Sydney Johnson

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:
6-0
Weight:
null
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Hamilton, New Zealand
High School:
St. Peter's Cambridge

Awards/Honors: 2022 Second-Team All-ACC ... 2021 First-Team All-ACC ... 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 in the V8 lineup during the spring season ... helped V8 open the season with a first-place finish at the Carolina Cup (3/5) ... member of V8 squad that earned ACC Crew of the Week honors after sweeping three races at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite (3/19-20) ... helped V8 win its opening race and record two second-place finishes at the Big Ten Invite (4/15-16) ... claimed bronze in the V8 Grand Final at the ACC Championship (5/14) ... named to All-ACC Second Team, marking the second consecutive year with an All-ACC selection ... closed out the spring with a fourth-place finish in the V8 C Final at the NCAA Championships (5/29).

2020-21: A fixture in the V8 lineup at six regattas during 2021 spring season ... helped V8 place first at the Carolina Cup for third consecutive year (3/6) ... earned head-to-head victory over UCF at Virginia Invite (3/27) ... helped lead V8 to head-to-head win over No. 7 Michigan at Big Ten/ACC Double Dual (4/3), earning ACC Crew of the Week honors ... part of V8 squad that again claimed ACC Crew of the Week status coming off win at the Lake Wheeler Invitational (4/24) ... named to All-ACC First Team alongside Gabriella Salvati, after helping V8 claim silver at the ACC Championship (5/15) ... took fourth in V8 C Final at NCAA Championships (5/30) ... named a CRCA Scholar-Athlete ... recognized on All-ACC Academic Team and ACC Academic Honor Roll.

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

2018-19: Helped Duke win its third consecutive Carolina Cup, sitting six seat in the V8 boat that finished first with a time of 6:49.0 … earned second with the V8 crew at the Cooper Sprints, clocking a time of 6:30.73 … finished third twice at the Big Ten/ACC Dual with the V8 crew … finished third in the V8 race at the Lake Wheeler Invitational (6:31.508), aiding Duke to an overall first place showing with 99 points … captured silver in the V8 race at the ACC Championships with a time of 6:35.437, helping the Blue Devils place second overall with 90 points … sat six seat for the V8 crew at the NCAA Championships, earning fifth in the C Final (6:22.440).

Prior to Duke: Attended St. Peter’s Cambridge in Cambridge, New Zealand … rowed for the St. Peter’s Cambridge rowing team under Janey Wackrow … earned a bronze medal in the women’s U20 double, while placing fifth in the women’s U20 single at the 2018 New Zealand Rowing National Club Championships … placed fourth in both the women’s U22 double and women’s U20 single at the 2018 New Zealand North Island Club Championships … was selected for the New Zealand Junior 2017 Team as part of the junior women’s double to participate at the Junior World Rowing Championships in Trakai, Lithuania … was selected into the RNZ Waikato Regional Performance Centre … earned gold in the U18 Girls Single and Double, and silver in the U18 Girls Quad at the 2017 North Island Secondary Schools Championships … the 2017 St. Peter’s Cambridge Glenn Family Cup for Excellence in Small Boats Award Recipient … tabbed as the 2017 St. Peter’s Cambridge Female Rower of the Year … won the 2017 St. Peter’s Cambridge Full School Colour Award … selected into the RNZ Girl’s U18 North Island coxed eight and coxed four to compete in the North vs. South regatta … notched a gold medal in the U17 girls quad at the 2016 North Island Secondary Schools Championships … captured a silver medal in the U17 girls quad at the 2016 New Zealand Secondary Schools National Championships.