University of Tennessee Athletics
2025-26 Rowing Roster
Roster

Audrey Bast
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- St. Louis, Mo.
- High School:
- Marquette
CAREER HONORS
- SEC Academic Honor Roll -- 2024
- First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll -- 2024
2025-26 - JUNIOR
- Earned the silver medal in the Grand Final of the 1V4 at NCAA Championships, finishing the race with a time of 6:41.292 and over six seconds ahead of third place Washington (5/31/26).
- Gold medalist in the 2V4 at SEC Championships. Came back to overtake then #1 Texas over the final 500 meters, outpacing the Longhorns crew with a time 7:12.677 (5/10/2026)
- Finished in first place in the Princeton hosted regatta at Lake Carnegie, putting up a time of 7:15.3 and defeating crews from #3 Yale, #6 Princeton, and #8 Virginia (4/18/26).
- Coxed the third varsity eight to a finals win at the Rocky Top Invite, finishing with a time of 6:36.032 and crossing the line over seven seconds ahead of runner-up boat (4/4/26).
- As coxswain for the 3V8, helped lead the team to a win in semifinals over boats from Alabama and Iowa with a time of 6:35.184 (4/4/26).
- Member of 3V8 crew that won its heat in the opening day of the Rocky Top Invite, crossing the finish line with a time of 6:37.449 ahead of second place UCLA and third place Iowa (4/3/26).
- Placed third as member of the 3V4 in season-opening dual against Stanford at Melton Hill Lake, finishing the regatta with a time of 7:42.311 (3/28/26).
2024-25 - SOPHOMORE
- Earned the 2V4 silver medal at the inaugural SEC Championship (5/11/25), finishing second behind No. 2 Texas with a time of 7:15.377.
- Closed the Princeton-hosted regatta (4/26/25) with a hard-fought victory as Tennessee's third varsity eight coxswain, as the crew edged No. 6 Princeton by under a second with a time of 6:28.8. Syracuse placed third, nearly eight seconds behind UT's winning pace.
- Coxed UT's 3V8+ crew across the line in 6:45.087 Saturday (4/19/25) at the Big Ten Invitational to beat four ranked teams in No. 9 Rutgers, No. 14 Ohio State, No. 16 Duke and No. 12 Michigan.
- Tennessee's 3V8+ crew placed first once again Friday (4/18/25) afternoon in Sarasota, logging an afternoon time of 6:45.988—over eight seconds ahead of No. 14 Ohio State—to win its second race of the day.
- During the morning session of day one at the Big Ten Invitational (4/18/25), coxed Tennessee to a decisive win in the 3V8+ race with a time of 6:44.854—more than seven seconds ahead of second-place, ninth-ranked Rutgers.
- In the third varsity eight A Final race of day two at the Rocky Top Invite (4/5/25), coxed Tennessee (6:54.075) to a 10-plus second margin to earn the victory, besting Duke and North Carolina.
- As the coxswain of Tennessee's 3V8+ crew, crossed the line in 7:01.958 for a win on day one of the Rocky Top Invite (4/4/25), which was over 27 seconds ahead of Clemson's third varsity eight.
2023-24 - FRESHMAN
- Spring season boat record: 28-2
- Competed primarily in the 2V4+ boat during the season as a coxswain.
- The coxswain of the Lady Vols’ second varsity four crew, placed second at the Big 12 Championships (5/19/24) with a time of 7:05.406. Tennessee finished 17.681 seconds ahead of third-place Alabama.
- As the coxswain of Tennessee’s second varsity four crew for the final round of the Lake Wheeler Invitational, collected a race win with a final time of 7:25.092. That mark was 8.476 seconds faster than second-place Iowa and 16.154 seconds better than Alabama, who finished third.
- Collected a win in the 2V4+ boat during round two at the Lake Wheeler Invitational, with a final time of 7:44.008.
- Registered a final winning time of 7:36.468 in UT’s 2V4+ race during the first round of the Lake Wheeler Invitational (4/26/24).
- Handled business as the coxswain of the 2V4+ crew, tallying a race win with a time of 7:19.229 on the second day of the Big Ten Invitational (4/20/24). That finish, which improved UT’s 2V4+ crew to 11-0 this season, was nearly nine seconds ahead of Duke and 23-plus seconds ahead of fourth-place Indiana.
- While coxing the Lady Vols' 2V4+ boat, posted an impressive race victory with a final time of 7:25.556 during the afternoon session on day one of the Big Ten Invitational (4/19/24).
- With a final time of 7:12.475, placed second as the coxswain of the 1V4+ crew, behind only No. 9 Michigan, during the morning session on day one of the Big Ten Invitational (4/19/24).
- Opened the spring season by coxing the 1V4+ to a win, crossing the line in 7:11.7 at the home dual in Oak Ridge (3/29/24), over 25 seconds ahead of Minnesota’s crew.
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