Jane Atkeson

Photo by: Duke Athletics

Height:
6-0
Weight:
null
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Raleigh, N.C.
High School:
Ravenscroft

Honors:
CSC Academic All-America Third Team (2023)
All-ACC Academic (2023, 2024)
ACC Honor Roll (2023)

2023-2024 (Junior): Competed in five regattas for the Blue Devils, including the 2024 ACC Championships … primarily in the Third Varsity Eight … member of the Varsity Eight C boat that competed against the Ukraine women's national team in the High Point Rowing Festival, clocking a time of 15:51 … raced in the Varsity Eight C and Varsity Four F boat at the annual Rivanna Romp … sat in the Third Varsity Eight that powered past crews from No. 16 Indiana and Notre Dame at the opening day of the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational … part of the Third Varsity Eight lineup that collected 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 ... 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 … 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 … helped Duke collect 84 team points to finish second at its annual home regatta, the Lake Wheeler Invitational … brought home a bronze medal in the grand final race at the 2024 ACC Championships on Lake Wheeler.

2022-23 (Sophomore): Saw action in six regattas during her sophomore year campaign ... opened the season at the Princeton 3-Mile Chase (11/6), helping Duke’s Varsity Eight E boat place 32nd in the Women’s Open event ... sat in the Varsity Eight C boat that placed 11th in the annual Rivanna Romp (11/13), clocking a time of 13:56.2 ... stroked Duke’s 3V8+ to a first-place finish at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational (3/18-19), cruising a time of 7:01.388, outracing Wisconsin and Tennessee by nearly 12 and 23 seconds, respectively ... part of the 4V8+ lineup that helped the Blue Devils capture the 2023 Pocock Cup at the Lake Wheeler Invitational (4/21-22).

2021-22 (Freshman): Made first appearance in the Duke blue at the Head of the Hooch (11/7), helping the Novice 8+ finish first with a time of 15:15.420 ... part of Novice 8+ lineup that took second at the Rivanna Romp (11/14) ... opened the spring season with the 3V8 boat, winning ACC Crew of the Week after placing first at the Carolina Cup (3/5) ... swept three races at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite with the 3V8 (3/19-20) ... outraced No. 4 Michigan's 3V8 at the Big Ten/ACC Double Dual (4/2) ... opened the Big Ten Invite with a win in the 2V4 (4/15) ... placed first in a 2V4 heat at the Lake Wheeler Invitational (4/22) ... helped 3V8 win its opening heat and claim silver in the Grand Final at the ACC Championship (5/14).

Prior to Duke: Attended Ravenscroft School in Raleigh, N.C. ... competed for Triangle Rowing Club ... member of the first Women's 8+ in North Carolina history to go to the USRowing Youth Nationals ... member of the first youth boat in North Carolina history to receive an automatic rebid from the Head of the Charles ... placed in the top 20 at the Head of the Charles in the Women's 4+ in 2018 and 2019 ... member of the 2018 USRowing High Peformance Team ... member of the Cum Laude Society and National Honor Society ... earned Most Outstanding Student award in 2018.

Personal: Full name is Jane Elizabeth Atkeson ... born in Cleveland, Ohio ... daughter of Ben and Beth Atkeson ... father, Ben, wrestled at Haverford College from 1987-91 ... mother, Beth, played field hockey at William & Mary from 1987-88 ... has two brothers, Henry and Calvin ... Henry played football at Amherst College from 2016-20 ... Calvin played football at Dartmouth College from 2018-22.