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MEN'S SCHEDULE
Upcoming
May 19 at Eastern Sprints
May 31 at IRA Championships
WOMEN'S SCHEDULE
Upcoming
May 19 at Big Ten Championships
May 31 at NCAA Championships
WOMEN'S LIGHTWEIGHT
SCHEDULE
Upcoming
May 30 at IRA Championships
Conference races up
next for UW rowers
Openweight women vying for spot at NCAAs
A
s quickly as it began,
the season for the Wisconsin rowers is starting to
come to a close, as the men's
and women's openweight
teams head to their respective conference championships this weekend.
The men are continuing to
build toward success as they
head to the 2013 Eastern As68 ยป VARSITY
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sociation of Rowing Colleges
Eastern Sprints on Sunday
in Worcester, Mass.
The openweight women
race in the 2013 Big Ten
Rowing Championships on
Sunday in Indianapolis and
hope to earn a spot in the
NCAA championships later
in May.
For the men, the season
has been tough, as the varsity eight
has not placed first in any of its races so far this season. However, head
coach Chris Clark is undeterred since
the boat is only returning two oarsmen from last year and has been
making significant strides.
With added practice time on on
Lake Mendota, and if the Badgers
can play to their advantages of being
light and strong, Wisconsin should
be poised to make a run for a podium finish at the Eastern Sprints this
weekend.
The openweight women head into
the Big Ten championships after
coming in third the past two seasons
and winning the crown in 2010.
As the No. 14-ranked team in the
nation, Wisconsin's performance at
the conference regatta could impact
its NCAA championship fate. Luckily, the rowers' motivation and drive
have never been higher and head
coach Bebe Bryans has confidence in
her team and anticipates great things
from them in Indianapolis.
