Duke rowing heads to Dale England Cup to take on 2 more ranked teams
By Siddharth Bhaskara | April 22, 2016Duke heads to Bloomington, Ind., this weekend to race No. 14 Indiana, No. 17 Notre Dame and Navy at the eighth annual Dale England Cup.
Duke heads to Bloomington, Ind., this weekend to race No. 14 Indiana, No. 17 Notre Dame and Navy at the eighth annual Dale England Cup.
In the face of strong winds throughout the afternoon, Duke had difficulty adapting to the taxing weather conditions, losing all five races to the No. 3 Cavaliers, four of them by at least 15 seconds.
Duke travels to Charlottesville, Va., Saturday to take on the No. 3 Cavaliers as part of the Virginia Duals.
Duke head coach Megan Cooke Carcagno wanted to get her team some early-season experience against some of the nation's top teams. The Blue Devils had to go all the way across the country to get it, but return to Durham with one win under their belts.
After a second place finish just a single point off of first in Clemson, the Blue Devils seek to conquer the west, competing against the Pac-12 this weekend.
The Blue Devils finished with a top-three finish in the varsity eight and two top-10 finishes in the varsity four at the Rivanna Romp Sunday morning. The regatta featured seven teams, including ACC rivals Virginia, Louisville and Clemson.
After taking the baton handed over by Robyn Horner, head coach Megan Cooke Carcagno has one more regatta to set the tone for her squad before the Blue Devils put their competition boats away for the winter.
The Blue Devils opened their season Sunday with a top-five finish in the women’s varsity four and a 17th-place finish in the varsity eight at the Princeton Chase.
Duke travels to Princeton, N.J., for the Princeton Chase Sunday morning on Lake Carnegie to kick off its season.
A two-time All-American at California, new head coach Megan Cooke Carcagno has high expectations for what the Duke program can become in the near future.
Cooke Carcagno replaces Robyn Horner and will be the second head coach in program history.
After growing the rowing program from its start in 1998, head coach Robyn Horner is retiring.
Two Blue Devil boats placed sixth in their respective grand final races and three others finished second in the petite finals on Lake Hartwell Saturday morning.
The Blue Devils are seeking to improve on their No. 6 seed in the weekend's five events.
Coming off a victory by its varsity eight, Duke hoped to carry its momentum into matchups with Columbia and Northeastern. The Lions and Huskies had other plans.
The Blue Devils will get an early morning wake-up call and hit the water at 7 a.m. Saturday against the Lions and Huskies.
At the San Diego Crew Classic this weekend on Mission Bay, the Blue Devils recorded the best finishes overall in program history.
Head coach Robyn Horner and the Blue Devils will look to crack back into the top 20 this weekend as they take on the nation's best in San Diego.
The Blue Devils looked like it had never left the water as they competed at Clemson for the first official time this spring.
The Blue Devils finally got back on the water after a grueling winter offseason that was disrupted by weather.