DEPARTMENT OF ATHLETICS ANNUAL REPORT 2013-14 CONTENTS A Letter from the Director ……………………………………………… 2 Individual Honors ………………………………………………………… 48 Intercollegiate Athletics Committee ……………………………………… 3 Academic Support ………………………………………………………… 54 Individual Sport Highlights …………………………………………… 6-47 Academic Honors ………………………………………………………… 56 Baseball ……………………………………………………………… 6 Student Welfare …………………………………………………………… 62 Men’s Basketball …………………………………………………… 8 Community Outreach ……………………………………………………… 64 Women’s Basketball ………………………………………………… 10 Facilities …………………………………………………………………… 66 Football ……………………………………………………………… 12 Attendance ………………………………………………………………… 70 The 2014 NCAA and SEC Men’s Golf Champions ……………… 14 Marketing and Licensing ………………………………………………… 71 Men’s Golf …………………………………………………………… 16 Media-Athletics Communications ………………………………………… 72 Women’s Golf ……………………………………………………… 18 RollTide.com ……………………………………………………………… 74 The 2014 SEC Gymnastics Champions …………………………… 20 The Total Program: All Sports Rankings ………………………………… 75 Gymnastics …………………………………………………………… 22 Equity ……………………………………………………………………… 76 Rowing ……………………………………………………………… 24 Compliance ………………………………………………………………… 78 Soccer ………………………………………………………………… 26 Staffing …………………………………………………………………… 79 The 2014 SEC Softball Champions ………………………………… 28 Crimson Tide Foundation ………………………………………………… 80 Softball ……………………………………………………………… 30 A-Club Alumni Association ……………………………………………… 82 Swimming and Diving ……………………………………………… 32 2013-14 Head Coaches …………………………………………………… 84 Men’s Tennis ………………………………………………………… 34 The 2014 SEC Women’s Tennis Champions ……………………… 36 Women’s Tennis ……………………………………………………… 38 Track and Field/Cross Country …………………………………… 40 Volleyball …………………………………………………………… 46 ANNUAL REPORT 2013-2014 1 TO ALL WHO FOLLOW AND CHEER ON THE Reed was also honored by that organization as • We will educate and prepare our student- the men’s outdoor field events NCAA Division athletes to compete at the highest levels ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE, I Scholar Athlete of the Year. in life after graduation; • We will accomplish all this with honor Welcome to the 2013-14 University of Alabama Gymnast Kim Jacob and golfer Cory Whitsett and integrity. Athletics Annual Report! What an amazing led the way in the classroom. Both earned While our student-athletes, coaches and support year The University of Alabama Crimson Tide Academic All-American honors, NCAA staff are the engine that makes our success enjoyed in 2013-14! From the classroom to Postgraduate Scholarships and were named go, our fans are the ones that provide the fuel competition and everywhere in between, we the SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year for their for that engine. There is no describing what experienced one of the best all-around years in respective sports. In addition, Kim was named the roar of the crowd means to our student- our storied history. the Capital One Academic All-American of the athletes when any of our teams take the field, Year, which goes to the nation’s top student- the court or the floor. I want to encourage our Athletically, we won our second consecutive athlete regardless of sport or gender. Cory fans to become an even more integral part of NCAA championship in men’s golf as well led the way on the conference level, earning our success – supporting the Alabama nation as earning four Southeastern Conference the men’s SEC H. Boyd McWhorter Scholar- in every way – in the stands, on the streets and Championships, tying our record for the most Athlete of the Year honor. In total, over 100 online. We need loud and proud fan support, in a single academic year. In addition to our Alabama athletes graduated while our 550 but always in a sportsmanlike manner. men’s golf team winning their third SEC title student-athletes carried a 3.2 cumulative GPA in a row and fifth overall, women’s gymnastics for the 2013-14 academic year. We also need the support of our fans financially won its eighth, softball won its fifth, and as we continue to build championship-level women’s tennis won its first regular-season title With Kim’s honor, Alabama is now the only facilities for our teams. The capital campaign in program history. school in the award’s history to have student- from 2002-2007 paved the way in facility athletes named the Academic All-American of improvements that has been a key factor in Nationally, we enjoyed success at the highest the Year three years in a row – an astonishing our latest run of championships. While we are level. A total of seven of our teams finished feat when you consider the fierce level of proud of everything we have accomplished, in the top-10 nationally, including men’s golf competition for this honor. we are always mindful that our competition (1st), softball (2nd), gymnastics (4th), women’s is