Big Ten Women's Rowing Championships

media release: The 2024 Big Ten Rowing Championships are set for Sunday at Devil's Lake State Park and a trio of Wisconsin women's rowing legends are set to call the action on the live B1G+ stream and the BTN tape-delayed broadcast.

Among the three broadcasting the action are former UW head coach and 2023 Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association Hall of Fame inductee Bebe Bryans. She is joined by former Badger and 2016 Olympian Grace Latz and National Rowing Hall of Famer, world champion and former Badger rower Mandi Kowal. Dean Linke will also play a part in the broadcast.

The eight-team Big Ten Championships marks the fourth women's rowing event to take place at Devil's Lake since 2015. The Badgers' first event took place on May 2, 2015, with Michigan State and Minnesota competing. UW also raced there on Oct. 18, 2015, against Minnesota, and played host to the Big Ten/Big 12 Invite on April 23, 2016, with the Badgers, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Kansas and Iowa taking part. The program has scrimmaged at the venue, as well. The Wisconsin men's team has also competed at Devil's Lake several times since first racing there in 2012.

UW also played host to the 2019 Big Ten Rowing Championships at Devil's Lake.

Racing is slated to begin at 9 a.m., with the premiere varsity eight race slated for 11 a.m. The finish line for the races is located at the South Shore.

The awards ceremony is scheduled for 12:30 p.m.

The tape-delayed broadcast will first air on Sunday, May 26 at 9:30 a.m. CT on BTN.

On Championship Sunday, the South Shore will be restricted and only accessible to Big Ten Rowing event permit holders along with championship vehicle admission ticket holders (sold online in advance). A vehicle admission sticker is required on all motor vehicles stopping in state park, forest, recreation area and trail parking areas.

Important parking information as well as additional race and venue details can be found on the Big Ten Rowing Championships Central web page.