DURHAM – No. 14 Duke rowing is set to make its fifth appearance in the NCAA Championships beginning Friday at Cooper River Park in Pennsauken, N.J.
Duke will race three boats throughout the weekend and enters the championship as the No. 9-seed in the Varsity Four, No. 12-seed in the Second Varsity Eight and No. 15-seed in the Varsity Eight.
Eleven conferences were awarded automatic qualifications in SMU, George Washington, Virginia, Texas, Michigan, Northeastern, Princeton, Jacksonville State, Stanford, Navy and Gonzaga. Duke earned one of 11 at-large selections alongside Brown, California, Indiana, Ohio State, Penn, Rutgers, Southern California, Syracuse, Washington and Yale to round of the 22-team field.
The Blue Devils are coming off a bronze-medal performance at the ACC Championship on Lake Wheeler in Raleigh, N.C. Duke tallied 83 team points, finishing behind champion No. 9 Virginia (95) and No. 10 Syracuse (86). Duke placed all five boats into the grand final races with the Varsity Four, Second Varsity Four and Second Varsity Eight collecting silver medals and the Varsity Eight and Third Varsity Eight taking home bronze.
HOW TO FOLLOW
All of the action can be streamed live on NCAA.com with official results available through RegattaTiming.
WATCH | LIVE RESULTS
THE SCHEDULE
Friday
9 a.m. – Varsity Eights (Heat 1)
9:12 a.m. – Varsity Eights (Heat 2)
9:24 a.m. – Varsity Eights (Heat 3)
9:36 a.m. – Varsity Eights (Heat 4)
9:48 a.m. – Second Varsity Eights (Heat 1)
10 a.m. – Second Varsity Eights (Heat 2)
10:12 a.m. – Second Varsity Eights (Heat 3)
10:24 a.m. – Second Varsity Eights (Heat 4)
10:36 a.m. – Varsity Fours (Heat 1)
10:48 a.m. – Varsity Fours (Heat 2)
11 a.m. – Varsity Fours (Heat 3)
11:12 a.m. – Varsity Fours (Heat 4)
* Bold indicates races Duke is competing in
Saturday
8:12 a.m. – Varsity Eights C/D Semifinals
8:24 a.m. – Varsity Eights C/D Semifinals
8:36 a.m. – Varsity Eights A/B Semifinals
8:48 a.m. – Varsity Eights A/B Semifinals
9 a.m. – Second Varsity Eights C/D Semifinals
9:12 a.m. – Second Varsity Eights C/D Semifinals
9:24 a.m. – Second Varsity Eights A/B Semifinals
9:36 a.m. – Second Varsity Eights A/B Semifinals
9:48 a.m. – Varsity Fours C/D Semifinals
10 a.m. – Varsity Fours C/D Semifinals
10:12 a.m. – Varsity Fours A/B Semifinals
10:24 a.m. – Varsity Fours A/B Semifinals
Sunday
8:12 a.m. - Varsity Fours D Final (places 19-22)
8:24 a.m. - Varsity Fours C Final (places 13-18)
8:36 a.m. – Second Varsity Eights D Final (places 19-22)
8:48 a.m. – Second Varsity Eights C Final (places 13-18)
9 a.m. - Second Varsity Eights D Final (places 19-22)
9:12 a.m. - Varsity Eights C Final (places 13-18)
9:24 a.m. - Varsity Fours Petite Final (places 7-12)
9:36 a.m. - Varsity Fours Grand Final (places 1-6)
9:48 a.m. – Second Varsity Eights Petite Final (places 7-12)
10:00 a.m. – Second Varsity Eights Grand Final (places 1-6)
10:12 a.m. – Varsity Eights Petite Final (places 7-12)
10:24 a.m. – Varsity Eights Grand Final (places 1-6)
11:00 a.m. - Awards Ceremony
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