Ava Liebmann

Height:
5-2
Weight:
null
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Rye, N.Y.
High School:
Rye Neck

Honors:
All-ACC Academic (2023)
ACC Honor Roll (2023)

2023-2024 (Sophomore): Saw action in seven of nine regattas Duke competed in, including the ACC and NCAA Championships … coxswain of the Varsity Eight D and Varsity Four D boat at the annual Rivanna Romp … guided the Varsity Four and Second Varsity Four during the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational, sweeping all three races she competed in … led the Third Varsity Eight to a pair of top times against No. 9 Michigan (7:20.2) and No. 12 Ohio State (6:55.1) in its two races at the ACC/Big 10 Double Dual … registered a strong second place finish in the Third Varsity Eight race of the Big Ten Invite, following closely behind the first-place crew from UCLA to record a time of 6:52.621 … improved their time by nearly six seconds in the afternoon session, powering past UCLA, No. 9 Michigan, Clemson and Iowa to a top time of 6:46.804 … helped Duke collect 84 team points to finish second at its annual home regatta, the Lake Wheeler Invitational … brought home a gold medal in the grand final race at the 2024 ACC Championships on Lake Wheeler … competed against a tough 22-team field to earn a second-place finish in the C Final race at the NCAA Championships in Bethel, Ohio.

2022-23 (Freshman): Saw action in six regattas during her first season with the Blue Devils ... made her collegiate rowing debut in Duke's Varsity Four E boat that placed in the top-15 at the annual Rivanna Romp (11/13), clocking a time of 15:22.1 ... coxed the Third Varsity Eight and Third Varsity Four boats that earned first and second place finishes, respectively, at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational (3/18-19) ... earned wins over No. 9 Michigan and No. 14 Ohio State in the 3V4+ at the ACC/Big 10 Double Dual (3/31-4/1) ... guided the 3V8+ crew to a first-place finish that clinched the Pocock Cup for Duke at the Lake Wheeler Invitational (4/21-22) ... earned a bronze medal in the 3V8 at the ACC Championships (5/12-13).

Prior to Duke: Attended Rye Neck High School and competed as a coxswain for Row America Rye ... helped lead her club to a pair of notable third-place results in 2021, at the USRowing Youth Nationals where she was a member of the Women's U19 4+ lineup and a third-place finish in the Women's 8+ at the Head of the Charles in October ... was named the Most Valuable Player of her novice squad in 2018 and 2019 ... coxed the Men's U17 4+ to a second-place showing at the 2019 Club Nationals.

Personal: Native of Mamaroneck, N.Y. ... daughter of Theo Liebmann and Barb Weinstein ... was a member of the National Honor Society and Italian Language Honor Society