2013-14 Rowing Media Guide by Alabama Crimson Tide

INTRODUCTION Quick Facts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Alabama President Dr. Judy L. Bonner . . .2 Top Ranked University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Athletics Director Bill Battle . . . . . . . . . . . .4 On Campus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 ROWING STAFF Head Coach Larry Davis . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7 Assistant Coach Derek Tuten . . . . . . . . . . .8 Assistant Coach Megan Patrick . . . . . . . . .8 Rowing Support Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 THE 2014 CRIMSON TIDE Outlook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Roster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Bios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-19 THE HISTORY A Short History of Alabama Rowing . 20-22 Conference USA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 All-Time Roster. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-25 All-Time Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-28 Roll Models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 Academic Success . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29-30 Crimson Tide Honor Roll . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 The Black Warrior River . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 Rowing Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS: OfÀce Phone: (205) 348-6084 Mailing Address Box 870391 Tuscaloosa, AL 35487 Shipping Address 323 Bryant Drive Coleman Coliseum, Room 170 Tuscaloosa, AL 35487

DOUG WALKER Associate A.D./Athletics Communications RICH DAVI Athletics Communications Director AARON JORDAN, JOSH MAXSON, ROOTS WOODRUFF Associate Athletics Communications Directors JESSICA PARÉ & NATHAN SHEEHAN Assistant Athletics Communications Directors KENT GIDLEY & AMELIA BRACKIN Athletic Department Photographers

CREDITS The 2013-14 Alabama Rowing Media Guide is a product of the Crimson Tide’s Athletics Communications Department. It was written and edited by Roots Woodruff and Mallory Knight. Additional editing by Pete LaFleur. Photo credits are due the Alabama Athletics Photography Department and the Athletics Communications archives. Cover photos by Amelia Brackin. Covers by Brent Hollingsworth. Copyright 2013 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.

QUICK FACTS Location: ...................................................................................................... Tuscaloosa, Ala. Enrollment: .............................................................................................................. 34,852 Founded: ......................................................................................................... April 12, 1831 Conference: ........................................... Southeastern (Overall Department)/Conference USA (Rowing) Colors: ........................................................................................... Crimson (PMS 201) & White Nickname: ......................................................................................................... Crimson Tide President: ..................................................................................................... Dr. Judy Bonner NCAA Faculty Representative: .......................................................................... Dr. Kevin Whitaker Athletics Director: .................................................................................................. Bill Battle Associate Athletics Director/Senior Woman Administrator: .............................................. Marie Robbins

THE PROGRAM Head Coach: Larry Davis Alma Mater, Year: Virginia, 1973 Year at Alabama: Eighth 2IÀce 3hoQe: (205) 348-6975 E-Mail Address: ldavis@ia.ua.edu AssistaQt Coach: Derek Tuten Alma Mater, Year: Alabama, 2005 Year at Alabama: Seventh 2IÀce 3hoQe: (205) 348-6476 E-Mail Address: dtuten@ia.ua.edu AssistaQt Coach: Megan Patrick Alma Mater, Year: Princeton, 2001 Year at Alabama: Third 2IÀce 3hoQe: (205) 348-7557 E-Mail Address: mpatrick@ia.ua.edu *radXate AssistaQt Coach: Leigh Ann Terch Alma Mater, Year: Alabama, 2012 Year at Alabama: Second E-Mail Address: lterch@ia.ua.edu 9olXQteer AssistaQt Coach: Tabitha Coleman Alma Mater, Year: Alabama, 2013 Year at Alabama: First E-Mail Address: tcoleman@ia.ua.edu

MaQaJers: -arred *riIÀn and Cole Turner AssistaQt Athletic 7raiQer: Sherry Kimbro *radXate AssistaQt Athletic 7raiQers: Tara Moore and Katie O’Flaherty 'irector oI 3erIormaQce 1XtritioQ: Amy Bragg 5oZiQJ 6treQJth aQd CoQditioQiQJ 6taII: Jim Hamner 5oZiQJ Academic AdYisor: Tyler Roberts 5oZiQJ MarNetiQJ 'irector: Krista Huffman 5oZiQJ MailiQJ Address: Alabama Rowing P.O. Box 870393 Tuscaloosa, AL 35487 5oZiQJ 2YerQiJht 6hiSSiQJ Address: Alabama Rowing 1201 Coliseum Drive Coleman Coliseum, Room 337 Tuscaloosa, AL 35487 )acebooN ² www.facebook.com/AlabamaRow 7Zitter ² @AlabamaRow ,QstaJram ² AlabamaRow

MEDIA INFORMATION ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS

UA VIDEO FEEDS/TELEVISION

The Alabama Athletics Communications Office is located on the ground level of Coleman Coliseum.

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 Athletics Communications Office for more details at 205-348-6084. During the fall and spring, the rowing team’s progress will be covered on “Crimson Tide This Week,” a 30-minute weekly regional sports show.

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 arrangement. Athletes may not be interviewed on meet day until postmeet interviews are granted. Interviews with Alabama rowers must be arranged through the Athletics Communications 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.

SEC VIDEO FEEDS/TELEVISION Participating news affiliates can also select individual clips to insert directly into online stories. Television stations also have access to an FTP account to run content on-air. The SEC Affiliate Network is managed through XOS Digital. To join, please request a participation form from the program’s director, Anna Marie Neri, at aneri@xosdigital.com or at 407670-5049.

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.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

P R E S I D E N T

DR. JUDY L. BONNER

Dr. Judith L. Bonner was named the 28th president of The University of Alabama on November 1, 2012. Founded in 1831, the University is the state’s flagship and a student-centered comprehensive research university. Dr. Bonner served as interim president from March 5 until August 31, 2012. She was promoted to executive vice president and provost on April 1, 2006, after serving as provost and vice president for Academic Affairs since March 2003. During the decade she served as provost, the University underwent transformational change growing from 19,000 students in 2003 to more than 33,600 in 2012. Each year, the academic strength of the student body and the faculty exceeded the record set the previous year. Alabama’s athletics programs likewise have excelled in recent years with four teams winning national championships in 2011-12. Dr. Bonner joined the faculty at The University of Alabama in 1981 as associate professor and head of the department of human nutrition and hospitality. She served as assistant academic vice president from 1985-1990 and as special assistant to the president from 1989-91. Promoted to professor in 1988, she was named dean of the College of Human Environmental Sciences in 1989 and held that position until 2003. Prior to coming to UA, she held faculty appointments in the department of pediatrics at UAB and the department of medical dietetics at The Ohio State University. Dr. Bonner earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from The University of Alabama and her Ph.D. from The Ohio State University, all in nutrition. Her research, focused on nutritional needs of chronically ill children and on eating disorders, has resulted in numerous publications. Dr. Bonner is an active member of civic, scientific and professional organizations. Among other awards and honors, her accolades include the Distinguished Alumni Award from The Ohio State University, the AHEA Leader Award and the award for Outstanding Dietitian for the state of Alabama.

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t 5IF 6OJWFSTJUZ PG "MBCBNB SBOLT GJSTU BNPOH QVCMJD universities nationwide in the enrollment of National Merit Scholars for 2012-2013 with 241 scholars in the fall 2012 freshman class. The ranking also places UA fourth among all universities. Only the University of Chicago, Harvard and the University of Southern California enrolled more National Merit Scholars last fall. t 3BOLFE BNPOH UIF UPQ QVCMJD VOJWFSTJUJFT JO UIF nation in U.S. News and World Reportâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual college rankings for more than a decade, UA ranked 32nd among public universities in the 2013 rankings. UAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s latest college rankings include: t 5IF 4DIPPM PG -BX JT SBOLFE TU BNPOH BMM MBX TDIPPMT in the nation, Spring 2013. t 5IF 4DIPPM PG -JCSBSZ BOE *OGPSNBUJPO 4UVEJFT JT SBOLFE 18th nationally, Spring 2013 t 5IF .#" QSPHSBN JT SBOLFE UI BNPOH BMM .#" programs, Spring 2013 t 6OJWFSTJUZ PG "MBCBNB TUVEFOUT DPOUJOVF UP XJO prestigious national awards. Three UA students were named Goldwater Scholars and one was named a Truman Scholar in 2012, bringing UAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s totals for the last 25 years to 37 Goldwater Scholars and eight Truman Scholars. The University of Alabama has produced a total of 15 Rhodes Scholars and numerous Hollings Scholars. t 5IF 6" -JCSBSJFT SBOL UI PVU PG 6 4 BOE Canadian university libraries qualifying for membership in the prestigious Association of Research Libraries and 32nd among public university libraries. UA has made dramatic improvement in the rankings, moving up from 102nd overall and 64th among public university libraries in the last 10 years. t &OSPMMNFOU BU 5IF 6OJWFSTJUZ PG "MBCBNB SFBDIFE a record high of 33,602 for fall 2012. The entering freshman class, at 6,397 students, is the largest in UA history and includes 1,725 students who had a 4.0 or higher high school grade point average.

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BILL BATTLE

D I R E C T O R

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William R. “Bill” Battle was named Director of Athletics at The University of Alabama on Friday, March 22, 2013, succeeding Mal Moore who had held the position since November, 1999. Battle joined the Crimson Tide after a career as a college football coach and entrepreneur that consistently was hallmarked by innovation and foresight. A native of Birmingham, Ala., Battle attended The University of Alabama on a football scholarship and enjoyed a successful playing career as a three-year starter at end for the Crimson Tide under legendary head coach Paul “Bear” Bryant from 1960-62. Battle was a member of Bryant’s first national championship team at Alabama in 1961. Generally regarded as the team’s best end throughout his playing career, he came to Tuscaloosa after starring in three sports at Birmingham’s West End High School. An excellent student, Battle holds a bachelor’s degree from The University of Alabama and a master’s degree from The University of Oklahoma. He was an Academic All-SEC selection as a senior in 1962 and was selected to play in the Senior Bowl all-star game in Mobile, Ala., in January of 1963. Battle was named first team tight end and second team defensive end on The University of Alabama All Decade Team of the 1960s. Battle entered the coaching profession as a graduate assistant at The University of Oklahoma in 1963 under famed head coach Bud Wilkinson. In 1964 and 1965, he served as an assistant coach at the United States Military Academy while serving a two-year military tour. In 1966, he moved on to the University of Tennessee, where he served as an assistant coach under head coach Doug Dickey for four seasons (1966-69) until he was named head coach of the Volunteers in 1970. When he was named head coach, Battle was the youngest head coach in college football at the age of 28. During his seven-year tenure as the Tennessee head coach (1970-76), Battle’s teams went 59-22-2, finished three seasons ranked in the nation’s top 10 among five top-20 finishes and won four out of five bowl games. Battle’s Tennessee teams won 11 games once (1970) and at least 10 games in three different seasons (1970, 1971 and 1972). His first Tennessee team finished the season ranked fourth in both national polls. The 1971 team finished ninth in both national polls while his 1972 Tennessee squad had a final ranking of eighth by the Associated Press and 11th in the coaches’ poll. Battle began a career in the private sector after his coaching career ended. He held various positions within Circle S Industries in Selma, Ala., and served as president of two different companies, as well as vice chairman of the Circle S Holding Company board. During his six years at Circle S, the organization grew from two companies earning $12 million in annual sales to 10 companies earning $60 million.

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Battle founded The Collegiate Licensing Company (CLC) in 1981, and he served as president and chief executive officer (CEO) until 2002. He also served as chairman of the board of Licensing Partners International (LPI), which was created in 2001 to represent the licensing interests of non-collegiate sports properties, as well as corporate and entertainment properties. A 1981 inductee into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame, Battle was inducted as the first member in the charter class of the National Collegiate Licensing Association Hall of Fame in 2000. He received the 2005 Paul W. Bryant Alumni Athlete Award at The University of Alabama and was inducted into the International Licensing Industry Merchandisers Association (LIMA) Hall of Fame in 2008. Battle received a National Football Foundation award in December 2008 for Outstanding Contributions to Amateur Football. In June 2010, he was inducted into the National Association of Collegiate Marketing Administrators’ (NACMA) Hall of Fame and later was inducted into the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame, receiving its Lifetime Achievement Award in 2011. Battle currently serves on the boards of the Bank of North Georgia, the Bryant-Jordan Student-Athlete Foundation, The University of Alabama A-Club Educational & Charitable Foundation, the Crimson Tide Foundation, and the National Football Foundation. Battle’s wife Mary is a summa cum laude graduate of the University of Texas School of Nursing, with a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing. She earned a Masters of Science in healthcare administration from the University of AlabamaBirmingham. Mary currently serves on the board of WellStar Health Systems of Atlanta, Ga., where she also serves on the WellStar’s Foundation Board, in addition to serving as chairperson of WellStar’s Major Gifts Committee. A member of the Arthritis Foundation of Birmingham, she is active in fundraising for research of rheumatoid arthritis. The Battles have been active in fundraising for UAB’s Department of Rheumatology and the school’s Stem Cell Institute. In their leisure time, the Battles enjoy life on their ranch in Georgia. Mary is an avid equestrian while Bill enjoys working on various projects around the ranch.

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KEVIN ALMOND

MILTON OVERTON

RONNY ROBERTSON

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SENIOR ASSOCIATE A.D. TECHNOLOGY ADVANCEMENT

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JON DEVER

CAROL PARK

ASSOCIATE A.D. STUDENT SERVICES

ASSOCIATE A.D. BUSINESS

MARIE ROBBINS JONATHAN BOWLING

ASSOCIATE A.D. SENIOR WOMAN ADMINISTRATOR

ASSOCIATE A.D. COMPLIANCE

JEFF PURINTON

DOUG WALKER

JEFF ALLEN

CHRIS BESANCENEY

TOMMY FORD

BRAD LEDFORD

AARON VOLD

DR. KEVIN WHITAKER

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ASSISTANT A.D. SPORTS MEDICINE

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ALABAMA ROWING

On Campus

Life on The University of Alabama campus is defined by opportunities. If you want to get involved, join one of more than 350 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 performances, art galleries and exhibitions, lectures and readings by writers, poets and experts on every topic imaginable. You can enrich your knowledge of the state and University’s history by visiting one of UA’s fine museums, 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 beautiful places in the state of Alabama. The Ferguson Center was completed in 1973. Plans at the time called for the building to be constructed over Woods Hall, but it was built slightly to the north thanks to a student campaign to save the art building. The Ferguson Center Game Room located on the first floor is the perfect place to unwind, test your skill at a 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 from the daily pressures of college life. The University of Alabama offers a complete educational, cultural and social experience. Whatever your interests, you’ll find a group, an organization, an activity or a program that will appeal to you at UA. The newly expanded Student Recreation Center offers first-class recreation facilities for students, faculty and staff. It includes two multiuse gyms, nine multi-purpose courts, weight machines, 1/8-mile jogging track, extensive cardio area, locker rooms, indoor swimming pool, dry and steam saunas, 12 lighted tennis courts, four aerobics 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 waterpark-type slide and plenty of deck space.

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COACHES/STAFF

LARRY DAVIS Head Coach

8th Season

VIRGINIA, 1973 It’s obvious that Larry Davis, now in his eighth season as the Crimson Tide’s head rowing coach, with a true passion for the sport of rowing and a strong relationship with the city of Tuscaloosa, is doing exactly what he’s always wanted to. “I love the sport of rowing and I really have a commitment to the sport, the University and the city of Tuscaloosa,” Davis said. “It makes it easier to do this job when you have student-athletes who are hungry and want to achieve and have that same kind of approach to the sport that you do. I’ve been involved with rowing a long time and it makes coaching easier when you have a bunch of people around you who love the sport as much as you do.” Now in his 16th 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 span, he has helped the sport grow and flourish, making the Tide one of the fastest rising teams on the national scene. “One of the things that I’ve learned over time is

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that good things take time and you have to put them all in layers, 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 goal.” It’s no easy task taking a club team and building it into a successful NCAA Division-I program, however six years down the road, Davis and his staff 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 rowing under Davis. In the program’s first year, the Tide earned top-5 finishes at many of the regattas it competed in and won a number of races in dual-meet competitions against established programs. At the Dad Vail College Championships, the Tide advanced to the semifinals in all of its races, unheard of for such an inexperienced squad. The next two seasons saw the Tide continue to make enormous strides, including a silver medal at the esteemed Head of the Charles Regatta when the Varsity 8+ grabbed second place in the women’s Club race. That spring, Alabama went to the Southern Intercollegiate Rowing Championships and came away with another silver medal in the Varsity 8+ race. In 2009, the Tide posted a top-10 finish at the Head of the Charles, bettering 35 other boats as well as advancing four boats to the finals of its first South/Central Sprint Championships. In 2010, led by the program’s first group of fourthyear seniors, Alabama earned another medal at the Head of the Charles when it took third in the Club 8+ race. The Tide also earned its first varsity gold medal at the SIRA Championships when the Varsity 4+ took top honors. The 2010 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 the team hadn’t had up to that point was the ability to chase a conference championship,” Davis said “It is a great motivator

throughout the year. Instead of just pushing along and seeing how we do, we have our sights set on specific teams and getting past them.” The 2011 season saw the Tide take a huge step forward, starting with another top-10 finish at the Head of the Charles, followed by 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 and earning Davis’ squad the inaugural Conference USA Boat of the Week honor as well as the Row2K.com Crew of the Week recognition. 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.” Returning to the San Diego Crew Classic in 2012, Alabama again saw success with the First Varsity 8+ and the Second Varsity 8+ posting top-10 finishes. The Tide had a solid showing in its third Conference USA Championships, finishing just one point out of sixth place, taking seventh overall with 20 points. Under Davis’ direction, Tide rowers have not only seen success on the water but they have excelled in the classroom as well. Over the past seven years, Alabama rowers have earned the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association’s Scholar-Athlete Award 56 times, including seven in 2012-13. In 2010, the Tide’s 11 CRCA ScholarAthlete Awards led the nation. On a conference level, Alabama’s rowers have been named to the Southeastern Conference Academic-Honor Roll 126 times, including 17 in 2012 and 2013. In its first four years as a member of C-USA,

COACHES & STAFF LARRY DAVIS CAREER AT A GLANCE HIRED: Feb. 2, 2006 FAMILY: Wife, Vicki HOMETOWN: Arlington, Va.

Davis’ crew has turned in one of the conference’s best total with nine 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 five of the past six years. That kind of success for such a young program is nothing 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 we can fulfill,” Davis said. His plan includes steady, continuous improvement in all phases of the program each year. “Starting from almost scratch, to see it move along to this point, it’s very rewarding to see that kind of growth,” Davis said. “We need to realize that we still have a long way to go, but there’s so much opportunity here I can’t see us not achieving the kind of success 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 its new rowing coach. “Larry is well-respected and connected in the rowing community and brings immediate respect to our program,” former Alabama Athletics Director Mal Moore said. Davis’ past in rowing spans four decades, including more than 25 years 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 Director of Wellness and Aquatics at the YMCA of Tuscaloosa County. Prior to his time in Tuscaloosa, Davis spent 198193 at Marist College in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., where he was head coach of the varsity crew and served as the school’s compliance officer. He led Marist to wins at the MAAC 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, he 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 qualified for the World Championships 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 member 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 numerous competitions, including the Mid-American Championship and the Southern Collegiate Rowing Association Championship. During his time in Charlottesville, the Cavaliers finaled at the Dad Vail Small College Championships three times, 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 by a master’s in counseling in 1977. He is married to the former Vicki Barnes of Madison, Ala.

ALABAMA UNDER DAVIS - BY THE NUMBERS: 2 CRCA All-South Region selections 4 C-USA All-Conference rowers 9 C-USA All-Academic Team selections 126 SEC Academic Honor Roll selections 31 Rowers have earned the CRCA Scholar Award 56 times COLLEGIATE COACHING EXPERIENCE: Head Coach, University of Alabama 2006-present Head Coach, Marist College 1981-93 Head Coach, Alabama-Huntsville 1977-81 CLUB COACHING EXPERIENCE: Head Coach, Alabama Crew, 1998-2006 INTERNATIONAL COACHING EXPERIENCE: Assistant Coach, United States National Team 1983 World Championships Germany Assistant Coach, United States National Team 1983 Pan American Games Venezuela Team manager, United States National Team 1987 World Championships Denmark ATHLETIC CAREER: University of Virginia, 1970-73 -Gold Medal, Mid-American Championship -Bronze Medal, Dad Vail Small College Championship -Three Gold Medals, SIRA Championships -Three Gold Medals, Washington, D.C. Metro Area Championships Washington-Lee High School, 1966-69 -Gold Medal, Royal Henley Regatta -Stotesbury Trophy winner -Gold Medal, Canadian Scholastic School Boy National Championship

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EDUCATION: Bachelor’s of Accounting, University of Virginia, 1973 Master’s of Counselor Education University of Virginia, 1977

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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.

Tuten served as head coach of the Alabama Crew Club prior to joining the Crimson Tide staff in the summer of 2007. As the club coach, he led the men to a win at the Head of the South and a Ànalist spot at the S.I.R.A. Championships.

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

“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.”

DEREK TUTEN Assistant Coach

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.”

