2024-25 Rowing Roster
Roster
Richardson, Hannah

Hannah Richardson
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Mandurama, NSW, Australia
- High School:
- Kinross Wolaroi
Bio
CAREER HONORS
- Big 12 Academic All-Conference First Team -- 2024
- SEC Academic Honor Roll -- 2024
- AAC All-Academic Team -- 2023
2024-25 - JUNIOR
- Posted a win in the NCAA Championship second varsity eight petite final, crossing in 6:24.586 to log a seventh-place 2V8 finish.
- Earned the 2V8 gold medal at the inaugural SEC Championship (5/11/25), delivering a time of 6:24.809 to hold off No. 2 Texas (6:26.430).
- In the second varsity eight race at the Princeton-hosted regatta (4/26/25), Tennessee clocked a time of 6:11.6 to beat Princeton by six seconds and finish nearly 17 seconds ahead of third-place, 10th-ranked Syracuse.
- In the second varsity eight race Saturday (4/19/25) at the Big Ten Invitational, Tennessee put down a time of 6:35.678 to take third behind Washington and Brown, beating out No. 12 Michigan, No. 11 Penn, and No. 14 Ohio State.
- UT's 2V8+ continued Tennessee's winning trend Friday afternoon (4/18/25), crossing in 6:28.438 for another comfortable win. The Lady Vols built a margin of nearly six seconds on Rutgers and almost 10 seconds on No. 12 Michigan.
- During the morning session of day one at the Big Ten Invitational (4/18/25) Tennessee’s second varsity eight crew posted a commanding win, clocking in at 6:27.128—more than 11 seconds ahead of second-place UCLA.
- On day two of the Rocky Top Invite (4/5/25), the 2V8+ crew put down a time of 6:34.506, earning the race victory while finishing ahead of No. 14 Duke and No 17 UCF.
- As part of the 2V8+ crew, logged a final time of 6:48.489 in its heat race on the opening day (4/4/25) of the Rocky Top Invite, which was 16.244 seconds stronger than that of Minnesota and 23.649 seconds quicker than North Carolina.
2023-24 - SOPHOMORE
- Spring season boat record: 42-6
- Competed primarily in the 2V8+ boat during the season.
- A member of Tennessee’s 2V8+ crew for the NCAA Championships Grand Final (6/2/24), placed third with a final time of 6:22.830. The result marked the best-ever NCAA Championship finish for a Tennessee 2V8+ crew.
- Racing in the Second Eight semifinal race at the NCAA Championships (6/1/24), placed third in a tight battle, with a final time of 6:27.693. The Lady Vols crossed the line ahead of Michigan, Ohio State and Virginia.
- Competing in Tennessee’s 2V8+ boat, put down a time of 7:02.803, good for a second-place finish behind only No. 7 Washington in Friday’s (5/31/24) NCAA Championships heat race. The Lady Vols crossed the line nearly seven second ahead of ninth-ranked Michigan and over 16 seconds ahead of No. 16 Duke.
- 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.
- Improving Tennessee’s second varsity eight crew to 12-0 this season, put down the fastest time (6:20.650) of any boat in competition on day two of the Big Ten Invitational (4/20/24). That time outpaced second-place Indiana's 2V8+ boat by an eye-opening 15-plus seconds.
- Finished over 11 seconds ahead of second-place and 12th-ranked Ohio State's crew in the afternoon session’s 2V8+ race on day one of the Big Ten Invitational (4/19/24), with a final time of 6:27.657.
- Early on day one of the Big Ten Invitational (4/19/24) in the 2V8+ boat, posted a final time of 6:20.598. That finish not only secured a victory, but outpaced Michigan by over 12 seconds in the race. Additionally, Tennessee's 2V8+ crew was 5.1 seconds faster than any of the other 17 2V8+ boats that competed in that morning session.
- Notched a race win over Minnesota in the 2V8+, finishing a tick under 30 seconds ahead of the Gophers in the Oak Ridge home dual (3/29/24) with a time of 6:30.7.
2022-23 - FRESHMAN
- Saw action with the second varsity eight for the majority of the season with one competition spent with the first varsity eight
- As a team the Mustangs placed in ninth in the country (5/28/23)
- In the petite final, finished in fifth, good for an 11th place national finish (5/28/23)
- Finished in sixth in the semis to move on to the petite finals (5/27/23)
- At the NCAA Championship (5/26/23) with 2v8, finished in third in the opening race to qualify for the A/B semifinals
- At the AAC Championship (5/14/23), won the second varsity eight title by 10 seconds to three-peat as conference champions
- At the Pac 12 Challenge (4/30/23) with the 1v8, came in just 6.5 seconds behind eventual national champion Stanford and topped Iowa on day two
- With the second varsity eight at the Big 10 Invite (4/8/23), beat Stanford, Michigan, Alabama, Michigan State, Duke, Rutgers and Indiana
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