MILWAUKEE – The MSOE Men's Rowing kicked off the 2025-26 season at the annual Milwaukee River Challenge in the heart of downtown on Saturday, as the Raiders posted 4^th place finishes in both the Open 4+ and the Open 8+ as they raced down the Milwaukee River.

RESULTS

Men's Open 4+
1^st – Lincoln Park Boat Club A 16:20.679
2^nd – Purdue A 16:22.124
3^rd – Chicago A 17:00.532
4^th - MSOE A 17:02.026
 
Men's Open 8+
1^st – Purdue A 14:23.102
2^nd – Lincoln Park Boat Club A 15:06.658
3^rd – Purdue C 15:39.806
4^th – MSOE 15:41.925

HOW IT HAPPENED

• In the Men's Open 4+, the Raiders added two boats to a field of eighteen, racing down the Milwaukee River against DI, DIII, and Club competition.  The Raiders crew of Liam Otten, David Frenkel, Andre DeWet-Daniels, and Asuka Suzuki were led by coxswain Siena Carli for a time of 17:02.026 for the Red and White, putting them just outside the top three by less than two seconds.
• The Men's Open 8+ saw the Raiders finish in 4^th place once more, with the crew of Otten, Frenkel, Suzuki, De-Wet Daniels and Carli being joined by Tobias Engle, Michael Zsykowski, Raymen Vue, Tucker Eddy as they finished the winding course in a time of 15:41.925.

 
WHO'S ON DECK
The Raiders will be back in action on Sunday, October 12^th in Rockford, Illinois for the Head of the Rock Regatta.

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