OAK RIDGE, Tenn. – No. 13 Duke rowing concluded action on the second day of the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational, held on Melton Hill Lake in Oak Ridge, Tenn., on Sunday.
The Blue Devils swept crews from Navy, Notre Dame and Wisconsin in all five races to wrap up action in the two-day invitational. As a team, Duke won 13 of 15 races on the weekend and claimed close second-place finishes in the other two races.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Duke’s Third Varsity Eight opened the second day of racing with a first-place time of 6:52.083.
- The Varsity Eight followed suit, stroking its way to another first-place finish, clocking a time of 6:43.095.
- In the Varsity Four race, the Blue Devils cruised to victory, posting the winning time of 7:22.733, nearly eight seconds ahead of the second-place boat from Notre Dame.
- Duke’s Second Varsity Eight continued to show their strength, powering past their three opponents to finish in 6:37.028.
- The Second Varsity Four lineup of coxswain Mia Khamish, Sophia Greco, Morven Thomson and Eliza Straayer collected their third first-place finish in as many races to round out the competition for Duke.
- To view the full results from the invitational, click here.
QUOTES
- “The team did a fantastic job of securing wins, working together and learning lessons this weekend. I’m very proud of all our boats this weekend and especially impressed with the depth we have in our eights and fours.” -Head coach Megan Cooke Carcagno on the team’s overall performance.
UP NEXT
The Blue Devils will go head-to-head with No. 9 Michigan and No. 12 Ohio State in the ACC/Big Ten Double Dual on March 30 in Columbus, Ohio.
BLUE DEVIL LINEUPS
Morning Session
V8: Coxswain Sofia Papini, Justine Medveckus, Noelle Fuchs, Francesca Morland, Nora Conaty, Kathryn Nash, Ellen Ulitsky, Mollie Nicol and Lauren Brandmeyer
2V8: Coxswain Audrey Kline, Brenna Morley, Chloe Zollman, Florine Lijesen, Lena Mills, Sophie Gower, Elizabeth May, Irene Ulitsky and Chelsea Proutt.
3V8: Coxswain Mia Khamish, Ashley Whipple, Taylor Robinson, Mikaela Voinov, Erin Heyeck, Charlotte Sendek, Ryleigh Katstra, Natalie Katz and Luisa Mantilla
V4: Coxswain Ava Liebmann, Avery Packard, Isabella Moreno, Erin Temple and Vivienne Foley
2V4: Coxswain Mia Khamish, Sophia Greco, Morven Thomson and Eliza Straayer
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