University of Tennessee Athletics
2023-24 Rowing Roster
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Hill, Sophie
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Sophie Hill
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Christchurch, New Zealand
- High School:
- Christchurch Girls' School
Bio
CAREER HONORS
- Big 12 Academic All-Conference First Team -- 2024
- SEC Academic Honor Roll -- 2024
- 2022 AAC Boat of the Year -- Second Varsity 8+
- CRCA National Scholar-Athlete -- 2022, 2023
- AAC All-Academic Team -- 2022, 2023
2023-24 - SENIOR
- Spring season boat record: 42-6
- Competed in the 2V8+ boat during the season.
- A member of Tennessee’s 2V8+ crew for the NCAA Championships Grand Final (6/2/24), placed third with a final time of 6:22.830. The result marked the best-ever NCAA Championship finish for a Tennessee 2V8+ crew.
- Racing in the Second Eight semifinal race at the NCAA Championships (6/1/24), placed third in a tight battle, with a final time of 6:27.693. The Lady Vols crossed the line ahead of Michigan, Ohio State and Virginia.
- Competing in Tennessee’s 2V8+ boat, put down a time of 7:02.803, good for a second-place finish behind only No. 7 Washington in Friday’s (5/31/24) NCAA Championships heat race. The Lady Vols crossed the line nearly seven second ahead of ninth-ranked Michigan and over 16 seconds ahead of No. 16 Duke.
- In Tennessee’s 2V8+ boat at the Big 12 Championships (5/19/24), helped the Lady Vol crew place second with a final time of 6:10.993. That Tennessee mark is the fastest by a Lady Vol second varsity eight boat in Big 12 Championship history. UT crossed the line 15.086 seconds ahead of third-place UCF.
- In the 2V8+ boat for the Lake Wheeler Invitational’s (4/27/24) third round, earned a victory by putting down the fourth-fastest time (6:29.500) of any crew all weekend, behind only three 1V8+ crews, two of which were also Lady Vol boats.
- During round two of the Lake Wheeler Invitational (4/26/24), recorded a time of 6:46.693 in the second varsity eight boat. That mark was 11.156 faster than second-place, No. 10 Syracuse and 42.344 seconds faster than sixth-place Boston College.
- As a member of the 2V8+ crew, recorded the second-fastest time (6:37.341) of any crew during Friday’s (4/26/24) first and second rounds at the Lake Wheeler Invitational. That effort resulted in a race win over three ranked opponents.
- Improving Tennessee’s second varsity eight crew to 12-0 this season, put down the fastest time (6:20.650) of any boat in competition on day two of the Big Ten Invitational (4/20/24). That time outpaced second-place Indiana's 2V8+ boat by an eye-opening 15-plus seconds.
- Finished over 11 seconds ahead of second-place and 12th-ranked Ohio State's crew in the afternoon session’s 2V8+ race on day one of the Big Ten Invitational (4/19/24), with a final time of 6:27.657.
- Early on day one of the Big Ten Invitational (4/19/24) in the 2V8+ boat, posted a final time of 6:20.598. That finish not only secured a victory, but outpaced Michigan by over 12 seconds in the race. Additionally, Tennessee's 2V8+ crew was 5.1 seconds faster than any of the other 17 2V8+ boats that competed in that morning session.
- Notched a race win over Minnesota in the 2V8+, finishing a tick under 30 seconds ahead of the Gophers in the Oak Ridge home dual (3/29/24) with a time of 6:30.7.
2022-23 - JUNIOR
- Competed with the second varsity eight boat in every race this season
- As a team the Mustangs placed ninth in the country (5/28/23)
- In the petite final, finished in fifth, good for an 11th place national finish (5/28/23)
- Finished in sixth in the semis to move on to the petite finals (5/27/23)
- At the NCAA Championship (5/26/23), finished in third in the opening race to qualify for the A/B semifinals
- At the AAC Championship (5/14/23), won the second varsity eight title by 10 seconds to three-peat as conference champions
- At the Pac 12 Challenge (4/30/23), beat Iowa head-to-head
- While at the Big 10 Invite (4/8/23), beat Stanford, Michigan, Alabama, Michigan State, Duke, Rutgers and Indiana
2020-21 - SOPHOMORE
- Rowed as a member of the 2V8 boat throughout the season
- Helped SMU’s second varsity eight team advance to finals at the NCAA Championships (5/29/22), finishing fourth in the petite final and tenth overall
- A member of the second varsity eight team that finished first at the AAC Championships (5/15/22) during the Mustangs run to their second-consecutive conference crown
- Assisted a second place finish in the second varsity eight at the Longhorn Invitational (4/30/22), topping No. 10 Ohio State and No. 14 Virginia
- Rowed on a second varsity eight team that placed third at the Pac 12 Invite (4/10/22)
- A part of the second varsity eight team that beat Minnesota (3/25-26/22) twice by 17+ seconds
2020-21 - FRESHMAN
- Competed in the 2V8+ boat that placed eighth overall in its class at the program's first trip to the NCAA Championships (5/30/21)
- Finished first as a member of the 2V8+ at the conference championships and won the AAC Championship (5/16/21)
- Placed second as a member of the 2V8+ boat in the A-Finals of the Longhorn Invitational (4/24/21)
- Beat No. 8 Iowa as a member of 2V8+ (3/4/21)
- Beat Notre Dame and secured the second spot in the three-team race by 18 seconds at the Cardinal Invitational (3/14/21)
Everything Orange S2 | Alex Pidgeon (Rowing)
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
