RALEIGH, N.C. – No. 11 Duke's Second Varsity Four and Third Varsity Eight boats each won their heat on Saturday and the Blue Devils finished second in the team standings to wrap up the Lake Wheeler Invitational.
A second-place finish by the Varsity Eight in the regatta's final race bumped the Duke point total up to 82, just one shy of No. 15 Syracuse's winning tally of 83. The Orange netted four wins on Saturday, including victories in their V8, 2V8 and V4 heats, to claim the Pocock Cup for the first time in the event's three-year history.