DUKE UNIVERSITY ROWING MEDIA GUIDE
2015 DUKE ROWING 2014-15 MEDIA GUIDE QUICK FACTS TABLE OF CONTENTS DUKE INFORMATION Media Information 2-3 Jeanette Llorens...... 12 Location Durham, N.C. Quick Facts/Table of Contents...... 2 Kathleen Lyons...... 12 Founded 1838 as Trinity College Schedule...... 3 Katherine Maitland...... 13 Enrollment 6,495 Roster...... 3 Sarah Mayo...... 13 Colors Duke Blue and White Lauren Miranda...... 13
INFORMATION Nickname Blue Devils Rowing Staff 4-5 Caroline Murphy...... 13-14 Affiliation NCAA Division I Robyn Horner...... 4 Tani O’Neill...... 14 Conference Atlantic Coast (ACC) Kathryn Hagglund...... 5 Lena Patel...... 14 President Dr. Richard Brodhead Tracey Tallman...... 5 Anna Petterson...... 14 Director of Athletics Kevin White Simone Pitre...... 15 Senior Women’s Administrator Jacki Silar Rowers 6-19 Sarah Rapaport...... 15 Nicole Antonie...... 6 Julie Rohde...... 15 ROWING STAFF Karla Beltran...... 6 Laura Rosas...... 15 Head Coach Robyn Horner Sophia Blair...... 6 Sophia Staal...... 16 Alma Mater Minnesota, ’88 Megan Bowen...... 7 Alex Stonehill...... 16 Years at Duke/Overall 17/17 Samantha Bowman...... 7 Claire Vannelli...... 16-17 Email Address [email protected] Julia Bretz...... 7 Karolina Wadolowska...... 17 Office Phone (919) 681-9454 Johanna Burstein...... 7 Sarah Wall...... 17 Assistant Coach/Recruiting Kathryn Hagglund Katherine Chernova...... 8 Caroline Williams...... 17-18 Years at Duke 4 Tara Christensen...... 8 Grace Williams...... 18 Alma Mater Louisville, ‘08 Megan Conroy...... 8 Caroline Willis...... 18 Email Address [email protected] Tara Dalton...... 8 Mary Wilson...... 18 Assistant Coach Tracey Tallman Peyton Dilweg...... 9 Rachel Wolsfelt...... 19 Years at Duke Second Season Alma Mater Minnesota, ‘07 Phoebe Donovan...... 9 Judy Zhu...... 19 Email Address [email protected] Katie Dukovich...... 9 Gabrielle Falco...... 10 Records 20-22 TEAM INFORMATION Jessica Findlay...... 10 ACC Championship History.....20-21 2014 ACC Finish 5th Sarah Fletcher...... 10 Duke Rowing Records...... 22 Home Lake Lake Michie (Bahama, N.C.) Samantha Garza...... 10 Hannah Hewitt...... 10-11 Duke History 23-25 SPORTS INFORMATION Elizabeth Horne...... 11 All-Time Honors & Awards...... 23-24 Sports Information Director Art Chase Dorothy Jones...... 11 All-Time Letterwinners...... 25 Assistant Director/Rowing Sarah Fetters Hope Knochenhauer...... 11 Email [email protected] Patricia Kolman...... 11-12 Phone (919) 684-8708 Meagan Lew...... 12 Associate Director Lindy Brown Associate Director Matt Plizga Assistant Director Chris Cook Assistant Director Meredith Rieder Assistant Director Ashley Wolf Assistant Director Brad Amersbach Assistant Director Leslie Gaber Staff Assistant Cory Foote Coordinator of Digial Media Ryan Craig Coordinator of Internet Operations Lee Aldridge
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2014-15 DUKE ROWING SCHEDULE INFORMATION Day Date Event/Opponents Location Saturday-Sunday October 18-19 Head of the Charles Cambridge, Mass. (Charles River) Saturday November 1 Central Florida Bahama, N.C. (Lake Michie) Saturday November 8 Tennessee Bahama, N.C. (Lake Michie) Sunday November 16 Rivanna Romp Charlottesville, Va. (Rivanna Reservoir) Sunday March 8 Tennessee Oak Ridge, Tenn. (Melton Lake) Saturday March 14 Clemson Clemson, S.C. (Lake Hartwell) Saturday-Sunday March 28-29 San Diego Crew Classic San Diego, Calif. (Crown Point Shores) Saturday April 11 Columbia, Northeastern Leonia, N.J. (Overpeck Park) Saturday-Sunday April 18-19 Clemson Invitational Clemson, S.C. (Lake Hartwell) Friday-Saturday May 15-16 ACC Championship Clemson, S.C. (Lake Hartwell) Friday-Sunday May 30-June 1 NCAA Championships Gold River, Calif. (Sacramento State Aquatic Center) 2014-15 ROWING VARSITY ROSTER Name Ht. Yr. Hometown (High School) Nicole Antoine 5-11 Sr. Sacramento, Calif. (Sacramento Country Day School) Karla Beltran 5-0 So. Goffstown, N.J. (Phillips Exeter) Sophia Blair 5-8 Sr. Newtown Square, Pennsylvania (Radnor) Megan Bowen 5-1 Fr. Manhattan Beach, Calif. (Chadwick) Samantha Bowman 5-0 So. San Mateo, Calif. (Aragon) Julia Bretz 6-0 So. Manhattan, N.Y. (The Lawrenceville School) Johanna Burstein 6-2 So. New York, N.Y. (Bronx HS of Science) Katherine Chernova 5-1 Jr. Dallas, Texas (TAG Magnet) Tara Christensen 5-6 Fr. Nanaimo, British Columbia (Brentwood College) Megan Conroy 5-9 Fr. Fayetteville, N.C. (Jack Britt) Tara Dalton 5-10 Sr. Woodlands, TX (Woodlands ) Peyton Dilweg 5-11 Fr. Durham, N.C. (Durham Academy) Phoebe Donovan 5-7 So. Sydney, Australia (Pymble Ladies’ College) Katie Dukovich 5-8 Jr. Pittsburgh, Pa. (Hampton) Gabrielle Falco 5-10 Fr. Sarasota, Fla. (Riverview) Jessica Findlay 6-0 Fr. Teesside, United Kingdom Sarah Fletcher 5-11 Fr. London, United Kingdom Samantha Garza 5-5 Fr. Houston, Texas (YES Prep Public School - East End) Hannah Hewitt 5-9 Jr. Longwood, Fla. (Lake Brantley) Elizabeth Horne 5-8 So. London, U.K. (The Lady Eleanor Halles School) Dorothy Jones 5-5 So. Andover, Mass. (Phillips Academy) Hope Knochenhauer 5-6 So. Fair Haven, N.J. (Rumson-Fair Haven) Patricia Kolman 5-9 Sr. Princeton, N.J. (The Hun School) Meagan Lew 4-9 Fr. Boston, Mass. (Boston Latin School) Jeanette Llorens 5-10 Jr. Grosse Pointe, Mich. (Grosse Pointe South) Kathleen Lyons 5-11 Sr. Round Rock, Texas (Round Rock) Katherine Maitland 5-8 Fr. London, United Kingdom Sarah Mayo 5-6 Sr. Dublin, Ohio (Dublin Coffman) Lauren Miranda 5-8 Jr. Clifton Park, N.Y. (Shenendehowa) Caroline Murphy 5-10 So. Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (Saratoga Springs) Tani O’Neill 5-10 So. McLean, Va. (McLean) Lena Patel 5-6 Fr. Orinda, Calif. (The College Preparatory School) Anna Petterson 5-11 Fr. Westport, Conn. (Staples) Simone Pitre 5-3 Jr. Stoney Creek, Ont. (Blessed Trinity Catholic Secondary) Sarah Rapaport 5-4 Fr. Boston, Mass. (Belmont) Julie Rohde 5-10 Sr. Purchase, NY (Convent of the Sacred Heart) Laura Rosas 5-4 So. Orinda, Calif. (Miramonte) Sophia Staal 5-8 Sr. Nairobi, Kenya (International School of Kenya) Alex Stonehill 5-10 Jr. Norwalk, Conn. (Brien McMahon) Claire Vannelli 5-11 Sr. London, Ontario Canada (Brentwood College School) Karolina Wadolowska 5-11 Sr. Cape Coral, Florida (Cape Coral High School) Sarah Wall 5-2 So. Palm Harbor, Fla. (Palm Harbor University HS) Caroline Williams 5-9 Sr. Raleigh, N.C. (Raleigh Charter) Grace Williams 5-10 Fr. Vienna, Va. (James Madison HS) Caroline Willis 5-9 So. Tampa, Fla. (Berkeley Prepatory School) Mary Wilson 5-5 Jr. Laurens, S.C. (St. Andrews) Rachel Wolsfelt 5-11 Jr. Boston, Mass. (Boston Latin) Judy Zhu 5-4 Jr. Harbin, China Coaching Staff Head Coach: Robyn Horner (17th Season, Minnesota ’88) Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator: Kathryn Hagglund (4th Season, Louisville ‘08, ‘11) Assistant Coach: Tracey Tallman (2nd Season, Minnesota, ‘07)
Support Staff Sport Administrator: Cindy Hartmann Athletic Trainer: Katie O’Flaherty Sports Performance Coach: Carl Christensen Academic Support: Khary McGhee Equipment Manager: Kelsey Schultheis Sports Information: Sarah Fetters
- 3 - DUKE ROWING 2014-15 MEDIA GUIDE COACHING STAFF The 2007 season was similar in that Duke took third at the ACC Cham- pionship and tied a school record with three All-ACC selections and another All-America honoree. Duke’s top boat took second place at the conference final, trailing Virginia by less than six seconds. In 2006, Horner guided the Blue Devils to a second-place overall finish at the ACC Championship despite competing in only three of the four races. Three Blue Devils earned All-ACC honors, including Tonia Boock, Caroline Robyn Horner Wray and eventual two-time All-America Lia Hart. Duke went on to finish 11th at the Aramark Central/South Region Sprints that season with three Head Coach Blue Devils receiving All-South Region citations. 17th Season In 2005, Duke finished third at the ACC Championship with two Blue Devils earning All-ACC honors. Duke then placed 15th at the Central/South Minnesota, ’88 Region Sprints to end the campaign. The 2004 season marked a new era, which started by winning the Long- horn Invitational on the strength of victories by the first varsity 8+ and sec- Head coach Robyn Horner has led the Duke rowing program for 17 ond varsity 8+. For the third straight year, the Blue Devils captured second years after being named the university’s first rowing coach on July 1, 1998. place at the ACC Championship. At the Regional Championships, the sec- After starting the program from scratch 17 years ago, Horner has turned ond varsity 8+ made history, winning the petite final. Individual postseason the team into a perennial ACC top-three finisher as evidenced by its 12 honors included one All-America, one CRCA National Scholar Athlete, two top-three finishes at the conference finals. She has coached sixAll-America All-South region picks and two All-ACC selections. selections and 20 student-athletes who went on to receive All-ACC honors. In 2003, Duke placed second at the ACC Championship, and the varsity
COACHES & STAFF COACHES Horner has twice been named ACC Coach of the Year, most recently in 8+ finished second in the petite final of the Jessop-Whittier Cup at the San 2006 when she led the program to a second-place finish at the ACC Cham- Diego Crew Classic. pionships. She also took home the ACC Coach of the Year award in 2002 In 2002, Horner guided the Blue Devils to a top-20 ranking through the along with South Region Coach of the Year honors after her Blue Devils entire spring season. In addition to the national ranking and a second-place earned a spot among the national top-20 throughout the entire season. finish at the ACC Championship, the varsity 8+ also won the Cal Cup at the The 2014 campaign had Duke appear in the CRCA/US Rowing Coaches San Diego Crew Classic and finished sixth in the Grand Final at the South/ Poll in consecutive seasons, and for the seventh time under Horner. It was Central Region Sprints, narrowly missing the cut for an NCAA bid. For the the Blue Devils’ ninth overall appearance in the poll and third in the last two team’s aggressive jump in performance in 2002, Horner was awarded ACC seasons. Duke’s varsity eight led the way the entire season, advancing to and South Region Coach of the Year honors. End of the season honors the Grand Final at the ACC Championship as the team earned an over- were numerous for the Duke rowers in 2002 as well, with two All-America all fifth-place finish at the event. Katie Dukovich was named to the CRCA honorees and four All-South Region selections. All-South Region first team while Caroline Williams earned a spot on the Horner came to Duke after an impressive two-year stint as the head second team. women’s coach at Williams College in Massachusetts. She led Williams to A year earlier in 2013, Duke cracked the CRCA/US Rowing Coaches the No. 1 ranking both in the 1996-97 and the 1997-98 seasons. In her final Poll Top-20 in back-to-back weeks at No. 20 spot. Duke took third at the season, Horner’s varsity 8+ squad won the New England Championship ACC Championship and stormed past ACC foe Clemson in the varsity eight and had a varsity 4+ that finished fifth at the NCAA Championship. In addi- to take second place. Duke topped the 14th-ranked Tigers twice in 2013, tion, one of her athletes was selected to represent the National Team at the both times on Clemson’s home water. Senior Emily Theys earned All-Amer- Nations Cup in Greece during the summer of 1998 and went on to make ica honors, becoming the sixth under Honor to receive that distinction. the 2000 Olympic Team. Prior to her two seasons at Williams, Horner led In 2012, Duke turned in several of the fastest times in school history, Minnesota’s novice squad to two Dad Vail championships. Her teams also including top-five marks in the V8, 2V8 and V4. The Blue Devils finished claimed four medals at Collegiate Nationals. the 2012 season on a strong note, winning the Cal Cup at the San Di- Following her collegiate career, Horner competed as a nationally com- ego Crew Classic following a third-place finish at the ACC Championships. petitive lightweight. She earned a berth on the U.S. National Lightweight Emily Theys received All-ACC honors for the second straight year in 2012 team and competed in the World University Games. Her personal sweep alongside Kathy Smithwick after helping the Duke V8 place third in the ACC and sculling honors and awards include: four U.S. Elite National Champi- Championships. Theys went on to earn All-South Region honors as well. onships and numerous Royal Canadian Henley, Head of the Charles and In 2011, Horner led Duke to yet another top-three finish at the confer- Olympic Festival medals. ence championships with the Blue Devils placing third in three of their four At Minnesota, Horner earned her Bachelor of Science degree in chemi- races, and, in outstanding finish, Duke’s novice eight boat finished second. cal engineering while pouring hours of energy into training as a rower. The Duke team collected 41 points to finish third overall. Horner began her eight-year engineering career as an environmental Duke’s success was not just limited to the ACC Championship in 2011, engineer with the U.S. Forest Service and later went on to be a consulting however, as the Blue Devils took third place in the varsity eight grand final engineer. However, her love of rowing, along with her desire to teach that at the Oak Ridge Inviational ahead of 20th-ranked Notre Dame and 25th- passion, drew her to coaching. ranked Lousiville and Oklahoma on Melton Lake. Alex Japhet and Theys were rewarded with All-ACC honors for their efforts during the season. Along with their success on the water, the Blue Devils also excelled in the classroom with a program-record six student-athletes, including Tori Ar- endt, Katie Burke, Joline Doedens, Rory Erickson-Kulas, Justine Hong and The Robyn Horner File Theys all named National Rowing Scholar-Athletes. In 2010, Duke placed third in all three events it entered, notching third • First head coach in Duke Rowing history place overall at the ACC Championship. Two Blue Devils tabbed All-ACC • Started Duke program in 1998 selections, including Japhet and Erickson-Kulas. • 2006 & 2002 ACC Coach of the Year Horner guided Duke to a pair of top-three finishes in the novice eight and varsity four at the 2009 ACC Championships to finish in fifth place with • 2002 South Region Coach of the Year Lesley King earning her first All-ACC recognition and was Duke’s lone rep- • 6 All-America selections resentative on the all-conference squad. • 29 total All-ACC selections (17 student-athletes) In 2008, Horner lead her Blue Devils to third place at the ACC Cham- • 25 total All-Region selections (16 student-athletes) pionship and a victory over 10th-ranked Michigan at Griggs Reservoir as part of the ACC-Big 10 Challenge. Four Duke rowers were named to the • One NCAA Woman of the Year finalist All-ACC Academic Rowing Team, the program’s largest All-ACC Academic • 40 CRCA National Scholar-Athlete selections class since the award was first instituted in 2006. • 12 Top-3 ACC Finishes
