Upcoming Event: Rowing at Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational on March 14, 2026 at All Day
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2025-26 Rowing Roster
Ava Liebmann
- Height:
- 5-2
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Rye, N.Y.
- High School:
- Rye Neck
Honors:
All-ACC Academic (2023, 2024, 2025)
ACC Honor Roll (2023, 2024, 2025)
CRCA Scholar-Athlete (2024)
2024-2025 (Junior): Competed in the Blue Devilsâ D boat at the High Point Rowing Festival (10/6), going head-to-head with the Ukraine women's national team, Oxford University and High Point âĤ saw action in the 4V8 and V4D boats in the annual Rivanna Romp (11/10) to close out the fall racing season âĤ opened the spring season in the 2V4 and helped Duke complete a 10-race sweep at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational (3/15-16) âĤ guided the 2V4 to a second-place time of 7:57.575 in the opening day of the inaugural Rocky Top Invitational (4/4-5) âĤ followed with a winning time of 7:40.767, finishing ahead of the crews from Minnesota and Clemson, to close out the regatta âĤ held on in a very tight 2V4 race against No. 12 Michigan and No. 18 Harvard in the Big Ten Invitational (4/18-19), claiming second after a photo finish âĤ concluded the afternoon session with another second-place finish, beating out the crew from No. 7 Brown in the final stretch âĤ raced as part of the 2V4 crew that helped the Blue Devils earn second place at the annual Lake Wheeler Invitational (4/25-26) for the second straight year âĤ placed fifth in the grand final 2V4 race as Duke finished fifth overall at the 2025 ACC Championships (5/16-17).
2023-2024 (Sophomore): Saw action in seven of nine regattas Duke competed in, including the ACC and NCAA Championships âĤ coxswain of the Varsity Eight D and Varsity Four D boat at the annual Rivanna Romp âĤ guided the Varsity Four and Second Varsity Four during the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational, sweeping all three races she competed in âĤ led the Third Varsity Eight to a pair of top times against No. 9 Michigan (7:20.2) and No. 12 Ohio State (6:55.1) in its two races at the ACC/Big 10 Double Dual âĤ registered a strong second place finish in the Third Varsity Eight race of the Big Ten Invite, following closely behind the first-place crew from UCLA to record a time of 6:52.621 âĤ improved their time by nearly six seconds in the afternoon session, powering past UCLA, No. 9 Michigan, Clemson and Iowa to a top time of 6:46.804  âĤ helped Duke collect 84 team points to finish second at its annual home regatta, the Lake Wheeler Invitational  âĤ brought home a gold medal in the grand final race at the 2024 ACC Championships on Lake Wheeler âĤ competed against a tough 22-team field to earn a second-place finish in the C Final race at the NCAA Championships in Bethel, Ohio.
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2022-23 (Freshman): Saw action in six regattas during her first season with the Blue Devils ... made her collegiate rowing debut in Duke's Varsity Four E boat that placed in the top-15 at the annual Rivanna Romp (11/13), clocking a time of 15:22.1 ... coxed the Third Varsity Eight and Third Varsity Four boats that earned first and second place finishes, respectively, at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational (3/18-19) ... earned wins over No. 9 Michigan and No. 14 Ohio State in the 3V4+ at the ACC/Big 10 Double Dual (3/31-4/1)  ... guided the 3V8+ crew to a first-place finish that clinched the Pocock Cup for Duke at the Lake Wheeler Invitational (4/21-22) ... earned a bronze medal in the 3V8 at the ACC Championships (5/12-13).
Prior to Duke:Â Attended Rye Neck High School and competed as a coxswain for Row America Rye ... helped lead her club to a pair of notable third-place results in 2021, at the USRowing Youth Nationals where she was a member of the Women's U19 4+ lineup and a third-place finish in the Women's 8+ at the Head of the Charles in October ... was named the Most Valuable Player of her novice squad in 2018 and 2019 ... coxed the Men's U17 4+ to a second-place showing at the 2019 Club Nationals.
