Duke Rowing Medals at Head of Genesee

DURHAM, N.C. - Duke rowing came away with three medals, including two in the open 8+ and one in the open 4+, in the program's first trip to the Head of the Genesee on Saturday afternoon.

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Duke's A entry in the open 8+ of coxswain Justine Hong, Emily Theys, Rory Erickson-Kulas, Alex Japhet, Katie Burke, Kathy Smithwick, Laura Sciarrino, Kathryn Lowry and Stephanie Rosser took first place, while Duke's second boat of coxswain Caroline Kiritsy, Ashleigh Anne McKinstry, Katy Gregor, Grace Cassidy, Breanna Briede, Laura Kuhlman, Sydney Johnson, Laura Guth and Joline Doedens took third in the competition.

In the open 4+, Duke's boat of coxswain Emi Marchetti, Alison Beattie, Tori Arendt, Julijana Englander and Shannon Sims took third overall.

The Blue Devils have now claimed first-place finishes in five of the six races they have entered during the fall season. Up next for the team is a two-day event at the Head of the Hooch in Chattanooga, Tenn., on Nov. 6 and 7.

Head of the Genesee
Duke Results
October 16, 2010
Rochester, N.Y.

Open Eight
1st - Duke A (17:16.57)
2nd - Buffalo A (17:49.70)
3rd - Duke B (17:56.08)
4th - Syracuse A (18:11.01)
5th - Buffalo B (18:03.97)
6th - Cornell A (18:21.55)
7th - Syracuse B (18:12.59)
8th - Buffalo LWT (18:28.57)
9th - Duquesne A (18:40.22)
10th - Duquesne B (19:09.12)

Open Four
1st - Cornell A (18:51.94)
2nd - Cornell B (19:41.86)
3rd - Duke A (19:58.44)
4th - Hamilton (20:15.64)
5th - Buffalo A (20:00.98)
6th - Duke B (21:05.26)
7th - Buffalo B (20:47.70)
8th - William Smith (20:47.43)
9th - Geneseo (21:43.85)
10th - Duke C (22:47.66)
11th - Rochester (23:03.09)
12th - D'Youville (23:05.99)
13th - Cazenovia (25:13.96)
14th - Canisius (26:02.45)

Head of the Potomac Results and Pictures

Check out our photo album for the Head of the Potomac in DC. We had some rain in the morning and then a beautiful sunny day in the afternoon. We also came home with a bunch of hardware! Yea Duke!

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Official Results: http://www.potomacboatclub.org/result10.php

The 30th Charlie Butt Scullers' Head of the Potomac

We are heading to DC on Saturday for our first race of the season. We arrive with our largest varsity squad ready to compete with Georgetown and George Washington. This will then be followed by our race at the Head of the Genesse in Rochester, NY on October 16 with Harvard, Cornell, Syracuse and Buffalo. From there it continues to get more exciting with the Head of the Hooch and then the Rivanna Romp! We will post pictures soon of our racing as well as videos!

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Former competitors, now teammates at Duke!

Back Row: Lauren Baumgartner (Blair Academy), Katy Gregor (The Mount), Chelsea Sawicki (Miss Porter's), Elizabeth Howell (Westminster), Alison Beattie (Stanton Riverbank), Lauren Lashmet (New Trier)
Front Row: Grace Cassidy (Exeter), Heather Lee (Villanova), Caroline Kiritsy (Boston Latin/CRI), Shannon Sims (Sarasota Scullers)

Welcome Dinner for our freshman class. Many have competed against one another, and now will wear the Duke Blue as teammates.

Go Duke!

Summer Newsletter

Add up the medals and see where we are going in the fall. This is a great place to see all of our accomplishments, see who our year end banquet award recipient's are and find out who will be our new captains to lead our fast team this year. We have a one of my favorite fall races on the schedule, hint: it takes place in NY.

Click link below to download newsletter:

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Japhet Named CRCA All-America Second Team

DURHAM, N.C. - Duke junior Alex Japhet was named to the CRCA All-America Second Team, as announced by the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association on Tuesday.

http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=204957757

USRowing Collegiate Championships finals, May 23 2010 - Rowing Images - Rowing and Sculling for Rowers and Scullers - row2k.com

USRowing Collegiate Championships finals, May 23 2010 - Rowing Images - Rowing and Sculling for Rowers and Scullers - row2k.com