OAK RIDGE, Tenn. – No. 19 Duke opened its 2026 spring season Saturday at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational on Melton Hill Lake in Oak Ridge, Tenn.
The Blue Devils went up against Miami, Alabama and Wisconsin in the morning before taking on No. 14 Indiana and No. 24 Oklahoma in the afternoon session. As a team, Duke collected wins in nine of its 10 races on day one of the invitational.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Duke's Third Varsity Eight opened the action in the morning, posting a third-place time of 7:08.696, crossing the finish line behind the crews from Alabama and Miami.
- The Varsity Four (7:38.201), Second Varsity Four (7:36.156) and Second Varsity Eight (6:40.578) earned three straight first-place finishes, cruising past the Crimson Tide and Hurricanes in the following three races.
- The Varsity Eight race came down to the wire with the Blue Devils edging Miami at the line by just 0.567 to capture the win in the photo finish.
- The Blue Devils were dominant in the afternoon session, sweeping all five races against No. 14 Indiana and No. 24 Oklahoma.
- The Second Varsity Four and Varsity Four highlighted the session after shaving over 10 and 14 seconds, respectively, off their morning times to capture their second wins of the day.
- To view the full results from day one, click here.
DAY TWO SCHEDULE
SUNDAY MORNING SESSION
9:28 a.m.: Third Varsity Eight
9:36 a.m.: Second Varsity Four
9:44 a.m.: Varsity Four
9:52 a.m.: Second Varsity Eight
10:00 a.m.: Varsity Eight
BLUE DEVIL LINEUPS
MORNING SESSION
V8: Coxswain
Lucy Herrick,
Chloe Zollman,
Molly Hess,
Lena Mills,
Erin Temple,
Cecily Shaber,
Francesca Morland,
Thea Lapham,
Justine Medveckus
2V8: Coxswain
Mia Khamish,
Roslyn Bellscheidt,
Margherita Vietri,
Florine Lijesen,
Isabella Moreno,
Vivian Teeley,
Chelsea Proutt,
Sophia Greco,
Addison Roles
3V8: Coxswain
Emma Cassidy,
Allister Wolff,
Sophie Gower,
Morven Thomson, Signe Martinsson,
Vaya Chhabra,
Chloe McGeehan,
Jaime Taylor,
Mary Claire Morrison
V4: Coxswain
Ava Kellman,
Grace Matos,
Vivienne Foley,
Mikaela Voinov,
Alexandra Stanislaw
2V4: Coxswain
Ava Liebmann,
Tia Hauesler,
Adler Amolsch, Scarlett Perry,
Caroline Kulka
AFTERNOON SESSION
V8: Coxswain
Lucy Herrick,
Chloe Zollman,
Molly Hess,
Lena Mills,
Erin Temple,
Cecily Shaber,
Francesca Morland,
Thea Lapham,
Justine Medveckus
2V8: Coxswain
Mia Khamish,
Roslyn Bellscheidt,
Margherita Vietri,
Florine Lijesen,
Isabella Moreno,
Vivian Teeley,
Chelsea Proutt,
Sophia Greco,
Addison Roles
3V8: Coxswain
Kina Desai,
Allister Wolff,
Sophie Gower,
Morven Thomson, Signe Martinsson,
Vaya Chhabra,
Chloe McGeehan,
Jaime Taylor,
Mary Claire Morrison
V4: Coxswain
Ava Liebmann,
Grace Matos,
Vivienne Foley, Scarlett Perry,
Alexandra Stanislaw
2V4: Coxswain
Ava Kellman,
Mikaela Voinov,
Adler Amolsch,
Caroline Kulka,
Tia Hauesler
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UP NEXT
Duke closes out action at the two-day invitational on Sunday against North Carolina and Navy. The Blue Devils will race five boats with the first race set for 9:28 a.m.
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