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2020-21 Rowing Roster
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Altman, Abbi
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Abbi Altman
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Gibsonia, Penn.
- High School:
- Pine-Richland
Bio
CAREER HONORS
- Big 12 Academic All-Conference First Team -- 2019, 2021
- Big 12 Academic All-Conference Second Team -- 2020
- SEC Academic Honor Roll -- 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
2020-21 - SENIOR
- Helped guide Tennessee to a 17th-place team finish at the 2021 NCAA Championships.
- Competed in Tennessee’s top boat at the NCAA Championships, finishing fifth in the C Final with a time of 6:38.956 to place 17th overall.
- Placed third in the 1V8 at the Big 12 Championships with a time of 7:03.563.
- Bested No. 17 Minnesota, Notre Dame, and Michigan State in the 1V8 at the Big Ten Invitational, making it down the course in 6:39.779.
- Was bow seat in the 1V8 at the UVA Invite, notching wins over UCF and No. 10 Duke with times of 6:43.5 and 6:45.4, respectively, while finishing four and half seconds behind No. 3 Virginia at 6:46.3.
- Rowed bow seat in the 1V8 at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite, taking wins over No. 11 Indiana, No. 16 Alabama, No. 20 SMU, Tulsa and Clemson with times of 6:16.842, 6:18.436, and 6:20.877 over three sessions.
- Part of the 1V8 that took a 25-second win over UCF's top boat, recording a time of at 6:40.7.
2019-20 - JUNIOR
- Rowed six seat in the Championship 8+ boat at the Head of the Charles Regatta and finished 23rd with a time of 16:16.778
2018-19 - SOPHOMORE
- Competed in the 1V8 boat during the Big 12 Championships and finished fifth with a time of 6:46.807.
- Part of the 1V8 crew that finished third with a time of 6:45.828 in the Petite Finals at the Women's Sprints.
- Finished fourth in the 1V8 at the San Diego Crew Classic with a time of 6:59.225.
- Rowed seven seat in the 1V8 and claimed a second-place finish against Alabama with a time of 6:04.4 in Oak Ridge.
- Took second and third in the 1V8 boat at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational.
- Placed second in the Women’s Club Four event at the 2018 Head of the Charles Regatta, besting 51 other teams with a time of 18:44.443.
2017-18 - FRESHMAN
- Part of the crew that took third place in the 1V8 in the grand finals of the Big 12 Championship with a time of 6:41.184.
- Part of the 1V8 that finished first in the 1V8 Petite Final at the Women’s Sprints, besting Temple, Drexel, Boston College, MIT, Connecticut, and Holy Cross with a time of 6:37.418.
- Stroked the 1V8 at the Clemson Invitational, taking first in the 1V8 C Final with a time of 6:23.94. The performance earned the crew Big 12 Boat of the Week accolades.
- Rowed seven seat in the 2V8 that posted wins over Kansas and Kansas State at the Big 12 Double Dual.
- Posted a third-place finish in the 2V8+ at the San Diego Crew Classic in the Petite Finals of the Women’s Collegiate 2V Jackie Ann Stitt Hungness Trophy with a time of 7:18.899.
- Part of the 2V8+ that posted second-, third- and fourth-place finishes at ORCI with times of 6:26.536, 6:34.854 and 6:24.262 across three sessions.
- Rowed seven seat in the 1V8 that posted second, fourth and fourth place finishes over three sessions at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational.
- Part of the crew that finished fifth in the Women’s Championship 4+ event at the 2017 Head of the Charles Regatta with a time of 17:40.958.
PERSONAL
- Daughter of Mariamand Will Altman
- Her favorite athletic achievement is winning the Head of Charles
- She enjoys hiking and spending time with friends and family
- On her biggest sports influence: “My biggest influence is my coach, Steve. He is the one who taught me to love what I do every day and keep training to become the best person I can be.”
- On why she chose the University of Tennessee: “I chose the University of Tennessee for many reasons. I love the campus, the rowing team and coaches, team spirit on campus and the business school.”
- Recipient of the Grant C. & Ann H. Hansen Rowing Scholarship Endowment
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