Wisconsin Badgers
Eastern Sprints
F(oar) things to know: Wisconsin to Worcester for Eastern Sprints
May 15, 2026 | Men's Rowing
Badger men's crew competes at Eastern Sprints for their conference championships
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MADISON, Wis. - The No.15 Wisconsin men's rowing team will compete at the 79th annual Eastern Association of Rowing Colleges Championships, or the Eastern Sprints, in Worcester, Massachusetts, on Sunday, May 17.
1. WHAT TO KNOW -- The Badgers will send three eights to the East Coast for the Eastern Sprints. The Badgers are seeded No. 12 in the varsity eight, No. 11 in the second varsity eight and 15th in the third varsity eight. Due to injuries, the Badgers will not field a fourth varsity eight.
The Badgers own varsity eight titles at Eastern Sprints in 2008, 2002 and at the inaugural event in 1946. The Badgers won Rowe Cup titles as team points champion in 2008 and 1946.
At the 2025 Eastern Sprints, UW brought four boats and ended up in the petite final in all four races. The varsity eight boat finished third in the petite final for ninth overall, with a time of 5:43.16 over 2000 meters.Â
The second through fourth varsity eight found themselves in fourth, fourth and sixth. The Badgers took 10th in the Rowe Cup standings for overall team points. Harvard won the title. Â
Varsity Eight (Petite Final - places 7-11)
1. Dartmouth 5:41.804; 2. Brown 5:43.854; 3. Wisconsin 5:49.688; 4. BU 5:52.510; 5. Holy Cross 6:06.488
UW Lineup- Coxswain Henry Benton, Luke Truog, Joe Siddall, Elias Strasman, Andrew Soman, Will Klipstine, Lucas Farmer, Ruffin Bryant, Daniel Hintzman
Second Varsity Eight (Petite Final)
1. Syracuse 5:47.789; 2. Yale 5:49.127; 3. Brown 5:51.167; 4. Wisconsin 5:58.495; 5. Georgetown 6:12.639
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 (Petite Final)
1. Pennsylvania 5:51.720; 2. Northeastern 5:52.420; 3. Brown 5:53.314; 4. Wisconsin 6:06.322; 5. Georgetown 6:17.940
UW Lineup- Coxswain Taj Chunawala, Ethan Dooley, Ethan Schumacher, Samuel Seter, Lukas Weinhold, Dylan Knanishu, Henry Wurdell, Benjamin Whelan
Fourth Varsity Eight (Petite Final)
1. Yale 5:53.457; 2. Syracuse 5:55.407; 3. Pennsylvania 5:55.939; 4. Princeton 5:57.541; 5. Navy 6:06.064; 6. Wisconsin 6:13.594
UW Lineup- Coxswain Alexander Quinn, Isaac Rockwell, Walter Stanwood, Hunter Kokkinen, Nathan Engen, Haakon Rosholt, Pierce Dols, Grayson Pickar, Mateo Mille
2. WHERE THEY LEFT OFF -- The Badgers last raced at the Lake Morey Invite on April 25 and 26.Â
Wisconsin excelled on day one of the two-day competition on the East Coast. UW competed against No. 7 Dartmouth and No. 19 Georgetown. The first and second varsity eights successfully challenged the Hoyas, with the third varsity eight falling just short. Although the Badgers fell to Dartmouth in all three races, the varsity eight was off by just three seconds.Â
On the second day of the regatta, only the second varsity eight could come on top against No. 17 Columbia.Â
DAY ONEVarsity Eight
Morning
1. Wisconsin 5:48.4; 2. Georgetown 5:53.4
Afternoon
1. Dartmouth 5:52.8; 2. Wisconsin 5:55.5
UW Lineup -- Coxswain Taj Chunawala, Lukas Weinhold, Joe Siddall, Elias Strasman, Andrew Soman, Luke Lehmann, Thomas Leuty, Ruffin Bryant, Benjamin Cook
Second Varsity Eight Race
Morning
1. Wisconsin 5:52.3; 2. Georgetown 6:03.9
Afternoon
1. Dartmouth 5:53.3; 2. Wisconsin 6:01.6
UW Lineup -- - Coxswain Alexander Quinn, Ethan Schumacher, Henry Griffin, Isaac Rockwell, Benjamin Whelan, Henry Wurdell, Maxwell McCartney, William Carey, Patrick Trihey
Third Varsity Eight Race
Morning
1. Georgetown 6:09.7; 2. Wisconsin 6:10.7
Afternoon
1. Dartmouth 5:57.8; 2. Wisconsin 6:11.9
UW Lineup -- Coxswain Charles Ramquist, Raul Gupta, Connor Treccia, Julian Kuehn, Lincoln Boehm, Oliver Zanetich, John Wagner, Jeremiah Lesniak, Bergen Peters.Â
DAY TWO
Varsity Eight Race
1. Columbia 5:48.9; 2. Wisconsin 5:52.1
UW Lineup -- Coxswain Taj Chunawala, Lukas Weinhold, Joe Siddall, Elias Strasman, Andrew Soman, Luke Lehmann, Thomas Leuty, Ruffin Bryant, Benjamin Cook.Â
Second Varsity Eight Race
1. Wisconsin 5:59.5; 2. Columbia 6:04.5
UW Lineup -- - Coxswain Alexander Quinn, Ethan Schumacher, Henry Griffin, Isaac Rockwell, Benjamin Whelan, Henry Wurdell, Maxwell McCartney, William Carey, Patrick Trihey.
Third Varsity Eight Race
1. Columbia 6:07.0; 2. Wisconsin 6:09.6
UW Lineup -- Coxswain Charles Ramquist, Raul Gupta, Connor Treccia, Julian Kuehn, Lincoln Boehm, Oliver Zanetich, John Wagner, Jeremiah Lesniak, Bergen Peters.Â
3. FUTURE BADGERS - The Wisconsin men's crew recently signed nine Badgers for the class of 2031. Walker Bogen, Harry Hamilton, Rowan Muhly, Vrishank Nalla, Oli Nash, Jack O'Keef, Mathias Rincon, Lucas Wald and JP Watts will all be familiar faces on campus come September.
From Illinois to England, these UW recruits will bring diverse backgrounds and strong rowing skills next fall. See the @BadgerMRowing Instagram page for more information on the signees.
4. WHERE TO NEXT -- If UW is to qualify at the Eastern Sprints, it will move on to the 2026 Intercollegiate Rowing Association (IRA) National Championships from May 29 to 31 on Lake Natoma in Gold River, California.Â
Look for results on Row2k.com along with a recap on UWBadgers.com.
PROBABLE LINEUPS:
Varsity Eight
Coxswain Charles Ramquist, Ethan Schumacher, Joe Siddall, Lukas Weinhold, Andrew Soman, Elias Strasman, Thomas Leuty, Ruffin Bryant, Henry Griffin
Second Varsity Eight
Coxswain Taj Chunawala, Raul Gupta, Luke Lehmann, Benjamin Cook, Isaac Rockwell, Julian Kuehn, William Harper, Jeremiah Lezniak, William Carey
Third Varsity Eight
Coxswain Alexander Quinn, Hunter Kokkinen, Maxwell McCartney, Henry Wurdell, Benjamin Whelan, Jack Wagner, Oliver Zanitech, Connor Treccia, Patrick Trihey
