After a fast start Saturday, the rowing team continued its success with 11 top-ten finishes Sunday at the Head of the Hooch Regatta in Chattanooga, Tenn.
The crew of Alissa Van Arnam and Virginia Kane highlighted Duke's impressive Sunday with a first place finish in the Open 2x. The Blue Devils swept the race, as Krista Harryman and Emily Herrington finished second and Tonia Boock and Gwen Coleman placed third.
"This race showed how we have great team depth," Van Arnam, a junior, said. "Our biggest competition was ourselves."
On Saturday Duke recorded three top-10 finishes, including Lia Hart and Emma Darling's first place finish in the Championship 2x race with a time of 18:33.00.
The team also placed second in the Championship 8+ race with a time of 16:28.20. Finally the varsity four crew took second place in the Championship 4+ with a time of 19:14.90.
"We had a solid team performance this weekend," head coach Robyn Horner said. "We did a great job in the pair race, and overall I was very pleased with our effort and our technical work."
Along with the Blue Devils' sweep of the Open 2x, Duke crews also finished second and third in the Open 4x race and eighth in the Open 8+ race.
The Blue Devils also performed well in the Open 1x, as sophomore Hart finished second, sophomore Iraina Miles placed seventh and freshman Michelle Lancto finished tenth.
The Blue Devils will head west next week to wrap up their fall season at the Head of the Lake Regatta in Seattle.
"We're in a good spot right now, but we're really going to be challenged next week against teams such as Cal, Washington, and Stanford," Horner said.
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