Tara Fagan

Duke Row takes on Studio in Kennedy Tower in Durham, North Carolina on September 6, 2019.

Duke Rowing takes on Headshots at Kennedy Tower in Durham, North Carolina on September 24, 2019.

Height:
5-2
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Annapolis, Md.

Honors: 2019 All-ACC Second Team … ACC Crew of the Week (3/28/19)

2018-19: Coxswain in the V8 and 2V8 boats throughout the season … helped Duke win its third consecutive Carolina Cup with a V8 first place finish (6:49.0) … with the 2V8 boat, outraced 15 schools and earned first at the Cooper Sprints, clocking a time of 6:39.06 … awarded ACC Crew of the Week on March 28 for her efforts in the 2V8 boat at the Cooper Sprints … finished third twice at the Big Ten/ACC Dual with the V8 crew … placed third in the V8 final at the Lake Wheeler Invitational (6:31.508), helping Duke take first place overall with 99 points … earned a silver medal at the ACC Championship with the V8 boat, clocking a time of 6:53.512 … notched fifth place in the C Final V8 race at the NCAA Championships (6:22.440) … awarded All-ACC Second Team honors.

2017-18: Coxswain for the 2V8 for the spring slate … 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 … Captured fourth in the morning session at the Clemson Invitational in 6:40.07 … Placed fifth during the morning session of the Clemson Invitational (6:55.27) to give the squad sixth in the B Final (6:14.39) … 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 … Notched a first-place performance against No. 15 Michigan State (6:50.5) and a second-place finish against No. 4 Ohio State (6:39.8) in dual action in Columbus … 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 2V8 prelims, Duke took third in 6:44.1 … Concluded the season in fourth in the Grand Final with a time of 6:37.9 … Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll.

2016-17: Member of the V4 for the entire spring season … Started the year with nearly an 11-second victory at the Carolina Cup with a time of 7:27.1 … Helped Duke win the Carolina Cup with 99 overall points and a sweep of all five races … Came in second in the morning race of the Longhorn Invite with a 7:09.216 time … Performance moved the Blue Devils to the A Final, where the boat took third in 7:23.333 … Rowed to a third-place performance against No. 3 Michigan (7:08.0), No. 4 Ohio State (7:10.7) and Notre Dame (7:34.7) with a time of 7:24.1 … Rowed to a sixth-place showing in the Clemson Invitational A Final with a time of 7:32.920 … Qualified for the A Final with a second-place finish (7:16.027) first heat and third-place showing (7:26.044) in its second race … Took home the title at the Dale England Cup with a time of 7:45.7 to defeat Notre Dame (7:51.36), Indiana (7:55.52) and San Diego (8:05.7) … Raced to a third-place ACC Championship Grand Final finish, being edged by half a second by Louisville … Virginia won the race in 7:04.398 while the Cardinals crossed in 7:08.027 to Duke's 7:08.585 … Placed second in heat two during the morning session, clocking out in 7:34.147 to Louisville's 7:28.241 with the top three advancing to the Grand Final.

Prior to Duke: Coxed at Annapolis Junior Rowing for five years … served as team captain during final season … earned four varsity letters as a swimmer at Severn ... a peer counselor and member of the Service Society.

Personal: Born December 19, 1997 … daughter of Jenienne Fagan and step father Joe Leonard … grandfather rowed at the United States Naval Academy.