2023-24 Rowing Roster
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Flanagan, Meg
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Meg Flanagan
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Blenheim, New Zealand
- High School:
- Marlborough Girls College
Bio
CAREER HONORS
- CRCA Second Team All-American -- 2025
- All-SEC Team -- 2025
- SEC Community Service Team -- 2025
- CRCA First Team All-American -- 2024
- CRCA Athlete of the Year Finalist -- 2024
- All-Big 12 Rowing Team -- 2024
- Big 12 Boat of the Week (4/24/24)
- Big 12 Academic All-Conference First Team -- 2024
- SEC Academic Honor Roll -- 2024
- 2023 AAC Boat of the Year -- Varsity 8+
- AAC All-Academic Team -- 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 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.
- Posted a strong performance in the 1V8+ boat en route to crossing the line first with a time of 6:23.176 on day two of the Big Ten Invitational (4/20/24), improving the boat’s record to 11-0 on the year. Boats from three top-16 opponents each finished at least 4.9 seconds behind the Lady Vols.
- Recorded a convincing race victory in the 1V8+ boat, finishing nearly 15 seconds ahead of No. 12 Ohio State's crew with a strong final time of 6:25.802 during the afternoon session on day one of the Big Ten Invitational (4/19/24).
- A part of the first varsity eight crew, earned a race win in the morning session on day one of the Big Ten Invitational (4/19/24) by crossing the line in 6:15.619, an impressive eight-plus seconds over second-place, ninth-ranked Michigan's 1V8+. Tennessee's 1V8+ crew was 5.7 seconds faster than any of the other 17 first varsity eight boats in that morning session.
- In the 1V8+ that finished over 13 seconds ahead of Minnesota with a time of 6:18.5 in Oak Ridge (3/29/24).
2022-23 - FRESHMAN
- Competed with the first varsity eight during the record-setting season
- As a team the Mustangs placed in ninth in the country led by the varsity eight (5/28/23)
- After a fifth placed finish in the semifinals, won the petite final, good for a seventh-place national finish, the highest ever by a Mustang boat (5/28/23)
- At the NCAA Championship finished third in the opening race to earn a spot in the A/B semifinals (5/26/23)
- Placed in first with a 10-second cushion at the AAC Championship (5/14/23) helping the Mustangs capture their third straight AAC title
- Came in just 6.5 seconds behind eventual national champion Stanford and topped Iowa at the Pac 12 Challenge (4/30/23)
- Finished in first place at the Big 10 Invite (4/8/23) competing against Duke, Rutgers and Indiana
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
- Rowed for Wairau Rowing Club under Sam O’Neil
- Senior eight champion and third-place in senior quad in 2022
- Named top oarswoman in 2019, 2020 and 2021
- Named College Sportsperson of the Year
- Member of women’s eight named High School Team of the Year
- Selected to New Zealand U19 four in 2021 and U21 four in 2022.
PERSONAL
- Daughter of John and Sal
- Has one brother, Jock, and one sister, Emma
- Father played rugby for Counties Manakua & Manawatu
- Sister was South Island’s representative in rowing
- Head of Awatare House at Marlborough Girls College
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