Caryn Davies, daughter of professor Peter Davies (Plant Biology, Horticulture), took home her second gold in as many Olympics in women’s crew on Thursday as the No. 2 seat in the U.S. women’s eight boat, when the Americans bested second-place Canada by more than a second. Davies also won silver at the Athens Olympics in 2004. See Ithaca Journal article for details: Ithacan Davies, Ithaca College grad Musnicki strike gold.