Alabama Rowing Earns Highest Ranking in Program History at No. 16 in CRCA Preseason Poll
3/3/2021 2:27:00 PM | Rowing
The Crimson Tide placed as high as 17th in 2019
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama rowing enters its 2021 spring season this weekend with its highest-ever ranking, coming in at No. 16 in the Division I Pocock CRCA Preseason Poll, released Wednesday by USRowing.
It is the highest mark in program history and the Crimson Tide's first appearance in the preseason rankings, previously earning votes outside the top 25 in last year's preseason poll. Alabama made its first ever appearance in the top 25 in 2019, placing as high as 17th under then-first year head coach Glenn Putyrae, who is in his third season at the helm of the Tide this year.
"The preseason ranking is an indication that the pollsters have seen the hard work our athletes have put in over the last few years," Putyrae said. "They see us as a team that has the capacity to be one of the top teams in the country. Nobody has raced yet though, so I look forward to our team continuing to work hard and to demonstrate that we're deserving of this acknowledgement or even better."
Alabama rowing opens its season this weekend in Tuscaloosa hosting Eastern Michigan on Saturday, March 6 with racing set to begin at 9 a.m. CT.
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