Wisconsin Badgers
Cal Classic
Badgers gain speed at Cal Classic
April 05, 2026 | Men's Rowing
UW men's crew finds success during day two
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - The Wisconsin men's crew found speed during the second day of the Cal Classic on Sunday, April 5.
After falling to top-10 crews on Saturday, the No. 15 Badgers came back for day two to excel.
UW came out on top in two of the three races while competing against No. 19 Temple, No. 2 California and No. 21Â Oregon State.
The varsity eight boat finished with a time of 5:43.8, surpassing the Temple 1V, which came in second at 5:50.8. The Badger 2V fell just four seconds short of California with a time of 5:55.4. UW's third varsity eight boat crossed the finish line at 6:04.3, triumphing over Oregon State.
Straight from the Shore
Benjamin Cook:
"We had good improvement from day one to day two. We could've just rolled over after the afternoon yesterday, but put down a solid piece this morning. In the coming weeks, we'll improve our base in the second half, hold from that middle move, and be even more deliberate during our sprint."
Up next: Â UW will head to Vermont to compete in the Lake Morey Invite on Saturday and Sunday, April 25 and 26.
Cal Classic
April. 5, 2026
Redwood City, CA
Redwood Shores
2000 meters
Varsity Eight
1. Wisconsin, 5:43.8; 2. Temple, 5:50.8
Lineup -- Coxswain Taj Chunawala, Ethan Schumacher, Thomas Leuty, Elias Strasman, Andrew Soman, Luke Lehmann, Joe Siddall, Ruffin Bryant, Benjamin Cook.Â
Second Varsity Eight
1. California 4V, 5:51.6 2. Wisconsin 2V, 5:55.4;
Lineup -- - Coxswain Charles Ramquist, Raul Gupta, William Carey, Jeremiah Lesniak, Isaac Rockwell, Julian Kuehn, Connor Treccia, Benjamin Whelan, William Harper.
Third Varsity Eight
1. Wisconsin 3V, 6:04.3; 2. OSU 3V, 6:06.5
Lineup -- Coxswain Liam Smith, Haakon Rosholt, Henry Griffin, Henry Wurdell, Nathan Engen, John Wagner, Maxwell McCartney, Bergen Peters, Patrick Trihey.
See full results here.
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