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Klipstine named to Cambridge eight for The Boat Race
March 13, 2026 | Men's Rowing
2025 Wisconsin graduate first Badger to take part since 2022
LONDON – Former Wisconsin men's rower Will Klipstine will take part in The CHANEL J12 Boat Race 2006 on April 4 that runs on the River Thames in London, it was unveiled on Thursday.
The race between Klipstine's Cambridge squad and Oxford takes place over 4.25 miles.
A 2025 Intercollegiate Rowing Coaches Association (IRCA) First-Team All-American and Badger team captain, Klipstine is also a two-time winner of the team's Norman R. Sonju Award for his outstanding contribution to UW crew in leadership, dedication and sportsmanlike attitude.
Klipstine rowed four seat last year in UW's varsity eight and stroked the eight his junior year in 2024. He also stroked the U.S. Under 23 Men's Four at the 2024 U23 World Championships in St. Catherines, Ontario.
A Middleton, Wisconsin, native, Klipstine earned a degree in mechanical engineering at Wisconsin and currently studies energy technologies at Cambridge.
Klipstine will become the first Badger since 2022 to compete in The Boat Race.
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2022
James Bernard - Cambridge
2018
James Letten – Cambridge (win)
2017
James Letten – Cambridge
Ben Ruble - Cambridge
2016
Luke Juckett – Cambridge (win)
Ben Ruble -- Cambridge (win)
2015
Luke Juckett -- Cambridge
Ben Ruble -- Cambridge
2014
Luke Juckett -- Cambridge
Steve Dudek -- Cambridge
2013
Steve Dudek -- Cambridge
2012
Steve Dudek -- Cambridge (win)
2011
Derek Rasmussen - Cambridge
2010
Derek Rasmussen -- Cambridge (win)
Adam Barhamand -- Oxford
2006
Paul Daniels -- Oxford (win)
2003
Sam McLennan -- Oxford (win)
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The race between Klipstine's Cambridge squad and Oxford takes place over 4.25 miles.
A 2025 Intercollegiate Rowing Coaches Association (IRCA) First-Team All-American and Badger team captain, Klipstine is also a two-time winner of the team's Norman R. Sonju Award for his outstanding contribution to UW crew in leadership, dedication and sportsmanlike attitude.
Klipstine rowed four seat last year in UW's varsity eight and stroked the eight his junior year in 2024. He also stroked the U.S. Under 23 Men's Four at the 2024 U23 World Championships in St. Catherines, Ontario.
A Middleton, Wisconsin, native, Klipstine earned a degree in mechanical engineering at Wisconsin and currently studies energy technologies at Cambridge.
Klipstine will become the first Badger since 2022 to compete in The Boat Race.
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2022
James Bernard - Cambridge
2018
James Letten – Cambridge (win)
2017
James Letten – Cambridge
Ben Ruble - Cambridge
2016
Luke Juckett – Cambridge (win)
Ben Ruble -- Cambridge (win)
2015
Luke Juckett -- Cambridge
Ben Ruble -- Cambridge
2014
Luke Juckett -- Cambridge
Steve Dudek -- Cambridge
2013
Steve Dudek -- Cambridge
2012
Steve Dudek -- Cambridge (win)
2011
Derek Rasmussen - Cambridge
2010
Derek Rasmussen -- Cambridge (win)
Adam Barhamand -- Oxford
2006
Paul Daniels -- Oxford (win)
2003
Sam McLennan -- Oxford (win)
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