University of Tennessee Athletics
2020-21 Rowing Roster
Roster
Hill, Ella
/ Rowing
/ Rowing
/ Rowing
/ Rowing
/ Rowing
/ Rowing
/ Rowing
/ Rowing
/ Rowing
/ Rowing
/ Rowing
/ Rowing
/ Rowing
/ Rowing
/ Rowing
/ Rowing
/ Rowing
/ Rowing
/ Rowing
/ Rowing
/ Rowing
/ Rowing
/ Rowing
/ Rowing
/ Rowing
/ Rowing
/ Rowing
/ Rowing
/ Rowing
/ Rowing
/ Rowing
/ Rowing
/ Rowing
/ Rowing
/ Rowing
/ Rowing
Ella Hill
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Raleigh, N.C.
- High School:
- Needham B. Broughton HS
Bio
CAREER HONORS
- Big 12 Boat of the Week (4/12/2023)
- Big 12 Academic All-Conference First Team -- 2022
- SEC Academic Honor Roll -- 2021
2022-23 - JUNIOR
- Coxed the 2V4 boat during the season.
- Spring season boat record: 26-12.
- Won a bronze medal at the Big 12 Championship to finish third with a mark of 7:29.036 (5/14/23).
- Posted a 7:57.1 mark for a win over the Tar Heels at the UVA Invite (4/29/23).
- Notched a 10-4 record at the Lake Wheeler Invitational (4/21-22/23).
- Notched a second-place finish (7:59.833) on Saturday defeating UCF, Navy, North Carolina and the Syracuse 3V4.
- Finished second (7:25.238) in the morning session and third (7:53.586) in the afternoon session. The boat picked up wins against Boston College, Clemson and Oklahoma.
- Gained a 7-1 weekend record at the Big Ten Invitational (4/7-8/23).
- Recorded a first-place finish (7:22.452) with wins over RV Iowa, RV UCF and RV Michigan State (4/8/23).
- Notched a first-place finish defeating No. 19 Alabama, RV Wisconsin and RV Iowa with a 7:19.977 effort (4/7/23).
- Topped the Sooners with a 7:32.84 mark for a second-place finish at the home dual against Alabama and Oklahoma (4/1/2023).
- Opened the season with a 3-3 record during the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite with wins over RV Louisville, RV Clemson and RV Wisconsin (3/18-19/23).
- Notched a second-place finish in the second race of the invite, besting Wisconsin and trailing less than a second behind Alabama (7:17.446)
- Topped Clemson with a time of 7:28.698 in the first session on Saturday, finishing shortly behind Yale.
2021-22 - SOPHOMORE
- Rowed on the 2V8 and 2V4 boats during the season
- Appeared at all five regular season competitions during Tennessee's spring season, as well as the Big 12 Championship
High School/Club
- Placed 14th of 85 in the youth women’s 4+ at the 2019 Head of the Charles in Boston.
- Attended/Invited to 2018 USRowing Development Camp
Personal
- Daughter of David and Margaret Hill
- On her career goals after sports: “I plan on going in to the field of sports psychology after attending UTK.”
- On her biggest sports influence: “My biggest sports influence is Maggie Nichols, because she has proven to be an amazing and resilient athlete. Maggie also paved the way for a safe space for girls in women's competitive gymnastics and stood up bravely against her abusers on behalf of herself and hundreds of other women. She is a wonderful example of a strong woman in sports."
- On why she chose to attend the University of Tennessee: “I chose to attend the University of Tennessee because I felt so welcomed by the coaching staff and the girls on the team. I also love the campus and the city of Knoxville and the competitive atmosphere of an SEC school.”
- She enjoys drawing in her free time
- Majoring in Psychology
Everything Orange S2 | Alex Pidgeon (Rowing)
Thursday, May 22
ROW | Walk-On Promo
Thursday, August 15
Everything Orange | Kim Cupini (Rowing)
Thursday, February 01
Rowing | 2023 Senior Video
Monday, May 22
