2009-10 Rowing Guide by Alabama Crimson Tide

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2010

QuickFacts

University Information

Location: Tuscaloosa, Ala. Enrollment: 28,807 Founded: April 12, 1831 Conference: Southeastern (SEC) Colors: Crimson & White Nickname: Crimson Tide President: Dr. Robert E. Witt NCAA Faculty Representative: Joe Hornsby Athletics Director: Mal Moore Executive Associate Athletics Director: Dave Hart Senior Associate Athletics Directors: Dr. Finus Gaston and Milton Overton Associate Athletics Director/ Senior Woman Administrator: Marie Robbins Associate Athletics Directors: Kevin Almond, Jon Gilbert, Carol Park, Sarah Patterson, Jeff Purinton, Ronny Robertson, Mike Vollmar, Doug Walker, Mike Ward Assistant Athletics Directors: Chris Besanceney and Jon Dever Rowing Academics: Heather Anders Director of Athletic Marketing & Trademark Licensing: Jennifer Martin

Associate AD/Media Relations Director: Doug Walker Associate Media Relations Directors: Ty Patton, Roots Woodruff (Rowing Contact) Assistant Media Relations Directors: Barry Allen, Josh Maxson, Jessica Paré, Skip Powers Athletic Department Photographer: Kent Gidley Rowing Media Relations Director: Roots Woodruff Office Phone: (205) 348-2088 FAX: (205) 348-8841 E-Mail Address: roots@ia.ua.edu Media Relations Department Administrative Assistants: Brenda Burnette and Karen Deaver Media Relations Student Assistants: Rod Black, John Colburn, Tyler Haskins, Chad Haynie, Stephanie Irwin, Kathryn Lasater, Jacob Meacham, Tyler Roberts, Meghan Rodriguez, Emily Screws, Nick Snow, Alex Thompson, Emily Weeks

The Staff

Head Coach: Larry Davis Alma Mater, Year: Virginia, ‘73 Year at Alabama: Fourth Office Phone: (205) 348-6975 E-Mail Address: ldavis@ia.ua.edu Assistant Coach: Chelsea Pemberton Alma Mater, Year: Tennessee, ‘07 Year at Alabama: First Office Phone: (205) 348-7557 E-Mail Address: cpemberton@ia.ua.edu Assistant Coach: Derek Tuten Alma Mater, Year: Alabama, ‘05 Year at Alabama: Third Office Phone: (205) 348-6476 E-Mail Address: dtuten@ia.ua.edu Graduate Assistant Coach: Sarah Laurent Alma Mater, Year: Tulsa, ‘07 Year at Alabama: Second Office Phone: (205) 348-7565 E-Mail Address: slaurent@ia.ua.edu Administrative Assistant: Kim Murphy Office Phone: (205) 348-2467 E-Mail Address: kmurphy@ia.ua.edu Managers: Conner Good and Justin Griffin Assistant Athletic Trainer: Sherry Kimbro Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainers: Sidney Jones and Tasha Temple Rowing Mailing Address: Alabama Rowing P.O. Box 870393 Tuscaloosa, AL 35487 Rowing Overnight Shipping Address: Alabama Rowing 1201 Coliseum Drive Coleman Coliseum, Room 171 Tuscaloosa, AL 35487

Media Notes ALABAMA MEDIA RELATIONS: The Alabama Media Relations Office is located on the ground level of Coleman Coliseum. 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 post-meet interviews are granted. Interviews with Alabama rowers must be arranged through Roots Woodruff of the Athletic Media Relations office at (205) 348-6084. The best times for athlete interviews are either before or after practice at Coleman Coliseum. Interview requests should be made at least 24 hours in advance. MEDIA SERVICES: Up-to-date program notes will be available to working media prior to the meet. Results will be distributed following the competition. Requested coaches and student-athletes will be made available following all home meets. SATELLITE FEEDS/TELEVISION: The University of Alabama, through Crimson Tide Sports Marketing, offers a weekly 15-minute satellite feed consisting of interviews with coaches and athletes, taped video highlights and narrated packages from September through May. Occasionally, the rowing team is featured in this package. Please call the media relations office for more details. During their season, the rowing team’s progress is covered each week on “The Crimson Tide This Week,” a 30-minute regional sports show. INTERNET: Information about University of Alabama athletics can be found at www.rolltide.com, the official internet site of the Crimson Tide athletics department. For information about the University of Alabama, go to www.ua.edu.

Table of ConTenTs Quick Facts ....................................................................................................................... 2 University President ..................................................................................................4-5 The University of Alabama ................................................................................... 6-9 Athletic Administration ......................................................................................... 10-11 A Day in the Life ....................................................................................................... 12-17 Bryant Academic Center .......................................................................................... 18 Academic Excellence ................................................................................................... 19 Head Coach Larry Davis .................................................................................... 20-21 Assistant Coach Derek Tuten ...................................................................................22 Assistant Coach Chelsea Pemberton ....................................................................23 Graduate Assistant Coach Sarah Laurent...............................................................24 Rowing Support Staff .................................................................................................24 Alabama Medical Staff ...............................................................................................25 Season Preview ..................................................................................................... 26-27 Varsity Roster ................................................................................................................28 Varsity Profiles ....................................................................................................... 29-38 Novice Roster .............................................................................................................. 38 Alabama Rowing in the Community ..................................................................... 39 Alabama Rowing History .................................................................................. 40-43 Walk-on Success .......................................................................................................... 44 Rowing Terminology .................................................................................................. 45 All-Time Results .....................................................................................................46-47 All-Time Roster ...................................................................................................... 48-49 The Black Warrior River .......................................................................................50-51 .......................................................................................50-51 3

The University of Alabama’s Director of Athletics since 1999, Mal Moore has made an indelible mark on one of the nation’s most storied athletic programs, leading a department that has enjoyed tremendous success athletically and academically and has undergone an unprecedented period of growth during his tenure. Through his guidance, Alabama’s athletic department remains focused on his vision of having all Crimson Tide athletic teams and student-athletes competitive at the highest level nationally while continuing to elevate athletic facilities at the Capstone to premier status nationally for all sports. During his tenure as Director of Athletics, Moore has overseen more than $200 million of capital improvements to University of Alabama athletic facilities. Those projects have encompassed the entire scope of all Crimson Tide athletic programs and have benefitted every Alabama student-athlete, coach, and administrator. Throughout his multi-faceted career, Moore has worked with a diversified field of constituents, from fellow coaches and former players, to fans and the business community. All of those experiences and relationships - in addition to his ability to unify those many constituents - have made him the ideal person to lead Alabama athletics in the 21st century. His leadership has been crucial in helping guide Alabama through a period that has been, at times, extremely challenging. His guidance and effort helped Alabama athletics weather the storm, while continuing to move in a

positive direction toward a future that holds great promise. Moore’s dedication to and love of the University of Alabama was recognized on March 28, 2007, when as a permanent tribute to his life-long contribution to The University of Alabama, the Board of Trustees of The University of Alabama officially dedicated the facility formerly known as The Football Building as the Mal M. Moore Athletic Facility. Under Moore’s direction, Alabama’s athletic teams have produced several Southeastern Conference championships, winning titles in gymnastics, men’s basketball, men’s golf, men’s cross country, baseball and softball; taking SEC tournament titles in both baseball and softball; and an NCAA gymnastics championship. Alabama athletes have earned some of the highest honors the SEC and NCAA have to offer, including SEC Athlete of the Year, SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year, NCAA Top VIII, NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships and NCAA Sportsperson of the Year. These honors are over and above the individual conference and national titles that Alabama athletes continue to bring home to the Capstone on a regular basis. In addition to making his mark on Alabama, Moore has also had a national impact as a key member of several prestigious NCAA and college football committees. Moore has served on the NCAA Division I Football Issues Committee, the SEC Athletic Directors Bowl Advisory Committee and the Big Six Conferences Minority Coaches Forum.

Moore’s distinguished record of service to UA began more than 50 years ago when he joined the Crimson Tide football squad as a scholarship player for Coach Paul “Bear” Bryant from 1958-62. Moore has the distinction of being a part of seven national championship teams (1961, 1964, 1965, 1973, 1978, 1979, and 1992), 14 SEC championships, and 27 bowl trips during his career as a player and coach, the first as a member of the Crimson Tide’s 1961 national championship team. He is the only individual connected with the Tide program to be a part of seven national championships. During a coaching career that spanned 31 years, Moore spent 22 of those at Alabama with stops at Montana State, Notre Dame and the NFL’s St. Louis and Phoenix Cardinals. At Alabama, Moore started as Coach Bryant’s graduate assistant in 1964, then as defensive backfield coach for five years beginning in 1965 before becoming quarterbacks coach from 1971-82 and serving as the Tide’s first offensive coordinator starting in 1975. He would go on to coordinate all of the offensive plays for Alabama’s last four national championship teams. A 1963 graduate of The University of Alabama, Moore holds both an undergraduate degree in Sociology and a 1964 Master’s Degree in Secondary Education from the Capstone. Moore was born December 19, 1939, in Dozier, Ala. He has been married to the former Charlotte Davis of Tuscaloosa since July 20, 1968. They have one daughter, Mrs. Steve (Heather) Cook of Scottsdale, Ariz., a granddaughter, Anna Lee, and a grandson, Charles Cannon.

The newest residence hall on campus, Ridgecrest features apartment-style suites that feature kitchens with full refrigerators and microwave ovens, dining areas with a cafe table and chairs and a furnished living room. Each bedroom has a height-adjustable loft bed as well as a desk, chair, dresser, and closet. All this combines for a very comfortable home life.

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Up before the sun, the rowers converge on the Crimson Tideâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s home on the Black Warrior River, which boasts of high banks, long, protected straightaways, and minimal current, making it a prime training site. The start time on the water varies by when the sun is high enough in the sky so the rowers can see and be seen, the intensity does not vary, as Alabama works hard to move up to the elite level of collegiate rowing as fast as possible. After workouts, the student-athletes grab a quick breakfast before heading out to class.

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Everything you need to find your place with the best and brightest is here - a beautiful campus, 200 academic majors, outstanding Honors programs, freshman learning communities and generous scholarships and financial aid. Your options for involvement are many, from our championship athletic tradition and diverse volPM unteer opportunities to our Greek society and state-of-the-art student recreation center. We also offer active campus ministries and a vibrant student media group.

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After training on the river in the morning, the rowers have the option to hit the pM Coleman Coliseum erg bay using top of the line Concept2 ergonometers. These optional workouts are scheduled around classes.

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and conditioning coach Travis Illian in the Coliseums state-of-the-art weight room. 15

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p w. paul w bryant a academic Center The Center for Athletic Student Services (CASS), a mainstay of The University of Alabama’s academic success, got a huge boost when it moved into its new home in the spring of 2005. The Crimson Tide’s academic home, the Paul W. Bryant Academic Center, is the crown jewel in Alabama’s $125-plus million Crimson Tradition building initiative. “This project was certainly one of our focal points when we started the renovations of our athletic facilities,” athletics director Mal Moore said. “Academics are at the center of our mission at Alabama and we wanted to create a place that would aid all our student-athletes in their educational pursuits. Bryant Hall provides everything we need in that regard.” Through the auspices of the Crimson Tradition Fund, Alabama took its former athletic dorm and converted it into 18

a 55,000-square foot state-of-the-art facility that benefits all 500-plus Crimson Tide student-athletes. “Bryant Hall is a tremendous facility for our studentathletes,” Heather Anders, the rowing team’s academic advisor said. “Within Bryant Hall a student-athlete has everything that they need to be successful academically and it demonstrates the commitment The University of Alabama and the athletics department has to that success. Bryant Hall has everything under one roof, a tremendous asset for our student-athletes and their busy schedules. They can meet with their advisor, work with a tutor, attend their orientation class, use the math lab, reading lab, writing lab, or computer lab – all right here.” Among the building’s many amenities is a 48-seat computer lab with brand-new equipment. The computer lab also houses 25 laptop computers that can be checked out

by student-athletes for use on road trips. There are math, English, and writing labs as well as individual study rooms. The athletic academic advisor offices are also housed in the building along with several study lounges, two 50-seat classrooms and a 140-seat classroom. The classrooms utilize cutting-edge teaching devices, including digital overhead projectors and “smart boards” that allow instructors to interact with students on the go. Throughout the building there are 16 information stations that provide student-athletes with news about tutorials, study sessions and even practice schedules. The building also houses the Crimson Tide’s Academic Hall of Fame and its nationally recognized LifeSkills program.

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For coach Larry Davis the goal is simple. He wants his student-athletes to leave Alabama with a championship trophy under one arm and a diploma under the other. And success for the rowing team has been immediate. Over the last three years, 16 rowers have earned the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association’s Scholar-Athlete Award a total of 25 times, including nine last season. And on a conference level, Alabama’s rowers have been named to the Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll 48 times, including 23 last year. Last season, senior Stacey Ogle became the first Tide rower to earn a place on the ESPN the Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District At-Large second team. The secret behind the academic success for Tide student-athletes is really no secret at all. Alabama’s Center of Athletic Student Services, located in the state-ofthe-art Paul W. Bryant Academic Center, stands ready to help Tide student-athletes get the most out of their academic experience at one of the nation’s finest universities. CASS is headed by Assistant Athletics Director for Student Services Jon Dever. Dever is assisted by Heather Anders, rowing’s academic advisor, Tom Buttram, Barbara DeLaire, Brenda Elliott, Fern Hampton, Jason Johns, Jill Lancaster, Lisa Patrick and Lance Walker. Joining this group are six

interns and 65 part-time tutors. The entire operation is housed in the Bryant Hall Academic Center. Dever and his staff work with athletes from every sport to ensure that they first receive a quality education before taking their first stroke on the river. The CASS staff works as a liaison between the Athletic Department, undergraduate divisions, and the administrative offices 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 first walks on to campus to the moment an athlete graduates with diploma in hand, the academic services provided are outstanding. For the first 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 the athlete wishes to succeed in the classroom as they do in competition, then Alabama’s CASS will provide them with every opportunity to achieve the highest goals.