7th Season

ALABAMA, 2005

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Derek Tuten is in his seventh year as an assistant 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

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 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 opportunity 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.”

spend time there not only continuing 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 rowing teams. She served as an assistant coach for the Oxford University Women’s Boat Club from 2006-09 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 Heavyweight 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 at the IRAs during that time.

MEGAN PATRICK Assistant Coach

3rd Season

PRINCETON, 2001 Megan Patrick is in her third year as an assistant coach with the Alabama rowing team. Her primary duties include serving as the Crimson Tide’s recruiting coordinator 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

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In 2001, she set a course record at the Eastern Sprints and competed in the Ànal of the Ladies Challenge Plate at Henley Royal Regatta. Patrick went on to cox for Oxford University 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 doctorate,” Davis said. “She gives our program a little more diversity and vision as to where we want to go.”

As a Àve-time Henley Royal Regatta competitor, Patrick was a Ladies Challenge Plate Ànalist in 2001, a Britannia Cup semiÀnalist in 2003, a Remenham Cup TuarterÀnalist in 2004, a Temple Challenge Cup semiÀnalist in 2005, and a Henley 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.

LEIGH ANN TERCH Graduate Assistant Coach

2nd Season

ALABAMA, 2012 Leigh Ann Terch is in her second season as a graduate assistant coach on the Crimson Tide’s staff. Terch’s coaching career comes after a standout four-year career as an Alabama rower, which culminated in the Birmingham, Ala., native being named to the AllConference USA rowing squad as a senior. Terch started her career by earning Alabama’s Row Tide Pride award after leading her crew to a gold-medal Ànish in the Grand Final of the SIRA Championships Novice 8+ race. As a junior, Terch was once again a part of a gold-medal-winning boat at the SIRA Championships, leading the Tide’s Second Varsity 8+ to a Àrst-place Ànish. In the classroom, Terch was a regular on the

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inlcuding a senior-year stint as the Tide’s captain. Coleman’s stand-out performance on and off the water resulted in the Chancellor, Ala. native being named to the 2013 Conference USA All-Academic team and First Team All-Conference USA. As a senior, Coleman was part of the bronzemedal-winning boat at the Head of the Charles, leading to the Tide’s Club 8+ to a third-place Ànish. In the classroom, Coleman regularly landed on the Dean’s list with an overall collegiate GPA of 3.66. During her rowing career, Coleman was named a Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association ScholarAthlete and was also part of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and Omicron Delta Kappa Society. Coleman’s academic accolades also included earning a spot on the Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll. She graduated with a bachelor’s degree in biology and history. Outside of the classroom and rowing, Coleman spearheaded the 2012 Locks of Love event and also gave time to Habitat for Humanity, Al’s Pal’s, Read Across America and Hands on Tuscaloosa. In 2013, Coleman was named as a SEC Brad Davis Award Nominee for her outstanding efforts in community service.

TABITHA COLEMAN Volunteer Assistant Coach

1st Season

ALABAMA, 2013 Tabitha Coleman is in her Àrst season as a volunteer assistant coach with the Crimson Tide rowing staff. Coleman’s volunteer coaching career follows her four-year career as an Alabama rower,

ROWING SUPPORT STAFF

AMY BRAGG

JARRED GRIFFIN

JIM HAMNER

KRISTA HUFFMAN

SHERRY KIMBRO

PERFORMANCE NUTRITION

MANAGER

STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING COACH

ASSISTANT MARKETING DIRECTOR

ASSOCIATE ATHLETIC TRAINER

TARA MOORE

KATIE O’FLAHERTY

TYLER ROBERTS

COLE TURNER

GRADUATE ASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRAINER

ATHLETIC ACADEMIC ADVISOR

MANAGER

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Dean’s and President’s List and earned Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association Scholar Athlete honors as well as a place on the Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll and the Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll. She graduated with a bachelor’s degree in health studies Prior to joining the Tide rowing team as a freshman in the fall of 2008, Terch played softball for Mountain Brook High School, serving as team captain as a senior.

OUTLOOK

2013 OUTLOOK Previewing the 2014 Crimson Tide Rowing Team

2013-14 ALABAMA ROWING OUTLOOK When it comes to the sport of rowing, there are actually several well-defined parts of a stroke. There’s the catch, which is the beginning of the stroke when the blade enters the water, the drive, when the rower starts to apply the power to the oar, and the finish. If you used the same terms to describe the progress of the University of Alabama program, which just became a varsity sport in 2006, it’s probably somewhere between the catch and drive stages. While the Crimson Tide has enjoyed success, it hopes to start making some real strides in the near future. “Now it’s just a matter of honing things,” head coach Larry Davis said. “We are looking for more consistency, execution, and aggressiveness throughout each race. We made progress in those areas last season, but it didn’t always show up in end results in terms of wins and losses.” “Any time you go into a big competition for the first time, like the NCAA Championships, you’re not sure of yourself,” Davis said. “You don’t have the confidence, you’re not sure of all the things that you have to do. You’re a little distracted and a little intimidated. We’ve been working to make sure that when our time comes, we’re ready for it by going against some big teams in big-time situations. That’s

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why we’ve put ourselves, over the past couple of years, in positions where it’s a little over our heads, because it takes time to adapt to racing at that level.” While this year’s Crimson Tide is young, with just three seniors on the roster – Veronica Bruner, Brianne Hadar, and Lynsey Marshall – Davis is looking for Alabama to make a big surge over the next couple of years. Last season, during just the fourth year of the Conference USA Rowing Championships – but first time that it provided an automatic qualifier for the NCAA Championships - the Crimson Tide came in 10th. Specifically, in the Petite Finals the Varsity 4+ boat took second, while the Varsity 8+ and Second Varsity 8+ both placed fourth. The Novice 8+ boat made the Grand Final and placed sixth. “One of the things that was encouraging about last spring was even though we had a little tougher time than we wanted, the girls never gave up,” Davis said. “They kept their attitude and kept making improvement. To me that means we’re on the right track.” For the program to get ahead, though, Davis is looking for certain things to happen in the near future.

First, while the Crimson Tide trains on the Black Warrior River, which is considered an ideal venue for racing, its state-of-the-art boathouse is in the planning stages with construction slated to be completed in the fall of 2014. Once that is finished, having a top-notch facility can only help land high-profile recruits, and maybe even some top international talent. “We’ve expanded our recruiting base, but we’re looking to get that next-level athlete,” he said. “If you are looking at the top 10, 12 teams in the United States, they have people who have gone on to the Olympics, been on the junior-national team and on the under-23 Worlds teams. We need to have some of that within our program.” Academically, the Tide is already on that championship track with seven members of the 2012-13 squad earning Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association’s Scholar Athlete Awards. The Crimson Tide also had 28 rowers earn a place on the Commissioner’s Honor Roll, with six landing C-USA Academic Medals. “We’re steadily getting better in all phases of the program,” Davis said. “We’re excited for the future, because we know we’ve created the base here for a top-level program.”

OUTLOOK Name Ashley Allison Courtney Atkinson Joyce Auguste Kathleen Bentley Kate Bishop Caroline Blackington Kelly Boyle Veronica Bruner Jacklin Byers Kaitlin Carlisle Kathryn Case Emily Chadwell Katie Chambers Tori Cohen Erin Delaney Olivia Dennis Alyssa Drevenak Melissa Etter Madeleine Evans Christina Gusella Brianne Hadar Rachel Henderson Delia Hurley Michaela Kowatch Jennifer Kubisch Zoe Lynch Abby Marks Lynsey Marshall Dani Mazer MacKenzie Murphy Maggie Nugent Caitlin O’Neil Logan O’Neil Rachel Palmer Abigail Palmer Jennifer Parker Shelby Phillips Ali Pospisil Maureen Purcell Ashlyn Roze Kelsey Scanlan Katherine Scott Kendall Scullion Alexa Shannon Jenee Small Alexandra Smith Miller Tuohy Elizabeth Van Zandt Jennifer Wagner Jackie Woudenberg Jamie Ziolkowski

Height 5-8 5-10 5-7 5-8 6-1 5-6 5-6 5-9 6-0 5-3 5-7 5-9 5-7 4-11 5-7 5-10 5-10 5-4 5-5 5-3 5-6 5-10 5-5 5-9 5-9 5-2 5-8 5-9 5-8 5-6 5-8 5-8 5-6 5-11 5-10 5-6 5-9 5-7 5-11 5-9 5-8 5-5 5-6 5-7 6-0 5-10 5-9 5-1 5-9 5-8 6-1

Class Jr. So. So. So. So. Jr. Jr. Sr. So. So. So. Jr. So. So. So. So. Jr. Jr. So. So. Sr. So. Fr. Fr. So. Jr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Jr. So. So. Fr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Fr. So. Fr. So. Fr. Fr. So. So. Jr. Jr. Jr. Fr.

CRIMSON TIDE BY CLASS Hometown High School Ocoee, Fla. Edgewater San Clemente, Calif. San Clemente Jacksonville, Fla. Stanton College Prep Dallas, Texas Ursuline Academy of Dallas Eugene, Ore. South Eugene Saratoga Spring, N.Y. Saratoga Oakdale, N.Y. St. Anthony’s Long Beach, Calif. Rosary Lorton, Va. South County Washington, D.C. James Madison Dallas, Texas Highland Park Cote De Caza, Calif. Mater Dei Catholic Charlotte, N.C. Mater Dei Catholic Tallahassee, Fla. Chiles Albany, N.Y. Bethlehem Central Odessa, Fla. Menomonee Falls St. Louis, Mo. Villa Duchesne Kingwood, Texas Kingwood San Jose, Calif. Notre Dame San Jose Hilton Head Island, S.C. Hilton Head Island Tallahassee, Fla. Lincoln Ashland, Mass. Ashland Buffalo, N.Y. Nardin Academy Spring City, Penn. Owen J Roberts Elizabethtown, Ky. John Hardin Winter Park, Fla. Winter Park Germantown, Wis. Germantown Gloucester, Va. Gloucester Woodbridge, Va. Forest Park Cleveland, Ohio Hudson Milton, Ga. Milton/Cambridge Old Lyme, Conn. Old Lyme Guilderland, N.Y. Troy Houston, Texas Spring Woods Zelienople, Penn. Seneca Valley Roswell, Ga. Centennial Rochester, N.Y. Pittsford Sutherland Geneva, Ill. Geneva Mineola, N.Y. Our Lady of Mercy Ocean City, N.J. Ocean City Sugar Hill, Ga. North Gwinnett Indianapolis, Ind. Park Tudor Novato, Calif. Convent of the Sacred Heart Vienna, Va. James Madison Queens, N.Y. Benjamin N. Cardozo Flower Mound, Texas Marius Newton, Mass. Newton North San Francisco, Calif. Convent of the Sacred Heart Newton Square, Pa. Academy of Notre Dame Phoenix, Ariz. John Marshall Grafton, Wis. Grafton

SENIORS (3)

Victoria Bruner Brianne Hadar Lynsey Marshall JUNIORS (13)

Ashley Allison Caroline Blackington Kelly Boyle Emily Chadwell Alyssa Drevenak Melissa Etter Zoe Lynch Caitlin O’Neil Logan O’Neil Maureen Purcell Elizabeth Van Zandt Jennifer Wagner Jackie Woudenberg

2013 OUTLOOK

2014 ALABAMA ROWING ROSTER

SOPHOMORES (21)

Courtney Atkinson Joyce Auguste Kathleen Bentley Kate Bishop Jacklin Byers Kaitlin Carlisle Kathryn Case Katie Chambers Tori Cohen Erin Delaney Olivia Dennis Madeleine Evans Christina Gusella Rachel Henderson Jennifer Kubisch Rachel Palmer Abigail Palmer Kelsey Scanlan Kendall Scullion Alexandra Smith Miller Tuohy FRESHMAN (14)

Delia Hurley Michaela Kowatch Abby Marks Dani Mazer MacKenzie Murphy Maggie Nugent Jennifer Parker Shelby Phillips Ali Pospisil Ashlyn Roze Katherine Scott Alexa Shannon Jenee Small Jamie Ziolkowski

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PLAYER PROFILES ASHLEY ALLISON t +VOJPS Ocoee, Fla. EDGEWATER

PROFILES

ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS: Sophomore - 2012-13 Earned first-place as part the Collegiate 8+ at the Chattanooga Head Race â&#x20AC;Ś part of the Club 8 thirdplace finish at Head of the Charles â&#x20AC;Ś finished third at the Head of the Hooch as part of the Varsity 8+ â&#x20AC;Ś part of the Tideâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first- and third-place First Varsity 8+ finishes at the Cardinal Invitational â&#x20AC;Ś other First Varsity 8+ finishes included second place at the Clemson Dual Regatta, third place against Central Florida and West Virginia, and two second-place finishes at the Dale England Cup â&#x20AC;Ś earned Deanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s List (3.5 or better GPA) for the fall and spring semesters ... earned CRCA Scholar Athlete Award (3.5 GPA or higher) â&#x20AC;Ś earned Conference USA Academic Medal (3.75 or better GPA) â&#x20AC;Ś named to Conference USA Commissionerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Honor Roll. Freshman - 2011-12 Began her Crimson Tide career as part of the Novice 8+ that took first place at the Chattanooga Head Race ... rowed in the Novice 8+ that took third and the Varsity 8+ boat that finished 10th at the Head of the Hooch ... part of the First Varsity 8+ boat that finished second at the Oak Ridge Regatta ... part of two top-10 finishes with the Second Varsity 8+ boats at the prestigious San Diego Crew Classic, including a sixth-place finish in the Jackie Ann Stitt Hungness Trophy race ... part of the Second Varsity 8+ boat that finished second in Rhode Island ... rowed with Second Varsity 8+ boat that took second during the Tideâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s home meet against Iowa ... named to the C-USA Commissionerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Honor Roll ... earned Presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s List (4.0 GPA) for the spring semester ... earned a spot on the Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll. Prep Highlights Named team captain as a senior ... earned the Most Valuable Rower award ... placed second scholastically in the V4+ Grand Final at the Florida State Championships ... finished in the top 10 in all races at the Southern Erg Sprints ... National Honor Society treasure â&#x20AC;Ś Beta Club ... Engineering, Science and Technology Magnet Program ... National Merit finalist. Personal Information Full name: Ashley Kaye Allison ... daughter of Trish Rivard and Tracy Allison ... stepfather, Ron Rivard stepmother Toni Allison ... brother, Ryan ... sisters, Cassie, Megan and Mia ... aerospace engineering major ... born Nov. 10, 1992.

COURTNEY ATKINSON t 4PQIPNPSF San Clemente, Calif. SAN CLEMENTE ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS: Freshman - 2012-13 Began her Crimson Tide career as part of the Second Varsity 8+ that posted a first- and two third-place finishes at the Cardinal Invitational â&#x20AC;Ś part of the second-place finish at the Clemson Dual Regatta â&#x20AC;Ś second-place finishes included the Tideâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s home meet against Central Florida and West Virginia and the

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Knecht Cup â&#x20AC;Ś finished third with the Second Varsity 8+ (petite finals) at the Knecht Cup â&#x20AC;Ś also earned two second-place finishes at the Dale England Cup, with the First Varsity 8+ boat â&#x20AC;Ś earned Deanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s List (3.5 or better GPA) for the fall semester ... named to Conference USA Commissionerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Honor Roll (3.0 GPA). Prep Highlights Rowed for Marketa DeQuine at the Newport Aquatic Center ... had a first-place petite final at the San Diego Crew Classic in 2010 ... member of the school orchestra and the District Honor Orchestra ... named to the Principalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Honor Roll and the Superintendent Honor Roll ... competed in club soccer. Personal Information Full name: Courtney Justine Atkinson ... daughter of Debbie Carroll and Brian Atkinson ... stepfather, Mike Carroll ... brothers, Sean Atkinson and Bryant Carroll â&#x20AC;Ś sister, Kristi ... exercise science major ... born Dec. 16, 1993.

JOYCE AUGUSTE t 4PQIPNPSF Jacksonville, Fla. STANTON COLLEGE PREP ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS: Freshman - 2012-13 Began her career split between Second Varsity 8+ and First Varsity 8+ boats â&#x20AC;Ś placed second in 2x at the Chattanooga Head Race â&#x20AC;Ś rowed in the Second Varsity 8+ that posted one first-place and two thirdplace finishes at the Cardinal Invitational â&#x20AC;Ś finishes with the Second Varsity 8+ included second place at the Clemson Dual Regatta and against Central Florida and West Virginia â&#x20AC;Ś rowed in the First Varsity 4+ boat that earned three second-place finishes at the Dale England Cup â&#x20AC;Ś earned a second-place finish with First Varsity 4+ at the Conference USA Championships. Prep Highlights Rowed for Kenneth Black at Stanton College Prep ... led Stanton to a trio of Jacksonville City Championships ... rowed at the Head of the Charles in Stantonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Varsity 4 as a senior ... finished second in the Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Varsity Double at the 2012 Florida State Rowing Association Championships ... earned Coaches Award and Ergmaster Award as a senior ... named Most Improved Rower as a freshman ... member of the Stanton Medical Society ... member of the Student Leadership team ... four-year volunteer at St. Lukeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hospital. Personal Information Full name: Joyce Ruth Auguste ... daughter of Alourdes and Joseph Auguste ... sisters, Rachel and Kyra ... psychology major ... born May 17, 1994.

KATHLEEN BENTLEY t 4PQIPNPSF Dallas, Texas URSULINE ACADEMY OF DALLAS

ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS: Freshman- 2012-13 Began her career with the Second Varsity 4+ boatâ&#x20AC;Ś placed third with the Second Varsity 4+ at the Cardinal Invitationalâ&#x20AC;Ś earned a third-place finish at the Dale England Cup with the Second Varsity 4+â&#x20AC;Ś part of the Second Varsity 4+ that earned two secondplace finishes at the Dale England Cup.

Prep Highlights: Rowed for Jules Slim of the Dallas Rowing Club ... part of the 2011 Texas State 4X Championship squad ... finished third in the Central Region 4X ... rowed with the Ursuline Crew, U.S. Junior National Development Team and Dallas Rowing Club Juniors ... 2011-12 DRC team captain ... member of the Invisible Children Club, Bear Faithful, ISAS Arts Festival ... member of the honor roll ... participated in Refugee Outreach Community Service and Maple Lawn Elementary tutoring. Personal Information: Full name: Kathleen Elizabeth Bentley ... daughter of Melanie Bentley and Thomas Kurt ... sister, Kellianne ... family members, Emily and Adrianne Egge, rowed for the University of Virginia ... pre-medicine major ... born August 8, 1994.

KATE BISHOP t 4PQIPNPSF Eugene, Ore. SOUTH EUGENE ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS: Freshman - 2012-13 Began her Crimson Tide career as part of the Second Varsity 8+ that took first place at the Cardinal Invitational, along with two third-place finishes â&#x20AC;Ś other Second Varsity 8+ finishes included a secondplace finish at the Clemson Dual Regatta, against Central Florida and West Virginia, and at the Knecht Cup â&#x20AC;Ś finished third in the petite finals at the Knecht Cup â&#x20AC;Ś earned three second-place finishes at the Dale England Cup â&#x20AC;Ś named to the Conference USA Commissionerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Honor Roll (3.0 GPA). Prep Highlights Rowed for Megan Hooley at the Oregon Association of Rowers ... competed at the Head of the Charles from 2009-2011 ... finished ninth at the Junior Nationals in the Varsity 4+ ... invited to the U.S. Rowing CanAmMex Team selection camp. Personal Information Full name: Kate Anne Bishop ... daughter of Jill Hollingsworth and Dennis Bishop ... exercise science major ... born Nov. 14, 1994.

CAROLINE BLACKINGTON t +VOJPS Saratoga Spring, N.Y. SARATOGA ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS: Sophomore - 2012-13 Earned two first-place finishes as a part of the Collegiate 8+ and Collegiate 2 at the Chattanooga Head Race â&#x20AC;Ś rowed Club 8 at the Head of the Charles for a third-place finish â&#x20AC;Ś earned a third-place finish with Varsity 8+ at the Head of the Hooch â&#x20AC;Ś earned a first-place finish and two third-place finishes with the Second Varsity 8+ at the Cardinal Invitational â&#x20AC;Ś rowed with the Second Varsity 8+ for second-place finishes at the Clemson Dual Regatta, Central Florida and West Virginia, and at the Knecht Cup â&#x20AC;Ś earned a third-place finish in the Second Varsity 8+ petite finals at the Knecht Cup â&#x20AC;Ś part of the Second Varsity 8+ boat that posted three second-place finishes at the Dale England Cup.

KELLY BOYLE t +VOJPS Oakdale, N.Y. ST. ANTHONYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS: Sophomore- 2012-13 Redshirt Freshman â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2011-12 Rowed on the Novice 8+ winning races against Louisville and Kansas at the Oak Ridge Regatta. Prep Highlights Competed in rowing at St. Anthonyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s High School â&#x20AC;Ś led high school rowing team to second-place finishes at New Yorkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Championship in 2008, 2009 and 2010, and to a first-place finish at Long Island Championships in 2008 and 2009 â&#x20AC;Ś 2010-11 Senior Captain of St. Anthonyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Varsity Women. Personal Information Full name: Kelly Theresa Boyle â&#x20AC;Ś daughter of Robert and Diane Boyle â&#x20AC;Ś English major â&#x20AC;Ś born March 4, 1993.

