University of Tennessee Athletics
Rowing Lands Program-Record 29 on 2024 All-Big 12 Academic Team
July 02, 2024 | Rowing, Tennessee Tailored
IRVING, Texas – Excelling in competition as well as the classroom, Tennessee rowing landed a program-record 29 student-athletes on the 2024 All-Big 12 Academic Team, the conference announced Tuesday.
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The Lady Vols picked up 28 First Team honors, along with one Second Team recognition. First team members consist of those who have maintained a 3.20 or better GPA while the second team selections hold a 3.00 to 3.19 GPA.
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To qualify, student-athletes must maintain a 3.00 GPA or higher either cumulative or the two previous semesters and must have participated in 20 percent of their team's scheduled contests.
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Tennessee recorded a program-best, third-place finish at the NCAA Championships in Kim Cupini's first season at UT. Cupini would go on to be named the Division I National Coach of the Year by the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association (CRCA), with her coaching staff collectively earning the CRCA's Division I Staff of the Year Award.
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On the season, Tennessee's 1V8+ crew accounted for a stellar 44-4 boat record. Its Second Eight crew posted a 42-6 mark, while the 1V4+ boat capped the year at 38-9. That totals a combined record of 124-19 (.867) for the Lady Vols' trio of NCAA Championship crews.
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2024 All-Big 12 Academic Team
Sarah Abrams (Sport Management)
Beatrice Bernard (Philosophy)
Alyssa Biernat (Political Science)
Maiya Birdling* (Psychology)
Casey Chronister (Mechanical Engineering
Gracie Condon (Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication)
Alice Fahey (Sport Management)
Riley Ferdelman (Marketing)
Meg Flanagan (Nutrition)
Mykayla Fluster (Psychology & Sociology)
Erin Gifford (Business)
Megan Hewison (Management and Human Resources)
Sophie Hill (Psychology)
Laila Irigoyen (Pre-Professional Program)
Sheya Lavin (Marketing)
Allison Lea (Art)
Natalia Loram (Political Science)
Stella Mirkovic (English)
Sasha Radovanovic (Finance)
Lauren Reboul (Advertising/PR)
Paige Reymann (Kinesiology)
Katie Rice (Architecture)
Hannah Richardson (Pre-Health Professions)
Emma Seawright (Neuroscience)
Hannah Smith (Graphic Design)
Paris Thornburg (Sociology)
Elizabeth Walley (Management and Human Resources)
Kiana Worobey (Pre-Health Professions)
Logan Yates (Nutrition)
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*Second Team
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The Lady Vols picked up 28 First Team honors, along with one Second Team recognition. First team members consist of those who have maintained a 3.20 or better GPA while the second team selections hold a 3.00 to 3.19 GPA.
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To qualify, student-athletes must maintain a 3.00 GPA or higher either cumulative or the two previous semesters and must have participated in 20 percent of their team's scheduled contests.
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Tennessee recorded a program-best, third-place finish at the NCAA Championships in Kim Cupini's first season at UT. Cupini would go on to be named the Division I National Coach of the Year by the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association (CRCA), with her coaching staff collectively earning the CRCA's Division I Staff of the Year Award.
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On the season, Tennessee's 1V8+ crew accounted for a stellar 44-4 boat record. Its Second Eight crew posted a 42-6 mark, while the 1V4+ boat capped the year at 38-9. That totals a combined record of 124-19 (.867) for the Lady Vols' trio of NCAA Championship crews.
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2024 All-Big 12 Academic Team
Sarah Abrams (Sport Management)
Beatrice Bernard (Philosophy)
Alyssa Biernat (Political Science)
Maiya Birdling* (Psychology)
Casey Chronister (Mechanical Engineering
Gracie Condon (Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication)
Alice Fahey (Sport Management)
Riley Ferdelman (Marketing)
Meg Flanagan (Nutrition)
Mykayla Fluster (Psychology & Sociology)
Erin Gifford (Business)
Megan Hewison (Management and Human Resources)
Sophie Hill (Psychology)
Laila Irigoyen (Pre-Professional Program)
Sheya Lavin (Marketing)
Allison Lea (Art)
Natalia Loram (Political Science)
Stella Mirkovic (English)
Sasha Radovanovic (Finance)
Lauren Reboul (Advertising/PR)
Paige Reymann (Kinesiology)
Katie Rice (Architecture)
Hannah Richardson (Pre-Health Professions)
Emma Seawright (Neuroscience)
Hannah Smith (Graphic Design)
Paris Thornburg (Sociology)
Elizabeth Walley (Management and Human Resources)
Kiana Worobey (Pre-Health Professions)
Logan Yates (Nutrition)
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*Second Team
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