SARASOTA, Fla. – The Blue Devils collected three second-place finishes to highlight the second day of racing at the Big Ten Invitational at Nathan Benderson Park on Saturday morning.
Duke raced five boats against three top-20 opponents in No. 13 Rutgers, No. 15 Tennessee and No. 16 Indiana to close out the two-day invitational.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Second Varsity Four and Varsity Four opened the morning races with back-to-back second-place times of 7:28.034 and 7:17.402, respectively. The Blue Devils raced past crews from Rutgers and Indiana, while following closely behind Tennessee.
- The Second Varsity Eight stayed competitive in their final race, going neck and neck with Indiana, to register a time of 6:37.881. The 2V8 improved their time by almost seven seconds from the afternoon race on Friday.
- Duke's Varsity Eight and Third Varsity Eight clocked a time of 6:31.288 and 6:48.597, respectively, to round out the competition on the weekend.
- To view the full results from the invitational, click here.
QUOTES
"Great racing today from Duke. We showed how competitive we are with some of the fastest teams in the country. Every boat stepped up from yesterday and had a great race today. We look forward to racing more top ranked opponents this weekend at our home invitational." – Head coach
Megan Cooke Carcagno
UP NEXT
The Blue Devils return to Lake Wheeler to co-host the Lake Wheeler Invitational with North Carolina on April 26-27.
BLUE DEVIL LINEUPS
Morning Session
V8: Coxswain
Audrey Kline,
Lauren Brandmeyer,
Nora Conaty,
Niamh Comerford,
Lena Mills,
Florine Lijesen,
Kathryn Nash,
Ellen Ulitsky,
Noelle Fuchs
2V8: Coxswain
Ithika Senthilnathan,
Brenna Morley,
Chloe Zollman,
Elizabeth May,
Mollie Nicol,
Sophie Gower,
Francesca Morland,
Irene Ulitsky,
Chelsea Proutt
3V8: Coxswain
Ava Liebmann,
Ashley Whipple,
Erin Heyeck,
Mikaela Voinov,
Isabella Moreno,
Luisa Mantilla,
Morgan Linsley,
Natalie Katz,
Jane Atkeson
V4: Coxswain
Sofia Papini,
Grace Matos,
Vivienne Foley,
Erin Temple,
Eliza Straayer
2V4: Coxswain
Mia Khamish,
Justine Medveckus,
Morven Thomson,
Sophia Greco,
Taylor Robinson
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