Duke Adds Diver Emily Rakestraw to Class of 2020

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Emily Rakestraw of Livermore, California has announced her commitment to join the Duke Blue Devils as a member of their class of 2025. She attends Granada High School as well as diving for the Santa Clara Diving Club.

A very recent transfer to the sport, Rakestraw only began diving two years ago, in 2018. Prior to that she was a high-level gymnast, qualifying for the 2017 Level 9 National Championship as well as being a four-time regional qualifier. She was a 2019 California State qualifier in diving. In her short time in the sport she achieved a personal best score of 345.6 (10-dive) on the one meter.

At the 2020 ACC Swimming and Diving Championships the Blue Devils finished in 6th, over 100 points behind 5th place Notre Dame. The springboards were a bit of a weakness for the team as their combined score between the two events ranked 9th out of the 12 teams. They were stronger on the platform, finishing with the 4th most points in the event.

Duke was led in the diving events by Aliya Watson who finished with 27 total points, the 5th most by any Blue Devil. Her top finish came on the platform where she took 3rd. They had a strong underclassmen representation on the boards, with three freshman or sophomores scoring points for the team.

Rakestraw will be the only diver of Duke’s incoming freshman class.

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