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INTRODUCTION

UNIVERSITY INFORMATIONLocation: Tuscaloosa, Ala.Enrollment: 31,747Founded: April 12, 1831Conference: Southeastern (SEC)Colors: Crimson & WhiteNickname: Crimson TidePresident: Dr. Robert E. WittNCAA Faculty Representative: Dr. Kevin Whitaker

Athletics Director: Mal MooreSenior Associate Athletics Directors: Dr. Finus Gaston and Milton OvertonAssociate Athletics Director/ Senior Woman Administrator: Marie RobbinsAssociate Athletics Directors: Kevin Almond, Jon Gilbert, Carol Park, Jeff Purinton, Ronny Robertson, Doug Walker, Mike WardAssistant Athletics Directors: Chris Besanceney, Jon Dever

Rowing Academics: Tyler Roberts

Associate A.D./Media Relations: Doug WalkerAssociate Media Relations Directors: Josh, Maxson, Ty Patton Roots Woodruff (Rowing Contact)Assistant Media Relations Directors: Rich Davi, Jessica Paré, Skip PowersAthletic Department Photographer: Kent GidleyRowing Media Relations Director: Roots Woodruff Office Phone: (205) 348-2088 E-Mail Address: [email protected]

THE PROGRAMHead Coach: Larry Davis Alma Mater, Year: Virginia, 1973 Year at Alabama: Sixth Office Phone: (205) 348-6975 E-Mail Address: [email protected]

Assistant Coach: Derek Tuten Alma Mater, Year: Alabama, 2005 Year at Alabama: Fifth Office Phone: (205) 348-6476 E-Mail Address: [email protected]

Assistant Coach: Megan Patrick Alma Mater, Year: Princeton, 2001 Year at Alabama: First Office Phone: (205) 348-7557 E-Mail Address: [email protected]

Graduate Assistant Coach: Laura Buckalew Alma Mater, Year: College of Charleston, 2010 Year at Alabama: Second Office Phone: (205) 348-7565 E-Mail Address: [email protected]

Administrative Assistant: Kim Murphy Office Phone: (205) 348-2467 E-Mail Address: [email protected]

Managers: Jarred Griffin and Conner GoodAssistant Athletic Trainer: Sherry KimbroGraduate Assistant Athletic Trainers: Brooke Havens and Justin Skidmore

Rowing Mailing Address:Alabama RowingP.O. Box 870393Tuscaloosa, AL 35487

Rowing Overnight Shipping Address:Alabama Rowing1201 Coliseum DriveColeman Coliseum, Room 171Tuscaloosa, AL 35487

Facebook – www.facebook.com/AlabamaRowTwitter – @AlabamaRow

MEDIA NOTES

Credits: The 2012 Alabama Rowing Media Guide is a product of the Crimson Tide’s athletic media rela-tions department. It was written and edited by Roots Woodruff. Photo credits are due the Alabama Athletics Photography Department and the Athletic Media Relations archives. Cover photos by Kent Gidley. Covers by Brent Hollingsworth and Hannah Brinks. Copyright 2011 by the Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama. “Roll Tide”, “Crimson Tide”, “Bama” and the primary and secondary logos are registered trademarks of The University of Alabama.

TABLE OF CONTENTSQuick Facts ......................................................................................1

The University of Alabama .................................................... 2-3

Athletics Director Mal Moore .....................................................4

Alabama President Dr. Robert E. Witt ....................................5

Rowing Staff

Head Coach Larry Davis .......................................................... 6-7

Assistant Coach Derek Tuten .....................................................8

Assistant Coach Megan Patrick ..................................................8

Graduate Assistant Laura Buckalew .........................................9

Rowing Support Staff ...................................................................9

The 2012 Crimson Tide

Outlook ............................................................................................10

Roster ................................................................................................11

Bios ...................................................................................................12

The History

Year-by-Year History .............................................................22-24

Roll Models .....................................................................................24

Conference USA ...........................................................................25

All-Time Roster .............................................................................26

All-Time Results ......................................................................27-29

Academic Success .........................................................................30

Crimson Tide Honor Roll ..........................................................31

The Black Warrior River .............................................................32

Rowing Terminology ..................................................................32

ALABAMA MEDIA RELATIONS: The Alabama Media Relations Office is located on the ground level of Coleman Coliseum.

FACILITIES: The Alabama rowing team competes and practice on the Black Warrior River. The Crimson Tide rowing team’s boathouse is located on 3rd Street in Northport, Ala. Directions from Coleman Coliseum: Turn Left out of Coliseum Drive onto Paul W. Bryant Drive. Turn Right at Hackberry Lane. Turn Left onto University Blvd. Turn Right at Lurleen Wallace Blvd. Take the first exit over the bridge. Turn right onto Rice Mine Road. Take first right onto Bridge Ave. Turn left at 3rd Street and follow until it dead ends at the Boathouse.

INTERVIEWS: The coaching staff is available for interviews in person or by telephone by prior arrange-ment. Athletes may not be interviewed on meet day until post-meet interviews are granted. Interviews with Alabama rowers must be arranged through Roots Woodruff of the athletic media relations office at (205) 348-6084. The best times for athlete interviews are either before or after practice at the UA Boathouse on the Black Warrior River. Interview requests should be made at least 24 hours in advance.

UA VIDEO FEEDS/TELEVISION: The University of Alabama, through the Crimson Tide Sports Network (CTSN), offers an FTP site that provide up-to-date interviews with coaches and athletes, taped video highlights and narrated video packages from September through May. On occasion, the rowing program is featured in this package. Please call the Media Relations

and spring, the rowing team’s progress will be covered on “Crimson Tide This Week,” a 30-minute weekly regional sports show.

SEC VIDEO FEEDS/TELEVISION: Participating news

into online stories. Television stations also have access to -

ate Network is managed through XOS Digital. To join, please request a participation form from the program’s director, Anna Marie Neri, at [email protected] or at 407-670-5049.

INTERNET: Information about University of Alabama athletics can be found at RollTide.com, the official internet site of the Crimson Tide athletics department. For information about the University of Alabama, go to www.ua.edu.

opportunities. If you want to get involved, join one of more than 300 student organizations, help plan concerts and speaker series, participate in intramural teams or run for student government.

If you enjoy the arts, you can take advantage of a rich and varied schedule of musical, dance and theatre per-formances, art galleries and exhibitions, lectures and readings by writers, poets and experts on every topic imaginable. You can enrich your knowledge of the state

-ums, which house countless historical artifacts and offer hands-on exploration opportunities.

From the architecture on campus to the landscaping, The University of Alabama campus is one of the most beauti-ful places in the state of Alabama.

The Ferguson Center, completed in 1973, was named for Hill Ferguson, a member of the Board of Trustees. Plans at the time called for the building to be constructed over Woods Hall, but it was built just to the north thanks to a student campaign to save the art building.

video game, play a friendly game of pool or ping-pong, or enter a campus tournament. With seven pool tables, video games, a ping-pong table, computer gaming and televisions, the Game Room offers a fun escape to the daily pressures of college life.

The University of Alabama offers a complete education-al, cultural and social experience. Whatever your interests,

-gram that will appeal to you at UA.

The newly expanded Student Recreation Center offers

staff. It includes two multi-use gyms, nine multi-purpose courts, weight machines, 1/8-mile jogging track, exten-sive cardio area, locker rooms, indoor swimming pool, dry and steam saunas, 12 lighted tennis courts, four aero-bics rooms, eight racquetball courts and a squash court—together encompassing more than 200,000 square feet. The facility’s outdoor aquatic area, which opened in the summer of 2003, features a lazy river, lap swim, large water-park-type slide and lots of deck space.

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Ranked among the top 50 public universities in the nation in U.S. News and World Report’s annual college rankings for more than a decade, UA ranked 31st among public universities, its highest ranking ever, in the 2012 rankings. UA’s latest college rankings include:

nation, spring 2011.

public universities and 63rd among all universities, spring 2011.

nationally, spring 2009.

Enrollment at The University of Alabama reached a record high of 31,747 for fall 2011. The entering freshman class, at 5,772 students, is the largest in UA history and includes 1,614 students who had a 4.0 or higher high school grade point average.

The University of Alabama’s fall 2010 freshman class ranked 6th in the nation among public universities in the enrollment of National Merit Scholars. While rankings for the 2011 freshman class are not yet avail-able, 182 National Merit Scholars are enrolled in this fall’s freshman class, up by more than 50 over last year’s 128.

The University of Alabama has produced a total of 15 Rhodes Schol-ars. And, in the past 25 years, UA has produced 34 Goldwater Scholars, 21 Hollings Scholars and seven Truman Scholars. UA scored a perfect four out of four with Goldwater Scholars in 2011 as all four UA stu-dents who applied were named recipients of the elite academic award.

The University of Alabama led the nation with a record 10 students named to USA Today’s 2010 All-USA College Academic Team. UA has had great success in placing students on this national team that honors the “best of the best” undergraduate academic all-stars from across the nation, having placed 46 students on the team since 2003. In addition to this year, UA also had the most students on the list in 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008 and 2009 and tied for the top spot in 2007.

PRWeek Magazine has recognized the public relations program in The University of Alabama’s College of Communication and Information

three years.

University of Alabama students are committed to community service: In the 2009-2010 academic year, some 15,100 UA students completed more than 710,000 hours of community service with more than 120 community partners. Additionally, 120 UA faculty members offered service-learning courses, and an estimated 5,300 students participated in them.

The University of Alabama has been named to the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll by the Corporation for Na-tional and Community Service. The Community Service Honor Roll is the highest federal recognition a school can achieve for its commit-ment to service learning and civic engagement.

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MAL M. MOOREA T H L E T I C S D I R E C T O R

The University of Alabama’s Director of Athletics since 1999, Mal Moore has made an indelible mark on one of the nation’s most storied athletic programs, leading a department that has enjoyed tremendous success athletically and academically while enjoying an unprecedented period of growth during his tenure.

Through his guidance, Alabama’s athletic department remains focused on his vision of having all Crimson Tide athletic teams and student-athletes competitive at the highest level nationally while continuing to ele-vate athletic facilities at the Capstone to premier status nationally for all sports.

During his tenure as Director of Athletics, Moore has overseen more than $200 million of capital improvements to University of Alabama athletic facilities. Those projects have encompassed the entire scope of all Crimson Tide athletic programs

constituents, from fellow coaches and former players, to fans and the business com-munity. All of those experiences and relationships - in addition to his ability to unify those many constituents - have made him the ideal person to lead Alabama athletics in the 21st century.

His leadership has been crucial in helping guide Alabama through a period that has been, at times, extremely challenging. His guidance and effort helped Alabama ath-letics weather the storm, while continuing to move in a positive direction toward a future that holds great promise.

Moore’s dedication to, and love of, the University of Alabama was recognized on March 28, 2007, when as a permanent tribute to his lifelong contributions to The University of Alabama, the Board of Trustees of The University of Alabama

the Mal M. Moore Athletic Facility.

Under Moore’s direction, Alabama’s athletic teams have produced three national championships – the 2009 football title and the 2002 and 2011 NCAA gymnastics championships – as well as several Southeastern Conference championships, win-

ning titles in football, gymnastics, men’s basketball, women’s golf, men’s golf, men’s cross country, baseball and softball; taking SEC tournament titles in both baseball and softball. Alabama athletes have earned some of the highest honors the SEC and NCAA have to offer, including SEC Athlete of the Year, SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year, NCAA Top VIII, NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships and NCAA Sportsperson of the Year. These honors are over and above the individual conference and national titles that Alabama athletes continue to bring home to the Capstone on a regular basis.

In addition to making his mark on Alabama, Moore has also had a national impact as a key member of several prestigious NCAA and college football committees. Moore has served on the NCAA Division I Football Issues Committee, the SEC Athletic Directors Bowl Advisory Committee and the Big Six Conferences Minority Coaches Forum.

Moore’s distinguished record of service to UA began more than 50 years ago when he joined the Crimson Tide football squad as a scholarship player for Coach Paul “Bear” Bryant from 1958-62. Moore has the distinction of being a part of eight national championship teams (1961, 1964, 1965, 1973, 1978, 1979, 1992 and 2009)

most recent during his tenure as director of athletics. As a player and coach, he was also part of 14 SEC championships and 27 bowl trips. He is the only individual connected with the Alabama program to be a part of eight national championships.

During a coaching career that spanned 31 years, Moore spent 22 of those at Ala-bama with stops at Montana State, Notre Dame and the NFL’s St. Louis/Phoenix Cardinals. At Alabama, Moore started as a graduate assistant under Coach Bryant in

starting in 1975. He would go on to coordinate all of the offensive plays for several of Alabama’s national championship football teams.

A 1963 graduate of The University of Alabama, Moore holds both an undergradu-ate degree in sociology and a 1964 Master’s degree in secondary education from the Capstone. Moore was born December 19, 1939, in Dozier, Ala. He and the late Mrs. Charlotte Moore have one daughter, Mrs. Steve (Heather) Cook of Scottsdale, Ariz., a granddaughter, Anna Lee, and a grandson, Charles Cannon.

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As president of The University of Alabama, Dr. Robert E. Witt has committed the University to an ambitious plan for academ-ic growth and achievement.

His goals include increasing enrollment by recruiting academi-cally talented students from Alabama and across the country,

-ing the state’s economic development efforts. Under his leader-ship, enrollment has reached record levels and now numbers more than 31,000.

Academic quality and scholarship opportunities for deserving

nationally among public universities in the enrollment of Na-tional Merit Scholars and leads the nation in the number of

students named to USA Today’s All-USA College Academic Teams.

Since its inception in 2003, the University’s Honors College has grown exponentially, and cur-rently enrolls more than 1,300 freshmen each year. UA’s loyal alumni and friends continue to provide a high level of support to the University, with private giving having an important im-pact on the University’s ability to fund scholarships, faculty support and construction projects. Prior to joining The University of Alabama in 2003, Dr. Witt spent 35 years as a faculty mem-ber and administrator in the University of Texas System. He received his B.A. in economics from Bates College, his M.B.A. from Tuck School at Dartmouth College, and his Ph.D. from Penn State University. He serves on the boards of directors of the West Alabama Chamber of Commerce, the Black Warrior Council Boy Scouts of America, and the American Cast Iron Pipe Company. He is a member of the Tuscaloosa County Industrial Development Authority.

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Coming off a breakout season, it’s obvious that rowing coach Larry Davis, now in his sixth season as the Crimson Tide’s head rowing coach, is in the place where he wants to be, involved with a sport he loves. With a passion for the sport and a strong relationship with the city of Tuscaloosa, Davis is doing exactly what he’s always wanted to.

“I love the sport of rowing and it’s something where I really have a commitment to the Uni-versity and the city of Tuscaloosa,” Davis said. “It makes it easier to do this job when you have student-athletes that are hungry and want to achieve and have that same kind of approach to the sport that you do. I’ve been involved with it a long time, it’s something I love to do, but it makes it easier to love it when you have a bunch of people around you who love it too.”

Now in his 14th year in Tuscaloosa, Davis has been involved in the local rowing community for a vast majority of that time, still getting on the water himself on a regular basis. During that

to the point that the Tide is one of the fast ris-ing teams on the national scene.

“One of the things that I’ve learned over time is that good things take time and you have to put them all in layers and build on the pace and keep building,” Davis said. “The University has been very good about giving us the tools we need on a step-by-step basis to achieve that.”

It’s no easy task taking a club team and building it into a successful, Division-I NCAA program,

have much to be pleased with.

“We want to be one of those sports that represents the University at the highest level,” Davis said. “I think everybody involved with the program feels that way.”

Success has come early and often for Alabama

-gattas it competed in and won a number of races in dual-meet competitions against established programs. At the Dad Vail College Champion-

of its races, unheard of for such a green squad.

The next two seasons saw the Tide continue to make enormous strides forward, including a sil-ver medal at the esteemed Head of the Charles Regatta when the UA Varsity 8+ grabbed second place in the women’s Club race. That spring,

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Alabama went to the Southern Intercollegiate Rowing Championships and came away with another silver medal in the Varsity 8+ race. In

competitive division of the Head of the Charles, bettering 35 other boats as well as advancing

Sprint Championships.

year seniors, Alabama earned another medal at the Head of the Charles when it took third in

varsity gold medal at the SIRA Championships

season also saw Alabama take another step in its development when it joined with eight other programs from across the country to make up Conference USA’s rowing contingent.

