SEATTLE -- The No. 15 Wisconsin men's rowing team traveled this weekend to compete in the 38th annual Windermere Cup on Saturday morning on the Montlake Cut. This year's event featured No. 2 Washington, as well as Italy, in an homage to the "Boys in the Boat" race from the 1936 Olympics.

The second varsity eight boat kicked the day off for the Badgers, taking on the University of Washington for the Cascade Cup. They were within three seconds at the 500m mark and within 10 seconds at the 1500m mark. They finished with a time of 6:05.454, 14 seconds behind Washington.

The first varsity eight took on No. 2 Washington and the Italian National Team. With Washington taking the lead early on, the Badgers and the Italians were neck and neck the entire race for second place. Ultimately, the Italian National Team got the better of the Badgers, giving Wisconsin third place with a time of 6:00.351.

This year's Windermere Cup served as a 'Boys in the Boat' homage, with the Italian National Team joining the racing along with the Badgers and Washington. Rowers from Washington won the gold medal at the 1936 Olympics with Italy taking silver as featured in the "Boys in the Boat" book and movie.

Windermere Cup
May 4
Seattle, Washington 
Lake Washington
2000 meters

Varsity Eight Mens Windermere Cup 8+
1. University of Washington, 5:45.830; 2. Italian National Team, 5:55.041; 3. University of Wisconsin, 6:00.351
UW Lineup -- Coxswain Jonah Rane, Elias Strasman, Michael Horan, Will Klipstine, Andrew Soman, Garrison Waugh, Dylan Knanishu, Luke Truog, Lucas Farmer

Second Varsity Eight Mens Cascade Cup 8+
1. University of Washington, 5:51.415; 2. University of Wisconsin, 6:05.545
UW Lineup -- Coxswain Grayson VanLue, Ethan Dooley, Jack O'Brien, Walter Stanwood, Lukas Weinhold, Benjamin Cook, Henry Wurdell, Daniel Hintzman, Mitchell Lafferty