Alabama Rowing Dominates Final Day of Head of the Oklahoma Earning Five Medals

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Alabama Rowing Dominates Final Day of Head of the Oklahoma Earning Five Medals

10/6/2019 10:48:00 AM | Rowing

Final Results Day One Recap

The Tide concludes with two gold, two silver, and one bronze medal

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. – The Alabama Rowing team concludes the final day of the Head of the Oklahoma with an impressive five medals – two gold, two silver, and one bronze. In the possible six placements for the two events the team competed in today, Alabama secured five of them.

Junior Darcy Jennings placed first in the Women's Collegiate 1X, followed by freshman Justine Hobbs for second. This was the first time in program history Alabama competed in a singles race and the Crimson Tide finished in the top two positions.

Alabama went on to finish the day with a grand sweep of the Women's Open 2-. Seniors Peyton Cowell and Hailey Higgins came out on top to win gold, followed by seniors Gabrielle Krieger and Rebekah Stewart to win silver, and freshman Jordan Bradburne and junior Ilaria Earl coming in at third for the bronze.

From Head Coach Glenn Putyrae

"We were pleased with the performance of our small boats. The course is challenging for blind boats and all crews were able to negotiate the bridges without incident. The rowers did a great job, had fun, and earned some good results."

Sunday Results

Women's Collegiate 1X

1st: Darcy Jennings (18:40.73)
2nd: Justine Hobbs (19:05.95)
13th: Carley McCoin (22:01.81)

Women's Open 2

1^st - Alabama C: Peyton Cowell, Hailey Higgins (17:55.88)
2^nd - Alabama B: Gabrielle Krieger, Rebekah Stewart (18:00.94)
3^rd - Alabama A: Jordan Bradburne, Ilaria Earl (18:08.34)
6^th - Alabama F: Lily Butler, Kristen Rupinen (18:28.99)
10^th - Alabama E: Keilani Hamann, Olivia DeGroot (18:37.81)
15^th - Alabama D: Jorja MacRae, Makena Clark (19:04.91)
18^th - Alabama G: Arielle Schafer, Katie Toth (19:58.04)

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