Led by head coach Adrian Spracklen, the Blue Devils took home second overall with 165 points and a first-place finish in the second final of the Second Varsity Four.
Head coach Adrian Spracklan leads his first season with Duke. The Marlow, England native brings a fresh perspective on how to run his team.
The Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational pitted Duke against a trio of top-25 teams — No. 19 Alabama, No. 18 Notre Dame and No. 15 Indiana — along with host Louisville. In their first spring regatta led by head coach Adrian Spracklen, the Blue Devils secured gold in all 10 of its races.
The Blue Devils faced three opponents on the 4,000-meter course: traditional powerhouse Virginia, rival North Carolina and nonconference Minnesota. Duke finally found its rhythm in the regatta’s smaller pool of talented competitors.
Three varsity boats of Blue Devils competed in the Women’s Open 8-plus, placing two in the top 25 at the Princeton Chase regatta.
The Rowing Festival brought teams from around the globe, including the Ukrainian national team, Oxford, Old Dominion and the hosts, High Point. Together, the Blue Devils clinched one gold, two silver and two bronze medals across their four varsity eight boats, setting a tone for a season filled with competition and victory.
Adrian Spracklen, the former coach at Mercyhurst University in Erie, Pa., will be the third rowing coach in Blue Devil history.
Duke rowing earned third place in the ACC Championships and 14th in the NCAA Championships.
The Blue Devils raced a Varsity Four, Varsity Eight and Second Varsity Eight boat in the NCAA Championships and secured respectable C-Final finishes.
As spring teams head into the postseason, the Blue Zone is here to shine a spotlight on outstanding athletes. Up next is rower Kathryn Nash.
No. 15 Duke rowing competed in the ACC Championships Friday and Saturday on Raleigh’s Lake Wheeler, returning to Durham with a bronze trophy after finishing the regatta with 78 points.
With the conclusion of the regular season at the end of April, Duke rowing is gearing up to compete in the ACC and NCAA Tournaments throughout the month. The Blue Zone is here with a preview of the team's upcoming postseason.
Duke rowing head coach Megan Cooke Carcagno announced her decision to leave the Blue Devils following the conclusion of this season.
Amidst a competitive field of 17 other teams, Duke rowers raced six boats in 18 races and clinched second place in the regatta overall.
The Blue Devils raced five boats in fifteen races across the two-day meet, walking away with several notable successes.
Though they entered the meet as underdogs, the Blue Devils walked away from Columbus, Ohio with several notable triumphs.
No. 13 Duke started its 2024 season off with a bang this past weekend, sweeping its first five races of the season.
With spring fast approaching, Duke is poised to enter the 2024 rowing season as a powerhouse. The Blue Devils will look to continue boosting the program’s reputation under head coach Megan Cooke Carcagno after finishing third in the ACC Championships last year.
No. 14 Duke rowing competed in the ACC Championships on home soil Friday and Saturday as it faced off against the conference’s finest on Lake Wheeler in Raleigh.
Duke ended with 88 points, followed by the Orange with 86 and the Quakers with 82.
