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Natalia Loram

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Fullerton, Calif.
High School:
Troy

CAREER

4x Big 12 Boat of the Week (3/23/22, 3/30/22, 4/6/22, 4/20/22 )
CRCA National Scholar-Athlete -- 2022, 2023
2022-23 CSC Academic All-District
Big 12 Academic All-Conference First Team -- 2022, 2023, 2024
SEC Academic Honor Roll -- 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
VOLeaders Academy Class of 2022-23

2023-24 - SENIOR

Spring season boat record: 39-8
Competed primarily in the 1V4+ boat during the season.
During the 1V4+ NCAA Championships Grand Final (6/2/24), placed fifth nationally with a time of 7:07.729. The Lady Vols crossed the line ahead of sixth-place Washington for the program’s best-ever 1V4+ NCAA finish.
In Tennessee's 1V4+ boat for the NCAA Championships semifinals (6/1/24) picked up a third-place finish by fending off Michigan in the final 500 meters to advance to the NCAA Grand Final.
A member of Tennessee’s Four crew during Friday’s NCAA Championships heat race (5/31/24) earned a hard-fought, second-place finish, with a time of 7:47.413. The Lady Vol boat crossed the line less than four seconds behind that of top-ranked Texas (7:43.529). The gap between Tennessee a third-place, No. 11 Pennsylvania was nearly 15 seconds, while the margin between UT and Duke was greater than 19 seconds.
A member of Tennessee's 1V4+ crew at the Big 12 Championships (5/19/24), posted a time of 6:56.414—the best 1V4+ mark in Tennessee's nine Big 12 Championship appearances. That final time was good for second place and was over nine seconds ahead of third-place, No. 19 Alabama.
Racing in UT’s 1V4+ boat during round three of the Lake Wheeler Invitational (4/27/24), crossed the line in 7:10.435 to best second-place Alabama (7:26.457) by 16.022 seconds. UT's winning time served as the fastest time of any fours crew in the field during the regatta.
Earned a dominant win for Tennessee’s 1V4+ crew in the Lake Wheeler Invitational’s (4/26/24) second round. Its time of 7:32.591 was a whopping 18.576 seconds faster than that of No. 10 Syracuse and approached being a minute faster (52.886 seconds) than Boston College.
While in Tennessee’s first varsity four boat, posted a time of 7:30.541 in round one of the Lake Wheeler Invitational (4/26/24) to earn a victory, outpacing No. 11 Pennsylvania (7:41.129), No. 11 Syracuse (7:44.107) and No. 18 Washington State (7:55.589), among others.
Capped an incredibly successful weekend at the Big Ten Invitational (4/20/24) for Tennessee by posting a victory in the 3V8+ with a final time of 6:41.996.
As part of UT’s third varsity eight crew, logged a final time of 6:53.324 to earn a race win for the Big Orange in the afternoon session on day one of the Big Ten Invitational (4/19/24).
Crossing the line in 6:51.263, accounted for a race victory in the third varsity eight during the morning session of the Big Ten Invitational’s opening day (4/19/24).
Posted a race win in Tennessee’s home dual versus Minnesota (3/29/24) in Oak Ridge as part of the Lady Vols’ 2V4+ crew, crossing the line over 22 seconds ahead of the Gophers with a time of 7:23.5.

2022-23 - JUNIOR

Competed in 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 (4/1/23).
Opened the season with a 5-2 record during the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite with wins over RV Louisville, RV Clemson, RV Alabama and RV Wisconsin (3/18-19/23).
- 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 - SOPHOMORE

Helped Tennessee's 1V8 boat to a 21-7 record, including four top-20 wins, on the season.
Won a silver medal with the 1V8 boat thanks to a second-place finish at the Big 12 Championships with a 6:53.612 time.
UT 1V8 won its fourth Big 12 Boat of the Week status after compiling a 7-2 record with two top-20 victories during the Big Ten Invitational; Posted wins over No. 12 Virginia, No. 20 Indiana, Dartmouth, Iowa, Michigan State, Minnesota and Wisconsin while recording a top time of 6:29.800 throughout the three-session regatta.
Lady Vol varsity earned its third consecutive Big 12 Boat of the Week honors after besting 18th-ranked Alabama with a time of 7:15.4 during a head-to-head dual.
Finished 2-0 during the UVA Invitational, beating No. 6 Virginia and North Carolina, to earn Big 12 Boat of the Week recognition.
Opened the spring season at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite, defeating Navy, Notre Dame and Tulsa – all of which received votes in the Pocock Coaches Poll – in the first race of the event with a 6:33.221 mark; Added a pair of second-place finishes throughout the weekend to finish 6-2 and receive Big 12 Boat of the Week honors.

2020-21 - FRESHMAN

Helped guide Tennessee to a 17th-place team finish at the 2021 NCAA Championships.
Won the D Final at the NCAA Championships in the 1V4, posting a time of 7:36.939 to finish nearly 13 seconds ahead of second-place Northeastern (7:49.837) and earn 19th place overall.
Placed third in the 1V4 at the Big 12 Championships with a time of 8:16.405.
Notched a first-place finish in the 1V4 on day two of the Big Ten Invitational, holding off Notre Dame, No. 17 Minnesota and Michigan State with a weekend-best time of 7:25.075.
Rowed in the 1V4 at the UVA Invite, besting UCF with a time of 8:02.0, and finishing second to No. 3 Virginia and No. 10 Duke with times of 7:44.7 and 7:51.1, respectively.
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.

HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB

1st place U19 2- (pair/sweeping) at USRowing's National Championships 2019
2nd place U19 4+ (coxed four / sweeping) at USRowing's National Championships 2019
2nd place U19 8+ (eight / sweeping) at USRowing's National Championships 2019
3rd place (Grand Final) WV4x (quad / sculling) at Southwest Youth 2019 Championships - Qualified for Youth National Championships
1st place WV4x (quad / sculling) at Head of the American 2018
1st place U17 8+ (eight / sweeping) at Club Nationals 2017 - US Girls High Performance Team

PERSONAL

Daughter of Jimmy and Sheri Loram
After graduation she would like to do something in law or become an elected official/office-holder.
On her biggest sports influence: “My main two coaches Ian Simpson and Zohar Abramovitz. They have instilled a passion for rowing in me and demonstrated the fighting spirit required for the sport/life in general. Also, they both have taught me how to become technically efficient.”
On why she chose the University of Tennessee: “I felt automatically welcomed into the community here at UT. The balance of academic rigor and athletic excellence was automatically appealing. I knew I would be challenged but also provided with the necessary tools and support to be successful.”
On her athletic accomplishment she is most proud of: “Winning the U19 2-(pair/sweeping) at USRowing’s National Championship this past summer.”
Majoring in Political Science
She enjoys swimming/surfing, Reading, Watching Movies, Hiking/exploring the outdoors, and drawing/painting
High School Academic Honors: National Honor Society, CSF Sealbearer, AVID- Community and Service/Leadership Awards