Olivia Hunt

Height:
5-8
Weight:
null
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Lake Forest, Ill.
High School:
Lake Forest

2021-22: Competed at seven regattas during the spring season, splitting time in the V4 and 2V8 lineups ... helped the V4 open the season with a first-place showing at the Carolina Cup (3/5) ... swept three races with the V4 at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite (3/19-20) ... placed first in two out of three races with the 2V8 at the Big Ten Invite (4/15-16) ... won silver in the V4 Grand Final at the ACC Championship (5/14) ... competed in the 2V8 at the NCAA Championships (5/27-29), finishing third in the C Final with a time of 6:42.825.

2020-21: Competed in 3V8 boat at five regattas ... helped 3V8 open spring season with win at the Carolina Cup (3/6) ... defeated Ohio State head-to-head at the Big Ten/ACC Double Dual (4/3) ... part of 3V8 crew that finished first at the Lake Wheeler Invitational (4/24) ... claimed silver with 3V8 at the ACC Championship (5/15).

2019-20: Did not compete at the Carolina Cup (3/7) ... remainder of season was canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.

2018-19: Helped Duke win its third consecutive Carolina Cup, sitting stroke seat in the 2V8 boat that finished first with a time of 6:59.9 … earned first at the Cooper Sprints with the 2V4 crew, clocking a time of 7:34.68 … during the morning final race of the Big Ten/ACC Dual, recorded first over No. 7 Ohio State in the 2V4 boat (7:31.2) … aided Duke to four first-place showings at the Lake Wheeler Invitational, registering first in the 2V4 race with a time of 7:23.398 … captured silver in the 2V4 race at the ACC Championship (7:31.778), helping the Blue Devils place second overall with 90 points.

2017-18: Started the year with the 2V8 … Helped Duke win the Carolina Cup with 99 overall points by winning its race in 6:45.6, nearly 10 seconds ahead of second-place Clemson … Helped Duke win its second-consecutive Carolina Cup with 99 overall points and a sweep of all five races … Moved to the V8 … Helped guide the team to a seventh-place finish at the highly competitive Clemson Invitational as the unranked Blue Devils bested then No. 18 Syracuse and No. 20 Oklahoma in the team standings … In the morning session of the Clemson Invitational, posted a third-place finish (6:42.07), trailing only No. 4 Ohio State and No. 15 Washington State to qualify for the A Final … Notched a first-place performance against No. 15 Michigan State and a second-place finish against No. 4 Ohio State as the Blue Devils clocked in at 6:36.5 and 6:31.75, respectively … For the first time in program history, all five boats qualified for the Grand Final at the ACC Championship where Duke finished third as a team with 72 points … In the first heat of the V8 prelims, Duke took second in 6:34.1, trailing only top-seeded Virginia (6:24.5) … Concluded the season with a fourth-place finish in the Grand Final with a time of 6:26.4.

Prior to Duke: Member of the Chicago Rowing Foundation (CRF) under the direction of Mike Wallin … two-time Midwest Junior Rowing champion second-place finisher … participated in a pair of Youth National Championship regattas … led her Crystal Lake Rowing Club to a second-place performance at the Chicago Indoor Rowing Championships and took second at the Tyro Cup as a freshman … as a sophomore, the club finished sixth at youth nationals before lifting one spot to fifth during her junior campaign … competed twice at the Head of the Hooch with the 8+, finishing fifth in 2015 and 2016 … holds the team’s 2K and 4K records.

Personal: Born February 8, 1999 … daughter of Veronica and Andrew Hunt … has one brother, Ethan, and two sisters, Genevieve and Julianna.

Last Updated 6/7/22