Women's Rowing April 01, 2023 Clara Boudette

Badgers close out Sunshine State Regatta with a win

Varsity four earn second-straight first place finish

Women's Rowing April 01, 2023 Clara Boudette

Badgers close out Sunshine State Regatta with a win

Varsity four earn second-straight first place finish

SARASOTA, Fla. — The Wisconsin Badgers women's rowing team is bringing home some hardware from the second and final day of the Sunshine State Regatta on Saturday.

Three of the Badgers' four boats earned top-three finishes in their final day of racing, all in grand finals. The varsity four swept the competition with a second-straight first-place finish. The second varsity eight came in second and the second varsity eight came in third.

Each boat rowed to a top-three finish in one of their two races this weekend.

Straight from the shore
Head Coach Bebe Bryans
On the day
"Today was a good step in the right direction. We definitely executed some things better that we had worked on and talked about so that was a real high point. We are bringing home some medals, that's always fun, and we had a couple of boats that just came out on the wrong side of really close races."

Looking ahead
"We haven't really had a chance to work too much on our sprint yet so that's coming while we're down here but overall a solid performance from the Badgers, all of the boats, all of the women. It's working, we're working. The next few days are going to be awesome down here to keep the ball rolling. It's game on next weekend."

Up Next: The Badgers will remain down in Florida for the week before taking on top competition form the Big Ten and elsewhere at the B1G Invite in Sarasota next Friday and Saturday, April 7-8

Sunshine State Regatta
Saturday, April 1
Sarasota, Fla.
Nathan Benderson Park
2000 meters

Varsity Eight
A Final
1. Tulsa, 6:29.49; 2. Miami, 6:31.15; 3. Drexel, 6:34.79; 4. Louisville, 6:35.53; 5. Wisconsin, 6:35.95; 6. Michigan State, 6:41.30; 7. UCF, 6:41.58; 8. North Carolina, 6:46.86
Coxswain Lindsey Meyer, Katherine Breen, Rebecca Sands, Julia DiNapoli, Brandi Gueths, Grace Belson, Sky Teegen, Tassneem Arafa, Susie Bruce

Second Varsity Eight
Grand Final
1. UCF, 6:34.42; 2. Miami, 6:36.33; 3. Wisconsin, 6:37.16; 4. Michigan State, 6:39.31; 5. Kansas, 6:42.24; 6. Drexel, 6:42.95; 7. Louisville, 6:44.86; 8. North Carolina, 6:50.83
Coxswain Paula Filios, Anna Ardito, Sophia Henshue, Kendra Davis, Nora Byrne, Mara Cassidy, Masa Bezbradica, Georgia Morrow, Ana Magana Campos

Varsity Four
Race 1
1. Wisconsin, 07:13.46; 2. Michigan State, 07:18.65; 3. University of Central Florida, 07:19.73
Coxswain Caitlin Cowan, Genevieve Whitehead, Oona Zilavy, Kylie Magnus, Sophia Ortega

Second Varsity Four
Grand Final
1. Kansas State, 7:29.87; Wisconsin, 07:31.24; 3. Michigan State B, 07:31.87
Coxswain Alexandra Bogner, Jadyn Schensky, Lizzy Hanemann, Allison Elli, Victoria Dugan

Day One Recap (March 31)

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Players Mentioned

Tassneem Arafa: 5' 5"; Sophomore

Anna Ardito: 5' 10"; Senior

Grace Belson: 5' 10"; Senior

Masa Bezbradica: Senior

Alexandra Bogner: Senior

Katherine Breen: Senior

Susie Bruce: 5' 8"; Senior

Nora Byrne: 6' 0"; Junior

Mara Cassidy: Sophomore

Caitlin Cowan: 5' 3"; Junior

Players Mentioned

Tassneem Arafa
: 5' 5"; Sophomore

Anna Ardito
: 5' 10"; Senior

Grace Belson
: 5' 10"; Senior

Masa Bezbradica
: Senior

Alexandra Bogner
: Senior

Katherine Breen
: Senior

Susie Bruce
: 5' 8"; Senior

Nora Byrne
: 6' 0"; Junior

Mara Cassidy
: Sophomore

Caitlin Cowan
: 5' 3"; Junior

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