“One of the things that the team hadn’t had up to that point was the ability to chase a confer-ence championship,” Davis said “It is a great motivator throughout the year, instead of just pushing along and seeing how we do, we’ll have

them.”

Last season saw the Tide take a huge step

the Head of the Charles, followed by a several outstanding performances in the spring.

At the renowned San Diego Crew Classic, Alabama’s First Varsity 8+ took home the gold, winning the SeaWorld Cal Cup. That feat earned Davis’ squad the inaugural Conference USA Boat of the Week honor as well as the Row2K.com Crew of the Week recognition.

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The Tide followed that up with a prodigious showing at the SIRA Championships, where Alabama not only repeated as the First Varsity 4+ champions, but added gold in the First Varsity 8+ and the Second Varsity 8+ as well, giving UA a sweep of the open Varsity events.

“Seeing what we’ve been able to accomplish up to this point in time is always a shot in the arm for me to keep excited about what’s going on,” Davis said. “We’re not where we want to be yet but we keep making progress and the students we have associated with the program are buying into what it takes to be a top-level program.”

Not only have Tide rowers seen success on the water, but they have also excelled in the

rowers have earned the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association’s Scholar-Athlete Award 44 times, including eight last season. In 2010, the Tide’s 11 SRCA Scholar-Athlete Awards led the nation.

On a conference level, Alabama’s rowers have been named to the Southeastern Conference Academic-Honor Roll 92 times, including 17

-ber of C-USA, Davis’ crew has led the way with a conference-best six spots on the league’s All-Academic team.

During his tenure, Davis’ rowers have also made a marked difference in the community, leading the athletic department’s community service efforts in each of the last four years.

Such success for such a young program is noth-ing short of astounding, but it is certainly in line with Davis’ goals when he took the job as Alabama’s inaugural head coach.

“We have a plan, and it’s an aggressive plan, but there’s no doubt in my mind that it’s one that

His plan includes steady, continuous improve-ment in all phases of the program each year and competing for an NCAA Championship

“Starting from almost scratch, to see it move along in a span of really four-plus years, it’s very rewarding to see that kind of growth,” Da-vis said. “We need to realize that we still have a long way to go but there’s so much opportunity here that I can’t see us not achieving the kind of success that I think we’re capable of.”

This success has been part of his vision from day one, Feb. 2, 2006, when after an exhaustive search, the University’s athletics department named Davis as its new rowing coach.

“Larry is well-respected and connected in the rowing community and brings immediate respect to our program,” Alabama Athletics Director Mal Moore said. Davis’ past in rowing spans 40 years, includ-ing 25 as a coach. Before starting the Crimson Tide’s program, he coached the Alabama Crew Club starting in 1998. In addition to his duties with the club team, he has served as the Direc-tor of Wellness and Aquatics at the YMCA of Tuscaloosa County.

Prior to his time in Tuscaloosa, Davis spent 1981-93 at Marist College in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., where he was the head coach of the var-sity crew and served as the school’s compliance

Championship Regatta and the New York State Small College Championships. He was also the head coach of the University of Alabama-Huntsville’s varsity crew from 1977-81.

Davis also spent time with the United States National Team. In 1983, Davis was an assistant coach for the U.S. Men’s Rowing team and later, in 1987, he served as team manager.

In 1983, Team USA competed at the World Championships in Germany and the Pan American Games in Venezuela, with the men’s 8+ winning gold at the Pan Am Games. The 1987 squad made it to the World Champion-ships in Denmark and the men’s 8+ once again won gold.

“I’ve worked with a lot of different programs at a lot of different levels and I try to bring that experience to bear in everything I do, from putting together workouts, to talking with the rowers, to race day,” Davis said.

As an athlete he rowed for Washington-Lee High School in Virginia where he was a mem-ber of the last varsity 8+ to win gold at the Royal Henley Regatta in England.

Davis continued his rowing career at the University of Virginia where he won numer-ous competitions including the Mid-American Championship and the Southern Collegiate Rowing Association Championship. During Davis’ time in Charlottesville, the Cavaliers

-onships three years, earning a bronze medal in 1971.

Davis spent all his undergraduate and graduate years at Virginia, earning a bachelor’s degree in accounting in 1973, followed up by a master’s in counseling in 1977. He is married to the former Vicki Barnes of Madison, Ala.

LARRY DAVISCAREER

AT A GLANCEHIRED: Feb. 2, 2006

FAMILY: Wife, Vicki

HOMETOWN: Arlington, Va.

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1983 World Championships Germany

1983 Pan American Games Venezuela

1987 World Championships Denmark

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-Three SIRA Championships -Three Washington, D.C. Metro Area

Championships

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coach for the Alabama Rowing team. While he is involved in all aspects of the program, his primary duties include coaching the novice rowers and serving as the program’s boatman/rigger, in charge of keeping the Tide’s boats in top condition.

“Derek brings a wealth of rowing knowledge to our program,” Davis said. “As a Tuscaloosa native and an Alabama graduate, he knows the pride everyone has in the Crimson Tide and he knows the Alabama rowing community. His experience and knowledge help our student-athletes become acclimatized to all phases of the collegiate rowing experience.”

Tuten served as head coach of the Alabama Crew Club prior to joining the Crimson Tide staff in the summer of 2007. As the Alabama Crew’s coach, he led the men to a win at the

S.I.R.A. Championships.

“Derek is an excellent teacher when it comes to rowing,” Davis said. “He brings a balance and patience to the program in terms of how he goes about his coaching. A keen observer, he takes what he sees and works individually with the student-athletes to teach them the skills they need to be successful.”

A 1997 graduate of Central High School, Tuten coached the Alabama Crew Club for two years as an assistant under Davis before taking over the

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reins in 2006. During that period the club was a consistent medalist, including earning gold at the S.I.R.A. Championships.

“Having worked with Coach Davis in the past with great success, I was excited about the op-portunity to do so again at the Division I level,” Tuten said. “With the university’s dedication to athletics and academics, I know this program will succeed.”

Tuten was a four-year member of the Alabama Crew Club while pursuing a Psychology degree at Alabama. He also rowed for the Riverside Boat Club and Community Rowing in Boston, one of the nation’s top cities for competitive rowing.

As a competitor, Tuten rowed at the U.S. Row-ing National Championships as well as the C.R.A.S.H. – B Sprints World Indoor Champion-ships. He won gold at the Southeastern Cham-pionships, Head of the South and Chattanooga Head Race during his career. He also medaled at the Head of the Chattahoochee, Head of the Tennessee, Augusta Invitational, Tennes-see Indoor Sprints, Atlanta Indoor Sprints and Clemson Sprints.

-bama Rowing team. Her primary duties include serving as the Crimson Tide’s recruiting coordi-nator and coaching UA’s small boats.

“Megan has experience at the highest level of rowing,” head coach Larry Davis said. “What’s more, after she completed her undergraduate degree, she had the interest and fortitude to go to Europe and spend time there not only con-tinuing her education but coxing and coaching as well.”

Prior to joining the Tide, Patrick was an intern coach at the University of Virginia, working with both the women’s and men’s teams. She served as an assistant coach for the Oxford University Women’s Boat Club from 2006-2009 where her record coaching the junior varsity was 2-1 for the Reserves Race. During that time, she was also the men’s and women’s coach for St. Hugh’s College Boat Club.

As a coxswain for Princeton University’s Heavy-weight Men, Patrick was a three-time Eastern Sprints Champion between 1998-2001 and a silver medalist in 2000. She also earned two silver medals and a bronze medal at the IRAs during that time. In 2001, she set a course record at the

Ladies’ Challenge Plate at Henley Royal Regatta. Patrick went on to cox for Oxford University

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and Oxford Brookes University. She competed in the Isis-Goldie race in 2003 and was a member of the winning Women’s Blue Boat in 2004 and 2006, setting the Women’s Boat Race course record in 2006.

“Megan had the chance to hone her skills and eye as a coach, in addition to be able to pick up a number of degrees, including her doctor-ate,” Davis said. “I think she’s going to give our program a little more diversity and vision as to where we want to go.”

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Women’s Regatta Champion in 2006.

Patrick earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Princeton in 2001 and followed that with a pair of master’s degrees from Oxford, a master’s degree from Oxford Brookes and a doctorate in education from Oxford in 2010.

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There is little doubt that Laura Buckalew, now in her second year as the Crimson Tide’s graduate assistant coach, knows something about rowing. After all, in addition to rowing for the University of Charleston in West Virginia, Buckalew also grew up around the sport thanks to her father, Jim, who worked for the United States Rowing Association and is the coach at Charleston. “Growing up, my dad was always putting on regattas, coaching them and working as a referee,” Buckalew said. The Charleston, W.Va., native graduated from UC in 2010 with a double major in business administration and sports administration. Buckalew is putting both her rowing back-ground and her degrees in administration to work in her role with the Tide. She is charged with the day-to-day details of keeping the program running smoothly, taking care of travel arrangements, paper work and the like while also lending a hand with coaching as well.

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In addition to rowing for Charleston, she also was a four-year letter winner on the Golden Eagles volleyball team. As a sophomore she helped lead UC to the West Virginia Intercolle-giate Athletic Conference Volleyball tournament title. As a junior she was fourth in the conference in blocks. As a senior she served as the volleyball team’s co-captain. She also served as co-captain of the rowing team at UC as a senior. She rowed as part of the Novice 4+ as a rookie and then was part of the Varsity 8+ in 2008 and 2010. She sat out the 2009 season after surgery to correct a volleyball injury. Buckalew graduated from Capital High School where she played volleyball and basket-ball. At Alabama, in addition to her duties with the rowing team, she is also pursuing a master’s degree in sports management.

JustinSKIDMOREGraduate Assistant Athletic Trainer

Brooke HAVENSGraduate Assistant Athletic Trainer

SherryKIMBROAssociate Athletic Trainer

AmyBRAGGDirector of PerformanceNutrition

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RyanDAVISStrength and Conditioning Coach

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2011-12 ALABAMA ROWING OUTLOOK

Alabama comes into the 2011-12 season having to replace several key members of last year’s highly successful varsity squad, including Alissa Kranz, who became just the second UA rower to earn a place on the CRCA All-South Region team, as well as Laura Skaggs, one of last

to the All-Conference USA team. Alabama is also missing Jessie Allaway, who earned the SEC Community Service Award last season, from the First V8+. All three women were mainstays of the last year’s First Varsity 8+ boat and will be sorely missed. Despite those losses, the Tide returns a solid base of talented and experienced veterans who will be looking to continue Alabama’s climb up the conference, regional and national ladder. Coxswain Paige Storey, the “quarterback” of the First V8 the last two seasons is back for her senior season, as are senior Bianca Arrington and juniors Mariah Styer and Jessica Parker. Also back from last year’s Cal Cup winning First V8 is senior captain Kristen Iverson who will bring solid leadership to the entire team again this season. Alabama also returns nearly the entire Sec-ond Varsity 8+ from last year, including seniors Audrey White, Leigh Ann Terch and Erika Baranek, juniors Kiffy Balchon and Tabitha Coleman as well as sophomores Brianne Hadar, Lynsey Marshall and Hannah Merrill. All of

vacant seats in the First V8 boat.

Larry Davis’ squad also returns three mem-bers of the two-time SIRA Champion First Varsity 4+ including seniors Emily LeBeau and Stephanie Varner and junior Kendall Williamson. Sydney Sutton, who rowed on the Tide’s Second Varsity 4+, is back for her junior year. There are three members of last year’s Nov-ice boats who made the move up to the Varsity crews this year – Bethany Bell, Bernadette Bucher and Kelli O’Brien, all of whom will be pushing for spots in the upper boat lineups. In addition to the 20 veterans of the Tide’s 2010-11 Varsity or Novice crews returning this year, Davis and company have added 16 newcomers, including 15 true freshmen. The 16 Tide rookies make up the largest recruited pool of athletes in Alabama’s short history and all are looking for their chance to make the Varsity

-nal competition this season. This group does not include the slew of walk-ons that will join Novice roster in the fall which will be made up almost entirely of UA students with no rowing experience, but the athletic ability to make the transition to NCAA Division I athlete. For Davis and assistant coaches Derek Tuten,

attempting to improve on last year’s breakout performance by continuing to focus on the things that led to that step forward last season. “The theme that we established for this year is sort of a continuation of that professionalism we worked on last year,” Davis said. “We want

our ladies to concentrate on living the life of a champion. That goes beyond just working hard in practice and giving it your all on race day. As a team we have to understand what it takes in terms of getting the proper rest, the proper nutrition, balancing everything with academ-ics – basically making the right decisions on a day-to-day basis that allows you to function at a high level.” “If we can do that, we may have a leg up on programs with more talent and experience than we do,” Davis said. “To do that, to be successful against teams that may be ahead of us in terms of talent and experience, we have to be at 100 percent; we can’t go out and row a B level race, we have to bring out our A race every time. I think the girls coming back understand that, now we just need to make sure the freshmen under-stand that.” The Tide’s fall season gets underway in Octo-ber and will feature three events. Two of those, the Head of Chattanooga and the Head of the Chattahoochee will be held in Chattanooga, Tenn. while the third, the prestigious Head of the Charles, will be held in Cambridge, Mass. Alabama’s spring schedule gets under way on St. Patrick’s Day with the Oak Ridge Regatta in Oak Ridge, Tenn. and stretches until May with the Conference USA Championships May 12-13, which will also be held in Oak Ridge.

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Name Height Class Hometown High SchoolAshley Allison 5-8 Fr. Ocoee, Fla. EdgewaterBianca Arrington 6-0 Sr. Fairfax, Va. Robinson SecondaryKiffy Balchon 5-3 Jr. Tampa, Fla. Tampa PreparatoryErika Baranek 5-9 Sr. Gloucester, Va. GloucesterBrittney Bebek 5-10 Jr. Huntington Beach, Calif. MarinaBethany Bell 5-6 Soph. Cincinnati, Ohio Batavia Caroline Blackington 5-6 Fr. Saratoga Spring, N.Y. SaratogaBernadette Bucher 5-0 Soph. Berwyn, Pa. ConestogaEmily Chadwell 5-9 Fr. Cote De Caza, Calif. Mater Dei CatholicTabitha Coleman 5-6 Jr. Chancellor, Ala. GenevaNina Danilyan 5-5 Fr. San Francisco, Calif. MercyAlyssa Drevenak 5-10 Fr. St. Louis, Mo. Villa DuchesneBrianne Hadar 5-6 Soph. Tallahassee, Fla. LincolnKristen Hickman 6-1 Fr. Gloucester, Va. GloucesterKristen Iverson 5-10 Sr. Medford, N.J. ShawneeEmily LeBeau 5-2 Sr. Belleville, Ill. Althoff Catholic Zoe Lynch 5-2 Fr. Winter Park, Fla. Winter ParkLynsey Marshall 5-9 Soph. Gloucester, Va. GloucesterHannah Merrill 6-0 Soph. Lodi, Calif. LodiKelli O’Brien 5-8 Soph. Georgetown, Mass. GeorgetownCaitlin O’Neil 5-8 Fr. Old Lyme, Conn. Old LymeLogan O’Neil 5-6 Fr. Guilderland, N.Y. TroyEmily Osborne 5-9 Fr. Lakewood, Wash. LakewoodJessica Parker 5-5 Jr. Roswell, Ga. CentennialMaureen Purcell 5-11 Fr. Mineola, N.Y. Our Lady of Mercy AcademySloane Rodgers 6-0 Fr. Sugar Hill, Ga. North GwinnettPaige Storey 5-1 Sr. Chattanooga, Tenn. Baylor SchoolMariah Styer 5-7 Jr. Orlando, Fla. Winter ParkSydney Sutton 6-0 Jr. Clarkesville, Ga. Habersham CentralLeigh Ann Terch 5-4 Sr. Birmingham, Ala. Mountain BrookCanella Tinker 5-7 Jr. Haleyville, Ala. HaleyvilleElizabeth Van Zandt 5-1 Fr. San Francisco, Calif. Convent of the Sacred HeartStephanie Varner 6-0 Sr. Somerville, Ala. PricevilleJennifer Wagner 5-9 Fr. Newton Square, Pa. Academy of Notre DameAudrey White 5-10 Sr. Huntsville, Ala. GrissomKendall Williamson 5-9 Jr. Birmingham, Ala. Oak MountainJackie Woudenberg 5-8 Fr. Oklahoma City, Okla. John Marshall

