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2025-26 Rowing Roster
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Paris Thornburg
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Gainesville, Va.
CAREER HONORS
- SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll -- 2025
2025-26 - GRADUATE STUDENT
- 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).
- Finished in first place in the Princeton hosted regatta at Lake Carnegie, 1V4, putting up a time of 7:15.3 and defeating crews from #3 Yale, #6 Princeton, and #8 Virginia (4/18/26).
- Helped lead the 2V4 boat to a win in the finals of the Rocky Top Invite, crossing the line with a time of 7:23.555 while placing ahead of boats from UCLA, Alabama, Penn, and Duke (4/4/26).
- Posted a victory in the semifinals of the 3V4+ event at Rocky Top Invite, with the crew logging a time of 7:16.664 to secure their spot in the finals (4/4/26).
- Opened the Rocky Top Invite in the 2V4, leading the crew to a heat win over Alabama, Minnesota, and Clemson while posting a time of 7:19.915 (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 - SENIOR
- Posted a sixth-place finish in the NCAA Championship first varsity four grand final, crossing in 7:12.228.
- Earned the 1V4 silver medal at the inaugural SEC Championship (5/11/25), finishing second behind No. 2 Texas with a time of 7:18.424.
- Despite poor weather conditions, Tennessee's first varsity four battled to a Lady Vol win at the Princeton-hosted regatta (4/26/25), crossing the line in 7:02.8. UT edged out No. 6 Princeton by less than two seconds and held off No. 16 Ohio State by roughly three seconds in a tightly contested race. No. 10 Syracuse finished nearly 40 seconds slower than Tennessee.
- The Lady Vols' 1V4+ group turned in a third-place finish Saturday (4/19/25) at the Big Ten Invitational, with a time of 7:19.924 to edge out No. 12 Michigan, No. 14 Ohio State and No. 11 Penn.
- In the first varsity four afternoon race Friday (4/18/25) in Sarasota, Tennessee earned another win with a time of 7:16.604—nearly four seconds ahead of No. 12 Michigan and nearly seven seconds faster than No. 9 Rutgers.
- During the morning session of day one at the Big Ten Invitational (4/18/25), UT’s 1V4+ crew earned a race victory with a final time of 7:12.509, edging No. 14 Ohio State by over four seconds.
- On day two of the Rocky Top Invite (4/5/25), Tennessee’s first varsity four brought home an A Final victory.
- In the first varsity four heat on day one of the Rocky Top Invite (4/4/25), the Lady Vols' time of 7:42.137 was over four seconds ahead second-place Minnesota, en route to a race victory.
2023-24 - JUNIOR
- Spring season boat record: 27-2
- Competed in the 3V8+ boat during the season.
PERSONAL
- Born April 15, 2003, in Huntington Beach, Calif.
- Daughter of Gina and Jeff Thornburg
- Graduated from Highland School
- Did not row in high school
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