Mary Claire Morrison

November 10, 2025: The Duke Blue Devils Rowing Studio

Photo by: Nat LeDonne / Duke Athletics

November 10, 2025: The Duke Blue Devils Rowing Headshots

Height:
5-10
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Atlanta, Ga.
High School:
Saint Pius X

Honors:
ACC Honor Roll (2023, 2024)

2024-2025 (Junior): Competed in the Blue Devils’ D boat at the High Point Rowing Festival (10/6), going head-to-head with the Ukraine women's national team, Oxford University and High Point … saw action in the 4V8 at the annual Rivanna Romp (11/10) to close out the fall racing season … opened the spring season in the 3V8 and helped Duke complete a 10-race sweep at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational (3/15-16) … opened action in the inaugural Rocky Top Invitational (4/4-5) with a first-place time of 7:21.917, cruising past ACC foe North Carolina by nearly six seconds … closed out the regatta with a second-place finish, clocking 7:04.556, just behind host No. 5 Tennessee … a member of the 3V8 lineup that competed against a stacked field of 23 teams at the Big Ten Invitational (4/18-19), crossing the finish line in 7:01.575 to take fourth … raced as part of the 3V8 crew that helped the Blue Devils secure second place at the annual Lake Wheeler Invitational (4/25-26) for the second straight year … won the petite final in the 3V8 as Duke finished fifth overall at the 2025 ACC Championships (5/16-17).

2023-2024 (Sophomore): Competed with the Fourth Varsity Eight that powered past their competition, finishing almost two full boat lengths ahead of the second-place crew from Clemson, to clock a time of 7:22.376 at Duke’s home regatta, the Lake Wheeler Invitational.

2022-2023 (Freshman): Saw action in five regattas during her first season with the Blue Devils ... made her collegiate rowing debut at the Princeton 3-Mile Chase (11/6), as a member of the Varsity Eight D boat ... sat in Duke’s Varsity Four E boat that placed in the top-15 at the annual Rivanna Romp (11/13) ... stroked the 3V8+ in two races at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational (3/18-19) ... helped the Blue Devils to two second-place times against No. 9 Michigan and No. 14 Ohio State in the ACC/Big 10 Double Dual (3/31-4/1) ... part of the 4V8+ lineup that helped the Blue Devils capture the 2023 Pocock Cup at the Lake Wheeler Invitational (4/21-22).

Prior to Duke: Attended Saint Pius X High School and competed for the Saint Andrew Rowing Club ... served as a team captain during the 2021-22 season ... helped Saint Andrew finish second in the 8+ at the Music City Regatta and Head of the South in the fall of 2021 ... took second in the coxless pair at the Head of the South in Augusta, Ga. ... was a member of the U.S. Rowing Olympic Development Program in the summer of 2021, helping the Southeast district place first overall in women's points for the ODP Cup ... helped her 4x crew take first in a relay and was part of an 8+ boat that finished second against some of the country's top Olympic prospects.

Personal: A native of Atlanta, Ga. ... daughter of Bill Morrison and Beth Clare Morrison ... was an Academic Honor Roll member each semester of her high school career.