COACHESHead Coach Larry Davis | 6th Season | Virginia, ‘73Assistant Coach Derek Tuten | 5th Season | Alabama, ‘05Assistant Coach Megan Patrick 1st Season | Princeton, ‘01Graduate Assistant Laura Buckalew| 2nd Season | College of Charleston, ‘10

2011-12 ALABAMA ROWING ROSTER

SENIORSBianca ArringtonErika BaranekKristen IversonEmily LeBeauPaige StoreyLeigh Ann TerchStephanie VarnerAudrey White

JUNIORSKiffy BalchonBrittney BebekTabitha ColemanJessica ParkerMariah StyerSydney SuttonCanella TinkerKendall Williamson

SOPHOMORESBethany BellBernadette Bucher Brianne HadarLynsey MarshallHannah MerrillKelli O’Brien

FRESHMENAshley AllisonCaroline BlackingtonEmily ChadwellNina DanilyanAlyssa DrevenakKristen HickmanZoe LynchCaitlin O’NeilLogan O’NeilEmily OsborneMaureen PurcellSloane RodgersElizabeth Van ZandtJennifer WagnerJackie Woudenberg

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ALABAMATabitha ColemanLeigh Ann TerchCanella TinkerStephanie VarnerAudrey WhiteKendall Williamson

CALIFORNIABrittney BebekEmily ChadwellNina DanilyanHannah MerrillElizabeth Van Zandt

CONNECTICUTCaitlin O’Neil

FLORIDAAshley AllisonKiffy BalchonBrianne HadarZoe LynchMariah Styer

GEORGIAJessica ParkerSloane RodgersSydney Sutton

ILLINOIS Emily LeBeau

MASSACHUSETTSKelli O’Brien

MISSOURIAlyssa Drevenak

NEW JERSEYKristen Iverson

NEW YORKCaroline BlackingtonLogan O’NeilMaureen Purcell

OHIOBethany Bell

OKLAHOMAJackie Woudenberg

PENNSYLVANIABernadette Bucher Jennifer Wagner

TENNESSEEPaige Storey

VIRGINIABianca ArringtonErika BaranekKristen HickmanLynsey Marshall

WASHINGTONEmily Osborne

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AshleyALLISONRower

5-8 | Fr. | HS

Ocoee, Fla.

Edgewater High School

Prep Highlights: Named team captain senior year … earned the Most Valuable Rower award … placed second scholastically at the V4+ Grand Final at the

top ten in all races at the Southern Erg Sprints … Treasurer, National Honor Society … Beta Club … Engineering, Science and Technology

Personal Information:Full name: Ashley Kaye Allison…daughter of Trish and Tracy Allison ... stepfather, Ron … stepmother, Toni … brother, Ryan … sisters, Cassie, Megan and Mia … aerospace engineer-ing and mechanics major … born November 10, 1992.

Bianca ARRINGTONRower

6-0 | Sr. | 2L

Fairfax, Va.

Robinson Secondary

Alabama Highlights: Junior – 2010-11As part of the First Varsity 8+, won the Sea World Cal Cup at the San Diego Crew Classic … part of the Row2k.com Crew of the Week and the inaugural Conference USA Boat of the Week after the San Diego Crew Classic … part of the gold medal winning First Varsity 8+ boat at the SIRA Championships.

Sophomore – 2009-10 Earned a bronze medal in the Club 8+ race at the Head of the Charles Regatta ... helped the Tide’s Varsity A boat to a win against Kansas State ... rowed as part of the Tide’s First Varsity 8+ throughout the spring semester ... helped the

Central C Final.

Freshman – 2008-09 Won a Gold Medal in the Grand Finals of the SIRA Championships First Novice 8+ race ...

8+ race at the South/Central Sprint Champion-ships ... earned wins as part of the Tide’s Novice 8+ in dual meets against Tennessee and Kansas

State and the tri-meet against UNC and SMU ... earned dual meet wins as part of the Tide’s Novice 4+ against Kansas State ... helped the Crimson Tide’s “A” Novice 8+ boat to a Gold Medal at the Hobbs Island Regatta ... part of the Tide’s “B” Novice 4+ that earned a Bronze Medal at the Head of the Hooch Regatta.

Prep Highlights: Varsity rower for Rob and Katie Wasalaski at Robinson Secondary School ... led the team to

in 2007 and second place in 2008 ... All-Met-ropolitan Athlete in 2007 and 2008 ... broke high school 2K record in the ERG with a 7.25 ... rowed for Thompson’s Boat Center Rowing Club of Washington, D.C.

Personal Information: Full Name: Bianca Christine Arrington ... daughter of Josie Rodriguez-Walhout ... human environmental science major ... born October 17, 1989.

Kiffy BALCHONCoxswain

5-3 | Jr. | 1L

Tampa, Fla.

Tampa Preparatory

Alabama Highlights: Sophomore – 2010-11Earned gold as part of the Second Varsity 8+ at the SIRA Championships … part of the Tide’s winning Second Varsity 8+ in the dual meet

Trophy race at the San Diego Crew Classic …

Head of the Charles in the Club 8+ race.

Freshman – 2009-10 Led the First Novice 8+ to a silver medal at the SIRA Championships ... led the First Novice 8+

the South/Central Sprints ... part of the Tide’s second place First Novice 8+ at the Conference USA Championships ... won the First Novice 8+ race against Central Florida and Miami ... won the First Novice 8+ race against Oklahoma and Old Dominion ... helped the Tide’s Novice A boat to a win against Kansas State ... earned Dean’s List (3.5 or better GPA) for the fall se-mester ... inducted into Alpha Lambda Delta and Phi Eta Sigma honor societies ... named to the National Society of Collegiate Scholars ... earned the College of Human Environmental Science’s Freshman Academic Achievement Award.

Prep Highlights: Coached by Justin Smith, Will Reed and Jim Preston at Tampa Preparatory School ... placed

overall in the women’s lightweight 4 at the state

women’s lightweight 4 at scholastic nationals in 2008 ... placed 10th in the women’s lightweight 4 at scholastic nationals in 2009.

Personal Information: Full name: Krystofer Laurel Balchon ... daughter of Edward and Patricia Balchon ... English major ... born Feb. 3, 1991.

ErikaBARANEKRower

5-9 | Sr. | 2L

Gloucester, Va.

Gloucester

Alabama Highlights: Junior – 2010-11Earned gold as part of the Second Varsity 8+ at the SIRA Championships … part of the Tide’s winning Second Varsity 8+ in the dual meet

Trophy race at the San Diego Crew Classic … earned a place on the Southeastern Confer-ence Academic Honor Roll … named to the President’s List (4.0 grade point average) for the spring semester ... earned Dean’s List (3.5 or bet-ter GPA) for the fall semester.

Sophomore – 2009-10 Earned a bronze medal in the Club 8+ race at the Head of the Charles Regatta ... helped the Tide’s Varsity A boat to a win against Kansas State ... rowed as part of the Tide’s First Varsity 8+ throughout the spring semester ... helped

South/Central C Final ... earned a place on the Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll ... inducted into Sigma Alpha Lambda honor society ... once again honored with The Commu-nity Outreach Award, given annually to the UA student-athletes with the highest overall service hours.


8+ race at the South/Central Sprint Champion-ships ... earned wins as part of the Tide’s Novice 8+ in dual meets against Tennessee and Kansas State and the tri-meet against UNC and SMU ... earned dual meet wins as part of the Tide’s

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Novice 4+ against Kansas State ... helped the Crimson Tide’s “A” Novice 8+ boat to a Gold Medal at the Hobbs Island Regatta ... part of the Novice 4+ that earned a Silver Medal at the Head of the Hooch Regatta ... named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll ... honored with The Community Outreach Award, given annually to the UA student-athletes with the highest overall service hours.

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ished in the top three at states from 2004-2008 ... competed at nationals three years and medaled all three years, earning two silvers and a bronze ... competed in basketball, track and cross country ... member of the Latin Club, FCA and National Honor Society ... two-year secretary of the Beta Club ... rowed for Mobjack Rowing Club of Matthews, Va.

Personal Information: Full Name: Erika Linea Baranek ... daughter of Stephen and Diane Baranek ... grandfather played football for Cornell and the New York Giants ... communication studies major ... born January 5, 1990.

BrittneyBEBEKRower

5-10 | Junior | HS

Huntington Beach, Calif.

Marina

Collegiate Highlights:Previously attended Orange Coast College where she competed for three years … named varsity team captain.

Prep Highlights:Competed in track, cross country and soccer … member of Long Beach Storm Soccer Club … President, Key Club … Make-A-Wish … Red Cross mentor.

Personal Information:Full name: Brittney Ashley Bebek…daughter of Cindy Gray … brothers Joshua and Tyler … sister, Taylor … communications major… born January 1, 1990.

BethanyBELLRower

5-6 | Soph. | SQ

Cincinnati, Ohio

Batavia

Alabama Highlights:Freshman – 2010 -11Rowed as part of the First Novice 8+ through the spring semester … part of the Novice 8+

Laurel V. Korholz Perpetual Trophy race at the San Diego Classic.

Prep Highlights: Rowed for Amy Condrey and Tony Gerea at Batavia High School in Batavia, Ohio … took third in women’s varsity single as a sophomore … took third in Varsity Double and fourth in

in Varsity 4x and the Varsity 8+ as a senior … rowed for Clermont Crew … member of the student council, Energy Leaders, and prom committee … member of Batavia honor roll … perfect attendance throughout high school.

Personal Information:Full Name: Bethany Irene Bell … daughter of Joe and Heather Bell … psychology major ... born July 25, 1992.

CarolineBLACKINGTONRower

5-6 | Fr. | HS

Saratoga Springs, N.Y.

Saratoga Springs

Prep Highlights:Rowed for Saratoga Rowing Association…1st place NYS Championship Regatta 2008, 2009, 2011…1st SRAA Nationals 2010…1st place CSSRA National Regatta 2011…2nd place US Rowing Northeast Regional Championship…3rd place Head of the Charles Regatta 2010…3rd place SRAA Nationals 2011…4th place Cana-dian Henley Regatta 2010…Uganda Relief Club.

Personal Information:Full name: Caroline Rose Blackington…daugh-ter of Thomas and Colette Blackington…brothers, Harrison and Samuel…sister, Hannah … Hannah rows for the University at Buffalo Women’s Lightweight Rowing…pre-major stud-ies…born June 16, 1993.

BernadetteBUCHERCoxswain

5-0 | Soph. | SQ

Berwyn, Pa.

Conestoga

Alabama Highlights:Freshman 2010-11Rowed in the Tide’s Second Novice 8+ at the SIRA Championships … earned a place on the Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll ... earned President’s List (4.0 grade point aver-age) honors for the fall and spring semester ... holds a perfect 4.0 GPA for her collegiate career.

Prep Highlights: National Merit Scholarship Finalist…Na-tional AP Scholar…Naval Academy Summer Seminar…Peer Mediation Team…Habitat for Humanity…Executive Student Council.

Personal Information:Full name: Bernadette Kathleen Bucher…daughter of James and Patricia Bucher…broth-ers, Brian and Nicholas…math and electrical engineering major…born October 24, 1991.

EmilyCHADWELLRower

5-9 | Fr. | HS

Cote De Caza, Calif.

Mater Dei

Prep Highlights:Rowed for Samuel Proctor and Jessica Meredith of the Newport Aquatic Center … competed

rower … Choir member … California Scholar-ship Federation … National Charity League.

Personal Information:Full name: Emily Pierce Chadwell…daughter of Kristen and Tom Chadwell … sister, Madie … secondary education, history major… born June 21, 1993.

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Tabitha COLEMANRower

5-6 | Jr. | 1L

Chancellor, Ala.

Geneva

Alabama Highlights:Sophomore – 2010 -11Earned gold as part of the Second Varsity 8+ at the SIRA Championships … part of the Tide’s winning Second Varsity 8+ in the dual meet

Trophy race at the San Diego Crew Classic … earned a place on the Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll ... earned the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association Scholar Athlete award ... earned Dean’s List (3.5 or better GPA) for the spring semester.


the South/Central Sprints ... part of the Tide’s second place First Novice 8+ at the Conference USA Championships ... won the First Novice 8+ race against Central Florida and Miami ... won the First Novice 8+ race against Oklahoma and Old Dominion ... helped the Tide’s Novice A boat to a win against Kansas State ... earned Dean’s List (3.5 or better GPA) for the fall and spring semesters.

Prep Highlights: A three-sport athlete, competed in volleyball, basketball, and softball at Geneva High School ... led high school basketball team to four Final Four trips ... AHSAA 3A basketball state runner up 2008 ... All-Wiregrass Athletic Conference in volleyball and softball ... earned the volleyball team’s defense award ... softball team captain ... Valedictorian ... Class president ... Bryant-Jordan Scholar Athlete ... Alabama state-winner for the Wendy’s High School Heisman Award ... Wiregrass Top Female Scholar Athlete ... Geneva Medical Society Scholar Athlete ... top science award ... Robert C. Byrd Scholar.

Personal Information: Full name: Tabitha Paige Coleman ... daughter of Daniel and Janice Coleman ... sister, Kali ... biology major ... born January 31, 1990.

NinaDANILYANRower

5-5 | Fr. | HS

Moscow, Russia

Mercy (Calif.)

Prep Highlights:

Light 4 at Head of the American…1st at Head of the Lagoon in the V8…1st at Husky Regatta in the V8…3rd in the V8 at Head of the Ameri-can…member of the debate team, yearbook club, and photo club…volunteer at a Respite Day Care Center for abused children.

Personal Information:Full name: Nina Danilyan…daughter of Grig-oriy and Nadezhda Danilyan…psychology major ... born November 13, 1992.

AlyssaDREVENAKRower

5-10 | Fr. | HS

St. Louis, Mo.

Villa Duchesne

Prep Highlights:Rowed for Tim Franck of the St. Louis Rowing Club … placed second at Midwest Regional

-gatta … placed second at Ohio Governor’s Cup ... member of the volleyball team …member of the National Honor Society … service learning volunteer.

Personal Information:Full name: Alyssa Michele Drevenak…daughter of Michele and John Drevenak … brother, Tyler … sister, Marissa … pre-major studies … born September 7, 1992.

BrianneHADARRower

5-6 | Soph. | 1L

Tallahassee, Fla.

Lincoln

Alabama Highlights:Freshman – 2010-11Earned gold as part of the Second Varsity 8+ at the SIRA Championships … part of the Tide’s winning Second Varsity 8+ in the dual meet



Prep Highlights: Rowed for Larry Gowen at Capital City Rowing ... took the gold medal in the Varsity Women’s Pairs at the 2009 Southeastern U.S. Rowing High School Championships ... took 13th in the women’s pairs at the 2009 U.S. Rowing High School National Championships ... won the 2010 Southern Sprints Lightweight division.

Personal Information: Full name: Brianne Louise Hadar ... daughter of Deborah and Brian Hadar ... brother, Jake, rows for the University of Wisconsin ... telecommu-

1991.

KristenHICKMANRower

6-1 | Fr. | HS

Gloucester, Va.

Gloucester

Prep Highlights:-

ished second (2008 and 2011) and third (2009)

years of high school … rowed for Mobjack Rowing Club of Mathews, Va.… Beta Club … president of National Honor Society.

Personal Information:Full name: Kristen D. Hickman…daughter of Carol and Richard Hickman … brother, Stone-wall … sister, Heidi … physical therapy major… born March 20, 1993.

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Kristen IVERSONRower

5-10 | Sr. | 2L

Medford, N.J.

Shawnee

Alabama Highlights: Junior – 2010-11Team co-captain along with Laura Skaggs … as part of the First Varsity 8+, won the Sea World Cal Cup at the San Diego Crew Classic … part of the Row2k.com Crew of the Week and the inaugural Conference USA Boat of the Week after the San Diego Crew Classic … part of the gold medal winning First Varsity 8+ boat at the SIRA Championships … earned a place on the Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll ... earned Dean’s List (3.5 or better GPA) for the spring semester.

