University of Tennessee Athletics
2025-26 Rowing Roster
Roster

Ariella Jeffery
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Highlands Ranch, Calif.
CAREER HONORS
2025-26 - SOPHOMORE
- Finished fourth overall in the grand final of the second varsity eight at the 2026 NCAA Championships, with a time of 6:02.917 (5/31/26).
- Won the silver medal with the 2V8 crew at the SEC Championships, crossing the finish line with a time of 6:22.968 ahead of No. 13 Alabama and Oklahoma (5/10/26).
- Placed fourth in the Princeton-hosted regatta at Lake Carnegie with a time of 6:28.9 in an event that featured top eight nationally ranked programs No. 3 Yale, No. 6 Princeton, and No. 8 Virginia (4/18/26).
- Competed in the finals of the II Eight on day two of the Rocky Top Invite, where the Lady Vols took the win with a time of 6:41.442. Defeated multiple ranked boats in race including Penn, Alabama, USC and Duke (4/4/26).
- Helped lead the 2V8 to a semifinals win in the semifinals of the Rocky Top Invite, finishing the race with a 6:33.707 and eight seconds ahead of second place No. 13 Duke (4/4/26).
- Earned a win in the opening heats in the II Eight at the Rocky Top Invite. Won over a stacked field that included No. 13 Alabama (6:36.246), USC (6:44.490), Minnesota (6:49.505), and Iowa (6:50.281) thanks to a 2,000-meter time of 6:31.336 (4/3/26).
- Rowed in first varsity eight in dual against Stanford (3/28/26), posting a time of 6:31.514 to finish in second place.
2024-25 - FRESHMAN
- Posted a win in the NCAA Championship second varsity eight petite final, crossing in 6:24.586 to log a seventh-place 2V8 finish.
- Earned the 2V8 gold medal at the inaugural SEC Championship (5/11/25), delivering a time of 6:24.809 to hold off No. 2 Texas (6:26.430).
- In the second varsity eight race at the Princeton-hosted regatta (4/26/25), Tennessee clocked a time of 6:11.6 to beat Princeton by six seconds and finish nearly 17 seconds ahead of third-place, 10th-ranked Syracuse.
- In the second varsity eight race Saturday (4/19/25) at the Big Ten Invitational, Tennessee put down a time of 6:35.678 to take third behind Washington and Brown, beating out No. 12 Michigan, No. 11 Penn, and No. 14 Ohio State.
- UT's 2V8+ continued Tennessee's winning trend Friday afternoon (4/18/25), crossing in 6:28.438 for another comfortable win. The Lady Vols built a margin of nearly six seconds on Rutgers and almost 10 seconds on No. 12 Michigan.
- During the morning session of day one at the Big Ten Invitational (4/18/25) Tennessee’s second varsity eight crew posted a commanding win, clocking in at 6:27.128—more than 11 seconds ahead of second-place UCLA.
- On day two of the Rocky Top Invite (4/5/25), the 2V8+ crew put down a time of 6:34.506, earning the race victory while finishing ahead of No. 14 Duke and No 17 UCF.
- As part of the 2V8+ crew, logged a final time of 6:48.489 in its heat race on the opening day (4/4/25) of the Rocky Top Invite, which was 16.244 seconds stronger than that of Minnesota and 23.649 seconds quicker than North Carolina.
BEFORE COLLEGE
- Rowed for Mile High Rowing Club
PERSONAL
- Born July 25, 2006
- Parents are Rachael Collie and Oliver Jeffery
- Has one sister, Pearl
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