Alabama
Longhorn Invitational
Alabama Rowing Heads to Austin for Longhorn Invitational
4/23/2021 2:23:00 PM | Rowing
The Crimson Tide will race alongside No. 2 Texas, No. 14 SMU, Oklahoma, Notre Dame, Tulsa and Central Oklahoma
AUSTIN, Texas – Alabama rowing will send five crews to Walter E. Long Lake in Austin, Texas on Saturday for the Longhorn Invitational.
The 10th-ranked Crimson Tide will compete alongside host No. 2 Texas, No. 14 SMU, Oklahoma, Notre Dame, Tulsa and Central Oklahoma in two sessions, with results from session one placing crews in one of two final races in the second session. The first set of races begin at 8 a.m. CT with the next starting at 10:40 a.m. CT.
This weekend marks the final tune-up for Alabama before the postseason portion of its schedule kicks off on Sunday, May 16, at the Big 12 Championships, which will also take place on this same course in Austin, Texas.
FROM HEAD COACH GLENN PUTYRAE
"We are looking forward to racing this weekend in Austin. The past few weeks, we've had the opportunity to race against three of the top four teams in the country and tomorrow we race against the fourth in Texas. No one in the country has raced the schedule that we have, and we are excited to see how we will match up. We'll be trying some different lineups as we continue to seek more speed."
RACE SCHEDULEÂ (SATURDAY APRIL 24)
- SESSION 1 (All times CT)
- 8:10 a.m. – 2nd Varsity 4+ vs. SMU/Oklahoma/Texas (B)
- 8:30 a.m. – 1st Varsity 8+ vs. SMU/Oklahoma
- 8:50 a.m. – 2nd Varsity 8+ vs. SMU/Oklahoma
- 9:10 a.m. – 1st Varsity 4+ vs. SMU/Oklahoma
- 9:30 a.m. – 3rd Varsity 8+ vs. Texas (B)/SMU
- SESSION 2 (All times CT)
- 10:40 a.m. – Second Varsity 4+ B Final
- 10:50 a.m. – Second Varsity 4+ A Final (top 2 from each heat in session 1)
- 11 a.m. – Third Varsity 8+ B Final
- 11:10 a.m. – Third Varsity 8+ A Final (top 2 from each heat in session 1)
- 11:20 a.m. – First Varsity 4+ B Final
- 11:30 a.m. – First Varsity 4+ A Final (heat winners plus next two fastest overall times)
- 11:40 a.m. – Second Varsity 8+ B Final
- 11:50 a.m. – Second Varsity 8+ A Final (heat winners plus next fastest overall time)
- 12 p.m. – First Varsity 8+ B Final
- 12:10 p.m. – First Varsity 8+ A Final (heat winners plus next two fastest overall times)
ALABAMA LINEUPS
- First Varsity 8+: Izzie Gonzales (Cox), Claudia Mecchia, Darcy Jennings, Gianna Rucki, Brittany Hill, Ella Kemna, Ella Maggio, Gabrielle Krieger, Rebekah Stewart
- Second Varsity 8+: Ellen Davis (Cox), Shannon Conlin, Lily Butler, Rachel Fuller, Lauren Montgomery, Sydney Wenstrom, Michala Struble, Hannah Bennett, Ilaria Earl
- Third Varsity 8+: Emma Ewell (Cox), Emily Strawbridge, McKenna Carroll, Raegan Beightol, Katie Kurtz, Abby Pesansky, Stella Bolton, Elle Turner, Rachael Tullis
- First Varsity 4+: Haley Alexander (Cox), Keilani Hamann, Makena Clark, Arielle Schafer, Jacqueline White
- Second Varsity 4+: Emma Shenkenberg (Cox), Elizabeth Struble, Samantha Gafford, Saskia Dammersmith, Blythe Markel
LAST TIME OUT: BIG 10 INVITATIONAL
- Alabama took home five wins at last weekend's Big 10 Invitational, including one in the Second Varsity 4+ and two each from the First Varsity 8+ and First Varsity 4+
- The Crimson Tide's 1V8+ crew took home Big 12 Boat of the Week honors for its performance, earning a 6:27.568 finish on Friday to defeat No. 9 Tennessee, No. 15 Wisconsin and No. 17 Minnesota before turning around with a 6:39.392 winning mark the next day against the Badgers, Louisville and No. 16 Iowa
- Following up on a strong performance at the Pac-12 Women's Invitational the week prior, the 1V4+ crew earned a pair of first-place marks in 7:30.470 and 7:39.474
SCOUTING ALABAMA
- This weekend marks the sixth event of the spring for Alabama and its final tune-up before the postseason portion of the schedule begins May 16 at the Big 12 Championships
- The Crimson Tide is ranked No. 10 in this week's Division I Pocock CRCA Rankings, ranking in the top 10 in every poll since March 24
- Head Coach Glenn Putyrae is in his third season at the helm of the Crimson Tide, leading the team to a program-best second place finish at the Big 12 Championships in his first season in 2019, earning Big 12 Coach of the Year honors
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