
Alabama Rowing Posts Strong Showing at Big 12 Double Dual
4/7/2018 6:38:00 PM | Rowing
The Crimson Tide swept the first session and won four of the next five to take home nine wins out of ten races
KANSAS CITY, Kan. – Alabama rowing faced off against conference opponents Kansas and Kansas State Saturday at the Big 12 Double Dual in Kansas City, Kan. The Crimson Tide won nine of its 10 races across two separate sessions of competition.
"Team-wide, we did a solid job of racing today," UA head coach Larry Davis said.
Due to weather, the event was pushed back to a noon CT start time with Alabama facing Kansas in the first session.
The Tide started off with two dramatic finishes with a one-second win over the Jayhawks in the First Varsity 8+ (6:36.750) and a narrow, millisecond victory in the Second Varsity 8+ (6:48.132). Alabama took home the fastest time overall in the 1V8+, 1V4+ (7:17.504) and 2V4+ (7:42.319), while the Tide's 3V8+ crew, (7:00.036), secured Alabama it's sweep over Kansas to complete the first session of racing.
"We corrected several things we wanted to improve from earlier spring races and those changes helped us win a couple of very close races," Davis said.
In the afternoon session, Alabama squared off against Kansas State. In the 1V8+ (6:43.207), the Tide took home its sixth-consecutive win of the day before coming up just a second short in the 2V8+ (6:45.665). Alabama got back on track in its final three races, beating the Wildcats in the 1V4+ (7:21.913), 2V4+ (7:32.696) and 3V8+ (6:54.406). The Tide ended the afternoon session by posting the fastest overall time in both the 2V4+ and 3V8+.
"I'm proud of our student-athletes and how they represented Alabama today," Davis said.
Alabama will be back on the road next weekend, traveling to Sacramento, Calif., for the Lake Natoma Invitational on April 13-14.
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BIG 12 DOUBLE DUAL – SATURDAY, APRIL 7 RACE RESULTS
First Varsity 8+
Session 1
- Alabama (6:36.750)
- Kansas (6:37.461)
- Tennessee (6:39.405)
- Kansas State (6:48.026)
Session 2
- Tennessee (6:40.684)
- Kansas (6:43.942)
- Alabama (6:43.207)
- Kansas State (6:50.869)
Second Varsity 8+
Session 1
- Alabama (6:48.132)
- Kansas (6:48.748)
- Tennessee (6:41.278)
- Kansas State (6:43.126)
Session 2
- Tennessee (6:37.846)
- Kansas (6:42.521)
- Kansas State (6:44.070)
- Alabama (6:45.665)
First Varsity 4+
Session 1
- Alabama (7:17.504)
- Kansas (7:43.584)
- Tennessee (7:28.856)
- Kansas State (7:38.704)
Session 2
- Tennessee (7:19.723)
- Kansas (7:44.190)
- Alabama (7:21.913)
- Kansas State (7:26.729)
Second Varsity 4+
Session 1
- Alabama (7:42.319)
- Kansas (7:49.880)
- Tennessee (7:42.600)
- Kansas State (7:50.301)
Session 2
- Kansas (7:43.900)
- Tennessee (7:45.200)
- Alabama (7:32.696)
- Kansas State (7:48.104)
Third Varsity 8+
Session 1
- Alabama (7:00.036)
- Kansas (7:21.847)
- Kansas State (6:57.998)
- Tennessee (7:09.515)
Session 2
- Tennessee (7:06.060)
- Kansas (7:24.897)
- Alabama (6:54.406)
- Kansas State (6:58.667)