fighting hard to duplicate our success. tennis (5th), men’s indoor track and field (6th), While this past year stands among the best in Getting athletic and academic facilities to football (7th) and women’s golf (9th). We also school history, in looking at the larger picture, championship levels is one thing, keeping them had four other teams – men’s swimming and this season confirms that we are witnessing a there is another. If we’re not moving forward, diving (12th), men’s outdoor track and field golden age of Alabama athletics. Last year we we’re falling behind. Our goal is to provide our (15th), women’s outdoor track and field (18th) had five national championship head coaches coaches and student athletes with the resources and women’s indoor track and field (19th) – on our staff at the same time, which is simply they need to compete for championships and finish in the top 20 nationally. phenomenal! As a department, Crimson Tide build champions on and off the field for life. teams have won nine national championships Individually, seven athletes brought home eight in five sports and 16 SEC Championships in It is a privilege to lead the Crimson Tide during NCAA championships over the past year. Both seven different sports since 2009. this time of historic success. I am proud of totals were bests in Alabama history. the outstanding quality of our entire athletics In the classroom, Alabama is tied with department staff. They are as dedicated a group As good a year as we had athletically, the Stanford for the most NCAA Elite 89 Awards as I have ever been around. The leadership at Crimson Tide was even better in the classroom. in the honor’s five-year history with 13. The the top of the University is terrific. And our Alabama led the nation in Capital One Tide also leads the SEC and is second only to fans are the best in the country. As the saying Academic All-Americans with a school-record Stanford in NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships goes “A rising tide lifts all boats,” and it takes 13 over the past year. The Crimson Tide also over the past four years with 20. The Tide is all of us pulling together to Keep the Tide saw three student-athletes earn the prestigious fourth nationally since 2000 in Academic All- Rising! NCAA Elite 89 Award as well as a nation’s- American honors and first in the SEC with 91. best seven NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship Roll Tide, winners. All this success has been built on the foundation of our tradition of excellence and our legacy Our women’s swimming and diving team had of champions while following the tenets of our the highest team grade-point average in the ongoing mission: Bill Battle nation within the sport. Our men’s track and • We will recruit and develop student- Director of Athletics field team was named the 2014 Indoor Scholar athletes to compete at the highest levels University of Alabama Team of the Year by the U.S. Track & Field and in intercollegiate athletics; Cross Country Coaches Association. Hayden 2 INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS COMMITTEE DUTIES THE 2013-14 ICA COMMITTEE The Intercollegiate Athletics Committee assists the President in the REPORTING CHANNEL: Dr. Judy Bonner, President formulation of policy for intercollegiate athletics. In carrying out Membership Title, Department Term its duties, the committee shall provide oversight for all aspects of Kevin Whitaker Associate Dean, Engineering 2014 the intercollegiate athletics program. Oversight shall include, but Melondie Carter Associate Professor, Nursing 2014 not be limited to: the Athletics Department’s mission statement; Rona Donahoe Professor, Geological Sciences 2016 periodic review of Student-Athletes Handbook, Compliance Lance Kinney Associate Professor, Advertising & Public Relations 2015 Manual; review of policies and procedures related to insuring Robert McLeod Professor, C&BA 2016 compliance with NCAA and SEC rules and regulations; academic services, admissions profiles and graduation rates; financial affairs; Faculty Senate Representative gender equity and equal opportunity policies and practices; coach/ Donna Meester Associate Professor, Theatre & Dance student-athlete relationships and discipline; competitive event Professional Staff Assembly Representative scheduling; student-athlete exit interviews; and general reputation Darrell Hargreaves Coordinator of Intramural Sports, University Recreation of the athletics program. OCT Staff Assembly Representative COMPOSITION Dianne Gilbert Assistant Registrar, C&BA This committee, appointed by the President, shall consist of 11 voting members: a total of six faculty, including the Faculty Senate Retired Faculty/Staff Member representative and the Faculty Athletics representative (who serves Sharon Shelton as chair); a Professional Staff