Francesca Morland

November 10, 2025: The Duke Blue Devils Rowing Studio

Photo by: Nat LeDonne / Duke Athletics

Height:
6-0
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Guildford, England
High School:
Guildford County School

Honors:
All-ACC Academic (2023, 2024, 2025)
ACC Honor Roll (2023, 2024 2025)

2024-2025 (Junior): Started the fall campaign in the Blue Devils’ B boat, earning a silver medal in the Dash for the Dr. Lenny Peters Cup at the High Point Rowing Festival (10/6) … part of the Third Varsity Eight boat that finished 28th overall at the Princeton Chase (11/3) … competed with the 3V8 and V4D boats in the annual Rivanna Romp (11/10) to close out the fall racing season … opened the spring season in the 2V8 and helped Duke complete a 10-race sweep at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational (3/15-16) … earned a pair of second-place finishes at the inaugural Rocky Top Invitational (4/4-5), crossing the line in 7:02.950 Friday afternoon and improving their time to 6:39.509 during Saturday’s morning session … finished fourth in the opening 2V8 race at the Big Ten Invitational (4/18-19) before powering past crews from No. 14 Ohio State, Miami and Wisconsin for a third-place finish in the afternoon session … raced as part of the 2V8 crew that helped the Blue Devils secure second place at the annual Lake Wheeler Invitational (4/25-26) for the second straight year … placed fifth in the grand final 2V8 race as Duke finished fifth overall at the 2025 ACC Championships (5/16-17).

2023-2024 (Sophomore): Competed in seven regattas for the Blue Devils during her sophomore season … raced in the Varsity Eight D and Novice Eight boat at the annual Rivanna Romp … sat in the Varsity Eight that collected a pair of first-place finishes and a close second place in three races at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational … part of the Varsity Eight lineup that placed second against No. 9 Michigan and No. 12 Ohio State during the ACC/Big 10 Double Dual … earned a spot of the podium with a third-place time of 6:35.676, against some of the top nationally-ranked crews at the Big Ten Invite … helped Duke collect 84 team points to finish second at its annual home regatta, the Lake Wheeler Invitational … placed fourth in the Varsity Eight race at the 2024 ACC Championships on Lake Wheeler … competed against a tough 22-team field to earn a third-place finish in the C Final race at the NCAA Championships in Bethel, Ohio.

2022-23 (Freshman): Competed in seven regattas during her first season with the Blue Devils ... made her collegiate rowing debut in Duke’s Varsity Eight C boat at the Princeton 3-Mile Chase (11/6) ... stroked the Novice Eight that claimed a first-place finish at the Rivanna Romp (11/13) ... helped the 3V4+ to a second-place finish behind Tennessee at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational (3/18-19) ... .earned a second-place finish in the 3V8+ against No. 14 Ohio State at the ACC/Big 10 Double Dual (3/31-4/1) ... stroked the 3V8+ to victory over three nationally-ranked crews after edging boats from SMU, Rutgers and Indiana in the Big 10 Invite (4/7-8) ... raced in the 2V4+ boat that collected a first-place finish at the Lake Wheeler Invitational (4/21-22) ... earned a silver medal at the ACC Championships (5/12-13), finishing just three seconds behind the top crew from Virginia.

Prior to Duke: Attended Guildford County School and competed for Walton Rowing Club ... helped her crew place second in the coxless fours division at the 2021 National Schools' Regatta ... qualified for the 2021 Henley Royal Regatta in the quad ... previously competed for the Guildford Rowing Club.

Personal: A native of Guildford, England ... daughter of David and Annabel Morland ... received the Diploma in Sporting Excellence (DiSE) from British Rowing as part of an education and development program which runs alongside an athlete's studies and their club's training program.