Stacey Ogle, member of the 2009 ESPN the Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District At-Large Second Team

CollegIaTe RowINg CoaCHeS aSSoCIaTIoN SCHolaR-aTHleTe awaRd 2007

Sarah Beaver McKenna Frease Leigh Ann Lazarus Cristin Liveoak Christina McClellan Margaret Strojny Katherine Tippey

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Sarah Beaver McKenna Frease Leigh Ann Lazarus Margaret Strojny Katie Tippey

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Chemistry Marine Science/Chemistry Health Care Management History International Studies Art Economics

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Chemistry Marine Science/Chemistry Health Care Management Art Economics

Stacey Ogle Courtney Crumby Bailey Sanders Katie Spohr

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Helen Barnes Chelsea Collins Lauren Hovey Sara Leibold Stacey Ogle Bailey Sanders Katherine Spohr Katherine Tippey Mary Vlasis

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Communications Psychology International Studies Pre-business

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Pre-Major Studies Accounting Accounting Management Communication Studies International Studies Economics Economics Elementary Education

SoUTHeaSTeRN CoNFeReNCe aCadeMIC HoNoR Roll 2007

Bryn Crawford Victoria Croy McKenna Frease Rachel Kimbrough Leigh Ann Lazarus Cristin Liveoak Genna McIlwaine Marley McKenzie Margaret Strojny

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Jessica Autrey Sarah Beaver Bryn Crawford McKenna Frease Leigh Ann Lazarus Margaret Strojny Victoria Croy Rachel Justiss Courtney Lewallen Stacey Ogle Katie Tippey Courtney Crumby Tacoma Morrissey Bailey Sanders Katie Spohr Cathryn Whitlock

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Nutrition Pre-Business Marine Science/Chemistry Accounting Health Care Management History Political Science Criminal Justice Art

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Biology Chemistry Nutrition Marine Science/Chemistry Health Care Management Art Marketing Art and Art History Marketing Communications Economics Psychology Pre-law International Studies Pre-business Apparel Design

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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 Witt

Sr. Jr. Fr. Soph. Soph. Soph. Sr. Soph. Soph. Fr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Soph. Soph. Jr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Soph. Jr. Jr.

General Health Studies Interdisciplinary Studies Communication Anthropology Pre-Physical Therapy Finance Marketing Exercise Sports Science Marketing Exercise Sports Science Management Geology Communication Studies International Studies Advertising Elementary Education Economics/Marketing Marketing Economics/Math Electrical Engineering Elementary Education Apparel and Textiles Aerospace Engineering

COACHINGSTaFF Four years into the process, it’s obvious that rowing coach Larry Davis is in the place where he wants to be, involved with a sport he loves. With a passion for the sport and a strong relationship with the city of Tuscaloosa, Davis is doing exactly what he’s always wanted to. “I love the sport of rowing and it’s something where I really have a commitment to the University and the city of Tuscaloosa. It’s a place I’ve been at now for 12 years.” Davis, who still gets on the water himself on a regular basis, has taught the team to take it one step at a time, and with 20

the University’s help, the process has been accelerated faster than anyone could have imagined. “One of the things that I’ve learned over time is that good things take time and you have to put them all in layers and build on the pace and keep building. The University has been very good about giving us the tools we need on a step-by-step basis to achieve that.” It’s no easy task taking a club team and building it into a successful, Division-I NCAA program, but as year four approaches, 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. I’m excited about being here and I think everybody with the program feels that way.” Success has come early and often for Alabama Rowing under Davis. In his first year, the Tide earned top-5 finishes at many of the regattas it competed at and won a number of races in dual-meet competitions against already well-established programs. At the Dad Vail College Championships, the Tide advanced to the semifinals in all of its races, something that is unheard of for such a green squad.

In only its second season, the Tide continued to make enormous strides forward, most notably at the esteemed Head of the Charles Regatta where Alabama’s Varsity 8+ grabbed a silver in the women’s Club race. In the spring, Alabama went to the Southern Intercollegiate Rowing Championships and came home with a silver medal for their efforts in the Varsity 8+ race, placing them second overall at the regatta. At the Dad Vail, the Tide followed up their first-year success by once again advancing to the semifinals in all their races and making it to the finals

in two events, including a fourth-place finish in the Grand Final of the Novice 8+ race. Not only have Tide rowers seen success on the water, but they have also excelled in the classroom. Over the last three years, Alabama rowers have earned the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association’s Scholar-Athlete Award 25 times, including nine last season. On a conference level, Alabama’s rowers have been named to the Southeastern Conference AcademicHonor Roll 48 times, including 23 last year alone. Such success for such a young program is nothing short of astounding, but it was certainly in line with Davis’ goals when he took the job as Alabama’s inaugural head coach.

“We have a plan, and it’s an aggressive plan, but there’s no doubt in my mind that it’s one that we can fulfill,” Davis said. His plan includes steady, and as he said, aggressive improvement in all phases of the program year-to-year and includes competing for an NCAA Championship bid within the program’s first eight to 10 years. “Starting from almost scratch, to see it move along in a span of really three-years plus, it’s very rewarding to see that kind of growth. We need to realize that we still have a long way to go but there’s so much opportunity here that I can’t see us not achieving the kind of success that I think we’re capable of.” This success has been part of Davis’ vision from day one, Feb. 2, 2006, when after an exhaustive search, the University’s athletics department made it official: Larry Davis was its new rowing coach. From the first mention of rowing being added, the best candidate to lead this new varsity sport was Davis. He was hard at work, already building a rowing tradition in Tuscaloosa. “We are excited to have a coach of Larry Davis’ knowledge and experience on board as we start this new venture,” Alabama Athletics Director Mal Moore said. “Larry is well respected and connected in the rowing community and brings immediate respect to our program.” Davis has constructed Alabama’s varsity program from the ground up. Rowing is the 21st sport at the Capstone and the first to be added since softball in 1996. From day one until now, intimidation is something the coaches have tried to combat as it

is a key step towards future success. “I think the next thing we need to do as a team is realize that these big name teams, they’re just people,” Davis said. ”One of the things we’re doing is working hard and we expect to beat those well-established squads. Just because you’re sitting next to them on the line and they’ve had a tradition of 10 years, 20 years, or however long they’ve run, doesn’t mean they’re inhuman.” Davis’ past in rowing spans 40 years, including 25 as a coach. Before starting the Crimson Tide’s program, he coached the Alabama Crew Club starting in 1998. In addition to his duties with the University’s club team, he has served as the Director of Wellness and Aquatics at the YMCA of Tuscaloosa County. “I consider myself very fortunate to have worked with the students of the University of Alabama club crew program over the years,” Davis said. “They impressed me with their work ethic and character. Coaching the club also provided me the opportunity to discover what a great institution the University of Alabama is.” Prior to his time in Tuscaloosa, Davis spent 1981-93 at Marist College in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., where he was the head coach of the varsity crew and served as the school’s compliance officer as well. 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 AlabamaHuntsville’s varsity crew from 1977-81. Aside from his collegiate duties, Davis spent time with the U.S. National Team. In 1983 Davis was an assistant coach for the United States Men’s National Rowing team and later, in 1987, he served as team manager. In 1983 the National Team competed at the World Championships in Germany and the Pan American Games in Venezuela, with the men’s 8+ winning gold at the Pan American Games. The 1987 squad made it to 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 MidAmerican Championship and the Southern Collegiate Rowing Association Championship. During Davis’ time in Charlottesville the Cavaliers finaled at the Dad Vail Small College Championships three years, earning a bronze medal in 1971. Davis spent all his undergraduate and graduate years at UVA earning a bachelor’s degree in accounting in 1973, followed up by a master’s in counseling in 1977. He is married to the former Vicki Barnes of Madison, Ala. 21

Derek Tuten is now in his third year coaching the Alabama Rowing team. His involvement spans all aspects of the program, but this season Tuten will focus primarily on the novice squad for the first time in his coaching career. He will also retain his responsibilities as the program’s boatman/rigger, in charge of maintenance of equipment and keeping the mechanical aspects of the program in top shape. “Derek’s always been a really good technician and he works on the basics that a lot of people may find tedious, but that’s really important because we still rely a lot on walk-ons,” Davis said. In a sport as young as rowing is at the Capstone, many athletes joining are not seasoned, dedicated athletes to the sport. Tuten focuses on instilling the basics into his athletes in hopes they will develop a passion for the sport. ”We need somebody in that position who has the patience to go through all the very basic things that need to be estab22

lished in the students’ mindset and skill-set to really help us have that base of productive walk-ons,” Davis said. “Just because somebody has never rowed before doesn’t mean that they can’t be a contributor and turn out to be a top-level athlete for us.” An Alabama graduate and Tuscaloosa native, Tuten has been around the area and the Alabama rowing scene for quite some time. He served as head coach for the Alabama Crew Club before joining the Tide staff in the summer of 2007. As the Alabama Crew’s coach, he led the men to a huge win at the Head of the South and earned a finalist spot at the S.I.R.A. Championships. “Derek is an excellent teacher when it comes to rowing,” Davis said. “He brings a balance and patience to the program in terms of how he goes about his coaching. A keen observer, he takes what he sees and works individually with the studentathletes to teach them the skills they need to be successful.” A member of Central High School’s 1997 graduating class,

Tuten coached the Alabama Crew Club for two years as an assistant under Davis before taking over the head coaching position in 2006. During his time as head coach, the club was a consistent medalist. Tuten was a four-year member of the club he eventually coached, the Alabama Crew Club, while pursuing his degree in psychology at the Capstone. He also spent time rowing for the Riverside Boat Club and Community Rowing in Boston, one the nation’s hot spots for competitive rowing. As a crew member, 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, while also medaling at the Head of the Chattahoochee, Head of the Tennessee, Augusta Invitational, Tennessee Indoor Sprints, Atlanta Indoor Sprints and Clemson Sprints.

Chelsea Pemberton, who joins the Crimson Tide coaching staff this season, brings a wealth of rowing experience to Alabama. The Jacksonville, Fla., native serves as an assistant coach with the Tide’s varsity, working with the Tide’s smaller boats in addition to assisting head coach Larry Davis with the overall varsity program. “I’m very excited to be a part of The University of Alabama and the rowing program,” Pemberton said. “This is a great time to be on this campus with so many tremendous things going on. I also love that I have the opportunity to be a part of a program that is growing by leaps and bounds and is on its way to the top.”

Pemberton also serves as Alabama’s recruiting coordinator, helping bring the next generation of rowers to the Capstone. “Chelsea is going to be vital to our growth in a variety of areas, not the least of which is recruiting,” Alabama head coach Larry Davis said. “We’ve done a good job of growing with the talent we have on hand, but to continue on the path we’re on, to fulfill our goal of competing at the NCAA Championships, we’re going to have to improve both the level of talent we’re bringing in to the program and the depth we have in the program. Chelsea will be spending a lot of her time focusing on finding those quality athletes that are going to be able to be of value to us.”

A three-time All-American at the University of Tennessee, Pemberton is very familiar with what it takes to be a success in collegiate rowing. She helped lead the Lady Vols to their first appearance at the NCAA Championships during her career in Knoxville as well as being named to the All-South Region team all four years of her career. She began rowing in high school, competing for Stanton College Preparatory High School starting in 1997 and saw immediate success, earning a state title in the Varsity 8+ and a national championship in the Junior 4+ as well as leading her shell to a win in the high school category at the legendary Head of the Charles Regatta in 2000.

Her success as a prep rower led to a spot on the United States Junior National Team. As a part of Team USA, she rowed to a fifth place finish at Junior World Championships in Duisburg, Germany, in the Women’s 8+. After graduating from Tennessee, Pemberton started her coaching career in Knoxville with the Oak Ridge Rowing Association before moving on to the East Tennessee Rowing Organization and then joining the MastersCoaching staff, coaching masters women at camps and clinics across the country.

Sarah Laurent Graduate Assistant Coach

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In her second year as part of the Crimson Tide’s rowing staff, Sarah Laurent is charged with the day-to-day details of keeping the program running, taking care of travel arrangements, paperwork and the like while also lending a hand with coaching as well. “When Sarah was looking toward graduate school, one of the things she was looking for was to stay connected with rowing,” Alabama head coach Larry Davis said. “We feel fortunate to have her as part of our staff because she has a real passion for the sport. And not only does she know rowing, but she comes in with experience on the administrative side of things as well.” Prior to joining the Tide, Laurent worked with the Oklahoma City Boathouse Foundation and the Chesapeake Boathouse which is being developed as one of the main venues for rowing in the United States. She brings that experience of what it takes to organize and take of the logistics of a rowing program to the Crimson Tide.

rowing Support Staff STUDENT STAFF Alabama rowing’s student staff includes managers Justin Griffin and Connor Good as well as graduate assistant athletic trainers Sidney Jones and LaTasha Temple.

