Emilie Lijesen

Duke Row takes on Headshots in Kennedy Tower in Durham, North Carolina on September 8, 2021.

Height:
6-2
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Edina, Minn.
High School:
Edina

Honors:
All-ACC Academic Team (2021, 2022, 2023)
ACC Academic Honor Roll (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)

2022-23 (Senior): Competed in all eight regattas during her final season, primarily in the Varsity Eight and Second Varsity Eight ... part of the V8+ lineup that finished 13th in the Women’s Open of the Princeton 3-Mile Chase (11/6) ... competed in two races at the Rivanna Romp (11/13), earning top-10 finishes as part of the Varsity Eight B lineup and Varsity Pairs with teammate Amelia Shunk ... part of the 2V8+ crew that narrowly edged Tennessee in a photo finish to place first at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational (3/18-19) ... raced past No. 9 Michigan at the ACC/Big 10 Double Dual (3/31-4/1) ... earned two second-place finishes at the Big 10 Invite (4/7-8) ... completed the Blue Devils' sweep of the morning session races at the Lake Wheeler Invitational (4/21-22) after posting a winning time of 06:25.624 ... helped Duke's 2V8+ to a bronze medal at the ACC Championships (5/12-13) ... won the 2V8+ C Final race at the NCAA Championships after a tight race with the crew from No. 15 Rutgers (5/26-18).

2021-22 (Junior): Competed at seven regattas during the spring season ... helped the V8 take first at the Carolina Cup (3/5) ... part of 2V8 squad that swept three races at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite (3/19-20) ... member of 2V8 boat that earned ACC Crew of the Week honors after outracing No. 4 Michigan and No. 9 Ohio State at the Big Ten/ACC Double Dual (4/2) ... registered a pair of first-place finishes with the 2V8 at the Big Ten Invite (4/2) ... earned bronze in the 2V8 Grand Final at the ACC Championship (5/14) ... helped 2V8 finish third in the C Final at the NCAA Championships (5/29) with a time of 6:42.825.

2020-21 (Sophomore): Rowed at six regattas during spring 2021 campaign ... member of 2V8 boat that won ACC Crew of the Week honors after posting first-place time of 6:28.3 at the Carolina Cup (3/6), over 20 seconds faster than the next finisher ... sat bow in 2V8 lineup that swept Virginia Invite (3/27) with head-to-head wins over Virginia, UCF and Tennessee ... helped 2V8 finish second in grand final at the Lake Wheeler Invitational (4/24) ... competed with the Varsity 4 at the ACC Championship (5/15), claiming silver at Lake Hartwell ... helped 2V8 win C Final at NCAA Championships (5/30) with a top time of 6:43.416 ... named to All-ACC Academic team and ACC Academic Honor Roll.

2019-20 (Freshman): Competed in one race during the 2020 spring season that was cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic ... made career debut at the Carolina Cup (3/7), helping 3V8 earn a first-place result with time of 7:12.91 ... named to ACC Academic Honor Roll.

Prior to Duke: Attended Edina High School and competed for Twin Cities Youth Rowing Club … notched second-place in the junior 2K at the Twin Cities Erg Sprints … also competed in soccer, where she lettered in 2017 and 2018 as a defender … member of the band at Edina, lettering in trumpet in 2017 … served as principal trumpet in the concert band and earned a superior rating in the MMEA Solo Contest.

Personal: Born on February 22, 2001 in The Hague, Netherlands, before moving to the United States … daughter of Arnout and Annelies Lijesen … has one brother, Benno, and one sister Florine.

Last Updated: 2/1/24