Duke’s Club Four Win Highlights Head of the Charles Weekend

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Duke’s Club Four Win Highlights Head of the Charles Weekend

10/22/2023 7:48:00 PM | Rowing

Full Results

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The Duke rowing team continued its fall campaign with a strong showing at the 58th Head of the Charles Regatta in Cambridge, Mass., over the weekend.

The Blue Devils' Club 4+ boat highlighted the weekend with a first-place finish against a highly competitive field of 52 entries in the Women's Club Fours race on Saturday.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Club 4+ crew of sophomore coxswain Mia Khamish and freshmen Florine Lijesen, Vivianne Foley, Mikaela Voinov and Eliza Straayer opened the weekend with an explosive performance on Saturday.
Duke's freshmen boat powered past the competition to a time of 17:46.122, over 15 seconds ahead of the second-place crew from Radcliffe.
The Club 4+ captured the Marcia Hooper Trophy and set a new course record in the women's division, beating Calgary RC's time of 17:47.415 in 2021.
The Championship 4+ boat opened Sunday's races and worked hard to close the gap between the crew from Dartmouth but were narrowly edged at the finish by 0.538 seconds.
The Champ 4+ placed 7th overall and clocked a time of 19:03.505.
In the Championship 8+ event, Duke placed 22nd with a time of 17:16.727 to close out the weekend's racing.

NOTES

The Blue Devils were also represented with an Alumnae Eight boat made up of coxswain Meagan Lew, Isabel Ruby-Hill, Olivia von Stauffenberg, Meridith Kisting, Alissa Van Arnam, Maya Blake, Anna Jenkins, Tara Christensen and Katherine Maitland.
The Alumnae 8+ finished 17th of 50 after clocking a time of 17:36.749.

QUOTES

"The race felt so good and I am so proud of how we performed. The conditions were tough with the weather, but we were able to turn it on and get the gold medal. We started 25th and ended up first, passing many boats and got the inside of every turn. I felt super grateful and honored to be a part of this boat, team and to be a Blue Devil this weekend. It was definitely a special weekend and Charles experience." - Sophomore coxswain Mia Khamish
"Great to have a bigger squad back at the Head of the Charles. With our limited water time this fall, it was great to see our boats be able to compete with some great teams. I was super impressed with our Club Four, made up of four freshman rowers and a sophomore coxswain. The Champ Four and Champ Eight raced hard as well, but we have some work to do to finish the year strong. Everyone had fun and that's what fall racing is all about." - Head Coach Megan Cooke Carcagno

UP NEXT

The Blue Devils wrap up fall racing in Charlottesville, Va., at the Rivanna Romp Head Race on Sunday, Nov. 12.
Duke is set to make its 11th appearance at the annual event since 2006. Last season, the Blue Devils raced 11 boats, placing five in the top-10, including the Novice 8+ which claimed a first-place finish.

BLUE DEVIL LINEUPS
Club 4+: Coxwain Mia Khamish, Florine Lijesen, Vivianne Foley, Mikaela Voinov, Eliza Straayer
Championship 4+: Coxswain Audrey Kline, Brenna Morley, Morgan Linsley, Erin Temple, Noelle Fuchs
Championship 8+: Coxswain Ithika Senthilnathan, Chloe Zollman, Grace Matos, Kathryn Nash, Niamh Comerford, Mollie Nicol, Ellen Ulitsky, Lena Mills, Justine Medveckus
Alumnae 8+: Coxswain Meagan Lew, Isabel Ruby-Hill, Olivia von Stauffenberg, Meridith Kisting, Alissa Van Arnam, Maya Blake, Anna Jenkins, Tara Christensen, Katherine Maitland

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