Duke Rowing Finishes 4th At ACC Championships



April 29, 2000

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- Duke competed in the first-ever ACC rowing championships Saturday at Virginia's Lake Monticello. Virginia won the team crown with a 40-point total, Clemson was second with 30 points, North Carolina placed third with 19 and Duke finished fourth with 11 points.

Duke's Katie Lakin was selected to the All ACC rowing team.

After the preliminary competition, Duke faced North Carolina in the petite finals and defeated the Tar Heels in the second varsity four event- 8:18.2-8:29.1. Duke's results are listed below:

ACC ROWING RESULTS

Final Team Point Totals: 1. Virginia 40, 2. Clemson 30, 3. North Carolina 19, 4. Duke 11

DUKE ONLY RESULTS

Preliminary Competition
Second Varsity Four: placed 3rd- Duke, 8:16.0 time
First Varsity Four: placed 4th- Duke, 8:34.6
Second Varsity Eight: placed 4th- Duke, 7:26.1
First Varsity Eight: placed 4th- Duke, 7:15.3

Petite Finals (North Carolina vs. Duke)
Second Varsity Four: 1. Duke 8:18.2, 2. North Carolina 8:29.1
First Varsity Four: 1. North Carolina, 7:55.6, 2. Duke, 8:34.5
Second Varsity Eight: 1. North Carolina, 7:17.7, 2. Duke, 7:21.7
First Varsity Eight: 1. North Carolina, 6:58.6, 2. Duke, 7:00.2

Grand Finals (Virginia vs. Clemson)- Virginia defeated Clemson in all four races