F(oar) things to know: Badgers compete at Cal Classic

Saturday, April 4

Redwood Shores, CA

8:00 AM

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Stanford/Cal Invite

F(oar) things to know: Badgers compete at Cal Classic

April 01, 2026 | Men's Rowing

UW men's rowing races on the West Coast

By: Lily Wakefield

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif. - The Wisconsin men's crew will travel to the West Coast for the Cal Classic on Saturday and Sunday, April 4 and 5.

1. WHAT TO KNOW -- No. 15 UW will race in Northern California this weekend against No. 2 California, No. 9 Stanford, No. 19 Temple, No. 21 Oregon State, No. 24 University of California San Diego (UCSD), and No. 25 Santa Clara.

The Badgers found some close second-place finishes in last year's battle in the Bay Area. However, they came out on top in two boats on the second day.

2025 results:

Varsity Eight

1. Wisconsin V, 5:48.7; 2. OSU V, 5:58.9

Lineup -- Coxswain Henry Benton, Luke Truog, Lucas Farmer, Elias Strasman, Andrew Soman, Will Klipstine, Joe Siddall, Ruffin Bryant, Daniel Hintzman

Second Varsity Eight

1. Wisconsin 2V, 5:57.3; 2. OSU 2V, 6:00.8

Lineup -- Coxswain Charles Ramquist, Jaden Halom, Thomas Leuty, Jack O'Brien, Samuel Seter, Lukas Weinhold, Dylan Knanishu, Luke Lehmann, Benjamin Cook

Third Varsity Eight

1. OSU 3V, 5:59.9; 2. Wisconsin 3V, 6:03.5

Lineup -- Coxswain Alexander Quinn, Ethan Dooley, Ethan Schumacher, Benjamin Whelan, Henry Wurdell, Walter Stanwood, Henry Griffin, Maxwell McCartney, Mitchell Lafferty

2. WHERE THEY LEFT OFF – UW kicked off its spring season in Ohio for a regatta at Marietta College. The men's rowing team competed against Marietta, Mercyhurst and MSOE for some friendly competition.

The Badgers won every race they entered and started their season off with a bang. UW's record time for the day was 5:14.9, during round one of the varsity eight race.

Varsity Eight
Round 1

Wisconsin 5:14.9; 2. Marietta 5:31.6; 3. Mercyhurst 5:34.7; 4. MSOE 5:51.3

Round 2

Wisconsin 5:21.2; 2. Marietta 5:42.0; 3. Mercyhurst 5:41.6; 4. MSOE 5:54.9

UW Lineup -- Coxswain Charles Ramquist, Ethan Schumacher, Thomas Leuty, Elias Strasman, Andrew Soman, Luke Lehmann, Joe Siddall, Ruffin Bryant, Benjamin Cook,

Second Varsity Eight
Round 1

Wisconsin 5:29.6; 2. Marietta 5:31.5; 3. Mercyhurst 5:34.6; 4. MSOE 6:16.6

Round 2

Wisconsin 5:37.7; 2. Marietta 5:48.7; 3. Mercyhurst 6:00.5; 4. MSOE 6:40.7

UW Lineup -- Coxswain Alexander Quinn, Isaac Rockwell, Henry Griffin, William Carey, Benjamin Whelan, Henry Wurdell, Maxwell McCartney, Bergen Peters, Patrick Trihey

Third Varsity Eight

Wisconsin 5:27.6; 2. Marietta 5:44.7

UW Lineup -- Coxswain Taj Chunawala, Jeremiah Lesniak, Connor Treccia, Julian Kuehn, Lincoln Boehm, Oliver Zanetich, John Wagner, Raul Gupta, William Harper

Varsity Four

Wisconsin A 6:06.2; Wisconsin B 6:27.4; 3. Marietta 6:31.9; 4. Mercyhurst 6:43.3
UW Lineup A — Coxswain Dominic Schuster, Hunter Kokkinen, Lachlan Demmer, Alexander Schwartz, Nathan Engen
UW Lineup B — Coxswain Liam Smith, Quinn Koeper, Lincoln Boehm, Riley Matz, Haakon Rosholt

3. ALUMNI HONOR -- 2025 UW grad and previous captain of the Wisconsin men's rowing team, Will Klipstine, was just named to the Cambridge University Boat Club Blue Boat.

As a Badger, Klipstine was a 2025 Intercollegiate Rowing Coaches Association (IRCA) First Team All-American and two-time Wisconsin Norman. R. Sonju Award winner. Recipients of this UW-specific award are honored for their outstanding leadership, dedication, and sportsmanlike attitude.

The freshman walk-on from Middleton, Wisconsin, ended up becoming one of Wisconsin's greatest. He joins six other Badgers who have competed for Cambridge: James Bernard, James Letten, Ben Rumble, Luke Juckett, Steve Dudek, and Derek Rasmussen.

4. WHERE TO NEXT – The Badgers will pack their bags and go coast-to-coast for the Lake Morey Invite in Vermont on April 25 and 26.

Look for results on IRA Rowing along with a recap on UWBadgers.com.

EXPECTED CAL CLASSIC LINEUP & SCHEDULE:

LINEUPS:

Varsity Eight -- Coxswain Taj Chunawala, Ethan Schumacher, Thomas Leuty, Elias Strasman, Andrew Soman, Luke Lehmann, Joe Siddall, Ruffin Bryant, Benjamin Cook.

Second Varsity Eight -- Coxswain Charles Ramquist, Raul Gupta, William Carey, Jeremiah Lesniak, Isaac Rockwell, Julian Kuehn, Connor Treccia, Benjamin Whelan, William Harper.

Third Varsity Eight -- Coxswain Liam Smith, Haakon Rosholt, Henry Griffin, Henry Wurdell, Nathan Engen, John Wagner, Maxwell McCartney, Bergen Peters, Patrick Trihey.

SCHEDULE

Sat AM	Lane 1	Lane 2	Sun AM	Lane 1	Lane 2
09:00	Stanford V	OSU V	09:00	Wisco V	Temple V
09:10	Temple V	UCSD V	09:10	OSU V	UCSD V
09:20	Cal V	Wisco V	09:20	Wisco 2V	Cal 4V
09:30	Cal 4V	Santa Clara V	09:30	OSU 2V	UCSD 2V
09:40	OSU 2V	Stanford 2V	09:40	Wisco 3V	OSU 3V
09:50	UCSD 2V	Cal 5V	09:50	Cal 5V	Cal 6V
10:00	Wisco 2V	Cal 2V
10:10	Cal 6V	Santa Clara 2V
10:20	OSU 3V	Stanford 3V
10:30	Cal 3V	Wisco 3V
10:40		Santa Clara 3V

Sat PM
02:00	UCSD V	Santa Clara V
02:10	Stanford V	Wisco V
02:20	Temple V	Cal V
02:30	Cal 2V	OSU V
02:40	Santa Clara 2V	UCSD 2V
02:50	Wisco 2V	Stanford 2V
03:00	OSU 2V	Cal 3V
03:10	Cal 5V	Santa Clara 3V
03:20	Stanford 3V	Wisco 3V
03:30	OSU 3V	Cal 4V
		Cal 6V