Completed Event: Rowing at ACC Championships on May 16, 2025 , , 5th/89 points
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Final
Rowing
at ACC Championships
Saturday, February 26
Bahama, N.C. (Lake Michie)
Duke University
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Virginia (Scrimmage)
No. 14 Duke, No. 5 Virginia Set for Saturday Scrimmage
2/25/2022 3:36:00 PM | Rowing
DURHAM – No. 14 Duke rowing gets spring racing underway on Saturday with a scrimmage against No. 5 Virginia at Lake Michie in Bahama, N.C.
The Blue Devils will have their first look at competitive pieces since wrapping up the 2021 fall slate at the Rivanna Romp on Virginia's home course on Nov. 14.
DUKE VS. VIRGINIA
FIRST ACTION SINCE FALL RACING
LOOKING AHEAD
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The Blue Devils will have their first look at competitive pieces since wrapping up the 2021 fall slate at the Rivanna Romp on Virginia's home course on Nov. 14.
DUKE VS. VIRGINIA
- The top-two finishers at three of the last five ACC Championship regattas, Duke and Virginia head into the 2022 spring campaign each ranked in the top 15 of the Pocock/CRCA national poll.
- The Cavaliers and Blue Devils claimed gold and silver, respectively, at the 2021 conference regatta last May, with Virginia netting 99 team points to Duke's 84.
- Both squads appeared at the last two NCAA Championships. In 2021, Virginia placed fifth overall while Duke took 16th.
- In 2019, the Blue Devils' Varsity 4+ boat outraced Virginia by seven seconds at the ACC Championship to win the first gold medal in program history. That lineup included current seniors Amelia Shunk and Olivia Von Stauffenberg.
- Duke and Virginia have scheduled a preseason scrimmage on Lake Michie each of the past three seasons. Last year's event was canceled due to COVID-19 issues.
FIRST ACTION SINCE FALL RACING
- Duke lines up against another team for the first time since an impressive showing at the Rivanna Romp on Nov. 14.
- The Blue Devils placed three boats in the top six of the Varsity 8+ in Earlysville, Va., led by the Duke A crew registering a second-place time of 13:37.5 on the four-kilometer course.
- Duke's Varsity 4+ A and B boats took third and fourth, respectively, in their race.
- Duke traveled to Chattanooga, Tenn., for the Head of the Hooch Regatta a week earlier and took first in seven races over two days of competition. The Varsity 8+ A boat came out with a top time of 14:03.065 in its first action of the fall.
- In the Novice 8+ event, Duke placed two of the top three finishers, including the first-place A boat at 15:15.420.
- The Blue Devils' first appearance of the fall season came at the Head of the Charles in Cambridge, Mass., on Oct. 23. Duke sent five freshmen up to the Boston area for their debuts in the blue and white – Anya Hasija (coxswain), Lauren Brandmeyer, Mollie Nicol, Lily Abbott and Natalie Ashton.
- The crew finished second in the Club 4+ race and first among collegiate teams. Duke's time of 18:27.037 was less than one second off the pace of the winning Calgary Boat Club.
LOOKING AHEAD
- Following Saturday's scrimmage, Duke will prepare to open the regular season at the Carolina Cup in Clemson, S.C, on Saturday, March 5. The Blue Devils have won the event each of the last five seasons.
For more information on Duke rowing, including race schedules, news and updates, follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by searching 'DukeROW.'
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