Francesca Morland

Upcoming Events

Upcoming Event: Rowing at High Point Rowing Festival on October 5, 2025 at All Day
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All Day
Rowing
at High Point Rowing Festival
Upcoming Event: Rowing at Head of the Charles on October 17, 2025 at All Day
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All Day
Rowing
at Head of the Charles

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

Honors:
All-ACC Academic (2023)
ACC Honor Roll (2023)

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.