- Wisconsin Badgers Crew
The Wisconsin Badgers Crew is the rowing team that represents the
University of Wisconsin-Madison . Rowing is the oldest organized sport at the University, dating back to 1874.Although the men's and women's teams are NCAA Division I teams, the NCAA does not sanction a men's National Championship. The men's head coach since 1996 is Chris Clark.
History
The first crew is thought to have set out on Lake Mendota in 1874, though the only evidence of this is a letter written in 1912 by a Wisconsin alumnus. By 1878 rowing had become an intramural sport at the University. The first National Championship won by Wisconsin was in 1900 by the Men's Freshman Eight team. The Wisconsin Crew has won 48 Intercollegiate Rowing Association titles since then.
The Men's Varsity Eight won their first National Championship title in 1951, the first of eight such titles. One came in 1990. This win brought an invite to the
Henley Royal Regatta , the fourth visit for Wisconsin. The Badgers recently won the 2008 Intercollegiate Rowing Association Title over second-place University of Washington.Wisconsin's women first began actively competing in the early 1970s, and at that time, the National Women’s Rowing Association Championship served as the National Championships for collegiate boats. The Women's Varsity Eight won the club title outright in 1975, and was the highest placed collegiate boat in 1976, 1977, and 1978. In 1986, the Wisconsin women won the National Collegiate Championship which first began in 1981.
Location
The Wisconsin crew's boathouse is located on
Lake Mendota inMadison, Wisconsin . Porter Boathouse is convert|50000|sqft|m2|-3 and was completed early spring 2005. It includes a moving water rowing tank for 24, five boat bays, including one repair bay, coaches offices, and locker rooms for three teams.Men's Varsity Coaches
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Amos W. Marston - 1894
*Andrew M. O'Dea - 1895-1898
*Curran C. McConville - 1899
*Andrew M. O'Dea - 1900-1906
*Edward H. Ten Eyck - 1907-1910
*Harry E. "Dad" Vail - 1911-1928
*George W. "Mike" Murphy - 1929-1934
*Ralph Hunn - 1935-1940
*Allen W. Walz - 1941-1942
*George A. Rea - 1943
*Curt P. Drewes - 1944-1945
*Allen W. Walz - 1946
*Norm Sonju - 1947-1968
*Randal T. "Jabo" Jablonic - 1969-1995
*Chris H. Clark - 1996-presentNational Championships
Men's Varsity Eight
1951, 1959, 1966, 1973, 1975, 1986, 1990, 2008
Men's Second Varsity Eight
1973, 1986
Men's Freshman Eight
1900, 1907, 1964, 1972, 1973, 1979, 1983, 1985
Women's Varsity Eight
1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1986
Women's Lightweight Eight
2004, 2005, 2006, 2008
Regatta Wins of Note
NCAA South/Central Regionals
*Womens's Novice 8 - 2008
Big Ten Championship*Women's Second Varsity Eight - 2008
*Women's 1st Novice Eight - 2008
*Women's 2nd Novice Eight - 2008Eastern Sprints *Men's Freshman Eight - 2000
*Men's Second Freshman Eight - 2000
*Men's Varsity Eight - 1946, 2002, 2008
*Men's Second Varsity Eight - 1987, 2001, 2007, 2008
*Men's Third Varsity Eight - 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006*Women's Club Fours - 1998
*Women's Youth Fours - 1992
*Women's Lightweight Eight - 2000, 2001
*Men's Championship Eight - 1966, 1972, 1973, 2007
*Women's Championship Eight - 1977, 1978, 1979, 1988Midwest Rowing Championship
*Men's Varsity Eight - 1973-1980, 1983-2006
American Heritage Regatta
*Men's Collegiate Eight - 2007
*Men's Novice Eight - 2007
*Men's Novice Four w/ - 2007Cups and Trophies Won
Cochrane Cup 1963, 1964, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1973-1977, 1980, 1981, 1984-1991, 1996, 1998-2000, 2002, 2008
Walsh Cup 1967-1969, 1985-1989, 1997-2002, 2008
Ten Eyck Trophy 1972-1975, 1979, 1980, 1986-1988, 1997, 1999-2002
External links
* [http://www.wiscorowinghistory.org WiscoRowingHistory.org] — Wisconsin Rowing History
* [http://www.uwbadgers.com/sport_news/mcrw/headlines/headlines.html?sportid=117 UWBadgers.com] — UW Men's Crew Official Site
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