BOSTON - The Wisconsin men's rowing program kicked off the 2022-23 season with two hard-fought finishes at the Head of the Charles.

In a stacked 25-boat field, Wisconsin's entry in the championship eight finished 17th in 14:06.763, 43 seconds behind the winning USRowing team entry. 

In the championship four, a 15-boat field, the Badgers finished in 10th place with a time of 16:07.944. The boat, made up of coxswain Grayson VanLue, Josh Wehking, Sebastian Murrell, Walter Stanwood and Jack Turco finished 50 seconds behind first-place Peloton.

Up next: The Badgers travel to Indianapolis on Nov. 5 to compete in the Head of the Eagle.

Straight From the Shore
Head Coach Chris Clark

"There were four international crews ahead of us and we beat some crews we didn't beat last year.

"Five of our eight guys in the men's eight are novices - guys who did not row in high school, extremely impressive. We are constantly learning and it leaves you wanting more.

"Pretty good day overall… we were very workmanlike and worked well. The only regret the guys had was they had a lot more to burn at the end.

"Our coxswains Jonah Rane and Grayson VanLue were just brilliant, we are super coxswain heavy in a good way. Our coxswain last year Jimmy Catalano was the men's eight coxswain for the US team and they set the all time course record. There's always something to work on but we don't need any work on our coxswains, they are already excellent

"Everybody's pretty pleased but we want more."

Head of the Charles
Oct. 23, 2022
Cambridge, Mass.
Charles River
3 Miles

MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP FOUR (15 ENTRIES)
1. Peloton, 15:17.376; 2. Cornell, 15:42.017; 3. Princeton; 15:42.744; 4. Syracuse, 15:52.734; 5. Georgetown, 15:53.402… 10. Wisconsin, 16:07.944
UW Lineup – Coxswain Grayson VanLue, Josh Wehking, Sebastian Murrell, Walter Stanwood, Jack Turco