CRIMSON TIDE GYMNASTICS SIX-TIME NCAA CHAMPIONS » 2012 » 2011 » 2002 » 1996 » 1991 » 1988 Meet nine 2021 SCHEDULE The SEC Championships Opponent TV Time (CT)/Result JANUARY 8 Kentucky ESPNU W 196.850-195.825 15 at Missouri SECN+ W 195.775-195.750 MARCH 20, 2021 / 7 P.M. CT / HUNTSVILLE, ALA. 22 Auburn SECN W 196.925-195.575 VAUGHN BRAUN CENTER 29 at Kentucky ESPN2 W 196.775-196.400 FEBRUARY NETWORK: SEC NETWORK 12 at Georgia SEC Network L 197.275-197.000 19 LSU ESPN2* W 197.725-197.325 (Commentators: Bart Connor and Kathy Johnson-Clarke) 26 at Arkansas ESPNU** W 197.325-197.000. MARCH CRIMSON TIDE SEC NATL’ RANK 5 Florida SEC Network L197.425-197.225 20 SEC Championships Head Coach: Dana Duckworth Florida: T-1st, VT 4th, UB 2nd, BB 1st, FX 1st Session II SEC Network 7 p.m. Record at UA (Years): 119-53-2 (7) LSU 4th, VT 3rd, UB 5th, BB 5th, FX 3rd APRIL Career Record (Years): Same Arkansas: T-9th, VT 11th, UB 7th, BB 11th, FX 2nd 1-3 NCAA REGIONAL *** Tuscaloosa, Ala. 1 Session I 3 p.m. Natoinal Ranking: 6 Kentucky: 14th, VT 14th, UB 17th, BB 17th, FX 21st 2 Session II 1 p.m. Regular-Season Record: 6-2-0 Auburn: 15th, VT 21st, UB 13th, BB 13th, FX 26th Session III 7 p.m. 3 Regional Final 7 p.m. SEC Record: 6-2-0 Georgia: T-16th, VT 10th, UB 19th, BB 22nd, FX 19th High Score: 197.725 Missouri: T-23rd, VT 27th, UB 28th, BB 10th, FX 32nd 16 NCAA Championships Semifi nals Session I TBA Seniors: 2 Session II 7 p.m. Juniors: 6 17 NCAA Team Final 7 p.m. Sophomores: 4 * Tape Delay - 2/21 @ 6 p.m. CT ** Tape Delay – 2/27 @ 11:30 a.m. CT Freshmen: 4 *** Regional sites are Salt Lake City, Utah, Athens, Ga., Morgantown, W.Va. and Tuscaloosa, Ala. DANA DUCKWORTH SAYS SENIOR ALONZA KLOPFER ON THE SEC “Excited is an understatement when it comes to SECs. I would say grateful is an understatement as CHAMPIONSHIPS well. This team is so fi red up to be at the SEC Championships and compete in a quad setting and show off all of their hard work. This past week, we’ve gotten better. I think we’ve used our bye week very wisely “We’ve been preparing this whole season, and we and this group has lived up to women on fi re. This is an awesome rotation, to start on fl oor and end on are ready. The whole team is on the same page. The only beam. We’ve talked a lot this week about going in there with complete confi dence and knowing it’s going difference in postseason is the energy. The energy is to come down to the last routine. We have chosen to focus on faith and confi dence and not worry about different, especially at SECs, having all SEC teams there. the things we cannot control. I am excited for them to start on an event that we are very strong on and build from there.” There is a lot of energy coming from every team, so we are ALABAMA RANKINGS AND TOP SCORES just telling our team to build off of it. We’re ready.” VAULT BARS BEAM FLOOR LUISA BLANCO ON COMPETING IN HER FIRST RANKING 8 9 6 12 POSTSEASON TOP SCORE 49.450 49.425 49.425 49.550 “I want to take it all in. I remember last year, the quad meet was so fast-paced and so loud. I’m excited to feel Follow us on Twitter and Like us on Facebook that again. Dana always talks about how when we finally SOCIAL MEDIA: Instagram @BamaGymnastics at BamaGymnastics