2024-25 Rowing Roster
Roster
Fahey, Alice

Alice Fahey
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Wellington, New Zealand
- High School:
- Wellington Girls College
Bio

HONORS
- CRCA First Team All-American -- 2025
- All-SEC Team -- 2025
- SEC Rower of the Week (4/16/25)
- 2025 CRCA Athlete to Watch
- Earned silver at the 2024 World Rowing Under 23 Championships with Team New Zealand in the Women's Four competition
- 2024 CRCA First Team All-American
- All-Big 12 Rowing Team -- 2024
- Big 12 Boat of the Week (4/24/24)
- CRCA National Scholar-Athlete -- 2024
- Big 12 Academic All-Conference First Team -- 2024
- SEC Academic Honor Roll -- 2024
- 2024 CRCA Athlete to Watch
- Silver medalist in the women's coxed four for Team New Zealand at the 2023 World Rowing Under 23 Championships
- 2023 CRCA First Team All-American
- First Team All-AAC -- 2023
- 2023 AAC Boat of the Year -- Varsity 8+
2024-25 - SENIOR
- Posted a fourth-place finish in the NCAA Championship first varsity eight grand final, crossing in 6:10.912.
- Earned the 1V8 silver medal at the inaugural SEC Championship (5/11/25), leading No. 2 Texas at the 1,000-meter mark before crossing with a final time of 6:15.586.
- The Lady Vols' first varsity eight crew posted a blazing time of 5:57.6 at the Princeton-hosted regatta (4/26/25) to earn a commanding victory over sixth-ranked Princeton (6:01.1), No. 10 Syracuse (6:13.5) and No. 16 Ohio State (6:22.8).
- Tennessee’s first varsity eight crew earned a marquee win over No. 3 Washington and four other top-14 teams Saturday (4/19/25) at the Big Ten Invitational. With a final time of 6:20.834, UT finished nearly two seconds ahead of the Huskies (6:22.568) and comfortably ahead of No. 7 Brown (6:29.397), No. 12 Michigan (6:30.702), No. 11 Penn (6:32.431) and No. 14 Ohio State (6:36.266).
- Tennessee's 1V8+ group earned a second victory Friday (4/18/25) in Sarasota by clocking in at 6:15.157 to conquer No. 9 Rutgers by five seconds. The Lady Vols also finished over 10 seconds ahead of No. 11 Penn and No. 12 Michigan.
- During the morning session of day one at the Big Ten Invitational (4/18/25), Tennessee's first varsity eight crew opened its day with a dominant performance, crossing the line in 6:14.654 to beat No. 14 Ohio State by nearly nine seconds, putting down the second-fastest time of any boat in the field on day one.
- On day two of the Rocky Top Invite (4/5/25), Tennessee's first varsity eight crew placed first in the A Final with a final time of 6:20.714, nearly nine seconds ahead of second-place, No. 17 UCF's 1V8+ and nearly 23 seconds faster than third-place, 14th-ranked Duke.
- Put down a time of 6:38.798 in UT’s first varsity eight and crossed the line 22.549 seconds ahead of No. 20 North Carolina's 1V8+ boat on the opening day of the inaugural Rocky Top Invite (4/4/25).
2023-24 - JUNIOR
- Spring season boat record: 44-4
- Competed primarily in the 1V8+ boat during the season.
- At the NCAA Championships Grand Final (6/2/24), posted a gutsy performance that resulted in a third-place national finish for the Lady Vols’ 1V8+ boat. Tennessee crossed the line just 2.236 seconds behind first-place, top-ranked Texas (6:09.920). Furthermore, a mere .352 seconds separated Tennessee from second-place, No. 2 Stanford (6:11.804). UT finished ahead of No. 4 Princeton, eighth-ranked Brown and No. 7 Washington in the race.
- A part of Tennessee's First Eight boat, put down a time of 6:16.689 to finish ahead of four top-15 teams—three in the top 10—in Saturday’s (6/1/24) semifinal race at the NCAA Championships, good for second place and qualification into the Grand Final.
- Despite a gusty headwind that picked up as the morning progressed, Tennessee's First Eight logged a time of 7:00.246 during the NCAA Championship heat race (5/31/24). That mark outpaced sixth-ranked California, No. 15 Ohio State (7:05.874) and was a convincing 24.312 seconds faster than 12th-ranked Indiana, who placed fourth in the heat.
