INSIDE ROWING BY CHARLIE HEALY @BadgerRowing
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS Women
Lake Mercer, West Windsor, N.J. Men
Cooper River, Camden, N.J. Lightweight Women
Cooper River, Camden, N.J.
teams. Wisconsin's highest finish was in 2010, when UW placed seventh. The Badgers will join 15 other
crews, including conference foes Michigan State, Ohio State and conference champion Michigan in battling for the NCAA crown. The national title races are set for
May 25-27 at Lake Mercer in West Windsor, N.J.
Conference champions! » The No.
1-ranked Badgers rewarded with
5th-straight NCAA bid All three UW teams to race for national titles
F
or the fifth-straight season, the Wisconsin women's rowing team has earned a bid to the NCAA championships. The 12th-ranked Badgers are making their ninth trip to the NCAA championships since its inception in 1997. This year's selection also marks the seventh time in
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eight seasons under head coach Bebe Bryans that UW will race for a national title. Wisconsin's five straight championship appearances is the second-longest active streak in the Big Ten behind Ohio State's 13-year run. The Badgers finished ninth
at the 2011 championships, second-best among Big Ten
women's
lightweights recaptured their Eastern Sprints title and kept hold of the team trophy with a dominant performance at the EAWRC conference championships. With wins in the varsity and
novice eights and a second-place finish in the second varsity eight, the Badgers were crowned team champions, winning their sixth- straight Konrad Ulbrich Trophy. Thanks to a win over Bucknell,
the Badgers claimed their seventh varsity eight title in eight years. The Badgers were rewarded for their impressive performance by moving up to No. 1 in the latest USRowing coaches poll, passing Stanford for the top spot.
May 25-27 May 31-June 2 June 1-2
