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Hannah Smith
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- East Grand Rapids, Michigan
- High School:
- East Grand Rapids
CAREER HONORS
- All-SEC Team -- 2025
- 2025 CRCA Athlete to Watch
- Secured silver at the 2024 World Rowing Under 23 Championships with Team USA in the Women's Eight event
- Big 12 Academic All-Conference First Team -- 2024
- SEC Academic Honor Roll -- 2024
- First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll -- 2023
2024-25 - JUNIOR
- Posted a fourth-place finish in the NCAA Championship first varsity eight grand final, crossing in 6:10.912.
- Earned the 1V8 silver medal at the inaugural SEC Championship (5/11/25), leading No. 2 Texas at the 1,000-meter mark before crossing with a final time of 6:15.586.
- The Lady Vols' first varsity eight crew posted a blazing time of 5:57.6 at the Princeton-hosted regatta (4/26/25) to earn a commanding victory over sixth-ranked Princeton (6:01.1), No. 10 Syracuse (6:13.5) and No. 16 Ohio State (6:22.8).
- Tennessee’s first varsity eight crew earned a marquee win over No. 3 Washington and four other top-14 teams Saturday (4/19/25) at the Big Ten Invitational. With a final time of 6:20.834, UT finished nearly two seconds ahead of the Huskies (6:22.568) and comfortably ahead of No. 7 Brown (6:29.397), No. 12 Michigan (6:30.702), No. 11 Penn (6:32.431) and No. 14 Ohio State (6:36.266).
- Tennessee's 1V8+ group earned a second victory Friday (4/18/25) in Sarasota by clocking in at 6:15.157 to conquer No. 9 Rutgers by five seconds. The Lady Vols also finished over 10 seconds ahead of No. 11 Penn and No. 12 Michigan.
- During the morning session of day one at the Big Ten Invitational (4/18/25), Tennessee's first varsity eight crew opened its day with a dominant performance, crossing the line in 6:14.654 to beat No. 14 Ohio State by nearly nine seconds, putting down the second-fastest time of any boat in the field on day one.
- On day two of the Rocky Top Invite (4/5/25), Tennessee's first varsity eight crew placed first in the A Final with a final time of 6:20.714, nearly nine seconds ahead of second-place, No. 17 UCF's 1V8+ and nearly 23 seconds faster than third-place, 14th-ranked Duke.
- Put down a time of 6:38.798 in UT’s first varsity eight and crossed the line 22.549 seconds ahead of No. 20 North Carolina's 1V8+ boat on the opening day of the inaugural Rocky Top Invite (4/4/25).
2023-24 - SOPHOMORE
- Spring season boat record: 44-4
- Competed primarily in the 1V8+ boat during the season.
- At the NCAA Championships Grand Final (6/2/24), posted a gutsy performance that resulted in a third-place national finish for the Lady Vols’ 1V8+ boat. Tennessee crossed the line just 2.236 seconds behind first-place, top-ranked Texas (6:09.920). Furthermore, a mere .352 seconds separated Tennessee from second-place, No. 2 Stanford (6:11.804). UT finished ahead of No. 4 Princeton, eighth-ranked Brown and No. 7 Washington in the race.
- A part of Tennessee's First Eight boat, put down a time of 6:16.689 to finish ahead of four top-15 teams—three in the top 10—in Saturday’s (6/1/24) semifinal race at the NCAA Championships, good for second place and qualification into the Grand Final.
- Despite a gusty headwind that picked up as the morning progressed, Tennessee's First Eight logged a time of 7:00.246 during the NCAA Championship heat race (5/31/24). That mark outpaced sixth-ranked California, No. 15 Ohio State (7:05.874) and was a convincing 24.312 seconds faster than 12th-ranked Indiana, who placed fourth in the heat.
- Earned second place in the Big 12 Championships’ (5/19/24) first varsity eight race, with a time of 6:15.334. That mark is the fastest by Tennessee's 1V8+ crew in any of its nine Big 12 Championships. The Lady Vols crossed the line 12.986 seconds ahead of 19th-ranked Alabama.
- Posted a third win for Tennessee’s 1V8+ crew at the Lake Wheeler Invitational (4/27/24), crossing in 6:26.432. That time was the second-fastest mark of any crew on the weekend, behind only its own finish on day one of the regatta. In addition, that mark was 13.826 seconds faster than 18th-ranked Washington State and 16.316 seconds ahead of Big 12 foe Alabama in the race.
- Racing in Tennessee’s 1V8+ crew, clocked the third-fastest time (6:40.718) of all boats on day one of the Lake Wheeler Invitational (4/26/24), crossing the line 7.434 seconds ahead of No. 10 Syracuse in the win.
- During the first varsity eight’s first race of the Lake Wheeler Invitational (4/26/24), put down the fastest time (6:23.438) of any crew in the event’s field, en route to a win over a trio of top-18 foes.
- Improving Tennessee’s second varsity eight crew to 12-0 this season, put down the fastest time (6:20.650) of any boat in competition on day two of the Big Ten Invitational (4/20/24). That time outpaced second-place Indiana's 2V8+ boat by an eye-opening 15-plus seconds.
- Finished over 11 seconds ahead of second-place and 12th-ranked Ohio State's crew in the afternoon session’s 2V8+ race on day one of the Big Ten Invitational (4/19/24), with a final time of 6:27.657.
- Early on day one of the Big Ten Invitational (4/19/24) in the 2V8+ boat, posted a final time of 6:20.598. That finish not only secured a victory, but outpaced Michigan by over 12 seconds in the race. Additionally, Tennessee's 2V8+ crew was 5.1 seconds faster than any of the other 17 2V8+ boats that competed in that morning session.
- Opened the spring season with a race victory in the 1V4+, crossing the line in 7:11.7 at the home dual in Oak Ridge (3/29/24), over 25 seconds ahead of Minnesota’s crew.
2022-23 - FRESHMAN
- Competed in the 1V4 boat during the season.
- Spring season boat record: 27-13.
- Won a silver medal at the Big 12 Championship to finish second thanks to a strong 7:19.182 effort (5/14/23).
- Notched a win over North Carolina with a 7:46.5 effort at the UVA Invite (4/29/23).
- Finished the Lake Wheeler Invitational with a 12-3 record (4/21-22/23).
- Clocked a 7:37.863 effort to win the Saturday session, beating out marks from every ranked foe.
- Placed second (7:22.037) in the morning cap before finishing third (7:51.740) in the afternoon session on Friday with wins over RV Boston, Georgetown, Louisville, RV Clemson and Oklahoma.
- Clocked in a time of 7:15.127 to best RV Michigan State during the second day of the Big Ten Invitational (4/8/2023).
- Defeated No. 19 Alabama and RV Wisconsin for a second-place finish (7:13.462) during the first day of the Big Ten Invitational (4/7/23).
- Notched a second place finish (7:44.74) at the home dual against Alabama and Oklahoma (4/1/2023).
- Opened the season with a 4-2 record during the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite with wins over RV Louisville, RV Clemson, RV Alabama and RV Wisconsin (3/18-19/23).
- Topped host Louisville in the final race of the Invite with a 7:32.953 effort, falling shortly behind Duke.
- Went 3-1 on Saturday, with the crew’s top effort at 7:16.76 to beat the Crimson Tide and Badgers.
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