2018-19 Rowing Roster
Roster
Caruso, Rebecca

Rebecca Caruso
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Crestwood, NY
- High School:
- The Ursuline School
Bio

CAREER HONORS
- Big 12 Academic All-Conference First Team -- 2019, 2021
- Big 12 Academic All-Conference Second Team -- 2018, 2020
- SEC Academic Honor Roll -- 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
2020-21 - FIFTH YEAR SENIOR
- Helped guide Tennessee to a 17th-place team finish at the 2021 NCAA Championships.
- Competed in Tennessee’s top boat at the NCAA Championships, finishing fifth in the C Final with a time of 6:38.956 to place 17th overall.
- Placed third in the 1V8 at the Big 12 Championships with a time of 7:03.563.
- Bested No. 17 Minnesota, Notre Dame, and Michigan State in the 1V8 at the Big Ten Invitational, making it down the course in 6:39.779.
- Was the six seat of the 1V8 at the UVA Invite, notching wins over UCF and No. 10 Duke with times of 6:43.5 and 6:45.4, respectively, while finishing four and half seconds behind No. 3 Virginia at 6:46.3.
- Rowed six seat in the 1V8 at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite, taking wins over No. 11 Indiana, No. 16 Alabama, No. 20 SMU, Tulsa and Clemson with times of 6:16.842, 6:18.436, and 6:20.877 over three sessions.
- Part of the 1V8 that took a 25-second win over UCF's top boat, recording a time of at 6:40.7.
2019-20 - SENIOR
- Placed second in the Women's Collegiate 2- race with a time of 20:25.3 at the Secret City Head Race
2018-19 - JUNIOR
- Placed sixth in the 2V8 at the Big 12 Championships with a finishing time of 7:01.132.
- Part of the 2V8 crew that finished fifth with a time of 6:49.701 at the Women's Sprints.
- Rowed in the 2V8 at the San Diego Crew Classic and took a fifth-place finish with a time of 7:08.298.
- Part of the 2V8 that claimed a second-place finish against Alabama with a time of 6:09.5 in Oak Ridge.
- Claimed two first-place finishes in the 2V8 race at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational, including the fastest time of the day at 5:53.613.
2017-18 - SOPHOMORE
- Part of the 3V8 crew that finished fourth in the grand finals of the Big 12 Championship with a time of 7:08.912.
- Part of the 2V4 that finished second in the 2V4 B Final at the Clemson Invitational with a time of 7:28.92.
- Rowed 2 seat in the 2V4 at the Big 12 Double Dual that posted a win over Kansas State, outpacing them by nearly eight seconds.
- Finished third in the 3V8+ in the Women's Open Carley Copley Cup at the San Diego Crew Classic with a time of 7:29.563.
- At the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational, rowed 5 seat in the 3V8 that finished first ahead of Notre Dame, Minnesota and Clemson with a time of 6:33.812.
- Medaled in the Club 4+ at the 2017 Head of the Charles Regatta, finishing third and besting 50 other entries with a time of 18:29.893.
2016-17 - FRESHMAN
- Rowed two seat in the 1V4+ that finished fourth in the Grand Finals of the Big 12 Championship with a time of 7:16.409.
- Rowed two seat in the 2V4+ that finished first in the 2V4 C Final at the Clemson Invitational with a time of 8:00.1.
- Rowed bow seat in the V8+ at the 2016 Head of the Hooch when the boat took fourth place with a time of 16:56.8.
- Rowed four seat in the V8+ at the Secret City Head Race when the boat took first place with a time of 18:02.3.
- At the Big 12 Double Dual, stroked the 1V4+ to victory over Old Dominion and West Virginia with times of 7:51.1 and 7:42.2.
- Stroked the 1V4+ to a first place finish at the petite finals of the San Diego Crew Classic with a time of 7:38.911.
PERSONAL
- Daughter of Louis and Anna Caruso
- Born on April 14, 1998
- Future career goals: To become a physical therapist for professional athletes
- Member of the National Honor Society and awarded honors in math and science in high school
- Played volleyball (All-Section and All-Conference awards in 2015), ran track & field, and rowed in high school
- Inspired by her older sister because: "She moved on from playing high school volleyball to collegiate volleyball, and I admired her for doing that and being the best she could be."
- Enjoys cooking, baking, and playing beach volleyball
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