Heather Anders Academic Advisor

Stephanie Godfrey Academic Advisor

Travis Illian Strength and Conditioning Coach

Kim Murphy Administrative Assistant

The University of Tulsa graduate was a standout on the Golden Hurricane’s rowing team. A four-year letterwinner, she was part of Tulsa’s winning effort in the Club 4+ race at the 2005 Head of the Charles and led her squad to a fifthplace finish in the Championship 4+ race at the 2006 Head of the Charles. She was selected to Tulsa’s “Ultimate Team” in 2005 which honors the top seven studentathletes on campus that year. In the classroom, Laurent was a three-year member of the Director’s Honor Roll and a Conference USA All-Academic Honoree as a senior. A communications major with a minor in marketing, she earned her Bachelor’s degree in 2007. In addition to her duties with the rowing team, Laurent is pursuing a Master’s degree in communication studies.

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Alabama’s Team Physicians, from the left, Craig Buettner, Jimmy Robinson, Les Fowler and Jeff Laubenthal.

Even with the most physically conditioned athletes, injury can occur. The University of Alabama is prepared for such moments, with a full staff of doctors and athletic trainers ready to lend their expertise to any medical situation so Alabama’s athletes can return to play in peak condition as soon as it’s safe and possible. Dr. Jimmy Robinson, Dr. Craig Buettner and Dr. Jeff Laubenthal all volunteer their time to ensure that Crimson Tide athletes stay in peak medical condition. They supervise the total healthcare needs of all of Alabama’s athletes. Other physicians helping to keep the Tide healthy include Dr. Les Fowler and world-renowned orthopedic surgeons Dr. James Andrews and Dr. Lyle Cain. Bill McDonald heads the athletic training staff. A member of the Tide staff since 1987, McDonald’s area of expertise extends from athletic training to administration. After serving as the Tide’s head athletic trainer from 1987 through the 1998 season, he moved to the administrative side in 1999, and currently serves as Director of Sports Medicine. Rodney Brown is the director of rehabilitations services.

The Coleman Coliseum training room is staffed by seven full-time athletic trainers, including Sherry Kimbro (soccer and rowing), John Morr (men’s basketball, men’s and women’s tennis, and men’s and women’s golf), Joe Hoffer (baseball and volleyball), Bernard Burroughs, (men’s and women’s track and field), Monica Decker (gymnastics), Nick Seiler (softball) and Jeremy Dobbs (women’s basketball, swimming and diving). Jeff Allen is the head football athletic trainer. He is assisted by assistant athletic trainer Ginger Gilmore and Jeremy Gsell and two graduate assistants, Nick Williams and Dan Jacobi. The coliseum staff also consists of six graduate assistant athletic trainers: Kelly Bridges (swimming and diving), Andrea Torbey (men’s and women’s tennis), Katie Murphy (women’s track and field), BJ Leyser (rowing) , Tasha Temple (rowing) and Jody Green (volleyball). Athletic trainers can spend an average of 10 to 12 hours a day on the job depending on what point of the season the team is in. Alabama ensures the safety of its athletes by assigning at least one athletic trainer to each team to cover home and away events, conditioning, practice and travel.

Alabama’s Olympic Sports Athletic Training Staff - from the left, Jeremy Dobbs, Sherry Kimbro, Joe Hoffer, Nick Seiler, John Morr, Bernard Burroughs and Monica Decker.

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It has been a fast ride for the Alabama Rowing team. It seems like just yesterday the program was dipping its oars into the Black Warrior River for the first time as a varsity program and now, this season, the first class of four-year seniors will be leading the way for the Crimson Tide. “I think the program has come quite a ways and I think some of it has to do with having recruited athletes on the team, and some of it has to do with people having a better understanding of what NCAA Division I really requires you to commit to if you’re going to do well,” head coach Larry Davis said. From a club team to an NCAA varsity program, the Alabama rowing team has undergone a quick transformation over the last four short years. Creating an established, successful program in any sport takes quite a bit of time, but rowing has the extra hurdle of being a largely unfamiliar sport within the high school ranks. The challenge 26

for the Alabama coaching staff then is to not only bring in top-flight athletic talent, but in many cases, to teach that talent the basics of rowing as well. one reason for Alabama’s swift progression as a program is that Davis and his staff have a fundamental, from the ground up, coaching strategy. Newcomers, whether they are recruited athletes or walk-ons, are developed first in novice boats and then propelled into highly-competitive varsity boats. Although still young, success has come quick and grown each year since the program’s inception as a varsity program in 2006. Tide rowers earned medals at almost every competition they entered during the 2008-09 season and they will look to build upon last year’s success going into this brand-new season. “I think initially when we started off as a club team transitioning to a varsity program, the girls that came out, didn’t really have a good idea of what was going to be

expected of them and they didn’t realize how hard they were going to have to work to be competitive,” Davis said. “We want to make sure we’re racing fast enough to be in the hunt for the medals.” The 2009-10 season finds Alabama reaping the rewards of three years of constant development and improvement as its first class of true seniors take the reins. After growing up in the program, leadership and dedication is something that Davis expects from his seasoned rowers this time around. “one of the things I want from our seniors, aside from general leadership, is to be able to keep people on track and to be more consistent in our workouts and how we approach things,” Davis said. In general, the coaching staff, which consists of Davis as well as assistant coaches Derek Tuten and Chelsea Pemberton, feels that with a veteran core and a fresh crop of recruits, the benchmark for the Alabama rowing program

is no longer to just hang with the bigger, more established programs, but rather to compete with and even beat some of them. Teams such as Clemson, Virginia and Tennessee, who Alabama has faced in the past, set the bar with times that the Tide looks to match. To beat teams of this caliber, the Tide will look to improve and build on their past victories. “If we can get closer and get by some of those top-20 teams, by an Indiana or Louisville, then we’re definitely making the kind of progress we want,” Davis said. “A goal of ours over the last two years has been to show a little more consistency in our execution. We have our highs and lows, hots and colds, and I want to have that fluctuation a lot less. I think that between the senior leadership and these good athletes that we have coming in from last year’s novice squad, I’d like to see us be a lot more consistent in how we practice and how we race.” As the program progresses so should its confidence and that is something Davis has emphasized

throughout the offseason. The team will need to focus on the fact that tradition and tenure of a program does not necessarily mean that they are better than you on any given day. “The biggest thing that we have to be aware of as a team, when you see all these big names that have been making it to the NCAAs, the tendency is to think that they’re super-human or someone that you can’t touch, and that’s not true. If you look at somebody that surprises people, where did they come from, they didn’t let the name or the venues intimidate them.” The three years of experience has primed the team for success. However, the fact that Alabama is poised to leap up the ranks of success may not be something that all teams notice, and that’s okay with Davis. “Given that this is our fourth year and we have some good seniors, I’m hoping that maturity and leadership are going to come through,” Davis said. “I think we’re very capable of surprising some people.”

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2010 alabaMa VaRSITy RowINg RoSTeR Name Height Jessica Allaway 5-9 Amy Allison 5-5 Bianca Arrington 6-0 Jessica Autrey 5-10 Erika Baranek 5-9 Helen Barnes 5-9 Daniella Barone 5-7 Camille Campbell 5-2 Chelsea Collins 5-6 Amelia Houghton 5-11 Lauren Hovey 5-7 Kristen Iverson 5-10 Alissa Kranz 6-0 Sara Leibold 5-11 Nikki Lopez 5-10 Lauren Miller 5-7 Tacoma Morrissey 5-9 Stacey Ogle 5-10 Blake Reed 5-8 Bailey Sanders 5-5 Jessica Scivley 5-5 Laura Skaggs 5-7 Katie Smith 5-9 Katherine Spohr 5-5 Paige Storey 5-1 Leigh Ann Terch 5-4 Kathryn Tippey 5-9 Valerie Vargas 5-6 Stephanie Varner 6-0 Leigh Erin Waddell 5-8 Allie Wetteland 5-7 Audrey White 5-9 Cathryn Whitlock 5-0 Veronica Wilson 5-6 Sarah Witt 5-6 Head Coa CoaCH Larry Davis Fourth Year 28

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aSSISTaNT Coa CoaCH Derek Tuten Third Year

Hometown Tuscaloosa, Ala. Virginia Beach, Va. Fairfax, Va. Columbus, Miss. Gloucester, Va. Alpharetta, Ga. Alpharetta, Ga. Chattanooga, Tenn. Queensburg, N.Y. Jacksonville, Fla. Birmingham, Ala. Medford, N.J. West Palm Beach, Fla. Hazel Green, Ala. Katy, Texas Chattanooga, Tenn. Cincinnati, Ohio Albertville, Ala. Falls Church, Va. Madison, Miss. Hoover, Ala. St. Louis, Mo. Birmingham, Ala. Edwardsville, Ill. Chattanooga, Tenn. Birmingham, Ala. Tuscaloosa, Ala. Burke, Va. Somerville, Ala. Kennett, Mo. Tallahassee, Fla. Huntsville, Ala. Lake Ridge, Va. Park Ridge, Ill. Lexington, Ky.

High School Northridge Princess Anne Robinson Secondary Columbus Gloucester Milton Chattahoochee Girls Preparatory School Hoover Nease Oak Mountain Shawnee King’s Academy Hazel Green James E. Taylor Chattanooga Christian Deer Park Albertville Thomas Jefferson St. Andrew’s Episcopal Hoover Villa Duchesne Oak Mountain Triad Baylor School Mountain Brook Central Lake Braddock Secondary Priceville Kennett Leon Grissom Garfield Loyola Academy Paul Laurence Dunbar

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Amy Allison Jessica Autrey Sara Leibold Nikki Lopez Tacoma Morrissey Stacey Ogle Bailey Sanders Jessica Scivley Katherine Spohr Kathryn Tippey Cathryn Whitlock Sarah Witt

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Helen Barnes Daniella Barone Camille Campbell Chelsea Collins Alyssa Dinberg Amelia Houghton Lauren Hovey Christine Kapurch Alissa Kranz Lauren Miller Laura Skaggs Katie Smith Mary Vlasis Leigh Erin Waddell

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Bianca Arrington Erika Baranek Kristen Iverson Blake Reed Paige Storey Leigh Ann Terch Valerie Vargas Stephanie Varner Allie Wetteland Audrey White Veronica Wilson

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Jessica Allaway Lauren Hovey Sara Leibold Stacey Ogle Jessica Scivley Katie Smith Leigh Ann Terch Kathryn Tippey Stephanie Varner Audrey White

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Amelia Houghton Alissa Kranz Allie Wetteland

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Katherine Spohr Veronica Wilson

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Jessica Autrey Bailey Sanders

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Camille Campbell Lauren Miller Paige Storey

Laura Skaggs Leigh Erin Waddell

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vault ... earned All-State, All-District and All-Region honors in the pole vault ... named “Outstanding Senior Athlete” in 2006.

ERG with a 7.25 … rowed for Thompson’s Boat Center Rowing Club of Washington, D.C.

peRSoNal INFoRMaTIoN:

Full Name: Bianca Christine Arrington … daughter of Josie Rodriguez-Walhout … born October 17, 1989.

Full Name: Amy Lynn Allison ... daughter of Timothy and Tara Allison ... born November 27, 1987.

alabaMa HIgHlIgHTS:

Won a Gold Medal as part of the Varsity 4+ at the Head of the Hooch Regatta ... earned a Silver Medal at the Head of the Tennessee as part of the Tide’s “B” Varsity 4+ boat.

Sophomore - 2008-09

pRep HIgHlIgHTS:

Competed in varsity soccer and softball … member of the Spanish Club and Honor Society and National Art Honor Society … rowed for Vestavia Attack Rowing Club.

peRSoNal INFoRMaTIoN:

Full Name: Jessica Suzanne Allaway … daughter of Arthur and Beth Allaway … her mother played tennis at Alabama and her father played football at Air Force Academy for two years … has two sisters, Katie and Betsy … Katie was a rower at Alabama and Betsy played softball at Princeton … born August 8, 1989.

peRSoNal INFoRMaTIoN:

Junior - 2008-09

Sophomore - 2007-08

Helped the Crimson Tide’s First Novice 8+ to a fourth-place finish at the SIRA Championships ... part of the Tide’s Novice 8+ boat that finished fourth in the Grand Finals of the Dad Vail College Championships ... led Alabama’s First Novice 8+ to dual meet wins against UNC, Drake, SMU, Creighton and Murray State ... honored as one of the Crimson Tide’s top-6 student-athletes in the area of community outreach..

pRep HIgHlIgHTS:

A three-sport star at Princess Anne High School, competed in track and field, softball and field hockey ... led the softball team to the State, District and Region Championships in 2003 ... led the field hockey team to a runner-up district championship finish in 2006 ... led the field hockey team to a region championship and a runner-up state championship finish in 2005 and 2006 ... finished in the top-3 at the district and region championships in the pole

alabaMa HIgHlIgHTS: Freshman - 2008-09

Won a Gold Medal in the Grand Finals of the SIRA Championships First Novice 8+ race ... finished sixth in the Petite Final of the Novice 8+ race at the South/ Central Sprint Championships ... earned wins as part of the Tide’s Novice 8+ in dual meets against Tennessee and Kansas State and the tri-meet against UNC and SMU ... earned dual meet wins as part of the Tide’s Novice 4+ against Kansas State .... helped the Crimson Tide’s “A” Novice 8+ boat to a Gold Medal at the Hobbs Island Regatta ... part of the Tide’s “B” Novice 4+ that earned a Bronze Medal at the Head of the Hooch Regatta.

pRep HIgHlIgHTS:

Varsity rower for Rob and Katie Wasalaski at Robinson Secondary School … led the team to a firstplace finish at the state championship in 2007 and second place in 2008 … All-Metropolitan Athlete in 2007 and 2008 … broke high school 2K record in the

alabaMa HIgHlIgHTS: Junior - 2008-09

Led the Tide’s Second Varsity 8+ to a fourth-place finish in the Grand Finals of the SIRA Championships ... earned a win as part of the Second Varsity 8+ boat in a tri-meet with UNC and SMU ... earned dual meet wins as part of the Tide’s Second Varsity 8+ against Kansas State ... led Alabama to a 10th place finish in the Club 8+ race at the Head of the Charles Regatta ... named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll ... earned the Community Outreach – Tuscaloosa Community award which honors UA student-athletes with the highest service hours in the Tuscaloosa community ... inducted into Omicron Delta Kappa honor society ... named to the International Honors Program.

