University of Tennessee Athletics
2025-26 Rowing Roster
Roster

Grace Armstrong
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Charlotte, N.C.
- High School:
- Charlotte Christian
- Prev School:
- West Virginia
2025-26 - JUNIOR
- Helped lead the 1V4 crew to a silver medal at the SEC Championships, crossing the finish line with a time of 7:13.742 while placing ahead of #13 Alabama and Oklahoma (5/10/26).
- In the second varsity four event at the Princeton-hosted regatta at Carnegia Lake, Tennessee placed first with a time of 7:19.7 to finish over threes seconds ahead of third-ranked Yale. Also defeated boats from #6 Princeton and #8 Virginia in the contest (4/18/26).
- Competed in the finals of the II Eight on day two of the Rocky Top Invite, where the Lady Vols took the win with a time of 6:41.442. Defeated multiple ranked boats in race including Penn, Alabama, USC and Duke (4/4/26).
- In the 1V4+ event in day one of ghe Rocky Top Invite, Tennessee finished in first place in its heat with a time of 7:19.915, over nine seconds ahead of second place Alabama. Also defeated crews in the heat from Iowa, Minnesota, and USC (4/3/26).
- Competed as part of 2V8 boat in dual against Stanford (3/28/26), finishing the race with a time of 6:39.391 and placing second in the race.
2024-25 - SOPHOMORE
- Earned the 3V8 gold medal at the inaugural SEC Championship (5/11/25), crossing the line in 6:35.926, more than seven seconds ahead of No. 2 Texas (6:42.970).
- In the second varsity four event at the Princeton-hosted regatta (4/26/25), Tennessee (7:13.0) placed second behind sixth-ranked Princeton. The Lady Vols finished just under three seconds behind the Tigers, while holding off No. 10 Syracuse and 16th-ranked Ohio State.
- In the 2V4+ event Saturday (4/19/25) at the Big Ten Invitational, Tennessee placed third with a time of 7:26.790, holding off No. 7 Brown.
- The Lady Vols’ second varsity four boat (7:18.471) placed second Friday afternoon (4/18/25) in Sarasota, behind only ninth-ranked Rutgers. Tennessee topped No. 11 Penn in the race by over 11 seconds.
- During the morning session of day one at the Big Ten Invitational (4/18/25), Tennessee's 2V4+ crew recorded a race win by crossing the line in 7:19.209. The Lady Vols outpaced No. 17 Oregon State by three seconds and held off No. 14 Ohio State by more than four.
- A member of the Lady Vols' 2V4+ crew on day two of the Rocky Top Invite (4/5/25), posted a time of 7:34.636 en route to a victory in the A Final race, conquering UCF and North Carolina.
- In the 2V4+ crew on day one of the Rocky Top Invite (4/4/25), helped Tennessee post a time of 7:49.872, which was just over seven seconds faster than second-place North Carolina.
PERSONAL
- Born Nov 8, 2004 in Charlotte, N.C.
- Daughter of Scott and Kristen Armstrong
- Graduated from Charlotte Christian School
- Majoring in Kinesiology
- Placed sixth in Women’s 2- at the 2023 USRowing Youth Nationals
- National Honor Society member in high school
- Her high school rowing coach was Katie Ognovich
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