In the six years since the University of Wisconsin held its first regatta at Devil's Lake State Park, Bebe Bryans has taken on something of a sales role in addition to her job as the Badgers' women's rowing coach.
She has been pitching the Baraboo park as a great and fair option for the Big Ten Conference's rowing championship, meeting some resistance along the way.
The more coaches Bryans brought to Devil's Lake for races since 2012, however, the smaller the opposition became.
On Monday, UW announced that it will host the 2019 Big Ten Rowing Championships at Devil's Lake on May 19.