Lilia Duncan

Class:
Graduate Student
Position:
Port/Starboard
Height:
6-0
Hometown:
Sterling Heights, Mich.
High School:
Utica Academy

At Michigan
• Member of two Big Ten Championship Teams (2019, '21)
• Pocock/CRCA All-American (second team, 2021)
• Pocock/CRCA All-America Nominee (2020)
• Big Ten Champion (2021) with the 1V8
• All-Big Ten honoree (second team, 2021)
• CRCA Scholar-Athlete (2021)
• Two-time Academic All-Big Ten (2020-21)
• Graduated from the College of Public Health with a degree in Community and Global Public Health, pursuing a Master's of Health Informatics

Graduate Student (2020-21)
• All-Big Ten second team
• Rowed in the sixth seat as 1V8 beat No. 16 SMU, Louisville (6:22.281), and Notre Dame (6:18.550, 2nd); sat fifth to help the 2V8 beat Clemson (6:28.554, 2nd) at the Cardinal Invitational (March 13-14)
• In Columbus (March 27), sat fourth as the 1V8 defeat Indiana and Iowa (6:41.1) in the morning and beat MSU, finishing second to Ohio State in the afternoon (7:07.49)
• Competed in the 1V8 at the Big Ten vs. ACC Regatta (April 3), rowing in second seat of the 1V8 to place second to No. 10 Duke in 6:49.48 and in the seventh seat while finishing second to No. 3 Virginia in 7:05.47, beating Michigan State twice
• Part of the 1V8 boat (fifth seat) that timed 6:34.52 and came in second to Texas at Belleville Lake (April 10)
• Rowed in the fifth seat of the 1V8 that beat No. 20 Syracuse, No. 9 Tennessee, and No. 16 Iowa in 6:34.311 and placed second to Rutgers (+1.589) on the first day of the Big Ten Invitational (April 17)
• On the second day of the Big Ten Invitational (April 18), rowed from the fifth seat in the 1V8 as it second to No. 4 Virginia and beat No. 3 Ohio State in 6:26.502
• Rowed in the sixth seat for the 1V8 as it won a gold medal in 6:25.744 at the Big Ten Championships at Eagle Creek (May 16)
• From the sixth seat, rowed with the 1V8 to finish fourth overall (6:23.437) at the NCAA Championships (May 28-30), helping the team to a fourth-place finish

Senior (2019-2020)
• Spring 2020 season canceled due to COVID-19
• Rowed in the fourth seat in Michigan’s 1V8 boat which placed ninth overall and seventh among collegiate programs in 15:48.22 at the Head of the Charles (Oct. 20)

Junior (2018-2019)
• Part of the Big Ten Boat of the Week (April 9) after wins over Duke, Syracuse, and Virginia
• Rowed in the three seat to help the first varsity four to wins over Harvard-Radcliffe in 7:20.8 and Yale in 7:57.93 at the Big Ten-Ivy League Double Dual (March 29-30)
• Rowed in the three seat to help the first varsity four sweep No. 10 Virginia in 7:18.6, and No. 17 Syracuse and Duke in 7:24.2 at the Big Ten-ACC Double Dual (April 6)
• Stroked the first varsity four to a win over Rutgers (+4.77) and a second-place finish to Ohio State (+2.21) at OSU's Big Ten Double Dual (April 13)
• Rowed in the seven seat to help the first varsity eight place third against No. 1 Washington and No. 6 Ohio State at Lake Las Vegas (April 20)
• From the second seat, helped the second varsity eight as it bested Louisville and Michigan State on Senior Day at Belleville Lake (May 5)
• Stroked the first varsity four as it won silver at the Big Ten Championships on Devil's Lake (May 19) in 7:19.003
• From stroke seat, helped the first varsity four place fourth in 6:57.915 at the NCAA Championships (May 31-June 2), leading to a third-place team finish

Sophomore (2017-2018)
• Competed in a four-piece set scrimmage against Eastern Michigan (Sept. 17), recording an 11:42.7 time in the third piece
• Rowed as a member of the 3V4 boat which finished third in 7:31.52 at Ohio State (March 31), beating Michigan State
• Raced as part of the fourth varsity four at the Big Ten Double Dual (April 7), finishing second and beating No. 11 Iowa in the afternoon race (+11.16) after dropping a close morning race to No. 16 Indiana
• Competed as a member of the 2V4 against Louisville (April 29), finishing second to U-M's 1V4 but ahead of Louisville in 7:13.94
• Rowed in the 2V4 at the Big Ten Championships (May 13), leading the team to a silver medal in 7:22.043