Sophomore - 2007-08

led Alabama’s Second Varsity 8+ to dual meet wins against UNC, Creighton and Murray State ... named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll ... inducted into National Society of Collegiate Scholars honor society.

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Freshman - 2006-07

Inaugural member of the Crimson Tide’s Novice squad in 2006-07 ... competed as part of the Tide’s second Novice 8+ throughout the season ... helped the Tide to a win in the Second Novice 8+ against Notre Dame ... part of the Tide’s top-5 finish in the Novice 8+ at the Head of the South.

pRep HIgHlIgHTS:

Three-year captain of the swim team ... recipient of the Purple Heart Award ... member of the varsity soccer team ... National Honor Society President ... class valedictorian.

peRSoNal INFoRMaTIoN:

Full Name: Jessica E. Autrey ... daughter of Jimmy and Julia Autrey ... born January 30, 1988.

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

pRep HIgHlIgHTS:

Varsity rower at Gloucester High … team finished in the top three at states from 2004-2008 … competed in basketball, track and cross country … member of the Latin Club, FCA and National Honor Society … rowed for Mobjack Rowing Club of Matthews, Va.

peRSoNal INFoRMaTIoN:

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

fourth-place finish at the SIRA Championships ... won the C-Final of the SIRA Championships First Varsity 4+ race ... led Alabama’s First Novice 8+ to dual meet wins against Drake, SMU, Creighton and Murray State ... posted a sixth-place finish in the semifinals at the Dad Vail College Championships as part of the Tide’s Varsity 4+ boat ... led Alabama’s Novice 4+ boat to wins in dual meets against UNC, Drake, SMU and Creighton.

Freshman - 2007-08

pRep HIgHlIgHTS:

Coached by Bryce Carlson and John Pearson at the Atlanta Junior Rowing Association ... earned the AJRA Coach’s Award in 2006.

Member of the National Honor Society ... coached by Jenny McNair at the St. Andrew Rowing Club ... won the Lightweight 8 at the Southeastern Regional ... helped St. Andew Rowing Club to the 2006 Southeastern Regional High Point Trophy.

peRSoNal INFoRMaTIoN:

Full Name: Helen Elizabeth Barnes ... daughter of Tim and Karen Barnes ... anthropology major with a minor in general business ... born December 11, 1988.

Helped the Crimson Tide’s First Novice 8+ to a fourth-place finish at the SIRA Championships ... part of the Tide’s First Novice 8+ boat that finished fourth in the Grand Finals of the Dad Vail College Championships ... led Alabama’s First Novice 8+ to dual meet wins against UNC, Drake, SMU, Creighton and Murray State.

pRep HIgHlIgHTS:

peRSoNal INFoRMaTIoN:

Full Name: Daniella Renee Barone ... daughter of Carmine and Cindy Barone ... general health studies major ... born January 19, 1989.

alabaMa HIgHlIgHTS: Sophomore - 2008-09

alabaMa HIgHlIgHTS:

Helped the Crimson Tide’s First Varsity 4+ to a win in the C-Final of the SIRA Championships ... earned the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association’s ScholarAthlete award ... SEC Academic Honor Roll.

Freshman - 2008-09

Sophomore - 2008-09

Freshman - 2007-08

Helped the Crimson Tide’s First Novice 8+ to a

alabaMa HIgHlIgHTS: Sophomore - 2008-09

Won the C-Final of the SIRA Championships First Varsity 4+ race ... earned a Bronze Medal at the Head of the Tennessee as part of the Tide’s “C” Varsity 4+ boat ... named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.

Freshman - 2007-08

Alabama’s Novice 4+ boat to wins in dual meets against UNC, Drake, SMU and Creighton.

named a Commerce and Business Administration Scholar-Athlete.

pRep HIgHlIgHTS:

Competed in volleyball, track and field and bowling at Girls Preparatory ... led the track and field team to three state titles ... twice named All-State in volleyball and once in track and field ... named “Setter of the Year” in volleyball ... member of the Beta Club.

peRSoNal INFoRMaTIoN:

Full name: Miranda Camille Campbell ... daughter of Mike and Rhonda Campbell ... father, Mike, played baseball for Alabama ... psychology major with a minor in Spanish ... born April 28, 1989.

Played field hockey, leading Hoover to the State Finals ... led Hoover to the Regional Field Hockey Championships ... MVP and Most Coachable in field hockey ... competitive Alpine skier, earning a spot on the sectional team ... competed in lacrosse, serving as team captain ... graduated with better than a 4.0 grade point average and an Honors Diploma.

peRSoNal INFoRMaTIoN:

Full Name: Chelsea Patricia Collins ... daughter of John and Michele Collins ... accounting major ... born January 18, 1989.

fourth in the Grand Finals of the Dad Vail College Championships ... led Alabama’s First Novice 8+ to dual meet wins against UNC, Drake, SMU, Creighton and Murray State.

pRep HIgHlIgHTS:

Coached by Steve Hitchcock and Tess Durant at River Bank Rowing ... posted top-10 and top-20 finishes at the U.S. Junior Championships.

pRep HIgHlIgHTS:

Attended Oak Mountain High School in Birmingham, Ala.

peRSoNal INFoRMaTIoN:

Full Name: Lauren Erica Hovey ... daughter of Richard and Janice Hovey ... accounting major ... born April 11, 1989.

peRSoNal INFoRMaTIoN:

Full Name: Amelia Houghton ... daughter of Joseph and Adrienne Houghton ... psychology major with a minor in international studies ... born February 13, 1990.

alabaMa HIgHlIgHTS: Freshman - 2008-09

alabaMa HIgHlIgHTS: Sophomore - 2008-09

Won the C-Final of the SIRA Championships First Varsity 4+ race ... earned a Bronze Medal at the Head of the Tennessee as part of the Tide’s “C” Varsity 4+ boat ... earned the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association’s Scholar-Athlete award ... named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll ... inducted into Phi Eta Sigma honor society ... named to the International Honors Program.

Freshman - 2007-08

Led Alabama’s Varsity 4+ to a fifth-place finish at the SIRA Championships ... posted a sixth-place finish in the semifinals at the Dad Vail College Championships as part of the Tide’s Varsity 4+ boat ...

alabaMa HIgHlIgHTS: Sophomore - 2008-09

Freshman - 2007-08

Helped the Crimson Tide’s First Novice 8+ to a fourth-place finish at the SIRA Championships ... part of the Tide’s First Novice 8+ boat that finished

alabaMa HIgHlIgHTS: Sophomore - 2008-09

Won the C-Final of the SIRA Championships First Varsity 4+ race ... earned the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association’s Scholar-Athlete award ... named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll ... named to the National Society of Collegiate Scholars.

Freshman - 2007-08

Led Alabama’s Varsity 4+ to a fifth-place finish at the SIRA Championships ... part of the Tide’s First Novice 8+ boat that finished fourth in the Grand Finals of the Dad Vail College Championships ... Helped Alabama’s First Novice 8+ to dual meet win against UNC ... named a Commerce and Business Administration Scholar-Athlete.

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

pRep HIgHlIgHTS:

Competitive swimmer … member of the South Jersey Rowing Club … led SJRC to Cooper Cup Championship three consecutive years … two-time Long Island Champion … two third-place finishes at the regional 31

championships … national qualifier … member of the National Honor Society Executive Board …graduated high school a semester early.

peRSoNal INFoRMaTIoN:

Full name: Alissa Ann Kranz … daughter of Mike and Sally Kranz … father was captain of the football team at Northwestern ... marketing major ... born August 24, 1988.

at Hazel Green ... earned a 4.0 grade point average for her high school career ... National Honor Society treasurer ... French Club and Honor Society ... Spanish Club and Honor Society ... yearbook staff.

peRSoNal INFoRMaTIoN:

Full Name: Sara Katherine Leibold ... daughter of Terry and Sandra Leibold ... management major with a minor in environmental science and Italian ... born April 8, 1987.

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Full name: Kristin Iverson … daughter of Guy and Ginnie Iverson … father Guy was a member of the men’s crew team at the University of Wisconsin ... exercise sports science major ... born June 9, 1989.

peRSoNal INFoRMaTIoN:

the Second Final of the Dad Vail College Championships ... helped lead Alabama’s First Varsity 8+ boat to a sweep of the dual meet season, winning its races against UNC, Drake, SMU, Creighton and Murray State.

Freshman - 2006-07

Inaugural member of the Crimson Tide’s Novice squad in 2006-07 ... first boat for the novices all season ... rowed as part of the Tide’s Novice 8+ at the Dad Vail College Championships, making it to the semifinal round ... rowed to victory as part of the Tide’s first Novice 8+ in dual meets against SMU, Bucknell, Murray State and Creighton ... part of the Tide’s top-5 finish in the Novice 8+ at the Head of the South.

pRep HIgHlIgHTS:

Competed in track and field in shot put and discus ... competed in swimming ... member of the National Honor Society ... member of the school band.

peRSoNal INFoRMaTIoN:

Full Name: Erica Nicole Lopez ... daughter of Armando and Virginia Lopez ... civil engineering major ... born December 12, 1987.

alabaMa HIgHlIgHTS: Junior - 2008-09

CollegIaTe HIgHlIgHTS:

Attended the University of Florida as a freshman and sophomore and rowed for the UF club team where she was coached by Raf Crowley ... named to the ARCA All-South Team ... ARCA second-team All-American ... Hammer Award ... earned Dean’s List Honors ... Pre-law Honor Society ... Rowing for Penn Athletics Club in the summer of 2009, finished third at the USA U-23 World Championship Trials in the 4- ... Won the 4- at club national championships and finished second in the 8 ... second at the Canadian Henley in the 4- and third in the 8.

pRep HIgHlIgHTS:

MVP basketball player for King’s Academy ... Played in the State All-Star Game ... first-team All-Area ... Played AAU basketball for Riviera Beach Express, finishing second at the 2006 AAU National Championships ... Also competed in track, swimming and volleyball ... National Honor Society ... Four-year Dean’s List ... Florida Bright Futures Scholarship ... Key Club and FCA.

Led the Tide’s First Varsity 8+ to a third-place finish in the Petite Finals of the SIRA Championships ... earned a win as part of the Varsity 8+ boat in a tri-meet with UNC and SMU ... earned a Silver Medal at the Head of the Tennessee as part of the Tide’s “B” Varsity 4+ boat ... took a Bronze Medal at the Head of the Tennessee Regatta as part of the Tide’s “A” Varsity 8+ ... part of the Tide’s “A” 8+ boat that earned a Bronze Medal at the Head of the Chattanooga ... earned the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association’s Scholar-Athlete award ... named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll ... earned Recognition of Excellence in Scholarship in Management award.

Sophomore - 2007-08

pRep HIgHlIgHTS:

Played soccer for Terry Huffman and Brady Ballinger 32

alabaMa HIgHlIgHTS: Junior - 2008-09

Led the Tide’s First Varsity 8+ to a third-place finish in the Petite Finals of the SIRA Championships ... earned a win as part of the Varsity 8+ boat in a tri-meet with UNC and SMU ... earned a Gold Medal at the Head of the Tennessee as part of the Tide’s “A” Varsity 4+ boat ... won a Gold Medal as part of the Varsity 4+ at the Head of the Hooch Regatta ... took a Bronze Medal at the Head of the Tennessee Regatta as part of the Tide’s “A” Varsity 8+ ... part of the Tide’s “A” 8+ boat that earned a Bronze Medal at the Head of the Chattanooga ... part of the Tide’s “A” 4+ boat that earned a Bronze Medal at the Head of the Chattanooga.

Sophomore - 2007-08

alabaMa HIgHlIgHTS: Sophomore - 2008-09

Led the Tide’s Second Varsity 8+ to a fourth-place finish in the Grand Finals of the SIRA Championships ... earned a win as part of the Second Varsity

peRSoNal INFoRMaTIoN:

8+ boat in a tri-meet with UNC and SMU ... earned dual meet wins as part of the Tide’s Second Varsity 8+ against Kansas State ... earned a Silver Medal at the Head of the Tennessee as part of the Tide’s “B” Varsity 4+ boat ...took a Bronze Medal at the Head of the Tennessee Regatta as part of the Tide’s “A” Varsity 8+ ... part of the Tide’s “A” 8+ boat that earned a Bronze Medal at the Head of the Chattanooga.

Full Name: Tacoma Nicole Morrissey ... daughter of Michael and Theresa Morrissey ... geology major ... born April 27, 1988.

