introduction QUICK FACTS TABLE OF CONTENTS ALABAMA INFORMATION Location ..........................................Tuscaloosa, Ala. ALABAMA TRACK & FIELD 2018 REVIEW Enrollment .................................................... 38,392 Quick Facts . 1 Indoor Season . 53-56 Founded ............................................April 12, 1831 Media Information . 1 Outdoor Season . 57-60 Nickname ...........................................Crimson Tide 2018 Men's Program of the Year . 2 Colors .......................................Crimson and White 2018 SEC Men's Indoor Champions . 3 RECORDS & HISTORY INTRODUCTION Conference .........................................Southeastern The University of Alabama . 4-5 Academic Honors . 61 President .......................................Dr. Stuart R. Bell Director of Athletics Greg Byrne . 6 Men's SEC Indoor Championships History . .62-64 Athletic Director ....................................Greg Byrne Senior Associate AD/SWA ...............Marie Robbins Athletics Leadership . 7 Women's SEC Indoor Championships History . .65-66 Faculty Representative ....................Dr. James King Sam Bailey Track & Field Complex . 8 Men's SEC Outdoor Championships History . .67-70 Facility .............. Sam Bailey Track & Field Complex 2019 Schedule . 9 Women's SEC Outdoor Championships History . .71-72 2019 Rosters . 10-11 Men's NCAA Indoor Championships History . .73-74 2018 TEAM FINISHES Women's NCAA Indoor Championships History . 75 2018 SEC Indoor Finish ...................M - 1st/W - 8th 2019 CRIMSON TIDE Men's NCAA Outdoor Championships History . .76-77 2018 SEC Outdoor Finish ............... M - 4th/W - 9th Head Coach Dan Waters. 12-13 Women's NCAA Outdoor Championships History . 78-79 2018 NCAA Indoor Finish ............ M - 9th/W - 45th Assistant Coaches . 14-18 NCAA Individual Champions . 80-81 2018 NCAA Outdoor Finish ....M - T-5th/W - T-45th Support Staff . 19 Men’s Indoor Performance List . .82-83 HISTORY Men’s Student-Athlete Profiles . 20-33 Women’s Indoor Performance List . 84-85 Men’s Indoor SEC Championships ........................6 Women’s Student-Athlete Profiles . 34-52 Men’s Outdoor Performance List . 86-88 1958, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1972, 2018 Women’s Outdoor Performance List . 89-91 Women’s Indoor SEC Championships ...................1 Alabama Olympians . 92 1994 Men’s Outdoor SEC Championships ..................... 3 1950, 1952, 1980 MEDIA INFORMATION Women’s Outdoor SEC Championships ............... 2 1986, 1994 MEDIA SERVICES/CREDENTIALS at the facility, please contact Todd Bell at least COACHING STAFF Up-to-date release packages containing a week in advance. Head Coach .......................................... Dan Waters statistics, season results, performance lists and Alma Mater ...................................Kansas, 1995 notes are provided to the media as requested. Directions to Sam Bailey Track and Field Complex Assistant Coach - Pole Vault/Multis ........Ryan Hays Those wishing to cover Alabama Track & Field From Interstate 20/59, take exit 73 for US-82/ Alma Mater ...................................Kansas, 2016 should contact Roots Woodruff via e-mail McFarland Boulevard and keep right (north) at Assistant Coach - Distance ....................Will Palmer ([email protected]) or phone (205-348-6084) the fork for approximately 1.7 miles. Take a left Alma Mater .....................Williams (Mass.), 2011 to request credentials and or available parking (west) at 15th Street and continue for about Assistant Coach - Jumps ......................Miguel Pate for home meets. Head coach Dan Waters and one mile, then turn right (north) onto Hackberry Alma Mater ................................Alabama, 2002 select student-athletes are typically available 10 Lane. The facility is located approximately a Assistant Coach - Sprints ..................... Blaine Wiley Alma Mater ............................Texas State, 2000 minutes after the conclusion of their respective quarter of a mile ahead on the right, just over Assistant Coach - Throws ......................Derek Yush events. the railroad tracks. The street address for Sam Alma Mater ...........................Connecticut, 1997 Bailey Track and Field Stadium is 400 Coliseum Volunteer Coaches ............... Rondell Bartholomew INTERNET/SOCIAL MEDIA Street, Tuscaloosa, AL, 35487. ...................................Samantha Bluske-Palmer Information about University of Alabama ....................................................Rodney Brown athletics can be found on the internet at RollTide. UA ATHLETICS FTP ...............................Connor Mahoney-Ashberry com. For information about the Crimson Tide Links to download