2024-25 Rowing Roster
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Irigoyen, Laila
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Laila Irigoyen
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Ripon, Calif.
- High School:
- Ripon
Bio
CAREER HONORS
- Big 12 Academic All-Conference First Team -- 2023, 2024
- SEC Academic Honor Roll -- 2023, 2024
2024-25 - SENIOR
- Earned the 3V8 gold medal at the inaugural SEC Championship (5/11/25), crossing the line in 6:35.926, more than seven seconds ahead of No. 2 Texas (6:42.970).
- In the second varsity four event at the Princeton-hosted regatta (4/26/25), coxed Tennessee (7:13.0) to a second-place result behind sixth-ranked Princeton. The Lady Vols finished just under three seconds behind the Tigers, while holding off No. 10 Syracuse and 16th-ranked Ohio State.
- In the 2V4+ event Saturday (4/19/25) at the Big Ten Invitational, coxed Tennessee to a third-place finish with a time of 7:26.790, holding off No. 7 Brown.
- The Lady Vols’ second varsity four boat (7:18.471) placed second Friday afternoon (4/18/25) in Sarasota, behind only ninth-ranked Rutgers. Tennessee topped No. 11 Penn in the race by over 11 seconds.
- During the morning session of day one at the Big Ten Invitational (4/18/25), coxed Tennessee's 2V4+ crew to a race win by crossing the line in 7:19.209. The Lady Vols outpaced No. 17 Oregon State by three seconds and held off No. 14 Ohio State by more than four.
- The coxswain of the Lady Vols' 2V4+ crew on day two of the Rocky Top Invite (4/5/25), posted a time of 7:34.636 en route to a victory in the A Final race, conquering UCF and North Carolina.
- In the 2V4+ crew on day one of the Rocky Top Invite (4/4/25), coxed Tennessee to a time of 7:49.872, which was just over seven seconds faster than second-place North Carolina.
2023-24 - JUNIOR
- Spring season boat record: 39-8
- Competed primarily in the 1V4+ boat during the season as a coxswain.
- In the 1V4+ NCAA Championships Grand Final (6/2/24), coxed Tennessee to a fifth-place national finish 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.
- As the coxswain of 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.
- The coxswain 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.
- The coxswain 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.
- Coxed 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 coxing 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.
- In the 1V4+ race, coxed the squad to a 7:14.453 finish to cross the line nearly three seconds ahead of Duke on the second day of the Big Ten Invitational (4/20/24).
- Racing in Tennessee’s 1V4+ boat, coxed the crew to victory with a time of 7:20.584 in the afternoon session on the first day of the Big Ten Invitational (4/19/24) in Sarasota.
- Coxed Tennessee to a race win in the morning session’s second varsity four race on day one of the Big Ten Invitational (4/19/24). The crew’s winning time of 7:14.667 was over five seconds ahead of Michigan's 2V4+.
- Posted a race win in Tennessee’s home dual versus Minnesota (3/29/24) in Oak Ridge, coxing the Lady Vols’ 2V4+ crew across the line over 22 seconds ahead of the Gophers with a time of 7:23.5.
2022-23 - SOPHOMORE
- Coxed the 3V4 and 3V8 boats during the season.
- Spring season boat record: 25-10 (6-2 in 3V4, 19-8 in 3V8).
- Won a bronze medal for a third-place finish (6:55.864), earning the Lady Vol’s 3V8 its first-ever medal at the Big 12 Championship (5/14/23).
- Posted a 7:18.4 mark for a win over the Tar Heels at the UVA Invite (4/29/23).
- Recorded three second-place finishes on the weekend with a 6:50.004 effort for the 3V8's best time at the Lake Wheeler Invitational (4/21-22/23).
- Notched a 4-2 weekend record in the 3V8 at the Big Ten Invitational (4/8/2023).
- Wrapped up the weekend defeating Minnesota and Rutgers clocking in with a time of 7:16.927 (4/7/2023).
- Bested Alabama and Iowa with a 6:54.184 effort in the morning session (4/7/2023).
- Bested the Sooner’s 2V4 with a 7:42.85 effort for a third-place finish at the home dual against Alabama and Oklahoma (4/1/2023).
- Opened the season with a 5-0 record during the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite (3/18-19/23).
- The 3V4 lineup preserved its perfect 5-0 record on Sunday by outpacing Duke with a 7:28.829 mark, which was one of the fastest times of the day by any varsity four boat.
- Defeated the Fighting Irish by 20 seconds and the Tigers by one minute in the afternoon slate with a time of 7:15.136.
2021-22 - FRESHMAN
- Coxed the 3V8 boat and 3V4 boat.
- Competed in six regattas and 10 total races during the season.
- Helped the 3V8 place fifth at the Big 12 Championships.
- Posted the top finish by a Tennessee boat during the Princeton Invitational, beating Penn’s 3V8 boat.
- Competed in the 3V8 boat during the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite, leaving with a win against Clemson.
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