University of Tennessee Athletics
2023-24 Rowing Roster
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Lea, Allison
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Allison Lea
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Arlington, Va.
- High School:
- Yorktown
Bio
CAREER HONORS
- Big 12 Academic All-Conference First Team -- 2024
- SEC Academic Honor Roll -- 2024
- AAC All-Academic Team -- 2021
2023-24 - SENIOR
- Spring season boat record: 39-9
- Competed primarily in the 1V4+ boat during the season.
- During the 1V4+ NCAA Championships Grand Final (6/2/24), placed fifth nationally with a time of 7:07.729. The Lady Vols crossed the line ahead of sixth-place Washington for the program’s best-ever 1V4+ NCAA finish.
- In Tennessee's 1V4+ boat for the NCAA Championships semifinals (6/1/24) picked up a third-place finish by fending off Michigan in the final 500 meters to advance to the NCAA Grand Final.
- A member of Tennessee’s Four crew during Friday’s NCAA Championships heat race (5/31/24) earned a hard-fought, second-place finish, with a time of 7:47.413. The Lady Vol boat crossed the line less than four seconds behind that of top-ranked Texas (7:43.529). The gap between Tennessee a third-place, No. 11 Pennsylvania was nearly 15 seconds, while the margin between UT and Duke was greater than 19 seconds.
- A member of Tennessee's 1V4+ crew at the Big 12 Championships (5/19/24), posted a time of 6:56.414—the best 1V4+ mark in Tennessee's nine Big 12 Championship appearances. That final time was good for second place and was over nine seconds ahead of third-place, No. 19 Alabama.
- Racing in UT’s 1V4+ boat during round three of the Lake Wheeler Invitational (4/27/24), crossed the line in 7:10.435 to best second-place Alabama (7:26.457) by 16.022 seconds. UT's winning time served as the fastest time of any fours crew in the field during the regatta.
- Earned a dominant win for Tennessee’s 1V4+ crew in the Lake Wheeler Invitational’s (4/26/24) second round. Its time of 7:32.591 was a whopping 18.576 seconds faster than that of No. 10 Syracuse and approached being a minute faster (52.886 seconds) than Boston College.
- While in Tennessee’s first varsity four boat, posted a time of 7:30.541 in round one of the Lake Wheeler Invitational (4/26/24) to earn a victory, outpacing No. 11 Pennsylvania (7:41.129), No. 11 Syracuse (7:44.107) and No. 18 Washington State (7:55.589), among others.
- Handled business as part of the 2V4+ crew, tallying a race win with a time of 7:19.229 on the second day of the Big Ten Invitational (4/20/24). That finish, which improved UT’s 2V4+ crew to 11-0 this season, was nearly nine seconds ahead of Duke and 23-plus seconds ahead of fourth-place Indiana.
- While in the Lady Vols' 2V4+ boat, posted an impressive race victory with a final time of 7:25.556 during the afternoon session on day one of the Big Ten Invitational (4/19/24).
- With a final time of 7:12.475, placed second in the 1V4+ race behind only No. 9 Michigan during the morning session on day one of the Big Ten Invitational (4/19/24).
- Notched a race win over Minnesota in the 2V8+, finishing a tick under 30 seconds ahead of the Gophers in the Oak Ridge home dual (3/29/24) with a time of 6:30.7.
2022-23 - JUNIOR
- Competed with the second varsity eight boat in every race this season
- At the NCAA Championship, finished in third in the opening race to qualify for the A/B semifinals (5/26-28/23)
- Finished in sixth in the semis to move on to the petite finals
- In the petite final, finished in fifth, good for an 11th place national finish
- As a team the Mustangs placed in ninth
- At the AAC Championship, won the second varsity eight title by 10 seconds to three-peat as conference champions (5/14/23)
- At the Pac 12 Challenge, beat Iowa head-to-head (4/29-30/23)
- While at the Big 10 Invite, beat Stanford, Michigan, Alabama, Michigan State, Duke, Rutgers and Indiana (4/7-8/23)
2021-22 - SOPHOMORE
- Participated with the 1V4 boat throughout her sophomore season
- Was a member of the first varsity four team that finished first in the C final at the NCAA Championships (5/29/22), placing 13th overall
- Rowed on the first varsity four team that claimed victory at the SMU Championships (5/15/22), adding to the Mustangs impressive string of victories en route to SMU’s second-consecutive conference crown
- Assisted the first varsity four to a third place finish on Saturday at the Pac 12 Invite (4/9-10/22), ahead of No. 15 Penn, and then a second place finish on Sunday
- As a member of the first varsity four, assisted in SMU’s dominating victories over Minnesota (3/25-26/22)
2020-21 - FRESHMAN
- Was a member of the American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team
- Competed in the 1V4+ boat that finished 15th overall in its class at the program's first trip to the NCAA Championships (5/28-30/21)
- A part of the 1V4+ boat that took the first 24 points and won the AAC Championship competition ahead of UCF and Sacramento State (5/16/21)
- Finished third as a member of the 2V4+ Heat 2 at the Longhorn Invitational (4/24/21)
- Beat Wisconsin and Louisville at the Cardinal Invitational as a part of the 1V4+ boat (3/13-14/21)
- A part of the 1V4+ boat that took first place with a time of 7:18 vs. No. 8 Iowa (3/4/21)
Everything Orange S2 | Alex Pidgeon (Rowing)
Thursday, May 22
ROW | Walk-On Promo
Thursday, August 15
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Thursday, February 01
Rowing | 2023 Senior Video
Monday, May 22
