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Varsity - April 12, 2012

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INSIDE ROWING BY CHARLIE HEALY @BadgerRowing WEEKEND SCHEDULE Men at Stanford Invitational vs. Minnesota, MSOE All Day Redwood Shores, Calif. All Day Lake Mendota Openweight Women Lake Natoma Invitational Lightweight Women Knecht Cup All Day Gold Hills, Calif. All Day Camden, N.J. teams in the country, the lightweight women won five of their eight races against Stanford. The No. 1 Cardinal prevailed in the varsity eight by just two seconds. Opening weekend a O n a beautiful day at all three locations, the Wisconsin rowing teams be- gan their spring seasons last Saturday. The men hosted Michigan on Lake Mendota, where the Badgers defeated the Wol- verines in all seven races. The 14-second win for the varsity eight moved UW's 48 » VARSITY APRIL 12, 2012 In two places at once » The Wisconsin men's top boats will compete in the Stanford In- vitational Saturday and Sunday, while the novice crews will host Minnesota and Milwaukee School of Engineering on Saturday. good starting point Badgers win 22 of 29 races in first weekend top boat up to fourth in the national rankings. The openweight women opened with a double dual. The Badgers lost four of six races to No. 7 Ohio State before sweeping No. 20 In- diana. The novice boats won all four of their races in Bloomington, Ind. In a matchup of the top two California racing » The openweight women moved up to 11th in the coaches poll, as they race at the Lake Natoma Invita- tional in Gold Hills, Calif., on Sat- urday and Sunday. Lightweights to New Jersey » After racing in California last week- end, the lightweight women con- tinue a grueling opening stretch on the other side of the country, competing at the Knecht Cup Sat- urday and Sunday in Camden, N.J. Eight of the nation's top 15 teams will race alongside the Badgers.

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