CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The Duke rowing team opened the fall season with a second-place showing in the club 4+ race at the Head of the Charles regatta Saturday.
The Blue Devils posted a finishing time of 18:27.037, less than one second off the pace of winner Calgary Rowing Club. They drastically closed a 23-second deficit at the halfway point on the Charles River. Duke earned the top time by a university in a field of 54 entrants.
"The boat had a great race and finished first among the university teams and second overall," assistant coach
Kendall Schmidt said. "The team raced with composure and grit from start to finish. I was proud of the boat finishing in the top five for the third year in a row and look forward to racing as a whole team in two weeks in Chattanooga."
Duke was represented by five freshmen making their collegiate debuts –
Anya Hasija (coxswain),
Lauren Brandmeyer,
Mollie Nicol,
Lily Abbott and
Natalie Ashton.
Next up for the Blue Devils is the Head of the Hooch regatta, held from Nov. 6-7 in Chattanooga, Tenn.
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