University of Tennessee Athletics
2015-16 Rowing Roster
Roster
Metz, Nikole

Nikole Metz
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Fayetteville, N.Y.
- High School:
- Fayetteville-Manlius
Bio

2015-16 - Senior
- Earned a spot on the SEC Academic Honor Roll
- Named First Team Big 12 Academic All-Conference for maintaining a GPA above 3.20.
- Coxswain for the 2V4+ crew which took fourth place with a time of 7:59.358 at the Big 12 Conference Championship.
- Guided the 2V4+ crew to a third place finish with a time of 7:53.3 at the Tennessee Invitational Conference Clash.
- Coxswain for the 2V4+ crew which claimed two fifth place finishes at the Clemson Invitational boasting a top time of 8:00.1.
2014-15 - Junior
- At the Big 12 Rowing Championships, guided the second varsity four to a third place finish in the grand finals with a time of 7:53.85
- Against Iowa and UCF, led the V4+ to a second place finish with a time of 7:42.6
- Coxed the First Varsity Four at the Clemson Invite to two sixth place finishes and a seventh place finish (8:04.9, 7:54.6 and 7:50.1).
- At the Chattanooga Head Race, placed 4th in Women's College 4+ with a time of 18:52.3
At Southern Methodist University
- Central Oklahoma: Part of the Varsity 4+ crew (Tran, Clouse, Earland, Adams) that defeated UCO in 8:06.37
- Lawless Cup: Part of the Varsity 4+ crew (Clouse, Neppl, Earland, Tran; 8:07.31)
- Knecht Cup: The Novice 4 crew of Metz, Neppl, Heyman, Earland, Clouse and Tran finished first in the Grand Final in a time of 8:15.84
- Drake: The crew of Esposito, Fletcher, Earland, Neppl and Metz took first place in the Varsity 4 race with a time of 8:03.1
- Creighton: Part of the crew of Axene, Klein, Coutreau, and Esposito that took first place in the Varsity 4 race in a time of 8:03.37
- Canisius: Part of the crew of Albrecht, Conley, Severson and Moore that took first place in the Varsity 4 race in a time of 7:51.35
- Head of the Colorado: Helped lead a novice 4+ crew (Severson, Daly, Courteau, Klein; 20:43.9) to a second place finish.
Personal
- Graduated from Fayetteville-Manlius in Fayetteville, N.Y.
- Nikole Lynn Metz, daughter of Donna and Peter Metz, was born on March 22, 1994
- Has three brothers, Andrew, Robert and Kevin
- Majoring in Political Science with a minor in Philosophy
- Three-year letterwinner for head coach Robert Garofalo at Fayetteville-Manlius
- Won the SRAA National Championship in the junior 4+ in 2011
- Finished third in the New York state championships in the 2nd Varsity 8+ in 2010 and again as a member of the JR4+ in 2011
- Played the flute in an All-State competition
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Thursday, August 15
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Thursday, February 01
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Monday, May 22