VERONICA BRUNER t 4FOJPS Long Beach, Calif. ROSARY ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS: Junior- 2012-13 Opened her Crimson Tide rowing career as part of the Second Varsity 4+ boat â&#x20AC;Ś rowed as a part of the Second Varsity 4+ boat at the Clemson Dual Regatta

PLAYER PROFILES for a second-place finish â&#x20AC;Ś earned a first-place finish against Central Florida and West Virginia. Collegiate Highlights Rowed as part of the club team at Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, Calif. ... competed in the Varsity 4+ at the WIRA Championships, advancing to the grand finals ... played club water polo at the University of Arizona in 2010 and 2011. Prep Highlights Competed in swimming, water polo and soccer for Rosary High School ... member of the California Scholarship Federation â&#x20AC;Ś National Honor Society. Personal Information Full name: Veronica Erin Bruner ... daughter of Tara and Jim Bruner ... health studies major ... born April 9, 1991.

JACKLIN BYERS t 4PQIPNPSF Lorton, Va. SOUTH COUNTY ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS: Freshman- 2012-13 Earned Presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s List (4.0 GPA) for the fall and spring semesters ... Named to the Conference USA Commissionerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Honor Roll (3.0 GPA or better) â&#x20AC;Ś earned a Conference USA Academic Medal (3.75 GPA or better). Prep Highlights Competed in junior varsity basketball and served as the varsity boys basketball manager at South County Secondary School â&#x20AC;Ś earned letters in academics, athletics and music â&#x20AC;Ś 2010 Coaches Award for rowing â&#x20AC;Ś Alpha Lambda Delta â&#x20AC;Ś Crimson Scholar. Personal Information Full name: Jacklin Sue Byers â&#x20AC;Ś daughter of Linda and Tim Byers â&#x20AC;Ś brother, Daniel â&#x20AC;Ś public relations major â&#x20AC;Ś born April 22, 1994.

KAITLIN CARLISLE t 4PQIPNPSF Washington, D.C. JAMES MADISON ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS: Freshman- 2012-13 Started her Crimson Tide career rowing for the Novice 8+ and the First Novice 8+ â&#x20AC;Ś earned a first-place finish with the Novice 8+ at the Chattanooga Head Race â&#x20AC;Ś part of the First Novice 8+ that posted firstand second-place finishes at the Cardinal Invitational â&#x20AC;Ś rowed with the Novice 8+ for a second-place finish at the Cardinal Invitational â&#x20AC;Ś also rowed with the Novice 8+ against Central Florida and West Virginia â&#x20AC;Ś rowed to two second-place finishes with the Novice 8+ at the Knecht Cupâ&#x20AC;Śpart of the first Novice 8+ that turned in three second-place finishes at the Dale England Cup â&#x20AC;Ś part of the third-place Novice 8+ that competed at the Conference USA Championships â&#x20AC;Ś earned Deanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s List (3.5 or better GPA) for the fall and spring semesters. Prep Highlights Competed in rowing for three years at James Madison High Schoolâ&#x20AC;Ś served as captain of the rowing team as a senior â&#x20AC;Ś National Honor Society. Personal Information Full name: Kaitlin Renae Carlisle â&#x20AC;Ś daughter of Karen

and James Carlisle â&#x20AC;Ś psychology major â&#x20AC;Ś born Feb. 15, 1994.

KATHRYN CASE t 4PQIPNPSF Dallas, Texas HIGHLAND PARK ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS: Freshman- 2012-13 Earned a first-place finish with the Collegiate 8+ at the Chattanooga Head Race, along with a second-place finish in the Open 2x â&#x20AC;Ś rowed with the Varsity 8+ boat that took third at the Head of the Charles in the Club Eight race â&#x20AC;Ś earned first-, second- and thirdplace finishes with the First Varsity 8+ at the Cardinal Invitational â&#x20AC;Ś part of the First Varsity 8+ that finished second at the Clemson Dual Regatta â&#x20AC;Ś rowed with the First Varsity 8+ against Central Florida and West Virginia â&#x20AC;Ś rowed with the First Varsity 8+ at the Dale England Cup, earning three second-place finishes. Prep Highlights 2012 Regional champion in the Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2X ... second in the 2012 Regional Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 1X ... second in the State Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2X and 4X in 2012 ... seventh at the Head of the Hooch in 2011 ... finished eighth in nation in 2011. Personal Information Full name: Kathryn Esther Case ... daughter of Carri and Kit Case ... sisters, Michelle and Ellen ... father, Kit, played football at SMU ... exercise science major ... born Nov. 29, 1993.

EMILY CHADWELL

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Freshman - 2011-12 Started her Crimson Tide career as part of the Varsity 8+ at the Head of the Hooch ... part of the Second Varsity 8+ second-place finish at the Oak Ridge Regatta ... rowed with the First Varsity 8+ in their sixth-place finish in the Jessop-Whittier Cup race and in their fifth-place finish in the Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Collegiate Varsity Invitational Petite Final, at the San Diego Crew Classic ... rowed as part of the First Varsity 8+ in Rhode Island ... rowed with the Second Varsity 8+ and the First Varsity 4+ against Iowa ... part of the Second Varsity 8+ boat that rowed against Dartmouth and Cornell ... member of the fourth-place Second Varsity 8+ boat at the Conference USA Championships. Prep Highlights Rowed for Saratoga Rowing Association ... two-time 2011 CSSRA National Champion ... member of firstplace boats at the NYS Championship Regatta in 2008, 2009, 2011 ... also rowed on boats that won the 2010 SRAA Nationals. part of boat that won the 2011 CSSRA National Regatta â&#x20AC;Ś part of boat that took second at the 2011 US Rowing Youth National Championship ... member of third-place boat at the 2010 Head of the Charles Regatta â&#x20AC;Ś member of boat that finished third at the 2011 SRAA Nationals â&#x20AC;Ś member of boat that took fourth at the 2010 Canadian Henley Regatta ... involved in Uganda Relief Club. Personal Information Full name: Caroline Rose Blackington ... daughter of Colette and Thomas Blackington ... brothers, Harrison and Samuel â&#x20AC;Ś sister, Hannah, rows for the University at Buffalo ... health development major ... born June 16, 1993.

t +VOJPS Cote De Caza, Calif. MATER DEI CATHOLIC ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS: Sophomore- 2012-13 Earned a first-place finish with the Collegiate 8+ and a third-place finish with the Collegiate 4+ at the Chattanooga Head Race â&#x20AC;Ś rowed with the Varsity 8+ boat that took third at the Head of the Charles in the Club Eight race â&#x20AC;Ś earned first-, second- and thirdplace finishes with the First Varsity 8+ at the Cardinal Invitational â&#x20AC;Ś part of the First Varsity 8+ boat that placed second at the Clemson Dual Regatta â&#x20AC;Ś rowed with the First Varsity 8+ against Central Florida and West Virginia â&#x20AC;Ś earned two second-place finishes with the First Varsity 4+ at the Dale England Cupâ&#x20AC;Ś earned a second-place finish with the First Varsity 4+ (petite finals) at the Conference USA Championships â&#x20AC;Ś named to the Conference USA Commissionerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Honor Roll (3.0 GPA) ... received Alabama Athleticsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; award for the female student-athlete with the most community service hours. Freshman - 2011-12 Began her Crimson Tide career as part of the Second Varsity 8+ and Varsity 4+ in the Chattanooga Head Race ... part of the Second Varsity 8+ at the Head of the Hooch ... part of the second-place finish with the First Varsity 8+ boat at the Oak Ridge Regatta ... part of the First Varsity 8+ boatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sixth-place finish at the prestigious San Diego Crew Classic ... rowed with the second-place Second Varsity 8+ in Rhode Island, against URI, Boston University and UCF ... part of the First Varsity 8+ in races against Iowa, Dartmouth and

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PLAYER PROFILES Cornell ... member of the eighth-place First Varsity 8+ at C-USA Championships ... named to the C-USA Commissionerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Honor Roll â&#x20AC;Ś earned a spot on the Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll. Prep Highlights Rowed for Samuel Proctor and Jessica Meredith of the Newport Aquatic Center ... competed in the Novice A boat ... raced in the Varsity boat for every race in her second season ... member of the Chamber Choir â&#x20AC;Ś California Scholarship Federation â&#x20AC;Ś National Charity League. Personal Information Full name: Emily Pierce Chadwell ... daughter of Kristen and Tom Chadwell ... sister, Madie ... secondary education and history major ... born June 21, 1993.

KATIE CHAMBERS t 4PQIPNPSF Charlotte, N.C. OLYMPIA

PROFILES

ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS: Freshman- 2012-13 Earned a second-place finish with the Second Novice 8+ at the Cardinal Invitational â&#x20AC;Ś rowed with the Second Varsity 4+, earning first- and thirdplace finishes at the Cardinal Invitational â&#x20AC;Ś part of the Second Varsity 4+ that finished second at the Clemson Dual Regatta â&#x20AC;Ś rowed with the First Varsity 4+ against Central Florida and West Virginia for a firstplace finish â&#x20AC;Ś earned two second-place finishes and a third-place finish with the Second Varsity 4+ at the Dale England Cup. Prep Highlights Rowed for Kirsten Anderson of the Orlando Area Rowing Society ... won the state championship in 2010 ... took third at the 2011 Head of the Hooch ... member of the National English Honor Society, Sixth Man, Fishing Club and Fellowship of Christian Athletes â&#x20AC;Ś competed in cheerleading and basketball. Personal Information Full name: Anna Kathryn Chambers ... daughter of Suzanne and Landon Chambers ... brothers, Colby and Darrin ... pre-major studies ... born June 23, 1994.

TORI COHEN t 4PQIPNPSF Tallahassee, Fla. CHILES ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS: Freshman- 2012-13 Began her Crimson Tide rowing career as part of the First Varsity 4+ â&#x20AC;Ś earned first- and third-place finishes with the First Varsity 4+ at the Cardinal Invitational â&#x20AC;Ś rowed with the First Varsity 4+ for a second-place finish at the Clemson Dual Regatta â&#x20AC;Ś part of the First Varsity 4+ that finished first against Central Florida and West Virginia â&#x20AC;Ś earned three second-place finishes with the First Varsity 4+ at the Dale England Cup â&#x20AC;Ś part of the First Varsity 4+ (petite finals) that placed second at the Conference USA Championships. Prep Highlights Rowed for Larry Gowen at Capital City Rowing ... took first place at the state championships in the 2W8+ ... took third at the state championships in the Freshmen Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 8+ ... part of a top-10 finish at the Head of the Hooch.

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Personal Information Full name: Tori Jill Cohen ... daughter of Pete and Andi Cohen ... brother, Clay ... pre-business major ... born Dec. 9, 1993.

ERIN DELANEY t 4PQIPNPSF Albany, N.Y. BETHLEHEM CENTRAL ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS: Freshman- 2012-13 Began her Crimson Tide rowing career as part of the Second Varsity 8+ â&#x20AC;Ś earned a first-place finish and two third-place finishes at the Cardinal Invitational â&#x20AC;Ś rowed with the Second Varsity 8+ at the Clemson Dual Regatta that took second â&#x20AC;Ś part of the Second Varsity 8+ that took second place against Central Florida and West Virginia â&#x20AC;Ś part of the Second Varsity 8+ that finished second and third (petite finals) at the Knecht Cup â&#x20AC;Ś part of the Second Varsity 8+ that earned three second-place finishes at the Dale England Cup. Prep Highlights Rowed for Mike MacMinn at the Albany Rowing Center ... part of the 2010 NYS Championship â&#x20AC;Ś took second at the 2011 NYS Championship ... New York State Scholar Athlete ... member of the Art Club, Art Honor Society and Key Club. Personal Information Full name: Erin Audrey Delaney ... daughter of John and Lynn Delaney ... brother, Matthew â&#x20AC;Ś sister, Shannon ... social work major... born Nov. 23, 1993.

OLIVIA DENNIS t 4PQIPNPSF Odessa, Fla. MENOMONEE FALLS ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS: Freshman- 2012-13 Rowed with the First Novice 8+ at the Cardinal Invitational, earning first- and second-place finishes â&#x20AC;Ś part of the Novice 8+ that finished second at the Cardinal Invitational â&#x20AC;Ś rowed with the second-place First Novice 8+ at the Clemson Dual Regatta â&#x20AC;Ś also competed in the Novice 8+ against Central Florida and West Virginia â&#x20AC;Ś rowed with the Novice 8+ for two second-place finishes at the Knecht Cup â&#x20AC;Ś part of the First Novice 8+ that posted three second-place finishes at the Dale England Cup â&#x20AC;Ś earned a thirdplace finish with the Novice 8+ at the Conference USA Championships. Prep Highlights A four-sport athlete, competing in soccer, golf, crosscountry and basketball. Personal Information Full name: Olivia Moore Dennis â&#x20AC;Ś daughter of Cindy and Mark Dennis â&#x20AC;Ś brother, Jackson â&#x20AC;Ś telecommunications and film major â&#x20AC;Ś born Aug. 22, 1994.

ALYSSA DREVENAK t +VOJPS St. Louis, Mo. VILLA DUCHESNE ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS: Sophomore- 2012-13 Rowed with the First Varsity 8+ for first-, secondand third-place finishes at the Cardinal Invitational â&#x20AC;Ś earned a second-place finish at Clemson Dual Regatta, with the First Varsity 8+ â&#x20AC;Ś also rowed in the First Varsity 8+ against Central Florida and West Virginia â&#x20AC;Ś part of two second-place finishes at the Dale England Cup â&#x20AC;Ś earned Deanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s List (3.5 or better GPA) for the fall and spring semesters ... CRCA Scholar Athlete (3.5 GPA or higher) â&#x20AC;Ś Conference USA Commissionerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Honor Roll (3.0 GPA or higher). Freshman - 2011-12 Rowed with the Second Varsity 8+ boat at the Chattanooga Head Race to start her Crimson Tide career ... part of the fifth-place Second Varsity 8+ at the Head of the Charles ... rowed as part of the Varsity 8+ boat at the Head of the Hooch ... part of the second-place Second Varsity 8+ boat at the Oak Ridge Regatta ... rowed with the Second Varsity 8+ in two races at the prestigious San Diego Crew Classic, including a sixth-place finish in the Jackie Ann Stitt Hungness Trophy race ... rowed with the Second Varsity 8+ and the First Varsity 4+ against Iowa ... part of the Second Varsity 8+ in race against Dartmouth and Cornell ... part of the Second Varsity 8+ that finished fourth at the C-USA Championships ... named to the C-USA Commissionerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Honor Roll ... earned Deanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s List (3.5 or better GPA) for the fall and spring semesters ... earned a spot on the Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll. Prep Highlights Rowed for Tim Franck of the St. Louis Rowing Club ... placed second at the Midwest Regional Championship â&#x20AC;Ś first at Dogwood Regatta â&#x20AC;Ś second at Ohio Governorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cup ... member of the volleyball team... National Honor Society â&#x20AC;Ś service learning volunteer. Personal Information Full name: Alyssa Michele Drevenak ... daughter of Michele and John Drevenak ... brother, Tyler â&#x20AC;Ś sister, Marissa ... exercise science major ... born Sept. 7, 1992.

MELISSA ETTER t +VOJPS Kingwood, Texas KINGWOOD ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS: Sophomore- 2012-13 Helped lead the First Varsity 4+ to a first-place finish and two third-place finishes at the Cardinal Invitational â&#x20AC;Ś earned a second-place finish with the First Varsity 4+ at the Clemson Dual Regatta â&#x20AC;Ś part of the First Varsity 4+ that placed first against Central Florida and West Virginia â&#x20AC;Ś rowed with the Second Varsity 4+ at the Dale England Cup, that posted second- and third-place finishes â&#x20AC;Ś named to the Conference USA Commissionerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Honor Roll (3.0 GPA or higher) â&#x20AC;Ś .earned Deanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s List (3.5 or better GPA) for the fall semester â&#x20AC;Ś Promotions Chair for the

MADELEINE EVANS t 4PQIPNPSF San Jose, Calif. NOTRE DAME SAN JOSE Prep Highlights Competed in swimming and cross country at Notre Dame San Jose High School â&#x20AC;Ś class vice-president in 2010 and 2011 â&#x20AC;Ś captain of the Notre Dame swim team in 2013 â&#x20AC;Ś 2012-13 ASB secretary... founder of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Julieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Girlsâ&#x20AC;? community reading outreach at Washington Elementary. Personal Information Full name: Madeleine Gretchen Evans â&#x20AC;Ś daughter of Maria and Christopher Evans â&#x20AC;Ś criminal justice major â&#x20AC;Ś born Feb. 3, 1994.

CHRISTINA GUSELLA t 4PQIPNPSF Hilton Head Island, S.C. HILTON HEAD ISLAND ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS: Freshman- 2012-13 Began her Crimson Tide as a coxswain for the Novice 8+ â&#x20AC;Ś led the First Novice 8+ to a first- and secondplace finish at the Cardinal Invitational â&#x20AC;Ś part of the second-place Novice 8+ boat at the Cardinal Invitational â&#x20AC;Ś earned a second-place finish with the First Novice 8+ at the Clemson Dual Regattaâ&#x20AC;Ś part of the Novice 8+ that finished third against Central Florida and West Virginiaâ&#x20AC;Ś led the Novice 8+ at the Knecht Cup to a second-place finish â&#x20AC;Ś earned a trio of second-place finishes with the First Novice 8+ at the Dale England Cup â&#x20AC;Ś earned Presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s List (4.0 GPA) for the fall semester. Prep Highlights Rowed for David Erdman at Hilton Head Island High Schoolâ&#x20AC;Ś rowed for Hilton Head Island Crew and Palmetto Rowing Club â&#x20AC;Ś ream captain of Hilton Head Island Crew 2010-12â&#x20AC;Ś Hilton Head Island Crew MVP 2011-12 â&#x20AC;Ś three-time recipient of the Hilton Head Island Crew Coaches Award â&#x20AC;Ś Hilton Head Island Crew Academic Award â&#x20AC;Ś led Palmetto Rowing Club to victory at the 2011 Augusta Invitational â&#x20AC;Ś Jocko

Roberts Female Athlete of the Year â&#x20AC;Ś Secretary of the National Art Honors Society â&#x20AC;Ś French National Honors Society â&#x20AC;Ś Tri-M National Music Honors Society â&#x20AC;Ś Rotary International Interact Club â&#x20AC;Ś Concertmistress Orchestra Ensemble â&#x20AC;Ś Secretary of the Young Republicans Club â&#x20AC;Ś Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Personal Information Full name: Christina Elizabeth Gusellaâ&#x20AC;Ś daughter of Penny and Robert Gusella â&#x20AC;Ś brother, Garrettâ&#x20AC;Ś political science majorâ&#x20AC;Ś born June 22, 1994.

BRIANNE HADAR t 4FOJPS Tallahassee, Fla. LINCOLN ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS: Junior- 2012-13 Part of the first-place Collegiate 8+ boat at the Chattanooga Head Race â&#x20AC;Ś rowed in the Collegiate 4+ race, taking third at the Chattanooga Head Race â&#x20AC;Ś part of the Tideâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Varsity 8+ that took third in the Club Eight race at the Head of the Charles â&#x20AC;Ś rowed with the Varsity 8+ that took third at the Head of the Hooch â&#x20AC;Ś part of the First Varsity 8+ boat that posted a first-place finish, along with two secondplace finishes and a third-place finish at the Cardinal Invitational â&#x20AC;Ś competed as part of the First Varsity 8+ against Central Florida and West Virginia â&#x20AC;Ś rowed with the First Varsity 8+ boat that took three secondplace finishes at the Dale England Cup. Sophomore-2011-12 Part of the fourth-place Varsity 8+ boat at the Chattanooga Head Race ... part of the the sixthplace Varsity 4+ boat at the Chattanooga Head Race ... part of the fifth-place Second Varsity 8+ boat at the Head of the Charles ... rowed with the Varsity 8+ for both days at the Head of the Hooch ... part of the second-place Second Varsity 8+ boat at the Oak Ridge Regatta ... member of the Second Varsity 8+ for two races at the prestigious San Diego Crew Classic, including a sixth-place finish in the Jackie Ann Stitt Hungness Trophy race ... rowed with the Second Varsity 8+ in Rhode Island ... part of the First Varsity 8+ boat in races against Iowa, Dartmouth and Cornell ... member of the eighth-place First Varsity 8+ boat at the C-USA Championships. Freshman - 2010-11 Earned gold as part of the Second Varsity 8+ at the SIRA Championships ... part of the Tideâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s winning Second Varsity 8+ in the dual meet against Central Florida ... member of boat that finished fourth in the petite final at the Jackie Ann Stitt Hungness Trophy race at the San Diego Crew Classic ... earned a ninthplace finish at the prestigious Head of the Charles in the Club 8+ race. Prep Highlights Rowed for Larry Gowen at Capital City Rowing ... won the gold medal in the Varsity Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pairs at the 2009 Southeastern U.S. Rowing High School Championships ... 13th in the womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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 ... health studies major ... born Dec. 31, 1991.