Freshman - 2007-08

Inaugural member of the Crimson Tide’s Novice squad in 2006-07 ... helped the Tide to a win in the Second Novice 8+ against Notre Dame ... rowed to victory as part of the Tide’s first Novice 8+ in dual meets against SMU, Murray State and Creighton ... rowed as part of the Tide’s Novice 8+ at the Dad Vail College Championships, making it to the semifinal round ... part of the Tide’s top-5 finish in the Novice 8+ at the Head of the South. Member of the soccer and cross country teams and danceline ... member of the National Honor Society, FBLA and FCA ... recipient of the National English Merit Award.

Rowed for Jack Fish at Chattanooga Christian School and as part of the Chattanooga Junior Rowing squad ... led CJR to the Varsity 4+ Tennessee State Championship in 2006 ... won the Southeast Regional Novice 4+ in 2005 ... rowed at the Junior National Championships in 2006 and 2007, finishing 12th and 16th in the Varsity 4+. Full Name: Lauren Jennifer Miller ... daughter of Jim and Carolyn Miller ... nutrition major ... born October 21, 1988.

Freshman - 2006-07

pRep HIgHlIgHTS:

peRSoNal INFoRMaTIoN:

SEC Academic Honor Roll ... earned the McKinley Student Excellence Award.

peRSoNal INFoRMaTIoN:

Full Name: Stacey Leigh Ogle ... daughter of David and Cyndee Ogle ... communication studies major with a minor in political sciences ... born August 30, 1987.

alabaMa HIgHlIgHTS: Junior - 2008-09

Earned dual meet wins as part of the Tide’s Second Varsity 4+ against Tennessee ... took a Bronze Medal at the Head of the Tennessee Regatta as part of the Tide’s “A” Varsity 8+ ... named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll ... named to the International Honors Program ... earned the Outstanding Geology Junior/ Jen-Ho Fang Scholarship.

Sophomore - 2007-08

Led the Tide’s Second Varsity 8+ to the first-place finish in the Petite Final at the SIRA Championships ... helped the Tide to a fourth-place finish in the semifinal heats of the Dad Vail College Championships ... led Alabama’s Second Varsity 8+ to dual meet wins against UNC, Creighton and Murray State ... named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.

Freshman - 2006-07

pRep HIgHlIgHTS:

Member of the track and soccer teams ... Student council treasurer ... National Honor Society president ... C.S. Percey Academic-Athletic Award.

alabaMa HIgHlIgHTS: Junior - 2008-09

Led the Tide’s First Varsity 8+ to a third-place finish in the Petite Finals of the SIRA Championships ... earned a win as part of the Varsity 8+ boat in a tri-meet with UNC and SMU ... led Alabama to a 10th-place finish in the Club 8+ race at the Head of the Charles Regatta ... earned the Mary D. Bauer Endowed Scholarship ... named the ESPN the Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District At-Large Second Team.

Sophomore - 2007-08

Member of Alabama’s silver medal winning 8+ boat at the SIRA Championships ... rowed to a fourthplace finish in the Second Final of the Dad Vail College Championships ... helped lead Alabama’s First Varsity 8+ boat to dual meet wins against SMU, Creighton and Murray State ... rowed to a first-place finish as part of the Tide’s Second Varsity 8+ against UNC ... finalist for the Bryant Student-Athlete Award, given annually to the Crimson Tide’s top studentathlete ... earned the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association’s Scholar-Athlete award ... named to the

alabaMa HIgHlIgHTS: Freshman - 2008-09

Earned dual meet wins as part of the Tide’s Second Varsity 4+ against Tennessee ... part of the Tide’s “A” 33

Novice 8+ boat that won a Gold Medal at the Head of the Tennessee Regatta ... helped the Crimson Tide’s “A” Novice 8+ boat to a Gold Medal at the Hobbs Island Regatta ... part of the Novice 4+ that earned a Silver Medal at the Head of the Hooch Regatta.

ATHLETEpRoFIleS

pRep HIgHlIgHTS:

Varsity rower at Thomas Jefferson High … led team to four state titles and an undefeated season in 2005 … member of Model United Nations and Russian Honor Society … rowed for Thompson’s Boat Center Rowing Club of Washington, D.C.

peRSoNal INFoRMaTIoN:

Full Name: Blake Alexandra Reed … daughter of Alice Ann Reed … double major in biology and psychology ... born February 26, 1991.

Varsity diver for coach Charlie Dunham at Hoover ... four-time state qualifier in diving ... fourth-place finisher in 2003, 2004 and 2005 ... three-time team captain ... team MVP in 2004 and 2005 ... member of the choir and yearbook staff ... recipient of the Berry Character Scholarship in 2006.

Sophomore - 2007-08

peRSoNal INFoRMaTIoN:

Member of the Crimson Tide’s Silver Medal winning 8+ boat at the Head of the Charles ... member of Alabama’s silver medal winning 8+ boat at the SIRA Championships ... rowed to a fourth-place finish in the Second Final of the Dad Vail College Championships ... helped lead Alabama’s First Varsity 8+ boat to a sweep of the dual meet season, winning its races against UNC, Drake, SMU, Creighton and Murray State ... earned the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association’s Scholar-Athlete award ... named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.

Full Name: Jessica K. Scivley ... daughter of Dee and Suzanne Scivley ... English major with a minor in creative writing ... born November 22, 1987.

Freshman - 2006-07

Inaugural member of the Crimson Tide’s Novice squad in 2006-07 ... helped the Tide to a win in the Second Novice 8+ against Notre Dame ... rowed to victory as part of the Tide’s first Novice 8+ in dual meets against SMU, Murray State and Creighton ... rowed as part of the Tide’s Novice 8+ at the Dad Vail College Championships, making it to the semifinal round ... carrying a 4.0 grade point average ... Phi Eta Sigma honor society.

pRep HIgHlIgHTS:

Competitive gymnast ... competitive dancer ... member of the women’s powerlifting team as a senior ... AP Spanish Book Award ... national Hispanic Merit Scholar ... four-year honor roll.

peRSoNal INFoRMaTIoN:

Full Name: Bailey Kathryn Sanders ... daughter of Michael and Anne Sanders ... international studies major with a double minor in Spanish and Italian ... born March 8, 1987.

alabaMa HIgHlIgHTS: Junior - 2008-09

pRep HIgHlIgHTS:

a Bronze Medal at the Head of the Chattanooga ... part of the Tide’s “A” 4+ boat that earned a Bronze Medal at the Head of the Chattanooga ... earned the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association’s ScholarAthlete award ... named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll ... named to the McNair Scholars Program.

alabaMa HIgHlIgHTS: Junior - 2008-09

Led the Tide’s First Varsity 8+ to a third-place finish in the Petite Finals of the SIRA Championships ... earned a win as part of the Varsity 8+ boat in a tri-meet with UNC and SMU ... won a Gold Medal as part of the Varsity 4+ at the Head of the Hooch Regatta ... led Alabama to a 10th place finish in the Club 8+ race at the Head of the Charles Regatta ... part of the Tide’s “A” 4+ boat that earned a Bronze Medal at the Head of the Chattanooga.

Sophomore - 2007-08

Freshman - 2006-07

Inaugural member of the Crimson Tide’s Novice squad in 2006-07 ... first boat for the novices all season ... rowed to victory as part of the Tide’s first Novice 8+ in dual meets against SMU, Bucknell, Murray State and Creighton ... rowed as part of the Tide’s Novice 8+ at the Dad Vail College Championships, making it to the semifinal round ... part of the Tide’s top-5 finish in the Novice 8+ at the Head of the South.

alabaMa HIgHlIgHTS: Sophomore - 2008-09

Led the Tide’s First Varsity 8+ to a third-place finish in the Petite Finals of the SIRA Championships ... earned a win as part of the Varsity 8+ boat in a tri-meet with UNC and SMU ... led Alabama to a 10th place finish in the Club 8+ race at the Head of the Charles Regatta ... named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.

Freshman - 2007-08

dual meet wins against UNC, Drake, SMU, Creighton and Murray State.

pRep HIgHlIgHTS:

Beta Phi honoraries ... named to the National Society of Collegiate Scholars and the International Honors Program.

Played soccer for Tim Twellman at Villa Duchesne, serving as team captain in 2006 ... played for the St. Louis Soccer Club under coach Denny Hearns ... photographer for the school newspaper ... editor of the yearbook.

Freshman - 2007-08

peRSoNal INFoRMaTIoN:

pRep HIgHlIgHTS:

Full Name: Laura Elizabeth Skaggs ... daughter of Patrick and Joyce Finneran ... advertising major with a minor in art ... born March 14, 1989.

Led Alabama’s Novice 4+ to a fifth-place finish at the SIRA Championships ... posted a fifth-place finish in the semifinals at the Dad Vail College Championships as part of the Tide’s Novice 4+ boat. Played soccer all four years at Oak Mountain High School, earning the Coaches’ Award and serving as captain as a senior ... led Oak Mountain to State Quarter Finals in 2007 ... National Honor Society ... Spanish Honor Society ... inducted into Mu Alpha Theta ... led her club soccer team, Lady Jets 89 Red to the Division II State Championship in 2004.

peRSoNal INFoRMaTIoN:

Full Name: Katie Marie Smith ... daughter of Paul and Sharon Smith ... elementary education major ... born March 14, 1989.

tri-meet with UNC and SMU ... led Alabama to a 10th-place finish in the Club 8+ race at the Head of the Charles Regatta ... earned the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association’s Scholar-Athlete award ... named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll ... named to the Golden Key honorary ... earned the Junior Faculty Excellence Award in Economics.

Sophomore - 2007-08

Helped lead the First Varsity 8+ to dual meet wins against UNC and Drake ... led the Second Varsity 8+ to the first-place finish in the Petite Final at the SIRA Championships ... helped the Tide to a fourth-place finish in the semifinal heats of the Dad Vail College Championships ... led the Second Varsity 8+ to dual meet wins against Creighton and Murray State ... earned the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association’s Scholar-Athlete award ... named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll ... named a Commerce and Business Administration Scholar-Athlete.

Freshman - 2006-07

pRep HIgHlIgHTS:

Member of the National Honor Society, band, orchestra, choir and the Math Team ... student government official ... performed in eight musicals and plays.

peRSoNal INFoRMaTIoN:

Full Name: Katherine Louise Spohr ... daughter of Gregory Spohr and Mellissa Potrin ... double major in economics and marketing ... born February 3, 1989.

alabaMa HIgHlIgHTS: Sophomore - 2008-09

Led the Tide’s Second Varsity 8+ to a fourth-place finish in the Grand Finals of the SIRA Championships ... earned a win as part of the Second Varsity 8+ boat in a tri-meet with UNC and SMU ... earned dual meet wins as part of the Tide’s Second Varsity 8+ against Kansas State ... earned a Bronze Medal at the Head of the Tennessee as part of the Tide’s “C” Varsity 4+ boat ... named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll ... honored with The Community Outreach award, given annually to the UA student-athletes with the highest overall service hours ... inducted into Sigma Alpha Lambda, Kappa Delta Epsilon and Gamma

alabaMa HIgHlIgHTS: Freshman - 2008-09

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

pRep HIgHlIgHTS:

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

peRSoNal INFoRMaTIoN: alabaMa HIgHlIgHTS:

Full Name: Katherine Paige Reed … daughter of Jim and Kelley Storey … pre-business major ... born August 18, 1990.

Junior - 2008-09

Led the Tide’s First Varsity 8+ to a third-place finish in the Petite Finals of the SIRA Championships ... earned a win as part of the Varsity 8+ boat in a 35

2006-07 ... earned the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association’s Scholar-Athlete award ... Junior Faculty Excellence Award in Economics ... Outstanding Undergraduate in Economics ... Elliot Society, Omicron Delta Kappa, Golden Key, Phi Eta Sigma, Alpha Lambda Delta honor societies ... earned Ernest F. Hollings, Presidential and Alumni Scholarships.

pRep HIgHlIgHTS:

ATHLETEpRoFIleS

University of Alabama Capstone Summer Honors Program ... valedictorian ... Birmingham Post-Herald All-State Academic Team ... National Honor Society ... Spanish Honor Society ... Mu Alpha Theta Honor Society.

peRSoNal INFoRMaTIoN:

pRep HIgHlIgHTS:

Varsity rower at Lake Braddock Secondary School … won the Golden Blades Award and Most Improved Athlete … also a member of the cross country and track and field teams … member of the National Honor Society and Spanish National Honor Society … rowed for the Fairfax County Junior Club Team.

peRSoNal INFoRMaTIoN:

Full Name: Valerie Jane Vargas … daughter of Doug and Laura Vargas … her grandfather, Laird Sloan, competed in the 1956 Olympics in track and field … exercise sports science major ... born June 3, 1990.

Full Name: Kathryn Genevieve Tippey ... daughter of Delbert and Jacalyn Tippey ... economics major with a minor in math ... born September 7, 1987.

alabaMa HIgHlIgHTS: Freshman - 2008-09

pRep HIgHlIgHTS:

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

peRSoNal INFoRMaTIoN:

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

alabaMa HIgHlIgHTS: Senior - 2008-09

Earned the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association’s Scholar-Athlete award ... named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll ... inducted into Phi Beta Kappa and Tau Beta Pi honoraries.