get to postseason, we’ve done the hard work and it’s just Follow ALABAMA GYMNASTICS on social media for up-to-date news, automatic at this point. We’re just showing off our hard exclusive content and more. | #RollTide | #BamaStrong work, and I’m super excited for postseason.” ALABAMA GYMNASTICS PAGE 1 UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA / CRIMSON TIDE / GYMNASTICS THE 2021 UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA GYMNASTICS TEAM 5-2 • Freshman 5-2 • Sophomore 5-2 • Sophomore 5-2 • Sophomore All-American 5-4 • Freshman SHANIA ADAMS LUISA BLANCO ELLA BURGESS MAKARRI DOGGETTE SARAH DUHE Columbus, Ohio Dallas, Texas Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. Pickerington, Ohio Hahnville, La. 5-3 • Junior 5-3 • Junior 5-1 • Senior 5-3 • Junior 5-3 • Senior EMILY GASKINS JENSIE GIVENS LEXI GRABER GRIFFIN JAMES ALONZA KLOPFER Coral Springs, Fla. Newport Beach, Calif. Cape Coral, Fla. Virginia Beach, Va. Boonton, N.J. 5-3 • Freshman 5-3 • Freshman 5-2 • Junior 5-3 • Junior 5-1 • Junior CAM MACHADO ISABELLA MARTIN SANIA MITCHELL SHALLON OLSEN KAYLEE QUINN West Chester, Pa. Los Angeles, Calif. Tuscaloosa, Ala. Vancouver, British Columbia Rockaway, N.J. DANA BILL RYAN 5-1 • Sophomore DUCKWORTH LORENZ ROBERTS MATI WALIGORA Head Coach 7th Year Assistant Coach 7th Year Assistant Coach 3rd Year Rochester, Mich. ALABAMA, 1993 MASSACHUSETTS, 1998 UMASS-AMHERST, 2003 ALABAMA GYMNASTICS UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA / CRIMSON TIDE / GYMNASTICS 2021 UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA GYMNASTICS ROSTER Name Year Exp. Ht. Hometown Club Team ALL-AMERICAN (1) Shania Adams Fr. HS 5-2 Columbus, Ohio Buckeye Gymnastics Makarri Doggette: 2020 — Uneven Bars Luisa Blanco So. 1L 5-2 Dallas, Texas World Olympic Gymnastics Academy Ella Burgess So. 1L 5-2 Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. Florida Elite Gymnastics NCAA REGIONAL CHAMPIONS (1) Lexi Graber (2): 2018 — All-Around, Vault Makarri Doggette So. 1L 5-3 Pickerington, Ohio Buckeye Gymnastics Sarah Duhe Fr. HS 5-4 Hahnville, L.a. Elmwood Gymnastics Academy SEC CHAMPIONS (1) Emily Gaskins Jr. 2L 5-3 Coral Springs, Fla. Cincinnati Gymnastics Academy Lexi Graber 2019 — Balance Beam Jensie Givens Jr. 2L 5-3 Newport Beach, Calif. South Coast Gymnastics Lexi Graber Sr. 3L 5-1 Cape Coral, Fla. Coast Elite Gymnastics Academy ALL-SEC (5) Griffi n James Jr. 2L 5-3 Virginia Beach, Va. Gymstrada Gymnastics Luisa Blanco 2020 — Freshman Alonza Klopfer Sr. 3L 5-3 Boonton, N.J. North Stars Gymnastics Academy Makarri Doggette 2020 — Freshman Cam Machado Fr. HS 5-3 West Chester, Pa. First State Gymnastics Lexi Graber 2019 — First Team 2018 — Freshman Isabella Martin Fr. HS 5-3 Los Angeles, Calif. The Klub Gymnastics Shallon Olsen 2019 — First Team, Sania Mitchell Jr. 2L 5-2 Tuscaloosa, Ala. JamJev Gymnastics Freshman Shallon Olsen Jr. 2L 5-3 Vancouver, B.C. Omega Gymnastics Kaylee Quinn Jr. TR 5-1 Rockaway, N.J. North Star Gymnastics SCHOLASTIC ALL-AMERICAN (10) Mati Waligora So. 1L 5-3 Rochester, Mich. Olympia Gymnastics Academy Luisa Blanco, Ella Burgess, Makarri Doggette, Jensie Givens, Lexi Graber, Griffi n James, HEAD ASSISTANT ASSISTANT Alonza Klopfer, Sania