- In Tennessee’s 2V8+ boat at the Big 12 Championships (5/19/24), helped 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.
- Posted a third win for Tennessee’s 1V8+ crew at the Lake Wheeler Invitational (4/27/24), crossing in 6:26.432. That time was the second-fastest mark of any crew on the weekend, behind only its own finish on day one of the regatta. In addition, that mark was 13.826 seconds faster than 18th-ranked Washington State and 16.316 seconds ahead of Big 12 foe Alabama in the race.
- Racing in Tennessee’s 1V8+ crew, clocked the third-fastest time (6:40.718) of all boats on day one of the Lake Wheeler Invitational (4/26/24), crossing the line 7.434 seconds ahead of No. 10 Syracuse in the win.
- During the first varsity eight’s first race of the Lake Wheeler Invitational (4/26/24), put down the fastest time (6:23.438) of any crew in the event’s field, en route to a win over a trio of top-18 foes.
- Posted a strong performance in the 1V8+ boat en route to crossing the line first with a time of 6:23.176 on day two of the Big Ten Invitational (4/20/24), improving the boat’s record to 11-0 on the year. Boats from three top-16 opponents each finished at least 4.9 seconds behind the Lady Vols.
- Recorded a convincing race victory in the 1V8+ boat, finishing nearly 15 seconds ahead of No. 12 Ohio State's crew with a strong final time of 6:25.802 during the afternoon session on day one of the Big Ten Invitational (4/19/24).
- A part of the first varsity eight crew, earned a race win in the morning session on day one of the Big Ten Invitational (4/19/24) by crossing the line in 6:15.619, an impressive eight-plus seconds over second-place, ninth-ranked Michigan's 1V8+. Tennessee's 1V8+ crew was 5.7 seconds faster than any of the other 17 first varsity eight boats in that morning session.
- In the 1V8+ that finished over 13 seconds ahead of Minnesota with a time of 6:18.5 in Oak Ridge (3/29/24).
2022-23 - SOPHOMORE
- Named first-team All-AAC
- Competed with the first varsity eight during the record-setting season
- As a team the Mustangs placed in ninth in the country led by the varsity eight (5/28/23)
- After a fifth placed finish in the semifinals, won the petite final, good for a seventh-place national finish, the highest ever by a Mustang boat (5/27/23)
- At the NCAA Championship (5/26/23), finished third in the opening race to earn a spot in the A/B semifinals
- Placed in first with a 10-second cushion at the AAC Championship helping the Mustangs capture their third straight AAC title (5/14/23)
- Came in just 6.5 seconds behind eventual national champion Stanford and topped Iowa at the Pac 12 Challenge (4/30/23)
- Finished in first place at the Big 10 Invite (4/8/23) competing against Duke, Rutgers and Indiana
2021-22 - FRESHMAN
- Participated on 1V8 during her freshman season
- Rowed on a team that advanced to finals at the NCAA Championships (5/29/22), eventually finishing fifth in the petite final and 11th overall
- A member of the first varsity eight team at the AAC Championships (5/15/22) that captured a first-place finish helping to assist SMU to it’s second-consecutive conference title
- A part of the team that placed third at the Longhorn Invitational, finishing above No. 14 Virginia
- Rowed on a team that placed third at the Pac 12 Invite (4/9/22), finishing ahead of No. 12 USC
- Assisted in the Mustang’s victory over Minnesota (3/25-26/22)
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
- Rowed for Star Boating Club under Brook Walker and Ella Pudney
- Won bronze at the 2021 New Zealand Rowing Championships and silver at the 2021 South Island Club Championships in the premier quad
- Won bronze in the U18 single at the 2020 N.I. Secondary School Championships
- Won bronze in the U16 single at the 2018 Aon Maadi Cup
- 2019-20 Rower of the Year, Best Senior Sculler and Sportsperson of the Year finalist at Star Boating Club
- Te Tohu Raukura (Wing Feather Award) recipient at Wellington Girls College
- Also competed in netball and field hockey.
PERSONAL
- Daughter of John and Emma
- Has two older brothers, Oliver and William.
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