GoDuke.com · Jun 1, 2019
Finals Set After Day Two of NCAA Championships
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The V4 clinched a spot in the Petite Final, while the V8 and 2V8 boats each earned C Final berths after day two of the NCAA Championships Saturday morning at Eagle Creek Park in Indianapolis.
In the first race for the No. 12 Blue Devils, the V4 boat took fifth with a time of 7:48.180 in the second A/B semifinal. The fifth-place finish puts Duke in the Petite Final tomorrow, its first Petite Final in school history.
In the very next race, in the first V8 C/D semifinal, the Blue Devils placed second (6:49.170), just two-tenths of a second behind the Wisconsin Badgers (6:48.981). The second-place finish for the V8 crew puts them in the C Final tomorrow.