Morning Heats Results and Midwest Rowing Finals This Afternoon
April 22, 2006 | Women's Rowing
The morning heats have been completed and the finals are set for the 34th Annual Midwest Rowing Championship on Lake Wingra in Madison. Qualifiers include the No. 3 Wisconsin lightweight women, the No. 8 Wisconsin men and the No. 18 Wisconsin openweight women's rowers.
The weather is beautiful and the wind cooperating this year after the race had to be cancelled a year ago for the first time. The UW men have captured 30 of the 32 varsity eight races and as recently as 2003 set the course record of 5:14.40 over the 1,850-meter course. The UW openweight women also boast 30 of 32 varsity eight titles in the event, including their 1986 course record of 5:54.80. The UW lightweight eight boasts seven race titles in nine years, while the boat took part in the openweight race in the other two years.
