CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The Wisconsin lightweight women's four stood out for the Badgers at the Head of the Charles on Sunday on the Charles River.
 
The lightweight four won for the first time in school history, clocking 18:28.571 over three miles. Princeton finished second in 18:32.873, with Radcliffe third in 18:46.994. Nine boats entered the event.
 
First raced in 1965, the Head of the Charles runs over three days with more the 12,000 competitors from around the world in 73 events in front of thousands of spectators on the banks of the river.
 
UW's lightweight eight owns five Head of the Charles titles, but finished eighth this year.
 
Straight From the Shore
Coach Hodge Habibovic
"I'm extremely proud of the performance both of our crews put out on the water today. We've been approaching this season much differently than years past. We also graduated a lot of speed last year so there were a lot of unknowns heading into this season. This result is a true testament of our athletes stepping up to fill huge roles and displaying true maturity and grit.
 
It's awesome to win the event for the first time in program history, but the Head of the Charles is just the Head of the Charles and we have bigger goals in mind come this Spring. I'm excited to keep the main thing the main thing and continue to develop our deep team by producing more speed."
 
Up Next: The Badgers take part in a scrimmage with Minnesota and the Wisconsin openweights in Madison on Nov. 2.
 
Head of the Charles
Oct. 20, 2024
Boston
Charles River
3 miles
 
Women's Lightweight Eight (8 entries)
1. WLRA – Australia, 16:29.276; 2. Boston University, 16:29.965; 3. Princeton, 16:31.176; 8. Wisconsin, 17:16.015
 UW Lineup: Coxswain Emilie Rochon, Charlotte Mirzaian, Audra Chesny, Olivia Moore, Ella Springer, Gracie Walker, Romy McCarthy, Payton Bradford, Evelyn Payne
 
Women's Lightweight Four (9 entries)
1. Wisconsin, 18:28.571; 2. Princeton, 18:32.873; 3. Radcliffe, 18:46.994; 4. Boston University A, 18:51.765
 UW Lineup: Sarah Rab, Payton Tonnos, Georgia Harlow, Rianne Wagner, Adeline Hinkie