2025-26 Rowing Roster
Emma Bell
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Nashville, Tenn.
- High School:
- Hume Fogg
PRONUNCIATION
2025-26: Raced with the team in the fall Music City Head Race… Finished fourth in the No. 2 seat on the Varsity 8 C boat with a time of 16:50.1… Finished fifth in the No. 4 seat on the Varsity 4 E boat with a time of 18:33.70… At the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational, sat in the No. 2 seat for all three races with the Second Varsity 8 boat as the team finished second (6:54.910), second (6:58.157) and third (7:05.182) in the three races… At the Sarasota 2k, raced from the No. 3 seat in the Varsity 8 boat; finished third in trials (6:42.60) and first in the B Final (7:01.17)... At the Southern Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championship, sat in the No. 3 seat on the Varsity 8 boat as it finished first in prelims (6:41.783), semifinals (6:53.392) and finals (6:35.265) bringing home gold… At the Lake Wheeler Invitational, raced from the No. 4 seat on the Varsity 8 crew as it finished first (6:38.340), fourth (6:37.900) and second (6:34.770) in the different rounds of races… Competed at the ACC Championships with the Varsity 8 boat in the No. 4 seat as the team finished fifth in prelims (6:29.850) and fourth in the petite final (6:41.040)... CRCA Scholar Athlete… CSC Academic All-District
2024-25 – Competed at the Music City Head Race and the Head of the Hooch in the fall.. Raced in the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite, Sarasota 2K, SIRA Championship Regatta, Lake Wheeler Invitational and ACC Championship in the spring season…
At the Music City Head Race, rowed in the No. 3 seat in the Varsity 8B boat that finished third with a time of 18:35.0 at and at the No. 2 seat, helping the Varsity 4C boat to a time of 18:21.3 and a third-place finish… At the Head of the Hooch, rowed at the No. 8 seat in the Varsity 8B boat that placed second in the Women’s Championship 8+ race and at the No. 2 seat in the Varsity 4C boat that finished fourth in the Women’s 4+ Championship… At the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite, rowed at the No. 2 seat in the 2V8 boat that finished third both days… At the Sarasota 2K, rowed in the No. 1 seat in the Varsity 8 boat to a third place finish in two races… At the SIRA Championship Regatta, rowed at seat No.1 in the Varsity 8 finished first in its time trial and semifinal and took gold in the final… At the Lake Wheeler Invitational, rowed at the No. 1 seat, helping the Varsity 8 boat to a third-place finish in the first round, fourth in the second round and fifth in the final round… At the ACC Championship, rowed at the No. 3 seat to help the Varsity 8 boat to a second-place showing in the Petite Final… On Friday, the Varsity Eight crew raced to a time of 6:28.729 to finish fourth in its heat, less than a second behind No. 22 Clemson (6:28.339) and ahead of SMU and Notre Dame… Saturday’s Petite Final, the V8 clocked in at 6:21.818, just over two seconds behind first-place No. 24 North Carolina and ahead of Miami, SMU, Notre Dame and Boston College… Named a CRCA Scholar Athlete, the ACC All-Academic Rowing Team and the ACC Academic Honor Roll
2023-24: At Alabama Head of the Black Warrior River – Coxswain of the 4V4 boat came in at 19:38.4 for 12th… At the Rivanna Romp on the Rivanna Reservoir- Coxswain of the 2V8 finished with a time of 15:01.7 and the 4V4 boat finished with a time of 16:50.7… At the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational on the V4 boat that finished third with a time of 7:25.917 in the morning session and the V4 boat that came in first with a time of 7:23.701… Also part of the V4 boat that finished in second place with a time of 7:32.312… At the Sunshine State Invitational rowed with the 2V8 boat that finished fifth in its heat with a time of 7:12.10 and placed eighth in the Grand Final with a time of 6:52.24… On day one of the SIRA Championship rowed with the 2V8 Semifinal boat that finished in first place with a time of 6:56.911 and again on day two with a time of 6:48.097… At the Lake Wheeler Invitational, part of the 2V8 boat finished third in the morning heat with a time of 7:07.338 – under a second behind second place Iowa - and fourth in the afternoon heat (7:23.554)… On day two at Lake Wheeler, rowed with the 2V8 boat placed second in its heat with a time of 6:53.938… At the ACC Rowing Championship, helped the 2V8 boat to a sixth-place showing in the Grand Final with a time of 6:41.380… CRCA National Scholar Athlete, ACC All-Academic Team and Academic Honor Roll
2022-23: At Rivanna Romp, she rowed in the Novice Varsity 8 that turned in a time of 15:42.2 for sixth place. On Saturday morning at ORCI, she rowed in the 3V8 boat that finished third with a 7:08.263. In the afternoon session at the ORCI, she rowed in the 3V8 boat that finished third with a time of 7:04.226. At the Sunshine State Invitational, she helped the 2V4 to a fifth-place finish, turning in a 7:46.54. In the petite final of the 2V4, she rowed the Cardinals to a second-place finish with a time of 7:51.89 at SSI. In the head-to-head regatta against Michigan, she was aboard the V4 boat that finished fourth in 8:0103. In the prelims of the ACC Championship in Raleigh, she rowed the 2V8 boat to a fourth-place finish with a time of 6:52.035 to advance to the petite final. She rowed the 2V8 boat to a victory in the petite final at the ACC Championships, going 6:59.787. She was named to the 2023 All-ACC Academic Team.
Prep: Emma comes to Louisville from Nashville, Tenn. as a novice. While attending Hume Fogg Academic High School, she was a member of the varsity softball team. Emma participated for four years and was a captain her senior year.