PLAYER PROFILES RACHEL HENDERSON t 4PQIPNPSF Ashland, Mass. ASHLAND ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS: Freshman- 2012-13 Part of the First Novice 8+ that earned first- and second-place finishes at the Cardinal Invitational â&#x20AC;Ś rowed with the Novice 8+ at the Clemson Dual Regatta for a second-place finish â&#x20AC;Ś rowed as part of the Novice 8+ against Central Florida and West Virginia â&#x20AC;Ś rowed with the Novice 8+ at the Knecht Cup for two second-place finishes â&#x20AC;Ś earned three second-place finishes with the First Novice 8+ at the Dale England Cup â&#x20AC;Ś part of the Novice 8+ that earned a third-place finish at the Conference USA Championships. Prep Highlights Competed in volleyball and swimming at Ashland High School. Personal Information Full name: Rachel Swiech Henderson â&#x20AC;Ś daughter of Karen Swiech and Timothy Henderson â&#x20AC;Ś brothers, Matthew and Ryan â&#x20AC;Ś sister, Mariah â&#x20AC;Ś aerospace engineering major â&#x20AC;Ś born Oct. 25, 1993.

DELIA HURLEY t 'SFTINBO Buffalo, N.Y. NARDIN ACADEMY Prep Highlights A three-sport athlete, she competed in rowing, skiing and cross country at Nardin Academy â&#x20AC;Ś gold medalist as part of the Lightweight 8+ at the NYS Scholastic Rowing Championships â&#x20AC;Ś Presidential Scholar. Personal Information Full name: Delia Kathleen Hurley â&#x20AC;Ś daughter of Brigid and Daniel Hurley â&#x20AC;Ś sister, Deirdre â&#x20AC;Ś brother, Brennan â&#x20AC;Ś chemical engineering major â&#x20AC;Ś born Feb. 10, 1995.

PROFILES

Capstone Advertising Federation â&#x20AC;Ś earned CRCA Scholar Athlete Award (3.5 GPA or higher). Freshman - 2011-12 Rowed in five Novice 8+ races ... part of the Novice 8+ boat that took first at the Oak Ridge Regatta ... part of the eighth-place First Varsity 4+ boat at the C-USA Championships ... named to the C-USA Commissionerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Honor Roll ... inducted into Phi Eta Sigma and Alpha Lambda Delta honor societies ... Capstone Advertising Federation ... named the Tideâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Most Improved Novice... named to the Deanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s List (3.5 or better GPA) for the fall and spring semesters. Prep Highlights: National Honor Society â&#x20AC;Ś National Spanish Honor Society â&#x20AC;Ś Beta Club ... played clarinet in the wind ensemble and was a member of the flag line ... awarded the Kingwood Band Booster Scholarship ... competed in club soccer. Personal Information: Full name: Melissa Danielle Etter ... daughter of Edith and Charles Etter ... sister, Alison ... advertising major ... born Sept. 23, 1992.

MICHAELA KOWATCH t 'SFTINBO Spring City, Penn. OWEN J. ROBERTS Prep Highlights Secretary for the Leo Clubâ&#x20AC;Ś Key Club. Personal Information Full name: Michaela Lin Kowatch â&#x20AC;Ś daughter of George and Tory Kowatch â&#x20AC;Ś food and nutrition major â&#x20AC;Ś born June 18, 1995.

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PLAYER PROFILES JENNIFER KUBISCH t 4PQIPNPSF Elizabethtown, Ky. JOHN HARDIN ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS: Freshman- 2012-13 Rowed with the Second Novice 8+ for a secondplace finish at the Cardinal Invitational â&#x20AC;Ś part of the second-place Novice 8+ at the Clemson Dual Regatta. Prep Highlights A three-sport athlete, competed in soccer, basketball and track and field at John Hardin High School. Personal Information Full name: Jennifer Lyn Kubisch â&#x20AC;Ś daughter of Melissa and Vincent Kubisch â&#x20AC;Ś mechanical engineering major â&#x20AC;Ś born Dec. 7, 1993.

ZOE LYNCH t +VOJPS Winter Park, Fla. WINTERPARK

PROFILES

ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS: Sophomore- 2012-13 Coxswain for the First Varsity 8+ boat that earned first-, second- and third-place finishes at the Cardinal Invitational â&#x20AC;Ś served as coxswain for the First Varsity 8+ boat that finished second at the Clemson Dual Regatta â&#x20AC;Ś coxswain for the First Varsity 8+ boat against Central Florida and West Virginia ... directed the First Varsity 8+ that turned in a trio of secondplace finishes at the Dale England Cup. Freshman - 2011-12 Coxswain in seven races during her first season with the Crimson Tide, five times with the Varsity 4+ boats and twice with Varsity 8+ ... made her debut as part of the sixth-place Varsity 4+ boat at the Chattanooga Head Race ... served as coxswain for the first time during a Varsity 4+ race at the Head of the Hooch ... coxswain for the Tideâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s seventh-place Varsity 8+ boat at the Head of the Hooch ... coxswain for the secondplace First Varsity 4+ boat at the Oak Ridge Regatta ... directed the Tideâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s seventh-place First Varsity 4+ boat in the Karen Plumleigh Cortney Cup race at the prestigious San Diego Crew Classic. Prep Highlights Varsity rower at Winter Park High School ... helped Winter Park to back-to-back state titles in 2009 and 2010. Personal Information Full name: Zoe Taylor Lynch ... daughter of Helen and Barry Lynch ... brother, Colin ... accounting major ... born Aug. 12, 1993.

ABBY MARKS t 'SFTINBO Germantown, Wisc. GERMANTOWN Prep Highlights A three-sport athlete, competed in rowing, soccer and cross-country at Germantown High School â&#x20AC;Ś member of the ninth-place boat at 2012 Head of the Charles â&#x20AC;Ś rowed as part of the fifteenth-place boat at the 2013 Youth Nationals.

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Personal Information Full name: Abigail Ann Marks â&#x20AC;Ś daughter of Amy and Don Marks â&#x20AC;Ś sister, Maggie â&#x20AC;Ś civil engineering major â&#x20AC;Ś born Nov. 31, 1995.

LYNSEY MARSHALL t 4FOJPS Gloucester, Va. GLOUCESTER ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS: Junior- 2012-13 Redshirted Sophomore-2011-12 Part of the second-place Varsity 8+ finish at the Chattanooga Head Race ... also a member of the 10th-place Varsity 4+ at the Chattanooga Head Race ... rowed with the First Varsity 8+ boat at the Head of the Charles ... part of the Varsity 8+ boat both days of the Head of the Hooch ... member of the second-place First Varsity 8+ boat at the Oak Ridge Regatta ... rowed with the Second Varsity 8+ boats in two races at the prestigious San Diego Crew Classic, including a sixth-place finish in the Jackie Ann Stitt Hungness Trophy race ... member of the Second Varsity 8+ boat in Rhode Island ... part of the First Varsity 8+ boat in races against Iowa,Dartmouth and Cornell ... part of the eighth-place First Varsity 8+ at the C-USA Championships ... earned Deanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s List for the fall semester. Freshman-2010-11 Earned gold as part of the Second Varsity 8+ at the SIRA Championships ... part of the Tideâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s winning Second Varsity 8+ against Central Florida ... member of fourth-place boat in the petite final in the Jackie Ann Stitt Hungness Trophy race at the San Diego Crew Classic ... earned a ninth-place finish at the prestigious Head of the Charles, in the Club 8+ race. Prep Highlights Rowed for William Foster at Gloucester High School ... led Gloucester to a third-place finish at the 2008 state competition in the Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 4+ ... rowed for Timothy Ulsacker at Mobjack Rowing Association ... helped MRA take second in the 18-19 year-old event at the Mid-Atlantic Erg Sprints ... also played club field hockey and softball ... played in the marching band, wind ensemble and participated in the forensic team... three-year member of the Virginia Honor Band. Personal Information Full name: Lynsey Nicole Marshall ... daughter of Joseph and Anita Marshall ... brother Matthew ... health studies major ... born Sept. 28, 1992.

DANI MAZER t 'SFTINBO Woodbridge, Va. FOREST PARK Prep Highlights Trained synchronized figure skater â&#x20AC;Ś president of the Math League â&#x20AC;Ś Spanish Club â&#x20AC;Ś National Honor Society â&#x20AC;Ś National Art Honor Society â&#x20AC;Śfour years of rowing experience. Personal Information Full name: Danielle Kemp Mazer â&#x20AC;Ś daughter of Sue and Stuart Mazer â&#x20AC;Ś sister, Sabrina â&#x20AC;Ś marketing major â&#x20AC;Ś born March 4, 1995.

MILLER MCCARTHY TUOHY t 4PQIPNPSF Newton, Mass. NEWTON NORTH ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS: Freshman- 2012-13 Began her Crimson Tide career rowing with the First Novice 8+ at the Cardinal Invitational, earning firstand second-place finishes â&#x20AC;Ś placed second at the Clemson Dual Regatta with the First Novice 8+ â&#x20AC;Ś rowed with the Novice 8+ against Central Florida and West Virginia â&#x20AC;Ś part of the Novice 8+ that posted two second-place finishes at the Knecht Cup â&#x20AC;Ś part of three second-place finishes with the First Novice 8+ at the Dale England Cup â&#x20AC;Ś finished third with the Novice 8+ at the Conference USA Championships â&#x20AC;Ś earned Deanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s List (3.5 or better GPA) for the fall semester. Prep Highlights Competed in swimming and track and field at Newton North High School. Personal Information Full name: Miller Michelle McCarthy Tuohy â&#x20AC;Ś daughter of Kirsten McCarthy and Seamus Tuohy â&#x20AC;Ś biology major â&#x20AC;Ś born Nov. 16, 1994.

MACKENZIE MURPHY t 'SFTINBO Cleveland, Ohio HUDSON Prep Highlights Competed in lacrosse and rowing at Hudson High School â&#x20AC;Ś rowed for the Cleveland Youth Rowing Association â&#x20AC;Ś captain of the varsity rowing team. Personal Information Full name: Mackenzie Erin Murphy â&#x20AC;Ś daughter of Larissa and Merrick Murphy â&#x20AC;Ś sister, Madison â&#x20AC;Ś civil engineering major â&#x20AC;Ś born April 28, 1995.

MAGGIE NUGENT t 'SFTINBO Milton, Ga. MILTON/CAMBRIDGE Prep Highlights Competed in rowing at Milton and Cambridge High School â&#x20AC;Ś competed for the Atlanta Junior Rowing Association â&#x20AC;Ś member of 2011 U.S. Rowing Junior National Development Team â&#x20AC;Ś placed eighth in Varsity 8+ at 2013 Youth Nationals â&#x20AC;Ś part of the Varsity 8+ that took 12th at 2013 Head of the Charles â&#x20AC;Ś 2013 Coaches Award â&#x20AC;Ś 2013 captain. Personal Information Full name: Maggie Grace Nugent â&#x20AC;Ś daughter of Kathy and Jack Nugent â&#x20AC;Ś brother, Liam â&#x20AC;Ś occupational therapy major â&#x20AC;Ś born April 27, 1995.

PLAYER PROFILES

t +VOJPS Old Lyme, Conn. OLD LYME ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS: Sophomore- 2012-13 Part of the First Varsity 8+ that earned first-, secondand third-place finishes at the Cardinal Invitational â&#x20AC;Ś rowed with the second-place First Varsity 8+ boat at the Clemson Dual Regatta â&#x20AC;Ś member of the First Varsity 8+ boat against Central Florida and West Virginia â&#x20AC;Ś rowed with the Second Varsity 8+ that earned second- and third-place finishes at the Knecht Cup â&#x20AC;Ś part of three second-place finishes with the Second Varsity 8+ at the Dale England Cup â&#x20AC;Ś earned Presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s List (4.0 GPA) for the fall semester ... earned Deanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s List (3.5 or better GPA) for the spring semester ... earned CRCA Scholar Athlete Award (3.5 GPA or higher) â&#x20AC;Ś earned Conference USA Academic Medal (3.75 GPA or higher) â&#x20AC;Ś named to the Conference USA Commissionerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Honor Roll (3.0 GPA or higher). Freshman - 2011-12 Started her Crimson Tide career as part of the ninthplace Varsity 4+ boat at the Chattanooga Head Race ... part of the First Varsity 4+ boat for two races at the Oak Ridge Regatta, finishing second both times ... member of the seventh-place First Varsity 4+ at the prestigious San Diego Crew Classic ... rowed with the First Varsity 4+ in Rhode Island ... part of the Second Varsity 8+ boat in races against Iowa, Dartmouth and Cornell ... named to the C-USA Commissionerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Honor Roll ... awarded C-USA Commissionerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Academic Medal â&#x20AC;Ś earned a spot on the Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll. Prep Highlights Rowed for John Launden at Old Lyme High School and Tyler Page at the Blood Street Sculls ... earned the Most Improved Rower Award ... volunteered with Big Brothers and Big Sisters Community Service Club ... member of the yearbook committee â&#x20AC;Ś National Honor Society ... also competed in soccer and indoor track. Personal Information Full name: Caitlin Elizabeth Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Neil ... daughter of Patrick Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Neil ... brother, Kyle â&#x20AC;Ś sister, Caleigh ... accounting major ... born April 16, 1993.

LOGAN Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;NEIL t +VOJPS Guilderland, N.Y. TROY ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS: Sophomore- 2012-13 Rowed with the third- place Collegiate 4+ boat at the Chattanooga Head Race â&#x20AC;Ś earned first- and third-place finishes with the First Varsity 4+ boat at the Cardinal Invitational â&#x20AC;Ś part of the First Varsity 4+ boat that earned a second-place finish at the Clemson Dual Regatta â&#x20AC;Ś rowed with the First Varsity 4+ boat against Central Florida and West Virginia â&#x20AC;Ś part of the Second Varsity 8+ boat that finished second and third at the Knecht Cup â&#x20AC;Ś earned three secondplace finishes with the Second Varsity 8+ at the Dale England Cup â&#x20AC;Ś CRCA Scholar Athlete Award (3.5 GPA or higher) â&#x20AC;Ś named to the Conference USA

Personal Information Full name: Abigail Elizabeth Palmer ... daughter of Catharine and Jon Palmer ... brother, Lane ... advertising major ... born Dec. 13, 1993.

RACHEL PALMER t 4PQIPNPSF Houston, Texas SPRING WOODS Freshman- 2012-13 Redshirt Prep Highlights Competed in volleyball and basketball at Spring Woods High School. Personal Information Full name: Rachel Erin Palmer â&#x20AC;Ś daughter of Peggy Guel and Jeffery Palmer â&#x20AC;Ś pre-law-major â&#x20AC;Ś born Dec. 6, 1993.

JENNIFER PARKER t 'SFTINBO Roswell, Ga. CENTENNIAL Prep Highlights Competed four years for Bridget Fowler at St. Andrew Rowing Club â&#x20AC;Ś named Most Valuable Oarswoman â&#x20AC;Ś earned the Gold Hammer award at the GT Erg Sprints â&#x20AC;Ś took first in 4x at the 2013 Southeast Regionals â&#x20AC;Ś also competed in swimming and diving, cross country and soccer. Personal Information Full name: Jennifer Parker â&#x20AC;Ś daughter of Robert and Debbie Parker â&#x20AC;Ś sisters, Jessica, Sarah, and Stephanie â&#x20AC;Ś criminal justice major â&#x20AC;Ś born Nov. 17, 1994.

ABIGAIL PALMER

SHELBY PHILLIPS

t 4PQIPNPSF Zelienople, Penn.

t 'SFTINBO Rochester, N.Y.

SENECA VALLEY

PITTSFORD SUTHERLAND

ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS: Freshman- 2012-13 Part of the Second Varsity 8+ that earned first- and third-place finishes at the Cardinal Invitational â&#x20AC;Ś rowed with the second-place Second Varsity 8+ at the Clemson Dual Regatta â&#x20AC;Ś took second place against Central Florida and West Virginia, with the Second Varsity 8+ â&#x20AC;Ś part of the Second Varsity 8+ that finished second and third at the Knecht Cup â&#x20AC;Ś earned three second-place finishes with the Second Varsity 8+ at the Dale England Cup â&#x20AC;Ś earned Deanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s List (3.5 or better GPA) for the fall semester ... named to the Conference USA Commissionerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Honor Roll (3.0 GPA or higher). Prep Highlights Rowed for Three Rivers Rowing Association for five years and was named captain for the 2011-12 season â&#x20AC;Ś placed third at the 2010 Midwest Championships â&#x20AC;Ś rowed for South East Juniors in 2011 and placed second at Youth Summer Nationalsâ&#x20AC;Ś placed 21st at C.R.A.S.H.-B. Sprint World Indoor Rowing Championship in 2011.

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CAITLIN Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;NEIL

Commissionerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Honor Roll (3.0 or higher GPA) â&#x20AC;Ś SAAC Representative â&#x20AC;Ś 2013 Participant in SpanishAmerican Institute of International Education Summer Study and Row Abroad Program... earned Deanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s List (3.5 or better GPA) for the fall and spring semesters â&#x20AC;Ś student director of Outdoor Action â&#x20AC;Ś inducted into Phi Mu Epsilon - National Mathematics Honor Society. Freshman-2011-12 Began her Crimson Tide career by earning a silver medal as part of the First Varsity 8+ boat at the Chattanooga Head Race ... member of the Varsity 4+ boat that finished 16th and the 10th-place Varsity 8+ boat at the Head of the Hooch ... part of the second-place finish with the First Varsity 8+ at the Oak Ridge Regatta ... rowed with the sixth-place First Varsity 8+ boat in the Jessop-Whittier Cup race and the fifth-place boat in the Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Collegiate Varsity Invitational Petite Final at the prestigious San Diego Crew Classic ... rowed to a second-place finish with the Second Varsity 8+ in Rhode Island ... competed with the First Varsity 8+ in races against Iowa, Dartmouth and Cornell ... part of the second-place First Varsity 8+ at the C-USA Championships ... named to the C-USA Commissionerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Honor Roll ... earned a Conference USA Academic Medal ... named to the Presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s List (4.0 GPA) for the fall semester and Deanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s List (3.5 or better GPA) for the spring semester ... earned a spot on the Southeastern Conference Honor Roll ... participated in the 2012 Honors at Oxford University Summer Program. Prep Highlights Rowed for Mike MacMinn at the Albany Rowing Center ... honorable mention US Rowing Scholastic Honor Roll consideration ... finished second at the 2011 NYS Championships in the Girls Senior 8 race ... National Honor Society â&#x20AC;Ś Math Honor Society ... American Mathematics Contest 12 school winner. Personal Information Full name: Logan Mercedes Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Neil ... mathematics major ... born July 26, 1993.

Prep Highlights Competed in rowing and Nordic skiing at Pittsford Sutherland High School â&#x20AC;Ś 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 State Rowing Champion â&#x20AC;Ś 18th at Head of the Charles â&#x20AC;Ś rowed with sixth-place boat at Royal Canadian Henley Regatta in the U23 8+. Personal Information Full name: Shelby Elizabeth Phillips â&#x20AC;Ś daughter of Diana and Doug Phillips â&#x20AC;Ś sister, Danielle â&#x20AC;Ś human development major â&#x20AC;Ś born Dec. 12, 1994.

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ASHLYN ROZE

KENDALL SCULLION

t 'SFTINBO Geneva, Ill.

t 'SFTINBO Ocean City, N.J.

t 4PQIPNPSF Novato, Calif.

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OCEAN CITY

CONVENT OF THE SACRED HEART

Prep Highlights Competed in track at Geneva High School â&#x20AC;Ś graduated high school with a 3.4 cumulative gradepoint average. Personal Information Full name: Alexandra Elizabeth Pospisil â&#x20AC;Ś daughter of Andree and Scott Pospisil â&#x20AC;Ś brothers, Scott, Nick and Sam â&#x20AC;Ś pre-business major â&#x20AC;Ś born Feb. 14, 1995.

