters

TEAM SCORES
1. Michigan, 191; 2. Ohio State, 158; 3. Rutgers, 143; 4. Wisconsin, 116; 5. Indiana, 87; 6. Minnesota, 80; 7. Iowa, 55; 8. Michigan State, 30
 
NCAA BOATS:
Varsity Eight
1. Michigan, 6:25.744; 2. Rutgers, 6:27.184; 3. Ohio State, 6:29.472; 4. Wisconsin, 6:40.340; 5. Indiana, 6:41.852;
UW Lineup – Coxswain Emma Smith, Charlotte Melcher, Josefína Láznicková, Hannah Cooper, Brandi Gueths, Oona Lawson, Mackenna Wilkie, Kendra Davis, Susie Bruce

Second Varsity Eight
1. Michigan, 6:37.713; 2. Ohio State, 6:39.527; 3. Rutgers, 6:40.327; 4. Wisconsin, 6:49.889; 5. Minnesota, 6:53.815;
UW Lineup – Coxswain Paula Filios, Adrienne Kisting, Lauren O'Connor, Katherine Breen, Masa Bezbradica, Sarah Navin, Abbey Moore-Kneipp, Amanda Triebensee, Ellery Craven

First Varsity Four
1. Michigan, 7:20.540; 2. Ohio State, 7:22.204; 3. Rutgers, 7:30.732; 4. Indiana, 7:33.906; 5. Minnesota, 7:43.640; 6. Wisconsin, 7:45.218;
UW Lineup – Coxswain Georgia Norton, Genevieve Whitehead, Jennifer Haus, Julia DiNapoli, Sky Teegen


Second Varsity Four
1. Michigan, 7:26.420; 4. Wisconsin, 7:48.750;
UW Lineup – Coxswain Carlee Hoschouer, Olivia Bratzke, Sophia Henshue, Sabrina Andringa, Becca Kite

Third Varsity Four
1. Michigan, 7:24.468; 3. Wisconsin, 7:51.776;
UW Lineup – Coxswain Mya Lebakken, Tori Kost, Claire Carlson, Grace Denunzio, Camila Darvin
 
Third Varsity Eight/Novice Eight
1. Michigan, 6:46.444; 4. Wisconsin, 6:59.158;
UW Lineup – Coxswain Lindsey Meyer, Victoria Stuart, Kelsey Best, Avery Wright, Nora Byrne, Grace Belson, Margaret Czech, Ashley Nelson, Linsey Otterson

Fourth Varsity Eight/Novice Eight
1. Michigan, 6:59.091; 3. Wisconsin, 7:14.059
UW Lineup – Coxswain Sarah Chan, Georgia Morrow, Avery Wright, Mary O'Malley, Jordyn Hanacik, Alexis Benton, Cate Cerveny, Eleanor Jablonic, Morgan Jensema