Grace Butero

Duke Row takes on Headshots in Kennedy Tower in Durham, North Carolina on September 7, 2021.

Height:
5-8
Weight:
null
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
The Woodlands, Texas
High School:
The Woodlands

Honors: 2021 All-ACC Academic Team ... 2021 CRCA Scholar-Athlete ... 2021 ACC Academic Honor Roll ... 2020 CRCA Scholar-Athlete ... 2020 ACC Academic Honor Roll ... ACC Crew of the Week (4/11/19)

2021-22: Opened the spring season in the 2V8, outracing Clemson at the Carolina Cup (3/5) ... swept three races with the 2V8 at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite (3/19-20) ... defeated No. 4 Michigan and No. 9 Ohio State's 2V8 boats at the Big Ten/ACC Double Dual (4/2), earning ACC Crew of the Week honors ... won two races in the 2V8 at the Big Ten Invite (4/15-16) ... won one race in the 2V8 at the Lake Wheeler Invitational (4/22) ... part of 2V8 crew that finished third in the Grand Final at the ACC Championship (5/14) ... competed at the NCAA Championships (5/27-29) with the 2V8 crew for a third time, helping Duke finish first in the C/D semifinal and third in the C Final with a time of 6:42.825.

2020-21: Named to All-ACC Academic Team and ACC Academic Honor Roll after the season ... named a CRCA Scholar-Athlete ... competed in six races during spring season, alternating between V8 and 2V8 lineup ... part of 2V8 squad that won ACC Crew of the Week after season-opening victory at the Carolina Cup (3/6) ... rowed in the V8 lineup at the Virginia Invite, picking up head-to-head win over UCF (3/27) ... earned ACC Crew of the Week honors with V8 boat after capturing win at Lake Wheeler Invitational (4/24) ... took bronze with the 2V8 at ACC Championship (5/15) ... won C Final with 2V8 at NCAA Championships (5/30), clocking a time of 6:43.416.

2019-20: Competed in one race during the 2020 spring season that was cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic ... rowed in the 2V8 boat that took first place at the Carolina Cup (3/7) with a time of 7:01.5, more than 13 seconds faster than second-place Clemson ... named a CRCA Scholar-Athlete following the season's conclusion.

2018-19: Sat bow at the Cooper Sprints in the 2V4 boat, helping Duke earn first with a time of 7:34.68 … at the Big Ten/ACC Dual, garnered first in the V4 morning final over No. 7 Ohio State and No. 17 Syracuse (7:25.2) … awarded ACC Crew of the Week on April 11 for her efforts with the V4 boat at the Big Ten/ACC Dual … aided Duke to four first-place showings at the Lake Wheeler Invitational, placing first in the V4 race with a time of 7:12.900 … won a silver medal with the 2V8 boat at the ACC Championships, clocking a time of 6:44.177 … competed with the 2V8 crew at the NCAA Championships in Indianapolis, Ind., and finished tied for second in the C Final (NTT).

Prior to Duke: Attended The Woodlands High School in Woodlands, Texas … competed for Parati Competitive Rowing for four years under Mike Rosman … helped lead the Varsity 2x squad to a pair of top-four finishes in 2018, highlighted by a second-place finish at the Central Championships … her 2x crew earned a second-place finish at the 2017 Youth National Championships, after placing second in the Central Regional Championships … that same crew also secured a second-place finish at the Texas State Championships in 2017 … the 2016 season saw her Varsity 2x crew post a pair of third-place finishes in the Central Regional Championships and Texas State Championships … in her first year, helped guide both the Varisty 2x and 4x to a pair of first-place victories at the Head of the Brazos in 2015 … a member of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Born January 10, 2000 … daughter of Paul and Lisa Butero … has one brother, Michael ... father played football at Colorado from 1974-78.

Last Updated 6/6/22