MAUREEN PURCELL t +VOJPS Mineola, N.Y. OUR LADY OF MERCY

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ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS Sophomore- 2012-13 Rowed with the First Varsity 8+ at the Knect Cup and the Conference USA Championships â&#x20AC;Ś competed with the Second Varsity 8+ that earned a first-place finish and two third-place finishes at the Cardinal Invitational â&#x20AC;Ś part of the Second Varsity 8+ that placed second at the Clemson Dual Regatta â&#x20AC;Ś earned a second-place finish with the Second Varsity 8+ against Central Florida and West Virginia â&#x20AC;Ś rowed with the First Varsity 8+ for two second-place finishes at the Dale England Cup. Freshman - 2011-12 Began her Crimson Tide career as part of the fourthplace Varsity 8+ at the Chattanooga Head Race ... rowed with the Second Varsity 8+ at the Head of the Hooch, finishing in the top 15 both days ... part of the second-place Second Varsity 8+ at the Oak Ridge Regatta ... rowed with the Second Varsity 8+ in two race at the prestigious San Diego Crew Classic, including a sixth-place finish in the Jackie Ann Stitt Hungness Trophy race ... member of the First Varsity 8+ that raced in Rhode Island ... rowed with the Second Varsity 8+ in races against Iowa, Dartmouth and Cornell ... part of the fourth-place Second Varsity 8+ boat at the C-USA Championships. Prep Highlights Rowed for Ellen Hughes and Julie Solar at Our Lady of Mercy Academy... finished first in the NYS Novice 4+ race ... finished first in the Long Island Championships Novice and Junior 4+ races ... finished second in the NYS Junior 4+ ... New York State Scholastic Champions ... team co-captain ... four-year member of varsity swim team ... Girl Scout ... participated in Academic Quiz Bowl. Personal Information Full name: Maureen Louise Purcell ... daughter of Louise and Joe Purcell ... brother, Joe â&#x20AC;Ś sister, Mary ... political science major ... born May 14, 1993.

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Prep Highlights Competed in rowing and swimming at Ocean City High School â&#x20AC;Ś earned three varsity letters in rowing and four in swimming â&#x20AC;Ś gold medalist as part of the Novice 4+ at the Atlantic County Championship â&#x20AC;Ś bronze medalist in the Varsity 4+ at the Atlantic County Championships â&#x20AC;Ś silver medalist as part of the Junior Varsity 8 at the Atlantic County Championship â&#x20AC;Ś 2010-11 and 2012-13 Cape Atlantic League National Conference First Team All-Star. Personal Information Full name: Ashlyn Miranda Roze â&#x20AC;Ś daughter of Jacquelyn Samples and Curtis Roze â&#x20AC;Ś brother, Mitchell â&#x20AC;Ś pre-business major â&#x20AC;Ś born June 7, 1995.

KELSEY SCANLAN t 4PQIPNPSF Sugar Hill, Ga. NORTH GWINNETT ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS: Freshman- 2012-13 Rowed with the First Novice 8+ that earned first- and second-place finishes at the Cardinal Invitational â&#x20AC;Ś part of the Novice 8+ that finished second at the Cardinal Invitational â&#x20AC;Ś earned a second-place finish with the First Novice 8+ at the Clemson Dual Regatta â&#x20AC;Ś rowed with the Novice 8+ against Central Florida and West Virginia â&#x20AC;Ś earned two second-place finishes with the Novice 8+ at the Knecht Cup â&#x20AC;Ś part of the First Novice 8+ that had three second-place finishes at the Dale England Cup â&#x20AC;Ś earned a third-place finish with the Novice 8+ at the Conference USA Championships. Prep Highlights Competed in softball and rowing at North Gwinnett High School. Personal Information Full name: Kelsey Lee Scanlan â&#x20AC;Ś daughter of Deveny and Rick Scanlan â&#x20AC;Ś brothers, Ryan and Collin â&#x20AC;Ś elementary education major â&#x20AC;Ś born May 26, 1993.

KATHERINE SCOTT t 'SFTINBO Indianapolis, Ind. PARK TUDOR Prep Highlights Competed in rowing at Park Tudor School â&#x20AC;Ś rowed for the Indianapolis Rowing Center â&#x20AC;Ś Most Valuable Oarswoman in 2012 and 2013 â&#x20AC;Ś 2011-12 Varsity Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Captain â&#x20AC;Ś part of the winning Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Youth 8+ boat at the 2012 Head of the Cuyahoga â&#x20AC;Ś member of fifth-place Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2- boat at Midwest Junior Rowing Championships â&#x20AC;Ś Honor Roll student. Personal Information Full name: Katherine Anne Scott â&#x20AC;Ś daughter of Elizabeth and Mark Scott â&#x20AC;Ś brother, Ben â&#x20AC;Ś exercise science majorâ&#x20AC;Ś born Oct. 15, 1994.

ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS: Freshman- 2012-13 Rowed with the First Novice 8+ boat that posted firstand second-place finishes at the Cardinal Invitational â&#x20AC;Ś part of the Novice 8+ that finished second at the Cardinal Invitational â&#x20AC;Ś earned a second-place finish with the First Novice 8+ at the Clemson Dual Regatta â&#x20AC;Ś rowed with the Novice 8+ against Central Florida and West Virginia â&#x20AC;Ś part of the Novice 8+ that competed at the Knecht Cup and turned in a pair of second-place finishes â&#x20AC;Ś rowed with the first Novice 8+ for two second-place finishes at the Dale England Cup â&#x20AC;Ś earned a third-place finish with the Novice 8+ at the Conference USA Championships. Prep Highlights Rowed for Sandy Armstrong at the Marin Rowing Association ... MRA â&#x20AC;&#x153;Learn to Rowâ&#x20AC;? assistant ... president of Simple Gifts, including a year as co-chair ... co-captain of the Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jog for Jillâ&#x20AC;? ... member of National Honor Society ... two-time Kate Chopin essay contest winner ... competed in volleyball. Personal Information Full name: Kendall Justine Scullion ... daughter of James and Lorraine Scullion ... twin sister, Colleen, rows for the University of San Diego ... exercise science major ... born Feb. 16, 1994.

ALEXA SHANNON t 'SFTINBO Vienna, Va. JAMES MADISON Prep Highlights A three-sport athlete, who competed in soccer, rowing and basketball at James Madison High School â&#x20AC;Ś State Champion in 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 â&#x20AC;Ś placed second at Stotesbury Cup in the Second Varsity 8+ and fourth at Nationals in 2011 â&#x20AC;Ś rowed on winning boat at the Stotesbury Cup in the Second Varsity 8+ and took third at Nationals in 2012 â&#x20AC;Ś part of an undefeated season, highlighted by winning at the Stotesbury Cup and taking first at SRAAs Nationals in the First Varsity 8+ in 2013 â&#x20AC;Ś National Honor Society â&#x20AC;Ś Math Honors Society â&#x20AC;Ś Spanish Club â&#x20AC;Ś Key Club. Personal Information Full name: Alexa Melanie Shannon â&#x20AC;Ś daughter of Mary Shannon and Pete Shannon â&#x20AC;Ś stepmother, Paige Shannon â&#x20AC;Ś sisters, Leigh and Erin Shannon â&#x20AC;Ś pre-physical therapy major â&#x20AC;Ś born April 24, 1995.

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t 'SFTINBO Queens, N.Y. BENJAMIN N. CARDOZO Prep Highlights Competed in volleyball and rowing at Benjamin N. Cardoza High School. Personal Information Full name: Jenee Christine Small â&#x20AC;Ś daughter of Jennifer and John Small â&#x20AC;Ś brothers, John Jr., James, Joseph and Jacob â&#x20AC;Ś education major â&#x20AC;Ś born Oct. 4, 1995.

ALI SMITH t 4PQIPNPSF Flower Mound, Texas MARCUS ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS: Freshman- 2012-13 Swam for the Alabama swimming and diving team as a freshman before making the transition to rowing as a sophomore â&#x20AC;Ś earned Presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s List (4.0 GPA) for the fall and spring semesters. Prep Highlights Swam for Shannon Gillespy at Edward Marcus High School and by Mook Rhodenbaugh at Dallas Mustangs Swim Team ... set the Marcus school record in the 100 butterfly ... named Marcusâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Most Outstanding Swimmer from 2009-11 ... named top of her class in mathematics as a sophomore ... gave the commencement address at her graduation ... AP Scholar, graduating with honors ... earned the Dallas Mustangsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Golden Mustang Award in 2011 ... posted a runner-up finish in the 200 backstroke at the 2011 sectional meet ... USA Scholastic All-American ... competed in the 200 backstroke at the USA Senior National Championships. Personal Information Full name: Alexandria Leigh Smith â&#x20AC;Ś daughter of Debbie and Scott Smith â&#x20AC;Ś sister, Tori â&#x20AC;Ś exercise science major â&#x20AC;Ś born Sept. 6, 1994.

ELIZABETH VAN ZANDT t +VOJPS San Francisco, Calif. CONVENT OF THE SACRED HEART

ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS: Sophomore- 2012-13 Rowed with the Collegiate 4+ for a third-place finish at the Chattanooga Head Race â&#x20AC;Ś part of the Second Varsity 8+ that turned in first- and third-place finishes at the Cardinal Invitational â&#x20AC;Ś rowed with the First Varsity 8+ that took third at the Cardinal Invitational â&#x20AC;Ś earned a second-place finish with the Second Varsity 8+ at the Clemson Dual Regatta â&#x20AC;Ś placed second with the Second Varsity 8+ against Central Florida and West Virginia â&#x20AC;Ś earned second- and third-place finishes with the Second Varsity 8+ at the Knecht Cup â&#x20AC;Ś named to the Conference USA Commissionerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Honor Roll (3.0 GPA or higher). Freshman - 2011-12 Began her Crimson Tide career as part of the ninthplace Varsity 4+ boat at the Chattanooga Head Race

JENNIFER WAGNER t +VOJPS Newton Square, Pa. ACADEMY OF NOTRE DAME ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS: Sophomore- 2012-13 Rowed with the Second Varsity 4+ boat that earned first- and third-place finishes at the Cardinal Invitational â&#x20AC;Ś part of the second-place Second Varsity 4+ at the Clemson Dual Regatta â&#x20AC;Ś earned first place with the Second Varsity 4+ against Central Florida and West Virginia â&#x20AC;Ś part of the First Varsity 4+ that posted a trio of second-place finishes at the Dale England Cup â&#x20AC;Ś rowed with the First Varsity 4+ for a second-place finish at the Conference USA Championships. Freshman - 2011-12 Began her Crimson Tide career as part of the firstplace Novice 8+ boat at the Chattanooga Head Race ... member of the third-place Novice 8+ boat at the Head of the Hooch ... rowed with the Varsity 8+ at the Head of the Hooch ... part of the First Varsity 4+ boat at the Oak Ridge Regatta, finishing second in all three races ... rowed with the Second Varsity 4+ in races against Rhode Island, Boston University, UCF and Iowa ... part of the eighth-place First Varsity 4+ at the C-USA Championships. Prep Highlights Rowing team captain as a senior â&#x20AC;Ś 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 Philadelphia Youth Regatta â&#x20AC;Ś competed in varsity tennis and indoor track and field at Academy of Notre Dame ... senior leader of the Health Club â&#x20AC;Ś steering committee for Speak Up. Personal Information Full name: Jennifer Wagner ... daughter of Sheila and John Wagner ... brothers, Jack and Charlie â&#x20AC;Ś sister, Allison ... exercise science major ... born May 5, 1993.

Varsity 4+ that claimed two second-place finishes at the Dale England Cup â&#x20AC;Ś earned second place with the First Varsity 4+ at the Conference USA Championships. Freshman - 2011-12 Began her Crimson Tide career as part of the firstplace Novice 8+ boat at the Chattanooga Head Race ... part of the third-place Novice 8+ boat at the Head of the Hooch ... rowed with the Varsity 8+ boat at the Head of the Hooch, finishing 10th ... rowed one race with the First Varsity 4+ at the Oak Ridge Regatta, finishing second ... part of the first-place Second Varsity 4+ boat in the Tideâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s home meet against Iowa ... rowed with the Second Varsity 4+ boat against host Rhode Island, Boston University and UCF ... part of the eighth-place First Varsity 4+ boat at the C-USA Championships. Prep Highlights Rowed for Andy Dernick of the Chesapeake Junior Rowing Club ... finished third at the Austin Regatta and second at the Frostbite Regatta ... placed third at the Head of the Oklahoma, with the Varsity 8 and the quad ... member of Leadership Team... finished third at the State Cup with club soccer team. Personal Information Full name: Jackie J. Woudenberg ... daughter of Jamie and Kevin Woudenberg ... brother, Van, plays baseball for Phoenix College â&#x20AC;Ś sisters, Wendy, Jenny and Julie ... father, Kevin, played football for Arizona State â&#x20AC;Ś mother, Jamie, played tennis at Oklahoma State ... sister Wendy played basketball for Wheaton College â&#x20AC;Ś sister, Jenny, rowed for San Diego State ... communications major ... born Jan. 16, 1993.

JAMIE ZIOLKOWSKI t 'SFTINBO Grafton, Wisc.

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JENEE SMALL

â&#x20AC;Ś earned Deanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s List (3.5 or better GPA) for the fall semester. Prep Highlights Rowed for Pacific Rowing Club ... member of firstplace boat at the Camino Cup Regatta ... second in California State Championships lightweight Varsity 8 â&#x20AC;Ś competed in swimming, volleyball and basketball ... Math Club president â&#x20AC;Ś secretary of the Simple Gifts Foundation ... California Scholarship Federation. Personal Information: Full name: Elizabeth Jane Van Zandt ... daughter of Laura and Peter Van Zandt ... sisters, Kaitlin and Fiona â&#x20AC;Ś brother, Peter ... father, Peter, played on the PGA Tour â&#x20AC;Ś political science major ... born June 15, 1992.

GRAFTON Prep Highlights Competed in volleyball and cycling at Grafton High School. Personal Information Full name: Jamie Marie Ziolkowski â&#x20AC;Ś daughter of Joyce and Tim Ziolkowski â&#x20AC;Ś brother, Zak â&#x20AC;Ś prebusiness major â&#x20AC;Ś born June 26, 1995.

JACKIE WOUDENBERG t +VOJPS Phoenix, Ariz. JOHN MARSHALL ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS: Sophomore- 2012-13 Rowed with the First Varsity 4+ that finished third at the Cardinal Invitational â&#x20AC;Ś part of the First Varsity 4+ that placed second at the Clemson Dual Regatta â&#x20AC;Ś earned first place with the First Varsity 4+ against Central Florida and West Virginia â&#x20AC;Ś part of the First

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7he /aXnch 3art\: Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox, former Director of Athletics Mal Moore, former UA President 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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A SHORT HISTORY OF ALABAMA ROWING The Black Warrior River was the scene for the historic inception of Crimson Tide rowing in October 2005. Director of Athletics Mal Moore, accompanied by former University President Robert E. Witt, stood on the river’s bank and announced the addition of rowing to the varsity lineup. With the scenic river behind them, rowing was going to the next level by becoming the 21st varsity sport at the University of Alabama.

LAYING THE FOUNDATION For over 20-plus years, the sport of rowing had been growing in the Tuscaloosa community and with rowing’s popularity expanding on the national scene, it almost seemed as if a varsity team had not come soon enough. At the Capstone, club rowing began in 1987. Mainly a social club whose intentions were to go out and have fun, rowing at Alabama was no different than racquetball or rugby – among team members there was no previous rowing experience or real desire to succeed on the water. A few athletes with rowing experience joined the club in 1997, bringing with them a desire for change. The team adopted a more competitive attitude, spent more time practicing, and began expanding its fundraising efforts. 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. When news of the University’s co-ed club rowing program’s need for a coach came to light, it seemed like a comfortable fit for the former University 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.

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“Many of them had never been in a competitive sport before.” In the meantime, Marie Robbins and others in the athletics department at Alabama were having discussions about adding a 21st varsity sport. There were a number of candidates to fill the slot, but Robbins, the senior woman administrator, could not get past the stories she was hearing about a successful club that was making the best of its 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 opportunity to add an additional sport for women and provide additional participants the opportunity to compete.” With a program and sport already in mind, it seemed natural to Robbins and those at the University to elevate the program’s coach as well. Davis had turned rowing into a grassroots success on campus, building up a team of college students that was bringing home numerous medals, as well as backto-back points trophies at the Augusta Invitational in Augusta, Ga. “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 familiarity with 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 AlabamaHuntsville 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 experience in rowing a seasoned coach like Larry Davis was the obvious answer, Robbins said. “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.”

STARTING OUT The transition from club to NCAA Division I proved challenging. The team was forced to move on without former club athletes who could not adjust to the commitment necessary to varsity-level rowing. Davis set up a challenging first-year schedule to help with the transition, including competitions against notable Division-I crews such as Notre Dame and Cincinnati as well as Murray State and Creighton, two schools that had previously beaten Alabama’s club team. “There was no fluff in the schedule, but there were some teams I thought we could beat,” Davis said. To the surprise of many in collegiate rowing, they did just that, defeating past foes Murray State and Creighton and coming from behind to beat the Bearcats of Cincinnati. Alabama medaled in all four events at the Head of the South Regatta, winning two of them. The Tide also beat schools such as 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 first-year program despite unfamiliarity with the sport by both the athletes and the athletic department’s support staff. Rowing was a sport that Robbins and her colleagues had to learn the nuances of - things such as what equipment and facilities were necessary and how

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The SeaWorld Cal Cup Champions at the 2011 San Diego Crew Classic the novice crews brought home first and second place in the Novice 8+ race. The Tide earned five top-three finishes, including a pair of gold medals, at the Head of the Tennessee 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 2009 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 propelled 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 crews head to the semifinals and one boat head to the petite finals at the Dad Vail Regatta. The girls advanced four crews to the finals of the South/Central Sprint Championships 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,” Davis said. “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.

Milestone: One of the early milestones of the Crimson Tide Rowing team was winning a silver medal at the 2007 Head of the Charles Regatta which is one of the largest and most prestigious regattas in the world.

GROWING THE PROGRAM From joining Conference USA to enjoying their first gold medal at the Southern Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championships, Alabama rowing’s fourth season was a season full of firsts. The first group of fourth-year seniors provided the Crimson Tide with the most experience at the highest level since the program’s start, which paid dividends right away with a bronze medal in the Club 8+ competition at the prestigious Head of the Charles Regatta early in the 2009 fall season. Alabama closed out the fall with a gold-medal sweep of the Secret City Regatta races. Alabama started the 2010 spring season off with a sweep, taking first place in all of its races in a home dual meet against Kansas State. The Tide secured another first by taking gold in the Varsity 4+ at the Southern Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championships. At the 2010 South/Central Sprint Championships, Alabama earned a place in the finals of all its races. The South/Central Sprints also served as the first Conference USA Rowing Championships, marking the first time that Alabama participated in a conference event. The Tide finished sixth in C-USA while junior Laura Skaggs earned All-Conference USA honors. On the academic side of the ledger, Alabama was one of only two teams with three rowers on the Conference USA All-Academic Team as 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 the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association ScholarAthlete Award. A program-best 27 Alabama rowers earned a place on the Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll. The Crimson Tide’s fifth season was a quantam leap forward, including top honors at a national regatta and winning a trio of gold medals from the reg SIRA Championships. SIR “The 2010-11 season was a huge step forward for us,” Davis said. “It was big in terms of knowing what to be competitive and then being able go out it takes ta and execute it. I think in the past we might have had an idea of what it took to be successful, but that was the first time we were able to bring it all together and execute on a consistent basis. ex

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many staff members to hire were among the initial challenges. “The biggest challenge is attitude,” 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 is 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 and sacrifice. “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 flat out for somewhere near eight minutes,” Davis said. “It’s enjoyable in one way, but it’s very painful. It’s not something your average person is going to want to do.” In the classroom, seven rowers earned 2007 Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association ScholarAthlete Award, while nine earned a place on the Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll. The Tide followed up a successful first season spring with an extremely successful fall, opening the season with a pair of top-three finishes and a silvermedal finish all at the Head of the Charles Regatta. A gold-medal finish followed at the Hobbs Island Regatta in Huntsville. The team continued to excel in the spring of 2008, winning race after race during the dual-meet season, including a program-first sweep against UNC on their home water at Chapel Hill. Strong dual meets propelled Alabama into the 2008 postseason, where they earned a silver medal at the Southern Intercollegiate Rowing Championships and finished second overall at the SIRA Championships, a major accomplishment for such a young program. At the Dad Vail College Championships, Alabama continued to take big strides, reaching the Grand Final of the Novice 8+ race, taking fourth overall. Individually, Bryn Crawford became the first UA rower to earn a place on the Collegiate Coaches Rowing Association’s All-South Region team. In the classroom, nine rowers earned the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association ScholarAthlete Award while 16 were named to the Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll. The Tide kept stride and continued its winning ways, carrying over into its third season, a season emblazoned in bronze, silver and gold. Success came early as the women earned a pair of bronze medals and seven top-10 finishes at the Chattanooga Head Race to open the season. In their second race of the season, the squad split up with the varsity crews heading to Cambridge Mass., for the prestigious Head of the Charles Regatta and the novice crews heading to Huntsville, Ala., for the Hobbs Island Regatta. Both teams experienced great success with the varsity squad placing 10th, beating 35 other teams at one of the most competitive races, while

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Alabama posted a huge win at the 2011 San Diego Crew Classic, an event billed as “America’s Premier Spring Regatta,” when its First Varsity 8+ boat took first place in its race, winning the SeaWorld Cal Cup. Alabama’s squad was among more than 4,000 rowers out on Crown Point Shores on Mission Bay. “We attacked a bit more than we did in the prelims and had a more aggressive race plan in finals,” Davis 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. Alabama followed up their 2010 Varsity 4+ SIRA Championships gold medal by repeating the feat in 2011, as well as bringing home gold in the Varsity 8+ and Second Varsity 8+ races, in the midst of rough weather conditions. “To sweep all the Varsity Open races is a really big step forward for our program,” Davis said after SIRAs. “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 2011 Conference USA Championships, but the April 27th tornado that ripped through Tuscaloosa cut the academic semester and the rowing team’s season short. It also trimmed 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 championship 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 2011 All-Conference USA honors and became the second Alabama rower to earn CRCA All-South Region honors. On the academic side of the ledger, Alabama became the only team to put three rowers on the Conference USA All-Academic Team each of the first two years of the program when senior Jessica Allaway, Kranz and junior Stephanie Varner came away with the honor in 2011. Other classroom accolades included eight rowers earning 2011 Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association Scholar-Athlete Award honors and 17 rowers earning a place on the SEC Academic Honor Roll. Allaway also earned the 2011 Brad Davis SEC Community Service Award, which earned her a $3,000 postgraduate scholarship while the team received the athletic department’s community service award for the fourth year in a row. Despite having a team slowed by injuries, Alabama’s sixth season provided the young program a clinic in fighting through adversity. In their first race of the 2011-12 fall season, the Chattanooga Head Race, the Tide earned two medals, taking gold in the Novice 8+ race and silver in the First Varsity 8+ race. Alabama also medaled in the Club 8+ race at the prestigious Head of the Charles Regatta.

