Wisconsin Badgers
Big Ten Invitational
F(oar) things to know: Badgers travel to B1G Invite
April 17, 2026 | Women's Rowing
Wisconsin to face top conference teams on Saturday and Sunday
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MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin women's openweight rowing team continues its spring racing season this Saturday and Sunday, April 18-19, at the B1G Invitational at Lake Natoma in Sacramento, California.Â
Before they hit the water, here are f(oar) things to know:
1 - B1G COMPETITION: This weekend's competition includes a mix of Big Ten and non-conference opponents from around the country. Notable participants include No. 1 Stanford, No. 5 Washington, No. 9 California, No. 12 Rutgers and other nationally-ranked teams, as well as 2025 NCAA qualifiers Oregon State, No. 17 Michigan and No. 23 Indiana, among others.
View the full schedule and list of participating schools on the tournament central page here.
2 - B1G INVITE HISTORY: This marks the sixth year of the Big Ten Invitational, and it remains one of the nation's premier regular-season regattas at the collegiate level. The event is hosted annually by rotating Big Ten schools, including 2026 host Michigan State. This year's event will be held on Lake Natoma in Sacramento, after it's traditionally been located at Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota, Florida.Â
The regatta features three rounds of seven events – 1V8, 2V8, 1V4, 2V4, 3V4, 3V8 and 4V8.
At the 2025 B1G Invite, Wisconsin was led by its third varsity four squad, who finished in second place in its day two race and third place in the afternoon race on day one.
3 - LAST TIME OUT: The Badgers spent their spring break on the West Coast for their spring training trip to Southern California, racing in the San Diego Crew Classic as well as participating in a scrimmage at San Diego State.Â
At the San Diego Crew Classic, UW was led by its Women's Collegiate Novice 8+ Laurel Korholz Perpetual Trophy crew, which placed third in its heat with a time of 8:03.130. The crew also finished in third on Sunday with a time of 7:48.925. Read the full recap of the regatta here.Â
4 - FOLLOW ALONG: The B1G Invite streams live on B1G+. Click here for the Saturday morning stream, and here for the Saturday evening stream. The Sunday morning stream can be found here.
Live results for this weekend's event can also be found here.
B1G Invitational
April 18-19
Lake Natoma
Sacramento, California
2000 meters
SATURDAY, APRIL 18 (Times are PT and subject to change)
Washington, Oregon State, Michigan State, Sacramento State, Wisconsin
8:30 a.m. - 2V4 Flight 1
8:40 a.m. - 1V4 Flight 1
8:50 a.m. - 2V8 Flight 1
9:00 a.m. - 1V8 Flight 1
11:10 a.m. - 3V4 Flight 1
Washington, Indiana, Michigan State, Wisconsin
11:20 a.m. - 3V8 Flight 1
Washington, Indiana, Minnesota, UCLA, Wisconsin, Ohio State
11:30 a.m. - 4V8 Flight 1
Washington, UC-Berkeley, Michigan, Wisconsin, UCLA, Minnesota
3:00 p.m. - 4V8 Flight 1
Michigan State, USC, Minnesota, San Diego, Wisconsin
3:40 p.m. - 3V4 Flight 3
Michigan State, Ohio State, USC, Minnesota, Wisconsin
3:50 p.m. - 3V8 Flight 3
Michigan State, Washington State, USC, San Diego, Wisconsin
5:20 p.m. - 2V4 Flight 3
5:30 p.m. - 1V4 Flight 3
5:40 p.m. - 2V8 Flight 3
5:50 p.m. - 1V8 Flight 3
SUNDAY, APRIL 19 (Times are PT and subject to change)
Iowa, Sacramento State, Wisconsin, San Diego
9:36 a.m. - 2V4 Flight 4
9:44 a.m. - 1V4 Flight 4
9:52 a.m. - 2V8 Flight 4
10:00 a.m. - 1V8 Flight 4
Indiana, Ohio State, Minnesota, UCLA, Iowa, Wisconsin
10:48 a.m.- 4V8 Flight 2
Minnesota, San Diego, UCLA, Iowa, Wisconsin
10:56 a.m. - 3V4 Flight 3
Minnesota, UCLA, Iowa, Wisconsin
11:04 a.m. - 3V8 Flight 3
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