University of Massachusets Athletics

2017-18 Rowing Roster

Hill Headshot 2016

Zoe Hill

  • Class:
    Senior
  • Height:
    5-8
  • High School:
    Mountain View HS
  • Hometown:
    Vancouver, Wash.
Career Honors
2018 Atlantic 10 All-Conference First Team
2017 Atlantic 10 All-Conference Second Team
2016 Atlantic 10 All-Conference First Team

AS A SENIOR IN 2017-18
Spring 2018: Capped the Spring in the Varsity Eight with silver (6:30.092) in the Grand Final at the Dad Vail Regatta (5/11-5/12) ... Advanced to the V8+ Grand Final at the Atlantic 10 Championships (5/5), ultimately finishing second (6:40.23) ... Earned placement in the Grand Final by way of winning the early morning heat (6:39.89) ... Won the Pair (8:06.49) at the Knecht Cup (4/14) ... Took fourth in the Varsity Eight Petite Final (6:58.48) at the Knecht Cup (4/14) ... Took fifth in the V8+ Petite Final (6:50.65) against a challenging field at the Doc Hosea Regatta (3/31) ... Claimed bronze in the Varsity Eight Grand Final (7:34.12) at the Cooper Sprints (3/25) to open the Spring season.

Fall 2017: Raced the Varsity Eight to fourth place (12:22.05) at the Head of the Fish (10/28) ... Took 10th in the Women’s Championship Four (18:22.26) at the Head of the Charles (10/21-10/22) ... Was part of the Varsity Eight and Varsity Four at the Hadley Chase (10/14) ... Claimed fifth in the 2- C final (8:25.19) at the Small Boat Challenge (10/7-10/8).

AS A JUNIOR IN 2016-17
Spring 2017: Wrapped up the Spring season at the NCAA Championships, placing second in the Varsity 8+ D Final (5/28, 6:49.054) ... Raced the Varsity 8+ to first in the Grand Finale (6:45.14) at the Atlantic 10 Championships (5/6) ... Finished fourth (6:49.90) in the Varsity 8+ at the Knecht Cup (4/8), just six seconds off the lead boat ... Raced in the Varsity 2- with Grace Bundy at the Knecht Cup (4/8) ... That boat won the Grand Final (8:12.71), finishing 25 seconds ahead of the next pair ... At the Doc Hosea Regatta (4/2), was third in the V8+ Petite Final (6:54.62) ... Opened the Spring season at the Murphy Cup (3/25), winning the Varsity 8+ heat (6:39.11).

Fall 2016: At the Collegiate Small Boat Challenge 2- (10/6), finished in third place (7:58.98) ... Member of the 8+ team that finished third with a time of 12:56.9 at the Head of the Fish (10/29) ... Competed in the Championship 8+ at the Head of the Charles (10/23) ... Rowed with the Collegiate 8+ boat at the Head of the Housatonic (10/8).

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2015-16
Spring 2016: Tallied a first place victory in the Varsity 8+ with a time of 6:43.57 in a dual regatta at Connecticut (4/2) ... Sat three seat in the Varsity 8+ at the inaugural Doc Hosea Regatta in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (4/3) ... Tallied a first place finish in the Varsity 8+ in a home dual-regatta against Connecticut with a time of 6:54.05 (4/2) ... Took home fifth in the Varsity 8+ at the Knecht Cup after a 6:55.21 finish in the Grand Final. The crew opened the weekend with a win in Heat 4 at 7:18.91, followed by a second-place finish in Semifinal 3 at 6:54.83, good to advance to the Grand Final (4/10) ... Hill also teamed up with Natalie Boisvert in the Varsity Pair event and captured a fifth place finish in the C Final (4/10) ... Finished fourth in Varsity 8+ with a time of 6:40.3 at the Four-School Regatta on the Charles River against Boston University, Dartmouth and Northeastern (4/17).

Fall 2015: Sat seventh seat in the UMass B boat at the Princeton Chase and finished the three-mile course with a time of 16:28.9, good for 46th place of 65 (11/1) ... Finished fifth in the 2x A Final at the Collegiate Small Boat Challenge alongside Grace Bundy with a time of 7:58.8 (10/31) ... The pair qualified for the 2x A Final after taking sixth place in the preliminary round the afternoon prior (10/30) ... Finished ninth of 38 competitors at the Head of the Charles in the Club 8+ with a time of 176:44.6, good for an automatic reentry into the Club 8+ in 2016 Head of the Charles (10/17) ... Paired up with Alisha Weinstein in the 2x at the Seven Sisters Sculling Regatta and collected first in a field of 13 boats (10/11).

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2014-15
Spring 2015: Earned a silver medal as a member of the Varsity 8+ in the season opener vs. Rhode Island (3/28) ... Placed third in the Varsity 8+ and second in the Second Varsity 8 in meets with Boston College, MIT and Dartmouth (4/4) and the Knecht Cup Finals (4/12), respectively ... Placed first as a member of the Second Varsity 8+ in head-to-head race with Connecticut (4/16) ... Notched a gold medal in the Second Varsity 8++ event at the Atlantic 10 Championship to help UMass win their 15th conference championship in program history ... At the NCAA Championships in Gold River, Calif., was a member of the Second Varsity 8 boat that placed 18th overall as it reached the finish in 7:02.760 for sixth in a tightly contested "C" final on Championship Sunday.

Fall 2014: Took home a second place in the 4+ with a time of 17:35 at the Head of the Housatonic (10/11) while also competing in the Women's 8+ ... Finished fourth in the 2x and second in the 4x/4x+ race at the Seven Sisters Sculling Regatta (10/12) ... At the Head of the Charles Regatta (10/18), won a silver medal in the Club 8+ in a time of 16:47.50 ... Earned first as a member of the Collegiate 8+ and Novice 8+ boats at the Head of the Fish Regatta (10/25).

BEFORE UMASS: Rowed at Lake Oswego Community Rowing under Susan Wood ... Sat stroke seat in Junior 2x event at the Independence Day Regatta and Royal Canadian Henley; placing first and fourth, respectively ... Attended a competitive camp with Steel City Rowing during the summer of 2013.

PERSONAL: Born Zoe Taylor Hill in Vancouver, Wash. ... Daughter of Justin and Amy Hill.

Row: Highlights vs. Boston University and Northeastern (04/18/21)
Monday, April 19
ROW: Get to Know Eric Carcich
Tuesday, September 10
Rowing Hadley Chase Highlights (10/13/18)
Saturday, October 13
Rowing Hosts Third Annual Alumnae Day and Boat Dedication
Sunday, April 29