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Duke Rowing Opens Fall Slate at High Point Rowing Festival Sunday
10/4/2025 2:30:00 PM | Rowing
DURHAM, N.C. – Duke rowing opens the 2025 fall slate Sunday at the High Point Rowing Festival, hosted by Triad United Rowing Association, in High Point, N.C.
The Blue Devils will go head-to-head with crews from Edinburgh University, University of Oxford and High Point as they look to capture the 2025 Dr. Lenny Peters Cup on Oak Hollow Lake.
Duke kicks off the racing at 10:44 a.m., racing four Varsity Eight boats against Oxford. The Blue Devils then take on Edinburgh at 1:25 p.m., before the Dash for the Lenny Peters Cup against Oxford, Edinburgh and High Point at 2:15 p.m.
Head coach Adrian Spracklen enters his second season with the Blue Devils after being named the program's third head coach on July 12, 2024. He came to Durham after a 32-year stint as the director of rowing at Mercyhurst University. In his first year with the program, Spracklen led the Blue Devils to a second-place finish at the annual Lake Wheeler Invitational and fifth-place finish at ACC Championships, advancing four of five boats to grand final races. The Blue Devils' Varsity Four and Second Varsity Four earned ACC Crew of the Week honors for their strong performances in the Rocky Top Invitational and Big Ten Invite, respectively.
Spracklen announced earlier this week that the senior trio of Nora Conaty, Grace Matos and Chloe Zollman will lead the team as captains for the 2026 campaign. All three Blue Devils were selected to serve as captains for the first time in their careers.
To stay up to date with Blue Devils rowing, follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by searching "DukeROW".
#GoDuke
The Blue Devils will go head-to-head with crews from Edinburgh University, University of Oxford and High Point as they look to capture the 2025 Dr. Lenny Peters Cup on Oak Hollow Lake.
Duke kicks off the racing at 10:44 a.m., racing four Varsity Eight boats against Oxford. The Blue Devils then take on Edinburgh at 1:25 p.m., before the Dash for the Lenny Peters Cup against Oxford, Edinburgh and High Point at 2:15 p.m.
Head coach Adrian Spracklen enters his second season with the Blue Devils after being named the program's third head coach on July 12, 2024. He came to Durham after a 32-year stint as the director of rowing at Mercyhurst University. In his first year with the program, Spracklen led the Blue Devils to a second-place finish at the annual Lake Wheeler Invitational and fifth-place finish at ACC Championships, advancing four of five boats to grand final races. The Blue Devils' Varsity Four and Second Varsity Four earned ACC Crew of the Week honors for their strong performances in the Rocky Top Invitational and Big Ten Invite, respectively.
Spracklen announced earlier this week that the senior trio of Nora Conaty, Grace Matos and Chloe Zollman will lead the team as captains for the 2026 campaign. All three Blue Devils were selected to serve as captains for the first time in their careers.
To stay up to date with Blue Devils rowing, follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by searching "DukeROW".
#GoDuke
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