Wisconsin lightweight women complete row season at IRA national championships

Sunday, June 5

West Windsor, N.J.

7 a.m.

Wisconsin Badgers

IRA National Championships

Wisconsin lightweight women complete row season at IRA national championships

June 05, 2022 | Lightweight Rowing

Adverse championships end with focus towards 2023

WEST WINDSOR, N.J. – The five-time national champion Wisconsin women's lightweight rowing program closed out its 2022 national championships Sunday on Mercer Lake.

UW's lightweight eight placed sixth in the headline event with Princeton winning the title.

In the lightweight four, the Badgers finished sixth, while the lightweight double sculls placed fifth.

Straight from the Lake
Lightweight Coach Hodge Habibovic
"This weekend was tough for the Badgers and is definitely not how we wanted our season to culminate. We had a number of athletes not able to race due to COVID/injury.

"It's honestly been a season of adversity and our team has grown stronger because of it. We still had some great results this year and I could not be prouder of this team. It has truly been an honor to coach them and they have been an amazing group of athletes who have bought in to our goals and aspirations since day one.

"We're licking our wounds for now, but we can't wait for next season. We still have a lot to prove and we know what our goals are. We have a strong recruiting class coming in and are returning almost all of our athletes from this year.

"I still feel extremely confident in our team and I can't wait to get back to work and continue our momentum from this year. Keep an eye on the Wisco Lights because we're coming back with a vengeance in 2023."

2022 IRA National Championships
June 5, 2022
Mercer Lake
West Windsor, N.J.
2000 meters

Lightweight Eight Grand Final
1. Princeton, 6:55.889; 2. Georgetown, 6:57.485; 3. Stanford, 7:00.665; 4. Boston University, 7:02.559; 5. Radcliffe, 7:04.685; 6. Wisconsin, 7:21.289

UW Lineup – Coxswain Claire Willett, Alicia Le Bars, Falcon Jaacks, Rianne Wagner, Victoria Moda, Tessa Cockerill, Aubrey Trimbach, Darby Loveless, Eveline Enthoven

Lightweight Four Grand Final
1. MIT, 7:39.089; 2. Radcliffe, 7:44.753; 3. Boston University, 7:47.621; 4. Princeton, 7:53.417; 5. Stanford, 8:02.673; 6. Wisconsin, 8:17.373; 7. Georgetown, 8:39.465

UW Lineup – Coxswain Emma Collins, Helena Ikenberry, Olivia Foli, Morgan Gallagher, Camila Darvin

Lightweight Double Sculls Grand Final
1. Princeton, 7:46.065; 2. Boston University, 7:53.101; 3. Radcliffe, 7:57.467; 4. MIT, 8:07.893; 5. Wisconsin, 8:12.559; 6. Gordon, 8:25.453

UW Lineup – Grace DeNunzio, Sophia Stingl