DURHAM – The Duke rowing team opens the 2021 fall slate at the 56th Head of the Charles in Cambridge, Mass., on Saturday at 12:27 p.m.
The historic event, which was not held in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, returns to the Charles River where five Duke freshmen are set to make their collegiate debuts. The Blue Devils will be represented by
Anya Hasija (coxswain),
Lauren Brandmeyer,
Mollie Nicol,
Lily Abbott and
Natalie Ashton.
The five will compete in the women's club 4+ race at 12:27 p.m. in a field of 54 entrants. In 2019, the Duke club 4+ boat took first place out of 56 teams with a time of 18:37.474.
"We are really excited to kick off the fall racing season for Duke this weekend in Boston," assistant coach
Kendall Schmidt said. "The freshmen are excited to represent the entire program for the first time as Blue Devils. We will definitely be racing hard for everyone back in Durham and look forward to leading the event as bow 1."
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