Wisconsin Badgers
Big Ten Invitational
F(oar) things to know: Badgers head to B1G Invite
April 18, 2024 | Women's Rowing
Wisconsin to face top teams from around the country on Friday and Saturday
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin women's openweight rowing team continues its spring racing season this Friday and Saturday, April 19-20, at the B1G Invitational at Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota, Florida.
Before they hit the water, here are f(oar) things to know:
1 - B1G COMPETITION: This weekend's competition includes a mix of new and familiar Big Ten opponents from the Midwest, Southeast, California, and more. Notable participants include No. 9 Michigan, No. 12 Ohio State, No. 13 Rutgers, No. 14 Duke, No. 15 Tennessee, No. 16 Indiana, Notre Dame, Alabama, UCLA, Minnesota, UCF and host school Iowa, among others.
View the full schedule and list of participating schools here.
2 - LAST TIME OUT: The Badgers opened their spring racing season by participating in the Cardinal Invite on Saturday and Sunday, March 16-17, in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
The varsity eight crew led UW on day one, finishing in second and first place in its respective morning and afternoon races. On day two, the second varsity four shined, placing second in its final race and improving on its day one afternoon race time by 21 seconds.
3- PARIS BOUND: Two Wisconsin women's rowing alumni, Maddie Wanamaker and Sophia Vitas, are among the first 21 members named to the 2024 U.S. Olympic rowing team.
Wanamaker will be competing in her second straight Olympic games in the women's four or women's eight crew, while Vitas will make her Olympics debut in the women's double sculls. They continue the longstanding tradition of UW rowing having a presence at the games as a Wisconsin men's or women's rower has competed in every Olympics since 1968.
Two more women are in the running for the Olympics after winning the Olympic Trials in the quadruple sculls, including Lauren O'Connor and Grace Joyce. The two Badgers, along with the rest of their crew, next compete at the Final Olympic and Paralympic Qualifying Regatta that runs May 19-21 in Switzerland to attempt to qualify their boat for the Olympics this summer in Paris.
Read more about the Paris bound Badgers here.
4 - FOLLOW ALONG: The B1G Invite streams live on RHStv. RHStv can be downloaded free on Roku, Amazon Fire, AppleTV, Samsung, LG and mobile devices, or it can be accessed via the web. Live results for this weekend's event can also be found here.
B1G Invitational
April 19-20
Nathan Benderson Park
Sarasota, Florida
2000 meters
FRIDAY, APRIL 19 (Times are ET and subject to change)
Wisconsin, Clemson, Alabama, Michigan State
10:30 a.m. - 2V4
10:40 a.m. - 1V4
10:50 a.m. - 2V8
11:00 a.m. - 1V8
11:40 a.m. - 3V8
Wisconsin, Ohio State, Indiana, Michigan State, Oklahoma
12:10 p.m. - 3V4
Wisconsin, Ohio State, Indiana, Michigan State
12:20 p.m. - 4V8
Wisconsin, Oklahoma, Ohio State, Tennessee
2:35 p.m. - 3V8
Wisconsin, Rutgers, Ohio State, Minnesota
3:15 p.m. - 3V4
3:25 p.m. - 4V8
Wisconsin, Oklahoma, Ohio State, Tennessee
4:55 p.m. - 2V4
5:05 p.m. - 1V4
5:15 p.m. - 2V8
5:25 p.m. - 1V8
SATURDAY, APRIL 20
Wisconsin, Alabama, Iowa, Notre Dame, Central Florida
9:20 a.m. - 2V4
9:30 a.m. - 1V4
9:40 a.m. - 2V8
9:50 a.m. - 1V8
Wisconsin Clemson, Iowa, Central Florida
11:20 a.m. - 3V8
Wisconsin, Oklahoma, Iowa, Michigan State, Minnesota
11:40 a.m. - 3V4
Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Michigan State
11:50 a.m. - 4V8
UW Lineups
Varsity eight
Coxswain Carly Banker, Sophia Ortega, Nora Byrne, Grace Belson, Oona Zilavy, Mara Cassidy, Kira Funk, Anna Ardito, Tassneem Arafa
Second varsity eight
Coxswain Lindsey Meyer, Georgia Morrow, Sky Teegan, Jordan Morrissey, Jacki Szelagowski, Anna Mueller, Bella Moore, Kylie Magnus, Lizzy Hanemann
Third varsity eight
Coxswain Emma Hefner, Sophia Williams, Kate Walseth, Aiva Dahlby, Ava Heinz, Bridget Daab, Kylie Silus, Kat Bauer, Lauren Davis
Fourth varsity eight
Coxswain Kylie Beauchamp, Kate Walsh, Kendall Witt, Aliza Korman, Tatum Thielman, Eleanor Smith, Olivia Kust, Avery Walz, Myckala Hansen
Varsity four
Coxswain Caitlin Cowan, Sophia Gruenling, Tristen Gallo, Josie Reeve, Macy Mosner
Second varsity four
Coxswain Nora Clements, Morgan Jensema, Marian Cracraft, Jadyn Schensky, Madison Stack
Third varsity four
Coxswain Sarah Chan, Anne Thornton, Morgan Forbes, Eva McKinley, Evelyn Schauer
Players Mentioned
