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2/6/2023 4:33:00 PM | General
Alabama Athletics Extends Relationship with LEARFIELD
Two weeks ago, we announced our extension with longtime partner LEARFIELD, who handles our multimedia rights. As part of this extension, both our department and our fans will benefit from elevated offerings and customized programs including an original content platform. Additionally, we will be opening a first-of-its-kind NIL hub, called The Advantage Center, dedicated to providing education and resources for our student-athletes with respect to NIL. We are thankful for the vision and continued collaboration with everyone at LEARFIELD and look forward to a bright future as we expand our services.
Yea Alabama
Another big announcement that took place recently was the launch of Yea Alabama, the official Alabama NIL entity established to cultivate and harness name, image and likeness opportunities for our student-athletes. Yea Alabama is uniquely situated for those who wish to subscribe in exchange for exclusive content, make tax-deductible contributions or for businesses looking for endorsement opportunities. More news coming out about this soon!
Contracts Extended for Coach Hart and Coach Oats
More great news came about Friday when contract extensions were approved by The University of Alabama System Board of Trustees for soccer coach Wes Hart and men's basketball coach Nate Oats. Both have done an incredible job leading their teams, and we are thrilled to have them around for years to come.
Basketball Continues Winnings Ways
Our men's basketball team moved to 10-0 in Southeastern Conference play, while our women's basketball team returned home with its fourth-straight road victory Sunday night after defeating Missouri, 76-69. Brittany Davis poured in career-high 33 points to lead us in scoring. We've got two opportunities to pack Coleman this week with our men hosting Florida on Wednesday at 8 p.m. CT and our women welcoming in Auburn on Sunday for a 4 p.m. CT start. Be sure to pick up your tickets to join us for more exciting Alabama basketball action!
Softball Season is Here
It's game week for Alabama softball! Team 27 will take the field for the first time Friday at 3:30 p.m. CT against Lehigh as part of the Leadoff Classic. Tickets for games throughout the season are going fast, so be sure to pick yours up soon to not miss out!
Jackie Traina Selected to 2023 SEC Class of Women's Legends
Congratulations to Jackie Traina for being named to the 2023 Southeastern Conference Class of Women's Legends. Jackie was a four-time All-American pitcher and helped lead Alabama to its 2012 national championship. We look forward to honoring her in Greenville, S.C. at the SEC Women's Basketball Tournament!
Gymnastics Scores Season High 197.850 to Beat Auburn
What an outstanding gymnastics meet on Friday night as we had a sold-out crowd on hand to watch our season-best performance and a win over Auburn. Not only was the overall score our best this season, but the 49.700 on floor marked the highest on that rotation in the nation thus far. Great job to our student-athletes, Coach Johnston and staff for an incredible performance! The next opportunity to catch the team in Coleman is Friday, Feb. 24 versus LSU, where we will also welcome back our gymnastics alumni.
Baseball Hosts Fan Day, Readies for Season Opener
We had a great turnout Saturday morning at Sewell-Thomas Stadium for Baseball Fan Day. Our team entertained over 100 youth clinic attendees before signing autographs and taking pictures. Preseason continues this week with practice and intrasquad scrimmages slated for Tuesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. A reminder that season tickets, along with mini plans and single-game tickets, are on sale and can be purchased online or by calling the Alabama Ticket Office at 205-348-2262.
Men's Golf Finishes Fourth at John Hayt Invitational
Our men's golf team opened its 2023 spring season with a fourth-place finish at the John Hayt Invitational in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. As a team, we shot -5 on day two to move up the leaderboard five spots. Individually, we had two golfers finished in the top 20 with Canon Claycomb tying for 14th and Thomas Ponder tying for 18th. Next up on the schedule is the Watersound Invitational, Feb. 19-21, in Panama City, Fla.
Kaitlyn Schroeder Accepts Invitation to Augusta National Women's Amateur
January enrollee Kaitlyn Schroeder has accepted an invitation to compete in the 2023 Augusta National Women's Amateur, which is slated to take place March 29-April 1. She is one of the 70 top women's amateurs on deck to participate at Augusta National.
Track and Field Continues Indoor Season
Our women's team stands at No. 6 in the latest USTFCCCA rankings while the men rank 14th heading into this weekend's meets where we will have representation at the Music City Challenge in Nashville, the Don Kirby Elite Invitational in Albuquerque and the John Thomas Terrier Classic in Boston. This is the final week of competition before the team heads to Fayetteville, Arkansas for the 2023 SEC Indoor Championships.
Men's and Women's Tennis at Home This Weekend
Our men's and women's tennis teams are back in action this weekend in Tuscaloosa with the men hosting Wisconsin on Friday at 4 p.m. and Northwestern on Sunday at 11 a.m., while the women take on UAB on Saturday at noon. Three chances to cheer on the Tide! A reminder that admission to tennis matches is free.
NGWSD
Recently, Alabama Athletics celebrated National Girls and Women in Sports Day with a weeklong campaign to raise $50,000 for the Crimson Tide Scholarship Fund (CTSF), the annual scholarship fund for Alabama Athletics. Bolstered by a generous matching gift from the Alabama ONE Aspire Foundation, the campaign raised $203,810 for student athlete-scholarships. We'd like to thank the Alabama ONE Aspire Foundation and those of you who celebrated by contributing to the CTSF. If you'd still like to donate, perhaps in honor of the female athlete in your life, visit uactf.org/ngwsd.
Football Season Ticket Renewals
Football TIDE PRIDE and season ticket renewals launched last week on Feb. 1. Be sure to renew your TIDE PRIDE and season tickets before the May 1 deadline to secure your seats for the exciting seven-game home schedule that features matchups with Texas, Tennessee and LSU. If you are interested in obtaining football season tickets and you are not a current Football TIDE PRIDE member, we encourage you to join the Waiting List.
University Spotlight
At last week's University of Alabama System Board of Trustees meeting, two initiatives were approved to honor retired U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby including the Shelby Endowment for Distinguished Faculty and the Shelby Institute for Policy and Leadership. Both Shelby, and his wife former UA professor Dr. Annette Shelby, have long been dedicated to UA and higher education.
#RollTideFriday
This week's photos feature Luke Coley, Jason Head, Billy Pickard and Jack Barkley at Death Valley National Park and Ross Steelman at Golden Gate Bridge.
Luke Coley, Jason Head, Billy Pickard and Jack Barkley
Ross Steelman
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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