Sophomore – 2009-10 Earned a bronze medal in the Club 8+ race at the Head of the Charles Regatta ... helped the Tide’s Varsity A boat to a win against Kansas State ... rowed as part of the Tide’s First Varsity 8+ throughout the spring semester ... helped

South/Central C Final ... earned a place on the Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll ... earned Dean’s List (3.5 or better GPA) for the spring semester ... inducted into Alpha Lambda Delta honor society.


8+ race at the South/Central Sprint Champion-ships ... earned wins as part of the Tide’s Novice 8+ in dual meets against Tennessee and Kansas State and the tri-meet against UNC and SMU ... earned dual meet win as part of the Tide’s Novice 4+ against Kansas State ... part of the Tide’s “A” Novice 8+ boat that won a Gold Medal at the Head of the Tennessee Regatta ... helped the Crimson Tide’s “A” Novice 8+ boat to a Gold Medal at the Hobbs Island Regatta ... part of the Tide’s “B” Novice 4+ that earned a Bronze Medal at the Head of the Hooch Regatta ... named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll ... inducted into Alpha Lambda Delta honorary ... named to the National Society of Collegiate Scholars.

Prep Highlights: Member of the South Jersey Rowing Club ... led SJRC to Cooper Cup Championship three consecutive years ... two-time Long Island

also competed in swimming ... member of the National Honor Society Executive Board.

Personal Information: Full name: Kristin Iverson ... daughter of Guy and Ginnie Iverson ... father Guy was a member of the men’s crew team at the University of Wisconsin ... exercise and sport science major ... born April 8, 1990.

EmilyLEBEAUCoxswain

5-2 | Sr. | 1L

Belleville, Ill.

Althoff Catholic

Alabama Highlights:Junior – 2010-11Won Alabama’s second consecutive First Varsity 4+ at the SIRA Championships … took fourth

-ney Cup race at the San Diego Crew Classic.

Sophomore – 2009-10 Led the Second Novice 8+ to a silver medal at the SIRA Championships ... won the Second Novice 8+ race against Oklahoma and Old Dominion ... helped the Tide’s Novice B boat to a win against Kansas State.

Prep Highlights: Member of the Althoff dance team ... led the dancers to a state championship in 2007 ... National Merit Scholar ... Illinois State Scholar ... National Honor Society member ... co-captain and choreographer for the dance team.

Personal Information: Full name: Emily LeBeau ... daughter of David and Victoria LeBeau ... brothers, David and Armand ... sisters Leslie Hicks, Lauren Felmlee, Eleanor, Cleo, and Olive ... brother David played soccer at Eastern Illinois ... political science major ... born July 16, 1990.

Zoe LYNCHCoxswain

5-2 | Fr. | HS

Winter Park, Fla.

Winter Park

Prep Highlights:Varsity rower at Winter Park High School … helped Winter Park to back-to-back state cham-pionships in 2009 and 2010.

Personal Information:Full name: Zoe Taylor Lynch…daughter of Barry and Helen Lynch … brother, Colin (11) … pre-major studies… born August 12, 1993.

Lynsey MARSHALLRower

5-9 | Soph. | 1L

Gloucester, Va.

Gloucester

Alabama Highlights:Freshman – 2010 -11Earned gold as part of the Second Varsity 8+ at the SIRA Championships … part of the Tide’s winning Second Varsity 8+ in the dual meet



Prep Highlights: Rowed for William Foster at Gloucester High

at the state competition in 2008 in Women’s 4+ … rowed for Timothy Ulsacker at Mobjack Rowing Association ... helped MRA take second in the 18-19 year-old event at Mid-Atlantic Erg

softball ... played in the marching band, wind ensemble and participated in the forensic team as well ... three-year member of the Virginia Honor Band.

Personal Information:Full Name: Lynsey Nicole Marshall … daughter of Joseph and Anita Marshall … brother, Mat-thew ... pre-major studies ... born September 28, 1992.

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Hannah MERRILLRower

6-0 | Soph. | 1L

Lodi, Calif.

Lodi

Alabama Highlights:Freshman – 2010 -11Earned gold as part of the Second Varsity 8+ at the SIRA Championships … part of the Tide’s winning Second Varsity 8+ in the dual meet



Prep Highlights: Rowed for Eric Weir at the Deepwater Rowing Association ... took fourth in the women’s pairs at the 2009 Southwest Regional Championships

Southwest Regional Championships ... earned Lodi High School Principal’s Breakthrough award.

Personal Information:Full Name: Hannah Rose Merrill … daughter of Lauri and Monty Merrill … sister, Lyndsey ... brother, Jeff, was a member of the University

-tive special education major ... born November 7, 1992.

Kelli O’BRIENRower

5-8 | Soph. | 1L

Georgetown, Mass.

Georgetown

Alabama Highlights:Freshman – 2010 -11Rowed as part of the First Novice 8+ through the spring semester … part of the Novice 8+

Laurel V. Korholz Perpetual Trophy race at the San Diego Classic.

Prep Highlights: Rowed for Travis Gardner at the Essex Row-ing Club ... took the Novice 8+ boat to the North-East Mid-Atlantic District Championship in 2009 ... led the Varsity 4+ to a third place

competed in the Junior National Championships as part of the Varsity 4+ ... played basketball for Georgetown High School, earning MVP honors in 2010 ... member of the Key Club and National Honor Society ... honor roll student.

Personal Information:Full name: Kelli Lee O’Brien ... daughter of John and Lee O’Brien ... brother, Eric ... sister, Court-ney ... pre-major studies ... born June 8, 1992.

Caitlin O’NEILRower

5-8 | Fr. | HS

Old Lyme, Conn.

Lyme-Old Lyme

Prep Highlights:Rowed for John Launden at Lyme-Old Lyme High School … earned the Most Improved Rower award … member of Big Brothers and Big Sisters Community Service Club … Year-book committee … National Honor Society … also competed in soccer and track.

Personal Information:Full name: Caitlin Elizabeth O’Neil…daughter of Patrick O’Neil … brother, Kyle … sister, Caleigh … pre-major studies … born April 16, 1993.

Logan O’NEILRower

5-6 | Fr. | HS

Guilderland, N.Y.

Troy

Prep Highlights:Rowed for Mike MacMinn at the Albany Rowing Center…2010 US Rowing Scholastic Honor Roll

NYS Championships for Girls Senior 8…mem-ber of National Honor Society…member of Math Honor Society…American Mathematics Contest 12 school winner.

Personal Information:Full name: Logan Mercedes O’Neil…mathemat-ics-statistics major…Chinese minor…born July 26, 1993.

EmilyOSBORNERower

5-9 | Fr. | HS

Lakewood, Wash.

Lakewood

Prep Highlights:Rowed for Padraic McGovern of the Everett Rowing Association … competed at the national championships as a junior … placed second at the Brentwood Regatta… competed in track, cross country and soccer.

Personal Information: Full name: Emily Ann Osborne…daughter of Holly and Ken Osborne … brother, Andrew … sister, Allison … pre-major studies … born March 20, 1993.

JessicaPARKERRower

5-5 | Jr. | 1L

Roswell, Ga.

Centennial

Alabama Highlights:Sophomore – 2010 -11As part of the First Varsity 8+, won the Sea World Cal Cup at the San Diego Crew Classic … part of the Row2k.com Crew of the Week and the inaugural Conference USA Boat of the Week after the San Diego Crew Classic … part of the gold medal winning First Varsity 8+ boat at the SIRA Championships … earned a

Charles in the Club 8+ race … earned a place on the Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll ... earned the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association Scholar Athlete award ... earned Dean’s List (3.5 or better GPA) for the spring semester.


the South/Central Sprints ... part of the Tide’s second place First Novice 8+ at the Conference USA Championships ... won the First Novice 8+ race against Central Florida and Miami ... won the First Novice 8+ race against Oklahoma and Old Dominion ... helped the Tide’s Novice A boat to a win against Kansas State ... earned a

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place on the Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll ... earned Dean’s List (3.5 or better GPA) for the fall and spring semesters ... in-ducted into Alpha Lambda Delta honor society ... named to the National Society of Collegiate Scholars.

Prep Highlights: A three-sport athlete, competed in swimming, soccer, and cross country ... swimming 5A state champions 2006 ... rowed for Kristin Talbot

at Head of the Hooch ... Southeast Regional Rowing Champions ... placed 22nd at Head of the Charles ... seventh place at Club Nationals ... led Centennial High School to the 2006 Georgia State High School championship.

Personal Information: Full name: Jessica Therese Parker ... daughter of Robert and Deborah Parker ... sisters Sarah, 17, Jennifer, 15, and Stephanie, 11 ... mother Debo-rah swam for Manhattanville College and was a member of the 1989 Women’s National Rowing Team ... pre-med major ... born Sept. 17, 1990.

SloaneRODGERS Rower

6-0 | Fr. | HS

Sugar Hill, Ga.

North Gwinnett

Prep Highlights:

in the top 10 at the Southeast Junior Regional Championship … member of swimming and volleyball teams … honor student … vice presi-dent of Future Educators of America … Beta Club …Key Club ... All-State Choir member.

Personal Information:Full name: Sloane Alexa Rodgers…daughter of Andrew and Barbara Rodgers … brother, Graham (16) … pre-major studies …born April 7, 1993.

MaureenPURCELLRower

5-11 | Fr. | HS

Mineola, N.Y.

Lady of Mercy Academy

Prep Highlights:Rowed for Ellen Hughes and Julie Solar on the

the Long Island Champs Novice and Junior

New York State Scholastic Champs…team co-captain…four-year member of varsity swim team…member of Girl Scouts…participated in academic quiz bowl.

Personal Information:Full name: Maureen Louise Purcell…daughter of Louise and Joe Purcell…brother, Joe…sister, Mary…pre-major studies…born May 14, 1993.

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Paige STOREYCoxswain

5-1 | Sr. | 2L

Chattanooga, Tenn.

Baylor School

Alabama Highlights: Junior – 2010-11As part of the First Varsity 8+, won the Sea World Cal Cup at the San Diego Crew Classic … part of the Row2k.com Crew of the Week and the inaugural Conference USA Boat of the Week after the San Diego Crew Classic … part of the gold medal winning First Varsity 8+ boat at the SIRA Championships …

Sophomore – 2009-10 Helped the Tide’s Varsity B boat to a win against Kansas State ... led the Tide’s Second Varsity

South/Central Sprints ... competed as part of the Second Varsity 8+ throughout the spring season.

Mariah STYERRower

5-7 | Jr. | 1L

Orlando, Fl.

Winter Park

Alabama Highlights:Sophomore – 2010 -11As part of the First Varsity 8+, won the Sea World Cal Cup at the San Diego Crew Classic … part of the Row2k.com Crew of the Week and the inaugural Conference USA Boat of the Week after the San Diego Crew Classic … part of the gold medal winning First Varsity 8+ boat at the SIRA Championships … earned a place on the Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll ... earned the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association Scholar Athlete award ... earned Dean’s List (3.5 or better GPA) for the spring semester.


the South/Central Sprints ... part of the Tide’s second place First Novice 8+ at the Conference USA Championships ... won the First Novice 8+ race against Central Florida and Miami ... won the First Novice 8+ race against Oklahoma and Old Dominion ... helped the Tide’s Novice A boat to a win against Kansas State ... earned a


8+ race at the South/Central Sprint Champion-ships ... earned wins as part of the Tide’s Novice 8+ in dual meets against Tennessee and Kansas State and the tri-meet against UNC and SMU ... part of the Tide’s “A” Novice 8+ boat that won a Gold Medal at the Head of the Tennessee Regatta ... helped the Crimson Tide’s “A” Novice 8+ boat to a Gold Medal at the Hobbs Island Regatta ... part of the Tide’s “B” Novice 4+ that earned a Bronze Medal at the Head of the Hooch Regatta ... named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.

Prep Highlights: Varsity rower at Baylor School where her team won the state championship the 2006-2007 season and 2007-2008 season ... earned the Most Improved Rower and Most Valuable Rower awards.

Personal Information: Full Name: Katherine Paige Storey ... daughter of Jim and Kelley Storey ... business major ... born August 18, 1990.

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place on the Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll ... earned Dean’s List (3.5 or better GPA) for the fall and spring semesters.

Prep Highlights: Rowed for Michael Vertullo at Winter Park High School ... won gold at Stotesbury in Junior 8+ ... won gold in Varsity 8+ at the state champi-onships ... played lacrosse and was a member of the dance team ... member of the National Honor Society ... competitive triathlete.

Personal Information: Full name: Lea Mariah Styer ... daughter of John Styer and Consuela Lively ... mother, Consuela, competed for Holland at the Triathlon World Championships ... marketing major ... born April 28, 1991.

Sydney SUTTONRower

6-0 | Jr. | 1L

Clarkesville, Ga.

Habersham Central

Alabama Highlights:Sophomore – 2010-11Rowed as part of the Tide’s Second Varsity 4+ during the regular season … earned a ninth-

Charles in the Club 8+ race … competed for Georgia State’s club rowing team under Deron Boyles as a freshman in 2009-10.

Prep Highlights: Competed in softball and basketball at Habersh-am Central High School in Mt. Airy, Ga. ... was a member of the Honor Roll, Latin Club, Spanish Club, and FCCLA ... rowed for Jim Pickens at the Lake Lanier Rowing Club in Gainesville, Ga. ... set a personal best of 7:44 in the 2K.

Personal Information: Full Name: Sydney Marylane Sutton ... daughter of Clark and Jeanene Sutton ... has three older siblings Justin, Lindsey, and Melissa ... pre-major studies ... born July 20, 1990.

Leigh Ann TERCHRower

5-4 | Sr. | 2L

Birmingham, Ala.

Mountain Brook

Alabama Highlights: Junior – 2010-11Earned gold as part of the Second Varsity 8+ at the SIRA Championships … part of the Tide’s winning Second Varsity 8+ in the dual meet

Trophy race at the San Diego Crew Classic … earned a place on the Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll ... earned the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association Scholar Athlete award … named to the President’s List (4.0 grade point average) for the spring semester ... earned Dean’s List (3.5 or better GPA) for the fall semester.

Sophomore – 2009-10 Helped the Tide’s Varsity C boat to a win against Kansas State ... led the Tide’s Second Varsity

South/Central Sprints ... helped the Varsity C boat to a win at the Clemson Regatta ... compet-ed as part of the Second Varsity 8+ throughout the spring season.


8+ race at the South/Central Sprint Champion-ships ... earned wins as part of the Tide’s Novice 8+ in dual meets against Tennessee and Kansas State and the tri-meet against UNC and SMU ... helped the Crimson Tide’s “A” Novice 8+ boat to a Gold Medal at the Hobbs Island Regatta ... earned the team’s Row Tide Pride award.

Prep Highlights: Played varsity softball at Mountain Brook ... served as team captain her senior year ... earned the Defense and Most Improved awards ... Honor Roll student.

Personal Information: Full Name: Leigh Ann Terch ... daughter of Jeff and Susan Terch ... nursing major ... born November 4, 1989.

Canella TINKERRower

5-7 | Jr. | SQ

Haleyville, Ala.

Haleyville

Alabama Highlights:Sophomore – 2010 -11Rowed as part of the First Novice 8+ through the spring semester … part of the Novice 8+

Laurel V. Korholz Perpetual Trophy race at the San Diego Classic … named the President’s List (4.0 grade point average) for the fall semester ... earned Dean’s List (3.5 or better GPA) for the spring semester.

Prep Highlights:Competed in basketball, cross country, and tennis…was a tennis scholar athlete…member of Junior Civitans… National Honor Society … Salutatorian.

Personal Information:Full name: Canella McRae Tinker…daughter of Donald and Patricia Tinker…sisters, Mary, Leah, Lauren, Sarah and Janna…exercise and sport science major…born April 23, 1991.

Elizabeth VAN ZANDTCoxswain

5-1 | Fr. | HS

San Francisco, Calif.

Sacred Heart

Prep Highlights:

at the Camino Cup Regatta … also competed in swimming, volleyball and basketball … Math Club President … Secretary, Simple Gifts Foun-dation … California Scholarship Federation.

Personal Information:Full name: Elizabeth Jane Van Zandt…daughter of Peter and Laura Van Zandt … sisters, Kaitlin and Fiona … brother, Peter … political science major … born June 15, 1992.