Junior - 2007-08

Member of the Crimson Tide’s Silver Medal winning 8+ boat at the Head of the Charles ... named one of the Crimson Tide’s top-6 student-athletes in the area of community outreach ... earned the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association’s Scholar-Athlete award for the second year in a row ... named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll ... inducted into the Elliott Society and the Mortar Board... named an Outstanding Arts and Sciences in Economics student ... earned the Computer Based Honors Program’s Outstanding Service award ... Outstanding Undergraduates in Economics ... earned the Undergraduate Scholars Award in Economics and Finance.

Sophomore - 2006-07

Competed in Alabama’s first race as a varsity program, helping the Tide’s “B” boat to a fifth-place finish in the Collegiate 8+ at the Head of the Chattanooga ... part of Alabama’s gold medal boat at the Head of the South, winning the Championship 4+ ... rowed to victory as part of the Tide’s second Varsity 8+ in its dual meet against Creighton ... inaugural member of the Crimson Tide’s Varsity squad in 36

part of the Novice 4+ that earned a Silver Medal at the Head of the Hooch Regatta.

alabaMa HIgHlIgHTS: Freshman - 2008-09

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

and SMU ... helped the Crimson Tide’s “A” Novice 8+ boat to a Gold Medal at the Hobbs Island Regatta ... named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll ... earned the Outstanding General Chemistry Student award.

nessee Regatta as part of the Tide’s “A” Varsity 8+ ... part of the Tide’s “A” 8+ boat that earned a Bronze Medal at the Head of the Chattanooga.

pRep HIgHlIgHTS:

Member of the Murray State rowing team ... competed at the Dad Vail College Championships and the Southern Intercollegiate Rowing Championships.

Varsity soccer player at Priceville High School … served as team captain for four years … won Most Valuable Player and Most Improved awards … finished fourth in her class … member of the National Honor Society.

peRSoNal INFoRMaTIoN:

Full Name: Stephanie Jean Varner …daughter of Ken and Cindy Varner … her father attended the University of Alabama and mother played tennis at Mississippi State … electrical engineering major ... born August 12, 1990.

Freshman - 2007-08

pRep HIgHlIgHTS:

Varsity rower at Leon High … served as vice president in the Key Club … rowed for Capital City Rowing Club.

peRSoNal INFoRMaTIoN:

Full Name: Alexandra D. Wetteland … daughter of Elton Wetteland and Sandy Jomber … pre-major studies major ... born December 28, 1989.

An All-District volleyball player at Kennett High School ... named All-Conference in basketball and softball ... vice president of the National Honor Society ... secretary of the Key Club.

peRSoNal INFoRMaTIoN:

Full Name: Leigh Erin Waddell ... daughter of Keith and Joanne Waddell ... elementary education major ... born May 23, 1989.

alabaMa HIgHlIgHTS: Junior - 2008-09

alabaMa HIgHlIgHTS:

CollegIaTe HIgHlIgHTS: Sophomore - 2008-09

alabaMa HIgHlIgHTS: Freshman - 2008-09

Part of the Tide’s “A” Novice 8+ boat that won a Gold Medal at the Head of the Tennessee Regatta ... helped the Crimson Tide’s “A” Novice 8+ boat to a Gold Medal at the Hobbs Island Regatta ... part of the Novice 4+ that earned a Silver Medal at the Head of the Hooch Regatta.

Sophomore - 2007-08

Freshman - 2008-09

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

pRep HIgHlIgHTS:

Freshman - 2006-07

Varsity swimmer at Grissom High … rowed for the Rocket City Rowing Club of Huntsville.

peRSoNal INFoRMaTIoN:

Full Name: Audrey Lynn White … daughter of Kenneth and Reba White … pre-business major ... born May 17, 1990.

Inaugural member of the Crimson Tide’s Varsity squad in 2006-07 ... rowed to victory as part of the Tide’s second Varsity 8+ in its dual meet against Creighton.

pRep HIgHlIgHTS:

2004, 2005 and 2006 District and Regional champion as a varsity cheerleader ... International Bacca Baccalaureate Scholar ... President’s Award for Educa

tional Excellence ... Governor of Virginia Academic Excellence Award ... United States Marine Corps Distinguished Athlete Award.

peRSoNal INFoRMaTIoN:

Full Name: Veronica A. Wilson … daughter of Andrew and Judy Wilson … cousin, Samantha, rowed for Wisconsin and St. Joseph’s University … prebusiness major ... born October 18, 1989.

Freshman - 2006-07

pRep HIgHlIgHTS:

2003 State champion in swimming ... competed in the butterfly and breaststroke ... competed for Dave Doolin with the Lexington Dolphins swim club ... YWCA champions in 1998 and 2006.

peRSoNal INFoRMaTIoN:

Full name: Sarah Elizabeth Witt ... daughter of David and Karen Witt ... aerospace engineering major ... born July 29, 1988.

2009-10 alabaMa RowINg NoVICe RoSTeR

alabaMa HIgHlIgHTS: Junior - 2008-09

alabaMa HIgHlIgHTS: Freshman - 2008-09

Won a Gold Medal in the Grand Finals of the SIRA Championships First Novice 8+ race ... finished sixth in the Petite Final of the Novice 8+ race at the South/Central Sprint Championships ... earned dual meet wins as part of the Tide’s Novice 8+ against Kansas State and in the tri-meet with UNC and SMU .... part of the Tide’s “A” Novice 8+ boat that won a Gold Medal at the Head of the Tennessee Regatta ... helped the Crimson Tide’s “B” Novice 8+ boat to a Silver Medal at the Hobbs Island Regatta ... part of the Tide’s “B” Novice 4+ that earned a Bronze Medal at the Head of the Hooch Regatta.

pRep HIgHlIgHTS:

Varsity rower at Loyola Academy … finished fourth at Nationals and second at Midwest Regionals … served as team captain.

finish in the semifinal heats of the Dad Vail College Championships ... inducted into National Society of Collegiate Scholars honor society.

ATHLETEpRoFIleS

Full name: Cathryn Elizabeth Whitlock ... daughter of Reggie and Leslie Whitlock ... apparel design major ... born April 12, 1988.

peRSoNal INFoRMaTIoN:

Led the Tide’s Second Varsity 8+ to a fourth-place finish in the Grand Finals of the SIRA Championships ... earned a win as part of the Second Varsity 8+ boat in a tri-meet with UNC and SMU ... earned dual meet wins as part of the Tide’s Second Varsity 8+ against Kansas State ... earned a Silver Medal at the Head of the Tennessee as part of the Tide’s “B” Varsity 4+ boat ...took a Bronze Medal at the Head of the Tennessee Regatta as part of the Tide’s “A” Varsity 8+ ... part of the Tide’s “A” 8+ boat that earned a Bronze Medal at the Head of the Chattanooga ... named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.

Sophomore - 2007-08

Member of the Crimson Tide’s Silver Medal winning 8+ boat at the Head of the Charles ... helped lead Alabama’s First Varsity 8+ boat to dual meet wins against UNC and Drake ... led Alabama’s Second Varsity 8+ to dual meet wins against Creighton and Murray State ... led the Tide’s Second Varsity 8+ to the first-place finish in the Petite Final at the SIRA Championships ... helped the Tide to a fourth-place

Name Sennie Allen Candace Bailey Kiffy Balchon Katie Beaver Paige Boehmcke Tabitha Coleman Ashley Doudna Alex Dukeman Sarah Eadon Cate Ford Angelica Hughes Jennifer Johnson Stephanie Lawton Emily LeBeau Libby Musgrave Austin Nichols Jessica Parker Christy Perkins Allyson Shumate Mariah Styer Kayleigh Travis Katherine Tuebner Kendall Williamson Devon Young

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Hometown Northport, Ala. Pell City, Ala. Tampa, Fla. Falls Church, Va. Mountain Lakes, N.J. Chancellor, Ala. Enterprise, Ala. Huntsville, Ala. Seattle, Wash. Key West, Fla. McKinney, Texas Andover, Mass. Niantic, Conn. Belleville, Ill. Birmingham, Ala. Memphis, Tenn. Roswell, Ga. Chiang Mai, Thailand Vestavia Hills, Ala. Orlando, Fla. Mobile, Ala. Long Beach, Calif. Birmingham, Ala. Murrayville, Ga.

High School Hewitt Trussville Pell City Tampa Preparatory School Bishop O’Connell Pope John XXIII Geneva Enterprise Huntsville Holy Names Academy Key West McKinney Boyd Andover East Lyme Althoff Catholic High The Altamont School St. Mary’s Centennial Grace International School Vestavia Hills Winter Park Satsoma Cornelia Connelly Oak Mountain Providence Christian Academy

lending a Helping Hand From the day the first boat went on the river, Alabama Rowing has dedicated itself to excellence in all things. And success, and excellence, has come swiftly to the fourth-year program. On the water, the Tide has made an immediate impact, climbing the ranks at the top regattas and sweeping several dual meets in its first three years. In the classroom, Crimson 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 just its second year as a varsity team, the rowers amassed the most community outreach hours of any team at the Capstone, a feat it repeated last season. The rowing program volunteers on a regular basis with a wide variety of organizations. Overall, rowers participated in over 2,000 hours over the last two 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 community.”

Individually, the Alabama Athletics Department honors student-athletes in two different community outreach categories. Five student-athletes were honored with The Community Outreach award, given annually to the student-athletes with the highest overall service hours. The 2008-09 honorees in that category were rowers Amy Allison, Erika Baranek and Katie Smith, along with soccer player Kailey Corken and softball player Catherine Dozier. The Community Outreach – Tuscaloosa Community award honors student-athletes with the highest service hours in the Tuscaloosa community. The 2008-09 honorees were rower Jessica Autrey, Corken, softball player Catherine Dozier, swimmer Kate Shannon Gray and soccer player Karen Lansden.

TIDEHISToRy

The Black Warrior River was the scene for the historic inception of Tide Rowing in October 2005. As Athletics Director Mal Moore stood on the river’s bank, he announced the addition of rowing to the varsity lineup, a sport that spent almost two decades of growth in the Tuscaloosa area. Moore, accompanied by University President Robert E. Witt, made it official: rowing was going to the next level. With the scenic river behind them, rowing had just become the 21st varsity sport at the University of Alabama.

THe STaRT The Launch Party:

Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox, Athletics Director Mal Moore, 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.

For over 20-plus years the sport of rowing had been growing in the Tuscaloosa community and with rowing’s popularity growing on the national scene, it almost seemed like a varsity team had not come soon enough. At the Capstone, club rowing began in 1987, mainly as a social club with the intentions of going out and having fun, seeing little to no competition from other schools. At the beginning, rowing at Alabama was no different than

racquetball or rugby – among team members there was no rowing experience or real desire to succeed on the water. Then came a change when, in 1997, a few athletes with rowing experience joined the club squad, bringing with them a desire for change. The team adopted a more competitive attitude, spending more time practicing. Also during this transition the team began fund-raising more than ever. In 1998, Larry Davis and wife Vicki moved to Tuscaloosa so she could take on a new job, leaving the former rowing coach looking for local work. That’s when news of the University’s co-ed club rowing program in need of a coach came to light. Coaching rowing at a major university seemed like a 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. “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 women’s administrator, could not get past the quips she was hearing about a successful club that was making the best of their limited resources a little way up the Black Warrior River. “We started to delve into the issue about 2003,” Robbins said. “We began to talk about the opportunity to add an additional sport for women and provide additional participants the opportunity to compete.”

THe CoaCH

At the time of the varsity promotion, Davis was working as Director of Wellness and Aquatics at the Tuscaloosa YMCA, adding more to work to his already busy schedule with the duties he had taken over as the club rowing coach. During his time with the club, Davis turned rowing into a grassroots success on campus and had built up a team that was bringing home numerous medals, as well as back-toback points trophies at the Augusta Invitational in Augusta, Ga., with nothing more than a collective group of college

students who had only recently become interested in the sport. With a program and sport already in mind, it seemed natural to Robbins and those at the University to bring up the program’s coach as well. “We looked at a lot of coaches internally and externally and ultimately at the end of the day we decided that coach Davis, in terms of local knowledge and familiarity of the club program and local operation of the river also had a wealth of collegiate experience under his belt,” Robbins said. “For coach [Mal] Moore, Larry’s loyalty to the university was helpful in that for 10 years he worked in addition to his paid job to volunteer and coach these young ladies who had come out for the club team.” Davis’ resume included head coaching jobs at Marist College and the University of Alabama-Huntsville as well as an assistant coaching spot on the 1983 U.S. Men’s National Rowing Team. As of February 2006, Davis would be able to add one more school to that already impressive list. For a school with little experience in rowing, Robbins said, a seasoned coach like Larry Davis was the obvious answer.

“I think with Coach Davis it’s local knowledge,” she said. “Having been here for 10 years helps those of us with less knowledge about the sport.”

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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. The schedule included competitions against notable Division-I crews such as Notre Dame, Cincinnati and two schools that had previously beaten Alabama, Murray State and Creighton. “There was no fluff in the schedule,” Davis said, “but there were some teams I thought we could beat.” And to the surprise of many in collegiate rowing, they did. The Tide defeated past foes Murray State and Creighton, in addition to coming from behind to beat the Bearcats of Cincinnati. They medaled in all four events at the Head of the South Regatta, winning two of them. Alabama beat schools like North Carolina and Duke all while giving Notre Dame a bit of a scare, holding close to them in a couple of events.

