INSIDE
ROWING
BY PAUL CAPOBIANCO
@BADGERROWING
SCHEDULE
LAST WEEK
Oct. 13
Head of the Rock
COMING UP
Oct. 20
Head of the Charles
March 15 vs. Tennessee
March 29 Pac-12 Challenge
Wisconsin ready to 'Pull
for a Cure' in Boston
UW's three teams have raised over $6,500 total
all in the rowing world
means it's time for the
Head of the Charles.
Billed as the "world's largest two-day rowing event,"
with more than 9,000 athletes competing, 1,400 volunteers staffing the event and
300,000 spectators lining the
shores of the Charles River
in Boston, all three Wisconsin rowing programs will
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compete in this weekend's
event, which includes 55
different races.
This year, in addition to
pulling hard on the water, the
Wisconsin rowing team is also
pulling for a cure. Like many
other teams participating in
this year's Head of the Charles
Regatta, all three Badgers
squads are fundraising to fight
breast cancer through Pull for
a Cure.
The openweight women set a goal of
$4,000 and has already reached it. With
under a week left until the Charles, they
have raised over $5,000. In total, the
event has raised over $41,000, with the
three Wisconsin squads contributing a
total of over $6,500.
In fact, out of the 20 teams working
to raise funds, the Wisconsin women's
openweight squad has raised the second-most money. The men's rowing
team isn't far behind, slotting 10th, while
the lightweights sit in 12th place.
Pull for a Cure was started by Brown
University in 2009 and incorporated into
the Head of the Charles in 2011. It will
be capped with many teams taking to the
to the Lake Charles waters wearing pink
gear to support the effort to halt breast
cancer during October, National Breast
Cancer Awareness Month.
"We have so much support on the
water, but this is a great opportunity
for people to show that Badger love in
what we do off the water as well," senior women's openweight rower Monica
Whitehouse said. "Whether it is a family
member or a friend, we are all affected
by breast cancer."
Help the Badgers fight breast cancer
and reach their goals by following the link
and making a donation. Pull for a Cure,
then show your support for the Badgers
as they travel to Boston to pull for a win."
Donate here.
