Lightweights win two of three races at No. 2 Stanford

Saturday, April 23

Redwood Shores, CA

Wisconsin Badgers

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Lightweights win two of three races at No. 2 Stanford

April 23, 2022 | Lightweight Rowing

Badgers come out victorious in varsity four and double sculls

By: Jose Montoya

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – No. 6 Wisconsin won a pair of races at No. 2 Stanford Saturday morning.

The double sculls finished in 8:11.00. The race started in the Cardinal's favor over the first 500 meters, but at the halfway point they took the lead and kept growing the gap and won the competition by 16 seconds.

"These two athletes had three practices together prior to racing," said lightweights lead coach Hadzo "Hodge" Habibovic. "They were down close to a length off the start and stayed composed throughout the first thousand meters."

The varsity four boat had a successful day on the water. They crossed the mark in 7:32.00 – an impressive 33 seconds ahead of Stanford.

"The varsity four had a lead immediately and never looked back," said Hodge. "The coxswain, Claire Willett, really steered a great course which was great to see from the halfway bridge."

To round out the day's races, the varsity eight finished seven seconds behind the Cardinal. The boat's time was 6:57.3.

Next up for UW is the Eastern Sprints in Worcester, Massachusetts, on Sunday, May 1.

Dual vs. No. 2 Stanford
April 23, 2022
Redwood City, CA
Redwood Shores
2000 meters

Varsity Eight
1. Stanford, 6:49.8; 2. Wisconsin, 6:57.3
UW Lineup - Coxswain Emma Collins, Eveline Enthoven, Tessa Cockerill, Morgan Gallagher, Claire Friedlander, Victoria Moda, Darby Loveless, Camila Darvin, Claire Carlson

Varsity Four
1. Wisconsin, 7:32.0; 2. Stanford, 8:05.30
UW Lineup - Coxswain Claire Willett, Evelyn Payne, Alicia Le Bars, Rianne Wagner, Falcon Jaacks

Varsity Double Sculls
1. Wisconsin, 8:11.0; 2. Stanford, 8:27.1
UW Lineup - Sophia Stingl, Grace DeNunzio