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Kathryn Hagglund Tracey Tallman Assistant Coach/ Assistant Coach Recruiting Coordinator 2nd Season Minnesota, ‘07 4th Season COACHES & STAFF Louisville, ‘08, ‘11
Kathryn Hagglund enters her fourth year as Duke’s assistant Tracey Tallman joined the Duke rowing staff as an assistant coach rowing coach and second as Duke’s varsity assistant coach and in August, 2013. recruiting coordinator. Hagglund previously oversaw Duke’s novice In her first year with the program, Tallman oversaw the program’s program and assisted with recruiting student-athletes. development squad, which consisted of varsity and novice student- Hagglund has overseen the Blue Devils’ back-to-back campaigns athletes, and assist with recruiting. with an appearance in the CRCA/US Rowing Coaches Poll. She A 2007 graduate of the University of Minnesota, Tallman comes was an integral part of Katie Dukovich’s ACC Freshman of the Year to Duke from Central Florida where she served as assistant coach performance in 2013. Dukovich became the first Duke rower to for two seasons from 2011-13. receive the league’s top rookie honor. Tallman held similar responsibilities at Central Florida. With the In Hagglund’s first season at Duke, she oversaw a novice squad Knights, she coached the varsity four in her first spring to a third-place that captured a third-place finish in the novice eight at the ACC ranking in the South Region by the NCAA Division I Regional Poll. Championships. From her first novice team, five rowers joined the Tallman also was an assistant coach at Sacramento State from varsity squad for the 2012-13 season, including Nicole Antoine, 2009-2011 and at St. Lawrence in 2008 and 2009. Sophia Staal and Caroline Williams. In her first season at Sacramento State, she guided the first-ever A native of London, Ontario, Hagglund came to Duke after novice 8 to grand finals at the San Diego Crew Classic. The following spending time as a graduate assistant at her alma mater, the year she coached the varsity 4, which was composed of novice University of Louisville. Hagglund received her bachelor’s degree rowers, to gold at the WIRA Championship as well as the novice 8 (’08) in Exercise Science with a minor in Community Health and later to silver behind Gonzaga. earned her master’s degree (’11) in Exercise Physiology. At St. Lawrence, she guided the women’s team to back-to-back A former standout for the Louisville rowing team, Hagglund was Division III NCAA Championship appearances, which were the first a member of the squad for four years, serving as team captain from in school history. The two NCAA appearances followed consecutive 2005-2008. During her tenure, she was named to the CanAmMex Liberty League Championships and citations for the league’s Junior National Team, Selection Camp U23 Canadian National Team Coaching Staff of the Year award. and was the 2007 Big East Champion in the Second Varsity Eight Tallman competed with the University of Minnesota’s rowing while helping the Cardinals’ program to a top national ranking. team for four years, including three on the varsity squad. As a Hagglund served as assistant men’s and women’s rowing coach senior in 2007, she helped guide the Golden Gophers to the Big at St. Lawrence University for the 2008-09 season, when she was 10 Championship and to the programs first NCAA Championship, a member of the 2009 Liberty League Coaching Staff of the Year where Minnesota finished sixth. after helping the Saints receive a bid to the 2009 NCAA Division III Tallman also helped Minnesota’s varsity four win the Big 10 Championships. It was the second appearance in school history and Championship as a junior and the school’s first ever gold in a varsity Hagglund helped the squad finish seventh overall. event at the conference championship. As a freshman she competed In 2010, Hagglund decided to return to her alma mater to be a with the novice eight which won the league title, the same year she graduate assistant and to earn her master’s degree. was named most valuable rower of then novice squad. A year later, Hagglund was a member of the 2011 Big East Coaching Staff of the Year after guiding the Cardinals to a second place finish in the third varsity eight and second overall as a team at the Big East Championships. Hagglund currently resides in Durham, where she enjoys triathlons, hiking, traveling and baking.
- 5 - DUKE ROWING 2014-15 MEDIA GUIDE with a time of 7:38.1, a second faster than the Beavers … rowed with the V4 at the UVA Invite as the boat finished in 7:37.5 during the early session and 7:41.6 in the second session … at the ACC Championship Grand Finale, member of the V4 that took third with a season-best time of 7:35.7.
High School: A three-year letterwinner for head coach Sally Morris … served as co-captain during senior year … helped program to three consecutive undefeated seasons, culminating with the New England Nicole Antonie Championship each campaign … guided program to three straight New 5-11 • Senior England Interscholastic Rowing Association points trophies. Sacramento, Calif. Sacramento Country Day School Personal: Born October 7, 1995 … daughter of Maria Rojas and Ja- vier Londoño … has one older sister, Raquel … was born in Bogota, 2013-14: Rowed with the V4 at the season-opening Cardinal Invita- Columbia. tional, clocking a time of 7:57.50 … also a part of the 2V8 at the Car- dinal Invitational … member of the 2V4 that placed third against Iowa, Kansas and two Clemson squads with a time of 7:56.57 … joined the 3V8 at the UVA Invite, helping the boat finish in 6:59.5, its first sub seven-minute mark of the campaign … part of the 3V8 for the ACC Championship, helping the boat to a fifth place finish in the final with a time of 7:08.3.
Fall 2013: Rowed with the 3V8 at the Princeton Chase, helping the boat place 31st out of 52 entries. Sophia Blair 5-8 • Senior 2012-13: An ACC Academic Honor Roll selection...helped the V4 cap- Newtown Square, Pa. ture second place at the ACC Championships behind only Virginia... Radnor member of the 2V8 that logged the third-fastest time in school history, doing so at the Clemson Invitational with a time of 6:43.3...rowed in 2013-14: Competed with the V4 at the season-opening Cardinal Invi- the 2V8 that advanced to the Petite Final of the Jessop-Whittier Cup... tational … a key part of the 3V8 that finished first out of seven boats
ROWERS helped the 2V8 capture two second-place finishes at the Cardinal Invi- at Clemson, topping Iowa, two Kansas squads, Clemson, Buffalo and tational...competed with the varsity four that topped Michigan State at Purdue … Blue Devils finished in 7:16.7, nearly two seconds ahead the UVa Invitational. of Iowa … joined the 3V8 at the UVA Invite, helping the boat finish in 6:59.5, its first sub seven-minute mark of the campaign … part of the 2011-12: Rowed with the N8 that placed third at the ACC Champion- 3V8 for the ACC Championship, helping the boat to a fifth place finish ship...competed with the N8 that placed second at the Dale England in the final with a time of 7:08.3. Cup. 2012-13: A CRCA Scholar-Athlete...an ACC Academic Honor Roll se- High School: Played varisty soccer as a senior...member of the club lection...rowed with the 2V8 that placed fourth at the ACC Champion- water polo team her senior and junior year...team captain for three ships...competed with the 2V8 that broke the seven-minute barrier at years of the Sacramento Synchronized Swim Team....graduated Cum the UVa Invitational...rowed with the 2V8 at the Clemson Invitational. Laude..editor-in-chief of high school newspaper, The Octagon...mem- ber and president of the National Art Honor Society...was on the honor Fall 2012: Won gold with Duke’s Championship 8 entry at the Head of roll for four years...won the 2010 Doris Matsui Congressional Art Award the Hooch...powered the V8 to a 10th-place finish out of 55 entries at the Princeton Chase. Personal: Born November 25, 1992 in Sacramento, Calif. ...the daugh- ter of Richard and Mary Antoine...has one step-sister, Emily, and two 2011-12: Competed with the 2V8 at the ACC Championship, helping step-brothers, Jonathan and Nathaniel. the boat to a fourth-place finish...helped Duke’s 2V8 to a second-place finish at the Knecht Cup...rowed with the 2V8 that placed fourth in the Grand Final at the Dad Vail Regatta.
High School: Four-year letterwinner at Radnor High School in Rad- nor, Pa. ... 2010 and 2011 Open-Weight Most Valuable Rower...won the Stotesbury Cup Regatta as a senior and freshman...placed second at the Scholastic Nationals Regatta juior and senior year...as a junior, captured first-place at the Philadelphia City Championships in the V8.... placed third at the Stotesbury Regatta...attended the USRowing Wom- Karla Beltran en’s Development Camp in 2008 and 2009...grabbed first-place at the 5-0 • Sophomore Dr. White Regatta in the freshmen 8....came in third at the Scholastic Goffstown, N.J. Nationals Regatta in the freshmen 8.....also played on the basketball team winning the Coach’s Award...came in third at the Main Line Slide Phillips Exeter 2K Erg Competition...won ther age category at the King of Prussia 10-Miler in 2011...member of the National Honor Society. 2013-14: Helped 2V4 to a win against Notre Dame at the season-open- Personal: Born January 29, 1993 in Drexel, Pa. ...the daughter of Mark ing Cardinal Invitational with a time of 7:39.10 … also competed with and Carol Ann Blair..has one sister, Elsie. the V4 against Kansas and Michigan State at the Cardinal Invitational … competed with the V4 against Clemson, Iowa, Kansas, Buffalo and Purdue, helping the boat to a fourth-place finish (7:51.11) … part of the V4 that took down No. 20 Oregon State at the Oregon State Classic
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Megan Bowen Julia Bretz 5-1 • Freshman 5-11 • Junior Manhattan Beach, Calif. Sacramento, Calif. Chadwick Sacramento Country Day School High School: A three-year letterwinne as a coxswain … helped youth 2013-14: Competed with the 2V4 and 2V8 at the season-opening Car- 4 to a second-place showing at the Head of the Charles … guided dinal Invitational … key member of the 2V8 that placed third (6:59.90) lightweight 4 to a second-place finish in the 2012 USRowing Southwest against Clemson, Iowa, Kansas, Buffalo and Purdue, finishing only be- Regional Championships. hind the Tigers and Hawkeyes … a member of the 2V8 that downed No. 20 Oregon State’s crew at the Oregon State Classic with a time of Personal: Born August 11, 1995 … daughter of Marjorie and Chris 6:41.8 … competed with the 2V8 at the UVA Invite, where the boat fin- Bowen … has one younger sister, Madeline. ished in 7:11.4 in the morning session and 7:07.8 in the second session … in the ACC Championship Grand Final, was a member of the Blue Devils’ 2V8 crew that placed sixth.
Fall 2013: Member of the 2V8 that placed 24th out of 52 entries at the Princeton Chase.
High School: Received the Aurelien Award. ROWERS
Personal: Born Julia Amma Bretz on April 22, 1995 in New York, NY… Samantha Bowman Daughter of Thomas Bretz and Heneriatta Sekyiamah… has one broth- 5-0 • Sophomore er, Kieran, and one sister, Amber. San Mateo, Calif. Aragon 2013-14: Part of the 2V8 at the season-opening Cardinal Invitational … member of the 2V4 that placed third against Iowa, Kansas and two Clemson squads with a time of 7:56.57 … joined the 3V8 at the UVA Invite, helping the boat finish in 6:59.5, its first sub seven-minute mark of the campaign … coxswain of the 3V8 for the ACC Championship, helping the boat to a fifth place finish in the final with a time of 7:08.3. Johanna Burstein Fall 2013: Coxed the 3V8 at the Princeton Chase, helping the boat 6-2 • Sophomore place 31st out of 52 entries. New York, N.Y. High School: A four-year participant with the NorCal Crew for head Bronx HS of Science coach Jenifer Aguirne … as a senior, helped team place in the varsity 4 High School: Three-year letterwinner at Bronx High School of Sci- at the USRowing Southwest Youth Regionals … boat placed in the var- ence… two-time winner of the “Hammer Award” for the best 2K in her sity 8 and varsity 4 at the southwest regionals during junior year … also high school… as a senior, won 3rd place in the varsity eight at States during junior campaign, helped boat to a sixth-place finish at the Head overall and 1st for clubs… won 2nd place at Head of the Possomiac... of the Charles … as a sophomore, helped squad to a 17th-place finish member of the ARISTA national honor roll. at the Head of the Charles … rookie year had boat take second in the varsity 4 and third in the varsity 8 at the southwest regionals … earned Personal: Born Johanna Christa Burstein on December 9, 1994 in the California Seal of Biliteracy Award and is a California Scholarship New York, N.Y.… daughter of Robert and Renate Burstein. Federation lifetime member.
Personal: Born January 8, 1995 … daughter of Heidi and John Bow- man … has one younger brother, Miles … father earned one varsity letter (1980) as a wrestler at the University of Illinois … brother is a freshman coxswain at Cornell.
