Duke University Rowing Media Guide 2017
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DUKE UNIVERSITY ROWING MEDIA GUIDE 2017 DUKE ROWING 2016-17 MEDIA GUIDE QUICK FACTS TABLE OF CONTENTS DUKE INFORMATION Media Information 2-3 Danielle Lodge.............................14 Location Durham, N.C. Quick Facts/Table of Contents.......2 Celia Macrae ...............................14 Founded 1838 as Trinity College Schedule........................................3 Katherine Maitland.......................15 Enrollment 6,504 Roster ............................................3 Olivia Mendonca ..........................15 Colors Duke Blue and White Bella Miller ...................................15 INFORMATION Nickname Blue Devils Rowing Staff 4-6 Tani O’Neill ..................................16 Affiliation NCAA Division I Megan Cooke Carcagno................4 Karly Pearson ..............................16 Conference Atlantic Coast (ACC) Chase Graham ..............................5 Taji Phillips ...................................16 President Dr. Richard Brodhead Victoria McGee ..............................6 Isabel Ruby-Hill ...........................17 Director of Athletics Kevin White Simon Carcagno ............................6 Isabel Ruffin.................................17 Senior Women’s Administrator Jacki Silar Sophie Simister ......................17-18 Rowers 7-21 Ali Sloan ......................................18 ROWING STAFF Abby Artmann ................................7 Kiernan Spencer ..........................18 Head Coach Megan Cooke Carcagno Katherine Bandeen ........................7 D’Amy Steward ............................18 Alma Mater Cal, ‘02 Rhea Bergman ..............................7 Shannon Tierney ....................18-19 Years at Duke/Overall Second/Second Lelia Boley .....................................8 Sara Varsames ............................19 Email Address [email protected] Madison Brown ..............................8 Julia Weber ..................................19 Office Phone (919) 681-9454 Margot Calmar ...............................8 Karley Whelan ........................19-20 Assistant Coach/Recruiting Chuck Rodosky Alexa Campbell .............................8 Grace Williams ............................20 Years at Duke Second Tara Christensen ...........................9 Caroline Willis .........................20-21 Alma Mater Bowling Green, ‘99 Megan Conroy ...............................9 Amelia Windemuth ......................21 Email Address [email protected] Marissa Donadio............................9 Assistant Coach Chase Graham Phoebe Donovan .........................10 Years at Duke Second Records 22-25 Alma Mater Marietta College, ‘07 Rani Duff ......................................10 ACC Championship History ....22-24 Email Address [email protected] Tara Fagan ..................................10 Duke Rowing Records .................25 Jessica Findlay ............................ 11 PROGRAM INFORMATION Sarah Fletcher ............................. 11 Duke History 26-30 2016 ACC Finish 2nd Grace Garverick .....................11-12 All-Time Honors & Awards ......26-28 NCAA Championships Appearances/Last 1/2016 Barbara Groh ...............................12 All-Time Letterwinners ............29-30 Home Lake Lake Michie (Bahama, N.C.) Emilia Grzesiak............................12 Elizabeth Horne ......................12-13 SPORTS INFORMATION Cassie Ingram .............................13 Sports Information Director Art Chase Anna Jenkins ...............................13 Assistant Director/Rowing Sarah Fetters Meagan Lew ................................13 Email [email protected] Jiahui Liao ...................................14 Phone (919) 684-8708 Senior Associate Director Lindy Brown Senior Associate Director Cory Walton Associate Director Meredith Rieder Associate Director Ashley Wolf Assistant Director Brad Amersbach Assistant Director Leslie Gaber Sports Information Assistant Sarah Leggett Coordinator of Digial Media Ryan Craig Coordinator of Internet Operations Lee Aldridge - 2 - DUKE ROWING 2016-17 MEDIA GUIDE 2016-17 DUKE ROWING SCHEDULE INFORMATION Day Date Event/Opponents Location Saturday October 8 UNC (Scrimmage) Durham, N.C. (Lake Michie) Sunday October 30 Princeton Chase Princeton, N.J. (Carnegie Lake) Sunday November 13 Rivanna Romp Charlottesville, Va. (Rivanna Reservoir) Saturday March 18 Carolina Cup (Scrimmage) Clemson, S.C. (Lake Hartwell) Saturday March 25 Longhorn Invite Austin, Texas (Lady Bird Lake) Saturday April 15 Ohio State, Michigan, Louisville Columbus, Ohio (Griggs Reservoir) Saturday-Sunday April 22-23 Clemson Invite Clemson, S.C. (Lake Hartwell) Saturday April 29 Dale England Cup Bloomington, Ind. (Lake Lemon) Friday-Saturday May 13-14 ACC Championship Clemson, S.C. (Lake