MAKENA CLARK RACHEL SOWELL RAIEN EMERY VIRGINIA DODENHOFF CHEYENNE ADAMS LAUREN FEHR LAURA EGELAND INTRODUCTION TABLE OF CONTENTS QUICK FACTS Quick Facts . 1 Location: ...................................................................................................... Tuscaloosa, Ala. Alabama President Dr. Stuart Bell . 2 Enrollment: .............................................................................................................. 38,392 Founded: ......................................................................................................... April 12, 1831 On Campus . 3 Conference: ....................................................... Southeastern (Overall Department)/Big 12 (Rowing) Athletics Director Greg Byrne . 4 Colors: ........................................................................................... Crimson (PMS 201) & White Top Ranked University . 5 Nickname: ......................................................................................................... Crimson Tide INTRODUCTION Introduction to Facilities. 6-8 President: .................................................................................................... Dr. Stuart R. Bell NCAA Faculty Representative: ............................................................................... Dr. James King ROWING STAFF Athletics Director: ................................................................................................. Greg Byrne Head Coach Glenn Putyrae . 9-10 Associate Athletics Director/Senior Woman Administrator: .............................................. Marie Robbins Assistant Coach James Mulcahy . 11 Assistant Coach Grace Barbara . 11 THE PROGRAM Assistant Coach Madison Keaty. 12 Rowing Support Staff . 12 Head Coach: Glenn Putyrae Managers: Judson T. Diebel and Jordan Robertson Alma Mater, Year: Washington, 1994 Athletic Trainer: Megan Toth THE 2018-19 CRIMSON TIDE Year at Alabama: 1st Roster . 13 Phone: (509) 723-5413 Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer: E-Mail Address: [email protected] Bios . 14-24 Macy Franklin Novice Roster . 25 Assistant Coach: Grace Barbara Director of Performance Nutrition: Alma Mater, Year: Indiana, 2014 Amy Bragg THE HISTORY Year at Alabama: 1st Phone: (703) 459-6677 Rowing Strength and Conditioning Staff : A Short History of Alabama Rowing . 26-28 E-Mail Address: [email protected] Josh Hampton Award Winners/Championship History . .29 Rowing Academic Advisor: Sarah Kizzire Conference Recap . .30 Assistant Coach: Madison Keaty Alma Mater, Year: Gonzaga, 2014 Rowing Marketing Director: Chase Harwood All-Time Roster. 31-32 Year at Alabama: 1st All-Time Results . .33-38 Phone: (937) 216-7492 Rowing Mailing Address: Academic Excellence . 39 E-Mail Address: [email protected] Alabama Rowing P.O. Box 870308 Awards History . 40 Assistant Coach: James Mulcahy Tuscaloosa, AL 35487 Alma Mater, Year: Columbia, 2008 Rowing Overnight Shipping Address: Year at Alabama: 3rd University of Alabama Rowing JESSICA PARÉ Phone: (205) 348-7557 Foster Auditorium E-Mail Address: [email protected] Associate A.D./Athletics Communications 801 6th Avenue Tuscaloosa, AL 35487 Athletics Communications Contacts: AARON JORDAN Jennifer Smith Facebook – www.facebook.com/AlabamaRow Athletics Communications Director Phone: (205) 470-8197 Twitter – @AlabamaRow Email: [email protected] Instagram – AlabamaRow ROOTS WOODRUFF Associate Athletics Communications Director Nathan Sheehan Phone: (205) 348-6084 ZACH RHODES, NATHAN SHEEHAN, Email: [email protected] ALEX THOMPSON Assistant Athletics Communications Director KENT GIDLEY, AMELIA BARTON, MEDIA INFORMATION ROBERT SUTTON ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS SEC VIDEO FEEDS/TELEVISION Athletic Department Photographers The Alabama Athletics Communications Office is Participating news affiliates can also select individual located on the ground level of Coleman Coliseum. clips to insert directly into online stories. Television ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS: stations also have access to an FTP account to Offi ce Phone: (205) 348-6084 FACILITIES run content on-air. The SEC Affiliate Network is Mailing Address The Alabama rowing team competes and practices managed through XOS Digital. To join, please request Box 870391 on the Black Warrior River. The Crimson Tide rowing a participation form from the program’s director, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487 team’s boathouse is located on the south bank of Anna Marie Neri, at [email protected] or at 407- Shipping Address the river at Manderson Landing on Jack Warner 670-5049. 