Meera Chakrabarti

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

Height:
6-0
Weight:
null
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Sacramento, Calif.
High School:
Del Oro

Honors:
ACC Academic Honor Roll (2020, 2021, 2023)
ACC Crew of the Week (3/28/19)

2022-23 (Graduate Student): Saw action in seven regattas during her final season, including the 2023 ACC Championships ... helped Duke’s Varsity Eight E boat to a time of 17:08.1 for 32nd-place in the Women’s Open at the Princeton 3-Mile Chase (11/6) ... competed in two races at the Rivanna Romp (11/13), earning top-10 finishes as part of the Varsity Eight B and Varsity Four C lineups ... stroked the 3V4+ to a second-place finish behind Tennessee at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational (3/18-19) ... earned the win over No. 9 Michigan and finished second against No. 14 Ohio State in the 2V4+ at the ACC/Big 10 Double Dual (3/31-4/1) ... raced in the 3V8 lineup that finished first to clinch the Pocock Cup for Duke at the Lake Wheeler Invitational (4/21-22) ... earned a bronze medal in the 3V8 at the ACC Championships (5/12-13).

2021-22 (Senior): Competed in seven regattas during the spring season, primarily with the V4 boat ... helped V4 place first at the Carolina Cup (3/5) ... part of V4 crew that swept three races at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite (3/19-22) ... won two races with the V4 at the Big Ten Invite (4/15-16) ... rowed in the 2V8 lineup at the Lake Wheeler Invitational (4/22-23), winning one heat and finishing second in two others ... returned to the V4 for the ACC Championship (5/13-14), placing first in the prelim before claiming silver in the Grand Final ... competed at the NCAA Championships for the third time in her career, helping the V4 finish third in its C Final with a time of 7:21.094).

2020-21 (Junior): Competed in six races during spring season, primarily as a member of the 2V8 boat ... helped V8 crew earn win in season opener at the Carolina Cup (3/6) ... picked up head-to-head wins with the 2V8 against Virginia, UCF and Tennessee at the Virginia Invite (3/27) ... helped Duke finish second in the 2V8 at the Lake Wheeler Invitational (4/24) ... picked up bronze in the 2V8 race at ACC Championship (5/15) ... competed in V4 boat that finished third in Petite Final at NCAA Championships (5/30) ... named to ACC Academic Honor Roll.

2019-20 (Sophomore): Competed in one race during the 2020 spring season that was cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic ... helped the Blue Devils capture their fourth straight Carolina Cup (3/7), earning first place in the 2V4 boat that clocked in at 7:57.6 ... named to ACC Academic Honor Roll.

2018-19 (Freshman): Helped Duke win its third consecutive Carolina Cup, earning first with the 2V8 boat (6:59.9) … sat four seat for the Cooper Sprints, guiding Duke to a first-place finish in the 2V8 (6:39.99) over 14 other schools … 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 … won a silver medal with the 2V8 at the ACC Championships, placing second (6:44.177) and helping Duke earn second-place overall … competed with the 2V8 crew at the NCAA Championships in Indianapolis, Ind., and finished tied for second in the C Final (NTT).

Prior to Duke: Attended Del Oro High School in Loomis, Calif. … competed for the Capital Crew rowing club under Sarah Puddicombe … collected a pair of bronze finishes in the 2017 Southwest Regional Championships in both the Varsity 8+ and Varsity 4+ … helped guide her Varsity 4+ crew to a national championship victory in the 2017 Youth National Championships … secured a gold medal at the 2018 Southwest Regional Championships in the Varsity 8+, while earning a silver finish in the Varsity 4+ … posted a sixth-place finish in the Varsity 8+ at the 2018 Youth National Championships … a two-sport athlete who also competed in basketball, where she played center and was the team’s leading scorer.

Personal: Born May 8, 2000 … daughter of Indro and Valleri Chakrabarti … has two brothers, Deven and Nikhil, and one sister, Anika ... participated in the ACC Professional Development Academy during the summer of 2020, a six-week interactive virtual program that engaged more than 130 current and former ACC student-athletes focused on enhancing personal and career goals.

Last Updated 2/1/24