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Stephanie VARNERRower

6-0 | Sr. | 2L

Somerville, Ala.

Priceville

Alabama Highlights: Junior – 2010-11Won Alabama’s second consecutive First Varsity 4+ at the SIRA Championships … took fourth

Cortney Cup race at the San Diego Crew Classic … named to the Conference USA All-Academic team ... earned the Fred R. Maxwell Electrical and Computer Engineer award, given to the pro-gram’s outstanding junior … earned a place on the Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll ... earned the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association Scholar Athlete award ... earned President’s List (4.0 grade point average) honors for the fall and spring semester ... holds a perfect 4.0 GPA for her collegiate career.

Sophomore – 2009-10 Carries a perfect 4.0 grade point average for her career ... Won the First Varsity 4+ race against Oklahoma and Old Dominion ... won the Third Varsity 8+ at the Clemson Regatta ... helped the Tide’s Varsity C boat to a win against Kansas State ... helped the Varsity C boat to a win at the Clemson Regatta ... led the Tide’s Open 4+ to a

Central Sprints ... earned a place on the South-eastern Conference Academic Honor Roll ... earned the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Associa-tion Scholar Athlete award ... earned President’s List (4.0 GPA) for the spring and fall semester ... ECE Sophomore Meritorious Award.


8+ race at the South/Central Sprint Champion-ships ... earned wins as part of the Tide’s Novice 8+ in dual meets against Tennessee and Kansas State and the tri-meet against UNC and SMU ... helped the Crimson Tide’s “A” Novice 8+ boat to a Gold Medal at the Hobbs Island Regatta ... named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll ... earned the Outstanding General Chemistry Student award.

Prep Highlights: Varsity soccer player at Priceville High School ... served as team captain for four years ... won Most Valuable Player and Most Improved

of the National Honor Society.

Personal Information: Full Name: Stephanie Jean Varner ... daughter of Ken and Cindy Varner ... her father attended the University of Alabama and mother played tennis at Mississippi State ... brothers, Robert and Mi-chael … sister, Alison … electrical engineering major ... born August 12, 1990.

Jen WAGNERRower

5-9 | Fr. | HS

Newtown Square, Pa.

Academy of Notre Dame

Prep Highlights:Rowing team captain senior year … member of the Bachelors Barge Rowing Club … won the Philadelphia City Championships two years in a row, in a junior varsity single and as part of a Novice quad … placed second at the Phila-delphia Youth Regatta … competed in varsity

Notre Dame … Senior leader, Health Club … Steering committee, Speak Up.

Personal Information:Full name: Jennifer Wagner…daughter of Sheila and John Wagner ... brothers, Jack and Charlie … sister, Allison … general health studies major … born May 5, 1993.

Audrey WHITERower

5-10 | Sr. | 2L

Huntsville, Ala.

Grissom

Alabama Highlights: Junior – 2010-11Earned gold as part of the Second Varsity 8+ at the SIRA Championships … part of the Tide’s winning Second Varsity 8+ in the dual meet against Central Florida … Finished fourth in

Trophy race at the San Diego Crew Classic.

Sophomore – 2009-10 Competed mainly during the Crimson Tide’s fall season, providing quality depth and support into the spring season.

Freshman – 2008-09 Earned dual meet wins as part of the Tide’s Second Varsity 4+ against Tennessee ... part of the Tide’s “A” Novice 8+ boat that won a Gold Medal at the Head of the Tennessee Regatta ... helped the Crimson Tide’s “A” Novice 8+ boat to a Gold Medal at the Hobbs Island Regatta.

Prep Highlights: Varsity swimmer at Grissom High ... rowed for the Rocket City Rowing Club of Huntsville ... competed at the U.S. Junior National Rowing Championships as a senior.

Personal Information: Full Name: Audrey Lynn White ... daughter of Kenneth and Reba White ... accounting major ... born May 17, 1990.

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Kendall WILLIAMSONRower

5-9 | Jr. | 1L

Birmingham, Ala.

Oak Mountain

Alabama Highlights:Sophomore – 2010 -11Won Alabama’s second consecutive First Varsity 4+ at the SIRA Championships … took fourth

-ney Cup race at the San Diego Crew Classic … earned a place on the Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll ... earned Dean’s List (3.5 or better GPA) for the fall semester.


the South/Central Sprints ... part of the Tide’s second place First Novice 8+ at the Conference USA Championships ... won the First Novice 8+

Jackie WOUDENBERGRower

5-8 | Fr. | HS

Oklahoma City, Okla.

John Marshall

Prep Highlights:Rowed for Andy Dernick of the Chesapeake Ju-

Regatta and second at the Frostbite Regatta … member of Leadership Team … also competed in soccer.

Personal Information:Full name: Jackie J. Woudenberg…daughter of Jamie and Kevin Woudenberg … brother, Van … sisters Wendy, Jenny and Julie … father, Kev-in, played football for Arizona State … sister, Wendy, played basketball for Wheaton College … sister, Jenny, rows for San Diego State … psychology major…born January 16, 1993.

race against Central Florida and Miami ... won the First Novice 8+ race against Oklahoma and Old Dominion ... helped the Tide’s Novice A boat to a win against Kansas State.

Prep Highlights: Competed in varsity soccer and cross country ... made the varsity soccer team as a freshman and played all four years ... soccer team captain as a senior ... defensive MVP for the soc-cer team as a junior and senior ... played club soccer at Birmingham United for coach Mark Wallace ... named to the Lakeshore Shootout All-Tournament Team as a junior ... member of the National Honors Society, Mu Alpha Theta, National Latin Honors Society ... honor roll student ... valedictorian.

Personal Information: Full name: Kendall Marie Williamson ... daughter of Vance and Genevieve Williamson ... her father played football at Troy State University ... brothers, Chris and Tyler ... chemistry major ... Born September 26, 1990.

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The Black Warrior River was the scene for the historic inception of Crimson Tide Rowing in October, 2005. As Athletics Director Mal Moore stood on the river’s bank, he announced the addition of row-ing to the varsity lineup - a sport that spent almost two decades of growth in the Tuscaloosa area. Moore, accompanied by Univer-sity President Robert E. Witt, made

next level. With the scenic river behind them, rowing had just become the 21st varsity sport at the University of Alabama.

THE FOUNDATION For over 20-plus years the sport of rowing had been growing in the Tuscaloosa community and with rowing’s popularity growing on the national scene, it almost seemed like a varsity team had not come soon enough.

At the Capstone, club rowing began in 1987, mainly as a social club with the intentions of going out and having fun, seeing little to no competition from other schools. At the beginning, rowing at Alabama was no different than racquetball or rugby – among team members there was no rowing experience or real desire to succeed on the water. Then came a change when, in 1997, a few athletes with rowing experience joined the club squad, bringing with them a desire for change. The team adopted a more competitive attitude, spending more time practicing. Also during this transition the team began fund-raising more than ever. In 1998, Larry Davis and wife, Vicki, moved to Tuscaloosa so she could take on a new job, leaving the former rowing coach looking for local work. That’s when news of the University’s co-ed club rowing

program in need of a coach came to light. Coaching rowing at a major university seemed like a comfort-

of Virginia rower. In January 1998, Davis was introduced as the team’s volunteer coach. “Like any club that has never been organized or supervised, there was a learning curve,” Davis said. “Many of them had never been in a competitive sport before.” In the meantime, Marie Robbins and others in the athletics depart-ment at Alabama were having dis-cussions about adding a 21st varsity sport. There were a number of can-

the senior women’s administrator, could not get past the stories she was hearing about a successful club that was making the best of their limited resources a little way up the Black Warrior River. “We started to delve into the issue about 2003,” Robbins said. “We began to talk about the op-portunity to add an additional sport for women and provide additional participants the opportunity to compete.”

THE COACH At the time of the varsity promotion, Davis was working as Director of Wellness and Aquatics at the Tuscaloosa YMCA, adding more to work to his already busy schedule with the duties he had taken over as the club rowing coach. During his time with the club, Davis turned rowing into a grassroots success on campus and had built up a team that was bringing home nu-merous medals, as well as back-to-back points trophies at the Augusta Invitational in Augusta, Ga., with nothing more than a collective group of college students who had only recently become interested in the sport. With a program and sport already in mind, it seemed natural to Robbins and those at the University to bring up the program’s coach as well. “We looked at a lot of coaches internally and externally and ultimately at the end of the day we decided that coach Davis, in terms of local knowledge and familiar-ity of the club program and local operation of the river also had a

wealth of collegiate experience under his belt,” Robbins said. “For coach [Mal] Moore, Larry’s loyalty to the university was helpful in that for 10 years he worked in addition to his paid job to volunteer and coach these young ladies who had come out for the club team.” Davis’ resume included head coaching jobs at Marist College and the University of Alabama-Huntsville as well as an assistant coaching spot on the 1983 U.S. Men’s National Rowing Team. As of February 2006, Davis would be able to add one more school to that already impressive list. For a school with little experi-ence in rowing, Robbins said, a seasoned coach like Larry Davis was the obvious answer. “I think with Coach Davis it’s local knowledge,” she said. “Having been here for 10 years helps those of us with less knowledge about the sport.”

YEAR ONE The transition from club to NCAA Division I proved challeng-ing. The team was forced to move on without former club athletes who could not adjust to the com-mitment necessary to varsity-level rowing. Davis set up a challenging

transition. The schedule included competitions against notable Division-I crews such as Notre Dame, Cincinnati and two schools that had previously beaten Alabama, Murray State and Creighton.

schedule,” Davis said, “but there were some teams I thought we could beat.” And to the surprise of many in collegiate rowing, they did. The Tide defeated past foes Murray State and Creighton, in addition to coming from behind to beat the Bearcats of Cincinnati. They medaled in all four events at the Head of the South Regatta, winning two of them. Alabama beat schools like North Carolina and Duke while giving Notre Dame a bit of a scare, holding close to them in a couple of events. Success came quickly to the

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THE LAUNCH PARTY: Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox, Athletics Director Mal Moore, UA Presi-dent Dr. Robert E. Witt and Associate Athletics Director Marie Robbins were all on hand for the announcement that Alabama would add rowing as a varsity sport on the banks of the Black Warrior River in the fall of 2005.

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ment’s support staff. Rowing was a sport that Robbins and her col-leagues had to learn the nuances of, things such as the equipment and facilities necessary and how many staff members to hire. There were other challenges as well. “The biggest challenge is at-titude,” Davis said. “When you’re dealing with walk-ons, I think a lot of people don’t understand the sport and how much hard work is involved. When you take somebody who’s used to a club mentality, the varsity level is much more intense. It takes athletes who are driven, dedicated and committed. It takes a lot of hard work, focus, discipline

“What I’m asking the students to do is move a boat over a mile and a quarter distance as fast as they can, which means they’re running

minutes. It’s enjoyable in one way, but it’s very painful. It’s not some-thing your average person is going to want to do.” In the classroom, seven rowers earned Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association Scholar-Athlete Award while nine earned a place on the Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll.

YEAR TWO

in the spring, the Tide followed up with an extremely successful fall. The season opened up with a pair

Charles Regatta, followed up by a gold medal at the Hobbs Island Regatta in Huntsville. The team continued to excel in the spring, winning race after race during the dual-meet season, including a

on their home water at Chapel

Hill. Alabama would use strong dual meets to propel them into the postseason, earning a silver medal at the Southern Intercollegiate Rowing Championships. The Tide

SIRA Championships, a major accomplishment for such a young program. At the Dad Vail College Championships, Alabama continued to take big strides, making it to the Grand Final of the Novice 8+ race, taking fourth overall. Individually,

rower to earn a place on the Colle-giate Coaches Rowing Association’s All-South Region Team. In the classroom, nine rowers earned Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association Scholar-Athlete Award while 16 earned a place on the Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll.

YEAR THREE The Tide kept stride and contin-ued its winning ways, carrying over into its third season, a season em-blazoned in bronze, silver and gold. Success came early as the women earned a pair of bronze medals and

-tanooga Head Race to open the season. In their second race of the season, the squad split up with the varsity girls heading to Cambridge Mass., for the prestigious Head of the Charles Regatta and the novice girls heading to Huntsville, Ala., for the Hobbs Island Regatta. Both teams experienced great success with the varsity girls placing 10th, beating 35 other teams at one of the most competitive races, while

and second place in the Novice 8+

medals, at the Head of the Ten-nessee Regatta. Closing out the fall season, the novice squad performed

exceptionally well, bringing home three medals - a bronze, silver and gold - at the Head of the Hooch Regatta. As the spring season got under way, Alabama made major strides, achieving success in meets against the likes of Clemson, Kansas State, Tennessee, North Carolina and Southern Methodist. The success against these established crews pro-pelled the team to the postseason, earning two Grand Final berths at the SIRA Championship Regatta. As they continued through the postseason the team would see two

at the Dad Vail Regatta. The girls

the South/Central Sprint Champi-onships to cap off a very successful season. “This season was a transition where most of the club athletes were gone and we didn’t have as many seniors,” said Coach Davis. “I think that we increased our boat speed but we also toughened up our schedule. It was probably a little frustrating for the girls because we were going faster but we weren’t seeing some of the wins that we saw the year before because we were now rowing a lot of the top-20 teams in the United States.” Academically, nine rowers earned the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association Scholar-Athlete Award and 24 UA rowers earned a place on the Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll.

YEAR FOUR Alabama went into the season

seniors, giving it the most experi-ence at the highest level that it has enjoyed since the program’s start. That experience paid dividends right away with a bronze medal

in the Club 8+ competition at the prestigious Head of the Charles Regatta early in the fall season. Alabama also closed out the fall season with a gold-medal sweep of the Secret City Regatta races. Alabama also started the spring

place in all its races in a dual meet against Kansas State in Tuscaloosa.

gold in the Varsity 4+ at the South-ern Intercollegiate Rowing Associa-tion Championships. At the South/Central Sprint Championships,

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C-USA while junior Laura Skaggs earned All-Conference USA honors. On the academic side of the ledger, Alabama was one of just two teams to have three rowers earn a place on the Conference USA All-Academic Team when seniors Stacey Ogle, Bailey Sanders and Katie Spohr all came away with the honor. Other classroom accolades included 11 rowers, the most of any team in the nation, earning Col-legiate Rowing Coaches Association Scholar-Athlete Award. A program-best 27 UA rowers earned a place on the Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll.