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Personal: Born December 21, 1995 … daughter of Heather and Marty Conroy … has a younger sister, Mackenzie.
Katherine Chernova 5-1 • Junior Dallas, Texas TAG Magnet Tara Dalton 2012-13: An ACC Academic Honor Roll selection...rowed with the 2N8 5-10 • Senior at the Cardinal Invitational. Woodlands, Texas Woodlands High School: Member of White Rock Rowing...earned AP Scholar with 2013-14: Part of the 2V8 at the season-opening Cardinal Invitational … Distinction honors...on the executive student board...an academic de- a key member of the 2V8 that placed third (6:59.90) against Clemson, cathlete...on the Pan-American Student Forum. Iowa, Kansas, Buffalo and Purdue, finishing only behind the Tigers and Hawkeyes … a member of the 2V8 that downed No. 20 Oregon State’s Personal: Born Ekaterina Alexandrovna Chernova on June 3, 1994 in crew at the Oregon State Classic with a time of 6:41.8 … rowed with Russia...daughter of Richard and Valentina Miller. the V8 at the UVA Invite, helping the boat to a time of 6:52.9 … at the ACC Championship Grand Finale, member of the V8 that placed fifth with a season-best time of 6:37.5.
Fall 2013: Rowed with the V8 that placed 13th out of 52 entries at the Princeton Chase.
2012-13: Powered the boat to a second-place finish at the ACC Cham- Tara Christensen pionships, topping Clemson and finishing behind only ACC Champion
ROWERS Virginia...helped the V8 to finishes of second and fourth place at the 5-6 • Freshman Clemson Invitational, including a second-place time of 6:25.1 that was Nanaimo, British Columbia the fourth fastest in school history...rowed with the V8 that advanced to Brentwood College the Grand Final of the Jessop-Whittier Cup...earned ACC Crew of the Week honors with the V8 following the Jessop-Whittier Cup...sat four- High School: A four-year participant under head coach Marie Wismer seat in the V8 that defeated Clemson in the season-opening regatta … served as captain as a senior … helped varsity 8 to a second-place at Clemson...at the Cardinal Invitational, rowed with the V8 that took showing at the Canadian Secondary School Regatta Championships second place in two races behind Notre Dame and Virginia...rowed with nationals in both 2013 and 2014 … winner of the John Biscoe Memorial the V8 that defeated Michigan State at the UVa Invitational. Award for service to the Brentwood Rowing Club … elected to take part in the 2012 BC Summer Games. 2011-12: Rowed with Duke’s V8 in the ACC Championship, helping the boat to a third-place finish behind Virginia and Clemson...member of Personal: Born February 14, 1996 … daughter of Jennifer Leslie and the V8 crew that won ACC Crew of the Week honors after winning the Blair Christensen … has a younger sister, Amy … mother coaches high Knecht Cup...rowed with the V8 that took in the Grand Final at the Dad school girls’ volleyball and basketball Vail Regatta... helped Duke capture the Dale England cup by rowing the V8 to a top finish...won the V8 Grand Final at the San Diego Crew Classic.
High School: Three-year letterwinner at Woodlands High School in Woodlands, Texas. ... was Erg Rodeo Champion her senior year... placed second in the Texas State Championships in women’s double her senior year...named Rowing Woodlands Rower of the Year in 2009 and 2010...as a junior, placed 17th at the U.S. Rowing Youth Nation... Megan Conroy was Southwest Ergometer Amateur Tournament women’s champion... 5-9 • Freshman placed first in the Texas State Championship in women’s double as a Fayetteville, N.C. junior...won Central District Regional Champion in the women’s 2X nov- ice her sophomore year....named AP Scholar with Distinction...member Jack Britt of the National Honor Society...graduated Summa Cum Laude. High School: Spent first two years of high school career at Franklin Community High School in Franklin, Ind., before moving to Fayetteville, Personal: Born March, 13,1993 in Long Beach, Calif. ...the daughter N.C., and attending Jack Britt High School … while at Franklin Commu- of Thomas and Kathleen Dalton..has two brothers, Daniel and Cutter, nity, lettered both years as a member of the soccer and track and field and one sister, Juliet. programs … guided by head coach Kristy Stroud in soccer and head coach Ray Lane in track and field … when at Jack Britt, was a two-year letterwinner in cross country under head coach Kim Sanborn … an all- county second-team selection and a state qualifier in cross country as a senior … a member of the Jack Britt National Honor Society, Junior Classical League, Science Olympiad, speech and debate team and was a state science fair qualifier.
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Personal: Born Phoebe Rose Donovan on July 7, 1994 in Sydney, Australia...daughter of Garry and Sarah Donovan.
Peyton Dilweg 5-11 • Freshman Durham, N.C. Durham Academy
High School: A four-year letterwinner on the school’s tennis team and Katie Dukovich earned Triangle Independent Schools Athletic Conference (TISAC) All- 5-8 • Junior Conference honors in 2013 … added three varsity letters under Dennis Pittsburgh, Pa. Cullene as a member of the track and field program, winning the North Hampton Carolina Independent School Athletic Association (NCISAA) 3A state championship in the long jump as a sophomore in 2012 with a leap of 2013-14: A first team Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association All-South 16-7 ½ … also placed fifth in the 300-meter hurdles as a sophomore Region honoree … helped V8 to a first-place finish at the season-open- … as a senior, helped team to third-place finish in the NCISAA meet by ing Cardinal Invitational with a time of 6:39.40 … took the V8 crew placing third in the long jump and triple jump … earned All-TISAC hon- to second place against Clemson, Iowa, Buffalo, Kansas and Purdue, ors as a senior … named the team’s most valuable player as a junior finishing behind only Clemson with a time of 6:49.03 … a member of and senior … lettered as a freshman and sophomore on the basketball the V8 that came in second place at the Oregon State Classic (6:37.53) team … a student council member and involved with the musical the- and UVA Invite (6:52.9 and 6:46.4) … at the ACC Championship Grand ater program. Finale, member of the V8 that placed fifth with a season-best time of ROWERS 6:37.5. Personal: Born December 27, 1995 … daughter of Jamie and Anthony Dilweg … has a younger sister, Erin, and a younger brother, JP … Fall 2013: Rowed with the V8 that placed 13th out of 52 entries at the father was a four-year letterwinner in football (1985-86-87-88) as a Princeton Chase. quarterback and punter at Duke and is a 1989 Duke graduate … fa- ther was selected as the 1988 ACC Player of the Year and participated 2012-13: Named ACC Freshman of the Year, becoming the first Duke in the 1988 Hula Bowl, Senior Bowl and Japan Bowl … father was a rower to receive that honor...earned CRCA All-South Region first team third-round NFL Draft pick of the Green Bay Packers in 1989 and was honors...rowed with the V8 in every race in her first season...powered a member of the squad in 1989 and 1990 … mother earned a letter in the boat to a second-place finish at the ACC Championships, topping diving (1987) at Duke and is a 1988 Duke graduate. Clemson and finishing behind only ACC Champion Virginia...helped the V8 to finishes of second and fourth place at the Clemson Invita- tional, including a second-place time of 6:25.1 that was the fourth fast- est in school history...rowed with the V8 that advanced to the Grand Final of the Jessop-Whittier Cup...earned ACC Crew of the Week hon- ors with the V8 following the Jessop-Whittier Cup...bow of the V8 that defeated Clemson in the season-opening regatta on Lake Hartwell... at the Cardinal Invitational, rowed with the V8 that took second place in two races behind Notre Dame and Virginia...rowed with the V8 that Phoebe Donovan defeated Michigan State at the UVa Invitational. 5-7 • Sophomore Fall 2012: Won gold with Duke’s Championship 8 entry at the Head of Sydney, Australia the Hooch...powered the V8 to a 10th-place finish out of 55 entries at Pymble Ladies’ College the Princeton Chase.
2013-14: Helped V8 to a first-place finish at the season-opening Car- High School: Four-year letterwinner at Hampton High School in Al- dinal Invitational with a time of 6:39.40 … took the V8 crew to second lison Park, Pa....competed with the U.S. National Team in Berlin, Ger- place against Clemson, Iowa, Buffalo, Kansas and Purdue, finishing many in 2011...participated in the U.S. Selection Camp in 2011 and the behind only Clemson with a time of 6:49.03 … a member of the V8 that U.S. National Development Camp in 2010...named Hampton’s MVP all came in second place at the Oregon State Classic (6:37.53) and UVA four years as well as earning the Coach’s Choice Award...led Hampton Invite (6:52.9 and 6:46.4) … at the ACC Championship Grand Finale, to back-to-back Midwest titles as a junior and senior...helped the team member of the V4 that took third with a season-best time of 7:35.7. capture a third-place finish at nationals as a senior and a 10th-place showing as a junior...broke the team erg record in four straight sea- Fall 2013: Rowed with the V8 that placed 13th out of 52 entries at the sons...earned high honor roll honors. Princeton Chase. Personal: Born Kathryn Margaret Dukovich on Feb. 17, 1994 in Pitts- High School: Three-year letterwinner at Pymble Ladies’ College... burgh, Pa....daughter of Peter and Raelynn Dukovich...has three broth- received the Captains Cup for Outstanding Dedication as a senior... ers, Michael, Ryan and Tim, and a sister, Carly. helped her squad win silver in the eight at the 2012 Australia National Championships...also claimed bronze in the U21 pair at the event... won gold in the varsity eight at the 2012 NSW Girls Head of the River, and took second at the NSW State Regatta...won gold in the 2V8+ at the NSW State Regatta and NSW Girls Head of the River as a ju- nior...finished third in the U19 eight at the Australia National Champion-
- 9 - DUKE ROWING 2014-15 MEDIA GUIDE … helped varsity 8 to a first-place finish at the Hammersmith Head Regatta … varsity 8 also qualified for the semifinal at the National Schools Regatta … involved with the Chanty Project, Debate Society and served as a peer listener.
Personal: Born November 28, 1995 … daughter of Elena and Phillip Fletcher … has an older brother, Phillip, and an older sister, Emily … brother was a rower at Columbia University. Gabrielle Falco 5-10 • Freshman Sarasota, Fla. Riverview
High School: A four-year letterwinner in soccer and track and field … served as co-captain of the soccer team as a junior and senior under head coach Jamie Brester … a member of the VSI West Florida Flames club soccer squad, helping it to the state final four … also a Samantha Garza member of the Florida Olympic Development Program in soccer … 5-5 • Freshman earned all-county honors as a junior and senior in track and field for Houston, Texas head coach Jason Means … a Florida High School Athletic Associa- YES Prep Public School - East End tion (FHSAA) 4A Region 2 qualifier in the 100-meter hurdles and triple jump as a junior and senior … elected the most valuable player of the High School: A two-year letterwinner in volleyball as a middle hitter … squad’s field events group as a junior … qualified for the FHSAA 4A a member of the National Honor Society and National Art Honor Soci- state finals in the long jump during junior campaign … a National Merit ety ... served on the student council and was part of the Interact Club. Scholar who was a two-year member of the National Honor Society, National English Honor Society, German National Honor Society and Personal: Born April 16, 1996 … daughter of Susana Contreras and Mu Alpha Theta. Eduardo Garza … has two sisters, Narcedalia and Karla, and a young- er brother, Jesus. Personal: Born October 24, 1995 … daughter of Jeanne and Marc Falco … has two younger sisters, Talla and Sophia … mother was a
ROWERS member of the Kent State track and field program from 1984-86.
Hannah Hewitt 5-9 • Junior Jessica Findlay Longwood, Fla. 6-0 • Freshman Lake Brantley Teesside, United Kingdom 2013-14: Helped V8 to a first-place finish at the season-opening Car- dinal Invitational with a time of 6:39.40 … took the V8 crew to second place against Clemson, Iowa, Buffalo, Kansas and Purdue, finishing High School: A four-year letterwinner in swimming … helped program behind only Clemson with a time of 6:49.03 … a member of the V8 that to National Schools Championship … a member of the Tees Rowing came in second place at the Oregon State Classic (6:37.53) and UVA Club … selected to participate in the Great Britain World Class Start Invite (6:52.9 and 6:46.4) … at the ACC Championship Grand Finale, program … finished second in the women’s 4 at the National Schools member of the V8 that placed fifth with a season-best time of 6:37.5. Regatta. Fall 2013: Member of the 2V8 that placed 24th out of 52 entries at the Personal: Born September 15, 1995 … daughter of Brenda and Andy Princeton Chase. Findlay. 2012-13: Powered the boat to a second-place finish at the ACC Cham- pionships, topping Clemson and finishing behind only ACC Champion Virginia...helped the V8 to finishes of second and fourth place at the Clemson Invitational, including a second-place time of 6:25.1 that was the fourth fastest in school history...rowed with the V8 that advanced to the Grand Final of the Jessop-Whittier Cup...earned ACC Crew of the Week honors with the V8 following the Jessop-Whittier Cup...sat three- seat in the V8 that defeated Clemson in the season-opening regatta at Clemson...at the Cardinal Invitational, rowed with the V8 that took Sarah Fletcher second place in two races behind Notre Dame and Virginia...rowed with 5-11 • Freshman the V8 that defeated Michigan State at the UVa Invitational. London, United Kingdom High School: Four-year letterwinner at Lake Brantley High School in Altamonte Springs, Fla....led Lake Brantley to the Florida State Scho- High School: A three-year letterwinner for head coach Thomas Burron lastic Championships...helped her V8 take second in the state competi-
- 10 - DUKE ROWING 2014-15 MEDIA GUIDE tion...captured top-three finishes at the Southern Erg Sprints in 2009, 2011 and 2012 and a fourth-place finish in 2010...as a junior, helped her boat place second in the women’s junior 8 at the Stotesbury Cup Regatta...placed second in the women’s junior 8 at Scholastic Nation- als...attented the US Junior Women’s National Team Sweep Selection Camp...selected to compete with the US Junior Women’s Rowing Team in the CanAmMex Regatta...named team MVP as a junior...received the Hammer Award three consecutive years and the Freshman Ham- mer Award as a freshman...member of the National Honor Society and Beta Club...named to the President’s List all four years of high school... Dorothy Jones served as a junior and senior class representative...graduated among 5-5 • Sophomore the top 25 in her class of 625. Andover, Mass. Phillips Academy Personal: Born Hannah Elise Hewitt on Dec. 3, 1993 in Orlando, Fla.... daughter of Dean and Mary Ann Hewitt. 2013-14: Rowed with the Novice8 at the season-opening Cardinal Invi- tational, helping the boat finish in 7:25.66 … also a member of the 3V8 (7:34.28) during the Cardinal Invitational … a key part of the 3V8 that finished first out of seven boats at Clemson, topping Iowa, two Kansas squads, Clemson, Buffalo and Purdue … Blue Devils finished in 7:16.7, nearly two seconds ahead of Iowa.
