Upcoming Event: Men's Golf versus The Invitational at The Honors Course on September 15, 2025
Men's Golf
vs The Invitational at The Honors Course
2019-20 Rowing Roster
Amelia Shunk
- Height:
- 5-8
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Corte Madera, Calif.
- High School:
- Redwood
Bio
Honors:
CRCA Scholar-Athlete (2020, 2021)
All-ACC Academic Team (2019, 2021, 2022)
ACC Academic Honor Roll (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)
ACC Freshman of the Year (2019)
2022-23 (Graduate Student): Saw action in eight regattas during her final season with the Blue Devils ... opened the fall race schedule in the Varsity Eight B boat, posting a top-25 finish in the Women’s Open at the Princeton 3-Mile Chase (11/6) ... part of the Varsity Eight B crew that placed fifth overall and Varsity Pair B with teammate Emilie Lijesen that earned fourth place at the Rivanna Romp (11/13) ... 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 and finished second against No. 14 Ohio State in the 2V4+ races of the ACC/Big 10 Double Dual (3/31-4/1) ... competed in the V4+ and 2V8+ lineups at the Big 10 Invitational (3/18-19) ... claimed a first-place finish in the 2V4+ race at the Lake Wheeler Invitational (4/21-22) ... earned a silver medal with Duke's Varsity Four at the ACC Championships (5/12-13) ... helped the V4+ to a fifth-place finish in the Petite Final of the NCAA Championships (5/26-28).
2021-22 (Senior): Named one of five team captains entering senior campaign ... competed at seven regattas during the spring season ... stroked the Varsity Eight to a win at the Carolina Cup (3/5) ... helped the V8 earn ACC Crew of the Week honors after sweeping three races at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite (3/19-20) ... picked up wins in the V8 at the Big Ten Invite (4/2) and Lake Wheeler Invitational (4/22-23) ... took bronze in the V8 Grand Final at the ACC Championship (5/14) ... competed at her third career NCAA Championships (5/27-29), helping lead the V8 to a fourth-place finish in the C Final with a time of 6:35.023 ... named to the Dean's List with distinction for the spring semester.
2020-21 (Junior): Named a team captain for third consecutive year entering spring season ... competed at five regattas ... made season debut at Virginia Invite (3/27), helping 2V8 earn head-to-head wins over UCF and Tennessee ... sat stroke in V8 boat that won ACC Crew of the Week honors after outracing No. 7 Michigan at the Big Ten/ACC Double Dual (4/3) ... earned another ACC Crew of the Week nod after Lake Wheeler Invitational (4/24), sitting stroke in V8 boat that bested the field with a time of 6:42.649 to secure team victory for Duke ... claimed silver in V8 at ACC Championship (5/15) ... helped lead Duke to a fourth-place result in the C Final at NCAA Championships (5/30) ... earned CRCA Scholar-Athlete, All-ACC Academic Team and ACC Academic Honor Roll status for efforts in the classroom.
2019-20 (Sophomore): Named a team captain prior to the start of the spring season ... competed in one race during the 2020 spring season that was cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic ... helped 2V4 earn a victory at the Carolina Cup (3/7) ... named to ACC Academic Honor Roll and was recognized as a CRCA Scholar-Athlete.
2018-19 (Freshman): Helped Duke win its third consecutive Carolina Cup, sitting bow for the 2V4 boat that finished first with a time of 7:58.2 … awarded ACC Crew of the Week accolades on March 13 with the 2V4 boat for their performance at the Carolina Cup … at the Cooper Sprints, sat stroke and notched first place with the 2V8 crew (6:39.99), outracing 14 other schools in the process … earned first place at the Big Ten/ACC Dual in the morning final, outracing No. 7 Ohio State and No. 19 Syracuse with a time of 7:25.2 … received ACC Crew of the Week honors on April 11 for her efforts with the V4 crew at the Big Ten/ACC Dual … aided Duke to four first-place showings at the Lake Wheeler Invitational, registering first in the V4 boat (7:12.900) … captured gold at the ACC Championship in the V4 race, outracing second place Syracuse by nearly five seconds with a time of 7:22.300 for Duke’s first ever gold medal at the ACC Championship … named ACC Freshman of the Year, the first ACC Freshman of the Year for Duke since Katie Dukovich in 2013 … earned fifth at the NCAA Championships in the Petite Final (6:22.440), the highest finish for any boat in program history at the NCAA Championships.
Prior to Duke: Attended Redwood High School in Larkspur, Calif. … rowed for the Marin Rowing Association club team under Sandy Armstrong, where she served as team captain for her final year of competition … competed two years with both the Varsity 4+ and Varsity 8+ crews … in her first year, helped lead the 4+ crew to a second-place finish at the regional championships … her 8+ crew recorded four top-three finishes during the 2016-17 season, including second place at both the Head of the Charles and San Diego Crew Classic, first place at regional championships and third place at Youth Nationals … her final season saw the 4+ crew secure a first-place finish at the regional championships … helped guide the 8+ crew to a pair of top-two finishes during the 2017-18 campaign, highlighted by a first-place victory at the San Diego Crew Classic … a two-sport athlete who also competed in volleyball, also serving as the captain of the Marin Juniors club squad … was a member of the honor society, and California Scholarship Federation throughout her entire high school career … the salutatorian of her senior class at Redwood … served as a Beyond Differences Teen Board Member, while also being a part of the Redwood High School Leadership Class.
Personal: Born September 1, 2000 … daughter of Kendrick and Rebecca Shunk … has one brother, Jacob, and one sister, Adelaide ... father competed for the Stanford men’s rowing team from 1983-85 ... sister is a member of the Amherst volleyball team.
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