Personal: Daughter of Dean and Sandra Bell. Born on August 23, 2004. Major is history.
2025-26: Raced with the team in the fall Music City Head Race… Finished fourth in the No. 2 seat on the Varsity 8 C boat with a time of 16:50.1… Finished fifth in the No. 4 seat on the Varsity 4 E boat with a time of 18:33.70… At the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational, sat in the No. 2 seat for all three races with the Second Varsity 8 boat as the team finished second (6:54.910), second (6:58.157) and third (7:05.182) in the three races… At the Sarasota 2k, raced from the No. 3 seat in the Varsity 8 boat; finished third in trials (6:42.60) and first in the B Final (7:01.17)... At the Southern Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championship, sat in the No. 3 seat on the Varsity 8 boat as it finished first in prelims (6:41.783), semifinals (6:53.392) and finals (6:35.265) bringing home gold… At the Lake Wheeler Invitational, raced from the No. 4 seat on the Varsity 8 crew as it finished first (6:38.340), fourth (6:37.900) and second (6:34.770) in the different rounds of races… Competed at the ACC Championships with the Varsity 8 boat in the No. 4 seat as the team finished fifth in prelims (6:29.850) and fourth in the petite final (6:41.040)... CRCA Scholar Athlete… CSC Academic All-District
2024-25 – Competed at the Music City Head Race and the Head of the Hooch in the fall.. Raced in the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite, Sarasota 2K, SIRA Championship Regatta, Lake Wheeler Invitational and ACC Championship in the spring season…
At the Music City Head Race, rowed in the No. 3 seat in the Varsity 8B boat that finished third with a time of 18:35.0 at and at the No. 2 seat, helping the Varsity 4C boat to a time of 18:21.3 and a third-place finish… At the Head of the Hooch, rowed at the No. 8 seat in the Varsity 8B boat that placed second in the Women’s Championship 8+ race and at the No. 2 seat in the Varsity 4C boat that finished fourth in the Women’s 4+ Championship… At the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite, rowed at the No. 2 seat in the 2V8 boat that finished third both days… At the Sarasota 2K, rowed in the No. 1 seat in the Varsity 8 boat to a third place finish in two races… At the SIRA Championship Regatta, rowed at seat No.1 in the Varsity 8 finished first in its time trial and semifinal and took gold in the final… At the Lake Wheeler Invitational, rowed at the No. 1 seat, helping the Varsity 8 boat to a third-place finish in the first round, fourth in the second round and fifth in the final round… At the ACC Championship, rowed at the No. 3 seat to help the Varsity 8 boat to a second-place showing in the Petite Final… On Friday, the Varsity Eight crew raced to a time of 6:28.729 to finish fourth in its heat, less than a second behind No. 22 Clemson (6:28.339) and ahead of SMU and Notre Dame… Saturday’s Petite Final, the V8 clocked in at 6:21.818, just over two seconds behind first-place No. 24 North Carolina and ahead of Miami, SMU, Notre Dame and Boston College… Named a CRCA Scholar Athlete, the ACC All-Academic Rowing Team and the ACC Academic Honor Roll
2023-24: At Alabama Head of the Black Warrior River – Coxswain of the 4V4 boat came in at 19:38.4 for 12th… At the Rivanna Romp on the Rivanna Reservoir- Coxswain of the 2V8 finished with a time of 15:01.7 and the 4V4 boat finished with a time of 16:50.7… At the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational on the V4 boat that finished third with a time of 7:25.917 in the morning session and the V4 boat that came in first with a time of 7:23.701… Also part of the V4 boat that finished in second place with a time of 7:32.312… At the Sunshine State Invitational rowed with the 2V8 boat that finished fifth in its heat with a time of 7:12.10 and placed eighth in the Grand Final with a time of 6:52.24… On day one of the SIRA Championship rowed with the 2V8 Semifinal boat that finished in first place with a time of 6:56.911 and again on day two with a time of 6:48.097… At the Lake Wheeler Invitational, part of the 2V8 boat finished third in the morning heat with a time of 7:07.338 – under a second behind second place Iowa - and fourth in the afternoon heat (7:23.554)… On day two at Lake Wheeler, rowed with the 2V8 boat placed second in its heat with a time of 6:53.938… At the ACC Rowing Championship, helped the 2V8 boat to a sixth-place showing in the Grand Final with a time of 6:41.380… CRCA National Scholar Athlete, ACC All-Academic Team and Academic Honor Roll
2022-23: At Rivanna Romp, she rowed in the Novice Varsity 8 that turned in a time of 15:42.2 for sixth place. On Saturday morning at ORCI, she rowed in the 3V8 boat that finished third with a 7:08.263. In the afternoon session at the ORCI, she rowed in the 3V8 boat that finished third with a time of 7:04.226. At the Sunshine State Invitational, she helped the 2V4 to a fifth-place finish, turning in a 7:46.54. In the petite final of the 2V4, she rowed the Cardinals to a second-place finish with a time of 7:51.89 at SSI. In the head-to-head regatta against Michigan, she was aboard the V4 boat that finished fourth in 8:0103. In the prelims of the ACC Championship in Raleigh, she rowed the 2V8 boat to a fourth-place finish with a time of 6:52.035 to advance to the petite final. She rowed the 2V8 boat to a victory in the petite final at the ACC Championships, going 6:59.787. She was named to the 2023 All-ACC Academic Team.
Prep: Emma comes to Louisville from Nashville, Tenn. as a novice. While attending Hume Fogg Academic High School, she was a member of the varsity softball team. Emma participated for four years and was a captain her senior year.
Personal: Daughter of Dean and Sandra Bell. Born on August 23, 2004. Major is history.
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