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Tennessee Wraps Up Season-Opening Race Against No. 2 Stanford
March 29, 2025 | Rowing
OAK RIDGE, Tenn. – The third-ranked Tennessee rowing team wrapped up season-opening racing against No. 2 Stanford at Melton Hill Lake in Oak Ridge Saturday.
Four countable races took place—1V8, 1V4, 2V8 and a race including 2V4 and 3V4 crews—as well as a Tennessee-only exhibition.
Full race results can be found below.
Up next, Tennessee hits the Oak Ridge waters for a second consecutive weekend, as it hosts the first-ever Rocky Top Invite, Friday-Saturday, April 4-5. Teams competing at the event will be Tennessee, North Carolina, Duke, UCF, Minnesota and Clemson.
Race Results
1V8+: 1. #2 Stanford (6:17.28), 2. #3 Tennessee (6:26.37)
1V4+: 1. #2 Stanford (7:14.87), 2. #3 Tennessee (7:17.93)
2V8+: 1. #2 Stanford (6:26.65), 2. #3 Tennessee (6:30.91)
2V4+ & 3V4: 1. #2 Stanford – 2V4 (7:18.02), 2. #3 Tennessee – 2V4 (7:25.39) 3. #3 Tennessee – 3V4 (7:29.37)
4V4+ & 5V4+ (exhibition): 1. #3 Tennessee – 4V4 (7:29.10), 2. #3 Tennessee – 5V4 (7:36.30)
Lineups
1V8+: Taryn Graves (coxswain), Jamie Harris, Alice Fahey, Alex Pidgeon, Riley Ferdelman, Nicole Campbell, Meg Flanagan, Hannah Richardson, Channing Taner
2V8+: Patricia Menendez (coxswain), Hannah Smith, Maylie Valiquette, Stella Mirkovic, Sheya Lavin, Abby Fowler, Ariella Jeffery, Paige Reymann, Thea Coull
1V4+: Mykayla Fluster (coxswain), Giorgia Borriello, Paris Thornburg, Ūla Jonušaitė, Elizabeth Peberdy
2V4+: Audrey Bast (coxswain), Evelyn Hedrick, Emarie Peacock, Sydney Harris, Kiana Worobey
3V4+: Laila Irigoyen (coxswain), Alexandra Axten, Tiara Dye, Grace Armstrong, Megan Czarnecki
For the most up-to-date information about the program, follow Tennessee rowing on X (Twitter) and Instagram and like us on Facebook.
Four countable races took place—1V8, 1V4, 2V8 and a race including 2V4 and 3V4 crews—as well as a Tennessee-only exhibition.
Full race results can be found below.
Up next, Tennessee hits the Oak Ridge waters for a second consecutive weekend, as it hosts the first-ever Rocky Top Invite, Friday-Saturday, April 4-5. Teams competing at the event will be Tennessee, North Carolina, Duke, UCF, Minnesota and Clemson.
Race Results
1V8+: 1. #2 Stanford (6:17.28), 2. #3 Tennessee (6:26.37)
1V4+: 1. #2 Stanford (7:14.87), 2. #3 Tennessee (7:17.93)
2V8+: 1. #2 Stanford (6:26.65), 2. #3 Tennessee (6:30.91)
2V4+ & 3V4: 1. #2 Stanford – 2V4 (7:18.02), 2. #3 Tennessee – 2V4 (7:25.39) 3. #3 Tennessee – 3V4 (7:29.37)
4V4+ & 5V4+ (exhibition): 1. #3 Tennessee – 4V4 (7:29.10), 2. #3 Tennessee – 5V4 (7:36.30)
Lineups
1V8+: Taryn Graves (coxswain), Jamie Harris, Alice Fahey, Alex Pidgeon, Riley Ferdelman, Nicole Campbell, Meg Flanagan, Hannah Richardson, Channing Taner
2V8+: Patricia Menendez (coxswain), Hannah Smith, Maylie Valiquette, Stella Mirkovic, Sheya Lavin, Abby Fowler, Ariella Jeffery, Paige Reymann, Thea Coull
1V4+: Mykayla Fluster (coxswain), Giorgia Borriello, Paris Thornburg, Ūla Jonušaitė, Elizabeth Peberdy
2V4+: Audrey Bast (coxswain), Evelyn Hedrick, Emarie Peacock, Sydney Harris, Kiana Worobey
3V4+: Laila Irigoyen (coxswain), Alexandra Axten, Tiara Dye, Grace Armstrong, Megan Czarnecki
For the most up-to-date information about the program, follow Tennessee rowing on X (Twitter) and Instagram and like us on Facebook.
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