Three Duke Boats Win Opening Heat at ACC Rowing Championship

Friday, May 13

Clemson, S.C.

Duke University

Day One at ACC Championship

Three Duke Boats Win Opening Heat at ACC Rowing Championship

5/13/2022 10:21:00 AM | Rowing

RESULTS

CLEMSON, S.C. – Each of No. 14 Duke's five boats placed in the top three of their preliminary races on Friday to advance to the Grand Finals of the ACC Rowing Championship on Lake Hartwell.

The Blue Devils' Varsity Four, Third Varsity Eight and Second Varsity Four each finished first in their respective heats while the Varsity Eight and Second Varsity Eight took second, earning a spot in Saturday's finals.

Duke's 3V8 got the morning started with the largest margin of victory for the Blue Devils, clocking a 7.4-second win over Clemson (7:10.225 to 7:17.667). Following second-place results in the V8 and 2V8, the top-seeded V4 took care of business with a winning time of 7:31.286, beating out Clemson's mark of 7:38.139.

The 2V4, which entered the regatta as the No. 3 seed in its boat class, closed out Friday's prelims with a first-place time of 7:34.747, pulling ahead of No. 2-seed Virginia at 7:38.205.

Saturday's action kicks off with the Third Varsity Eight Grand Final at 8:15 a.m. ET and wraps with the Varsity Eight at 9:55 a.m. Each race will be streamed live on ACC Network Extra, with live results available at www.herenow.com/results.

V8+ (Heat 2)
1. Virginia – 6:38.931
2. Duke – 6:44.079
3. Miami – 6:53.964
4. Notre Dame – 7:08.641

2V8+ (Heat 2)
1. Virginia – 6:42.850
2. Duke – 6:50.155
3. Miami – 6:53.238
4. Notre Dame – 6:56.634

V4+ (Heat 1)
1. Duke – 7:31.286
2. Clemson – 7:38.139
3. Louisville – 7:39.445
4. North Carolina – 7:55.811
5. Miami – 7:56.883

2V4+ (Heat 2)
1. Duke – 7:34.747
2. Virginia – 7:38.205
3. Miami – 8:13.277
4. North Carolina – 8:29.941

3V8+ (Heat 2)
1. Duke – 7:10.225
2. Clemson – 7:17.667
3. Notre Dame – 7:20.270
4. North Carolina – 7:23.675

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