Camden, N.J. – The Badgers kicked off day one of the 2025 Intercollegiate Rowing Association (IRA) National Championships on the Cooper River on Friday.

The No.12 Wisconsin men's rowing team opened with a time of 5:40.53 for the varsity eight boat to finish fourth in the Heat 4 race. Fourth-ranked Dartmouth crossed the 2000-meter finish line first in 5:32.56 with Princeton second in 5:34.11 and Navy third in 5:39.51.

WIth the top three boats advancing to the AB Semfinal, UW will next race in Saturday's CD Semifinal.

The Badger's second varsity eight also placed fourth in its heat and will continue on to the CD Semifinal on Saturday. Wisconsin's second varsity eight finished with a time of 5:49.38.

UW's third varsity eight finished fourth in their heat on Friday with a time of 5:54.76, moving on to the C Final on Sunday.

Finally, Wisconsin's varsity four placed 22nd in the event's time trial with a time of 6:20.126. Washington took first at 5:59.438. That put the Badgers in Friday afternoon's DE Semifinal, where they took third. They will race in Saturday's Fourth Final for places 19-24.

UP NEXT: The Badgers continue Saturday at the 2025 IRA National Championships with semifinal and final action.

Due to expected weather, the race schedule on Saturday is pushed back four hours from the previously scheduled time.

Saturday Schedule
Varsity Eight CD Semifinal – 11:38 a.m. CT (MIT, Oregon State, Wisconsin, Columbia, Temple, Holy Cross)
Second Varsity Eight CD Semifinal – 12:44 p.m. (Georgetown, Wisconsin, Navy, Columbia, Holy Cross)
Varsity Four D Final - 1:24 p.m. (Wisconsin, Coast Guard, Loyola, Boston University, Northeastern, Colgate)

2025 IRA National Championships
May 30 (Day 1)
Cooper River
Camden, NJ
2000 meters

Varsity Eight (24 entries) Heat 4 – Top 3 to AB Semifinals, Rest to CD Semifinals
1. Dartmouth, 5:32.56; 2. Princeton, 5:34.110; 3. Navy, 5:39.510; 4. Wisconsin, 5:40.530; 5. Boston, 5:41.310; 6. Holy Cross, 5:52.990
UW Lineup – Coxswain Henry Benton, Luke Truog, Joe Siddall, Elias Strasman, Andrew Soman, Will Klipstine, Lucas Farmer, Ruffin Bryant, Daniel Hintzman

Second Varsity Eight (23 entries) Heat 4 – Top 3 to AB Semifinals, Rest to CD Semifinals
1. Princeton, 5:40.050; 2. Dartmouth, 5:43.550; 3. Boston, 5:46.210; 4. Wisconsin, 5:49.380; 5. Oregon State, 6:01.250; 6. Holy Cross, 6:05.580
UW Lineup – Coxswain Charles Ramquist, Jaden Halom, Maxwell McCartney, William Carey, Thomas Leuty, Luke Lehmann, Henry Griffin, Jack O'Brien, Benjamin Cook

Third Varsity Eight (19 entries) Heat 4 - Top 3 to AB Semifinals, Rest to C Final
1. Yale, 5:42.570; 2. Princeton, 5:47.550; 3. Cornell, 5:50.390; 4. Wisconsin, 5:54.760
UW Lineup – Coxswain Taj Chunawala, Dylan Knanishu, Haakon Rosholt, Samuel Seter, Lukas Weinhold, Benjamin Whelan, Ethan Schumacher, Ethan Dooley, Mitchell Lafferty

Varsity Four (39 entries) DE Semifinal – Top 2 to Final 4, Next 2 to Final 5, Remainder to Final 6
1. Loyola, 6:33.700; 2. Northeastern, 6:34.870; 3. Wisconsin, 6:37.710; 4. MIT, 6:38.240; 5. MSOE, 6:45.430; Trinity, 6:45.500

Time Trial
1. Washington, 5:49.438; 2. California, 6:02.638; 3. Penn, 6:06.798; 22. Wisconsin, 6:20.126
UW Lineup –  Coxswain Alexander Quinn, Isaac Rockwell, Walter Stanwood, Henry Wurdell, Patrick Trihey