V4 Claims Gold, Duke Places Second at ACC Championship

Varsity Four Gold Medal TeamCLEMSON, S.C. – The V4 boat captured gold for the first ACC gold medal in school history as the No. 17 Blue Devils placed second with 90 total points at the ACC Championship Saturday morning at Lake Hartwell on the campus of Clemson.

Duke garnered four silver medals on the day – the most in school history at one ACC Championship - to go along with its gold medal. Duke’s 90 total points is also the highest in school history. Virginia took home the ACC crown with 95 total points, while Syracuse earned third with 75 points.

In the first Grand Final of the morning, the 3V8 boat took second with a time of 6:53.512, just over two seconds faster than third place Syracuse.…