Saturday, April 4
Redwood Shores, CA
Wisconsin Badgers
at
Cal Classic
Badgers finish day one of Cal Classic
April 04, 2026 | Men's Rowing
No. 15 UW races against No. 2 Cal, No. 9 Stanford
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - The Badgers finished day one of the Cal Classic on Saturday, April 4, with competition against No. 2 California and No. 9 Stanford.
The No. 15 Wisconsin men's rowing team raced against No. 2 California in the morning.Â
UW placed second in all three races, falling just short to the Golden Bears. The Badger varsity eight finished second with a time of 5:47.1 in its race. The second varsity eight boat cross the 2000-meter finish line in 5:57.4. The third varsity eight boat crossed the finish line at 6:10.1.
In the afternoon races, all three boats met No. 9 Stanford. Even with an outstanding performance, the Badgers came in second.
The varsity eight boat crossed the finish line with a time of 5:52.9. The second varsity eight finished at 6:01.5. Placing the same as the varsity and second varsity eight, UW's third boat fell to the Stanford 3V with a time of 6:04.2.
Straight from the shore
Up Next: The Badgers matchup against No. 19 Temple, No. 2 California and No. 21 Oregon State for Sunday's regatta.
SCHEDULE: (PT)
Sunday AMÂ
1V @ 9 a.m. (Temple)
2V @ 9:20 a.m. (Cal)
3V @ 9:40 a.m. (OSU)
Cal Classic
April. 4, 2026
Redwood City, CA
Redwood Shores
2000 meters
MORNING SESSION
Varsity Eight
1. California, 5:34.4; 2. Wisconsin, 5:47.1
Lineup -- Coxswain Taj Chunawala, Ethan Schumacher, Thomas Leuty, Elias Strasman, Andrew Soman, Luke Lehmann, Joe Siddall, Ruffin Bryant, Benjamin Cook.Â
Second Varsity Eight
1. California 2V, 5:38.0; 2. Wisconsin 2V, 5:57.4
Lineup -- - Coxswain Charles Ramquist, Raul Gupta, William Carey, Jeremiah Lesniak, Isaac Rockwell, Julian Kuehn, Connor Treccia, Benjamin Whelan, William Harper.
Third Varsity Eight
1. California 3V, 5:48.4; 2. Wisconsin 3V, 6:10.1
Lineup -- Coxswain Liam Smith, Haakon Rosholt, Henry Griffin, Henry Wurdell, Nathan Engen, John Wagner, Maxwell McCartney, Bergen Peters, Patrick Trihey.
AFTERNOON SESSION
Varsity Eight
1. Stanford, 5:40.4; 2. Wisconsin, 5:52.9
Lineup -- Â Coxswain Taj Chunawala, Ethan Schumacher, Thomas Leuty, Elias Strasman, Andrew Soman, Luke Lehmann, Joe Siddall, Ruffin Bryant, Benjamin Cook.Â
Second Varsity Eight
1. Stanford 2V, 5:44.5; 2. Wisconsin 2V, 6:01.5
Lineup -- Â Coxswain Charles Ramquist, Raul Gupta, William Carey, Jeremiah Lesniak, Isaac Rockwell, Julian Kuehn, Connor Treccia, Benjamin Whelan, William Harper.
Third Varsity Eight
1. Stanford 3V, 5:46.6; 2. Wisconsin 3V, 6:04.2
Lineup -- - Coxswain Liam Smith, Haakon Rosholt, Henry Griffin, Henry Wurdell, Nathan Engen, John Wagner, Maxwell McCartney, Bergen Peters, Patrick Trihey.
See full results here.
The No. 15 Wisconsin men's rowing team raced against No. 2 California in the morning.Â
UW placed second in all three races, falling just short to the Golden Bears. The Badger varsity eight finished second with a time of 5:47.1 in its race. The second varsity eight boat cross the 2000-meter finish line in 5:57.4. The third varsity eight boat crossed the finish line at 6:10.1.