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The 2012 spring season showed improvements, with the Novice 8+ boat taking first place at the Oak Ridge Invitational and the Second Varsity 8+ finishing second. Returning to the San Diego Crew Classic, Alabama again saw success with the First Varsity 8+ posting fifth- and sixth-place finishes and the Second Varsity 8+ posting a sixth-place finish. The Tide had a solid showing at the Conference USA Championships, finishing just one point out of sixth place to take seventh overall on Melton Hill Lake. Senior Leigh Ann Terch earned All-Conference USA honors. On the academic side, Alabama placed two rowers on the 2012 Conference USA All-Academic Team, marking the third year in a row that the Tide placed multiple athletes on the list. Senior Stephanie Varner earned her second consecutive unanimous selection while junior Canella Tinker made her debut. Other classroom accolades included five rowers earning the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association Scholar-Athlete Award, while 17 Alabama rowers earned a place on the SEC Academic Honor Roll and 23 were named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll. At the beginning of the 2012-13 season, in its seventh appearance at the prestigious Head of the Charles regatta in Cambridge, Mass., Alabama won a bronze medal in First Varsity 8+. The Tide also won gold in the First Varsity 8+ at the 2012 Head of the Chattanooga and bronze at the 2012 Head of the Hooch. In the spring, the Tide won six total races at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational and posted wins in the First and Second Varsity 4+ on the Black Warrior River against West Virginia and Central Florida. In its first appearnace at the Knecht Cup Regatta, Alabama won the Second Novice 8+ while the Second Varsity 8+ took third. At the fourth Conference USA Championship, and the first with 11 teams, the Tide took 10th place. Senior Tabitha Coleman earned All-Conference USA honors. On the academic side, Coleman earned a place on the 2013 Conference USA All-Academic Team. Other classroom accolades included seven rowers earning the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association Scholar-Athlete Award while 17 Alabama rowers earned a place on the SEC Academic Honor Roll and 28 were named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

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 satisfied with where we’ve been and still get to where we want to go.” For the Tide, success is not measured by each individual race or every finish line crossed. Success 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.

COLLEGIATE ROWING COACHES ASSOCIATION ALL-SOUTH REGION TEAM

BRYN CRAWFORD

ALISSA KRANZ

2008

2011

ALL-CONFERENCE USA ROWING TEAM

LAURA SKAGGS

ALISSA KRANZ

2010

2011

LEIGH ANN TERCH

TABITHA COLEMAN

2012

2013

MOVING FORWARD As the Alabama rowing program continues to make a name for itself, recruiting continues to play a large factor in achieving 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 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 going to fit into a group, they are going to help elevate that group and build the tradition.” For those who join the Tide, the challenge is to never rest, to never slow down and to keep the success rolling 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

ALABAMA ROWING AND CONFERENCE USA competition that conference competition brings for a program, plus 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 other things that will be changing with NCAA Rowing, there are opportunities where if you win your conference championship, you will get an automatic qualification in the NCAA bid process. With teams like Texas, Tennessee and Oklahoma, who won the Conference USA title in each of the first four years, we have a very good 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 NCAA Championships,” Davis said. “It gives us an avenue to focus our energy and know what we have to do to achieve that kind of excellence.” The Tide and the 10 other C-USA teams have competed for conference titles at Melton Hill Lake in Oak Ridge, Tenn., for the past four seasons. The Tide finished sixth in 2010 and saw Laura Skaggs earn All-Conference USA honors. The Tide did not compete at the 2011 conference championships in the aftermath of a devastating tornado that tore through Tuscaloosa, which left the team safe and largely unaffected, but cut the program’s season short. For her work during the regular season, Alissa Kranz was named the 2011 All-Conference USA Team. Alabama returned to the conference championships in 2012, finishing seventh, with senior Leigh Ann Terch earning All-Conference USA honors. Last season, the first with 11 teams in the league, Alabama finished 10th and Tabitha Coleman earned All-Conference USA.

CONFERENCE USA ROWING

2010 MAY 16, 2010 | OAK RIDGE, TENN. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Tennessee UCF Texas Oklahoma Tulsa Alabama Kansas SMU Kansas State

52 pts 44 pts 42 pts 39 pts 26 pts 25 pts 21 pts 14 pts 7 pts

*2011 MAY 14, 2011 | OAK RIDGE, TENN. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Texas Tennessee Oklahoma UCF Tulsa Kansas State Kansas SMU

48 pts 42 pts 32 pts 31 pts 26 pts 16 pts 14 pts 7 pts

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

2012 MAY 12, 2012 | OAK RIDGE, TENN. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Tennessee Texas Oklahoma UCF Tulsa Kansas State Alabama Kansas SMU

53 pts 44 pts 42 pts 34 pts 28 pts 21 pts 20 pts 16 pts 12 pts

2013 MAY 18, 2013 | OAK RIDGE, TENN. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.

Oklahoma Tennessee Texas Kansas Kansas State West Virginia Old Dominion UCF Tulsa Alabama SMU

63 pts 57 pts 56 pts 50 pts 37 pts 36 pts 27 pts 25 pts 21 pts 14 pts 10 pts

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Even in its first year, Alabama rowing enjoyed all of the amenities of the 20 other Crimson Tide athletic programs, from getting a top-notch staff and equipment to having access to UA’s state-of-the-art academic center, training room and weight room. However, there was one thing that the rowing team was missing: conference competition. In the SEC, where the rest of the Tide’s teams compete, only Tennessee sponsors rowing on the NCAA Division I level. Though the Tide and Lady Vols do have a growing rivalry, it’s not the same as competing in a fully developed conference. In 2010, during Alabama’s fourth year as an NCAA Division I rowing program, that all changed. Nine schools came together to compete under the Conference USA banner. Alabama and Tennessee, along with Big 12 schools Texas, Kansas, Kansas State and Oklahoma, joined as affiliate programs with member schools SMU, Tulsa and Central Florida to create a “super conference” and began competing for a conference championship. West Virginia and Old Dominion joined the conference in 2013. “It’s a good strong group,” Davis said. “You’ve got some teams who have been in the NCAA before like Tennessee, Central Florida and Texas. 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.” Of the 11 Conference USA rowing programs, seven are more than 10 years old, though none have clocked over 20 years. All are considered strong programs on the upswing. “Any one of these teams in a given year can be tough,” Davis said. “Anyone of the Conference USA teams can certainly give you a fight all the way down the race course.” The NCAA Rowing Championship field, which was filled by at-large bids prior to 2013, began extending automatic bids to conferences last season. Being part of C-USA gives not only a shot at an automatic NCAA bid, but a strong base of competition year-in and year-out. The importance of conference affiliation goes beyond the chance at an NCAA Championship automatic bid and extends into the drive and

C-USA CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM RESULTS

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2013 Alabama Rowing Team on the Black Warrior River

RECORDS & HISTORY

-essica Allawa\ Tuscaloosa, Ala. *** 2009 N, ‘10, ‘11 V .atie Allawa\ Tuscaloosa, Ala. 2007, 09 V .atie Allen Cary, N.C. 2012 N Sennie Allen Trussville, Ala. 2010 N Am\ Allison Virginia Beach, Va. 2008 N, ‘09 V Ashle\ Allison Ocoee, Fla. ** 2012, ‘13 V Cara Allison Wellington, Fla. ** 2007, ‘08, ‘09 V %ianca Arrington Fairfax, Va. *** 2009 N, ‘10, ‘11, ‘12 V Elaina ArsenoYic Gloucester, Va. * 2013 V CoXrtne\ AtNinson San Clemente, Calif. * 2013 V -o\ce AXgXste Jacksonville, Fla. * 2013 V -essica AXtre\ Columbus, Miss. ** 2007 N, ‘08, ‘09, ‘10 V .ara AYerell Gainesville, Fla. 2011 N

B .iII\ %alchon Tampa, Fla. ***2010 N, ‘11, ‘12, ‘13 V

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EriNa %araneN Gloucester, Va. *** 2009 N, ‘10, ‘11, ‘12 V Helen %arnes Alpharetta, Ga. ** 2008 N, ‘09, ‘10 V 'aniella %arone Alpharetta, Ga. *** 2008 N, ‘09, ‘10, ‘11 V .rist\ %earden Birmingham, Ala. 2008 N Catherine %eaYer Falls Church, Va. 2010 N Sarah %eaYer Spanish Fort, Ala. 2007, ‘08 V %rittne\ %ebeN Huntington Beach, Calif. * 2012 V %ethan\ %ell Cincinnati, Ohio 2001 N .athleen %entle\ Dallas, Texas *2013 V .ate %ishoS Eugene, Ore. * 2013 V Caroline %lacNington Saratoga Spring, N.Y. ** 2012, ‘13 V 3aige %oehmcNe Mountain Lakes, N.J. 2010 N .ell\ %o\le Oakdale, N.Y. 2012 N 9eronica %rXner Long Beach, Calif. *2013 V Chelsea %rXnson Madison, Miss. 2009 N

%ernadette %Xcher Berwyn, Pa. * 2011 N, ‘12 V /ara %XllocN Memphis, Tenn. 2009 N

C -amie CamS Vestavia, Ala. 2011 N Camille CamSbell Chattanooga, Tenn. ** 2008 N, ‘09, ‘10 V .aitlin Carlisle Washinton, D.C. 2013 N .athr\n Case Dallas, Texas * 2013 V Emil\ Chadwell Cote De Caza, Calif. ** 2012, ‘13 V Katie Chambers Charlotte, N.C. * 2013 V Mar\ Ana ChristoSher Foley, Ala. 2012 N Am\ ChocNle\ Algonac, Mich. 2013 N Sarah CleYeland Mobile, Ala. 2009 N 7ori Cohen Tallahassee, Fla. * 2013 V 7abitha Coleman Chancellor, Ala. *** 2010 N, ‘11, ‘12, ‘13 V Chelsea Collins Queensbury, N.Y. ** 2008 N, ‘09, ‘10 V %r\n CrawIord

Auburn, Ala. ** 2007, ‘08 V 9ictoria Cro\ Huntsville, Ala. ** 2007, ‘08, ‘09 V CoXrtne\ CrXmb\ Tuscaloosa, Ala. 2007 N, ‘08 V

D Melissa 'anaceaX Atlanta, Ga. 2007 N Nina 'anil\an San Francisco, Calif. ** 2012, ‘13 V Erin 'elane\ Albany, N.Y. * 2013 V 2liYia 'ennis Odessa, Fla. 2013 N Al\ssa 'inberg Atlanta, Ga. 2008 V Al\ssa 'reYenaN St. Louis, Mo. ** 2012, ‘13 V Ale[ 'XNeman Huntsville, Ala. 2010 N

E Sarah Eadon Huntsville, Ala. * 2010 N, ‘11 V Melissa Etter Kingwood, Texas ** 2012, ‘13 V

F Ali Fabbro Portola Valley, Calif. 2012 N

-- Fadel\ Alpharetta, Ga. 2012 N McKenna Frease Cordova, Tenn. ** 2007, ‘08 V

G Katie Gacos Basking Ridge, N.J. 2012 N Shannon Gilligan Flower Mound, Texas 2007 N Haile\ Gilliland Lakewood, Colo. 2013 N %rennan Gl\nn Madison, Ala. 2012 N Hannah Gordon Myrtle Beach, S.C. 2011 N Christine Gossman Birmingham, Ala. 2007 N /aXren Grindle\ Tarpon Springs, Fla. 2013 N Christina GXsella Hilton Head Island, S.C. * 2013 V

H %rianne Hadar Tallahassee, Fla. *** 2011, ‘12, ‘13 V Amanda Harrison Atlanta, Ga. 2011 N Mar\ HaXswirth Utica, Mich. 2011 N -essica Hearn Trussville, Ala.

I Karen ,shmael Daphne, Ala. 2007 N, ‘08 V Kristen ,Yerson Medford, N.J. *** 2009 N, ‘10, ‘11, ‘12 V

J -essica -acNson Tyrone, Ga. 2011 N Melissa -enNins Kingsport, Tenn. 2012 N -enniIer -ohnson Andover, Mass. * 2010 N, ‘11 V Rachel Justiss Fairhope, Ala. 2007, ‘08 V

K Christine KaSurch Manassas, Va. 2008 N, ‘09 V /indse\ Kent Cullman, Ala. 2009 N Rachel Kimbrough Huntsville, Ala. 2007 V Alissa Kran] West Palm Beach, Fla. ** 2010, ‘11 V JenniIer Kubisch Elizabethtown, Ky. 2013 N Ellen Ku\Nendall Marietta, Ga. 2011 N

L /auren /auIe Pittsburgh, Pa. 2011 N SteShanie /awton Niantic, Conn. 2010 N /eigh Ann /a]arus Hoover, Ala. ** 2007, ‘08 V Emil\ /e%eau Belleville, Ill. ** 2010 N, ‘11, ‘12 V Sara /eibold Hazel Green, Ala. ** 2008 N, ‘09, ‘10 V Caroline /endl Vero Beach, Fla. 2012 N

Courtne\ /ewallen Birmingham, Ala. 2007 N, ‘08 V Erin /insin Alpharetta, Ga. 2007 V Cristin /iYeoaN Madison, Ala. * 2007 V NiNNi /oSe] Katy, Texas *** 2007 N, ‘08, ‘09, ‘10 V Case\ /oScudo Madison, Ala. 2009 N =oe /\nch Winter Park, Fla. ** 2012, ‘13 V

M Allie Manning Mobile, Ala. 2007 N JaTuel\n MarcinaN Clinton Township, Mich. 2007 N /\nse\ Marshall Gloucester, Va. ** 2011, ‘12, ‘13 V Miller McCarth\-7uoh\ Newton, Mass. 2013 N Christina McClellan Daphne, Ala. 2007 V Cassid\ McCool Tuscaloosa, Ala. 2013 N Genna Mc,lwaine Adamsville, Ala. * 2007 V Marle\ McKen]ie Coral Springs, Fla. 2007 V Hannah Merrill Lodi, Calif. ** 2011, ‘12, ‘13 V /auren Miller Chattanooga, Tenn. *** 2008 N, ‘09, ‘10, ‘11 V Katherine Mills Russell, Ky. 2012 N 7acoma Morrisse\ Cincinnati, Ohio ** 2007 N, ‘08, ‘09, ‘10 V

N Eli]abeth Newton Dothan, Ala. 2011 N

O Kelli 2·%rien Georgetown, Mass. * 2011 V Roisin 2·Carroll Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. 2011 N Stace\ 2gle Albertville, Ala. *** 2007 N, ‘08, ‘09, ‘10 V Caitlin 2·Neil Ole Lyme, Conn. ** 2012, ‘13 V /ogan 2·Neil Guilderland, N.Y. ** 2012, ‘13 V

Emil\ 2sborne Lakewood, Wash. * 2012 V

P Abigail 3almer Houston, Texas * 2013 V Rachel 3almer XXX 2013 N Jessica 3arNer Roswell, Ga. *** 2010 N, ‘11, ‘12, ‘13 V Katie 3arNer Atlanta, Ga. 2008 N 9eronica 3arsons Tuscaloosa, Ala. 2007 N, ‘08 V Katie 3ounce\ Ozark, Ala. 2007 V Caroline 3owell Albertville, Ala. 2009 N Maureen 3urcell Mineola, N.Y. ** 2012, ‘13 V

R JenniIer RanNin Hoover, Ala. 2007 V Jamie RaYenna Rutland, Vt. 2007 N, ‘08 V %laNe Reed Falls Church, Va. * 2009 N, ‘10 V Casie Richardson Alabaster, Ala. 2011 N Rachel Roberts Birmingham, Ala. 2008 N Emil\ Robinson Houston, Texas 2013 N Sloane Rodgers Sugar Hill, Ga. * 2012 N, ‘13 V S\lYia Rodgers FairÀeld, Ala. 2011 N Anna Marie Rose Snellville, Ga 2011 N

S %aile\ Sanders Madison, Miss. *** 2007 N, ‘08, ‘09, ‘10 V Kelse\ Scanlan Sugar Hill, Ga. 2013 N Kell\ Schmidt Birmingham, Ala. 2008 N Jessica SciYle\ Hoover, Ala. ** 2007 N, ‘08, ‘09, ‘10 V Kendall Scullion Novato, Calif. 2013 N All\son Shumate Vestavia Hills, Ala. 2010 N

Mar\ Eli]abeth Sims Birmingham, Ala. 2007 N /aura SNaggs St. Louis, Mo. *** 2008 N, ‘09, ‘10, ‘11 V Ebon\ Smith Birmingham, Ala. 2008 N Katie Smith Birmingham, Ala. * 2008 N, ‘09 V Sarah Smith New Hope, Ala. 2007 N Katherine SSohr Edwardsville, Ill. ** 2007 N, ‘08, ‘09, ‘10 V %rittan\ StarliSer Acworth, Ga. 2009 N Hannah SteShens Sequim, Wash. 2011 N 3aige Store\ Chattanooga, Tenn. *** 2009 N, ‘10, ‘11, ‘12 V Margaret StroMn\ Riverside, Ill. ** 2007, ‘08 V Renee Strong Brainard, Minn. * 2011 V Mariah St\er Orlando, Fla. ** 2010 N, ‘11, ‘12 V M\Nalah SundTuist Anchorage, Alaska 2011 N 'aniela Susnara Redwood City, Calif. * 2011 V S\dne\ Sutton Clarkesville, Ga. * 2011, 2012 V

T /eigh Ann 7erch Birmingham, Ala. *** 2009 N, ‘10, ‘11, ‘12 V Canella 7inNer Haleyville, Ala. ** 2011 N, ‘12, ‘13 V Kathr\n 7iSSe\ Tuscaloosa, Ala. * 2007, ‘08, ‘09 V Ka\leigh 7raYis Mobile, Ala. 2010 N Catherine 7ucNer Tuscaloosa, Ala. 2007 N Katherine 7uebner Long Beach, Calif. 2010 N Abigail 7uroN Buffalo Grove, Ill. 2013 N

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Mar\ 9lasis Chattanooga, Tenn. 2008 N, ‘09 V

W /eigh Erin :addell Kennett, Mo. *** 2009, ‘10, ‘11 V JenniIer :agner Newton Square, Pa. ** 2012, ‘13 V S\dne\ :est Newton Square, Pa. 2013 N Allie :etteland Tallahassee, Fla. 2009 N Audre\ :hite Huntsville, Ala. *** 2009 N, ‘10, ‘11, ‘12 V Cathr\n :hitlocN Birmingham, Ala. ** 2007, ‘08, ‘09, ‘10 V Sarita :illiams Katy, Texas 2007 N Kendall :illiamson Birmingham, Ala. * 2010 N, ‘11, ‘12 V Ka\la :ilson Glen Dale, W.V. 2011 N 9eronica :ilson Park Ridge, Ill. * 2009 N, ‘10 V Sarah :itt Lexington, Ky. *** 2007 N, ‘08, ‘09, ‘10 V Megan :olI Orlando, Fla. 2013 N 7a\lor :right Hartselle, Ala. 2013 N JacNie :oudenberg Phoenix, Ariz. ** 2012, ‘13 V

Y 'eYon Young Murrayville, Ga. 2010 N Shanna Young Falkville, Ala. 2008 N * = varsity letters N = Novice V = Varsity

RECORDS & HISTORY

2009 N 5achel Henderson Ashland, Mass. 2013 N Kristen HicNman Gloucester, Va. * 2012 V Amelia HoXghton Jacksonville, Fla. *** 2008 N, ‘09, ‘10, ‘11 V /aXren HoYe\ Birmingham, Ala. ** 2008 N, ‘09, ‘10 V Angelica HXghes McKenney, Texas 2010 N

V Eli]abeth 9an =andt San Francisco, Calif. ** 2012, ‘13 V 9alerie 9argas Burke, Va. * 2009 N, ‘10 V SteShanie 9arner Somerville, Ala. *** 2009 N, ‘10, ‘11, ‘12 V

