2025-26 Men's Rowing Roster
Roster

Maxwell McCartney
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- Rower
- Hometown:
- Verona, Wis.
- Height:
- 6-1
- Major:
- Economics
2025-26: Placed 1st with the Third Varsity Eight at the Princeton Chase. Placed 1st with the Varsity Eight at the Marietta duel. Placed 2nd with the Third Varsity Eight against No. 2 California and No. 9 Stanford at the Cal Classic. Placed 1st against OSU at the Cal Classic with the Third Varsity Eight
2024-25: Placed 16th with the Championship Four at the Head of the Charles regatta. Placed 2nd with the Third Varsity Eight against the No. 2-ranked California at the Stanford/Cal Invite. Placed 2nd with the Third Varsity Eight against Washington. Placed 2nd with the Third Varsity Eight at the Lake Morey Invite. Placed 14th at the IRA National Championship with the Second Varsity Eight.Â
2023-24: Placed 1st at the Pac-12 invite with the Third Varsity Eight. Placed 3rd with the Third Varsity Eight at the Lake Morey Invite against Boston University and Dartmouth. Placed 13th at the IRA National Championship with the Third Varsity Eight.
2022-2023 (Freshman): Rowed in novice eight at Head of the Eagle and novice four at Head of the Eagle. Â
High School:Â Attended Verona Area High School ... competed in swimming for four years in high school, swam competitively for 12 years in total ... varsity all 4 years ... podiumed four times at WIAA High School State ... Academic All-American and All-State ... broke school record in 200 free ... made National Team for club swim team (Badger Aquatics Club) in 2022, competed at 2022 NCSA Swimming Championships ... founded a mental health/anti-bullying club at Verona, ran a community food drive in high school
Personal:Â Parents are John and Karen ... has two sisters, Josie and Amelia ... father went to UW and was in marching band ... sister Josie swam at Seton Hall ... sister Amelia rows for the Badgers ... master's major is Finance, Investment and Banking ... owns a degree in economics
Reason for choosing UW-Madison:Â I chose UW for the unrivaled mix of strong athletics paired with great academics on the prettiest campus in the US. UW has endless opportunities and I'm proud to be a Badger!
What Wisconsin Rowing means to me:Â UW crew is all about working to become an elite oarsman out on the water, in the classroom, and in our personal lives. There is no better group to push myself with than the team we have built.
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2024-25: Placed 16th with the Championship Four at the Head of the Charles regatta. Placed 2nd with the Third Varsity Eight against the No. 2-ranked California at the Stanford/Cal Invite. Placed 2nd with the Third Varsity Eight against Washington. Placed 2nd with the Third Varsity Eight at the Lake Morey Invite. Placed 14th at the IRA National Championship with the Second Varsity Eight.Â
2023-24: Placed 1st at the Pac-12 invite with the Third Varsity Eight. Placed 3rd with the Third Varsity Eight at the Lake Morey Invite against Boston University and Dartmouth. Placed 13th at the IRA National Championship with the Third Varsity Eight.
2022-2023 (Freshman): Rowed in novice eight at Head of the Eagle and novice four at Head of the Eagle. Â
High School:Â Attended Verona Area High School ... competed in swimming for four years in high school, swam competitively for 12 years in total ... varsity all 4 years ... podiumed four times at WIAA High School State ... Academic All-American and All-State ... broke school record in 200 free ... made National Team for club swim team (Badger Aquatics Club) in 2022, competed at 2022 NCSA Swimming Championships ... founded a mental health/anti-bullying club at Verona, ran a community food drive in high school
Personal:Â Parents are John and Karen ... has two sisters, Josie and Amelia ... father went to UW and was in marching band ... sister Josie swam at Seton Hall ... sister Amelia rows for the Badgers ... master's major is Finance, Investment and Banking ... owns a degree in economics
Reason for choosing UW-Madison:Â I chose UW for the unrivaled mix of strong athletics paired with great academics on the prettiest campus in the US. UW has endless opportunities and I'm proud to be a Badger!
What Wisconsin Rowing means to me:Â UW crew is all about working to become an elite oarsman out on the water, in the classroom, and in our personal lives. There is no better group to push myself with than the team we have built.
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Lake Mendota Vibes
Friday, November 14
Connor's Erg - 2025
Thursday, March 20
Badgers Team Up at Windermere Cup
Sunday, May 05
Being a Wisconsin Men's Rower
Wednesday, March 20










