Elizabeth Horne 5-8 • Sophomore
London, United Kingdom ROWERS The Lady Eleanor Halles School
2013-14: A key member of the 2V8 that placed third (6:59.90) against Hope Knochenhauer Clemson, Iowa, Kansas, Buffalo and Purdue, finishing only behind the 5-6 • Sophomore Tigers and Hawkeyes … a member of the 2V8 that downed No. 20 Or- Fair Haven, N.J. egon State’s crew at the Oregon State Classic with a time of 6:41.8 … Rumson-Fair Haven a member of the V8 that came in second place at the UVA Invite (6:52.9 and 6:46.4) … at the ACC Championship Grand Finale, member of the 2013-14: Rowed with the Novice8 at the season-opening Cardinal Invi- V8 that placed fifth with a season-best time of 6:37.5. tational, helping the boat finish in 7:25.66 … also a member of the 3V8 (7:34.28) during the Cardinal Invitational … a key part of the 3V8 that Fall 2013: Rowed with the V8 that placed 13th out of 52 entries at the finished first out of seven boats at Clemson, topping Iowa, two Kansas Princeton Chase. squads, Clemson, Buffalo and Purdue … Blue Devils finished in 7:16.7, nearly two seconds ahead of Iowa. High School: Three-year letterwinner at The Lady Eleanor Holles School...captained the team as a senior...earned team MVP honors in High School: A four-year letterwinner under head coach John Crilly … 2012 and 2013, received the Nigel Noble Trophy of Excellence three served as captain as a senior … elected team’s most valuable rower times in 2011, 2012 and 2013...as a senior, claimed three gold medals during sophomore campaign … member of the National Honor Society, at the La Coupe de la Jeunesse as a representative of Great Britain’s Math League and Science League. junior team in the quad and eight...honored with the Prize for Excel- lence in Sports in 2013...guided her eight to a bronze finish at the Na- Personal: Born September 20, 1994 … daughter of Marie and Eric tional Schools Regatta in the junior division...won silver in the junior Knochenhauer … has two younger sisters, Rachel and Sophie. women’s pair at nationals...as a junior, powered her eight to the Head of the River championship in the junior women’s division for the sec- ond straight year...also claimed silver medals in the women’s eight and women’s quad at National Schools and in the junior women’s pair at La Coupe de la Jeunesse...as a sophomore, helped her eight win the Head of the River Championship in the junior women’s division while also setting an event record for that race...also won silver medals in the junior women’s quad at the Junior World Rowing Championships and in the junior 18 eight and junior 16 four...lettered in swimming. Patricia Kolman Personal: Born Elizabeth Francesca Marion Horne on April 14, 1995 5-9 • Senior in London...daughter of Ed and Dale Horne...father, Ed, played varsity rugby at the University of Oxford. Princeton, N.J. The Hun School
2013-14: Began the year as a member of the 2V4 at the season-open- ing Cardinal Invitational, as the boat finished in 7:53.08 during the morn- ing session and 7:58 during the afternoon session … also a member of the 2V8 (7:02.95) during the Cardinal Invitational … a key member of the 2V8 that placed third (6:59.90) against Clemson, Iowa, Kansas, Buffalo and Purdue, finishing only behind the Tigers and Hawkeyes … a member of the 2V8 that downed No. 20 Oregon State’s crew at the
- 11 - DUKE ROWING 2014-15 MEDIA GUIDE Oregon State Classic with a time of 6:41.8 … competed with the 2V8 at (7:34.28) during the Cardinal Invitational … joined the 3V8 at the UVA the UVA Invite, where the boat finished in 7:11.4 in the morning session Invite, helping the boat finish in 6:59.5, its first sub seven-minute mark and 7:07.8 in the second session … in the ACC Championship Grand of the campaign … competed with the 4V8 against Clemson, Buffalo Final, was a member of the Blue Devils’ 2V8 crew that placed sixth. and Purdue, helping the boat to a second-place finish (7:36.49), trailing only Clemson … a member of the 3V8 for the UVA Invite as the boat Fall 2013: Rowed with the 3V8 at the Princeton Chase, helping the clocked a time of 7:08.7 in the morning session and 6:59.5 in the after- boat place 31st out of 52 entries. noon session … part of the 3V8 for the ACC Championship, helping the boat to a fifth place finish in the final with a time of 7:08.3. 2012-13: Rowed with the 2V4 that beat Clemson in the season-open- ing regatta on Lake Hartwell...rowed with the 2V4 that defeated Louis- 2012-13: An ACC Academic Honor Roll selection...rowed with the 2V4 ville at the Cardinal Invitational...competed with the 2V4 at the Clemson that beat Clemson in the season-opening regatta on Lake Hartwell...... Invitational. rowed with the 2V4 that defeated Louisville at the Cardinal Invitation- al...competed with the 3V4 at the Clemson Invitational. High School: Rowed for the Mercer Junior Rowing Club as a senior... placed second at Mid-Atlantic Regionals in the V8+...member of the High School: Four-year letterwinner at Grosse Pointe South High first MJRC women’s 8 to attend US Rowing Youth Nationals...won Mer- School in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan...participated in the Youth cer Lake Super Sprints in the MJRC V8+...was a member of the row- National Championships in 2011 and 2012 as well as the Club National ing team at The Hun School as a junior and sophomore...as a junior, Championships...member of the 2010 US Rowing Junior National High placed seventh at the SRAA’s in the V4+...won Mercer Lake Super Performance Team...captained her high school squad as a senior...re- Sprints in the V4+ for The Hun School... finished second at the Mid-At- ceived all-academic honors during all four years...rowed with the Detroit lantic Regionals in the V4+ as a junior...placed ninth at the SRAAs om Boat Club Crew...also a member of the Grosse Pointe South swimming the V4+ as a sophomore...finished eighth in the V4+ at the Stotesbury team as a freshman and sophomore...swam long distance...member of her sophomore year....also a three-year letterwinner in swimming at the National Honor Society...President of the Varsity Club...Student As- The Hun School...was captain of her swim team he junior year... mem- sociation Senator and Student Government Senator...played violin with ber of the Honor Council and Discipline Committee during her senior the Chamber Orchestra...four-year member of the honor roll. and junior year. Personal: Born Jeanette Michelle Llorens on May 31, 1994 in Thou- Personal: Born October 14, 1992 in Knoxville, Tenn....the daughter of sand Oaks, Calif...daughter of Stephen and Kimberly Llorens...has a Mark and Amy Kolman..has one sister, Pepper...parents were mem- brother, Adam. bers of the University of Tennessee swim team. ROWERS
Kathleen Lyons Meagan Lew 5-11 • Senior 4-9 • Freshman Round Rock, Texas Boston, Mass. Round Rock Boston Latin School 2013-14: Opened the year as a member of the V4 (7:53) against Kan- High School: A four-year member of Community Rowing Inc., for head sas and Michigan State at the Cardinal Invitational … also took part in coaches Ethan Curren and Mike Baker … served as a captain as a the 2V8 during the Cardinal Invitational, helping the boat to a time of senior … as a junior, helped varsity lightweight 8 to a seventh-place 7:02.95 … competed with the V4 against Clemson, Iowa, Kansas, Buf- finish at USRowing Youth Nationals … at the Royal Canadian Henley, falo and Purdue, helping the boat to a fourth-place finish (7:51.11) … helped varsity 4 to a third-place showing … as a junior in the lightweight part of the V4 that took down No. 20 Oregon State at the Oregon State 8, guided the boat to a seventh-place finish at the youth nationals … a Classic with a time of 7:38.1, just a second faster than the Beavers … member of the National Honor Society. joined the 3V8 at the UVA Invite, helping the boat finish in 6:59.5, its first sub seven-minute mark of the campaign … part of the 3V8 for the Personal: Born February 15, 1996 … daughter of Alicia and Dennis ACC Championship, helping the boat to a fifth place finish in the final Lew … has a younger brother, Jacob. with a time of 7:08.3.
2012-13: Rowed with the 2V4 that beat Clemson in the season-open- ing regatta...rowed with the 2V4 that defeated Louisville at the Cardinal Invitational...competed with the 3V4 at the Clemson Invitational.
2011-12: Rowed with the N8 that placed third at the ACC Champion- ship...competed with the N8 that took second at the Dale England Cup.
High School: Played soccer and basketball in high school...won the Jeanette Llorens club soccer state championship in 2009 in the SII divisinon...member 5-10 • Junior of the National Honor Society. Grosse Pointe, Mich. Grosse Pointe South Personal: Born April 13, 1993 in Austin, Texas ...the daughter of Mi- chael and Joellen Lyons who are both ‘85 Duke graduates...has one sister, Annie, and two brothers, Nick and John...favorite athlete is Abby 2013-14: Rowed with the Novice8 at the season-opening Cardinal Invi- Wambach. tational, helping the boat finish in 7:25.66 … also a member of the 3V8
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Katherine Maitland Lauren Miranda 5-8 • Freshman 5-8 • Junior London, United Kingdom Clifton Park, N.Y. Shenendehowa
High School: Attended the Upton Court Grammar School and rowed at 2013-14: Part of the 2V8 for three races at the season-opening Cardi- Eton Excelsior Rowing Club for six years...named the Junior of the Year nal Invitational … a key member of the 2V8 that placed third (6:59.90) at Eton Excelsior in 2014...as a senior with Eton Excelsior, won the ju- against Clemson, Iowa, Kansas, Buffalo and Purdue, finishing only be- nior women’s quad event at the Head of the River Fours...also received hind the Tigers and Hawkeyes … a member of the 2V8 that downed a silver in the women’s J18 single at the National Schools Regatta... No. 20 Oregon State’s crew at the Oregon State Classic with a time of won gold medals in the women’s quad and women’s eight racing for 6:41.8 … competed with the 2V8 at the UVA Invite, where the boat fin- England at the Home Countries International Regatta...also took part in ished in 7:11.4 in the morning session and 7:07.8 in the second session the Henley Royal Regatta as a senior...during junior year, invited to at- … in the ACC Championship Grand Final, was a member of the Blue tend the Great Britain Junior Team selection camp...received a bronze Devils’ 2V8 crew that placed sixth. medal in the women’s J17 single at the National Schools Regatta...as a sophomore, attended the Great Britain Junior Team selection camp... 2012-13: Competed with the 2V4 at the Clemson Invitational. the runner up at the Henley Women’s Regatta in the women’s J16
quad and received a bronze in the women’s J16 quads at the National Fall 2012: Won gold with Duke’s Championship 8 entry at the Head of ROWERS Schools Regatta...during freshman year, received a gold medal in the the Hooch...powered the V8 to a 10th-place finish out of 55 entries at Women’s J15 single and quads at the British Rowing Championships. the Princeton Chase.
Personal: Born Katherine Juliet Maitland on Nov. 16, 1995...daughter High School: Three-year letterwinner at Shenendehowa High School of Alison and David Maitland...has one sister, Sophie. in Clifton Park, N.Y....helped the Shenendehowa 1V8 to three straight top-three finishes in the state and sectional competitions...led the V8 to a third-place finish in the state competition, second in sectionals and 15th in the national competition...notched a third-place finish at the Head of the Housatonic and seventh at the head of the Charles as a senior...as a junior, powered the V8 to a fifth-place finish at the Canadian nationals, second in the state competition and seventh in the national competition...as a sophomore, helped the U17 8+ win the CSSRA Canadian Nationals...received the White Letter Award for Outstanding Commitment to a Team in 2011...member of the National Sarah Mayo Honor Society...member of the high honor roll for all four years. 5-6 • Senior Personal: Born Lauren Melissa Miranda on Jan. 7, 1994 in Clifton Park, Dublin, Ohio N.Y....daughter of Joseph and Susan Miranda...has a brother, Mike. Dublin Coffman
2013-14: Rowed with the Novice8 at the season-opening Cardinal Invi- tational, helping the boat finish in 7:25.66 … a key part of the 3V8 that finished first out of seven boats at Clemson, topping Iowa, two Kansas squads, Clemson, Buffalo and Purdue … Blue Devils finished in 7:16.7, nearly two seconds ahead of Iowa.
2012-13: An ACC Academic Honor Roll selection...competed in the 3V4 that topped Louisville at the Cardinal Invitational...rowed with the Caroline Murphy 3V4 at the Clemson Invitational. 5-10 • Sophomore High School: Four-year member of the swimming team at Dublin Coff- Saratoga Springs, N.Y. man...served as captain as a senior...member of the National Honor Saratoga Springs Society...named AP Scholar with Distiniction as a junior and senior...a 2013-14: Competed with the V4 during day one of the season-opening National Merit Commented Scholar...member of the Student Athletic Cardinal Invitational and joined the 2V4 for the second day as the boat Council. defeated two Notre Dame squads with a time of 7:39.10 … rowed with the V4 against Clemson, Iowa, Kansas, Buffalo and Purdue, helping Personal: Born January 6, 1993 in Brazosport, Texas...the daughter the boat to a fourth-place finish in 7:51.11 … part of the V4 that took of Stephen and Caroline Mayo...has one sister, Marybeth, and three down No. 20 Oregon State at the Oregon State Classic with a time of brothers, Allen, Louie and Ben. 7:38.1, a second faster than the Beavers … competed with the 2V8 at the UVA Invite, where the boat finished in 7:11.4 in the morning session and 7:07.8 in the second session … in the ACC Championship Grand Final, was a member of the Blue Devils’ 2V8 crew that placed sixth.
