Pittsburgh, Pa. – The Duquesne University women's rowing team welcomes nine new student-athletes to its roster for the 2026-27 season after the program's highest showing in the last 10 years at the Atlantic 10 Championship.
 
Meet the nine new additions joining the Dukes this year … 
 
Elizabeth Bartos 
Bartos joins the Dukes from TBC Racing in Washington, D.C., where she rowed for the past three years. Bartos ended last season 14th in the Youth Women's 8+ at USRowing Youth Nationals and has represented her club at the Henley Royal Regatta. While visiting Duquesne, Bartos said she loved the team culture and academics and is excited to meet her new teammates and pursue a career path she's passionate about in international relations. 
 
Anastasia Amromina
Amromina has rowed for four years with the St. Louis Rowing Club, and her boat earned third place at the Midwest Junior Championships. She picked Duquesne because the school is allowing her to continue rowing while also getting a strong science education in a city with healthcare experience opportunities. Amromina is excited to live in Pittsburgh and compete on a collegiate team while studying biology. 
 
Callie Carpenter 
Carpenter is coming from six years of rowing experience at the Indianapolis Rowing Center, where she received four USRowing Indoor National medals and a world indoor medal. Additionally, Carpenter is a national champion in the women's youth 2x beach sprint. She is excited to take both of her passions of music and athletics to the next level simultaneously while she studies music education and rows for an NCAA Division 1 team. 
 
Roane George 
George rowed for four years for Buffalo Seminary High School, where she won her petite final at states this year. While touring Duquesne, she fell in love with the campus, school and team and is excited to meet new people and get faster on the water. George will study nursing as her major. 
 
Ava Gallegos 
Gallegos is joining Duquesne from Orchard Lake St. Mary's crew team, where she was a part of the third class of girls ever. She has rowed for four years and won states in 2026 as well as placed first at the Midwest Scholastic Rowing Championships in her team's First Varsity 4. Gallegos chose Duquesne because of its team culture and great academic programs. She will be in the Master of Physician Assistant program. 
 
Olivia Wakeman 
Wakeman rowed for five years with the Wilmington Youth Rowing Association and spent this past spring season racing in a pair where she placed on the podium multiple times. She chose Duquesne because it was the only school that gave her a gut feeling on where she wanted to attend college. Wakeman will major in chemistry. 
 
Sydney Douglas  
Douglas is the only coxswain joining the Dukes for 2026-27 and has been coxing for four years from the Baylor School in Tennessee. She chose Duquesne because of the team's culture and emphasis on accountability. She will major is nursing. 
 
Ryleigh Erban 
Erban has been rowing for five years and is coming from the East Lyme Rowing Association, where she placed fifth in the Connecticut Public Schools Conference this past season. She is most excited to see how she can grow as an athlete and thrive in a new environment at Duquesne. Erban will be a health sciences major. 
 
Olivia Snelick Yancey 
Yancey has been rowing for four years with TBC Racing and Bishop O'Connell High School. This past spring, she placed 13th overall for the girls senior 4+ at Stotesbury Cup, which was also their team's fastest finish since 2016 in that category. She decided on Duquesne because it felt like home to her and she enjoys the walkability of campus. She will be majoring in mechanical engineering and will be a part of Duquesne's Honor College. 
 
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"Bringing in nine freshmen is something we're incredibly excited about, and I believe this group has the potential to be one of the strongest classes we've ever brought into the program," head coach Matt Carlsen said. "What makes this class so exciting isn't just the talent they bring, it's the foundation they're joining. Every class before them has helped build Duquesne women's rowing into what it is today, and their job is to add to that legacy. We're excited to see how all of our classes come together and continue pushing each other forward."

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