Alabama Rowing Earns Two Medals, Eight Top-10 Finishes Saturday at the Head of the Hooch
11/4/2017 7:28:00 PM | Rowing
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – Alabama Rowing posted a strong team showing in Saturday action at the Head of the Hooch Regatta, earning eight top-10 finishes including a pair of medal performances in the Championship 8+ and Championship 2x.
"Overall, I thought all our crews rowed well today," head coach Larry Davis said. "We set a new standard by winning a bronze medal in the Championship 8+. We have never medaled in this event before today. We also earned a second-place finish in the Championship 2x and had eight out of nine crews turn in top-10 performances."
The Crimson Tide opened Saturday racing with a competitive Championship 8+ race, with the top Alabama crew finishing in third place behind Louisville and Clemson with a time of 16:20.64. Alabama's other two boats in the race placed ninth (16:56.68) and sixteenth (17:34.82).
In the College & Club Novice 8+ race, both of Alabama's boats posted top-10 finishes, including a fourth-place time of 17:35.06 and a seventh-place mark of 18:46.54.
The Tide followed that with a silver-medal finish in the Championship 2x as senior Meghan Hampton and sophomore Kylie Diffley teamed up to cross the line in 19:47.86. Sophomore Gaby Crawford and freshman Stephanie Parker were close behind in fourth place (20:25.31). Alabama's remaining top-10 finishes of the day came in the Women's Championship 4+, where the Tide finished back-to-back in seventh (18:11.25) and eighth (18:16.80) place.
"Even with today's success, there are still things I think we can improve upon," Davis said. "We're looking forward to taking care of those things in tomorrow's racing. I believe the opportunity is there for us to medal tomorrow in the Open 8+."
Alabama will conclude its weekend at the Head of the Hooch Sunday in the Women's Open 8+, set for an 11:49 a.m. CT start.
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ALABAMA RESULTS
Championship 8+
- 3rd – 16:20.64
- Lineup: Sydney Boles (Cox), Tayla Cabana (8), Raien Emery (7), Nicole Lane (6), Charlotte Adkins (5), Peyton Cowell (4), Monica McGraw (3), Cori Guay (2), Lydia Blount (1)
- 9th – 16:56.68
- Lineup: Erin Hayes (Cox), Maggie Gillespie (8), Danielle Kem (7), Carley McCoin (6), Ariana Sweany (5), Gabby Krieger (4), Hailey Higgins (3), AnneLehmann (2), Sarah Giuliani (1)
- 16th – 17:34.82
- Lineup: Shannon Sweatt (Cox), Olivia DeGroot (8), Makena Clark (7), Keilani Hamann (6), Jacqueline White (5), Arielle Schafer (4), Gaby Crawford (3), Hunter James (2), Stephanie Parker (1)
College and Club Novice 8+
- 4th – 17:35.06
- Lineup: Kelsey McMullen (Cox), Michaela Lonski (8), Jillian Dunbar (7), Shannon Conlin (6), Gabrielle Gevers (5), Hannah Ubinger (4), Samantha Gafford (3), Peyton Badura (2), Jenna Alcorn (1)
- 7th – 18:46.54
- Maggie Hocutt (Cox), Camryn Nelson (8), Caroline Speith (7), Bailey Minnick (6), Alex Ramoska (5), Emily Maurer (4), Olivia Schuerman (3), Kennedy Perrenoud (2), Victoria Greer (1)
Championship 2x
- 2nd – 19:47.86 – Kylie Diffley / Meghan Hampton
- 4th – 20:15.31 – Gaby Crawford / Stephanie Parker
Championship 4+
- 7th – 18:11.25
- Lineup: Claire Estep (Cox), Tayla Cabana (4), Raien Emery (3), Nicole Lane (2), Charlotte Adkins (1)
- 8th – 18:16.80
- Lineup: Shannon Sweatt (Cox), Cori Guay (4), Monica McGraw (3), Peyton Cowell (2), Lydia Blount (1)
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