Wisconsin Badgers
Eastern Sprints Conference Championships
Lightweights finish fifth in team points at Eastern Sprints
May 03, 2026 | Lightweight Rowing
Wisconsin’s second varsity four captures event crown
WORCESTER, Mass. — The Wisconsin lightweight rowing team wrapped up competition at Eastern Sprints on Lake Quinsigamond in Worcester, Massachusetts, on Sunday afternoon. The Badgers collected 20 points across six crews to grab fifth in team standings.Â
How it happened:
Wisconsin's varsity lightweight four "B" crew highlighted the day for the Badgers. Coxswain Charlotte Wise led the Badger crew to a decisive win in 7:29.407, edging out Boston University by just over two seconds. UW second entry in the event, its freshman Wisconsin B crew stacked on a fourth-place finish in the event, just under five seconds shy of their Badger counterparts.
The freshman duo of Quenby Swanson and Maya King set the tone in the double "B" final with a runner-up finish in 7:56.577, holding off competition from Radcliffe and MIT. Â
UW continued its success in the varsity lightweight double grand final, as the duo of Liliana Elliott and Becca Rasmussen covered the distance in 7:41.304 for a third-place finish.Â
The varsity eight crew, coxed by senior Emilie Rochon, improved on their morning's performance with a dominant showing in the event's Petite Final. Wisconsin dropped just over three hundredths of a second off its qualifying time from the morning to beat out Sacred Heart by 20 seconds.Â
From the shore:
Lightweight coach Hadzo "Hodge" Habibovic
"I'm proud of how the team approached this weekend. We had some highs and we definitely learned some lessons. We are excited to have the next four weeks to really find some speed before we get the opportunity to race for a national championship."
Up Next: Wisconsin will wrap up its season at the 2016 IRA National Championships on Lake Natoma in Gold River, California, on May 29-31. Â
2026 Eastern Sprints
May 3
Worcester, Massachusetts
Lake Quinsigamond
2000 Meters
Women's Lightweight Varsity Eight
Petite Final (Two Entries)
1. Wisconsin A, 6:40.246; 2. Sacred Heart, 7:19.869
UW Lineup: Coxswain Emilie Rochon, Georgia Harlow, Alexandra Palmberg, Anika Hanson, Claire Rulyak, Olivia Palmberg, Audra Chesny, Romy McCarthy, Payton Bradford
Heat 1 (Four Entries)
1. Princeton, 6:30.399; 2. Stanford, 6:34.733; 3. Boston University, 6:35.395; 4. Wisconsin A, 6:40.547
UW Lineup: Coxswain Emilie Rochon, Georgia Harlow, Alexandra Palmberg, Anika Hanson, Claire Rulyak, Olivia Palmberg, Audra Chesny, Romy McCarthy, Payton Bradford
Women's Lightweight Varsity Double Grand Final (Six Entries)
1. Boston University, 7:34.000; 2. Radcliffe, 7:37.344; 3. Wisconsin, 7:41.304; 4. MIT, 7:42.490; 5. Princeton, 7:54.854; 6. Georgetown, 8:36.077
UW Lineup: Liliana Elliott, Becca RasmussenÂ
Women's Lightweight Varsity Four Grand Final (Seven Entries)
1. Princeton, 7:05.579; 2. Boston University, 7:18.009; 3. Radcliffe, 7:20.465; 4. MIT, 7:24.643; 5. Wisconsin, 7:27.915; 6. Georgetown, 7:28.717; 7. Sacred Heart, 7:46.765
UW Lineup: Coxswain Maggie Wagner, Rylie Cordella, Libby Walker, Addie Hinkie, Margot Quist
Women's Lightweight Varsity Double "B" (Four Entries)
1. Boston University, 7:44.086; 2. Wisconsin, 7:56.577; 3. Radcliffe, 8:08.583; 4. MIT, 8:10.637
UW Lineup: Quenby Swanson, Maya KingÂ
Women's Lightweight Varsity Four "B" (Five Entries)
1. Wisconsin A, 7:29.407; 2. Boston University, 7:31.529: 3. Princeton, 7:33.725; 4. Wisconsin B, 7:34.247; 5. MIT, 7:48.743
UW A Lineup: Coxswain Charlotte Wise, Charlotte Mirzaian, Ellie Kovalick, Sophie Vande Slunt, Jame Wild
UW B Lineup: Coxswain Anna Bares, Estelle Stout, Bailey Hunn, Ellie Vogel, Wilhelmina D'Loughy
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