2V4 Wins Gold, No. 14 Duke Takes Third at ACC Championship

Saturday, May 14

Clemson, S.C.

Duke University

Day Two at ACC Championship

2V4 Wins Gold, No. 14 Duke Takes Third at ACC Championship

5/14/2022 11:12:00 AM | Rowing

RESULTS

CLEMSON, S.C. – No. 14 Duke claimed gold in the Second Varsity Four and the Blue Devils finished third in the team standings as competition at the ACC Rowing Championship wrapped up Saturday at Lake Hartwell.

With a winning time of 7:11.587, the 2V4 earned the second gold medal in program history after the Varsity Four did so in 2019. Coxed by freshman Audrey Kline, the crew of Rivca Chaver (stroke), Sydney Cikovic, Shae Simpson and Noelle Fuchs shot out to a narrow lead at the halfway point and then pulled away in the final 1,000 meters, beating out Virginia by 4.5 seconds.

Duke placed second in the Varsity Four and Third Varsity Eight while taking third in the Varsity Eight and Second Varsity Eight to log a total of 82 points, good for third in the team standings behind champion Virginia (98) and Syracuse (83). Clemson (60), Miami (52), Louisville (43), Notre Dame (29), Boston College (26) and North Carolina (21) rounded out the team standings.

"I'm proud of our entire team and everyone's effort," said head coach Megan Cooke Carcagno. "It's not every day you get to make program history and win in an ACC event. Overall, I'm very happy every member of our team is returning to Durham with a medal around their neck. There's a lot to be said about the speed of the ACC and continuing to find the podium is incredibly exciting and worth the hard work. We thank Clemson for hosting and congratulate the champions, Virginia."

The Blue Devils came away with an ACC bronze medal for the 10th time in program history.

Duke's 3V8 started the day with a silver-medal performance, narrowly falling behind to UVA (6:39.820 to 6:45.170). The two sides were separated by less than a second at the first 500-meter mark, but the Cavaliers were able to make a late push to gain separation. After the 2V4's golden race, the top-seeded V4 looked to follow up with another win to break a tie atop the team standings. Duke trailed by just one second three-quarters of the way down the course, but UVA once again staved off the Blue Devils and earned the victory.

The 2V8 and V8 Grand Finals to close the morning each saw Syracuse take the runner-up spot ahead of Duke. The Blue Devils posted a time of 6:31.047 in the 2V8, just under three seconds short of the Orange, before the Duke V8 crossed the finish line at 6:29.505, four seconds shy of silver.

The Blue Devils netted two All-ACC selections from the V8 crew, as senior Sydney Johnson was named to the second team while junior Megan Lee earned first-team honors. Johnson picked up All-ACC distinction for the second consecutive year, as the Hamilton, New Zealand native was a member of the first team in 2021. Lee, a 2021 CRCA/Pocock All-American, received All-ACC recognition for the first time.

Duke now turns its attention to the 2022 NCAA Rowing Championship selection show on Tuesday, May 17 at 7:30 p.m. ET. The event will be streamed live on NCAA.com.

V8+ Grand Final
1. Virginia – 6:23.415
2. Syracuse – 6:25.351
3. Duke – 6:29.505
4. Miami – 6:32.179
5. Clemson – 6:33.500
6. Louisville – 6:36.284

2V8+ Grand Final
1. Virginia – 6:26.132
2. Syracuse – 6:28.109
3. Duke – 6:31.047
4. Miami – 6:36.624
5. Clemson – 6:44.353
6. Louisville – 6:51.290

V4+ Grand Final
1. Virginia – 7:10.892
2. Duke – 7:12.901
3. Syracuse – 7:16.046
4. Clemson – 7:21.479
5. Louisville – 7:25.809
6. Notre Dame – 7:38.863

2V4+ Grand Final
1. Duke – 7:11.587
2. Virginia – 7:16.043
3. Syracuse – 7:21.519
4. Clemson – 7:35.067
5. Miami – 7:41.282
6. Notre Dame – 7:41.639

3V8+ Grand Final
1. Virginia – 6:39.820
2. Duke – 6:45.170
3. Clemson – 6:51.306
4. Syracuse – 6:53.050
5. Louisville – 6:57.125
6. Notre Dame – 7:07.293

Lineups
V8 – Ithika Senthilnathan (Cox), Lily Abbott (Stroke), Amelia Shunk, Lauren Sizemore, Ella Harris, Megan Lee, Katie Nash, Sydney Johnson, Erin Heyeck (Bow)

2V8 – Sarah Royka (Cox), Brenna Morley (Stroke), Kiki Densel, Grace Butero, Morgan Linsley, Emilie Lijesen, Mollie Nicol, Allison Carr, Gabriella Salvati (Bow)

V4 – Anya Hasija (Cox), Caeley Tierney (Stroke), Meera Chakrabarti, Olivia Hunt, Stella Haley (Bow)

2V4 – Audrey Kline (Cox), Rivca Chaver (Stroke), Sydney Cikovic, Shae Simpson, Noelle Fuchs (Bow)

3V8 – Nikita Suri (Cox), Lauren Brandmeyer (Stroke), Alice Elworthy, Hannah Steven, Natalie Ashton, Rachel McNutt, Kelsey Lackey, Haley Dion, Jane Atkeson (Bow)

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