Wisconsin Badgers Crew

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The Wisconsin Badgers Crew is the crew team at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Rowing is also the oldest organized sport at the University, dating back to 1874.

They are an NCAA Division I team. The men's head coach since 1996 is Chris Clark.

1 History
2 Location
3 Men's Varsity Coaches
4 National Championships
5 Regatta Wins of Note
6 Cups and Trophies Won
7 External links

[edit] History

The first crew team 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 team 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 seven such titles. The most recent came in 1990. This win brought an invite to the Henley Royal Regatta, the fourth visit for Wisconsin.

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.

[edit] Location

The Wisconsin Crew team's boathouse is located on Lake Mendota in Madison, Wisconsin. The Porter boathouse was completed early spring 2005. It is 50,000 square feet and includes a moving water rowing tank for 24, five boat bays, including one repair bay, coaches offices, and locker rooms for three teams.

[edit] Men's Varsity Coaches

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" Muurphy - 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-present

[edit] National Championships

[edit] Men's Varsity Eight

1951, 1959, 1966, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1986, 1990

[edit] Men's Second Varsity Eight

1973, 1974, 1986

[edit] Men's Freshman Eight

1900, 1907, 1964, 1972, 1973, 1979, 1983, 1985

[edit] Women's Varsity Eight

1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1986

[edit] Women's Lightweight Eight

2004, 2005, 2006

[edit] Regatta Wins of Note

[edit] Eastern Sprints

Men's Freshman Eight - 2000
Men's Second Freshman Eight - 2000
Men's Varsity Eight - 1946, 2002
Men's Second Varsity Eight - 1987, 2001
Men's Third Varsity Eight - 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006

[edit] Head of the Charles

Women's Club Fours - 1998
Women's Youth Fours - 1992
Women's Lightweight Eight - 2000, 2001
Men's Championship Eight - 1966, 1972, 1973
Women's Championship Eight - 1977, 1978, 1979, 1988

[edit] Midwest Rowing Championship

Men's Varsity Eight - 1973-1980, 1983-2006

[edit] Cups and Trophies Won

[edit] Cochrane Cup

1963, 1964, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1973-1977, 1980, 1981, 1984-1991, 1996, 1998-2000, 2002

[edit] Walsh Cup

1967-1969, 1985-1989, 1997-2002

[edit] Ten Eyck Trophy

1972-1975, 1979, 1980, 1986-1988, 1997, 1999-2002

[edit] External links

WiscoRowingHistory.org — Wisconsin Rowing History
UWBadgers.com — UW Men's Crew Official Site

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