WEST WINDSOR, N.J. – The Wisconsin women's lightweight program concluded its 2024 Intercollegiate Rowing Association (IRA) National Championships and its season, Sunday on Mercer Lake.

UW's top boat, the lightweight eight, placed sixth, while the lightweight four took fifth and the lightweight double sculls finished in seventh place.

In the lightweight eight, the Badgers clocked 6:57.033 for sixth, while Princeton captured the title in 6:35.190.

The lightweight four crossed the 2000-meter finish line in 7:26.187, with Stanford winning the title in 7:19.910.

The Badgers' lightweight double won the B Final to claim seventh place in 7:53.282. Boston University finished in 7:35.007 to win the event.

Straight from the Shore
Lightweight coach Hodge Habibovic
"I'm really proud of our team and what we put out on the course today. Each of our boats attacked the finals aggressively and it was very exciting to watch. While we always want to do better in terms of results, it's important to recognize growth and progress.

"This league is tough and our team is relatively young so I'm really proud of their efforts today and really excited to continue to build speed as a program and see what we can throw down next season. I love this team and I love this job and I'm really confident about the future of this program." 

2024 IRA National Championships
June 2
Mercer Lake
West Windsor, NJ
2000 meters

IRA Women's Lightweight Team Points Trophy
1. Princeton, 67 Points; 2. Stanford, 66; 3. Boston University, 61; 4. Radcliffe, 48; 5. Georgetown, 44; 6 Wisconsin, 43; 7. MIT, 25; 8. Gordon, 15; 9. Oklahoma City, 10

Sunday (Day 2)
Lightweight Eight (6 entries)
Grand Final
1. Princeton, 6:35.190; 2. Stanford, 6:37.060; 3. Radcliffe, 6:38.880; 4. Boston University, 6:46.080; 5. Georgetown, 6:52.463; 6. Wisconsin, 6:57.033
UW Lineup – Coxswain Emma Collins, Georgia Harlow, Olivia Moore, Adeline Hinkie, Rianne Wagner, Ella Springer, Charlotte Mirzaian, Abbey DeChiara, Meghan Fairley

Lightweight Four (8 entries)
Grand Final
1. Stanford, 7:19.910; 2. Boston University, 7:23.117; 3. Princeton, 7:24.783; 4. MIT, 7:25.710; 5. Wisconsin, 7:26.187; 6. Radcliffe, 7:29.217
UW Lineup – Coxswain Sarah Rab, Alicia Le Bars, Falcon Jaacks, Payton Tonnos, Victoria Moda

Lightweight Double (9 entries)
B Final (Places 7-9)
1. Wisconsin, 7:53.282; 2. Gordon, 8:28.619; 3. Radcliffe, 8:51.646
UW Lineup – Coxswain Evelyn Payne, Anika Hanson