- 13 - DUKE ROWING 2014-15 MEDIA GUIDE High School: Rowed with the Saratoga Springs High School club… Helped her team win gold three times her senior year in the women’s eight at the Head of the Charles Regatta, in the U19 women’s eight at the Sydney International Rowing Regatta, and at the CSSRA Nation- als… Came in fourth in the U19 women’s pair at the Canadian Henley Regatta as a senior… During her junior year, brought home two med- als from the Youth Nationals Regatta, earning fourth in the women’s pair and in the women’s eight… Earned the bronze in both the SRAA Nationals Regatta and the Head of the Charles Regatta in the women’s eight her junior year… silver-winner in the Canadian Henley Regatta in Lena Patel the junior women’s pair… as a sophomore, received fifth place at the 5-6 • Freshman Head of the Charles Regatta and second place at the SKAA Nationals Orinda, Calif. Regatta in the women’s eight… Earned gold at both the Stotesbury The College Prepratory School Cup regatta and the SRAA Nationals in the women’s freshman eight… member of the National Honor Society… earned an Academic Achieve- High School: A four-year member of the Oakland Strokes under head ment Award in 2013. coach Derek Byrnes … member of the lightweight 8 that placed sec- ond at the USRowing Youth National Championships … member of Personal: Born Caroline Kip Murphy on March 3, 1995 in Saratoga an undefeated novice 8 boat as a freshman … founder of the College Springs, NY… daughter of James and Laurie Murphy… has one sister, Preparatory School’s Title IX Club. Claire. Personal: Born April 28, 1996 … daughter of Lori and Shami Patel … has two younger sisters, Sonya and Mira … mother is a 1996 graduate of Duke while father is a 1997 graduate.
Tani O’Neill 5-10 • Sophomore ROWERS McLean, Va. Anna Petterson McLean 5-11 • Freshman Westport, Conn. 2013-14: Helped 2V4 to a win against Notre Dame at the season-open- ing Cardinal Invitational with a time of 7:39.10 … also a member of Staples the V4 at the Cardinal Invitational, rowing against Kansas and Michi- gan State … competed with the V4 against Clemson, Iowa, Kansas, High School: Member of the Saugatuck Rowing Club … guided wom- Buffalo and Purdue, helping the boat to a fourth-place finish (7:51.11) en’s 8 boat to two consecutive undefeated seasons … winning streak … part of the V4 that took down No. 20 Oregon State at the Oregon was only stopped at the A final of the US Youth Rowing Nationals, when State Classic with a time of 7:38.1, a second faster than the Beavers boat placed fourth overall … during junior year, a key member of the … competed with the 2V8 at the UVA Invite, where the boat finished in varsity 8 that won the Mercer Lake Springs, Saratoga Invitational, US- 7:11.4 in the morning session and 7:07.8 in the second session … in Rowing Northeast Regional Championships, Long Island Champion- the ACC Championship Grand Final, was a member of the Blue Devils’ ships, Head of the Riverfront and Head of the Housatonic … competed 2V8 crew that placed sixth. in the varsity 2 at the Head of the Charles and finished sixth … also as a sophomore, received a bronze medal in the varsity 1 and varsity 4 at Fall 2013: Rowed with the 3V8 at the Princeton Chase, helping the the Long Island Junior Championship … during sophomore campaign, boat place 31st out of 52 entries. helped variety 8 to a third-place showing at the Independence Day Re- gatta and second place at the Head of the Housatonic … as a member High School: Three-year letterwinner at McLean High School...named of the varsity 4, guided boat to a second-place finish at club nationals All-Met first team as a senior after helping McLean win the junior eight and first at the Tail of the Fish … also a competitive horseback rider. and take second in the junior four at Club Nationals...as a junior, helped pace the four to a second-place finish at Club Nationals...helped the Personal: Born September 17, 1996 … daughter of Jill and John Pet- varsity four win the VARSA State Championship as a sophomore. terson … has one older brother, Jake, who was also a part of the Sau- gatuck Rowing Club … relative of Cal Berkeley head women’s basket- Personal: Born Tani Marie O’Neill on May 2, 1995 in Puerto Rico... ball coach Lindsay Gottlieb. daughter of Robert O’Neill and Camille Galanes-O’Neill...has a sister, Hana.
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Simone Pitre 5-3 • Junior Stoney Creek, Ont. Julie Rohde Blessed Trinity Catholic Secondary 5-10 • Senior Purchase, N.Y. 2013-14: A key member of the 2V8 that placed third (6:59.90) against Convent of the Sacred Heart Clemson, Iowa, Kansas, Buffalo and Purdue, finishing only behind the Tigers and Hawkeyes … a member of the 2V8 that downed No. 20 Fall 2013: Member of the 2V8 that placed 24th out of 52 entries at the Oregon State’s crew at the Oregon State Classic with a time of 6:41.8 Princeton Chase. … competed with the 2V8 at the UVA Invite, where the boat finished in 7:11.4 in the morning session and 7:07.8 in the second session … 2012-13: Member of the 2V8 that logged the third-fastest time in school at the ACC Championship Grand Final, was the coxswain of the Blue history, doing so at the Clemson Invitational with a time of 6:43.3... Devils’ 2V8 crew that placed sixth. rowed in the 2V8 that advanced to the Petite Final of the Jessop-Whit- tier Cup...helped the 2V8 capture two second-place finishes at the Car- Coxed the 2V8 that placed 24th out of 52 entries at the Fall 2013: dinal Invitational. Princeton Chase. 2011-12: Competed with the 2V8 at the ACC Championship, helping
Coxswain of the 2V8...coxed the boat to a fourth-place finish ROWERS 2012-13: the boat to a fourth-place finish...helped Duke’s 2V8 to a second-place at the ACC Championships...a member of the 2V8 that advanced to finish at the Knecht Cup...rowed with the 2V8 that placed fourth in the the Petite Final of the Jessop-Whittier Cup...coxed the 2V8 to a pair Grand Final at the Dad Vail Regatta. of second-place finishes at the Cardinal Invitational...coxswain of the 2V8 that logged the third-fastest time in school history, doing so at the High School: As a senior captured the petite final of NEIRA’s in the Clemson Invitational with a time of 6:43.3. Varsity 8...placed 15th at Head of the Charles in the Varsity 4...won the Coach’s Award...placed second in the First time at the Independence Rowed with the St. Catharine’s Rowing Club...named St. High School: Day Regatta in her junior year...named Most Improved on Varsity in Catharine’s coxswain of the year as a senior...a four-time gold medalist 2009. at the Royal Canadian Henley Regatta...served as a men’s coxswain for Team Canada at CanAmMex Regatta. Personal: Born February 22, 1993 in Purchase, N.Y. ...the daughter of Greg and Darla Rohde..has two brothers, Rex and Kevin, and one Born Simone Anne Pitre on March 3, 1994 in Toronto, Ont.... Personal: sister, Jennifer. daughter of Ron and Eugenia Pitre...has two sisters, Soley and Celine.
Sarah Rapaport 5-4 • Freshman Boston, Mass. Belmont Laura Rosas 5-4 • Sophomore High School: A two-year letterwinner for head coach Mike Baker … as Orinda, Calif. a junior, took part in the USRowing Youth National Championships as Miramonte a part of the lightweight 8 and earned seventh place … lightweight 8 also took second at the USRowing Northeast Regional Championships 2013-14: Made season debut as part of 4V8 that placed second … won the Lowell Invitational Regatta as a member of the lightweight (7:36.49) against Clemson, Buffalo and Purdue, finishing only behind 8 during junior year … also as a junior, participated in the USRow- the Tigers … joined the 3V8 at the UVA Invite, helping the boat finish in ing Club National Championships with a senior lightweight 4 and the 6:59.5, its first sub seven-minute mark of the campaign … part of the intermediate lightweight 4, earning third place with both boats … dur- 3V8 for the ACC Championship, helping the boat to a fifth place finish ing sophomore year, youth 4 took 10th place at the USRowing Club in the final with a time of 7:08.3. National Championships … earned three letters in three other sports … as a freshman, lettered in alpine ski racing and was a Boston Globe Fall 2013: Rowed with the 3V8 at the Princeton Chase, helping the Massachusetts All-Star Ski East selection … a distance runner in track boat place 31st out of 52 entries. and received one letter, and was a letterwinner for one year in field hockey … received AP Scholar with distinction accolades … served as the Co-President of the Community Service Club … a member of the chamber orchestra and National Honor Society.
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Fall 2013: Rowed with the V8 that placed 13th out of 52 entries at the Princeton Chase.
2012-13: An ACC Academic Honor Roll selection...powered the boat to a second-place finish at the ACC Championships, topping Clemson and finishing behind only ACC Champion Virginia...helped the V8 to finishes of second and fourth place at the Clemson Invitational, includ- Sophia Staal ing a second-place time of 6:25.1 that was the fourth fastest in school 5-8 • Senior history...rowed with the V8 that advanced to the Grand Final of the Jes- Nairobi, Kenya sop-Whittier Cup...earned ACC Crew of the Week honors with the V8 International School of Kenya following the Jessop-Whittier Cup...sat two-seat in the V8 that defeated Clemson in the season-opening regatta at Clemson...at the Cardinal 2013-14: Named to the All-ACC Academic Team and was a Collegiate Invitational, rowed with the V8 that took second place in two races be- Rowing Coaches Association Scholar-Athlete honoree … rowed with hind Notre Dame and Virginia...rowed with the V8 that defeated Michi- the V4 at the season-opening Cardinal Invitational, clocking a time of gan State at the UVa Invitational. 7:57.50 … also part of the 2V8 for two races at the Cardinal Invitational … member of the 2V4 that placed third against Iowa, Kansas and two High School: Two-year letterwinner at Brien McMahon High School... Clemson squads with a time of 7:56.57 … part of the 2V8 that downed won gold in the junior women’s pair at the Youth National Champion- No. 20 Oregon State’s crew at the Oregon State Classic with a time of ships in 2012...competed in the Head of the Charles regatta in 2010 6:41.8 … rowed with the V4 at the UVA Invite as the boat finished in and 2011...won silver in the junior four and pair at the Independence 7:37.5 during the early session and 7:41.6 in the second session … at Day Regatta in 2012. the ACC Championship Grand Finale, member of the V4 that took third with a season-best time of 7:35.7. Personal: Born Alexandra Caroline Stonehill on December 14, 1994 in Stamford, Conn....daughter of David and Elisabeth Stonehill...has two Fall 2013: Rowed with the 3V8 at the Princeton Chase, helping the sisters, Katherine and Sarah. boat place 31st out of 52 entries.
2012-13: A CRCA Scholar-Athlete...an ACC Academic Honor Roll selection...a member of the V4 that finished second at the ACC Cham-
ROWERS pionships behind only Virginia...member of the 2V8 that logged the third-fastest time in school history, doing so at the Clemson Invitational with a time of 6:43.3...rowed in the 2V8 that advanced to the Petite Final of the Jessop-Whittier Cup...helped the 2V8 capture two second- place finishes at the Cardinal Invitational...competed with the varsity four that topped Michigan State at the UVa Invitational. Claire Vannelli 5-11 • Senior 2011-12: Rowed with the N8 that placed third at the ACC Champion- London, Ontario ship...competed with the N8 that placed second at the Dale England Cup. Brentwood College School
High School: Member of the National Honor Society...chairperson of 2013-14: Helped V8 to its season-best time in the ACC Champion- the Habitat for Humanity. ship Grand Finale that helped the Blue Devils to a fifth-place finish in the event and fifth place overall showing in the tournament … key to Personal: Born May 4, 1993 in Nairobi, Kenya...the daughter of Steven Duke’s upset of No. 20 Oregon State as a member of the V8 … Blue and Sarah Staal...has one brother, Dirk, and one sister, Isabelle. Devils were ranked at No. 20 in the first edition of the Collegiate Row- ing Coaches Association/US Rowing Coaches Poll … helped V8 place second among six boats, behind only Clemson, in a six-squad event … guided V8 to a season-opening win at the Cardinal Invitational, topping Michigan State and Kansas … in the fall, rowed with the V8 that placed 13th out of 52 entries at the Princeton Chase.
2012-13: Powered V8 to a second-place finish at the ACC Champi- onships, topping Clemson and finishing behind only ACC Champion Virginia...helped the V8 to finishes of second and fourth place at the Clemson Invitational, including a second-place time of 6:25.1 that was the fourth fastest in school history...rowed with the V8 that advanced to Alex Stonehill the Grand Final of the Jessop-Whittier Cup...earned ACC Crew of the 5-10 • Junior Week honors with the V8 following the Jessop-Whittier Cup...sat sev- Norwalk, Conn. en-seat in the V8 that defeated Clemson in the season-opening regatta Brien McMahon at Clemson...at the Cardinal Invitational, rowed with the V8 that took second place in two races behind Notre Dame and Virginia...rowed with 2013-14: Named to the All-ACC Academic Team … helped V8 to a the V8 that defeated Michigan State at the UVa Invitational. first-place finish at the season-opening Cardinal Invitational with a time of 6:39.40 … took the V8 crew to second place against Clemson, Iowa, Fall 2012: Won three gold medals at the Head of the Hooch, lead- Buffalo, Kansas and Purdue, finishing behind only Clemson with a time ing Duke to top finishes in the Championship 8, Championship 4 and of 6:49.03 … member of the V8 at the Oregon State Classic, helping Open 2...powered the V8 to a 10th-place finish out of 55 entries at the the boat to finish in 6:37.53 and 6:38.96 … joined the V8 at the UVA In- Princeton Chase. vite as the boat finished in 6:52.9 during the first session and 6:46.4 in the second session … at the ACC Championship Grand Finale, mem-
- 16 - DUKE ROWING 2014-15 MEDIA GUIDE 2011-12: Rowed with V8 in the ACC Championship, helping the boat to a third-place finish behind Virginia and Clemson...member of the V8 crew that won ACC Crew of the Week honors after winning the Knecht Cup...rowed with the V8 that took in the Grand Final at the Dad Vail Regatta...helped Duke capture the Dale England cup by rowing the V8 to a top finish...won the V8 Grand Final at the San Diego Crew Classic.
High School: Started rowing her junior year...as a senior, captured first place in the 1x at the National Rowing Championships...won the Sr. Sarah Wall Women 2xfour-year winner of the Subject Awards...won the Academic Silver Medal as a freshman, sophomore and junior...received the 2011 5-2 • Sophomore Rowing Colours.. Palm Harbor, Fla. Palm Harbor University HS Personal: Born June 29, 1993 in London Ontario...the daughter of Tony Vannelli and Kelly Regan...has one brother, Joseph, and one sis- 2013-14: Began the year as a member of the 2V4 at the season- ter Kathleen. opening Cardinal Invitational, as the boat finished in 7:53.08 during the morning session and 7:58 during the afternoon session … also rowed with the V4 at the Cardinal Invitational, clocking a time of 7:57.50 … A key part of the 3V8 that finished first out of seven boats at Clemson, topping Iowa, two Kansas squads, Clemson, Buffalo and Purdue … Blue Devils finished in 7:16.7, nearly two seconds ahead of Iowa.
