Tabitha Tuten - Rowing Coach - Alabama Athletics

Tabitha Tuten

Title:
Assistant Coach
Email:
tcoleman@ia.ua.edu

Tabitha Coleman enters her first season as an assistant coach after serving the past two seasons as a graduate assistant coach and one season as a volunteer assistant. This follows a four-year rowing career with the Crimson Tide, including a senior-year stint as the team captain in 2012-13.

Coleman’s stand-out performance on and off the water resulted in the Geneva, Ala. native being named to the 2013 Conference USA All-Academic team and First Team All-Conference USA.

As a senior, Coleman was part of the bronze-medal-winning boat at the Head of the Charles, leading to the Tide’s Club 8+ to a third-place finish.

In the classroom, Coleman regularly landed on the Dean’s list with an overall collegiate GPA of 3.66. During her rowing career, Coleman was named a Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association Scholar-Athlete and was also part of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and Omicron Delta Kappa Society.

Coleman’s academic accolades also included earning a spot on the Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll. She graduated with a bachelor’s degree in biology and history.

Outside of the classroom and rowing, Coleman spearheaded the 2012 Locks of Love event and also gave time to Habitat for Humanity, Al’s Pal’s, Read Across America and Hands on Tuscaloosa. In 2013, Coleman was named as a SEC Brad Davis Award Nominee for her outstanding efforts in community service.