University of Tennessee Athletics
2009-10 Rowing Roster
Roster
Marissa Bell
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Rogersville, Tenn.
- High School:
- Cherokee
AT TENNESSEE: FALL 2010: Earned two medals during her final fall at Rocky Top...Won first place with the C8+ boat at the Head of the Hooch on Nov. 6, finishing in 16:05.1...Also helped push the eights to a first-place finish at the Chattanooga Head Race on Oct. 9...Part of the Collegiate 4+ boat which finished sixth overall at the CHR.
2009-10: Competed exclusively with the 2V8+ during the spring season...Helped the Lady Vols record victories over Minnesota, Alabama and Dartmouth in dual meet competititon...Was a part of the 2V8+ shell that finished second in the petite final of the 2010 Lake Natoma Invitational...Earned a Conference USA championship in the 2V8+ at the Aramark Sprints...Rowed in the 2V8+ at the 2010 NCAA Championships...Began her first semester as a member of the varsity squad...Notched 24th and eighth place finishes in the championship 8+ at the Head of the Hooch and Rivanna Romp, respectively.
2008-09: Rowed with the novice team...Part of the third place N8+ crew at the Head of the Tennessee...Finished eighth at the Head of the Hooch...Helped the N8+ shell to a fifth-place showing at the Rivanna Romp...During the spring, finished second against Alabama in the N8+ shell[apos]s only race of the spring season... Worked her way into the second varsity eight shell after spending the fall campaign with the novice eight boat...Helped her 2V8+ crew to a first-place finish over Alabama...Member of the 2V8+ shell that captured the B Final at the Lake Natoma Invitational and a runner-up finish at the Charles River Challenge...Took home a fourth-place time in the second varsity eight D Final at the South/Central Aramark Sprints
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Cherokee High School.
PERSONAL: Studied abroad with the Semester at Sea program...Took fourth in the McClung Public Speaking Competition in the sping of 2009...Spent two years at Maryville College...Has an older brother, Adam, 25...Marissa Rose Bell, daughter of Nancy and Gary Bell, was born on Feb. 5, 1989, in Key West, Fla.
