REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - The No. 14 Wisconsin men's rowing team traveled west to compete at the PAC-12 Invite. The Badgers swept No. 18 Oregon State during the morning session and fell to a strong and third-ranked California squad in the afternoon.

The Badgers had a victorious morning as they swept Oregon State in the varsity eight, the second varsity eight and third varsity eight races.

In their first race of the day, the varsity eight boat, led by coxswain James Catalano, Dylan Green, Joseph Cleary, Adam Wehking, Breck Duncan, Edward Brody, Galen Quinn, Isaac Krahn and Olin Fredericks finished in 5 minutes, 52.04 seconds to take down the Beavers who finished in 6:00.17. The second varsity eight, led by coxswain Jonah Rane, Aidan Schmidt, Michael Horan, Sebastian Murrell, Garrison Waugh, Josh Wehking, Lorenzo Miller, Sam Crowley and Matt King crossed the line in 5:59.17 with Oregon State coming in at 6:07.19. The third varsity eight comprised of coxswain Grayson VanLue, Jeremy Falstad, Jack O'Brien, Walter Stanwood, Will Klipstine, Dylan Knanishu, Luke Truog, Ethan Dooley and Mick Santry finished in 6:05.20. Oregon State finished through the line in 6:15.13. 

The second varsity eight kicked off the second session of the day against California. The Badgers crossed the line in 6:19.10 to finish behind the Bears who crossed the line in 5:58.30. The varsity eight boat took to the water for their second race of the day, but weren't able to edge the Bears. The Badgers finished in 6:06.20; the Bears finished in 5:47.10. The third varsity eight boat finished out the day for the Badgers, crossing the line in 6:32.30. The Bears crossed the line in 6:21.15.

Up Next: The Badgers will race against Stanford tomorrow morning.

Straight From the Shore
Men's Head Coach Chris Clark
On the morning races 
"In the morning we raced Oregon State, I thought it went well. All three boats went one, two and three. That is our second 2K, last week we raced Marietta. It was at least as good, if not a little better than that. Nothing remarkable about it except that we executed what we needed to and we took the lead and we were able to do it without expending too much energy, but always appreciate the race with Oregon State."

On the varsity eight against Cal
"In the varsity eight unfortunately wind came up, cross wind… sure enough we were with them for the first 500 which is good, it shows boat speed. But they just drilled us in the next 900 meters past the bridge which is about 1100.

"But they're just good, really good. It's always good to race the top… while you're not there. Every other team iss going to be someone less than that. It makes it seem a little more doable. That is just the nature of college rowing now, it's incredible as far as the quality and speed."

On the two and three boats
"The two and three I thought did quite well against Cal. The three had six freshmen in there and of the six, two have rowed in high school and four novices."

Pac-12 Invitational 
April 9, 2022
Redwood City, CA
Redwood Shores 
2,000 meters

First Session
Varsity Eight
1. Wisconsin, 5:52.04; 2. Oregon State, 6:00.17
UW Lineup: Coxswain James Catalano, Dylan Green, Joseph Cleary, Adam Wehking, Breck Duncan, Edward Brody, Galen Quinn, Isaac Krahn, Olin Fredericks

Second Varsity Eight
1. Wisconsin, 5:59.17; 2. Oregon State, 6:07.19
UW Lineup: Coxswain Jonah Rane, Aidan Schmidt, Michael Horan, Sebastian Murrell, Garrison Waugh, Josh Wehking, Lorenzo Miller, Sam Crowley, Matt King

Third Varsity Eight
1. Wisconsin 6:05.20; Oregon State, 6:15.13
UW Lineup: Coxswain Grayson VanLue, Jeremy Falstad, Jack O'Brien, Walter Stanwood, Will Klipstine, Dylan Knanishu, Luke Truog, Ethan Dooley, Mick Santry

Second Session
Varsity Eight
1. California, 5:47.10; 2. Wisconsin, 6:06.20
UW Lineup: Coxswain James Catalano, Dylan Green, Joseph Cleary, Adam Wehking, Breck Duncan, Edward Brody, Galen Quinn, Isaac Krahn, Olin Fredericks

Second Varsity Eight
1. California, 5:58.30; 2. Wisconsin, 6:09.10
UW Lineup: Coxswain Jonah Rane, Aidan Schmidt, Michael Horan, Sebastian Murrell, Garrison Waugh, Josh Wehking, Lorenzo Miller, Sam Crowley, Matt King

Third Varsity Eight
1. California, 6:21.15; 2. Wisconsin, 6:32.30
UW Lineup: Coxswain Grayson VanLue, Jeremy Falstad, Jack O'Brien, Walter Stanwood, Will Klipstine, Dylan Knanishu, Luke Truog, Ethan Dooley, Mick Santry

vs. Minnesota/MSOE (Scrimmage)
April 9, 2022
Madison, WI
Lake Mendota
2,000 meters

Varsity Eight
1. Minnesota 6:34.2; 2. Wisconsin 4V, 6:44.5; 3. MSOE, 7:16.1

Eights
1. Wisconsin 2F, 6:52.7; 2. Minnesota 2V, 7:10.1

Varsity Four A
1. Wisconsin A, 7:18; 1. Minnesota A, 7:18; 3. Minnesota B, 7:28.3; 4. MSOE A, 7:51.1

Varsity Four B
1. Minnesota C, 7:54.1; 2. Minnesota D, 8:11.7; 3. MSOE B, 8:12.8; 4. MSOE C, 8:36.3

Freshman Four A/B
1. Wisconsin B, 7:38.2; 2. Minnesota A, 7:48.9; 3. Minnesota B, 8:03.8; 4. Wisconsin A, 8:10.5; MSOE A, 8:13.8

Freshman Four C/D
1. Wisconsin D, 8:04.2; 2. Wisconsin C, 8:05.6; 3. Minnesota C, 8:33.8; 4. Minnesota D, 9:02.6