University of Tennessee Athletics
Tennessee Rowing Secures Second Consecutive Top-Five Finish at NCAA Championships
June 01, 2025 | Rowing
WEST WINDSOR, N.J. – The fourth-ranked Tennessee rowing team capped its historic 2025 campaign with a fifth-place team finish at the NCAA Championships Sunday morning on Lake Mercer in New Jersey, marking the program's second consecutive top-five national result under second-year head coach Kim Cupini.
After placing a program-best third at the NCAA Championships a year ago, the Lady Vols followed that up with another milestone campaign in 2025, finishing fifth nationally in the team standings with 106 points—solidifying the most successful two-year stretch in school history. Prior to Cupini's arrival, Tennessee's highest finish at the national event across its previous five team appearances was ninth in 2007.
The 1V8+ and 1V4+ crews both competed in Sunday's grand finals, while the 2V8+ earned a victory in the Petite Final to close out the three-day event.
Tennessee's first varsity eight closed out its NCAA run with a fourth-place effort in the grand final, crossing in 6:10.912 behind No. 5 Yale (6:06.138), top-ranked Stanford and No. 2 Texas. The Lady Vols outpaced third-ranked Washington (6:12.538) and No. 8 Brown (6:14.088), capping a consistently strong postseason campaign for the boat in which it finished top-five at the NCAA Championships for the second consecutive year.
In the 1V4+ grand final, Tennessee finished sixth overall with a time of 7:12.228 to earn the boat's second consecutive top-six NCAA Championship finish.
The UT second varsity eight posted a first-place finish in Sunday's 2V8 petite final with a time of 6:24.586, crossing the line ahead of five top-13 teams and recording the boat's second consecutive top-seven NCAA finish.
Race Results
1V8+ (Grand Final):
1. #5 Yale (6:06.138)
2. #1 Stanford (6:08.336)
3. #2 Texas (6:09.848)
4. #4 Tennessee (6:10.912)
5. #3 Washington (6:12.538)
6. #8 Brown (6:14.088)
2V8+ (Petite Final):
1. #4 Tennessee (6:24.586)
2. #8 Brown (6:26.686)
3. #9 Michigan (6:26.858)
4. #13 Harvard (6:29.164)
5. #12 California (6:32.136)
6. #11 Syracuse (6:32.632)
1V4+ (Grand Final):
1. #1 Stanford (6:56.532)
2. #3 Washington (6:58.598)
3. #2 Texas (6:59.548)
4. #5 Yale (7:01.820)
5. #7 Rutgers (7:01.858)
6. #4 Tennessee (7:12.228)
Final Team Standings:
1. Stanford (129 points)
2. Yale (121 points)
3. Texas (118 points)
4. Washington (117 points)
5. Tennessee (106 points)
6. Princeton (99 points)
7. Brown (95 points)
8. Rutgers (83 points)
9. California (79 points)
10. Virginia (79 points)
11. Michigan (74 points)
12. Syracuse (67 points)
13. Harvard (65 points)
14. Indiana (58 points)
15. UCF (52 points)
16. Dartmouth (39 points)
17. Pennsylvania (39 points)
18. Oregon State (33 points)
19. Northeastern (27 points)
20. Boston (20 points)
21. Rhode Island (12 points)
22. Fairfield (6 points)
Lineups
1V8+: Taryn Graves (coxswain), Thea Coull, Alex Pidgeon, Riley Ferdelman, Alice Fahey, Meg Flanagan, Nicole Campbell, Maylie Valiquette, Hannah Smith
2V8+: Patricia Menendez (coxswain), Channing Taner, Sheya Lavin, Abby Fowler, Stella Mirković, Paige Reymann, Ariella Jeffery, Ula Jonušaitė, Hannah Richardson
1V4+: Mykayla Fluster (coxswain), Giorgia Borriello, Madeline Becker, Elizabeth Peberdy, Paris Thornburg
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After placing a program-best third at the NCAA Championships a year ago, the Lady Vols followed that up with another milestone campaign in 2025, finishing fifth nationally in the team standings with 106 points—solidifying the most successful two-year stretch in school history. Prior to Cupini's arrival, Tennessee's highest finish at the national event across its previous five team appearances was ninth in 2007.
The 1V8+ and 1V4+ crews both competed in Sunday's grand finals, while the 2V8+ earned a victory in the Petite Final to close out the three-day event.
Tennessee's first varsity eight closed out its NCAA run with a fourth-place effort in the grand final, crossing in 6:10.912 behind No. 5 Yale (6:06.138), top-ranked Stanford and No. 2 Texas. The Lady Vols outpaced third-ranked Washington (6:12.538) and No. 8 Brown (6:14.088), capping a consistently strong postseason campaign for the boat in which it finished top-five at the NCAA Championships for the second consecutive year.
In the 1V4+ grand final, Tennessee finished sixth overall with a time of 7:12.228 to earn the boat's second consecutive top-six NCAA Championship finish.
The UT second varsity eight posted a first-place finish in Sunday's 2V8 petite final with a time of 6:24.586, crossing the line ahead of five top-13 teams and recording the boat's second consecutive top-seven NCAA finish.
Race Results
1V8+ (Grand Final):
1. #5 Yale (6:06.138)
2. #1 Stanford (6:08.336)
3. #2 Texas (6:09.848)
4. #4 Tennessee (6:10.912)
5. #3 Washington (6:12.538)
6. #8 Brown (6:14.088)
2V8+ (Petite Final):
1. #4 Tennessee (6:24.586)
2. #8 Brown (6:26.686)
3. #9 Michigan (6:26.858)
4. #13 Harvard (6:29.164)
5. #12 California (6:32.136)
6. #11 Syracuse (6:32.632)
1V4+ (Grand Final):
1. #1 Stanford (6:56.532)
2. #3 Washington (6:58.598)
3. #2 Texas (6:59.548)
4. #5 Yale (7:01.820)
5. #7 Rutgers (7:01.858)
6. #4 Tennessee (7:12.228)
Final Team Standings:
1. Stanford (129 points)
2. Yale (121 points)
3. Texas (118 points)
4. Washington (117 points)
5. Tennessee (106 points)
6. Princeton (99 points)
7. Brown (95 points)
8. Rutgers (83 points)
9. California (79 points)
10. Virginia (79 points)
11. Michigan (74 points)
12. Syracuse (67 points)
13. Harvard (65 points)
14. Indiana (58 points)
15. UCF (52 points)
16. Dartmouth (39 points)
17. Pennsylvania (39 points)
18. Oregon State (33 points)
19. Northeastern (27 points)
20. Boston (20 points)
21. Rhode Island (12 points)
22. Fairfield (6 points)
Lineups
1V8+: Taryn Graves (coxswain), Thea Coull, Alex Pidgeon, Riley Ferdelman, Alice Fahey, Meg Flanagan, Nicole Campbell, Maylie Valiquette, Hannah Smith
2V8+: Patricia Menendez (coxswain), Channing Taner, Sheya Lavin, Abby Fowler, Stella Mirković, Paige Reymann, Ariella Jeffery, Ula Jonušaitė, Hannah Richardson
1V4+: Mykayla Fluster (coxswain), Giorgia Borriello, Madeline Becker, Elizabeth Peberdy, Paris Thornburg
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