Alabama Rowing Returns to Austin for Big 12 Championships, Events Moved to Saturday Due to Inclement Weather

AUSTIN, Texas – Inclement weather has forced a late change in the schedule for the Big 12 Rowing Championships. Alabama will now take the water on Decker Lake in Austin, Texas on Saturday, May 15.

The 13th-ranked Crimson Tide will begin competition at 8:15 a.m. CT with the First Varsity 8+ followed by the Second Varsity 8+ at 8:30, First Varsity 4+ at 8:45 and Second Varsity 4+ at 9.

At the last Big 12 Championships in 2019, Alabama posted a program-best second place finish in head coach Glenn Putyrae's first season at the helm of the Tide. Alabama medaled in five races, including a silver medal finish for the Third Varsity 8+. Four rowers earned All-Big 12 accolades and Putyrae was named the Big 12 Coach of the Year.

FROM HEAD COACH GLENN PUTYRAE

"We have been preparing for this race all season and are looking forward to racing some of the best teams in the country for a conference championship. We have had some great training sessions this past week and the team is prepared to put out their best performance yet."

RACE SCHEDULE (SATURDAY MAY 15)

8:15 a.m. – First Varsity 8+
8:30 a.m. – Second Varsity 8+
8:45 a.m. – First Varsity 4+
9 a.m. – Second Varsity 4+

ALABAMA LINEUPS

First Varsity 8+: Izzie Gonzales (Cox), Claudia Mecchia, Darcy Jennings, Gianna Rucki, Brittany Hill, Ella Kemna, Ella Maggio, Gabrielle Krieger, Rebekah Stewart
Second Varsity 8+: Emma Shenkenberg (Cox), Keilani Hamann, Makena Clark, Saskia Dammersmith, Sydney Wenstrom, Michala Struble, Ilaria Earl, Raegan Beightol, Jacqueline White
First Varsity 4+: Haley Alexander (Cox), Elizabeth Struble, Lauren Montgomery, Emily Strawbridge, McKenna Carroll
Second Varsity 4+: Ellen Davis (Cox), Shannon Conlin, Samantha Gafford, Hannah Bennett, Blythe Markel

LAST TIME OUT: LONGHORN INVITATIONAL

Facing tough conditions on the water, Alabama rowing powered through to qualify for the A finals in each of its five races at the Longhorn Invitational
In the preliminary sessions, the Crimson Tide finished second or better in all five of its races to earn a spot in the A finals of each
The wind speed picked up considerably between the qualifying and final sessions, from 7 mph to over 15 mph
Alabama's highest finish in the finals came in the First Varsity 4+, as the crew finished second in 7:11.315

SCOUTING ALABAMA

This weekend marks the seventh event of the spring for Alabama
The Crimson Tide is ranked No. 13 in this week's Division I Pocock CRCA Rankings, appearing in every coaches' poll this season
Head Coach Glenn Putyrae is in his third season at the helm of the Crimson Tide, leading the team to a program-best second place finish at the Big 12 Championships in his first season in 2019, earning Big 12 Coach of the Year honors

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