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2006-07 SEASON

Chattanooga Head Race Sat , 2ct , Chattanooga, 7enn Collegiate 8+ 3rd A 17:57.2 5th B 18:58.1 Collegiate 4+ 3rd A 19:49.1 Head of the Charles 2ct - , Cambridge, Mass Collegiate 8+ 27th A 18:17.40 Club 8+ 39th B 21:20.10 Head of the Hooch Sat , NoY , Chattanooga, 7enn Lightweight 4+ 4th A Lightweight 8+ 4th A Novice 8+ 11th B 13th A 14th C Championship 8+ 18th A Championships 4+ 26th A Head of the South Sat , NoY , Augusta, Ga Championship 8+ 1st A Championship 4+ 1st A Lightweight 4+ 2nd A Novice 8+ 3rd A 4th B

19:05.9 17:42.6 18:40.1 19:03.5 19:14.1 16:37.9 19:23.9

20:47.7 22:31.7 24:34.9 22:50.0 22:50.2

%ucNnell 'ual Meet Sat , March , Elberton, Ga Varsity 8+ 2nd A 7:03.01 Second Varsity 8+ 2nd A 7:30.01 Novice 8+ (Ă&#x20AC;rst race) 1st A 7:36 2nd B 7:54 (second race) 1st A 7:43 2nd B 8:00

RECORDS & HISTORY

Notre 'ame 'ual Meet Sun , March , 2aN Ridge, 7enn Varsity 8+ 2nd A Second Varsity 8+ 3rd A Novice 8+ 2nd A Second Novice 8+ 1st A SM8 'ual Meet Sat , March , 'allas, 7e[as First Novice 8+ 1st A 2nd B Varsity 4+ 1st A Varsity 8+ 2nd A Second Varsity 8+ 2nd A

6:56.5 7:20.9 7:15.5 7:03.4

7:21.31 7:38.40 8:05.04 7:08.02 7:19.42

Murra\ State 'ual Meet Sat , ASril ,

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7uscaloosa, Ala First Varsity 8+ 1st A First Novice 8+ 1st A 2nd B Varsity 4+ 1st A Novice 4+ 1st A Second Varsity 8+ 1st A Creighton 'ual Meet Sat , ASril, , 2maha, Neb Varsity 8+ 1st A Second Varsity 8+ 1st A Novice 8+ 1st A 3rd B First Varsity 4+ 1st A Second Varsity 4+ 2nd A First Novice 4+ 1st A Second Novice 4+ 1st A

7:28.5 7:45.4 7:57.1 8:24.5 9:13.1 7:51.0

6:20.5 6:45.23 6:43.28 6:45.55 7:14.0 7:43.21 7:31.80 7:49.40

Southern ,ntercollegiate Rowing Association ChamSionshiSs ASril - , 2aN Ridge, 7enn First Varsity 8+ 2nd A 7:03.9 Second Varsity 8+ 7th A 7:20.2 First Novice 8 + 6th A 7:21.3 Miami Dual Meet Sat , ASril , 7uscaloosa, Ala Varsity 8+ 2nd A Second Varsity/Novice 2nd SV A 3rd NA 4th NB Varsity 4+ 1st A 2nd B Dad 9ail College ChamSionshiSs Ma\ - , 3hiladelShia, 3a Varsity 8+ Prelims-Heats 2nd A SemiĂ&#x20AC;nals-Heats 5th A Junior Varsity 8+ Prelims-Heats 2nd A SemiĂ&#x20AC;nals-Heats 4th A Novice 8+ Prelims-Heats 1st A SemiĂ&#x20AC;nals-Heats 3rd A Novice 4+ Prelims-Heats 2nd A SemiĂ&#x20AC;nals-Heats 4th A

6:56.10 8+ 7:01.5 7:03.9 7:16.4 7:16.9 7:22.5

7:01.98 6:47.01 7:11.58 6:56.76 7:11.85 7:00.50 8:16.20 7:56.55

2007-08 Season Chattanooga Head Race Sat , 2ct , Chattanooga, 7enn Collegiate 8+ 2nd A 17:15.5

5th B 6th C Collegiate 4+ 3rd A 4th B 7th C

18:15.8 18:30.0 19:25.9 19:35.3 20:01.6

Head of the Charles 2ct - , Cambridge, Mass Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 8+ 2nd A 17:20.52 Hobbs ,sland Regatta Sat , 2ct , HuntsYille, Ala Championship 4+ 1st A Varsity 8+ 2nd B Novice 8+ 1st A 3rd B Head of the Hooch Sat , NoY , Chattanooga, 7enn Championship 8+ 8th A 25th B 26th C Championship 4+ 10th A 13th B 18th C Novice 8+ 6th A 8th B Head of the South Sat , NoY , Augusta, Ga Championship 8+ 1st A 3rd C 4th B Championship 4+ 1st A 2nd B 4th C Novice 8+ 1st B 2nd C Novice 4+ 2nd A 3rd C Lightweight 4+ 1st A 8NC Dual Meet Sat , March , ChaSel Hill, N C Varsity 8+ 1st A Second Varsity 8+ 1st A Varsity 4+ 1st A Novice 8+ 1st A Novice 4+ 1st A DraNe Dual Meet Sun , March , 7uscaloosa, Ala Varsity 8+ (1st Race) 1st A 2nd B Varsity 8+ (2nd Race) 1st A 3rd B Varsity 4+ (1st Race) 2nd A Varsity 4+ (2nd Race) 2nd A Novice 8+ (1st Race) 1st A 2nd B

22:01 19:17 22:21 22:52

18:17.2 19:19.1 19:22.3 20:35.9 20:57.7 21:35.7 20:46.0 21:02.3

16:37.4 17:31.5 17:42.2 18:00.0 18:42.0 18:53.0 18:56.5 19:06.4 20:10.6 20:16.0 18:43.2

7:13.98 7:34.81 8:31.55 7:51.22 8:53.71

4:57.9 5:11.7 5:01.9 5:21.3 4:24.6 4:47.4 5:30.0 5:51.1

Novice 8+ (2nd Race) 1st A 2nd B Novice 4+ 1st A SM8 Dual Meet Sat , March , 7uscaloosa, Ala Varsity 8+ 1st A Second Varsity 8+ 2nd A Varsity/Novice 4+ 1st Novice A 2nd Varsity A 4th Novice B Novice 8+ 1st A Creighton Dual Meet Sat , ASril , 7uscaloosa, Ala Varsity 8+ 1st A Second Varsity 8+ 1st A Varsity 4+, Flight 1 2nd A Varsity 4+, Flight 2 1st B 3rd C 4th A Novice 8+ 1st A Novice 4+ 1st A 3rd B

5:32.0 5:42.6 4:55.7

6:58.6 7:27.7 8:21.9 8:25.6 8:37.2 7:17.9

7:40.0 7:49.0 8:54.8 8:28.0 8:49.1 9:09.3 7:59.0 9:06.8 9:26.9

Murra\ State Dual Meet Sat , ASril , Murra\, K\ Varsity 8+ 1st A 6:46.29 Second Varsity 8+ 1st A 7:08.27 Varsity 4+ 2nd A 7:43.31 Novice 8+ 1st A 7:06.79 2nd B 7:22.71 Southern ,ntercollegiate Rowing Association ChamSionshiSs ASril - , 2aN Ridge, 7enn Varsity 8+ 2nd A 6:49.5 Second Varsity 8+ Petite Final 1st A 7:14.50 Varsity 4+ 5th A 8:26.31 Novice 8 + 4th A 7:08.71 Novice 4+ 5th A 8:26.31 Dad 9ail College ChamSionshiSs Ma\ - , 3hiladelShia, 3a Varsity 8+ Prelims-Heats 1st A 6:36.7 SemiĂ&#x20AC;nals-Heats 3rd A 6:30.25 Second Final 4th A 6:46.88 Second Varsity 8+ Prelims-Heats 3rd A 6:49.1 SemiĂ&#x20AC;nals-Heats 4th A 6:44.36 Varsity 4+ Prelims-Heats 2nd A 7:45.6 SemiĂ&#x20AC;nals-Heats 6th A 7:36.92

Novice 8+ Prelims-Heats 1st A SemiĂ&#x20AC;nals-Heats 2nd A Grand Final 4th A Novice 4+ Prelims-Heats 2nd A SemiĂ&#x20AC;nals-Heats 5th A

6:47.6 6:44.68 6:51.86 7:39.1 7:41.6

2008-09 SEASON Chattanooga Head Race Sat , 2ct , Chattanooga, 7enn Collegiate 8+ 3rd B 17:19.3 4th A 17:27.3 7th C 18:24.6 Collegiate 4+ 3rd C 19:53.8 5th D 19:55.0 9th B 21:23.0 11th A 21:26.0 Double 2nd A 25:36.7 Head of the Charles Sat , 2ct , Cambridge, Mass Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 8+ 10th A 18:00.96 Hobbs ,sland Regatta Sat , 2ct , HuntsYille, Ala Novice 8+ 1st A 22:47.10 2nd B 23:15.21 Head of the 7ennessee Sat , 2ct , 2aN Ridge, 7enn Collegiate 8+ 3rd A 16:54.31 5th B 18:05.47 Collegiate 4+ 1st A 18:26.78 2nd B 18:31.28 3rd C 19:22.56 Novice 8+ 1st A 18:27.00 4th B 18;45.00 Head of the Hooch Sat , NoY , Chattanooga, 7enn Championship 8+ 13th A 19th B 21st C Championship 4+ 13th B 15th A Novice 8+ 1st A 14th B Novice 4+ 2nd B 3rd A

17:17.4 17:58.0 18:11.1 19:20.7 19:39.1 18:03.7 20:27.7 20:27.7 20:35.0

Kansas State Dual Meet 7ues , March , 7uscaloosa, Ala First Varsity 8+ 2nd A 5:40.5 Second Varsity 8+ 1st A 6;21.35 Varsity 4+ 2nd A 7:00.8 3rd B 7:07.7 Novice 8+ 1st A 5:59.6 Novice 4+ 1st A 6:43.2

8NC SM8 7ri-Meet Sat , ASril , 7uscaloosa, Ala Varsity 8+ 1st A Second Varsity 8+ 1st A Varsity 4+ 2nd A 3rd B Novice 8+ 1st A Novice 4+ 2nd A

7:23.9 7:52.7 9:09.0 9:38.8 7:33.0 9:50.5

Southern ,ntercollegiate Rowing Association ChamSionshiSs ASril - , 2aN Ridge, 7enn Novice 8+ Prelims-Heats 1st A 7:04.00 Grand Final 1st A 7:14.90 Second Varsity 8+ Prelims-Heats 2nd A 7:10.54 Grand Finals 4th A 7:1.50 Varsity 8+ Prelims-Heats 4th A 6:56.73 Petite Final 3rd A 7:09.60 Novice 4+ Prelims-Heats 5th A 9:01.35 Varsity 4+ Prelims-Heats 3rd A 8:09.02 SemiĂ&#x20AC;nals 5th A 8:22.53 C-Final 1st A 8:10.20 Dad 9ail College ChamSionshiSs Ma\ - , 3hiladelShia, 3a Varsity 8+ Prelims 12th A 4:43.13 SemiĂ&#x20AC;nals 3rd A 6:35.86 Petite Finals 4th A 7:25.95 Novice 8+ Prelims 14th A 5:13.77 SemiĂ&#x20AC;nals 3rd A 7:00.10 Second Varsity 8+ Prelims 10th A 5:19.88 Varsity 4+ Prelims 22nd A 5:16.60 Novice 4+ Prelims 38th A 5:57.43 Doubles Prelims 14th A 6:32.05 * Due to inclement weather,

prelims were rowed 1,500-meters and as trials instead of heats. South Central SSrint ChamSionshiSs Ma\ - , 2aN Ridge, 7enn Novice 8+ Prelims 3rd A SemiĂ&#x20AC;nals 6th A Petite Finals 6th A Varsity 8+ Prelims 5th A SemiĂ&#x20AC;nals 4th A D Finals 1st A Second Varsity 8+ Prelims 5th A SemiĂ&#x20AC;nals 3rd A C Final 5th A Varsity 4+ Prelims 5th A C Final 4th A

over time

6:49.89 6:45.70 6:43.90 6:49.34 6:33.20 6:33.70 7:01.50 6:48.00 6:48.30 7:53.27 7:31.80

2009-10 SEASON Chattanooga Head Race Sat , 2ct , Chattanooga, 7enn Collegiate 8+ 2nd A 16:14.50 4th B 16:37.30 5th C 16:58.00 Collegiate 4+ 4th B 18:09.70 5th C 18:19.30 8th A 18:39.3 Collegiate Pairs 1st A 19:55.10 2nd B 16:58.00 Novice 8+ 1st A 17:23.50 Head of the Charles 2ct - , Cambridge, Mass Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 8+ 3rd A 17;41.18 Championship 4+ 14th A 20:35.85 Hobbs ,sland Regatta Sat , 2ct , HuntsYille, Ala *Championship 8+ 1st A 17:12.00 Novice 8+ 4th B 17:35.00 * UA rowed a novice boat in the race Secret Cit\ Regatta Sat , 2ct , 2aNridge, 7enn Varsity 8+ 1st A 2nd B 3rd C Varsity 4+ 1st A 2nd B 3rd C Novice 8+ 1st A 2nd B Novice 4+ 1st A Varsity Doubles

17:32.08 18:08.38 18:30.16 20:18.83 20:26.70 21:14.75 20:09.90 20:40.24 20:35.70

1st 2nd 3rd

A B C

22:40.80 22:46.30 23:07.40

Kansas State Dual Meet March , 7uscaloosa, Ala Novice 8+ 1st A 5:41.5 3rd B 6:04.4 Third Varsity 8+ 1st A 5:14.6 Second Varsity 8+ 1st A 5:13.7 First Varsity 8+ 1st A 5:26.0 Novice 8+, 2nd Race 1st A 5:17.7 3rd B 5:51.3 Third Varsity 8+, 2nd Race 1st A 5:09.2 Second Varsity 8+, 2nd Race 1st A 5:14.0 First Varsity 8+, 2nd Race 1st A 4:59.7 Clemson Regatta March , Clemson, S C First Varsity 8+ 4th A Second Varsity 8+ 3rd A 7:08.05 Third Varsity 8+ 1st A First Novice 8+ 2nd A Second Novice 8+ 1st A

7:07.62

7:20.48 7:13.92 7:40.00

7ennessee /ouisYille Double Dual March , Kno[Yille, 7enn vs. Tennessee First Varsity 8+ 2nd A 6:39.4 Second Varsity 8+ 2nd A 7:05.8 First Varsity 4+ 2nd A 7:42.9 First Novice 8+ 1st A 7:02.1 vs. Louisville First Varsity 8+ 2nd A 6:28.9 Second Varsity 8+ 2nd A 6:40.6 First Varsity 4+ 2nd A 7:33.5 First Novice 8+ 1st A 6:52.4 2Nlahoma 2ld Dominion 7ri-Meet ASril , 7uscaloosa, Ala First Novice 8+ 1st A First Varsity 8+ 2nd A Second Varsity 8+ 2nd A Second Novice 8+ 1st A Varsity 4+ 1st A 2nd B

7:01.0 6:41.6 7:08.4 7:34.4 7:58.5 8:03.2

Southern ,ntercollegiate Rowing Association ChamSionshiSs ASril - , 2aN Ridge, 7enn Varsity 4+ Prelims-Heats 1st A 7:39.1 Grand Final 1st A 8:06.10

First Varsity 8+ Prelims-Heats 3rd A Semi-Ă&#x20AC;nals 1st A Grand Final 6th A Second Varsity 8+ Prelims-Heats 3rd A Grand Final 5th A First Novice 8+ 2nd A Second Novice 8+ 2nd A Central Florida Miami 7ri-meet Ma\ , :inter 3arN, Fla First Novice 8+ 1st A Second Varsity 4+ 1st A First Varsity 8+ 2nd A Second Varsity 8+ 2nd A Second Novice 8+ 2nd A First Varsity 4+ 3rd A South Central SSrints Ma\ - , 2aN Ridge, 7enn Novice 8+ Prelims 4th A SemiĂ&#x20AC;nals 5th A Petite Finals 3rd A First Varsity 8+ Prelims 5th A SemiĂ&#x20AC;nals 2nd A C Finals 4th A Second Varsity 8+ Prelims 5th A SemiĂ&#x20AC;nals 4th A D Final 1st A Varsity 4+ Prelims 4th A SemiĂ&#x20AC;nals 2nd A C Final 3rd A Open 4+ Prelims 5th A SemiĂ&#x20AC;nals 4th A D Final 1st A

ALL-TIME RESULTS

6:40.5 6:37.0 7:03.99 6:51.6 7:27.97 7:20.1 7:34.05

8:08.5 9:13.3 7:42.9 8:17.5 8:56.3 8:50.5

7:15.40 7:22.18 7:06.19 7:01.24 6:53.36 6:45.42 7:27.79 7:16.77 7:12.10 7:55.36 8:00.94 7:44.30 8:12.51 8:05.21 8:01.90

2010-11 SEASON* Chattanooga Head Race Sat , 2ct , Chattanooga, 7enn Collegiate 8+ 2nd A 16:50.5 4th B 17:22.4 7th C 17:37.7 Collegiate 4+ 2nd A 18:20.1 4th B 18:22.3 Collegiate 2x 1st A 20:28.6 2nd B 21:09.6 3rd C 21:43.3

Collegiate 2 5th 6th Novice 8+ 1st

A B

20:40.7 21:40.7

18:37.6

Hobbs ,sland Regatta Sat , 2ct , HuntsYille, Ala *Championship 8+ 3rd A 19:05.00 Novice 8+ 6th B 22:48.00 * UA rowed a novice boat in the race Head of the Charles 2ct , Cambridge, Mass Club 8+ 9th A 18:47.2 Championship 8+ 29th A 17:41.09 Secret Cit\ Regatta Sat , 2ct , 2aNridge, 7enn Varsity 8+ 1st A Varsity 4+ 1st A 2nd B Novice 8+ 1st A 3rd B Head of the Hooch Sat , NoY , Chattanooga, 7enn Championship 8+ 8th A 23rd C 25th B Championship 4+ 11th B 17th A 37th C Novice 8+ 5th A 19th B Championship 2x 11th A 17th B 18th C Clemson Regatta March , Clemson, S C First Varsity 8+ 3rd A Second Varsity 8+ 3rd A First Varsity 4+ 2nd A Second Varsity 4+ 3rd A First Novice 8+ 3rd A

19:41.14 21:06.10 21:14.09 21:48.16 22:36.47

16:26.9 17:14.7 17:15.2 18:08.1 18:28.6 19:52.1 18:17.5 19:22.3 20:07.6 20:47.5 20:49.2

6:52.05 6:56.98 7:46.57 8:04.44 7:32.02

San Diego Crew Classic ASril , San Diego, Calif Collegiate Varsity 8+ (Cal Cup) Prelims 2nd A 6:48.91 Finals 1st A 6:59.90 Collegiate 4+ Prelims 5th A 7:48.39 Petite Finals 4th A 7:51.63 Collegiate Second Varsity 8+ Prelims 4th A 6:52.70 Petite Finals 4th A 6:58.86 Collegiate Novice 8+

RECORDS & HISTORY

7ennessee Dual Meet Sat , March , Kno[Yille, 7enn Varsity 8+ 2nd A 6:43.3 Second Varsity 8+ 2nd A 6:59.0 First Varsity 4+ 2nd A 7:48.6 Second Varsity 4+ 1st A 8:11.22 Novice 8+ 1st A 6:58.3

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Prelims 4th Petite Finals 3rd

7:30.24

7:06.97

Central Florida ASril , 7uscaloosa, Ala First Varsity 8+ 2nd A Second Varsity 8+ 1st A First Varsity 4+ 2nd A Second Varsity 4+ 2nd A Novice 8+ 2nd A 3rd B

6:29.5 6:35.0 7:27.1 7:48.0 6:56.4 7:26.5

Southern ,ntercollegiate Rowing Association ChamSionshiSs ASril - , 2aN Ridge, 7enn Open 4+ Prelims-Heats 1st A 7:24.70 Grand Final 1st A 7:36.10 First Varsity 8+ Grand Final 1st A 6:47.00 Second Varsity 8+ Grand Final 1st A 6:49.70 First Novice 8+ Prelims-Heats 3rd A 6:57.91 Second Novice 8+ Prelims-Heats 3rd A 7:05.05 Grand Final 5th 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.