Hartwell) Friday-Sunday May 26-28 NCAA Championships West Windsor, N.J. (Lake Mercer) 2016-17 ROWING VARSITY ROSTER Name Ht. Yr. Hometown (High School) Abby Artmann - Jr. Cedar Park, Texas (Round Rock) Katherine Bandeen - Fr. Rhea Bergman 5-9 So. Los Altos, Calif. (Mountain View) Leila Boley - Fr. Westport, Conn. (Staples) Madison Brown - Fr. Sarasota, Fla. (Pine View School for the Gifted) Margot Calmar 6-1 So. Stonington, Conn. (Stonington) Alexa Campbell - Jr. Rochester, N.Y. (Brighton) Tara Christensen 5-7 Jr. Nanaimo, British Columbia (Brentwood College) Megan Conroy 5-10 Jr. Fayetteville, N.C. (Jack Britt) Marissa Donadio 5-7 So. Upper Arlington, Ohio (Upper Arlington) Phoebe Donovan 5-7 Sr. Sydney, Australia (Pymble Ladies’ College) Rani Duff - Fr. Wilmette, Ill. (New Trier) Tara Fagan - Fr. Annapolis, Md. (Severn School) Jessica Findlay 6-0 Jr. Teesside, United Kingdom (Laurence Jackson) Sarah Fletcher 6-0 Jr. London, United Kingdom (St. Edward’s School) Grace Garverick - Fr. Sacramento, Calif. (Rio Americano) Barbara Groh - Fr. Miami, Fla. (TERRA Environmental Research Institute) Emilia Grzesiak - Fr. Glen Ellyn, Ill. (Benet Academy) Elizabeth Horne 5-7 Sr. London, United Kingdom (Lady Eleanor Holles School) Cassie Ingram - Fr. Honolulu, Hawai’i (Punahou School) Anna Jenkins 5-10 So. Durham, N.C. (Cary Academy) Meagan Lew 4-9 Jr. Boston, Mass. (Boston Latin School) Jiahui Liao So. Danielle Lodge - Fr. Summerville, S.C. (Summerville) Celia Macrae 5-7 So. Cincinnati, Ohio (Cincinnati Country Day) Katherine Maitland 5-8 Jr. London, United Kingdom (Upton Court Grammar School) Olivia Mendonca - Fr. Christchurch, New Zealand (St. Margaret’s College) Bella Miller - Fr. Wilmette, Ill. (New Trier) Tani O’Neill 5-9 Sr. McLean, Va. (McLean) Karly Pearson - Fr. Newport Beach, Calif. (Newport Harbor) Taji Phillips 5-5 So. Brooklyn, N.Y. (Dwight School) Kiamya Philson - Fr. Isabel Ruby-Hill 5-7 So. Toronto, Ontario (Branksome Hall) Isabel Ruffin - Fr. Winston-Salem, N.C. (The Madeira School [Va.]) Sophie Simister 6-0 So. Oxford, United Kingdom (Headington School) Ali Sloan - Fr. Swampscott, Mass. (Buckingham Browne and Nichols School) Kiernan Spencer - Fr. North Hampton, N.H. (Phillips Exeter Academy) D’amy Steward - Fr. Coronado, Calif. (Coronado) Shannon Tierney 6-0 So. Hackettstown, N.J. (Blair Academy) Sara Varsames 5-10 So. Tampa, Fla. (Berkeley Prep School) Julia Weber 5-8 So. Tampa, Fla. (Berkeley Prep School) Karley Whelan 5-11 So. Wexford, Pa. (North Allegheny) Grace Williams 5-10 Jr. Vienna, Va. (James Madison HS) Caroline Willis 5-9 Sr. Tampa, Fla. (Berkeley Prep School) Amelia Windemuth - Fr. Berlin, Germany (Berlin Brandenburg International School) Coaching Staff Head Coach: Megan Cooke Carcagno (2nd Season, Cal ’02) Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator: Chase Graham (2nd Season, Marietta College ‘07) Assistant Coach: Victoria McGee (1st Season, North Carolina ‘16) Assistant Coach: Simon Carcagno (2nd Season, Princeton ‘98) Support Staff Athletic Trainer: Meaghan McMillen Sports Performance Coach: Carl Christensen Academic Support: Maddie Wheeler Equipment Manager: Kelsey Oswalt Sports Information: Sarah Fetters - 3 - DUKE ROWING 2016-17 MEDIA GUIDE COACHING STAFF Year for directing the UW novice crews to Big Ten titles in the N8 and second N8 events in 2009. The N8 also took first in the NCAA Central Regional regatta. She earned a second CRCA Central Re- gion Assistant Coach of the Year award in 2012. Megan Cooke In the spring of 2015, Cooke Carcagno helped the Badgers en- sure their eighth consecutive NCAA Championships selection and primarily coached the 2V8, which placed ninth at the NCAA Cham- Carcagno pionships. Head Coach 2nd Season During each of her five seasons coaching the UW freshmen, her Cal, ’02 N8 placed in the top three at the Big Ten Championships, while the second N8 won four titles and finished second the other season. Megan Cooke Carcagno turned in arguably one of the finest In 2010, Cooke Carcagno helped the UW novice crews to their first-year coaching performances in Duke Athletics history during fifth and eighth Big Ten titles, respectively, on the way to a Big Ten the 2015-16 campaign, receiving nearly every coaching award and Championships crown for Wisconsin in open weight rowing. She leading the Blue Devils to their first NCAA Championships appear- also directed the N8 to a win in the grand final and the second N8 ance. to a win in the petite final at the NCAA Central/South Sprints. COACHES & STAFF COACHES Cooke Carcagno was named Duke University’s second head Prior to joining Wisconsin, Cooke Carcagno coached for six rowing coach on July 28, 2015, by Duke Vice President and Direc- years following her graduation from California, culminating with a tor of Athletics Dr. Kevin White. She arrived in Durham after