YEAR FIVE The Crimson Tide started its second four-year cycle with a bang, winning top honors at a national regatta and taking home a trio of gold medals from the Southern Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championships. “I think last year was a huge step forward for us,” head coach Larry Davis said. “It was big in terms of knowing what it takes to be com-petitive and then being able go out and execute it. I think in the past we might have had an idea of what it

took to be successful, but last year

bring it all together and execute on a consistent basis. Alabama posted a huge win

at the San Diego Crew Classic when its First Varsity 8+ boat took

SeaWorld Cal Cup. Alabama’s squad was among the over 4,000 rowers who took place in the

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ROLL MODELSriver, Alabama Rowing has dedicated itself to excellence in all things. And success, and excellence, has come swiftly to the sixth-year program. On the water, the Tide has made an immediate impact, climbing the ranks at the top regattas and sweeping several dual meets in its

rowers already rank among the best, turning in outstanding grades in some of the University’s toughest majors. The Tide doesn’t stop there, though. In just

amassed the most community outreach hours of any team at the Capstone four times. The rowing program volunteers on a regular basis with a wide variety of organizations. Overall,

rowers participated in over 4,500 hours over the

“As a program, it is important to us, that our student-athletes excel in all areas of the colle-giate experience,” head coach Larry Davis said. “We want them to be at their best athletically and academically, but more than that, we want them to understand and embrace the concept of being active and positive members of their community. I am very pleased with how our ladies have responded to that challenge and the work they do in the University and Tuscaloosa community.” Over the last four years, when the UA Athletics Department has singled out individual student-athletes for their work in the commu-nity, the rowing team has again led the way. In

2010, six student-athletes were honored with the Community Outreach award, given annually to the student-athletes with the highest overall service hours, and half that number, Tacoma Morrisey, Jessica Autrey and Erika Baranek, came from rowing team. During the 2008-09 school year 10 student-athletes were honored for their work in the community, including four rowers - Amy Alli-son, Autrey, Baranek and Katie Smith. In 2007-08, two rowers, Amy Alison and Katie Tippey were among the six Tide athletes honored with the Tide’s Community Outreach award. Last season Kendall Williamson was among the six student-athletes honored, giving the rowing team a total of 10 honorees in four years.

event which is billed as “America’s Premier Spring Regatta,” and took place on Crown Point Shores on Mission Bay. “We attacked a bit more than we did in the prelims and had a more

said after the race. “The Varsity 8+ dug down a little deeper and did what they were capable of doing. They made a really good move about midway through the race, pulling ahead, and really pushed through the third 500.” Following its success at the San Diego Crew Classic, Alabama’s Varsity 8+ was named the inaugural Conference USA Boat of the Week as well as Row2K.com’s Crew of the Week. The Tide followed up that stellar performance with an outstanding showing at the SIRA Championships. In 2010, Alabama took home its

-pionships when it won the Varsity 4+. This season, in the midst of rough weather conditions, Alabama not only repeated as the Varsity 4+ champions, but also brought home gold in the Varsity 8+ as well as the Second Varsity 8+. “To sweep all the Varsity Open races is a really big step forward for our program,” Davis said after SIRAs. “In general there aren’t too many programs that have done that, so we were pretty happy with that.” The Tide was looking forward to carrying its success into the Conference USA Championships, but the tornado that ripped through Tuscaloosa on April 27th cut the academic semester and the rowing

team’s season short, trimming a dual meet with Clemson and the Tide’s second appearance at the C-USA Championships from Alabama’s schedule. “We were certainly disappointed to not be able to carry our success into the postseason, but it was still a very good year for us,” Davis said. “To be able to go and travel across the country and compete at a very high level against teams that are making it to the NCAAs, and to turn around and not only win one race but the three open champion-ship races for varsity women at the SIRA Championships, shows that we learned how to execute in a high pressure situation at a high level.” Senior Alissa Kranz earned All-Conference USA honors and became just the second UA rower to earn CRCA All-South Region honors. On the academic side of the ledger, Alabama is the only team to put three rowers on the Conference USA All-Academic Team each of

when senior Jessica Allaway, Kranz and junior Stephanie Varner came away with the honor in 2011. Other classroom accolades included eight rowers earning Col-legiate Rowing Coaches Association Scholar-Athlete Award. In addition, 17 UA rowers earned a place on the Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll. Allaway also earned the Brad Davis SEC Community Service Award, which earned her a $3000 postgraduate scholarship while the rowing team won the athletic de-partment’s community service award

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for the fourth year in a row. MOVING FORWARD As the team continues to make a name for itself, recruiting will con-tinue to play a large factor in achiev-ing success. The coaches know that success does not always come quickly, but with time and patience all the hard work can pay off. It is a process of sorts that has helped such a young program blossom into a legitimate contender. “What we tell recruits is that they can have a bigger impact here,” Davis said. “But they have to have the patience and insight to make things happen, and they have to want to be a leader. They’re not just

help make that group and build the tradition.” For those that join the Tide, the challenge is to never rest, to never slow down, to keep the success roll-

ing along to ever higher levels. “As a team we are learning how to work at this level,” Davis said. “We are learning how to not only train extremely hard, but to also do that over a sustained period of time. The challenge is to get this team to a point where it is ready to compete at the highest level. Each new group has to realize that we can’t be satis-

get to where we want to go.” For the Tide, success is not measured by each individual race

comes from a consistency and dedication that begins in the weight rooms and on the water at practice and is carried over to race day. Consistency is continually winning medals when no one expects you to. Consistency is Alabama Rowing.

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-joyed the all the amenities of the 20 other Crim-son Tide athletic programs - top notch staff and equipment and access to UA’s state-of-the-art Academic center, training room and weight room, along with many other aspects of the student-athlete experience that makes competing for the Tide such an extraordinary experience. The one thing that Alabama Rowing didn’t have that the other Tide teams did, was confer-ence competition. In the Southeastern Confer-ence, where the rest of the Tide’s teams com-pete, there is only one other team, Tennessee, that sponsors rowing on an NCAA Division I level. And while the Tide and Lady Vols do have a growing rivalry, it’s not the same as competing in a fully developed conference. That changed in 2010, when Alabama, in just its fourth year as an NCAA Division I program, joined a rowing “super conference” and com-

“This is a great step for our program,” head coach Larry Davis said. “Everybody on the team is excited about the idea, and certainly the coach-ing staff is excited about the idea.” Alabama and Tennessee along with Big 12 schools Texas, Kansas, Kansas State and

member schools SMU, Tulsa and Central Florida to compete under the Conference USA banner. “I think it’s a good strong group,” Davis said. “You’ve got some teams who have been in the NCAA before: Tennessee, Central Florida and Texas have gotten there before. As far as teams that are in the mix right now for NCAA slots, Tennessee is a strong contender and some of the other schools are close, Texas and Central Florida for example.” The Tide and the eight other teams com-peted for conference titles May 15-16, 2010 at Melton Hill Lake in Oak Ridge, Tenn. where the

All-Conference USA honors. Last season, the Tide did not compete at the conference champi-onships following the aftermath of the tornado that tore through Tuscaloosa and, while leaving the team safe and largely unaffected, did cut short its season. For her body of work during the regular season, Alissa Kranz was named the 2011 All-Conference USA Team. One reason for the move is that the NCAA

-matic bids to select conferences in 2013. Joining C-USA gives not only a shot at an automatic NCAA bid, but a strong base of competition year-in and year-out. Of the nine Conference USA rowing pro-grams seven are over 10 years old, though none have clocked over 20 years. Only Alabama and Oklahoma have yet to see their sixth season. All nine are considered strong programs on the upswing.

“Any one of these teams in a given year can be tough,” Davis said. “Anyone of the Confer-

the way down the river.”

goes beyond a shot at an NCAA Championship automatic bid and into the drive and competi-tion that conference competition brings for a program, the built in rivalries and the focus that goes into a season. “It gives us an ability to focus,” Davis said. “We have something to shoot for. Before, we didn’t really have a true championship at the end of the season to shoot for. With some other things that will be changing with NCAA Rowing, there are going to be some other opportunities in the coming years where if you win your con-ference championship, you will get an automatic

still may be a, if you want to call it a “row-in” procedure, depending on how your conference is ranked. With teams like Texas and Tennes-see, who won the Conference USA title in each

league.” Alabama is keeping its eye on the prize of not only having a chance to advance to the NCAA Championships, but also bring home conference gold and a trophy for the boathouse. “It is a really big step to have the ability to win the conference with some of the teams that are in there and have an opportunity to get a boat to the NCAAs,” Davis said. “It gives us a venue to focus our energy on, but it also gives us the ability to focus on something and know what we have to do to achieve that kind of excel-lence.”

CONFERENCE USA TEAM RESULTS

2010May 16, 2010 | Oak Ridge, Tenn.1. Tennessee 52 points2. UCF 44 points3. Texas 42 points4. Oklahoma 39 points5. Tulsa 26 points6. Alabama 25 points7. Kansas 21 points8. SMU 14 points9. Kansas State 7 points

*2011May 14, 2011 | Oak Ridge, Tenn.1. Texas 48 points2. Tennessee 42 points 3. Oklahoma 32 points 4. UCF 31 points 5. Tulsa 26 points 6. Kansas State 16 points 7. Kansas 14 points 8. SMU 7 points

* Alabama did not compete in the aftermath of the April 27 tornado that tore through Tuscaloosa.

ALABAMA’SCONFERENCE USA INDIVIDUAL HONORS

ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM 2010 Laura Skaggs Junior2011 Alissa Kranz Senior

ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM2010 Stacey Ogle Senior Bailey Sanders Senior Katie Spohr Senior *2011 Jessica Allaway Senior * Alissa Kranz Senior * Stephanie Varner Junior *

* Unanimous Selection

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AJessica AllawayTuscaloosa, Ala.*** 2009 N, ‘10, ‘11 VKatie AllawayTuscaloosa, Ala.2007, 09 VSennie AllenTrussville, Ala.2010 NAmy AllisonVirginia Beach, Va.2008 N, ‘09 VCara AllisonWellington, Fla.** 2007, ‘08, ‘09 VBianca ArringtonFairfax, Va.** 2009 N, ‘10, ‘11 VJessica AutreyColumbus, Miss.** 2007 N, ‘08, ‘09,

‘10 VKara AverellGainesville, Fla.2011 N

BKiffy BalchonTampa, Fla.* 2010 N, ‘11 VErika BaranekGloucester, Va.** 2009 N, ‘10, ‘11 VHelen BarnesAlpharetta, Ga.** 2008 N, ‘09, ‘10 VDaniella BaroneAlpharetta, Ga.*** 2008 N, ‘09, ‘10,

‘11 VKristy BeardenBirmingham, Ala.2008 NCatherine BeaverFalls Church, Va.2010 NSarah BeaverSpanish Fort, Ala.2007, ‘08 VBethany BellCincinnati, Ohio2001 NPaige BoehmckeMountain Lakes, N.J.2010 NChelsea BrunsonMadison, Miss.2009 NBernadette BucherBerwyn, Pa.2011 NLara BullockMemphis, Tenn.2009 N

CJamie CampVestavia, Ala.2011 NCamille CampbellChattanooga, Tenn.** 2008 N, ‘09, ‘10 VSarah ClevelandMobile, Ala.2009 NTabitha ColemanChancellor, Ala.* 2010 N, ‘11 VChelsea CollinsQueensbury, N.Y.** 2008 N, ‘09, ‘10 VBryn CrawfordAuburn, Ala.** 2007, ‘08 VVictoria CroyHuntsville, Ala.** 2007, ‘08, ‘09 VCourtney CrumbyTuscaloosa, Ala.2007 N, ‘08 V

DMelissa DanaceauAtlanta, Ga.2007 NAlyssa DinbergAtlanta, Ga.2008 VAlex DukemanHuntsville, Ala.2010 N

ESarah EadonHuntsville, Ala.* 2010 N, ‘11 V

FMcKenna FreaseCordova, Tenn.** 2007, ‘08 V

GShannon GilliganFlower Mound, Texas2007 NHannah GordonMyrtle Beach, S.C.2011 NChristine GossmanBirmingham, Ala.2007 N

HBrianne HadarTallahassee, Fla.* 2011 VAmanda HarrisonAtlanta, Ga.2011 NMary HauswirthUtica, Mich.2011 N

Jessica HearnTrussville, Ala.2009 NAmelia HoughtonJacksonville, Fla.*** 2008 N, ‘09, ‘10,

‘11 VLauren HoveyBirmingham, Ala.** 2008 N, ‘09, ‘10 VAngelica HughesMcKenney, Texas2010 N

IKaren IshmaelDaphne, Ala.2007 N, ‘08 VKristen IversonMedford, N.J.** 2009 N, ‘10, ‘11 V

JJessica JacksonTyrone, Ga.2011 NJennifer JohnsonAndover, Mass.* 2010 N, ‘11 VRachel JustissFairhope, Ala.2007, ‘08 V

KChristine KapurchManassas, Va.2008 N, ‘09 VLindsey KentCullman, Ala.2009 NRachel KimbroughHuntsville, Ala.2007 VAlissa KranzWest Palm Beach, Fla.** 2010, ‘11 VEllen KuykendallMarietta, Ga.2011 N

LLauren LaufePittsburgh, Pa.2011 NStephanie LawtonNiantic, Conn.2010 NLeigh Ann LazarusHoover, Ala.** 2007, ‘08 VEmily LeBeauBelleville, Ill.* 2010 N, ‘11 VSara LeiboldHazel Green, Ala.** 2008 N, ‘09, ‘10 VCourtney LewallenBirmingham, Ala.2007 N, ‘08 V

Erin LinsinAlpharetta, Ga.2007 VCristin LiveoakMadison, Ala.* 2007 VNikki LopezKaty, Texas*** 2007 N, ‘08, ‘09,

‘10 VCasey LoScudoMadison, Ala.2009 N

MAllie ManningMobile, Ala.2007 NJaquelyn MarcinakClinton Township, Mich.2007 NLynsey MarshallGloucester, Va.* 2011 VChristina McClellanDaphne, Ala.2007 VGenna McIlwaineAdamsville, Ala.* 2007 VMarley McKenzieCoral Springs, Fla.2007 VHannah MerrillLodi, Calif.* 2011 VLauren MillerChattanooga, Tenn.*** 2008 N, ‘09, ‘10,

‘11 VTacoma MorrisseyCincinnati, Ohio** 2007 N, ‘08, ‘09,

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NElizabeth NewtonDothan, Ala.2011 N

OKelli O’BrienGeorgetown, Mass.* 2011 VRoisin O’CarrollFt. Lauderdale, Fla.2011 NStacey OgleAlbertville, Ala.*** 2007 N, ‘08, ‘09,

‘10 V

PKatie ParkerAtlanta, Ga.2008 NJessica ParkerRoswell, Ga.* 2010 N, ‘11 V

Veronica ParsonsTuscaloosa, Ala.2007 N, ‘08 VKatie PounceyOzark, Ala.2007 VCaroline PowellAlbertville, Ala.2009 N

RJennifer RankinHoover, Ala.2007 VJamie RavennaRutland, Vt.2007 N, ‘08 VBlake ReedFalls Church, Va.* 2009 N, ‘10 VCasie RichardsonAlabaster, Ala.2011 NRachel RobertsBirmingham, Ala.2008 NSylvia Rodgers

2011 NAnna Marie RoseSnellville, Ga2011 N

SBailey SandersMadison, Miss.*** 2007 N, ‘08, ‘09,

‘10 VKelly SchmidtBirmingham, Ala.2008 NJessica ScivleyHoover, Ala.** 2007 N, ‘08, ‘09,

‘10 VAllyson ShumateVestavia Hills, Ala.2010 NMary Elizabeth SimsBirmingham, Ala.2007 NLaura SkaggsSt. Louis, Mo.*** 2008 N, ‘09, ‘10,

‘11 VEbony SmithBirmingham, Ala.2008 N

Katie SmithBirmingham, Ala.* 2008 N, ‘09 VSarah SmithNew Hope, Ala.2007 NKatherine SpohrEdwardsville, Ill.** 2007 N, ‘08, ‘09,

‘10 VBrittany StarliperAcworth, Ga.2009 NHannah StephensSequim, Wash.2011 NPaige StoreyChattanooga, Tenn.** 2009 N, ‘10, ‘11 VMargaret StrojnyRiverside, Ill.** 2007, ‘08 VRenee StrongBrainard, Minn.* 2011 VMariah StyerOrlando, Fla.* 2010 N, ‘11 VMykalah SundquistAnchorage, Alaska2011 NDaniela SusnaraRedwood City, Calif.* 2011 VSydney SuttonClarkesville, Ga.* 2011 V

TLeigh Ann TerchBirmingham, Ala.** 2009 N, ‘10, ‘11 VCanella TinkerHaleyville, Ala.2011 NKathryn TippeyTuscaloosa, Ala.* 2007, ‘08, ‘09 VKayleigh TravisMobile, Ala.2010 NCatherine TuckerTuscaloosa, Ala.2007 NKatherine TuebnerLong Beach, Calif.2010 N

VValerie VargasBurke, Va.* 2009 N, ‘10 VStephanie VarnerSomerville, Ala.** 2009 N, ‘10, ‘11 VMary VlasisChattanooga, Tenn.2008 N, ‘09 V

WLeigh Erin WaddellKennett, Mo.*** 2009, ‘10, ‘11 VAllie WettelandTallahassee, Fla.2009 NAudrey WhiteHuntsville, Ala.** 2009 N, ‘10, ‘11 VCathryn WhitlockBirmingham, Ala.** 2007, ‘08, ‘09, ‘10 VSarita WilliamsKaty, Texas2007 NKendall WilliamsonBirmingham, Ala.* 2010 N, ‘11 VKayla WilsonGlen Dale, W.V.2011 NVeronica WilsonPark Ridge, Ill.* 2009 N, ‘10 VSarah WittLexington, Ky.*** 2007 N, ‘08, ‘09,

