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2024-25 Rowing Roster

Avery Bethel

  • Height 5-11
  • Class SR
  • Hometown Tampa, Fla.
  • Highschool Plant

Biography

2024-25 (Sr.) – Bethel raced with the first varsity eight throughout the season sitting in the four and five seat … finished in second in 6:40.540 ahead of Oklahoma, Clemson and Iowa at the Big Ten Invitational Day Two … finished in fifth on day one of the ACC Championship (6:33.999) ahead of Notre Dame … in the petite final finished in fourth ahead of Notre Dame and Boston College


2023-24 (Jr.) at SMU : Competed with 2v8 at the San Diego Crew Classic and Big 10 Invite ... won the 1v4 race at the AAC Championship on the Mustangs way to a team title ... raced with 1v4 at the NCAA Championship where the team finished in first in the D final

2023 Summer: Transferred to SMU because of the direction the team is heading and because of the reputation of the school. Also because Dallas and Texas a whole is a fantastic area and she wouldn't want to be anywhere else.

2022-23 at UCF:  Member of the Second Varsity Four collecting a third place medal at the American Athletic Conference Championship ... Rowed for the Second Varsity Four in both races collecting a first-place finish in the opening race of the Sunshine State Invite ahead of Kansas, Kansas State, Miami and West Virginia ... Rowed in all three races at the Big 10 Invite, finishing second in its first race ... Rowed as a member of the Second Varsity Four in one race at the Lake Wheeler Invite ... Member of the Second Varsity Four at four regattas.

2021-22 at UCF: AAC All-Academic Team ... Member of Varsity Four collecting silver at the American Athletic Conference Championship ... Rowed in Varsity Four race at the season opener, finishing second ... Member of Varsity Eight that finished 1st place at UVA Invite ... Member of Varsity Four Named AAC Boat of the Week (4/20) ... Member of Varsity Four team that won a grand final at the Sunshine State Invite .. Rowed in 10 regattas.

High School: Finished sixth overall in the women's Varsity 4x at the SRAA Nationals in 2021 ... Tabbed as the fastest on the women's varsity team as a junior ... Finished third in the women's Junior 4x at the Head of the South as a sophomore ... Placed 1st scholastically and 3rd overall in the women’s Freshman 4x. ... Member of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Daughter of Christopher and Tamara ... Majoring in Sports Management at SMU

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24JR

  • 2024-25SR

    5'11"