Mitchell, Shallon Olsen COACH COACH COACH and Mati Waligora Dana Duckworth Bill Lorenz Ryan Roberts 7th Year 7th Year 3rd Year SEC ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL (9) Makarri Doggette, Emily Gaskins, Jensie Givens, PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Lexi Graber, Griffi n James, Alonza Klopfer, Sania Mitchell, Shallon Olsen and Mati Waligora Luisa Blanco Lou-ee-sa Blan-co Alonza Klopfer Klaw-fer Makarri Doggette Mah-car-ee Dog-et Sania Mitchell Sah-nee-ah Lexi Graber Gray-ber Mati Waligora Wall-ee-gora GYMNASTICS SUPPORT STAFF Director of Gymnastics Operations: Robin Kelley Gymnastics Events and Program Relations Coordinator: Mabry Craddock Academic Advisor: Heather Anders Athletic Trainer: Monica Kirkpatrick Strength and Conditioning Coach: David Albaranes Managers: Chandler Breedlove, Asia DeWalt, Zan Jones and Aja Sims Performance Nutrition: Rainey Gerald Digital Production: Tristan Hallman Marketing and Promotions Director: Meaghan Hall STATE-BY-STATE ALABAMA (1) FLORIDA (3) NEW JERSEY (2) TEXAS (1) Sania Mitchell Ella Burgess Alonza Klopfer Luisa Blanco Emily Gaskins Kaylee Quinn BRITISH Lexi Graber VIRGINIA (1) COLUMBIA (1)* OHIO (2) Griffi n James Shallon Olsen LOUISIANA (1) Shania Adams *Canada Sarah Duhe Makarri Doggette CALIFORNIA (2) MICHIGAN (1) PENNSYLVANIA (1) Jensie Givens Mati Waligora Cam Machado Isabella Martin CLASS BREAKDOWN SENIORS (2) JUNIORS (6) SOPHOMORES (4) FRESHMEN (4) Lexi Graber Emily Gaskins Luisa Blanco Shania Adams Alonza Klopfer Jensie Givens Ella Burgess Sarah Duhe Griffi n James Makarri Doggette Cameron Machado Sania Mitchell Mati Waligora Isabella Martin Shallon Olsen Kaylee Quinn ALABAMA GYMNASTICS UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA / CRIMSON TIDE / GYMNASTICS ALABAMA GYMNASTICS OVERALL REGULAR SEASON RECORD: 496-147-6/47 years — 6 NCAA Team Championships – — 111 athletes have earned 291 Scholastic All- 1988, 1991, 1996, 2002, 2011, 2012 America honors (since 1991) THE ALABAMA RECORD — 36 Consecutive NCAA Championship — 5 SEC Athletes of the Year Regular NCAA Appearances – 1983-2018 — 3 SEC Scholar Athletes of the Year Season SEC Regional Nat’l — NCAA-best 23 NCAA Championship top-3 — 68 individual SEC Championships fi nishes Year Record Finish Finish Finish — 110 All-SEC honors 2021 6-2-0 — NCAA-best 23 Super Six Team Finals — 11 SEC Postgraduate Scholarships 2020 6-3-1 Canceled Canceled 8th — 9 SEC Team Championships – 1988, 1990, 1995, — 378 SEC Academic Honor Roll accolades 2000, 2003, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2015 2019 10-5-0 3rd 3rd 12th — 6 SEC Gymnast of the Year honors 2018 7-4-0 2nd 1st 8th — NCAA-best 32 Regional Team Championships — 7 SEC Gymnastics Scholar-Athlete of the Year -1983-85, 1987-96, 1998-2003, 2005-16, 2018 2017 7-4-0 3rd 2nd 6th honors — 5 NCAA Today’s Top Ten honorees 2016 8-5-0 2nd 1st 3rd — 3 SEC Freshman of the Year honors 2015 8-3-0 1st 1st 4th — 1 Honda Cup (Collegiate Female Athlete of the — 8 NCAA Region Gymnast of the Year honors Year) 2014 10-3-0 1st 1st 4th — 157 individual NCAA Regional Championships — 8 Honda Awards (National Gymnast of the Year) 2013 7-2-1 2nd 1st 3rd — SEC single-meet attendance record (15,162 vs.