footage for broadcast ..................................................Drew Matthews track and field program, select track & field/ television use only will be emailed when footage cross country under the sports drop-down menu is made available. Throughout the season, SUPPORT STAFF Director of Operations ...................Melissa Beasley on the home page. Follow Alabama track and video features on the track & field team will be Administrative Assistant .......................Angie Pugh field/cross country on Facebook, Instagram and made available on RollTide.com. For questions, Athletic Trainer - Men ................Bernard Burroughs Twitter at @AlabamaTrack. please contact Christopher England by e-mail at Athletic Trainer - Women .............. Mallori Crockett [email protected]. Strength & Conditioning ..................... Jason Poeth INTERVIEWS Nutritionist ......................................... Frank Newell Interviews with coaches and student-athletes ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Equipment ......................................Eric Cookmeyer should be arranged through Roots Woodruff. Track & Field Contact . .Roots Woodruff Academic Advisor ..........................Heather Anders Availability varies due to training and travel E-Mail . [email protected] Event Management .............................David Neder schedules. However, Monday through Website . .www.RollTide.com Wednesday are typically the best days to speak Facebook/Twitter/Instagram . .@AlabamaTrack with them during the week. Mailing Address . Box 870391 Tuscaloosa, AL 35487 SAM BAILEY TRACK & FIELD COMPLEX Shipping Address . .1201 Coliseum Drive All University of Alabama home outdoor meets Coleman Coliseum, Room 170 will be held at the Sam Bailey Track & Field Tuscaloosa, AL 35487 Complex. To request parking to cover an event CREDITS The 2019 University of Alabama Track and Field Media Guide was produced by the staff of the UA Athletics Communications Office. The publication was written and edited by Todd Bell and Roots Woodruff with special editorial assistance by the UA Athletics Photography Department. Copyright 2019 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 introduction 2018 MEN'S PROGRAM OF THE YEAR INTRODUCTION The Alabama men’s track & field/cross country team was named the 2017-18 United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) John McDonnell NCAA Division I Men’s Program of the Year. The honor is the first for the Alabama program. “This is a great honor for Alabama track & field and cross country,” UA head coach Dan Waters said. “It demonstrates that we’ve built an all-around program here. This is a highly-competitive sport so to be able to be great in all three seasons means you have great athletes, great coaches and great commitment. It’s a true credit to our student-athletes for the way they competed and our assistant coaches for their dedication to the program.” “I also want to thank The University of Alabama, our director of athletics Greg Byrne and our sport oversight, Brad Ledford, for their support of our program,” Waters added. “I especially want to thank our entire coaching staff – Dion Miller, Miguel Pate, Adam Tribble, Blaine Wiley, Derek Yush, Mike Bartolina, Connor Mahoney-Ashberry and David Virgets. This award is about them and every young man on our roster.” The Program of the Year award has been presented annually since 2009 to the track & field and cross country program with the best combined finish at the NCAA cross country, indoor and outdoor national championships. The Crimson Tide finished 14th at the NCAA Cross Country Championships, ninth at the indoor championships and tied for fifth at the outdoor championships for 28.5 total points to edge out Arkansas, which finished second with 31 points. 2 ALABAMA TRACK & FIELD introduction 2018 SEC MEN'S INDOOR CHAMPIONS INTRODUCTION Alabama captured its sixth SEC men's indoor track & field championship in 2018 with a 63-point performance on the meet's final day. The Alabama Crimson Tide men stormed to their first conference The Tide continued to pile up the points as senior Will Herrscher title since 1972 on the final day of the 2018 Southeastern Conference and freshman Jake Spotswood finished 3-4 in the pole vault. Freshman Indoor Track & Field Championships at Texas A&M’s Gilliam Indoor Track Christian Edwards and junior Kord Ferguson added second-place & Field Stadium in College Station, Texas. In second place after the finishes in the triple jump and shot put, respectively, and Walter finished meet's opening day, the Tide roared to the front of the pack behind a sixth in the 200 meters. Alabama clinched the championship with an 21-point performance in the 5,000 meters