323 Bryant Drive Parkway. The rowing offices, training room and Coleman Coliseum, Room 170 workout facilities are located across the street from INTERNET Tuscaloosa, AL 35487 the boathouse at the Student Activity Center at Information about University of Alabama athletics Presidential Village. can be found at RollTide.com, the official internet CREDITS site of the Crimson Tide athletics department. For INTERVIEWS information about the University of Alabama, go to The coaching staff is available for interviews in person www.ua.edu. The 2018-19 Alabama Rowing Media Guide is a product of the Crimson Tide’s Athletics Communications or by telephone by prior arrangement. Athletes Department. It was written and edited by Jennifer Smith may not be interviewed on meet day until post- and Nathan Sheehan. Photo credits are due to the meet interviews are granted. Interviews with Alabama Alabama Athletics Photography Department and the rowers must be arranged through the Athletics Athletics Communications archives. Cover photos by Communications Office at (205) 348-6084. Interview Amelia Brackin. Cover design by Brent Hollingsworth. requests should be made at least 24 hours in advance. Copyright 2018 by the Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama. “Roll Tide,” “Crimson Tide,” “Bama” and the primary and secondary logos are registered trademarks of The University of Alabama. ROLLTIDE.COM 1 On Your Campus... Alabama president dr. Stuart R. bell Dr. Stuart R. Bell became the 29th president of The University of Alabama in July 2015, bringing with him 30 years of experience in higher education. He had previously served at the Capstone for 16 years as a faculty member and then department head of mechanical engineering. Since his return, the University has developed and implemented a strategic plan, Advancing the Flagship which elevates institutional focus on academic programs, research and creative activity, inclusion and diversity, as well as the recruitment and retention of outstanding faculty and staff. The Capstone has made significant investments in faculty to support the needs of a growing student body and an innovative research institution. Three new interdisciplinary research centers have been established, joining many other centers on campus focused on solving critical, real- world challenges. UA has continued to expand campus facilities and bolster academic and co-curricular programs, all of which draw exceptional students to campus. Immediately prior to becoming UA’s president, Dr. Bell was executive vice president and provost at Louisiana State University. Before his time at LSU, he served the University of Kansas as dean of the School of Engineering. Under his leadership, both institutions opened new facilities and saw great success in student recruitment and retention. An Abilene, Texas, native, Dr. Bell earned a nuclear engineering degree from Texas A&M University in 1979. He earned his master’s and doctorate degrees in mechanical engineering from the same university in 1981 and 1986, respectively. It was also at Texas A&M that he met and fell in love with his wife, Susan. They have three adult children, Stuart, Stacy and Stephen, and they are the proud grandparents of one granddaughter, with another one due this fall. 2 ALABAMA ROWING The University of Alabama knows a thing or two about legends. On Your Legends have been made in our academic halls, on our athletic fields and courts, and through our endeavors to shape a better world through our teaching, research and service. Campus... UA legends earn prestigious honors, such as Pulitzer Prizes, Emmy Awards, Heisman Trophies and Medals of Honor. They wear names like inventor, entrepreneur, best-selling author, pioneer, CEO, founder and national champion. Here are just a few of our legends: Best-selling authors: Harper Lee, “To Kill a Mockingbird”; Winston Groom, “Forrest Gump”; Kathryn Stockett, “The Help”; Mark Childress, “Crazy in Alabama”; and T.S. Stribling, “The Store.” CEO/Chairman of the Board/President: Marillyn Hewson, Lockheed Martin; W.W. Clements, Dr Pepper Company; Sam DiPiazza, PricewaterhouseCoopers; Thom Rainer, Lifeway Christian Resources; Vicki Hollub, Occidental Petroleum. Pioneers and Founders: Millard Fuller, Habitat for Humanity; Jimmy Wales, Wikipedia; Joe Gibbs, Golf Channel; John Hendricks, Discovery Channel; Janet Gurwitch, Laura Mercier cosmetics; Morris Dees, Southern Poverty Law Center. Science: Dr. Edward O. Wilson, biologist, researcher and two- time Pulitzer Prize-winning author; Robert Jemison Van de Graaff, scientist and inventor. Film and Television: Chuck Gordon, producer of “Die Hard” movies and “Field of Dreams”; Sela Ward, television and film actress; Joe Scarborough, talk show host; Jim Nabors, actor; Tom Cherones, director of “Seinfeld.” Journalism: Howell Raines, Pulitzer winner at The New York Times; John Cochran, prize-winning television journalist; Rece Davis, ESPN journalist. It matters where you go to college. The University of Alabama is the fastest growing flagship in