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Success came quickly to the first-year program despite unfamiliarity with the sport by the 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 the equipment and facilities necessary and how many staff members to hire. There were other challenges as well. “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’s used to a club mentality, the varsity level is much more intense. It takes athletes who are driven, dedicated and committed. It takes a lot of hard work, focus, discipline 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. It’s enjoyable in one way, but it’s very painful. It’s not something your average person is going to want to do.”

yeaR Two

After a successful first season in the spring, the Tide followed up with an extremely successful fall. The season opened up with a pair of top-three finishes and a silver medal finish all at the Head of the Charles Regatta, followed up by a gold medal at the Hobbs Island Regatta in Huntsville. The team continued to excel in the spring, winning race after race during the dual-meet season, including a programfirst sweep against UNC on their home water at Chapel Hill. Alabama would use strong dual meets to propel them into the postseason, earning a silver medal at the Southern Intercollegiate Rowing Championships. The Tide also 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, making it to the Grand Final of the Novice 8+ race, taking fourth overall.

yeaR THRee

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 girls heading to Cambridge Mass., for the prestigious Head of the Charles Regatta and the novice girls heading to Huntsville, Ala., for the Hobbs Island Regatta. Both teams experienced great success with the varsity girls placing 10th, beating 35 other teams at one of the most competitive races, while the novice girls brought home first and second place in the Novice 8+ race. The Tide earned five top-three finishes 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 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,” said Coach Davis. “I think that we increased our boat speed but we also toughened up our schedule. It was probably a little frustrating for the girls because we were going faster but we weren’t seeing some of the wins that we saw the year before because we were now rowing a lot of the top-20 teams in the United States.”

MoVINg FoRwaRd

To continue ascending towards the top of the collegiate rowing ranks it will take a large commitment from all involved. A commitment to winning and a commitment to success is something that is now expected from all involved. This season, the fourth, will be looked at as a season in which the Tide can sneak up on some people, according to Coach Davis. “I want to be the surprise team. Some of that is development of maturity, some of it is development of leadership, and I think that given that this is our fourth year and we do have some good seniors I’m hoping that that maturity and leadership is going to come through. I think we’re very capable of surprising some people.” The Tide will also have its first group of seniors who have come up through the program together. This senior leadership is something the team hopes to parlay into major success. “This year we have our first true recruiting class of athletes up at the varsity level and I’d like to see them really contribute,” said Coach Davis. “I think they definitely can, they did a great job last year and I’d like to see that continue this year.”

In the long term, top-10 rankings are expected, but the University also has some plans for the Tide rowers. The plans of the athletic department, Robbins said, are tailored to meet those needs, including the construction of a new boat house. “That is in our plans, to build a facility because we’re operating out of a temporary but functional facility on the north side of the river,” Robbins said. “Their locker room is at Coleman Coliseum and their workout area off-water is also in the Coliseum, so our immediate goal is to get them a facility down on the river that they can operate out of and do all those things with their locker room and workout facilities.” As the team continues to make a name for itself, recruiting will continue 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 of sorts that has helped such a young program blossom into a legitimate contender. “What we tell recruits is that they can have a bigger impact here,” Davis said. “But they have to have the patience and insight to make things happen, and they have to want to be a leader. They’re not just going to fit into a group, they will help make that group and build the tradition.” For those that join the Tide, the challenge is to never rest, to never slow down, to keep the success 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 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.

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. 43

ALABAMARowINg

walk-ons Vital to Crimson Tide Success

It’s hard to believe it was four years ago that Katherine Spohr ambled down the sidewalks of the University of Alabama’s main artery, browsing the various booths that had set up along the walkways of the campus’ Quad for its annual “Get on Board Day.” Brushing shoulders with hundreds of fellow students, Spohr passed by dozens of booths recruiting new members – karate, College Republicans, yearbook – but didn’t give many a second look until she saw a stack of fliers on a table for the University’s rowing team. Spohr, who had no experience with rowing, casually took the top flier and kept walking. Its message was simple, yet clear: “Be a varsity athlete.” Soon, she would attend an informational meeting for the team with a friend. 44

Before long, the Edwardsville, Ill., native, who had never rowed in her life, would be competing in NCAA Division I athletics as a member of the University of Alabama’s newest varsity sport. The opportunity presented to Spohr is a unique one in the world of college athletics. It is the opportunity to not only take up a sport while in college, but compete in that sport as NCAA Division-I level. “In general, every collegiate rowing team in the United States relies on walk-ons more so than any other sport because most collegiate rowers didn’t know about the sport when they were in high school,” Alabama head coach Larry Davis said. In its first three seasons of varsity competition, the team raced out to a number of highly successful finishes, earning victories over crews from schools such as SMU, Notre

Dame, Cincinnati, UNC and Murray State with a group of girls whose interest in the sport the year before had been no more than participation on the club team or a brisk walk across the Quad. “The number of walk-on student-athletes in our program is going to change as our team develops. Each year we may rely a little less on walk-ons and it may become a little tougher for someone who’s never rowed before college to get a shot somewhere in their four years to be at the first boat level.” “The goal is to increase the quality level of our walk-ons,” Davis said. “The idea is to convince non-rowing former high school athletes to take a chance on the sport and, because they have a good background as an athlete they can make it as a rower.” After the informational meeting, Spohr

began racing for the University of Alabama on the novice team. As a sophomore, she moved up to the varsity and now she’s in her third year as a member of the varsity and she is part of the Crimson Tide’s very first four-year senior class. She loves showcasing the team’s progress at races, but it’s in practice, she says, where she sees her teammates struggle and fail, that she finds the real value of competition. “It’s kind of a ‘how did I get here’ thing,” she said. “They didn’t really find us; it was that moment that kind of happened that you can’t even think about how it happened.” “And I know it sounds cheesy,” she says, “but each day is a highlight.”

Rowing Terminology

Blade: The end of the oar which pulls the boat through the water. Bow: The forward end of the boat that crosses the finish line first; the rower in the seat nearest the forward end of a shell, who typically has a quick catch, stable technique and a shorter arc. Bucket Rigging: Two riggers on the same side next to each other instead of alternated. Coxswain (cox): Person who steers the shell from a seat located in the stern or a lying position in the bow. Ergs: Short for ergometer; individualized rowing simulators that help strength and conditioning. Lightweight: A crew on which each athlete weighs under a specific amount (130 pounds for women). Novice: A rower in the first year of collegiate competition. Regatta: The name of rowing events in which several crews compete.

Repechage: A second chance race for those crews which did not automatically advance to the finals of an event. Rigger: The part which attaches an oar to the shell. Run: The distance the shell moves during one stroke. Sculling: Type of rowing where each rower uses two oars. Shell: Boat used in the rowing races. It seats nine people for an Eight and five people for a Four, and ranges in length from 45 feet for a Four to 58 feet for an Eight. Sprints: Used in collegiate competition, this type of race features a course which is 2000 meters long, usually with four to six unmarked or buoyed lanes and a floating or staked start. Stern: The back of the boat; the end the rowers face during competitions.

Stroke: A complete cycle of moving the shell through the water; the rower who sits closest to the stern, looks directly at the coxswain in a stern-coxed boat and sets the rhythm for the shell.

Sweeping: Type of rowing where each rower uses one oar. Varsity: The collegiate rower who competes beyond the novice level.

8+ and 4+: Eights (8+) and fours (4+) are the most common collegiate competitions and the two events held at the NCAA Championships. The plus indicates a coxswain on board.

all-Time Results 2006-07 SeaSoN

Novice 8+ 3rd A 4th B

TIDEHISToRy

CHaTTaNooga Head RaCe

Sat., Oct. 14, 2006 Chattanooga, Tenn. Collegiate 8+ 3rd A 17:57.2 5th B 18:58.1 Collegiate 4+ 3rd A

19:49.1

Head oF THe CHaRleS

Oct. 21-22, 2006 Cambridge, Mass. Collegiate 8+ 27th A 18:17.40 Club 8+ 39th

21:20.10

Head oF THe HooCH

Sat., Nov. 4, 2006 Chattanooga, Tenn. Lightweight 4+ 4th A 19:05.9 Lightweight 8+ 4th A

17:42.6

Novice 8+ 11th B 13th A 14th C

18:40.1 19:03.5 19:14.1

Championship 8+ 18th A 16:37.9 Championships 4+ 26th A 19:23.9

Head oF THe SoUTH

Sat., Nov. 11, 2006 Augusta, Ga. Championship 8+ 1st A 20:47.7 Championship 4+ 1st A 22:31.7 Lightweight 4+ 2nd A

24:34.9

22:50.0 22:50.2

bUCkNell dUal MeeT

Sat., March 10, 2007 Elberton, Ga. Varsity 8+ 2 A 7:03.01

MURRay STaTe dUal MeeT

Sat., April 7, 2007 Tuscaloosa, Ala. First Varsity 8+ 1st A 7:28.5 First Novice 8+ 1st A 2nd B

7:45.4 7:57.1

Second Varsity 8+ 2 A 7:30.01

Varsity 4+ 1st A

8:24.5

Novice 8+ (first race) 1 A 2 B

Novice 4+ 1st A

9:13.1

7:36 7:54

(second race) 1 A 2 B

7:43 8:00

NoTRe daMe dUal MeeT

Sun., March 18, 2007 Oak Ridge, Tenn. Varsity 8+ 2 A 6:56.5 Second Varsity 8+ 3 A 7:20.9 Novice 8+ 2 A

7:15.5

Second Novice 8+ 1 A 7:03.4

SMU dUal MeeT Sat., March 31 Dallas, Texas First Novice 8+ 1st A 2nd B

7:21.31 7:38.40

Varsity 4+ 1st A

8:05.04

Varsity 8+ 2nd A

7:08.02

Second Varsity 8+ 2nd A 7:19.42

Second Varsity 8+ 1st A 7:51.0

CReIgHToN dUal MeeT

Sat., April, 14, 2007 Omaha, Neb. Varsity 8+ 1st A 6:20.5 Second Varsity 8+ 1st A 6:45.23 Novice 8+ 1st A 3rd B First Varsity 4+ 1st A

6:43.28 6:45.55 7:14.0

Second Varsity 4+ 2nd A 7:43.21 First Novice 4+ 1st A

7:31.80

Second Novice 4+ 1st A 7:49.40

SoUTHeRN INTeRCollegIaTe RowINg aSSoCIaTIoN CHaMpIoNSHIpS April 21 -22, 2007 Oak Ridge, Tenn. 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., April 28, 2007 Tuscaloosa, Ala. Varsity 8+ 2nd A 6:56.10 Second Varsity/Novice 8+ 2nd SV A 7:01.5 3rd NA 7:03.9 4th NB 7:16.4 Varsity 4+ 1st A 2nd B

7:16.9 7:22.5

dad VaIl College CHaMpIoNSHIpS

May 11-12, 2007 Philadelphia, Pa. Varsity 8+ Prelims -Heats 2nd A 7:01.98 Semifinals-Heats 5th A 6:47.01 Junior Varsity 8+ Prelims-Heats 2nd A 7:11.58 Semifinals-Heats 4th A 6:56.76 Novice 8+ Prelims-Heats 1st A 7:11.85 Semifinals-Heats 3rd A 7:00.50 Novice 4+ Prelims -Heats 2nd A 8:16.20 Semifinals -Heats 4th A 7:56.55

2007-08 SeaSoN

Head oF THe SoUTH RegaTTa

CHaTTaNooga Head RaCe

Sat., Oct. 13, 2007 Chattanooga, Tenn. Collegiate 8+ 2nd A 17:15.5 5th B 18:15.8 6th C 18:30.0 Collegiate 4+ 3rd A 4th B 7th C

19:25.9 19:35.3 20:01.6

Head oF THe CHaRleS RegaTTa

Oct. 20-21, 2007 Cambridge, Mass. Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 8+ 2nd A 17:20.52

HobbS ISlaNd RegaTTa

Sat., Oct. 27, 2007 Huntsville, Ala. Championship 4+ 1st A 22:01 Varsity 8+ 2nd B

19:17

Novice 8+ 1st A 3rd B

22:21 22:52

Head oF THe HooCH

Sat., Nov. 3, 2007 Chattanooga, Tenn. Championship 8+ 8th A 18:17.2 25th B 19:19.1 26th C 19:22.3 Championship 4+ 10th A 20:35.9 13th B 20:57.7 18th C 21:35.7 Novice 8+ 6th A 8th B

20:46.0 21:02.3

Sat., Nov. 10, 2007 Augusta, Ga. Championship 8+ 1st A 16:37.4 3rd C 17:31.5 4th B 17:42.2 Championship 4+ 1st A 18:00.0 2nd B 18:42.0 4th C 18:53.0

Varsity 4+ (2nd Race) 2nd A 4:47.4 Novice 8+ (1st Race) 1st A 5:30.0 2nd B 5:51.1

Sat., April 12, 2008 Murray, Ky. Varsity 8+ 1st A 6:46.29

Novice 8+ (2nd Race) 1st A 5:32.0 2nd B 5:42.6

Second Varsity 8+ 1st A 7:08.27

Novice 4+ 1st A

Varsity 4+ 2nd A

7:43.31

Novice 8+ 1st A 2nd B

7:06.79 7:22.71

4:55.7

SMU dUal MeeT

Novice 8+ 1st B 2nd C

18:56.5 19:06.4

Novice 4+ 2nd A 3rd C

20:10.6 20:16.0

Second Varsity 8+ 2nd A 7:27.7

Lightweight 4+ 1st A

18:43.2

Varsity/Novice 4+ 1st Novice A 8:21.9 2nd Varsity A 8:25.6 4th Novice B 8:37.2

UNC dUal MeeT

Sat., March 8, 2008 Chapel Hill, N.C. Varsity 8+ 1st A 7:13.98 Second Varsity 8+ 1st A 7:34.81