2012-13: An ACC Academic Honor Roll selection...rowed with the 2N8 at the Cardinal Invitational...also competed with the 2N8 against Clem- Karolina Wadolowska son and Eastern Michigan. High School: Four-year letterwinner at Palm Harbor University High
5-11 • Senior ROWERS Cape Coral, Fla. School...named all-district as a senior...lettered four years in tennis and two years in cross country...member of the National Honor Society...a Cape Coral national merit scholar...received the Girl Scout Gold Award...member of the Mu Alpha Theta math honor society and the Spanish Honor Soci- 2013-14: Began the year as a member of the 2V4 at the season- ety...earned AP Scholar with Distinction honors. opening Cardinal Invitational, as the boat finished in 7:53.08 during the morning session … key part of the 3V8 that finished first out of seven Personal: Born Sarah Catherine Wall on March 12, 1994 in Palm boats at Clemson, topping Iowa, two Kansas squads, Clemson, Buf- Harbor, Fla....daughter of David Wall and Diana Heather Heath...has falo and Purdue … Blue Devils finished in 7:16.7, nearly two seconds a brother, Brian, and a sister, Jennifer...mother, Diana, and sister, Jen- ahead of Iowa. nifer, are Duke alumni. 2012-13: A CRCA Scholar-Athlete... an ACC Academic Honor Roll selection...rowed with the 2V8 that placed fourth at the ACC Championships...a member of the V4 that posted the third-fastest time in school history for that race, clocking a 7:20.1 at the Clemson Invi- tational...competed in the 3V4 that topped Louisville at the Cardinal Invitational.
2011-12: Rowed with the N8 that placed third at the ACC Champion- ship...competed with the N8 that placed second at the Dale England Cup. Caroline Williams 5-9 • Senior High School: As a senior, won the State Championship in the quad... Raleigh, N.C. finished third at the Southeast Regionals in the women’s V8+...placed Raleigh Charter third in the State of Florida in women’s V8+... won the Midwest Re- gional Championshp as a sophomore...graduated Suma Cum Laude... 2013-14: A second team Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association All- member of the Red Cross Club and the One Campaign Club...interned South Region honoree as well as a second team All-ACC selection … for Matt Caldwell for State House Campaign...member of the Interme- named to the All-ACC Academic Team … helped V8 to a first-place fin- diat Orchestra. ish at the season-opening Cardinal Invitational with a time of 6:39.40 … rowed with the V8 for two more races during the opening weekend … Personal: Born February 13, 1993 in Cape Coral, Fla. ...the daughter took the V8 crew to second place against Clemson, Iowa, Buffalo, Kan- of Marek and Beatha Wadolowski...has one sister, Patrycja. sas and Purdue, finishing behind only Clemson with a time of 6:49.03 … competed with the V8 at the Oregon State Classic, helping the boat finish in 6:37.53 and 6:38.96 … guided the V8 to times of 6:52.9 and 6:46.4 while at the UVA Invite … at the ACC Championship Grand Fina- le, member of the V8 that placed fifth with a season-best time of 6:37.5.
Fall 2013: Stroked the V8 that placed 13th out of 52 entries at the Princeton Chase.
2012-13: An ACC Academic Honor Roll selection...a member of the V4 that finished second at the ACC Championships behind only Virginia... rowed in the 2V8 that advanced to the Petite Final of the Jessop-Whit- tier Cup...helped the 2V8 capture two second-place finishes at the Car-
- 17 - DUKE ROWING 2014-15 MEDIA GUIDE dinal Invitational...competed with the varsity four that topped Michigan ing only behind the Tigers and Hawkeyes … joined the 3V8 at the UVA State at the UVa Invitational. Invite, helping the boat finish in 6:59.5, its first sub seven-minute mark of the campaign … part of the 3V8 for the ACC Championship, helping Fall 2012: Won gold with Duke’s Championship 8 entry at the Head of the boat to a fifth place finish in the final with a time of 7:08.3. the Hooch...powered the V8 to a 10th-place finish out of 55 entries at the Princeton Chase. Fall 2013: Rowed with the 3V8 at the Princeton Chase, helping the boat place 31st out of 52 entries. 2011-12: Rowed with the N8 that placed third at the ACC Champion- ship...competed with the N8 that placed second at the Dale England High School: Rowed with Berkeley Preparatory School rowing team… Cup. captained the team as a junior and senior... won silver at the Indepen- dence Regatta and bronze at Sculling States in the single her senior High School: Three-year letterwinner in volleyball...played middle hit- year… Came in sixth place at the Sweap States in the women’s pair as ter as a senior, junior and sophomore...member of the National Honor a senior… Her junior year, set a course record and won gold at South- Society and Tri-music Honor Society. ern Sprints… earned first at the Miami International and third at Scull- ing States in the women’s single as a junior… also came in sixth in the Personal: Born November 6, 1992 in Raleigh, N.C. ...the daughter of single 500m dash at the Canadian Henley… sophomore captain of her Collins and Joey Williams...has one sister, Anne...her father is a ‘83 volleyball team… earned title of MVP in volleyball her sophomore year. Duke graduate...her mother is a ‘84 Duke graduate. Personal: Born Caroline Alexandra Willis on March 19, 1995 in Tam- pa, Fla… daughter of Mike and Laura Willis… has two sisters, Ginny and Meggie.
Grace Williams 5-10 • Freshman Vienna, Va. Mary Wilson James Madison 5-5 • Junior ROWERS High School: A four-year letterwinner under head coach Paul Allbright Laurens, S.C. … named to the All-Met first team and All-Madison first team as a se- St. Andrews nior … served as captain of the squad during final campaign … helped varsity 8 to a silver medal at the Virginia state meet and to a bronze 2013-14: A Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association Scholar-Athlete medal at the Scholastic Rowing Association of America (SRAA) Na- honoree … helped 2V4 to a win against Notre Dame at the season- tional Championship Regatta … received the Coaches’ Award as a ju- opening Cardinal Invitational with a time of 7:39.10 … also competed nior, when varsity 8 went undefeated … helped varsity 8 to the SRAA with the V4 for two races against Kansas, Michigan State and Louisville national championship, finishing the race in 4:50.48, nearly a second at the Cardinal Invitational … competed with the V4 against Clemson, faster than the second-place boat … helped varsity 8 to the program’s Iowa, Kansas, Buffalo and Purdue, helping the boat to a fourth-place first title at the Stotesbury Regatta … during sophomore year, guided finish (7:51.11) … part of the V4 that took down No. 20 Oregon State varsity 8 to an undefeated regular season and first-place finish at the at the Oregon State Classic with a time of 7:38.1, a second faster than Virginia Scholastic Rowing Association (VASRA) meet … boat finished the Beavers … competed with the 2V8 at the UVA Invite, where the fourth at the SRAA Nationals … as a freshman, helped second varsity 8 boat finished in 7:11.4 in the morning session and 7:07.8 in the second to an undefeated regular season and first place at the VASRA meet … session … in the ACC Championship Grand Final, was a member of in addition to high school accomplishments, took part in the 2011 Junior the Blue Devils’ 2V8 crew that placed sixth. Rowing National Team Development Camp … a member of the 2012 World Development Team in Berlin, Germany … a year later, in 2013, Fall 2013: Member of the 2V8 that placed 24th out of 52 entries at the was invited to the Winter Junior National Team High Performance Princeton Chase. Camp … member of the National Honor Society. 2012-13: An ACC Academic Honor Roll selection...stroked the V4 to Personal: Born June 12, 1996 … daughter of Lisa and Lou Williams … the Grand Final of the Jessop-Whittier Cup...helped the V4 take sec- has two older brothers, Peter and Mark, and an older sister, Caroline. ond in the second race of the Cardinal Invitational...competed with the 2V4 at the Clemson Invitational.
Prep: Two-year letterwinner at St. Andrew’s School in Middletown, Del....rowed in St. Andrew’s top boat as a senior...received the school’s Cresson Prize for making the greatest improvement in athletics during high school...three-sport athlete who lettered four years in field hockey and four in swimming...won a conference championship with the swim- ming team...honored with the coach’s award in swimming...tabbed All- America Academic in swimming...graduated magna cum laude...editor Caroline Willis of the yearbook junior and senior years...member of the Environmental 5-9 • Sophomore Stewards Club...four-year mentor at a local middle school. Tampa, Fla. Berkeley Prepatory School Personal: Born Mary Jaudon Wilson on Nov. 28, 1993 in Philadelphia, Pa....daughter of Samuel and Dorothy Wilson...has a sister, Elizabeth... 2013-14: Part of the 2V8 (6:58.23 and 7:02.95) at the season-open- cousin, Billy Hess, played baseball at Columbia and went on to play ing Cardinal Invitational … a key member of the 2V8 that placed third and coach professional baseball internationally...cousin, Robert Hess, (6:59.90) against Clemson, Iowa, Kansas, Buffalo and Purdue, finish- swam for Savannah College of Art & Design.
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Rachel Wolsfelt 5-11 • Junior Boston, Mass. Boston Latin
2013-14: Began the year as a member of the 2V4 at the season- opening Cardinal Invitational, as the boat finished in 7:53.08 during the morning session and 7:58 during the afternoon session … also joined the 3V8 during the Cardinal Invitational, helping the boat to a time of 7:34.28 … a key part of the 3V8 that finished first out of seven boats at Clemson, topping Iowa, two Kansas squads, Clemson, Buffalo and Purdue … Blue Devils finished in 7:16.7, nearly two seconds ahead of Iowa.
2012-13: An ACC Academic Honor Roll selection...rowed with the 2V8 that placed fourth at the ACC Championships...rowed with the V4 that posted the third-fastest time in school history for that race, clocking a 7:20.1 at the Clemson Invitational...a member of the V4 that advanced to the Grand Final of the Jessop-Whittier Cup...helped the V4 take sec- ROWERS ond in the second race of the Cardinal Invitational.
High School: Three-year letterwinner at Boston Latin School in Bos- ton, Mass....rowed at Boston Latin from freshman to junior years be- fore joining Community Rowing Incorporated during the summer of her junior year...with CRI, rowed in the three-seat in the V8 and placed second at the regional championships...took sixth at the Youth National Championships in Oak Ridge, Tenn....took second in the Club National 2012 Championships in the V8...member of the US Rowing Junior Na- tional CanAmMex Team...also a three-year letterwinner on the volley- ball team as a middle hitter...member of the National Honor Society and Boston Scholar Athlete Zone...a counselor and tutor for the August Scholars Program...received the Modern Prize all four years for receiv- ing no grade lower than a B-.
Prep: Born Rachel Martha Wolsfelt on June 18, 1994 in Boston, Mass....daughter of Robert Wolsfelt and Nancy Ludwig...has a sister, Hanna.
Judy Zhu 5-4 • Junior Harbin, China
Prior to Duke: Attended the University of Calgary for one year before transferring to Duke … a member of the Sir Winston Churchill swim- ming and diving team … served as president of the Christian Life Club and was a co-founder of the Young Cups Cancer Awareness Club.
Personal: Born July 30, 1994 … daughter of Quan and Min Zhu … born in Harbin, China.
