Rowing Team Has Successful SIRA Regatta

OAK RIDGE, Tenn -- The Duke rowing squad won two first place Gold medals at the Southern Intercollegiate Rowing Association regatta at Oak Ridge, Tenn.'s Milton Hill Lake April 15 and 16.

Duke won the Second Novice 8+ and First Novice 8+ races. In the Second Novice 8+ race, Duke edged Indiana in a close race as the Blue Devils edged the Hoosiers 7:35.9-7:37.1. The Blue Devils won the Second Novice 8+ race in a comfortable 6:57.5 time, edging Louisville (7:01.5). En route to the finals of both events, Duke defeated 25+ schools to advance to the finals.

The Blue Devils also placed second in the Varsity Four event in an 8:04.9 time. Clemson won the race in 7:50.0. Duke also took third in the Junior Varsity Four race in 8:49.3.

Thirty-three rowing schools competed in the event including Barry, Central Florida, Clemson, Creighton, Dayton, Duke, Florida Tech, Indiana, Iowa, Jacksonville, Johns Hopkins, Kansas, Kansas State, Louisville, Marietta, Miami, Fla., Michigan, Michigan State, Murray State, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Rollins, Savannah College of Arts & Design, Stetson, Tampa, Tennessee, Texas, Trinity, Tulsa, Virginia, Washington, Md. and Wisconsin.


DUKE'S SIRA RESULTS
Second Novice 8 Final
1. DUKE, 7:35.9; 2. Indiana, 7:37.1; 3. Louisville, 7:52.1; 
4. Notre Dame, 7:52.9; 5. Central Florida, 8:09.5; 
6. Florida, 8:47.8 (other squads were eliminated in semifinals)

JV 4 Final
1. Clemson, 8:20.7; 2. Tennessee, 8:41.1; 3. DUKE, 8:49.3; 
4. Clemson, 8:52.9; 5. Tampa, 8:58.0; 
6. College of Charleston, 9:05.7 (other squads were eliminated 
in semifinals)

First Novice 8 Final
1. DUKE, 6:57.5; 2. Louisville, 7:01.5; 3. Clemson, 7:05.6; 
4. Notre Dame, 7:07.9; 5. Indiana, 7:21.3; 
6. Miami, 7:33.5 (23 other entries eliminated in semifinals)

Varsity 4 Final
1. Clemson, 7:58.0; 2. DUKE, 8:04.9; 
3. Clemson Rowing Association, 8:09.7; 4. Florida Tech, 8:10.3; 
5. Tulane, 8:17.7; 6. Stetson, 8:19.5

Rowing Team Has Successful SIRA Regatta

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