Personal: Native of Mamaroneck, N.Y. ... daughter of Theo Liebmann and Barb Weinstein ... was a member of the National Honor Society and Italian Language Honor Society
All-ACC Academic (2023, 2024, 2025)
ACC Honor Roll (2023, 2024, 2025)
CRCA Scholar-Athlete (2024)
2024-2025 (Junior): Competed in the Blue Devilsâ D boat at the High Point Rowing Festival (10/6), going head-to-head with the Ukraine women's national team, Oxford University and High Point âĤ saw action in the 4V8 and V4D boats in the annual Rivanna Romp (11/10) to close out the fall racing season âĤ opened the spring season in the 2V4 and helped Duke complete a 10-race sweep at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational (3/15-16) âĤ guided the 2V4 to a second-place time of 7:57.575 in the opening day of the inaugural Rocky Top Invitational (4/4-5) âĤ followed with a winning time of 7:40.767, finishing ahead of the crews from Minnesota and Clemson, to close out the regatta âĤ held on in a very tight 2V4 race against No. 12 Michigan and No. 18 Harvard in the Big Ten Invitational (4/18-19), claiming second after a photo finish âĤ concluded the afternoon session with another second-place finish, beating out the crew from No. 7 Brown in the final stretch âĤ raced as part of the 2V4 crew that helped the Blue Devils earn second place at the annual Lake Wheeler Invitational (4/25-26) for the second straight year âĤ placed fifth in the grand final 2V4 race as Duke finished fifth overall at the 2025 ACC Championships (5/16-17).
2023-2024 (Sophomore): Saw action in seven of nine regattas Duke competed in, including the ACC and NCAA Championships âĤ coxswain of the Varsity Eight D and Varsity Four D boat at the annual Rivanna Romp âĤ guided the Varsity Four and Second Varsity Four during the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational, sweeping all three races she competed in âĤ led the Third Varsity Eight to a pair of top times against No. 9 Michigan (7:20.2) and No. 12 Ohio State (6:55.1) in its two races at the ACC/Big 10 Double Dual âĤ registered a strong second place finish in the Third Varsity Eight race of the Big Ten Invite, following closely behind the first-place crew from UCLA to record a time of 6:52.621 âĤ improved their time by nearly six seconds in the afternoon session, powering past UCLA, No. 9 Michigan, Clemson and Iowa to a top time of 6:46.804  âĤ helped Duke collect 84 team points to finish second at its annual home regatta, the Lake Wheeler Invitational  âĤ brought home a gold medal in the grand final race at the 2024 ACC Championships on Lake Wheeler âĤ competed against a tough 22-team field to earn a second-place finish in the C Final race at the NCAA Championships in Bethel, Ohio.
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2022-23 (Freshman): Saw action in six regattas during her first season with the Blue Devils ... made her collegiate rowing debut in Duke's Varsity Four E boat that placed in the top-15 at the annual Rivanna Romp (11/13), clocking a time of 15:22.1 ... coxed the Third Varsity Eight and Third Varsity Four boats that earned first and second place finishes, respectively, at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational (3/18-19) ... earned wins over No. 9 Michigan and No. 14 Ohio State in the 3V4+ at the ACC/Big 10 Double Dual (3/31-4/1)  ... guided the 3V8+ crew to a first-place finish that clinched the Pocock Cup for Duke at the Lake Wheeler Invitational (4/21-22) ... earned a bronze medal in the 3V8 at the ACC Championships (5/12-13).
Prior to Duke:Â Attended Rye Neck High School and competed as a coxswain for Row America Rye ... helped lead her club to a pair of notable third-place results in 2021, at the USRowing Youth Nationals where she was a member of the Women's U19 4+ lineup and a third-place finish in the Women's 8+ at the Head of the Charles in October ... was named the Most Valuable Player of her novice squad in 2018 and 2019 ... coxed the Men's U17 4+ to a second-place showing at the 2019 Club Nationals.
Personal: Native of Mamaroneck, N.Y. ... daughter of Theo Liebmann and Barb Weinstein ... was a member of the National Honor Society and Italian Language Honor Society
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