Caeley Tierney

Duke Rowing takes on Headshots at Kennedy Tower in Durham, North Carolina on September 24, 2019.

Height:
5-11
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Hackettstown, N.J.
High School:
Blair Academy

Honors:
CRCA Scholar-Athlete (2023)
All-ACC Academic (2022, 2023)
ACC Academic Honor Roll (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)
Team Captain (2022-23)

2022-23 (Senior): Saw action in seven regattas during her final season with the Blue Devils ... opened the fall race schedule in the Blue Devils’ Varsity Eight B boat, posting a top-25 finish in the Women’s Open at the Princeton 3-Mile Chase (11/6) ... competed in two races at the Rivanna Romp (11/13), stroking the Varsity Eight B and Varsity Four B to two top-10 finishes ... stroked Duke's 2V4+ in the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational (3/18-19) ... part of the 2V4 lineup that cruised past No. 9 Michigan and V4 boat that edged No. 14 Ohio State in the ACC/Big 10 Double Dual (3/31-4/1) ... competed in the V4+ in three races at the Big 10 Invitational (4/7-8), earning a pair of first-place finishes and a close second place ... part of the Varsity Four lineup that helped the Blue Devils edge No. 9 Syracuse and No. 8 Penn and capture the 2023 Pocock Cup at the Lake Wheeler Invitational (4/21-22) ...earned a silver medal with Duke's Varsity Four at the ACC Championships (5/12-13).

2021-22 (Junior): Competed at seven regattas during the spring season ... helped the Varsity Four open the campaign with a head-to-head win against Clemson at the Carolina Cup (3/5) ... swept three races in the V4 at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite (3/19-20) ... competed in the V4 boat that won two out of three races at the Big Ten Invite (4/2) and the Lake Wheeler Invitational (4/22-23) ... claimed silver in the V4 Grand Final at the ACC Championship (5/14) ... competed in the V4 lineup at the NCAA Championships (5/27-29), finishing third in the C Final with a time of 6:42.825.

2020-21 (Sophomore): Competed at six regattas during spring 2021 campaign ... part of 2V8 boat that earned ACC Crew of the Week honors with a first-place time of 6:28.3 at the Carolina Cup (3/6) ... helped 2V8 pick up head-to-head wins over UCF and Tennessee at the Virginia Invite (3/27) ... helped 2V8 finish second in final at the Lake Wheeler Invitational (4/24) ... claimed bronze with the 2V8 at the ACC Championship (5/15) ... in her first NCAA Championships, helped 2V8 win C Final with a time of 6:43.416 ... named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll for second consecutive year.

2019-20 (Freshman): Competed in one race during the 2020 spring season that was cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic ... made her career debut at the Carolina Cup (3/7), helping 2V4 post a first-place time of 7:57.6 ... named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll.

Prior to Duke: Attended and competed for Blair Academy … served as team captain and was named All-Conference Mid-Atlantic Prep League (MAPL) Student-Athlete First Team in 2018 … helped her team to a conference championship, clinching the MAPL title in 2018 … also a Stotesbury Grand Finalist in 2018 … selected to the USRowing Junior National Team High Performance camp in 2018 and National Team Development camp in 2016 and 2017 … captured bronze at the USRowing High Performance Club Nationals in 2018 in the U19 4-, while finishing as a finalist in the intermediate 8+ and a semifinalist in the U19 4+ and intermediate 4- … also competed in field hockey, cross country, basketball, sailing and Irish step dancing … competed in the Junior Olympics in sailing and competed in the Irish Step Dancing Regional Oireachtas and North American National Competition as an Irish step dancer … earned the MAPL All-Academic Award in 2017 and 2018, and the AP Scholar Award in 2018 … awarded the Freshman English Award for the highest achievement in English at Blair Academy.

Personal: Born on April 10, 2001 … daughter of Steve and Deb Tierney … has one brother, Kyle, and two sisters, Shannon and Emily … sister, Shannon, graduated from Duke in 2019 and was a second-team All-American and All-ACC recipient for the rowing program.

Last Updated 2/1/24