‘10 V

YDevon YoungMurrayville, Ga.2010 NShanna YoungFalkville, Ala.2008 N

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2006-07 SEASONCHATTANOOGA HEAD RACESat., Oct. 14, 2006 Chattanooga, Tenn.Collegiate 8+3rd A 17:57.25th B 18:58.1Collegiate 4+3rd A 19:49.1

HEAD OF THE CHARLESOct. 21-22, 2006 Cambridge, Mass.Collegiate 8+27th A 18:17.40Club 8+39th B 21:20.10

HEAD OF THE HOOCHSat., Nov. 4, 2006 Chattanooga, Tenn.Lightweight 4+4th A 19:05.9Lightweight 8+4th A 17:42.6Novice 8+11th B 18:40.113th A 19:03.514th C 19:14.1Championship 8+18th A 16:37.9Championships 4+26th A 19:23.9

HEAD OF THE SOUTHSat., Nov. 11, 2006 Augusta, Ga.Championship 8+1st A 20:47.7Championship 4+1st A 22:31.7Lightweight 4+2nd A 24:34.9Novice 8+3rd A 22:50.04th B 22:50.2

BUCKNELL DUAL MEETSat., March 10, 2007 Elberton, Ga.Varsity 8+2nd A 7:03.01Second Varsity 8+2nd A 7:30.01Novice 8+

1st A 7:36 2nd B 7:54

1st A 7:43 2nd B 8:00

NOTRE DAME DUAL MEETSun., March 18, 2007 Oak Ridge, Tenn.Varsity 8+2nd A 6:56.5Second Varsity 8+3rd A 7:20.9Novice 8+2nd A 7:15.5Second Novice 8+1st A 7:03.4

SMU DUAL MEETSat., March 31 Dallas, TexasFirst Novice 8+1st A 7:21.312nd B 7:38.40Varsity 4+1st A 8:05.04Varsity 8+2nd A 7:08.02Second Varsity 8+2nd A 7:19.42

MURRAY STATE DUAL MEETSat., April 7, 2007 Tuscaloosa, Ala.First Varsity 8+1st A 7:28.5

First Novice 8+1st A 7:45.42nd B 7:57.1Varsity 4+1st A 8:24.5Novice 4+1st A 9:13.1Second Varsity 8+1st A 7:51.0

CREIGHTON DUAL MEETSat., April, 14, 2007 Omaha, Neb.Varsity 8+1st A 6:20.5Second Varsity 8+1st A 6:45.23Novice 8+1st A 6:43.283rd B 6:45.55First Varsity 4+1st A 7:14.0Second Varsity 4+2nd A 7:43.21 First Novice 4+1st A 7:31.80Second Novice 4+1st A 7:49.40

SOUTHERN INTERCOLLEGIATEROWING ASSOCIATIONCHAMPIONSHIPSApril 21 -22, 2007 Oak Ridge, Tenn.First Varsity 8+2nd A 7:03.9Second Varsity 8+7th A 7:20.2First Novice 8 +6th A 7:21.3

MIAMI DUAL MEETSat., April 28, 2007 Tuscaloosa, Ala.Varsity 8+2nd A 6:56.10Second Varsity/Novice 8+2nd SV A 7:01.53rd N A 7:03.94th N B 7:16.4Varsity 4+1st A 7:16.92nd B 7:22.5

DAD VAIL COLLEGE CHAMPIONSHIPSMay 11-12, 2007 Philadelphia, Pa.Varsity 8+Prelims -Heats2nd A 7:01.98

5th A 6:47.01Junior Varsity 8+

2nd A 7:11.58

4th A 6:56.76Novice 8+

1st A 7:11.85

3rd A 7:00.50Novice 4+

2nd A 8:16.20

4th A 7:56.55

2007-08SEASONCHATTANOOGA HEAD RACESat., Oct. 13, 2007 Chattanooga, Tenn.Collegiate 8+2nd A 17:15.55th B 18:15.86th C 18:30.0

Collegiate 4+3rd A 19:25.94th B 19:35.37th C 20:01.6

HEAD OF THE CHARLESOct. 20-21, 2007 Cambridge, Mass.Women’s 8+2nd A 17:20.52

HOBBS ISLAND REGATTASat., Oct. 27, 2007 Huntsville, Ala.Championship 4+1st A 22:01Varsity 8+2nd B 19:17Novice 8+1st A 22:213rd B 22:52

HEAD OF THE HOOCHSat., Nov. 3, 2007Chattanooga, Tenn.Championship 8+8th A 18:17.225th B 19:19.126th C 19:22.3

Championship 4+10th A 20:35.913th B 20:57.718th C 21:35.7Novice 8+6th A 20:46.08th B 21:02.3

HEAD OF THE SOUTH REGATTASat., Nov. 10, 2007 Augusta, Ga.Championship 8+1st A 16:37.43rd C 17:31.54th B 17:42.2Championship 4+1st A 18:00.02nd B 18:42.04th C 18:53.0Novice 8+1st B 18:56.52nd C 19:06.4Novice 4+2nd A 20:10.63rd C 20:16.0Lightweight 4+1st A 18:43.2

UNC DUAL MEETSat., March 8, 2008 Chapel Hill, N.C.Varsity 8+1st A 7:13.98

Second Varsity 8+1st A 7:34.81Varsity 4+1st A 8:31.55Novice 8+1st A 7:51.22Novice 4+1st A 8:53.71

DRAKE DUAL MEETSun., March 16, 2008 Tuscaloosa, Ala.

1st A 4:57.92nd B 5:11.7

1st A 5:01.93rd B 5:21.3

2nd A 4:24.6

2nd A 4:47.4

1st A 5:30.02nd B 5:51.1

1st A 5:32.02nd B 5:42.6Novice 4+1st A 4:55.7

SMU DUAL MEETSat., March 29, 2008 Tuscaloosa, Ala.Varsity 8+1st A 6:58.6Second Varsity 8+2nd A 7:27.7Varsity/Novice 4+1st Novice A 8:21.92nd Varsity A 8:25.64th Novice B 8:37.2Novice 8+1st A 7:17.9

CREIGHTON DUAL MEETSat., April 5, 2008 Tuscaloosa, Ala.Varsity 8+1st A 7:40.0Second Varsity 8+1st A 7:49.0Varsity 4+, Flight 1 2nd A 8:54.8Varsity 4+, Flight 21st B 8:28.03rd C 8:49.14th A 9:09.3Novice 8+1st A 7:59.0Novice 4+1st A 9:06.83rd B 9:26.9

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MURRAY STATE DUAL MEETSat., April 12, 2008 Murray, Ky.Varsity 8+1st A 6:46.29Second Varsity 8+1st A 7:08.27Varsity 4+2nd A 7:43.31Novice 8+1st A 7:06.792nd B 7:22.71

SOUTHERN INTERCOLLEGIATEROWING ASSOCIATION CHAMPIONSHIPSApril 19 -20, 2008 Oak Ridge, Tenn.Varsity 8+2nd A 6:49.5Second Varsity 8+Petite Final1st A 7:14.50Varsity 4+5th A 8:26.31Novice 8 +4th A 7:08.71Novice 4+5th A 8:26.31

DAD VAIL COLLEGE CHAMPIONSHIPSMay 9-19, 2008 Philadelphia, Pa.Varsity 8+

1st A 6:36.7

3rd A 6:30.25Second Final4th A 6:46.88Second Varsity 8+

3rd A 6:49.1

4th A 6:44.36Varsity 4+

2nd A 7:45.6

6th A 7:36.92Novice 8+

1st A 6:47.6

2nd A 6:44.68Grand Final4th A 6:51.86Novice 4+

2nd A 7:39.1

5th A 7:41.6

2008-09SEASONCHATTANOOGA HEAD RACESat., Oct. 11, 2008 Chattanooga, Tenn.Collegiate 8+3rd B 17:19.34th A 17:27.37th C 18:24.6Collegiate 4+3rd C 19:53.85th D 19:55.09th B 21:23.011th A 21:26.0Double2nd A 25:36.7

HEAD OF THE CHARLES REGATTASat., Oct. 18, 2008 Cambridge, Mass.Women’s 8+10th A 18:00.96

HOBBS ISLAND REGATTASat., Oct. 18, 2008 Huntsville, Ala.Novice 8+1st A 22:47.102nd B 23:15.21HEAD OF THE TENNESSEESat., Oct. 25, 2008Oak Ridge, Tenn.Collegiate 8+3rd A 16:54.315th B 18:05.47Collegiate 4+1st A 18:26.782nd B 18:31.283rd C 19:22.56Novice 8+1st A 18:27.004th B 18;45.00

HEAD OF THE HOOCHSat., Nov. 1, 2008 Chattanooga, Tenn.Championship 8+13th A 17:17.419th B 17:58.021st C 18:11.1Championship 4+13th B 19:20.715th A 19:39.1Novice 8+1st A 18:03.714th B 20:27.7Novice 4+2nd B 20:27.73rd A 20:35.0

KANSAS STATE DUAL MEETTues., March 17, 2009 Tuscaloosa, Ala.First Varsity 8+2nd A 5:40.5Second Varsity 8+1st A 6;21.35Varsity 4+2nd A 7:00.8 3rd B 7:07.7Novice 8+1st A 5:59.6Novice 4+1st A 6:43.2

TENNESSEE DUAL MEETSat., March 28, 2009 Knoxville, Tenn.Varsity 8+2nd A 6:43.3Second Varsity 8+2nd A 6:59.0First Varsity 4+2nd A 7:48.6Second Varsity 4+1st A 8:11.22Novice 8+1st A 6:58.3

UNC/SMU TRI-MEETSat., April 4, 2009 Tuscaloosa, Ala.Varsity 8+1st A 7:23.9Second Varsity 8+1st A 7:52.7Varsity 4+2nd A 9:09.03rd B 9:38.8Novice 8+1st A 7:33.0Novice 4+2nd A 9:50.5

SOUTHERN INTERCOLLEGIATE ROWING ASSOCIATION CHAMPIONSHIPSApril 18 -19, 2009 Oak Ridge, Tenn.Novice 8+

1st A 7:04.00Grand Final1st A 7:14.90Second Varsity 8+

2nd A 7:10.54Grand Finals4th A 7:1.50

Varsity 8+

4th A 6:56.73Petite Final3rd A 7:09.60Novice 4+

5th A 9:01.35Varsity 4+

3rd A 8:09.02

5th A 8:22.53

1st A 8:10.20

*DAD VAIL COLLEGE CHAMPIONSHIPSMay 8-9, 2009 Philadelphia, Pa.Varsity 8+ Prelims12th A 4:43.13

3rd A 6:35.86Petite Finals4th A 7:25.95Novice 8+ Prelims14th A 5:13.77

3rd A 7:00.10Second Varsity 8+ Prelims10th A 5:19.88Varsity 4+ Prelims22nd A 5:16.60Novice 4+Prelims38th A 5:57.43DoublesPrelims14th A 6:32.05

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SOUTH/CENTRAL SPRINT CHAMPIONSHIPSMay 16-17, 2009 Oak Ridge, Tenn.Novice 8+ Prelims3rd A 6:49.89

6th A 6:45.70Petite Finals6th A 6:43.90Varsity 8+ Prelims5th A 6:49.34

4th A 6:33.20D Finals

1st A 6:33.70Second Varsity 8+ Prelims5th A 7:01.50

3rd A 6:48.00C Final5th A 6:48.30Varsity 4+ Prelims5th A 7:53.27C Final4th A 7:31.80

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CHATTANOOGA HEAD RACESat., Oct. 10, 2009 Chattanooga, Tenn.Collegiate 8+2nd A 16:14.504th B 16:37.305th C 16:58.00Collegiate 4+4th B 18:09.705th C 18:19.308th A 18:39.3Collegiate Pairs1st A 19:55.102nd B 16:58.00Novice 8+1st A 17:23.50

HEAD OF THE CHARLESOct. 17-18, 2009 Cambridge, Mass.Women’s 8+3rd A 17;41.18Championship 4+14th A 20:35.85

HOBBS ISLAND REGATTASat., Oct. 17, 2009 Huntsville, Ala.*Championship 8+1st A 17:12.00Novice 8+4th B 17:35.00* UA rowed a novice boat in the race

SECRET CITY REGATTASat., Oct. 31, 2009 Oakridge, Tenn.Varsity 8+1st A 17:32.082nd B 18:08.383rd C 18:30.16Varsity 4+1st A 20:18.832nd B 20:26.703rd C 21:14.75

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KANSAS STATE DUAL MEETMarch 15, 2010Tuscaloosa, Ala.Novice 8+1st A 5:41.53rd B 6:04.4Third Varsity 8+1st A 5:14.6Second Varsity 8+1st A 5:13.7First Varsity 8+1st A 5:26.0Novice 8+, 2nd Race1st A 5:17.73rd B 5:51.3Third Varsity 8+, 2nd Race1st A 5:09.2Second Varsity 8+, 2nd Race1st A 5:14.0First Varsity 8+, 2nd Race1st A 4:59.7

CLEMSON REGATTAMarch 20, 2010Clemson, S.C.First Varsity 8+4th A 7:07.62Second Varsity 8+3rd A 7:08.05Third Varsity 8+1st A 7:20.48First Novice 8+2nd A 7:13.92Second Novice 8+1st Alabama 7:40.00

TENNESSEE & LOUISVILLE DOUBLE DUALMarch 27, 2010Knoxville, Tenn.vs. TennesseeFirst Varsity 8+2nd A 6:39.4Second Varsity 8+2nd A 7:05.8First Varsity 4+2nd A 7:42.9First Novice 8+1st A 7:02.1vs. LouisvilleFirst Varsity 8+2nd A 6:28.9Second Varsity 8+2nd A 6:40.6First Varsity 4+2nd A 7:33.5

First Novice 8+1st A 6:52.4

OKLAHOMA & OLD DOMINION TRI-MEETApril 3, 2010Tuscaloosa, Ala.First Novice 8+1st A 7:01.0

First Varsity 8+2nd A 6:41.6Second Varsity 8+2nd A 7:08.4Second Novice 8+1st A 7:34.4Varsity 4+1st A 7:58.52nd B 8:03.2

SOUTHERN INTERCOLLEGIATE ROWING ASSOCIATION CHAMPIONSHIPS April 17-18Oak Ridge, Tenn.Varsity 4+

1st A 7:39.1Grand Final1st A 8:06.10First Varsity 8+

3rd A 6:40.5

1st A 6:37.0Grand Final6th A 7:03.99Second Varsity 8+

3rd A 6:51.6Grand Final5th A 7:27.97First Novice 8+2nd A 7:20.1Second Novice 8+2nd A 7:34.05

CENTRAL FLORIDA & MIAMI TRI-MEETMay 1, 2010Winter Park, Fla.First Novice 8+1st A 8:08.5Second Varsity 4+1st A 9:13.3First Varsity 8+2nd A 7:42.9Second Varsity 8+2nd A 8:17.5Second Novice 8+2nd A 8:56.3First Varsity 4+3rd A 8:50.5

SOUTH/CENTRAL SPRINTS May 15-16, 2010Oak Ridge, Tenn.Novice 8+ Prelims4th A 7:15.40

5th A 7:22.18Petite Finals3rd A 7:06.19

First Varsity 8+ Prelims5th A 7:01.24

2nd A 6:53.36C Finals4th A 6:45.42Second Varsity 8+ Prelims5th A 7:27.79

4th A 7:16.77D Final1st A 7:12.10Varsity 4+ Prelims4th A 7:55.36

2nd A 8:00.94C Final3rd A 7:44.30Open 4+ Prelims5th A 8:12.51

4th A 8:5.21D Final1st A 8:01.90

2010-11SEASON*CHATTANOOGA HEAD RACESat., Oct. 09, 2010Chattanooga, Tenn.Collegiate 8+2nd A 16:50.54th B 17:22.47th C 17:37.7Collegiate 4+2nd A 18:20.14th B 18:22.3Collegiate 2x1st A 20:28.62nd B 21:09.63rd C 21:43.3

5th A 20:40.76th B 21:40.7Novice 8+1st A 18:37.6

HOBBS ISLANDREGATTASat., Oct. 17, 2010Huntsville, Ala.*Championship 8+3rd A 19:05.00Novice 8+6th B 22:48.00* UA rowed a novice boat in the race

HEAD OF THE CHARLESOct. 23, 2010Cambridge, Mass.Club 8+9th A 18:47.2Championship 8+29th A 17:41.09

SECRET CITYREGATTASat., Oct. 30, 2010Oakridge, Tenn.Varsity 8+1st A 19:41.14Varsity 4+1st A 21:06.102nd B 21:14.09Novice 8+1st A 21:48.163rd B 22:36.47

HEAD OF THE HOOCHSat., Nov. 6, 2010Chattanooga, Tenn.Championship 8+8th A 16:26.923rd C 17:14.725th B 17:15.2Championship 4+11th B 18:08.117th A 18:28.637th C 19:52.1Novice 8+5th A 18:17.519th B 19:22.3Championship 2x11th A 20:07.617th B 20:47.518th C 20:49.2

CLEMSON REGATTAMarch 19, 2011Clemson, S.C.First Varsity 8+3rd A 6:52.05Second Varsity 8+3rd A 6:56.98First Varsity 4+2nd A 7:46.57Second Varsity 4+3rd A 8:04.44First Novice 8+3rd A 7:32.02

SAN DIEGO CREW CLASSICApril 3, 2011San Diego, Calif.Collegiate Varsity 8+

Prelims2nd A 6:48.91Finals1st A 6:59.90Collegiate 4+Prelims5th A 7:48.39Petite Finals4th A 7:51.63Collegiate Second Varsity 8+Prelims4th A 6:52.70Petite Finals4th A 6:58.86Collegiate Novice 8+Prelims4th A 7:30.24Petite Finals3rd A 7:06.97

CENTRAL FLORIDAApril 9, 2011Tuscaloosa, Ala.First Varsity 8+2nd A 6:29.5Second Varsity 8+1st A 6:35.0First Varsity 4+2nd A 7:27.1Second Varsity 4+2nd A 7:48.0Novice 8+2nd A 6:56.43rd B 7:26.5

SOUTHERN INTERCOLLEGIATE ROWING ASSOCIATION CHAMPIONSHIPS April 16-17, 2011Oak Ridge, Tenn.Open 4+

1st A 7:24.70Grand Final1st A 7:36.10First Varsity 8+Grand Final1st A 6:47.00Second Varsity 8+Grand Final1st A 6:49.70First Novice 8+

3rd A 6:57.91Second Novice 8+

3rd A 7:05.05Grand Final5th A 7:31.34

* After a devastating tornado ripped through Tuscaloosa on April 27, the UA spring semester and the Alabama Rowing season were cut short.

