Pittsburgh, Pa. – The Duquesne University rowing team continued its 2026 spring season Saturday by traveling to Washington, D.C., to compete for the first time in program history in the George Washington Invitational. Following a sunny and warm practice on the Potomac River Friday, conditions proved to be similar for race day Saturday morning and afternoon.
 
FIRST AND SECOND VARSITY 8
The first event of the day was a duel between the Varsity 8 of Duquesne and the host Revolutionaries at 11:15 a.m. The Dukes crossed the finish buoys eight seconds behind GW. Later in the afternoon for their second race of the day, the Dukes fought hard during a duel against Georgetown, finishing only 1.91 seconds behind. This earned the Dukes the closest race of the day. In their first race of the day, the Dukes second varsity 8 competed against George Washington's second and third varsity 8, placing placing second overall between the two GW boats with a 28 second lead over the third varsity 8. For the afternoon race, the nine athletes dueled against Georgetown's second varsity 8, ending the day with a pair of second place finishes.
 
FIRST AND SECOND VARSITY 4
Starting off the fours was the Duquesne first varsity 4 racing against George Washington's top four boat. Throughout the race the five Dukes stayed competitive and finished eight seconds behind. In the afternoon, the first varsity 4 competed against Georgetown and closed its gap between George Washington's times, which raced in the heat seven minutes before the Dukes. The final race of the day was the second varsity 4, which went up against the second and third varsity 4 for George Washington. The Dukes stayed in between the boats and earned a second place finish. In their second race the five girls competed with Georgetown and George Washington's third varsity 4, earning another second place finish.
 
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"I think we took a big step forward this weekend as a team and that's what we want to see in the thick of racing season," head coach Matt Carlsen said. "We know there's a lot of work to do as we continue to grow as racers."
 
LINEUPS
                      1st Varsity 8                 2nd Varsity 8                         
Bow              Nina DiFonzo                 Madison Lambert  
2                    Nicole Woroszylo           Dakota Psensky                        
3                   Jocelyn Tatarko               Ella Hinchey
4                   Mikayla Bartos                Sabrina Alcaro                          
5                   Cherise Dicke                 Brooke Brindise                    
6                   Catie Duffner                  Danielle Smith
7                   Reilly Tibbitts                  Addison Selby              
Stroke          Nora Grace Foglia         Margaret Osterhaudt           
Coxswain     Serena DeCosmo         Paige Engel                
 
                       Varsity 4                     2nd Varsity 4 
Bow                Isabelle Pilato             Katherine Zema
2                     Ella Kerrigan                Emma Mills 
3                     Ellie Knuth                   Sarah Hartzell
Stroke            Lily Armstrong              Mateja van Gameren                  
Coxswain      Caitlin Langford            Kat Muha
 
UP NEXT
The Dukes travel to Oak Ridge, Tenn., Saturday, April 18, and Sunday, April 19, to compete in the Southern Intercollegiate Rowing Association (SIRA) Regatta.

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