University of Tennessee Athletics
2023-24 Rowing Roster
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Walley, Elizabeth
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Elizabeth Walley
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Lookout Mountain, Tenn.
- High School:
- Girls Preparatory School
Bio
CAREER HONORS
- CRCA National Scholar-Athlete -- 2023
- Big 12 Academic All-Conference First Team -- 2022, 2023, 2024
- SEC Academic Honor Roll -- 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
2023-24 - GRADUATE
- Spring season boat record: 42-6
- Competed in the 2V8+ boat during the season as a coxswain.
- The coxswain 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), coxed Tennessee's crew to a third-place finish 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.
- As the coxswain 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.
- Coxed Tennessee’s 2V8+ boat at the Big 12 Championships (5/19/24), helping 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 coxing 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), coxed the crew to 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 the coxswain 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, coxed the crew to 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.
- As the coxswain, 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), coxed the 2V8+ boat to a final time of 6:20.598, not only securing a victory, but outpacing Michigan by over 12 seconds in the race. 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 as the coxswain of 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 - SENIOR
- Coxed the 1V8 boat during the season.
- Spring season boat record: 22-19.
- Won a bronze medal at the Big 12 Championship for a third-place finish with a mark of 6:31.003 (5/14/23).
- Notched a win over North Carolina with a 6:52.6 effort at the UVA Invite (4/29/23).
- Posted wins against Georgetown and Louisville with a 6:34.743 effort for the best time of the weekend at the Lake Wheeler Invitational (4/21-22/23).
- Recorded wins over RV UCF, RV Michigan State, RV Wisconsin and Minnesota throughout the Big Ten Invitational with a best time of 6:28.341 (4/7-8/23).
- Bested the Sooners with a time of 6:39.9 at the home dual against Alabama and Oklahoma.
- Opened the season with a 5-2 record during the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite (3/18-19/23) with wins over RV Louisville, RV Clemson, RV Alabama and RV Wisconsin.
- Topped host Louisville with a time of 6:33.929, which was the third-fastest effort among all the first varsity eight races during the final session.
- After besting Clemson in the first session on Saturday, the crew defeated Big 12 rival Alabama as well as Wisconsin and Wisconsin Lightweight in the afternoon thanks to a 6:22.416 effort—the boat’s top time of the weekend.
- Wrapped up fall at the Head of The Charles regatta, placing 13th out of 29 boats competing ending with a time of 15:48.040.
- Posted the fastest time (16:53.5) out of six boats in the Women's Open Eight event at the Secret City Head Race to kick off the fall.
2021-22 - JUNIOR
- Coxed Tennessee’s 2V8 boat for the entire season, compiling a 17-11 record on the year.
- Won a silver medal at the Big 12 Championships with the 2V8 boat thanks to a second-place finish with a 7:06.389 time.
- Posted the top time (7:23.1) by a Tennessee boat during the Princeton Invitational (4/30/22).
- Finished with a 6-3 record during the Big Ten Invitational (4/15-16/22), with wins over No. 20 Indiana, Dartmouth, Iowa, Michigan State, Minnesota and Wisconsin.
- Crossed the finish line in a 7:27.1 time to beat North Carolina in a head-to-head race during the UVA Invite (3/26/22).
- Opened the season by going 5-3 during the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite (3/19-20/22), besting Clemson, Navy, Notre Dame and Tulsa (twice).
2020-21 - SOPHOMORE
- Helped guide Tennessee to a 17th-place team finish at the 2021 NCAA Championships.
- Guided the 2V8 group that earned the highest finish for Tennessee during the NCAA Championships, placing 16th in the country after posting a time of 6:48.972 in the C Final.
- Placed second in the 2V8 at the Big 12 Championships with a time of 7:10.357.
- Won two of three races in the 2V8 at the Big Ten Invitational, besting No. 7 Alabama, No. 15 Wisconsin, and No. 17 Minnesota on day one, and edging out No. 17 Minnesota, Notre Dame, and Michigan State on day two.
- Claimed wins over UCF and No. 3 Virginia in the 2V8 at the UVA Invite with times of 7:13.4 and 6:52.2, respectively, while finishing five seconds behind No. 10 Duke at 6:58.0 in the final session.
- Took a win over No. 11 Alabama in the 1V4, making it down the course in 7:21.9 with Alabama just under two seconds behind.
- Had a perfect outing at ORCI, besting No. 11 Indiana, No. 16 Alabama, No. 20 SMU, Notre Dame, Tulsa and Clemson with times of 7:03.997, 7:06.384 and 7:07.524 over three sessions.
PERSONAL
- Daughter of Zach and Auburn Walley
- Would like to be involved in some aspect of business in the future
- On her biggest sport influence: “My biggest sports influence was my high school coach David Hall. He taught me and my teammates many valuable lessons such as how to be mentally tough, resilient, determined, dedicated, and lead.”
- On why she chose the University of Tennessee: “I chose to attend The University of Tennessee because of the great opportunities and resources it has to offer.”
- Majoring in Business
- On her athletic accomplishment she is most proud of: “I coxed my high school’s varsity 8+ at Charles as well as to the final round of the Scholastic Rowing Association of America Championship.”
- She enjoys hiking, swimming, and biking
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