Sydney Cikovic

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

Height:
5-11
Weight:
null
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Palm Beach, Fla.
High School:
Lawrenceville School

Awards/Honors: 2021 ACC Academic Honor Roll ... 2020 ACC Academic Honor Roll.

2021-22: Competed at six regattas during the spring season ... opened the season with ACC Crew of the Week honors for a second straight year, helping the 3V8 place first at the Carolina Cup (3/5) ... helped the 2V4 sweep three races at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite (3/19-20) ... won two races with the V4 at the Big Ten Invite (4/15-16) ... won two races with the 2V4 at the Lake Wheeler Invitational (4/22-23) ... helped 2V4 win gold at the ACC Championship (5/14), becoming the second boat in program history to claim an ACC gold medal ... competed with the V4 at the NCAA Championships (5/27-29), taking third in the C Final with a time of 7:21.094.

2020-21: Competed in 2V8 lineup at six regattas during spring season ... earned ACC Crew of the Week honors after winning season-opener at the Carolina Cup (3/6) ... earned head-to-head wins over Virginia, UCF and Tennessee at the Virginia Invite (3/27) ... finished second at Lake Wheeler Invitational (4/24) ... picked up bronze at ACC Championship (5/15) ... recorded a time of 6:43.416 to win C Final at NCAA Championships (5/30) ... named to ACC Academic Honor Roll.

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 to ACC Academic Honor Roll.

2018-19: Helped Duke win its third consecutive Carolina Cup, sitting stroke in the 3V8 boat that finished first with a time of 7:12.4 … earned first place with the 2V8 crew at the Cooper Sprints, outracing 15 schools with a time of 6:39.06 … awarded ACC Crew of the Week on March 28 for her efforts in the 2V8 boat at the Cooper Sprints … during the morning finals at the Big Ten/ACC Dual, took first over No. 7 Ohio State with the 2V8 boat (7:25.2) … aided Duke to four first-place showings at the Lake Wheeler Invitational, registering first with the 2V8 squad (6:26.358) … won a silver medal with the 2V8 at the ACC Championships, placing second (6:44.177) and helping Duke earn second-place overall.

2017-18: A mainstay in the 3V8 lineup … Helped Duke win the Carolina Cup with 99 overall points by winning its race in 7:06.3 to outrace North Carolina by over 10 seconds … Helped Duke win its second-consecutive Carolina Cup with 99 overall points and a sweep of all five races … At the first day of the Clemson Invitational, the squad took third in 6:44.16, trailing only No. 9 Virginia and No. 15 Washington State … Kicked off the second and final day of competition with a fourth-place finish in 6:51.03 … Competed in the A Final and finished seventh (6:47.84) … Helped guide the team to a seventh-place finish at the highly competitive Clemson Invitational as the unranked Blue Devils bested then No. 18 Syracuse and No. 20 Oklahoma in the team standings … In Columbus, notched two second-place finishes in 7:14.87 and 7:02.15, respectively … For the first time in program history, all five boats qualified for the Grand Final at the ACC Championship where Duke finished third as a team with 72 points … In the first heat of prelims, secured second in 6:49.3, trailing only top-seeded Virginia … Qualified for the Grand Final and earned a spot on the podium with a third-place finish in 6:43.00 … Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll.

Prior to Duke: Three year letter winner under head coach Bernadette Teeley … recorded the fastest 2k on the team (2015-17) … two year letter winner in both swimming and water polo … Stephens House Historian, Mcpherson House Social Representative and member of the orchestra.

Personal: Born November 18, 1998 … daughter of Margaret Ann and Bernard Cikovic.

Last Updated 6/6/22