Duke Earns Five Top-Five Finishes to Close Fall at Rivanna Romp

DURHAM, N.C. - The Duke rowing team closed out the fall with a full day of competition Sunday at the Rivanna Romp in Charlottesville, Va. The Blue Devils raced five varsity 8+ boats, five varsity 4+ boats and one freshmen 8+ boat, coming away with five top-five finishes across the team's final regatta of the fall.

"I think all the Duke boats raced really well today," head coach said. "Everyone did a really good job of stepping up. We had no prior fall races before today, so I think everyone came in and did their jobs really well. It was great to see our boats, especially our A boats, be so competitive against Virginia's A boats. It was only a few seconds separating places first through…