Wayland Hosts First Regatta on Beaver Dam Lake—April 14, 2024

Sunday (April 14) marked a momentous occasion for Wayland Academy's rowing program! The team hosted its first regatta on Beaver Dam Lake, and possibly the first regatta ever held on the lake. Wayland welcomed teams and spectators from Camp Randall Rowing Club of Madison and Crystal Lake Rowing Club from Illinois to Beaver Dam for the event. The regatta was a scrimmage, with six races: Womens 4 with Coxswain, Mens Quadruple Sculls, Womens 8, Mens 8, Womens Quadruple Sculls, Mens 4 with Coxswain. The results are included below.

Results from Sunday, April 14 scrimmage:

Womens 4 with coxswain

• Camp Randall Rowing Club—Madison: 6:58
• Crystal Lake Rowing Club: 7:48
• Camp Randall Rowing Club—Madison 2: 8:20     

Mens 4x (quadruple sculls)

• Camp Randall Rowing Club—Madison: 5:26
• Camp Randall Rowing Club—Madison: 5:48.2
• Camp Randall Rowing Club—Madison: 5:48.7
• Wayland Academy: 6:52

Womens 8

• Camp Randall Rowing Club—Madison: 6:15
• Camp Randall Rowing Club—Madison 2: 6:34.7
• Crystal Lake Rowing Club: 6:58
• Wayland Academy: 8:18.9

Mens 8

• Camp Randall Rowing Club—Madison: 5:46.6
• Wayland Academy: 6:57
• Wayland Academy 2: 7:09

Womens 4x

• Camp Randall Rowing Club—Madison: 6:54.7
• Camp Randall Rowing Club—Madison: 7:29
• Wayland Academy: 9:40.2

M4 with coxswain

• Camp Randall Rowing Club—Madison: 6:04
• Camp Randall Rowing Club—Madison 2: 6:08
• Wayland Academy: 7:15.8
• Crystal Lake Rowing Club: 7:28.3 (mixed boat)

A seasoned rowing veteran, Coach Seth Ahlborn (also Wayland’s Director of Curriculum, Instruction, and Innovation) developed the Academy's rowing program, which was added as an offering to student-athletes at Wayland Academy in spring 2022. Coach Ahlborn began his rowing career at Kent School in Connecticut and competed in the U.S. Nationals, U.S. Nationals Team Camp, and U.S. Nationals Team Trials. He continued his rowing career as the head coach of numerous collegiate and junior programs in the Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, and Northeast and has been a U.S. Rowing Referee for more than 38 years. Through his leadership, Wayland's rowing program continues to grow. It can already boast two graduates who have gone on to row at the collegiate level, one at the University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill and the other at Purdue. 

Coach Ahlborn and assistant coach Jason Loppnow hope to build a community rowing program in Beaver Dam, with great potential to bring more regattas and spectators to Beaver Dam Lake. To learn more, please contact Seth Ahlborn (sahlborn@wayland.org).