Gabriella Salvati

Duke Rowing in studio, Durham, NC - September 13, 2019

Duke Row takes on Headshots in Kennedy Tower in Durham, North Carolina on September 7, 2021.

Height:
5-9
Weight:
null
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Medford, N.J.
High School:
Bishop Eustace Prep

Awards/Honors: 2021 First-team All-ACC ... 2021 Culture of DWR Award ... 2021 CRCA Scholar-Athlete ... 2021 All-ACC Academic Team ... 2021 ACC Academic Honor Roll ... 2020 ACC Academic Honor Roll

2021-22: Named one of five team captains heading into senior campaign ... competed at seven regattas during the spring season ... opened the season by helping the Second Varsity Eight place first at the Carolina Cup (3/5) ... swept three races in the 2V8 at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite (3/19-20) ... helped 2V8 earn ACC Crew of the Week honors after outracing No. 4 Michigan and No. 9 Ohio State at the Big Ten/ACC Double Dual (4/2) ... took first in two out of three races with the 2V8 at the Big Ten Invite (4/15-16) ... claimed bronze in the 2V8 Grand Final at the ACC Championship (5/14) ... competed in the V8 lineup at the NCAA Championships (5/27-29), finishing fourth in the C Final.

2020-21: Named a team captain prior to spring season ... competed in six regattas in V8 lineup ... kicked off season with another V8 win at the Carolina Cup (3/6) ... helped V8 earn head-to-head win over UCF at Virginia Invite (3/27) ... earned ACC Crew of the Week recognition after helping V8 outrace No. 7 Michigan for first time in program history at the Big Ten/ACC Double Dual (4/3) ... claimed another ACC Crew of the Week honor following win at Lake Wheeler Invitational (4/24) ... named to All-ACC First Team alongside teammate Sydney Johnson when she helped guide V8 to a silver-medal performance at the ACC Championship (5/15) ... made second career appearance at NCAA Championships, competing in V8 boat that took fourth in C Final (5/30) ... recognized with Culture of DWR Award at team's end-of-season banquet ... received several honors for her efforts in the classroom, including CRCA Scholar-Athlete, All-ACC Academic and ACC Academic Honor Roll distinctions.

2019-20: Competed in one race during the 2020 spring season that was cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic ... helped lead V8 to a dominant win at the Carolina Cup (3/7), posting a time of 6:59.1 ... named to ACC Academic Honor Roll.

2018-19: Sat bow in the 2V8 boat for the majority of the spring campaign … Helped Duke win its third consecutive Carolina Cup, sitting five seat in the 2V8 boat that finished first with a time of 6:59.9 … at the Cooper Sprints, notched first place with the 2V8 crew (6:39.99), outracing 14 other schools in the process … awarded ACC Crew of the Week on March 28 for her efforts in the 2V8 boat at the Cooper Sprints … outraced No. 7 Ohio State head to head in the 2V8 morning final in the Big Ten/ACC Dual with a time of 6:39.0 … aided Duke to four first-place showings at the Lake Wheeler Invitational, registering first with the 2V8 squad (6:26.358), two seconds quicker than Michigan State … captured silver with the V8 boat at the ACC Championships with a time of 6:35.437, helping the Blue Devils place second overall with 90 points … sat bow with the 2V8 crew at the NCAA Championships, placing fifth in the C Final (6:22.440).

Prior to Duke: Attended Bishop Eustace Preparatory School in Pennsauken, N. J. … competed for the Bishop Eustace Preparatory School crew under Samanta Steffier … notched a pair of top-three finishes at the 2018 U19 Club Nationals, including second place in the 8+ and third place in the 4+ … helped her crew to a three peat at the Haddon Hammer – N.J. Indoor Rowing Championships – securing first-place finishes in 2016, 2017 and 2018 … helped lead the Varsity 4+ crew to six top-three finishes in 2017, highlighted by a trio of second-place finishes at the NJ State Championships, SRAA Championships and Center City Slam regatta … selected to the USJNT High Performance Team, becoming a finalist at the Youth Nationals in the 2x … a two-sport athlete who also competed as a freestyle swimmer for two years, becoming a state finalist during her high school career.

Personal: Born April 3, 2000 … daughter of Harry and Nicole Salvati … has one brother, Nicholas, and one sister, Michaela.

Last Updated 6/8/22