Sasha Radovanovic

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. As the coxswain of the crew, 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.
The coxswain 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, logged a time of 7:00.246 as the coxswain of Tennessee's First Eight crew 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) as the coxswain of the first varsity eight, 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 as the coxswain 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.
As the coxswain of 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), coxed 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 as the coxswain of UT's 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 as the coxswain of 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).
As the coxswain 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.
Coxed 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 - SENIOR

Named first-team All-AAC
Led the Mustangs as the coxswain of the first varsity eight in every race during the record-setting season
As a team the Mustangs placed in ninth led by the varsity eight (5/28/23)
After a fifth-place 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 (5/26/23) finished third in the opening race to earn a spot in the A/B semifinals
Helped the Mustangs to a third straight AAC title with a 10-second cushion during the AAC Championship (5/14/23)
Came in just 6.5 seconds behind eventual national champion Stanford and topped Iowa at the Pac 12 Invite (4/30/23)
Finished in first place at the Big 10 Invite (4/8/23) competing against Duke, Rutgers and Indiana

2021-22 - JUNIOR

Led SMU as coxswain on the first varsity eight during the season
Was named second-team All-AAC
Helped lead the Mustangs to the final in the first varsity eight at the NCAA Championships (5/29/22), placing fifth in the petite final and 11th overall
Led SMU to a victory in the first varsity eight at the AAC Championships (5/15/22), helping to assist the Mustangs to it’s second-consecutive conference championship
A coxswain on the team that placed third at the Longhorn Invitational (4/30/22), finishing ahead of No. 14 Virginia
A leader on the team that placed third at the Pac 12 Invite (4/9/22), finishing ahead of No. 12 USC
Helped lead SMU to a sweep over Minnesota (3/25-26/22)

2020-21 - SOPHOMORE

Named to the American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team
Coxswain of the 2V8+ boat that placed eighth overall in its class at the program's first trip to the NCAA Championships (5/29/21)
Finished first in the 2V8+ at the conference championships and won the AAC Championship (5/16/21)
Placed second in the A-Finals at the Longhorn Invitational (4/24/21) in the 2V8+ boat
Beat Notre Dame and secured the second spot in the three-team race at the Cardinal Invitational (3/13/21)
Beat No. 8 Iowa (3/4/21)

2019-20 - FRESHMAN

The 2019-2020 season was canceled due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) global health crisis
Coxswain in the 2V8+ at Alabama (2/29/20) in the only event of the spring season

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Thursday, May 22

ROW | Walk-On Promo

Thursday, August 15

Everything Orange | Kim Cupini (Rowing)

Thursday, February 01

Rowing | 2023 Senior Video

Monday, May 22

Oak Ridge, TN - May 11, 2025 - Tennessee Lady Volunteers Team dock before the Rowing SEC Championship at Melton Hill. Photo By Kyndall Williams/Tennessee Athletics

CRCA Tabs 15 Lady Vols to National Scholar-Athletes List

Wednesday, June 18

Four Lady Vol Rowers, One Women's Golfer Earn CSC Academic All-District Honors

Tuesday, June 17

Alex Pidgeon CRCA Athlete of the Year Finalist

Pidgeon Named a CRCA Athlete of the Year Finalist

Wednesday, June 11

Four Lady Vols Earn CRCA All-America Honors

Friday, June 06

University of Tennessee Athletics

2023-24 Rowing Roster

Roster

Sarah Abrams

Kayla Anderson

Audrey Bast

Beatrice Bernard

Alyssa Biernat

Lili Binetti

Maiya Birdling

Nicole Campbell

Casey Chronister

Gracie Condon

Megan Czarnecki

Tiara Dye

Alice Fahey

Riley Ferdelman

Meg Flanagan

Mykayla Fluster

Abby Fowler

Erin Gifford

Emersen Head

Evelyn Hedrick

Megan Hewison

Sophie Hill

Laila Irigoyen

Sheya Lavin

Allison Lea

Casey Lenihan

Bernadette Lombardi

Madelynn Long

Natalia Loram

Stella Mirkovic

Hannah Offutt

Alex Pidgeon