- 19 - DUKE ROWING 2014-15 MEDIA GUIDE ACC CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY 2014 ACC Championships — April 21, 2012 on Lake Hartwell (Clemson, S.C.) Team Overall 1V4 Novice 8+ 2V8 1V8 Virginia 1st (80) 1st (7:21.3) 1st (6:38.2) 1st (6:34.8) 1st (6:22.7) Notre Dame 2nd (67) 2nd (7:30.0) 2nd (6:56.4) 3rd (6:44.7) 2nd (6:28.8) Syracuse 3rd (61) 4th (7:39.8) 3rd (6:56.9) 2nd (6:43.4) 3rd (6:33.0) Clemson 4th (48) 5th (7:42.8) 4th (7:02.1) 4th (6:57.0) 4th (6:36.5) Duke 5th (41) 3rd (7:35.7) 5th (7:08.3) 6th (7:09.1) 5th (6:37.5) Miami 6th (28) — — 5th (7:01.6) 6th (6:50.6) Boston College 7th (23) 6th (7:47.7) 6th (7:12.0) — — North Carolina 8th (11) — 7th (7:20.2) — —
2013 ACC Championships — April 21, 2012 on Lake Hartwell (Clemson, S.C.) Team Overall 1V4 Novice 8+ 2V8 1V8 Virginia 1st (60) 1st (7:27.16) 1st (7:18.61) 1st (7:05.17) 1st (6:46.08) Clemson 2nd (52) 3rd (7:38.06) 3rd (7:33.01) 2nd (7:11.98) 3rd (6:57.47) Duke 3rd (41) 2nd (7:36.14) 5th (7:54.45) 4th (7:25.34) 2nd (6:54.35) Miami 4th (27) 6th (7:58.10) 6th (8:13.53) 3rd (7:21.46) 4th (7:04.19) Boston College 5th (23) 4th (7:51.59) 4th (7:35.13) 5th (7:32.11) 5th (7:14.18) North Carolina 6th (16) 5th (7:56.93) 2nd (7:30.24) 6th (7:41.18) 6th (7:29.18)
2012 ACC Championships — April 21, 2012 on Lake Hartwell (Clemson, S.C.) Team Overall 1V4 Novice 8+ 2V8 1V8 Virginia 1st (56) 3rd (7:47.1) 1st (6:53.8) 1st (6:43.3) 1st (6:27.9) Clemson 2nd (52) 1st (7:37.9) 2nd (7:05.4) 2nd (6:51.6) 2nd (6:38.6) Duke 3rd (39) 2nd (7:46.6) 3rd (7:10.4) 4th (7:04.4) 3rd (6:44.1) Boston College 4th (27) 5th (7:59.6) 4th (7:10.7) 3rd (7:05.1) 5th (6:49.6) North Carolina 5th (18) 4th (7:56.8) 5th (7:25.6) 5th (7:16.0) 6th (7:04.6) Miami 6th (17) 6th (8:31.0) N/A 6th (7:25.4) 4th (7:02.8)
2011 ACC Championships — April 23, 2011 on Lake Hartwell (Clemson, S.C.) Team Overall 1V4 Novice 8+ 2V8 1V8 Virginia 1st (60) 1st (7:17.5) 1st (6:49.5) 2nd (6:35.9) 1st (6:23.9) Clemson 2nd (49) 2nd (7:28.0) 3rd (7:03.6) 1st (6:40.8) 2nd (6:25.1) Duke 3rd (41) 3rd (7:39.6) 2nd (7:01.0) 3rd (6:59.6) 3rd (6:41.4) Miami 4th (23) 6th (8:46.2) Did Not Enter 4th (7:04.5) 4th (6:49.6) Boston College 5th (22) 4th (7:44.8) 5th (7:24.1) 5th (7:09.9) 5th (6:55.5) North Carolina 6th (14) 5th (8:00.9) 4th (7:09.2) 6th (7:18.3) 6th (6:57.5)
2010 ACC Championships — April 24, 2010 on Lake Hartwell (Clemson, S.C.) Team Overall 1V4 Novice 8+ 2V8 1V8 Virginia 1st (60) 1st (7:08.1) 1st (6:49.4) 1st (6:59.4) 1st (6:34.2) Clemson 2nd (50) 2nd (7:19.6) 2nd (6:59.3) 2nd (7:12.2) 2nd (6:45.8) Duke 3rd (36) 3rd (7:40.9) Did Not Enter 3rd (7:23.9) 3rd (6:56.5) Boston College 4th (26) 4th (7:44.5) 4th (8:14.6) 4th (7:34.8) 5th (7:05.4) North Carolina 5th (18) 5th (7:47.0) 3rd (7:23.7) 5th (7:44.9) 6th (7:22.5) Miami 6th (14) 6th (8:11.5) Did Not Enter Did Not Enter 4th (7:02.6)
2009 ACC Championships — April 20, 2009 on Melton Lake (Oak Ridge, Tenn.) Team Overall 1V4 Novice 8+ 2V8 1V8 Clemson 1st (55) 1st (7:43.10) 3rd (7:17.90) 2nd (6:57.13) 1st (6:30.40) Virginia 2nd (54) 2nd (7:47.82) 1st (7:04.80) 1st (6:49.30) 2nd (6:47.92) Miami 3rd (34) 5th (8:20.24) 5th (8:12.02) 3rd (7:18.42) 3rd (7:00.01) Boston College 4th (23) 6th (8:34.35) Did Not Enter 4th (7:25.45) 4th (7:03.60) Duke 5th (21) 3rd (7:57.08) 2nd (7:11.85) Did Not Enter 5th (7:09.03) North Carolina 6th (19) 4th (8:14.94) 4th (7:30.53) 5th (7:42.99) 6th (7:11.62)
RECORDS 2008 ACC Championships — April 19, 2008 on Lake Hartwell (Clemson, S.C.) Team Overall 1V4 Novice 8+ 2V8 1V8 Virginia 1st (59) 1st (7:18.6) 2nd (6:47.9) 1st (6:31.4) 1st (6:22.0) Clemson 2nd (51) 2nd (7:25.9) 1st (6:46.3) 2nd (6:36.8) 2nd (6:32.6) Duke 3rd (33) 3rd (7:43.7) Did Not Enter 4th (6:58.9) 3rd (6:40.1) North Carolina 4th (28) 5th (7:50.8) 3rd (7:06.0) 3rd (6:55.1) 5th (6:48.1) Miami 5th (24) 4th (7:46.5) 4th (7:31.1) 6th (7:03.7) 4th (6:46.3) Boston College 6th (12) 6th (8:13.3) Did Not Enter 5th (7:03.1) 6th (6:48.6)
- 20 - DUKE ROWING 2014-15 MEDIA GUIDE ACC CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY 2007 ACC Championships — April 21, 2007 on Lake Hartwell (Clemson, S.C.) Team Overall 1V4 Novice 8+ 2V8 1V8 Virginia 1st (60) 1st (7:31.6) 1st (6:47.4) 1st (6:36.7) 1st (6:28.1) Clemson 2nd (46) 2nd (7:48.4) 2nd (7:06.3) 2nd (6:48.9) 3rd (6:33.8) Duke 3rd (43) 3rd (7:58.6) 4th (7:22.5) 3rd (6:51.2) 2nd (6:33.5) Miami 4th (25) 4th (8:00.9) 6th (8:06.8) 5th (6:55.6) 4th (6:40.2) Boston College 5th (23) 5th (8:10.3) 5th (7:25.6) 4th (6:55.5) 5th (6:41.7) North Carolina 6th (13) 6th (8:10.9) 3rd (7:10.6) 6th (7:14.7) 6th (6:55.4)
2006 ACC Championships — April 22, 2006 on Lake Hartwell (Clemson, S.C.) Team Overall 1V4 Novice 8+ 2V8 1V8 Virginia 1st (60) 1st (7:23.4) 1st (6:50.1) 1st (6:36.6) 1st (6:31.0) Duke 2nd (43) 3rd (7:46.5) Did Not Enter 2nd (6:50.8) 2nd (6:31.9) Miami 3rd (34) 4th (7:49.6) 4th (7:13.8) 4th (6:57.7) 3rd (6:39.1) Clemson 4th (30) 2nd (7:40.3) 5th (7:15.3) 5th (7:01.8) 4th (6:43.3) Boston College 5th (25) 5th (7:50.7) 2nd (7:03.5) 3rd (6:55.8) 6th (6:44.5) North Carolina 6th (17) 6th (8:16.2) 3rd (7:10.4) 6th (7:04.7) 5th (6:44.5)
2005 ACC Championships — April 23, 2005 on Lake Hartwell (Clemson, S.C.) Team Overall 1V4 Novice 8+ 2V8 1V8 Virginia 1st (49) 1st (7:55.4) 2nd (7:25.1) 1st (6:58.8) 1st (6:37.0) Clemson 2nd (41) 2nd (8:06.3) 1st (7:20.2) 2nd (7:12.2) 2nd (6:45.5) Duke 3rd (24) 5th (8:53.8) 5th (8:25.3) 3rd (7:17.4) 3rd (6:49.5) Miami 4th (19) 3rd (8:24.5) 4th (7:46.7) 5th (7:20.9) 4th (6:50.4) North Carolina 5th (17) 4th (8:33.8) 3rd (7:34.3) 4th (7:20.3) 5th (6:56.1)
2004 ACC Championships — April 17, 2004 on Lake Hartwell (Clemson, S.C.) Team Overall 1V4 Novice 8+ 2V8 1V8 Virginia 1st (40) 1st (7:45.1) 1st (7:11.2) 1st (6:47.1) 1st (6:34.3) Duke 2nd (25) 3rd (8:06.1) Did Not Enter 2nd (6:56.7) 2nd (6:42.6) Clemson 3rd (23) 2nd (7:50.8) 2nd (7:13.9) 3rd (6:58.6) 3rd (6:49.9) North Carolina 4th (110 4th (8:24.7) 3rd (7:25.9) 4th (7:17.1) 4th (6:57.0)
2003 ACC Championships — April 19, 2003 on Lake Monticello (Charlottesville, Va.) Team Overall 1V4 Novice 8+ 2V8 1V8 Virginia 1st (40) 1st (7:44.0) 1st (7:02.0) 1st (6:52.9) 1st (6:47.9) Duke 2nd (29) 2nd (7:57.5) 3rd (7:11.7) 2nd (7:08.1) 2nd (6:55.2) Clemson 3rd (21) 3rd (8:01.4) 2nd (7:10.7) 3rd (7:09.1) 3rd (6:55.8) North Carolina 4th (10) 4th (8:24.2) 4th (7:20.40 4th (7:22.1) 4th (7:09.1)
2002 ACC Championships — April 20, 2002 on Lake Hartwell (Clemson, S.C.) Team Overall 1V4 Novice 8+_ 2V8 1V8 Virginia 1st (40) 1st (7:25.0) 1st (6:54.8) 1st (6:38.3) 1st (6:31.4) Duke 2nd (26) 2nd (7:38.6) 3rd (7:08.0) 3rd (7:03.7) 2nd (6:36.1) Clemson 3rd (24) 3rd (7:45.3) 2nd (7:02.9) 2nd (6:47.6) 3rd (6:38.2) North Carolina 4th (10) 4th (8:13.8) 4th (7:21.3) 4th (7:17.1) 4th (6:59.9)
2001 ACC Championships — April 28, 2001 on Lake Hartwell (Clemson, S.C.) Team Overall 2V4 1V4 2V8 1V8
Virginia 1st (38) 1st (7:36.5) 2nd (7:30.2) 1st (6:40.5) 1st (6:31.3) RECORDS Clemson 2nd (32) 2nd (7:57.1) 1st (7:27.7) 2nd (6:50.2) 2nd (6:36.6) Duke T-3rd (15) 3rd (8:00.6) 4th (7:37.4) 4th (7:06.3) 3rd (6:43.5) North Carolina T-3rd (15) 4th (8:02.7) 3rd (7:36.0) 3rd (7:00.4) 4th (6:53.4)
2000 ACC Championships — April 29, 2000 on Lake Monticello (Charlottesville, Va.) Team Overall 2V4 1V4 2V8 1V8 Virginia 1st (40) 1st (7:56.9) 1st (7:45.1) 1st (6:51.1) 1st (6:55.9) Clemson 2nd (30) 2nd (8:11.8) 2nd (8:06.8) 2nd (7:11.8) 2nd (7:12.6) North Carolina 3rd (19) 4th (8:29.1) 3rd (7:55.6) 3rd (7:17.7) 3rd (6:58.6) Duke 4th (11) 3rd (8:18.2) 4th (8:34.5) 4th (7:21.7) 4th (7:00.2)
- 21 - DUKE ROWING 2014-15 MEDIA GUIDE DUKE ROWING RECORDS The Duke rowing program’s inaugural year was the 1998-99 season.
V8+ Fastest Time N8+ Fastest Time No. Year Event Time No. Year Event Time 1. 2010 Occoquan Sprints 6:21.26 1. 2009 South/Central Regionals (Semis) 6:36.90 2. 2004 vs. Boston & Syracuse 6:21.90 2. 2009 South/Central Regionals (Grand) 6:37.70 3. 2012 Oak Ridge Invitational 6:22.79 3. 2003 Central/South Region Sprints 6:40.50 4. 2013 Clemson Invitational 6:25.10 4. 2004 vs. Boston & Syracuse 6:46.60 5. 2012 Knecht Cup 6:25.69 5. 2003 Central/South Region Sprints 6:46.90 6. 2012 Oak Ridge Invitational 6:28.13 6. 2009 vs. Central Florida 6:50.89 7. 2006 vs. Miami 6:29.90 7. 2012 Oak Ridge Invitational 6:54.82 8. 2006 ACC Championsip 6:31.00 8. 2003 ACC/Big Ten Double Duals 6:56.40 9. 2003 Central/South Region Sprints 6:31.40 9. 2009 vs. George Washington 7:01.00 10. 2012 Knecht Cup 6:32.85 10. 2011 ACC Championships 7:01.00 11. 2007 vs. Michigan State 6:33.10 11. 2012 Oak Ridge Invitational 7:03.36 12. 2007 ACC Championship 6:33.50 12. 2003 ACC/Big Ten Double Duals 7:03.80 13. 2003 ACC/Big Ten Double Duals 6:33.80 13. 2012 Dad Vail Regatta 7:07.20 14. 2010 Knecht Cup 6:34.44 14. 2003 vs. Louisville 7:08.50 15. 2011 Oak Ridge Invitational 6:34.78 15. 2012 Dad Vail Regatta 7:08.51 16. 2003 ACC/Big Ten Double Duals 6:35.00 16. 2012 ACC Championship 7:10.40 17. 2013 San Diego Crew Classic 6:35.11 17. 2003 ACC Championship 7:11.70 18. 2012 Oak Ridge Invitational 6:35.12 18. 2009 ACC Championships 7:11.85 19. 2013 UVa Invitational 6:35.70 19. 2012 Knecht Cup 7:12.65 20. 2004 vs. Iowa 6:36.60 20. 2003 Longhorn Invitational 7:19.90
2V8+ Fastest Time No. Year Event Time 1. 2003 ACC/Big Ten Double Duals 6:41.30 2. 2014 Oregon State Classic 6:41.80 3. 2004 vs. Louisville 6:42.50 4. 2013 Clemson Invitational 6:43.30 5. 2012 Knecht Cup 6:46.79 6. 2006 vs. Miami 6:48.16 7. 2004 vs. Iowa 6:48.70 8. 2009 vs. Central Florida 6:49.30 9. 2012 Oak Ridge Invitational 6:50.04 10. 2003 ACC/Big Ten Double Duals 6:50.70 11. 2006 ACC Championship 6:50.80 12. 2012 Oak Ridge Invitational 6:51.03 13. 2005 ACC/Big Ten Challenge 6:51.10 14. 2007 ACC Championship 6:51.20 15. 2012 Oak Ridge Invitational 6:51.65 16. 2004 vs. Notre Dame 6:51.70 17. 2009 Longhorn Invitational 6:52.60 18. 2003 vs. Louisville 6:53.00 19. 2012 Oak Ridge Invitational 6:53.20 20. 2013 San Diego Crew Classic 6:53.58
