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2025-26 Rowing Roster
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Zoe DeFeo
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Winter Park, Fla.
- High School:
- Winter Park
- Prev School:
- Alabama
2025-26 - JUNIOR
- Finished fourth overall in the grand final of the second varsity eight at the 2026 NCAA Championships, with a time of 6:02.917 (5/31/26).
- Gold medalist in the 2V4 at SEC Championships. Came back to overtake then #1 Texas over the final 500 meters, outpacing the Longhorns crew with a time 7:12.677 (5/10/26).
- Finished in first place in the 1V4 at the Princeton hosted regatta at Lake Carnegie, putting up a time of 7:15.3 and defeating crews from #3 Yale, #6 Princeton, and #8 Virginia (4/18/26).
- Helped lead the 2V4 boat to a win in the finals of the Rocky Top Invite, crossing the line with a time of 7:23.555 while placing ahead of boats from UCLA, Alabama, Penn, and Duke (4/4/26).
- Posted a victory in the semifinals of the 3V4+ event at Rocky Top Invite, with the crew logging a time of 7:16.664 to secure their spot in the finals (4/4/26).
- In the 1V4+ event in day one of ghe Rocky Top Invite, Tennessee finished in first place in its heat with a time of 7:19.915, over nine seconds ahead of second place Alabama. Also defeated crews in the heat from Iowa, Minnesota, and USC (4/3/26).
- Placed second in the season opening dual against Stanford in the 3V8, finishing the contest behind a time of 6:53.447 (3/28/26).
2034-24 - FRESHMAN (at Alabama)
- Finished third in the 1V8+ at the Big 12 Championship (6:28.320)
- Assisted the Tide's 1V8+ crew to a pair of second-place finishes at the Lake Wheeler Invite (6:42.936 | 6:57.933)
- Finished first in a pair of races in the 2V8+ at the Big Ten Invite (6:43.018 | 6:46.346)
- Contributed a pair of first-place finishes in the 2V8+ (6:33.454 | 6:49.430) and a first-place finish in the 1V8+ (6:25.666) at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite
BEFORE COLLEGE
- Rowed for Colgan High Crew (2020), as well as Winter Park Crew out of Winter Park, Fla.
- Broke the Erg Sprint Freshman Record (2020) for Prince William County while rowing with Colgan High Crew
- As a member of Winter Park Crew, she won two gold medals at Scholastic Nationals (junior, senior year), as well as one bronze medal her sophomore year
- Was a two-time Henley Royal Regatta competitor in 2022 (finalist) and 2023 with Winter Park Crew
- Went undefeated her junior and senior seasons, also with Winter Park Crew
PERSONAL
- Born Oct. 21, 2004
- Began rowing at age 15
- Parents are Samantha and James DeFeo
- Has two siblings, Zach and Tori
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Thursday, August 15
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