MURRay STaTe dUal MeeT

Sat., March 29, 2008 Tuscaloosa, Ala. Varsity 8+ 1st A 6:58.6

Novice 8+ 1st A

7:17.9

CReIgHToN dUal MeeT

Sat., April 5, 2008 Tuscaloosa, Ala. Varsity 8+ 1st A 7:40.0

SoUTHeRN INTeRCollegIaTe RowINg aSSoCIaTIoN CHaMpIoNSHIpS April 19 -20, 2008 Oak Ridge, Tenn. 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 8:26.31

Varsity 4+ 1st A

8:31.55

Novice 8+ 1st A

7:51.22

Second Varsity 8+ 1st A 7:49.0

Novice 4+ 5th A

Novice 4+ 1st A

8:53.71

Varsity 4+, Flight 1 2nd A 8:54.8

dad VaIl College CHaMpIoNSHIpS

dRake dUal MeeT

Sun., March 16, 2008 Tuscaloosa, Ala. Varsity 8+ (1st Race) 1st A 4:57.9 2nd B 5:11.7 Varsity 8+ (2nd Race) 1st A 5:01.9 3rd B 5:21.3 Varsity 4+ (1st Race) 2nd A 4:24.6

Varsity 4+, Flight 2 1st B 8:28.0 3rd C 8:49.1 4th A 9:09.3 Novice 8+ 1st A

7:59.0

Novice 4+ 1st A 3rd B

9:06.8 9:26.9

May 9-19, 2008 Philadelphia, Pa. Varsity 8+ Prelims -Heats 1st A 6:36.7 Semifinals-Heats 3rd A 6:30.25 Second Final 4th A 6:46.88

Second Varsity 8+ Prelims-Heats 3rd A 6:49.1 Semifinals-Heats 4th A 6:44.36

Varsity 4+ Prelims-Heats 2nd A 7:45.6 Semifinals-Heats 6th A 7:36.92 Novice 8+ Prelims-Heats 1st A 6:47.6 Semifinals-Heats 2nd A 6:44.68 Grand Final 4th A 6:51.86 Novice 4+ Prelims -Heats 2nd A Semifinals -Heats 5th A

7:39.1 7:41.6

2008-09 SeaSoN CHaTTaNooga Head RaCe

Sat., Oct. 11, 2008 Chattanooga, Tenn. Collegiate 8+ 3rd B 17:19.3 4th A 17:27.3 7th C 18:24.6 Collegiate 4+ 3rd C 5th D 9th B 11th A

19:53.8 19:55.0 21:23.0 21:26.0

Double 2nd

25:36.7

Head oF THe CHaRleS RegaTTa

Sat., Oct. 18, 2008 Cambridge, Mass. Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 8+ 10th A 18:00.96

HobbS ISlaNd RegaTTa

Sat., Oct. 18, 2008 Huntsville, Ala. Novice 8+ 1st A 22:47.10 2nd B 23:15.21

Head oF THe TeNNeSSee

Sat., Oct. 25, 2008 Oak Ridge, Tenn. Collegiate 8+ 3rd A 16:54.31 5th B 18:05.47 Collegiate 4+ 1st A 2nd B 3rd C

18:26.78 18:31.28 19:22.56

Novice 8+ 1st A 4th B

18:27.00 18;45.00

Head oF THe HooCH

Sat., Nov. 1, 2008 Chattanooga, Tenn. Championship 8+ 13th A 17:17.4 19th B 17:58.0 21st C 18:11.1

Championship 4+ 13th B 19:20.7 15th A 19:39.1 Novice 8+ 1st A 14th B Novice 4+ 2nd B 3rd A

18:03.7 20:27.7 20:27.7 20:35.0

kaNSaS STaTe dUal MeeT

Tues., March 17, 2009 Tuscaloosa, Ala. First Varsity 8+ 2nd A 5:40.5 Second Varsity 8+ 1st A 6;21.35 Varsity 4+ 2nd A 3rd B Novice 8+ 1st A Novice 4+ 1st A

7:00.8 7:07.7 5:59.6 6:43.2

TeNNeSSee dUal MeeT

Sat., March 28, 2009 Knoxville, Tenn. 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

UNC/SMU TRI-MeeT

Sat., April 4, 2009 Tuscaloosa, Ala. Varsity 8+ 1st A 7:23.9 Second Varsity 8+ 1st A 7:52.7 Varsity 4+ 2nd A 3rd B Novice 8+ 1st A Novice 4+ 2nd A

9:09.0 9:38.8 7:33.0 9:50.5

SoUTHeRN INTeRCollegIaTe RowINg aSSoCIaTIoN CHaMpIoNSHIpS April 18 -19, 2009 Oak Ridge, Tenn. 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 Petite Final 3rd A Novice 4+ Prelims-Heats 5th A Varsity 4+ Prelims-Heats 3rd A Semifinals 5th A C-Final 1st A

6:56.73

Varsity 4+ Prelims 22nd A

7:09.60

Novice 4+ Prelims 38th A

9:01.35

Doubles Prelims 14th A

8:09.02 8:22.53 8:10.20

*dad VaIl College CHaMpIoNSHIpS

May 8-9, 2009 Philadelphia, Pa. Varsity 8+ Prelims 12th A 4:43.13 Seminfinals 3rd A 6:35.86 Petite Finals 4th A 7:25.95 Novice 8+ Prelims 14th A Semifinals 3rd A

Second Varsity 8+ Prelims 10th A 5:19.88

5:13.77 7:00.10

5:16.60

5:57.43

6:32.05

* Due to inclement weather, prelims were rowed over 1,500-meters and as time trials instead of heats.

SoUTH/CeNTRal SpRINT CHaMpIoNSHIpS

May 16-17, 2009 Oak Ridge, Tenn. Novice 8+ Prelims 3rd A 6:49.89 Seminfinals 6th A 6:45.70 Petite Finals 6th A 6:43.90 Varsity 8+ Prelims 5th A Semifinals 4th A D Finals 1st A

6:49.34 6:33.20 6:33.70

Second Varsity 8+ Prelims 5th A 7:01.50 Semifinals 3rd A 6:48.00 C Final 5th A 6:48.30 Varsity 4+ Prelims 5th A C Final 4th A

7:53.27 7:31.80

2009 Fall SeaSoN CHaTTaNooga Head RaCe

Sat., Oct. 10, 2009 Chattanooga, Tenn. Collegiate 8+ 2nd A 16:14.50 4th B 16:37.30 5th C 16:58.00 Collegiate 4+ 4th B 5th C 8th A

18:09.70 18:19.30 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

Oct. 17-18, 2009 Cambridge, Mass. Collegiate 8+ 3rd A 17;41.18 Championship 4+ 14th A 20:35.85

HobbS ISlaNd RegaTTa

Sat., Oct. 17, 2009 Huntsville, Ala. *Championship 8+ 1st A 17:12.00 Novice 8+ 4th B

17:35.00

* UA rowed a novice boat in the race

SeCReT CITy RegaTTa

Sat., Oct. 31, 2009 Oakridge, Tenn. Varsity 8+ 1st A 17:32.08 2nd B 18:08.38 3rd C 18:30.16 Varsity 4+ 1st A 2nd B 3rd C Novice 8+ 1st A 2nd B

20:09.90 20:40.24

Novice 4+ 1st A

20:35.70

20:18.83 20:26.70 21:14.75

Varsity Doubles 1st A 22:40.80 2nd B 22:46.30 3rd C 23:07.40

TIDEHISToRy

alabaM alaba labaMa’ Ma’S a’S a all-T IMe Ro eR RoST

Jessica Allaway Katie Allaway Amy Allison Cara Allison Bianca Arrington Jessica Autrey

Erika Baranek Helen Barnes Daniella Barone Kristy Bearden Sarah Beaver Chelsea Brunson Lara Bullock

Camille Campbell Sarah Cleveland Chelsea Collins 48

Tuscaloosa, Ala. 2009 N Tuscaloosa, Ala. 2007, 09 V Virginia Beach, Va. 2008 N, ‘09 V Wellington, Fla. ** 2007, ‘08, ‘09 V Fairfax, Va. 2009 N Columbus, Miss. 2007 N, ‘08, ‘09 V Gloucester, Va. Alpharetta, Ga. Alpharetta, Ga. Birmingham, Ala. Spanish Fort, Ala. Madison, Miss. Memphis, Tenn. Chattanooga, Tenn. Mobile, Ala. Queensbury, N.Y.

2009 N 2008 N, ‘09 V 2008 N, ‘09 V 2008 N 2007, ‘08 V 2009 N 2009 N 2008 N, ‘09 V 2009 N 2008 N, ‘09 V

Bryn Crawford Victoria Croy Courtney Crumby

Melissa Danaceau Alyssa Dinberg

McKenna Frease

Shannon Gilligan Christine Gossman

Jessica Hearn Amelia Houghton Lauren Hovey

Auburn, Ala. Huntsville, Ala. Tuscaloosa, Ala.

** 2007, ‘08 V ** 2007, ‘08, ‘09 V 2007 N, ‘08 V

Atlanta, Ga. Atlanta, Ga. Cordova, Tenn. Flower Mound, Texas Birmingham, Ala. Trussville, Ala. Jacksonville, Fla. Birmingham, Ala.

2007 N 2008 V ** 2007, ‘08 V 2007 N 2007 N 2009 N 2008 N, ‘09 V 2008 N, ‘09 V

Karen Ishmael Kristen Iverson

Rachel Justiss

Christine Kapurch Lindsey Kent Rachel Kimbrough

Leigh Ann Lazarus Sara Leibold Courtney Lewallen Erin Linsin Cristin Liveoak Nikki Lopez Casey LoScudo

Daphne, Ala. Medford, N.J.

2007 N, ‘08 V 2009 N

Fairhope, Ala.

2007, ‘08 V

Manassas, Va. Cullman, Ala. Huntsville, Ala.

2008 N, ‘09 V 2009 N 2007 V

Hoover, Ala. ** 2007, ‘08 V Hazel Green, Ala. 2008 N, ‘09 V Birmingham, Ala. 2007 N, ‘08 V Alpharetta, Ga. 2007 V Madison, Ala. * 2007 V Katy, Texas * 2007 N, ‘08, ‘09 V Madison, Ala. 2009 N

Allie Manning Jaquelyn Marcinak Christina McClellan Genna McIlwaine Marley McKenzie Lauren Miller Tacoma Morrissey

Stacey Ogle

Katie Parker Veronica Parsons Katie Pouncey Caroline Powell

Jennifer Rankin

Mobile, Ala. 2007 N Clinton Township, Mich. 2007 N Daphne, Ala. 2007 V Adamsville, Ala. * 2007 V Coral Springs, Fla. 2007 V Chattanooga, Tenn. 2008 N, ‘09 V Cincinnati, Ohio 2007 N, ‘08, ‘09 V Albertville, Ala. Atlanta, Ga. Tuscaloosa, Ala. Ozark, Ala. Albertville, Ala. Hoover, Ala.

* 2007 N, ‘08, ‘09 V 2008 N 2007 N, ‘08 V 2007 V 2009 N 2007 V

Jamie Ravenna Blake Reed Rachel Roberts

Bailey Sanders Kelly Schmidt Jessica Scivley Mary Elizabeth Sims Laura Skaggs Ebony Smith Katie Smith Sarah Smith Katherine Spohr Brittany Starliper Paige Storey Margaret Strojny

Leigh Ann Terch Kathryn Tippey

Rutland, Vt. Falls Church, Va. Birmingham, Ala.

2007 N, ‘08 V 2009 N 2008 N

Madison, Miss. * 2007 N, ‘08, ‘09 V Birmingham, Ala. 2008 N Hoover, Ala. 2007 N, ‘08, ‘09 V Birmingham, Ala. 2007 N St. Louis, Mo. 2008 N Birmingham, Ala. 2008 N Birmingham, Ala. 2008 N, ‘09 V New Hope, Ala. 2007 N Edwardsville, Ill. 2007 N, ‘08, ‘09 V Acworth, Ga. 2009 N Chattanooga, Tenn. 2009 N Riverside, Ill. ** 2007, ‘08 V

Catherine Tucker

Valerie Vargas Stephanie Varner Mary Vlasis

Leigh Erin Waddell Allie Wetteland Audrey White Cathryn Whitlock Sarita Williams Veronica Wilson Sarah Witt

Shanna Young Birmingham, Ala. Tuscaloosa, Ala.

2009 N 2007, ‘08, ‘09 V

Tuscaloosa, Ala. Burke, Va. Somerville, Ala. Chattanooga, Tenn.

2007 N 2009 N 2009 N 2008 N, ‘09 V

Kennett, Mo. 2009 V Tallahassee, Fla. 2009 N Huntsville, Ala. 2009 N Birmingham, Ala. 2007, ‘08, ‘09 V Katy, Texas 2007 N Park Ridge, Ill. 2009 N Lexington, Ky. * 2007 N, ‘08, ‘09 V Falkville, Ala.

2008 N

* denotes varsity letter for the season

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, is blessed with high banks, long, protected straightaways, and minimal current which makes it a rower’s dream. The Tide also benefits from having the river largely to itself. The Tide 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 boathouse for the University of Alabama Rowing program that will encompass everything the Crimson Tide needs to continue to move up through the ranks of collegiate rowing. Another step toward that new facility was taken when the land for the new boathouse was acquired in the offseason.

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