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2/20/2023 3:31:00 PM | General
Swimming and Diving Collects 12 Medals at SEC Championships
Several individual and relay medals were won at last week's SEC Swimming and Diving Championships in Bryan-College Station helping the women earn a fourth-place finish overall while the men took home seventh-place honors. See below for a list of highlights from each day.
Day One
- Rhyan White, Avery Wiseman, Emily Jones and Kalia Antoniou combined to take gold in the women's 200 medley relay
- Charlie Hawke, Kaique Alves, Cam Auerbach and Kacper Piotrowski earned a bronze medal in the men's 800 freestyle relay
Day Two
- Kalia Antoniou, Emily Jones, Diana Petkova and Kailyn Winter post the Tide's fastest time of the season, 1:27.21, in the women's 200 freestyle relay, earning a silver medal
- Kalia Antoniou took third in the women's 50 freestyle
- Cat Wright set a new school standard in the women's 200 individual medley with a 1:55.82 in prelims, becoming the first UA woman to break the 1:56.00 barrier in the event
Day Three
- Charlie Hawke (1:31.20) posted the fastest time in the nation this season to win the men's 200 freestyle
- Rhyan White earned a spot on the podium in the 100 butterfly for the fourth year in a row
Day Four
- Rhyan White made history, becoming the first in league history to win the 100 backstroke four times
- Rhyan White, Avery Wiseman, Emily Jones and Kalia Antoniou won gold in the women's 400 medley relay for the second consecutive year
- Avery Wiseman brought home bronze in the 100 breaststroke
- Mateo Miceli broke the oldest men's school record on the books, downing Stefan Gherghel's 2003 mark in the 200 butterfly with a 1:42.02
Day Five
- Kensey McMahon won gold, clocking the fastest 1,650 freestyle time in the nation at 15:47.02
- Kalia Antoniou secured her second-consecutive silver medal in the 100 freestyle
- Avery Wiseman earned her second bronze medal of the meet, this time in the 200 breaststroke
Also, a big congratulations to Derek Maas for earning SEC Men's Scholar-Athlete of the Year honors. Derek became the seventh Crimson Tide student-athlete to receive the honor in swimming and diving and sixth in the last eight years.
Baseball Sweeps Season-Opening Series
Our baseball team was firing on all cylinders, in every facet of the game in its series sweep of Richmond. It was a chilly day-turned-into-night for Friday's opener, where we scored 11 unanswered runs between the second and fifth innings en route to a 12-3 victory. Saturday, 15 hits turned into 13 runs while the Spiders were able to get one run across home plate to give us the series win before Sunday's 14-1 performance completed the sweep. In total, we scored 39 runs, including four home runs, and had 25 solid innings of pitching. The team will take its first road trip of the season this weekend, however we have two midweek opportunities to catch the Tide beforehand with 3 p.m. starts on Tuesday and Wednesday against Tennessee Tech and UT Martin, respectively.
Softball Returns Home for Midweek Against Samford, Bama Bash
After earning four wins at the Clearwater Invitational, including three over top-20 opponents, our softball team returns to Tuscaloosa to take on Samford on Wednesday and welcomes Kennesaw State, Southeastern Louisiana and Indiana State to town for this weekend's Easton Bama Bash. First pitch on Wednesday is scheduled for 6 p.m., while Friday's games are slated for 4 p.m. and 6:30 p.m., Saturday's at 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. and Sunday's at 1 p.m. We have some Brickyard tickets available, so be sure to reach out to the Alabama Ticket Office to get yours today!
Regular-Season Basketball Winding Down
The end of February signals the end of the regular season for basketball. We've got one opportunity remaining to cheer on our women's basketball team on Sunday, February 26 against Ole Miss at 2 p.m., while the men have two more home games on the schedule with Arkansas on Saturday, February 25 (1 p.m.) and Auburn on Wednesday, March 1 (6 p.m.). We hope to see you there!
Gymnastics Back at Home
After a pair of road meets, our gymnastics program is back at home Friday, hosting LSU at 7 p.m. We had such an amazing atmosphere in Coleman last time out, which I know our team appreciated. Let's see it again this week as we take on the Tigers! Tickets are on sale for $10 for adults and $5 for youth.
Tennis Earns a Pair of Wins over the Weekend
Our men's and women's tennis teams secured wins over the weekend with the men posting a 6-1 victory over ETSU on Friday before the women tallied a 5-2 win over Tulane on Saturday. Both will be back in action later this week, participating in the Blue Gray National Tennis Classic in Montgomery. The annual tournament brings in some of the nation's top programs and always provides an incredible experience for the tennis community.
Track and Field Heads to Fayetteville for SEC Indoor Championships
Postseason is upon us as our track and field teams prepare to head to Fayetteville, Arkansas for the 2023 SEC Indoor Championships. The meet will start on Friday, February 24 and conclude the following day. If you're in the area, I encourage you to stop by and cheer on the Tide, and if not, we will be sure to keep you posted online and on the team's social media accounts @AlabamaTrack. Â
Rowing Eyes 2023 Spring Season
Our rowing team will pick up its competition schedule here in the near future, first with a scrimmage at Clemson on Saturday, February 25. Eastern Michigan then comes to town on Saturday, March 4 for our lone home regatta of the Spring.
University Spotlight
This week's story spotlights the UA Dance Marathon and how Myles Taylor, vice president of campus engagement for UADM, uses this opportunity as a way to give back to the healthcare system that saved his life.
#RollTideFriday
While we haven't seen any snow in Tuscaloosa this year, these two submissions show us plenty! First, we have Dr. Jay Walker checking in from Mammoth Mountain in California, and secondly, we have Robert Earnhardt in Antarctica.
Dr. Jay Walker
Robert Earnhardt
Remember to use the hashtag #RollTideFriday in your social posts and tweet your photos to me at @Greg_Byrne. We will select two photos to feature in each blog and add even more to our #RollTideFriday Fan Hub. Let's keep these great photos coming!
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