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For coach Larry Davis the goal is simple. He wants his student-athletes to leave Alabama with medals around their neck and a diploma under their arm. Success, by that criteria, as been im-mediate for the rowing program. In 2010, Alabama led the nation last in Col-legiate Rowing Coaches Association Scholar Athlete awards in 2010, with a program-high 11 Crimson Tide rowers earning the honor, tying UA with Brown University for the national lead. “One thing that we have laid as a foundation for this program is to be the absolute best in all areas, athletically and academically,” Davis said. “To lead the nation in this award speaks volumes about the commitment placed on academics at the University of Alabama. It also shows that as we improve on the water, our dedication to academics hasn’t wavered in the slightest.” To earn CRCA honor a rower must hold a 3.5 grade point average for her career, be at least a sophomore in eligibility, and have competed in 75-percent of the team’s spring races.

Division I program, 25 Tide rowers have earned a total of 44 CRCA Scholar Athlete honors, including eight last season. On a conference level, Alabama’s rowers have been named to the Southeastern Confer-ence Academic Honor Roll 93 times, including an amazing 27 who made the list in 2010.

rower to earn a place on the prestigious ESPN the Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District

At-Large second team, an award that spans several NCAA Division I sports. Last season, for the second year in a row, Alabama led the Conference USA All-Academic Team with three selections on the 15-member team. Six student-athletes, including the Ala-bama trio of Jessica Allaway, Alissa Kranz and Stephanie Varner, were unanimous selections to the All-Academic squad. The Tide now has four unanimous selections, with 2010 senior Kath-erine Spohr earning the honor last year. Stacey Ogle and Bailey Sanders, both seniors in 2010, were also members of the inaugural squad. Alabama now leads C-USA with the most members in the award’s two-year history, totaling six different student-athletes. To make the ballot for the C-USA all-academic team, a rower has to have earned a 3.2 cumulative grade point average or better and is a key contributor to their team. The team is then elected by the league’s sports information direc-tors for rowing. The secret behind the academic success for Tide student-athletes is really no secret at all. Alabama’s Center of Athletic Student Services, located in the state-of-the-art Paul W. Bryant Academic Center, stands ready to help Tide student-athletes get the most out of their

universities. CASS is headed by Assistant Athletics Director for Student Services Jon Dever. Dever

is assisted by Tyler Roberts, rowing’s academic advisors, as well as Stephanie Godfrey, Heather Anders, Tom Buttram, Barbara DeLaire, Brenda Elliott, Fern Hampton, Jason Johns, Jill Lan-caster, Lisa Patrick and Lance Walker. Joining this group are six interns and 65 part-time tutors. The entire operation is housed in the Bryant Hall Academic Center. The CASS staff works as a liaison between the Athletic Department, undergraduate divi-

university. The staff assists with class-scheduling and registration, makes sure all athletes are maintaining satisfactory progress toward their degrees, monitors academic eligibility and pro-vides career counseling. The advisors also secure tutors and schedule study sessions.

to campus to the moment an athlete graduates with diploma in hand, the academic services

Capstone, freshmen and junior college transfers are required to attend nightly study halls. After that, the attendance is based on the individual’s GPA and study needs. The dedicated CASS staff can only give guidance and direction. Achievement is left in the hands of the student-athlete. If the athlete wishes to succeed in the classroom as they do in competition, then Alabama’s CASS will provide them with every opportunity to achieve the high-est goals.

The Bill Battle Academic Center at Paul W. Bryant Hall is the crown jewel in Alabama’s $125 million Crimson Tradition building initiative. Through the auspices of the Crimson Tradition Fund, Alabama took its former athletic dorm and converted it into a 55,000-square foot state-of-the-art facility that

Among the building’s many amenities is a 48-seat computer lab with brand new equipment. The computer lab also houses 25 laptop computers that can be checked out by student-athletes for use on road trips. There are math, English and writing labs as well as individual study rooms. The athletic aca-

lounges, two 50-seat classrooms and a 140-seat classroom. The classrooms have cutting edge teaching devices, including digital overhead projectors and “smart boards” that allow instructors to interact with students on the go. Throughout the building there are 16 information stations that provide student-athletes with news about tutorials, study sessions and even practice schedules.

THE BILL BATTLE ACADEMIC CENTER

ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AND THE CRIMSON TIDE

CONFERENCE USAALL-ACADEMIC TEAMAlabama Rowing joined Conference USA in 2010. Three Crimson Tide rowers earned a spot on the inaugural C-USA All-Academic Team, and another three earned berths in 2011, giving Alabama the league’s best two-year total.

JessicaALLAWAY2011*

AlissaKRANZ2011*

StephanieVARNER2011*

StaceyOGLE2010

BaileySANDERS2010

KatieSPOHR2010*

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2007Sarah Beaver Jr. ChemistryMcKenna Frease Jr. Marine Science/ChemistryLeigh Ann Lazarus Jr. Health Care ManagementCristin Liveoak Sr. HistoryChristina McClellan Soph. International StudiesMargaret Strojny Jr. ArtKatherine Tippey Soph. Economics

2008Sarah Beaver Sr. ChemistryMcKenna Frease Sr. Marine Science/ChemistryLeigh Ann Lazarus Sr. Health Care ManagementMargaret Strojny Sr. ArtKatie Tippey Jr. EconomicsStacey Ogle Jr. CommunicationsCourtney Crumby Soph. Psychology

SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL

Bailey Sanders Soph. International StudiesKatie Spohr Soph. Pre-business

2009Helen Barnes Soph. Pre-Major StudiesChelsea Collins Soph. Accounting Lauren Hovey Soph. Accounting Sara Leibold Sr. Management Stacey Ogle Sr. Communication Studies Bailey Sanders Jr. International Studies Katherine Spohr Jr. Economics Katherine Tippey Sr. Economics Mary Vlasis Soph. Elementary Education

2010Jessica Allaway Jr. Biology Helen Barnes Jr. Anthropology Chelsea Collins Jr. Accounting

COLLEGIATE ROWING COACHES ASSOCIATION SCHOLAR-ATHLETE AWARD

CRIMSON TIDE HONOR ROLL

Lauren Hovey Jr. Marketing Alissa Kranz Jr. Marketing Sara Leibold Sr. Management Stacey Ogle Sr. Communication Studies Bailey Sanders Sr. International Studies Katie Spohr Sr. Economics Valerie Vargas Soph. Exercise Science Stephanie Varner Soph. Electrical Engineering

2011Jessica Allaway Sr. Biology Tabitha Coleman Jr. BiologyJennifer Johnson Soph. Visual JournalismAlissa Kranz Sr. MarketingJessica Parker Soph. BiologyMariah Styer Soph Management/MarketingLeigh Ann Terch Jr. Health StudiesStephanie Varner Jr. Electrical Engineering

2007Bryn Crawford Jr. Nutrition Victoria Croy Soph. Pre-Business McKenna Frease Jr. Marine Science/Chemistry Rachel Kimbrough Sr. Accounting Leigh Ann Lazarus Jr. Health Care Management Cristin Liveoak Sr. History Genna McIlwaine Soph. Political Science Marley McKenzie Sr. Criminal Justice Margaret Strojny Jr. Art

2008Jessica Autrey Sr. BiologySarah Beaver Sr. ChemistryBryn Crawford Sr. NutritionMcKenna Frease Sr. Marine Science/ChemistryLeigh Ann Lazarus Sr. Health Care ManagementMargaret Strojny Sr. ArtVictoria Croy Jr. MarketingRachel Justiss Jr. Art and Art HistoryCourtney Lewallen Jr. MarketingStacey Ogle Jr. CommunicationsKatie Tippey Jr. EconomicsCourtney Crumby Soph. PsychologyTacoma Morrissey Soph. Pre-lawBailey Sanders Soph. International StudiesKatie Spohr Soph. Pre-businessCathryn Whitlock Soph. Apparel Design

2009Katie Allaway Sr. General Health StudiesJessica Autrey Jr. Interdisciplinary StudiesErika Baranek Fr. CommunicationHelen Barnes Soph. Anthropology

Camille Campbell Soph. Pre-Physical TherapyChelsea Collins Soph. FinanceVictoria Croy Sr. MarketingKatelyn Halicks Soph. Exercise Sports ScienceLauren Hovey Soph. MarketingKristen Iverson Fr. Exercise Sports ScienceSara Leibold Sr. ManagementTacoma Morrissey Jr. GeologyStacey Ogle Sr. Communication StudiesBailey Sanders Jr. International StudiesLaura Skaggs Soph. AdvertisingKatie Smith Soph. Elementary EducationKatherine Spohr Jr. Economics/MarketingPaige Storey Fr. MarketingKathryn Tippey Sr. Economics/MathStephanie Varner Fr. Electrical EngineeringMary Vlasis Soph. Elementary EducationCathryn Whitlock Jr. Apparel and TextilesSarah Witt Jr. Aerospace Engineering

2010Jessica Allaway Jr. Biology Jessica Autrey Sr. Interdisciplinary Erica Baranek Soph. Communication Studies Helen Barnes Jr. Anthropology Daniella Barone Jr. General Health Camille Campbell Jr. Psychology Chelsea Collins Jr. Accounting Sarah Eadon Fr. General Health Amelia Houghton Jr. Psychology Lauren Hovey Jr. Marketing Kristen Iverson Soph. Exercise Science Jennifer Johnson Fr. Journalism Alissa Kranz Jr. Marketing

Sara Leibold Sr. Management Tacoma Morrissey Sr. Geology Stacey Ogle Sr. Communication Studies Jessica Parker Fr. Pre-Med Bailey Sanders Sr. International Studies Jessica Scivley Sr. English Katie Spohr Sr. Economics Mariah Styer Fr. Marketing Valerie Vargas Soph. Exercise Science Stephanie Varner Soph. Electrical Engineering Leigh Waddell Jr. Elementary Education Cathryn Whitlock Sr. Apparel & Textiles Veronica Wilson Soph. Pre-Business Sarah Witt Sr. Aerospace Engineering

2011Jessica Allaway Sr. Biology Erika Baranek Jr. Communication Studies Daniella Barone Sr. Health StudiesTabitha Coleman Jr. BiologySarah Eadon Soph. Human Development and Family StudiesMary Hauswirth Soph. Chemical EngineeringKristen Iverson Jr. Exercise Science Jennifer Johnson Soph. Visual JournalismAlissa Kranz Sr. MarketingJessica Parker Soph. BiologyLaura Skaggs Sr. AdvertisingRenee Strong Fr. Nursing Mariah Styer Soph Management/MarketingLeigh Ann Terch Jr. Health StudiesStephanie Varner Jr. Electrical Engineering Leigh Erin Waddell Sr. Elementary Education Kendall Williamson Soph. Psychology

2009Stacey Ogle Sr. Second Team

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It is one of the best practice and competitive courses in the nation, giving the University of Alabama’s young rowing team an immediate boost. The Black Warrior River, where the Crimson Tide practices and competes, has high banks, long, pro-tected straightaways, and minimal current which

from having the river largely to itself. Alabama is also fortunate that the river is dotted with prime viewing areas for dual meets and regattas, including The Park at Manderson

the Tide’s home events. With its multi-tiered slope down to the edge of the river, the park is a natural ‘stadium’ for cheering on the Crimson Tide. Already endowed with one of the nation’s top competition and practice venues in the Black War-rior River, plans are underway to build a state-of-the-art boathouse for the University of Alabama Rowing program that will encompass everything the Tide needs to continue to move up through the ranks of collegiate rowing. Another step to-ward that new facility was taken when the land for the new boathouse was acquired last year.

When completed, the planned boathouse is projected to include a walking bridge that will connect the facility to campus, as well as space for a restaurant, multiple bays for the Tide’s shells, as well as locker room, meetings spaces and coaches’

The new boathouse will combine with the Tide’s already stellar athletic training, strength and conditioning and academic facilities in providing Alabama rowers with the best of all things.

ALABAMA ROWING ON THE BLACK WARRIOR RIVER

8+ and 4+: Eights (8+) and fours (4+) are the most common collegiate competitions and the two events held at the NCAA Championships. The plus indicates a coxswain on board. Blade: The end of the oar which pulls the boat through the water.Bow: The forward end of the boat that crosses

the forward end of a shell, who typically has a quick catch, stable technique and a shorter arc.Bucket Rigging: Two riggers on the same side next to each other instead of alternated.Coxswain (cox): Person who steers the shell from a seat located in the stern or a lying posi-tion in the bow.Ergs: Short for ergometer; individualized row-ing simulators that help strength and condition-ing.Lightweight: A crew on which each athlete

women).Novice: competition.Regatta: The name of rowing events in which several crews compete.Repechage: A second chance race for those crews which did not automatically advance to

Rigger: The part which attaches an oar to the shell.Run: The distance the shell moves during one stroke.Sculling: Type of rowing where each rower uses two oars.Shell: Boat used in the rowing races. It seats

Four, and ranges in length from 45 feet for a Four to 58 feet for an Eight.Sprints: Used in collegiate competition, this type of race features a course which is 2000 meters long, usually with four to six unmarked or

Stern: The back of the boat; the end the rowers face during competitions.Stroke: A complete cycle of moving the shell through the water; the rower who sits closest to the stern, looks directly at the coxswain in a stern-coxed boat and sets the rhythm for the shell.Sweeping: Type of rowing where each rower uses one oar.Varsity: The collegiate rower who competes beyond the novice level.

ROWING TERMINOLOGY

Rowing is burst after burst of concentrated power —directed by the coxswain—expended by each rower in unison with the sole intent of taking the shell down the water faster than ever before. The focus each member of the boat, and the crew as a whole, must be abso-lute and intense. The effort at key points in the race must reach new levels of intensity for the crew to be at its best in any given race.

Racing demands a mind-over-matter determination that is present in all great athletes. In rowing, the key

ultimate team sport with success coming only when each member of the crew acts in concert, bringing everything to bear, together, to make the boat go faster than ever before. The goals must be universal and the determination among each athlete equal.

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