In the afternoon races, all three boats met No. 9 Stanford. Even with an outstanding performance, the Badgers came in second.
The varsity eight boat crossed the finish line with a time of 5:52.9. The second varsity eight finished at 6:01.5. Placing the same as the varsity and second varsity eight, UW's third boat fell to the Stanford 3V with a time of 6:04.2.
Straight from the shore
Coxswain Charlie Ramquist
"Across the board today I think there was a lot of good aggression and commitment within the races. Since we've been on the water for the least amount of time this season as compared to the other crew here, some of their strong conditioning on the water has definitely given them some edge over us. Along with the heat kind of draining the guys out a bit more than they're used to, this brought out some errors but we've all been super aware and constructive of those errors. We are not letting mistakes compound us and are really focusing on taking each race individually and as a brand new start."
Ruffin Bryant "We know we have the speed we just need to find a way to collectively execute and not get frantic or take our foot off the gas when mistakes happen. I know that this is a really gritty, driven team so we will find a way to get to where we want to be. That first step must come tomorrow morning."
Ruffin Bryant "We know we have the speed we just need to find a way to collectively execute and not get frantic or take our foot off the gas when mistakes happen. I know that this is a really gritty, driven team so we will find a way to get to where we want to be. That first step must come tomorrow morning."
Up Next: The Badgers matchup against No. 19 Temple, No. 2 California and No. 21 Oregon State for Sunday's regatta.
SCHEDULE: (PT)
Sunday AMÂ
1V @ 9 a.m. (Temple)
2V @ 9:20 a.m. (Cal)
3V @ 9:40 a.m. (OSU)
Cal Classic
April. 4, 2026
Redwood City, CA
Redwood Shores
2000 meters
MORNING SESSION
Varsity Eight
1. California, 5:34.4; 2. Wisconsin, 5:47.1
Lineup -- Coxswain Taj Chunawala, Ethan Schumacher, Thomas Leuty, Elias Strasman, Andrew Soman, Luke Lehmann, Joe Siddall, Ruffin Bryant, Benjamin Cook.Â
Second Varsity Eight
1. California 2V, 5:38.0; 2. Wisconsin 2V, 5:57.4
Lineup -- - Coxswain Charles Ramquist, Raul Gupta, William Carey, Jeremiah Lesniak, Isaac Rockwell, Julian Kuehn, Connor Treccia, Benjamin Whelan, William Harper.
Third Varsity Eight
1. California 3V, 5:48.4; 2. Wisconsin 3V, 6:10.1
Lineup -- Coxswain Liam Smith, Haakon Rosholt, Henry Griffin, Henry Wurdell, Nathan Engen, John Wagner, Maxwell McCartney, Bergen Peters, Patrick Trihey.
AFTERNOON SESSION
Varsity Eight
1. Stanford, 5:40.4; 2. Wisconsin, 5:52.9
Lineup -- Â Coxswain Taj Chunawala, Ethan Schumacher, Thomas Leuty, Elias Strasman, Andrew Soman, Luke Lehmann, Joe Siddall, Ruffin Bryant, Benjamin Cook.Â
Second Varsity Eight
1. Stanford 2V, 5:44.5; 2. Wisconsin 2V, 6:01.5
Lineup -- Â Coxswain Charles Ramquist, Raul Gupta, William Carey, Jeremiah Lesniak, Isaac Rockwell, Julian Kuehn, Connor Treccia, Benjamin Whelan, William Harper.
Third Varsity Eight
1. Stanford 3V, 5:46.6; 2. Wisconsin 3V, 6:04.2
Lineup -- - Coxswain Liam Smith, Haakon Rosholt, Henry Griffin, Henry Wurdell, Nathan Engen, John Wagner, Maxwell McCartney, Bergen Peters, Patrick Trihey.
See full results here.
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