REDWOOD SHORES, Calif. – The Stanford men's rowing team closed out Day One of the Pac-12 Invitational by sweeping Wisconsin on Saturday while opening its home season.
The No. 8 Cardinal raced its first and second varsity eight boats and finished with a split. The Cardinal swept No. 15 Wisconsin the afternoon after both lost to No. 9 Syracuse in the morning.
Stanford concludes the two-day, six-school event on Sunday against La Salle, with the 1V8 at 9:20 a.m. and 2V8 at 9:50 a.m. Cal and Oregon round out the invitational.
Stanford's fastest time of the day came in the 1V8 race against Syracuse. The Cardinal earned a time of 5:51.5.
In the 1V8 dual against Wisconsin, Stanford carried a narrow lead throughout and finally clocked in at 5:53.6. The Badgers were nearly three seconds behind.
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Stanford vs. Syracuse
1V8+ -- 1, Syracuse 5:45.5; 2, Stanford 5:51.5.
2V8+ -- 1, Syracuse 5:54.0; 2, Stanford 6:05.5.
Stanford's lineups vs. Syracuse:
1V8+
C: Kannan Alford
8: Caspar Griffin
7: Sebastian Marsoner
6: Tom Corbett
5: Jacopo Mascitelli
4: Travis Senf
3: Arthur Scott
2: Hylton Harvey
1: Luke Smith
2V8+
C: Noah Tan
8: James Pullinger
7: Schuyler Audley-Williams
6: Wilder Fulford
5: Sandro Scalfi
4: Callen Berwick
3: Ben Felter
2: Tibor Thompson
1: James Fetter* * *
Stanford vs. Wisconsin
1V8+ -- 1, Stanford 5:53.6; 2, Wisconsin 5:56.4.
2V8+ -- 1, Stanford 6:01.7; 2, Wisconsin 6:06.2.
Stanford's lineups vs. Wisconsin:
1V8+
C: Kannan Alford
8: Caspar Griffin
7: Jacopo Mascitelli
6: Tom Corbett
5: Arthur Scott
4: Travis Senf
3: Wilder Fulford
2: Hylton Harvey
1: Luke Smith
2V8+
C: Noah Tan
8: James Pullinger
7: Schuyler Audley-Williams
6: Cal Berwick
5: Sandro Scalfi
4: Tibor Thompson
3: Ben Felter
2: Nick Woehrle
1: James Fetter
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Sunday's Schedule
9 a.m. – 1V8: California vs. Syracuse.
9:10 a.m. -- 1V8: Oregon State vs. Wisconsin.
9:20 a.m. -- 1V8: Stanford vs. La Salle.
9:30 a.m. -- 2V8: California vs. Syracuse.
9:40 a.m. -- 2V8: Oregon State vs. Wisconsin.
9:50 a.m. -- 2V8: Stanford vs. La Salle.
10 a.m. – 3V8: Oregon State vs. Wisconsin.
10:10 a.m. – 5V8/3V8: California (3V) vs. California (5V).
David Kiefer