V4+ Fastest Time No. Year Event Time 1. 2009 South/Central Regionals (Petite) 7:05.40 2. 2009 South/Central Regionals (C) 7:09.53 3. 2013 Clemson Invitational 7:20.10 4. 2003 ACC/Big Ten Double Duals 7:21.90 5. 2012 Oak Ridge Invitational 7:26.33 6. 2003 Longhorn Invitational 7:27.00 7. 2008 ACC-Big Ten Challenge 7:28.40 8. 2003 ACC/Big Ten Double Duals 7:29.70 9. 2012 Oak Ridge Invitational 7:29.80 10. 2011 Oak Ridge Invitational 7:31.02 11. 2003 Central/South Region Sprints 7:31.90 12. 2012 Dad Vail Regatta 7:34.38 13. 2003 vs. Louisville 7:35.70 2014 ACC Championship 7:35.70 RECORDS 15. 2013 ACC Championship 7:36.14 16. 2013 San Diego Crew Classic 7:36.40 17. 2012 Oak Ridge Invitational 7:36.60 18. 2004 vs. Virgina 7:37.20 19. 2014 UVA Invite 7:37.50 20. 2014 Oregon State Classic 7:38.10 20. 2013 Cardinal Invitational 7:38.20
- 22 - DUKE ROWING 2014-15 MEDIA GUIDE ALL-TIME HONORS AND AWARDS CRCA All-America South Region Coach of the Year Sarah Baker 2011 Emily Theys, Second Team 2013 Robyn Horner 2002 Katie Burke 2011 Alex Japhet, Second Team 2011 Joline Doedens 2011 Alex Japhet, Second Team 2009 South Region Asst. Coach of the Year Rory Erickson-Kulas 2011 Lia Hart, Second Team 2007 Jim Lister 2012 Justine Hong 2011 Lia Hart, Second Team 2006 Alex Japhet 2011 Amber Straight, Second Team 2004 ACC Coach of the Year Emily Theys 2011 Joanna Hingle, Second Team 2003 Robyn Horner 2002 Tori Arendt 2010 Joanna Hingle, First Team 2002 Robyn Horner 2006 Joline Doedens 2010 Katie Lakin, First Team 2002 Rory Erickson-Kulas 2010 Joanna Hingle, Second Team 2001 CRCA Rowing Scholar-Athlete Alex Japhet 2010 Sophia Staal 2014 Ali Long 2010 All South-Region Claire Vannelli 2014 Tori Arendt 2009 Katie Dukovich, First Team 2014 Mary Wilson 2014 Joline Doedens 2009 Caroline Williams, Second Team 2014 Sarah Baker 2013 Rory Erickson-Kulas 2009 Katie Dukovich, First Team 2013 Sophia Blair 2013 Alex Japhet 2009 Emily Theys, First Team 2013 Katie Burke 2013 Ali Long 2009 Grace Cassidy, Second Team 2013 Sydney Johnson 2013 Janet Bartholdson 2009 Emily Theys, First Team 2012 Sophia Staal 2013 Sara Couch 2009 Emily Theys, Second Team 2011 Emily Theys 2013 Steffi Decker 2009 Alex Japhet, First Team 2011 Claire Vannelli 2013 Lesley King 2009 Alex Japhet, First Team 2009 Karolina Wadolowska 2013 Katrina Weschler 2009 Lia Hart, First Team 2007 Tori Arendt 2012 Sara Couch 2008 Gwen Coleman, Second Team 2007 Sarah Baker 2012 Alex Japhet 2008 Lia Hart, First Team 2006 Katie Burke 2012 Michelle Lancto 2008 Emma Darling, Second Team 2006 Rory Erickson-Kulas 2012 Emily Rothfield 2008 Sarah Shapiro, Second Team 2006 Elizabeth Howell 2012 Krista Harryman 2007 Amber Straight, First Team 2004 Emily Theys 2012 Katrina Weschler 2007 Mae Joyce Gay, Second Team 2004 Tori Arendt 2011 Krista Harryman 2006 Joanna Hingle, First Team 2003 Katie Burke 2011 Mary Lilley 2006 Amelia Booth, Second Team 2003 Joline Doedens 2011 Samantha Prouty 2006 Joanna Hingle, First Team 2002 Rory Erickson-Kulas 2011 Sarah Shapiro 2006 Amelia Booth, First Team 2002 Justine Hong 2011 Katie Tobin 2006 Katie Lakin, First Team 2002 Emily Theys 2011 Melissa Buckmiller, Second Team 2002 Tori Arendt 2009 ACC Academic Honor Roll Amelia Booth, First Team 2001 Joline Doedens 2009 Amanda Adam 2003-04 Joanna Hingle, First Team 2001 Rory Erickson-Kulas 2009 Lauren Alef 2014 Yng-Ru Chen, Second Team 2001 Ali Long 2009 Sara Allen 2000 Janet Bartholdson 2008 Nicole Antoine 2012-14 All-ACC Virginia Kane 2008 Tori Arendt 2009-12 Grace Cassidy 2014 Lesley King 2008 Kimberly Atkins 2007 Caroline Williams 2014 Amanda Pade 2008 Kim Bailey 2003-05 Laura Sciarrino 2013 Katrina Weschler 2008 Sarah Baker 2010-13 Emily Theys 2013 Katrina Weschler 2007 Janet Bartholdson 2007-09 Kathy Smithwick 2012 Jessi Batzell 2004 Shaye Bastien 2010-13 Emily Theys 2012 Joanna Hingle 2003 Brielle Batesko 2012 Alex Japhet 2011 Joanna Hingle 2002 Jessica Batzell 2001-04 Emily Theys 2011 Maren Betts-Sonstegard 2002 Lauren Baumgartber 2011 Rory Erickson-Kulas 2009 Kim Meyer 2002 Dani Beckerman 2007 Alex Japhet 2009 Joanna Hingle 2001 Allison Beattie 2012-14 Lesley King 2009 Maren Betts-Sonstegard 2001 Ashleigh Bell 2008 Gwen Coleman 2008 Maren Betts-Sonstegard 2000 Alexandra Bellis 2006 Alex Japhet 2008 Katherin Peterson 1999 Tara Bergen 2000 Emma Darling 2007 Aspen Branch Moore 1999 Maren Betts-Sonstegard 1999-2002 Emily Herrington 2007 Courtney Bibbs 2013 Alissa Van Arnam 2007 All-ACC Academic Lauren Bishop 2004 Tonia Boock 2006 Grace Cassidy 2014 Sophia Blair 2012-14 Lia Hart 2006 Caroline Kiritsy 2014 Hilary Boe 2001-03 Caroline Wray 2006 Sophia Staal 2014 Tonia Boock 2005-06 Tonia Boock 2005 Alex Stonehill 2014 Amelia Booth 2002-03 Emma Darling 2005 Claire Vannelli 2014 Samantha Bowman 2014 Amanda Adam 2004 Caroline Williams 2014 Aspen Branch-Moore 1999 Mae Joyce Gay 2004 Sarah Baker 2013 Julia Bretz 2014 Amelia Booth 2003 Katie Burke 2013 Breanna Briede 2012 Joanna Hingle 2003 Grace Cassidy 2013 Padraigin Browne 2002 Joanna Hingle 2002 Caroline Kiritsy 2013 Melissa Buckmiller 2002-05 Katie Lakin 2002 Laura Sciarrino 2013 Katie Burke 2010-13
Joanna Hingle 2001 Emily Theys 2013 Jackie Burmeister 2006 HISTORY Amelia Booth 2001 Claire Vannelli 2013 Johanna Burstein 2014 Katie Lakin 2000 Tori Arendt 2012 Erin Burton 1999-2000 Sarah Baker 2012 Teresa Carter 2001 Academic All-America Katie Burke 2012 Lauren Case 2003-05 Joanna Hingle, Third Team 2003 Rory Erickson-Kulas 2012 Grace Cassidy 2012-14 Elizabeth Howell 2012 Caitie Cataldo 1999-2000 Academic All-District III Emily Theys 2012 Kara Cerwensky 2000-03 Joanna Hingle, First Team 2003 Kathy Smithwick 2012 Yng-Ru Chen 2000-01 Tori Arendt 2011 Katherine Chernova 2013-14
- 23 - DUKE ROWING 2014-15 MEDIA GUIDE ALL-TIME HONORS AND AWARDS ACC Academic Honor Roll Katie Lakin 2000-03 Julie Rohde 2012, 2014 (continued from page 21) Michelle Lancto 2008-09 Laura Rosas 2014 Jane Chong 2006 Lauren Lashmet 2011-12 Stephanie Rosser 2009 Paige Corbett 2001 Christine Lauro 2002-05 Emily Rothfield 2007-09 Sara Couch 2007-09 Anna LeBleu 2014 Anna Ruddle 2008 Emily Crandall 1999-2000 Dana Lerro 2013-14 Chelsea Sawicki 2011 Tara Dalton 2012, 2014 Jessica Levi 1999-2001 Carly Schaer 2008 Steffi Decker 2007-09 Yuan Liang 2005 Laura Sciarrino 2012-13 Caroline Diemar 2001-02 Mary Lilley 2006 Marianne Schroer 2009 Joline Doedens 2009-11 Tammy Lin 2008-09 Heather Seeley 2013-14 Leilani Doktor 2011 Tonya Lippard 1999 Deborah Seibold 2000-01 Phoebe Donovan 2014 Nicole Litle 2000 Sarah Shapiro 2004-06 Laura Dopson 2007-09 Priscilla Liu 2012 Anna Sheehy 2010 Whitney Dunlap 1999-2001 Ali Long 2009-10 Carrie Shepard 2001-02 Mary Caroline Dyke 2007 Kathryn Lowry 2010-11 Sonia Shjegstad 1999 Krista Edmundson 2000 Genevieve Luehrs 2001 Stephanie Silk 2007 Kate Elliot 1999-2000 Jeni Luehrs 2002 Laurel Sisler 2008-10 Leisha Elmore 2005-06 Maggie Lund 2014 Kathy Smithwick 2010-12 Julijana Englander 2012 Kate Lyons 2013-14 Sophia Staal 2012-14 Karin English 2007-09 Alex MacLeish 2008-09 Lindsay Stanga 2003 Alex Enzor 2012 Devon MacWilliam 2001-02 Alex Stonehill 2013-14 Rory Erickson-Kulas 2009-12 Emi Marchetti 2010-13 Amber Straight 2004-07 Nicole Favre 2013 Liz Martin 2007-08 Julie Stuart 2003-05 Leah Frank-Finney 2003-06 Sarah Mayo 2013 Courtney Stull 2005 Caroline Fox 2010 Jane McConnell Melissa Sullivan 1999, ‘02 Mae Joyce Gay 2001, ‘03-04 Melanie McGraw 2005 Kathie Sun 2009-10 Julia Gelfand 2002-05 Mary McHugh 2000 Masha Taskindoust 2013 Lissa Glynn 2011-12 Ashleigh Anne McKinney 2010-13 Altelisha Taylor 2012-13 Rakhee Goel 1999-2000 Nancy McKinstry 2009-12 Alison Theis 2005 Kim Gordon 2004-06 Meredith Metcalf 2006 Emily Theys 2010-13 Rachel Gottesman 2000 Kimberly Meyer 2000-03 Caitlin Thomas 2007 Bonnie Gregory 2005-06 Elizabeth Michel 1999 Teddi Thornhill 2007 Yangyang Guo 2009-10 Iraina Miles 2006-07 Katie Tobin 2004-07 Laura Guth 2011 Lauren Miller 2002 Meg Tobin 2007-08 Alison Haddock 1999 Sara Miller 2001, ‘04 Leah Trabich 1999 Emily Hadley 2012-14 Lauren Miranda 2014 Meaghan Treanor 2004 Asraiel Harewood 2012 Anne Moriarity 2008-09 Catherine Tredick 1999 Samantha Harrington 2005 Caroline Morrow 2005 Elizabeth Trenkle 2002 Krista Harryman 2004-07 Andrea Murray 2001-03 Noel Triffletti 2004 Abby Hawkins 2002-03 Kareen Murray 2002-05 Victoria Tsamis 2013 Rachel Heath 2002 Lauren Musso 2013-14 Alissa Van Arnam 2007 Kshipra Hemal 2013 Abirami Natarajan 2005 Claire Vannelli 2012-14 Katherine Henrichs 2007 Mary Beth Nebel 1999, ‘02 Surya Veerabagu 2014 Sarah Herder 2002 Megan O’Connell 2005-06 Noura von Briesen 2013 Emily Herrington 2008 Sarah O’Connor 2002 Karolina Wadolowska 2012-14 Hannah Hewitt 2014 Caitlin O’Neill 2011 Crystal Wakulich 2000, ‘02-03 Ashley Heywood 2013 Tani O’Neill 2014 Andrea Walczak 2001 Joanna Hingle 2000-03 Fiona O’Sullivan 2005 Lindley Wall 1999-2000 Anna Hinshaw 2006 Meghan O’Toole 2005-06 Sarah Wall 2013-14 Ashley Holmstrom 2007 Malen Obert 2009 Krystina Wallis 2008 Justine Hong 2010-11 Amber Oliver 2014 Emma Wallace 2004-05 Elizabeth Horne 2014 Amanda Pade 2007-08 Katie Walter 2013 Elizabeth Howell 2011-14 Kay Palopoli 2014 Qinyun Wang 2007 Katherine Hutcheson 2005 Meera Patel 2005 Clara Ward 2005 Emily Hyland 2011-13 Meredith Pavia 1999-2000 Nicole Weathers 2007-08 Amber Ingram 2003 Marion Penning 2002-05 Elizabeth Weaver 2001-02 Lauren Jadovich 2012 Kaila Perez 2013-14 Stephanie Weh 2000 Alex Japhet 2008, ‘10-11 Katherine Peterson 1999 Gabrielle Weiss 2014 Brett Jeffries 2007 Simone Pitre 2014 Katrina Weschler 2006-09 Mifflin Jenkins 1999 Carina Podgorski 2001-04 Carrie Wilkerson 2003-04 Meredith Jewitt 2009-11 Francesca Polvere 2005-06 Caroline Williams 2013-14 Sydney Johnson 2010-13 Lauren Powell 2006-09 Charla Wilson 2003 Valerie Johnson 1999 Lauren Price 2002 Mary Wilson 2013-14 Dorothy Jones 2014 Samantha Prouty 2005-06 Lauren Winslow 2004-05 Anna Juraschek 1999-2001 Jennifer Rainey 2001 Rachel Wolsfelt 2013-14 Virginia Kane 2006-09 Lisa Rauenzahn 1999-2000 Margaret Worthington 2002 Christine Kariya 2006 Brittany Reid 2001 Natalie Zervas 2003-05 Kate Kearney 2007-08 Karen Rembold 2003 Lily Zheng 2013 Shannon Kelley 2005 Elise Richards 2000-03 Judy Zhu 2014 Rebecca Kim 2012 Christina Richardson 2002-03 Jessica Zinck 2005 Lesley King 2007-09 Mariah Richardson-Osgood 2002-04 Megan King 2000-02 Tarana Riddick 2006 Caroline Kiritsy 2011, 2013-14 Megan Rising 1999 HISTORY Hope Knochenhauer 2014 Kara Risser 2012 Lauren Kobylarz 2005 Carolyn Robinson 2001 Courtney Kraus 2002 Lindsay Rodman 2000 Laura Kuhlman 2010-11 Nancy Rodriguez 2001
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