2011-12 SEASON

RECORDS & HISTORY

Chattanooga Head Race Sat , 2ct , Chattanooga, 7enn Collegiate 8+ 2nd A 17:12.91 4th B 17:34.22 Collegiate 4+ 5th B 18:17.50 6th D 18:28.60 10th C 18:56.46 11th A 19:07.67 Novice 8+ 1st A 18:25.35 Head of the Charles 2ct - , Cambridge, Mass Varsity 8+ 28th A 17:25.62 Second Varsity 8+ 5th A 18:31.66

Head of the Hooch NoY - , Chattanooga, 7enn Varsity 4+ 9th A 16th B Varsity 8+ 13th A 15th B Novice 8+ 3rd B 26th A Open 8+ 4th A 7th B 10th C 29th D 2aN Ridge Regatta Sat , March , 2aN Ridge, 7enn Varsity 8+ 2nd A Varsity 4+ (Ă&#x20AC;rst race) 2nd A (second race) 2nd A (third race) 2nd A Lightweight 4+ 2nd A Novice 8+ 3rd A 4th B

16:49.3 17:02.9 18:03.2 20:12.9 17:01.3 17:12.8 17:49.1 20:03.3

6:44.63 7:53.46 7:48.52 7:40.72 24:34.9 22:50.0 22:50.2

San Diego Crew Classic March - ASril , San Diego, Calif Varsity 8+ 6th A 7:12.75 Second Varsity 8+ (Ă&#x20AC;rst race) 6th A 7:10.43 (second race) 3rd A 7:03.37 Varsity 4+ 7th A 8:08.34 Rhode ,sland 4uad Meet Sat, ASril , Kingstone, R , Varsity 8+ 4th A 7:18.33 Second Varsity 8+ 2nd A 7:14.29 Varsity 4+ 4th A 8:05.09 Second Varsity 4+ 3rd A 8:25.22 Novice 8+ 4th A 7:39.55 Iowa Sat , ASril , 7uscaloosa, Ala Novice 8+ 2nd A Varsity 4+ 2nd A Varsity 8+ 2nd A Second Varsity 4+ 1st A Second Varsity 8+ 2nd A Dartmouth 7ri-Meet Sat , ASril , HanoYer, NH First Varsity 8+ 3rd A Novice 8+ 2nd A Varsity 4+ 3rd A Second Varsity 8+ 2nd A

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18:22.0 18:49.2

7:30.60 8:05.70 6:49.40 8:03.10 7:01.20

6:46.0 7:26.2 7:49.2 6:49.1

Conference 8SA ChamSionshiSs Ma\ - , 2aN Ridge, 7enn Varsity 8+ Prelims-Heat 1 4th A Second Varsity 8+ Prelims-Heat 1 3rd A Novice 8+ 1st A 3rd B First Varsity 4+ 1st A Second Varsity 4+ 2nd A First Novice 4+ 1st A Second Novice 4+ 1st A

7:04.99 7:01.97 6:43.28 6:45.55 7:14.0 7:43.21 7:31.80 7:49.40

- Season Chattanooga Head Race Sat , 2ct , Chattanooga, 7enn Collegiate 8+ 16:29.38 1st 6th 17:09.10 7th 17:19.26 Collegiate 4+ 3rd 19:35.52 5th 19:49.99 8th 20:40.02 Novice 8+ 1st A 19:54.27 Open 2x 2nd 20:56.26 Collegiate 2 1st 23:11:22 3rd 23:47.15 Head of the Charles 2ct - , Cambridge, Mass Club 8 3rd 17:15.44 Head of the Hooch NoY - , Chattanooga, 7enn Saturday Varsity 8+ 6th 18th Novice 8+ 13th 18th Varsity 4+ 13th 18th Sunday Varsity 8+ 3rd 12th 18th

16:40.9 17:24.4 19:05.7 19:41.9 19:05.7 19:41.9 17:11.0 17:36.7 18:03.4

Cardinal InYitational March - , 2aN Ridge, 7enn Saturday First Varsity 8+ (Race 1) 2nd 7:10.40 First Varsity 8+ (Race 2) 1st 6:37.80 Second Varsity 8+ (Race 1) 1st 7:16.20 Second Varsity 8+ (Race 2) 3rd 6:54.30 First Novice 8+ (Race 1) 1st 7:44.00 First Novice 8+ (Race 2) 2nd 7:11.90 Second Novice 8+ (Race 1) 2nd 8:14.90 Second Novice 8+ (Race 2) 2nd 7:34.50 First Varsity 4+ (Race 1) 1st 8:13.60 First Varsity 4+ (Race 2) 3rd 7:43.00 Second Varsity 4+ (Race 1) 1st 8:18.60 Second Varsity 4+ (Race 2) 3rd 8:04.08 Sunday First Varsity 8+ 3rd 7:02.74 Second Varsity 8+ 3rd 7:19.10 First Varsity 4+ 3rd 8:05.55 Second Varsity 4+ 4th 8:36.6 Novice 8+ 2nd 7:36.15 Clemson Dual Regatta March , Clemson, S C First Varsity 8+ 2nd Second Varsity 8+ 2nd First Varsity 4+ 2nd Second Varsity 4+ 2nd First Novice 8+ 2nd Second Novice 8+ 2nd

7:01.4 7:08.6 8:21.6 8:03.9 7:31.4 7:48.1

Central Florida :est 9irginia ASril , 7uscaloosa, Ala First Varsity 8+ 3rd 7:52.1 Second Varsity 8+ 2nd 7:50.4 First Varsity 4+ 1st 8:48.5 Second Varsity 4+ 1st 9:02.5 Novice 8+ 2nd 8:00.2 3rd 8:38.9

Knecht CuS ASril - , Cherr\ Hill, N J Saturday Varsity 4+ 5th 8:25.36 Second Varsity 4+ 5th 8:17.96 First Varsity 8+ 4th 6:58.28 Second Varsity 8+ 2nd 7:10.34 Novice 8+ 2nd 7:12.35 Second Varsity 8+ (Semi Finals) 4th 7:03.84 Novice 8+ (Semi Finals) 2nd 7:14.46 Sunday Second Novice 8+ (Finals) 1st 7:49.59 First Novice 8+ (Grand Finals) 5th 7:18.30 Second Varsity 8+ (Petite Finals) 3rd 7:08.97 Dale England CuS ASril - , %loomington, Ind Friday Second Varsity 4+ 3rd 8:25.3 First Novice 8+ 2nd 7:29.6 First Varsity 4+ 2nd 8:21.1 Second Varsity 8+ 2nd 7:24.1 First Varsity 8+ 2nd 7:17.2 Saturday Second Varsity 4+ (Race 1) 2nd 8:23.2 Second Varsity 4+ (Race 2) 2nd 9:28.5 First Novice 8+ (Race 1) 2nd 7:42.2 First Novice 8+ (Race 2) 2nd 8:40.5 First Varsity 4+ (Race 1) 2nd 8:19.7 First Varsity 4+ (Race 2) 2nd 9:56.2 Second Varsity 8+ (Race 1) 2nd 7:26.1 Second Varsity 8+ (Race 2) 2nd 8:31.0 First Varsity 8+ (Race 1) 2nd 7:14.8 First Varsity 8+ (Race 2) 2nd 8:11.5 Conference 8SA ChamSionshiSs Ma\ , 2aN Ridge, 7enn First Varsity 4+ (Petite Final) 2nd 7:56.47 Second Varsity 8+ (Petite Final) 4th 7:09.04 First Varsity 8+ (Petite Final) 4th 6:54.11 Novice 8+ (Grand Final) 6th 7:24.20 First Varsity 8+ (Heat 2) 5th 6:59.94 Second Varsity 8+ (Heat 2) 4th 7:02.10 First Varsity 4+ (Heat 1) 5th 7:56.62 Novice 8+ (Heat 2) 3rd 7:22.80

ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AND THE CRIMSON TIDE 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, has been immediate for the rowing program. “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. Giving credence to that statement is the fact that in 2010, Alabama led the nation in Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association Scholar Athlete Awards, with a program-high 11 Crimson Tide rowers earning the honor, tying UA with Brown University for the national lead. “To lead the nation in this award speaks volumes about the commitment placed on academics at the University of Alabama,” Davis said. “It also shows that as we improve on the water, our dedication to academics hasn’t wavered in the slightest.” To earn CRCA honors, 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. In Alabama’s seven-year history as an NCAA Division I program, 31 Tide rowers have earned a total of 56 CRCA Scholar Athlete honors. On a conference level, Alabama’s rowers have been named to the Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll 126 times, including an amazing 27 who made the list in 2010. In 2009, Stacey Ogle became the Àrst Tide rower to earn a place on the prestigious CoSIDA Academic All-District At-Large second team, an award that spans several NCAA Division I sports. In 2012, Alabama earned two spots on the 15-member Conference USA All-Academic Team, marking the third year in a row that the Tide placed multiple athletes on the list. Over the award’s four-year history, Alabama has garnered nine selections.

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 her team. The team is then selected by the league’s sports information directors for rowing. In the four-year history of the award, two UA rowers have been unanimous C-USA All-Academic squad selections - Katie Spohr in 2010 and Stephanie Varner in 2012. Varner also became the Àrst Alabama rower to earn a place on the C-USA All-Academic Team more than once, earning her second consecutive nod as a senior in 2012. Spohr, Ogle and Bailey Sanders were named to the inaugural C-USA All-Academic squad as seniors in 2010. Alissa Kranz and Varner were named to the team in 2011. Varner was joined by Canella Tinker on the prestigious list in 2012 while Tabitha Coleman was the lastest honoree in 2013. While the Conference USA All-Academic Team is limited to rowers, Alabama athletes also earned recognition on two Conference USA-wide lists starting in 2012. A total of 11 UA rowers have earned the C-USA Commissioner’s Medal, which requires a 3.75 grade point average, while Tide rowers earned a place on the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll, which requires a 3.0 GPA, 51 times. 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 stateof-the-art Bill Battle Academic Center, housed within Paul W. Bryant Hall, stands ready to help Tide studentathletes get the most out of their academic experience at one of the nation’s Ànest universities. CASS is headed by Assistant Athletics Director for Student Services Jon Dever. Dever is assisted by Tyler Roberts, rowing’s academic advisor, as well as Heather Anders, Jenny Sanders, Brenda Elliott, Fern Hampton, Lance Walker, Lisa Patrick,

Evan Cardwell, Molly Dowd, Stephanie Godfrey and Joy Burroughs. Joining this group are Àve interns and more than 60 part-time tutors. The entire operation is housed in Bryant Hall. The CASS staff works as a liaison between the athletics department, undergraduate divisions and the administrative ofÀces of the University. The staff assists with class scheduling and registration, makes sure all athletes are maintaining satisfactory progress toward their degrees, monitors academic eligibility and provides career counseling. The advisors also secure tutors and schedule study sessions. From the moment a recruit Àrst walks on to campus to the moment an athlete graduates with diploma in hand, the academic services provided are outstanding. For the Àrst year at the 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 an athlete wishes to succeed in the classroom then Alabama’s CASS will provide them with every opportunity to achieve the highest goals.

Conference when she received the 2011 Brad Davis SEC Community Service Award and the postgraduate scholarship that goes along with the award. Over the past six years, when the Alabama Athletics Department has singled out individual student-athletes for their work in the community, the rowing team has again led the way with 11 honorees in that span. In 2013, Emily Chadwell earned the recognition while Kendal Williamson earned the Crimson Tide’s Community Outreach Award in 2011. In 2010, when six UA studentathletes were honored, half that number - Tacoma Morrisey, Jessica Autrey and Erika Baranek - came from the rowing team. During the 2008-09 school year, 10 student-athletes were honored for their work in the community, including four rowers - Amy Allison, Autrey, Baranek and Katie Smith. In 2007-08, rowers Amy Alison and Katie Tippey were among the six Tide athletes honored with the Tide’s Community Outreach Award. Alabama rowers were extremely active in the Tuscaloosa community in the aftermath of the April 2011 tornado that ripped through Tuscaloosa, leaving a trail of destruction that left the UA campus unscathed, but not the surrounding town. In October 2011, Logan O’Neil and her father, Tim, along with teammates Ashley Allison and Erika Baranek and coaches Davis, Megan Patrick and Derek Tuten, delivered more than 2,500 used elementary

books collected during the late spring and summer, to the Tuscaloosa County School System for use at the schools that were damaged and/or destroyed during tornado. In October 2012, team captain Tabitha Coleman and the rest of the Tide hosted a Locks of Love event. Locks of Love is a non-proÀt organization that provides hairpieces to Ànancially disadvantaged children suffering from long-term medical hair loss from any diagnosis. The rowing team also takes part in Alabama Athletics Power of Pink initiative, which raises awareness in the Àght against breast cancer, as well as a wide range of projects sponsored by the Alabama Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.

From the day the Àrst boat went on the river, Alabama rowing has dedicated itself to excellence in all things. Success and excellence have come swiftly during the program’s seven years. On the water, the Crimson Tide has made an immediate impact, climbing the ranks at the top regattas and sweeping several dual meets. In the classroom, Tide 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 only seven years as a varsity team, the rowers have amassed the most community outreach hours of any team at the Capstone six times, including the 2013 season. The rowing program volunteers on a regular basis with a wide variety of organizations. Overall, rowers participated in over 5,000 hours over the last seven years. “As a program, it is important to us, that our student-athletes excel in all areas of the collegiate 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 communities.” Individually, Jessica Allaway collected the highest community service award offered by the Southeastern

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Academic All-District Stacey Ogle

CONFERENCE USA ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM

THE BILL BATTLE ACADEMIC CENTER

RECORDS & HISTORY

STACEY OGLE

BAILEY SANDERS

KATIE SPOHR

2010

2010*

JESSICA ALLAWAY

ALISSA KRANZ

STEPHANIE VARNER

2011

2011, 2012*

CANELLA TINKER

TABITHA COLEMAN

2012

2013

STACEY OGLE

* unanimous selection

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CoSIDA Academic All-District IV At-Large Team 2010

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 beneÀts the more than 500 Crimson Tide student-athletes. The building’s many amenities includes a 48-seat computer lab with 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 academic advisor ofÀces are also housed in the building, along with several study lounges, two 50-seat classrooms and a 140-seat classroom. The classrooms feature 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.

CRIMSON TIDE HONOR ROLL NATIONAL AWARDS CRCA SCHOLAR-ATHLETES

CRCA ALL-SOUTH REGION TEAM

2007

2008 2011

2008

2009 2010

2011 2012 2013

Sarah Beaver, McKenna Frease, Leigh Ann Lazarus, Cristin Liveoak, Christina McClellan, Margaret Strojny, Kathryn Tippey Sarah Beaver, Courtney Crumby, McKenna Frease, Leigh Ann Lazarus, Stacey Ogle, Bailey Sanders, Katie Spohr, Margaret Strojny, Katie Tippey Helen Barnes, Chelsea Collins, Lauren Hovey, Sara Leibold, Stacey Ogle, Bailey Sanders, Katherine Spohr, Kathryn Tippey, Mary Vlasis Jessica Allaway, Helen Barnes, Chelsea Collins, Lauren Hovey, Alissa Kranz, Sara Leibold, Stacey Ogle, Bailey Sanders, Katie Spohr, Valerie Vargas, Stephanie Varner Jessica Allaway, Tabitha Coleman, Jennifer Johnson, Alissa Kranz, Jessica Parker, Mariah Styer, Leigh Ann Terch, Stephanie Varner Erika Baranek, Tabitha Coleman, Jessica Parker, Canella Tinker, Stephanie Varner Ashley Allison, Tabitha Coleman , Alyssa Drevenak, Melissa Etter, Caitlin O’Neil, Logan O’Neil, Canella Tinker

Bryn Crawford Alissa Kranz

COSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT IV AT-LARGE TEAM 2009

Stacey Ogle

Second Team

CONFERENCE AWARDS 2010 Stacey Ogle, Bailey Sanders, Katie Spohr* 2011 Jessica Allaway, Alissa Kranz, Stephanie Varner 2012 Canella Tinker, Stephanie Varner* 2013 Tabitha Coleman * unanimous selection

CONFERENCE USA ALL-CONFERENCE ROWING TEAM 2010 2011 2012 2013

Laura Skaggs Alissa Kranz Leigh Ann Terch Tabitha Coleman

SEC ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL 2007

2008

2009

2010

CONFERENCE USA COMMISSIONER’S MEDAL 2012 2013

Brennan Glynn, Kristen Hickman, Melissa Jenkins, Caitlin O’Neil, Logan O’Neil, Canella Tinker, Stephanie Varner Ashley Allison, Jacklin Byers, Kaitlin Carlisle, Christina Gusella, Caitlin O’Neil, Canella Tinker

2011

CONFERENCE USA COMMISSIONER’S HONOR ROLL 2012

2013

Ashley Allison, Erika Baranek, Brittney Bebek, Emily Chadwell, Mary Ana Christopher, Tabitha Coleman, Alyssa Drevenak, Melissa Etter, Ali Fabbro, JJ Fadely, Brennan Glynn, Kristen Hickman, Kristen Iverson, Melissa Jenkins, Caroline Lendl, Caitlin O’Neil, Logan O’Neil, Emily Osbourne, Jessica Parker, Mariah Styer, Leigh Ann Terch, Canella Tinker, Stephanie Varner Ashley Allison, Elaina Arsenovic, Courtney Atkinson, Lauren Aziz, Kate Bishop, Jacklin Byers, Kaitlin Carlisle, Emily Chadwell, Amy Chockley, Tabitha Coleman , Alyssa Drevenak, Melissa Etter, JJ Fadley, Hailey Gilleland, Christina Gusella, Rachel Henderson, Jenny Kubisch, Miller McCarthy Tuohy, Claire Northern, Caitlin O’Neil, Logan O’Neil, Abigail Palmer, Jessica Parker, Canella Tinker, Abigail Turok, Elizabeth Van Zandt, Sydney West, Megan Wolf

2012

2013

Bryn Crawford, Victoria Croy, McKenna Frease, Rachel Kimbrough, Leigh Ann Lazarus, Cristin Liveoak, Genna McIlwaine, Marley McKenzie, Margaret Strojny Jessica Autrey, Sarah Beaver, Bryn Crawford, Victoria Croy, Courtney Crumby, McKenna Frease, Rachel Justiss, Leign Ann Lazarus, Courtney Lewallen, Tacoma Morrissey , Stacey Ogle, Bailey Sanders, Katie Spohr, Margaret Strojny, Kathryn Tippey, Cathryn Whitlock Katie Allaway, Jessica Autrey, Erika Baranek, Helen Barnes, Camille Campbell, Chelsea Collins, Victoria Croy, Katelyn Halicks, Lauren Hovey, Kristen Iverson, Sara Leibold, Tacoma Morrissey, Stacey Ogle, Bailey Sanders, Laura Skaggs, Katie Smith, Katherine Spohr, Paige Storey, Kathryn Tippey, Stephanie Varner, Mary Vlasis, Cathryn Whitlock, Sarah Whitt Jessica Allaway, Jessica Autrey, Erika Baranek, Helen Barnes, Daniella Barone, Camille Campbell, Chelsea Collins, Sarah Eadon, Amelia Houghton, Lauren Hovey, Kristen Iverson, Jennifer Johnson, Alissa Kranz, Sara Leibold, Tacoma Morrissey, Stacey Ogle, Jessica Parker, Bailey Sanders, Jessica Scively, Katie Spohr, Mariah Styer, Valerie Vargas, Stephanie Varner, Leigh Waddell, Cathryn Whitlock, Sarah Whitt, Veronica Wilson Jessica Allaway, Erika Baranek, Daniella Barone, Tabitha Coleman, Sarah Eadon, Mary Hauswirth, Kristen Iverson, Jennifer Johnson, Alissa Kranz, Jessica Parker, Laura Skaggs, Renee Strong, Mariah Styer, Leigh Ann Terch, Stephanie Varner, Leigh Erin Waddell, Kendall Williamson Ashley Allison, Bianca Arrington, Erika Baranek, Emily Chadwell, Tabitha Coleman, Alyssa Drevenak, Kristen Hickman, Kristen Iverson, Emily LeBeau, Caitlin O’Neil, Logan O’Neil, Jessica Parker, Paige Storey, Mariah Styer, Leigh Ann Terch, Canella Tinker, Stephanie Varner Ashley Allison, Elaina Arsenovic, Courtney Atkinson, Kiffy Balchon, Kathleen Bentley, Kate Bishop, Kathryn Case, Emily Chadwell, Tabitha Coleman, Alyssa Drevenak, Melissa Etter, Brianne Hadar, Caitlin O’Neil, Logan O’Neil, Jessica Parker, Canella Tinker, Elizabeth Van Zandt,

RECORDS & HISTORY

CONFERENCE USA ALL-ACADEMIC ROWING TEAM

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The Black Warrior River

ALABAMA ROWING ON THE BLACK WARRIOR RIVER

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, features high banks, with long, protected straightaways and minimal current which makes it a rower’s dream. The Tide also benefits 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 Landing, which sits near the finish line of most of 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 Warrior River, plans are underway to build a state-of-the-art

RECORDS & HISTORY Boat House Renderings

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boathouse for the University of Alabama rowing program that will encompass everything the Tide needs to continue moving up through the ranks of collegiate rowing. Another step toward that new facility was taken in the fall of 2012 when the location and architect for the new boathouse was chosen and the project officially got underway. When completed, the boathouse is projected to include a walking bridge that will connect the facility to campus. It will include three boat bays, a repair bay as well as storage for the coaches’ launches. The project also includes an access way to the Tide’s specialized floating dock facilities on the river. 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.