Mia Nonnenberg 19th In 200-Meter Butterfly
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Celebrating another top-20 finish, University of Alabama Crimson Tide swimmer Mia Nonnenberg finished 19th in the 200-meter butterfly with a new school record of 2:12.87 at the United States Swimming Olympic Team Tridals yesterday in Omaha, Nebraska. This was her second top-20 finish at the trials, and the third in the top-30.
Nonnenberg earned All-America honors as a sophomore in the 400 individual medley. On Tuesday the Bama swimmer finished 28th in the prelims of the 200-meter individual medley. On Sunday Nonnenberg finished 13th in the 400 individual medley with a new school record time of 4:43.87.
All-Americans Robert Howard and Alex Gray posted times of 50.65 and 51.08, respectively, in the 100-meter freestyle. Knox Auerbach posted a time of 50.94 in the same event. Howard was 54th, Auerbach came in 65th and Gray was 70th.
The Alabama team has six swims scheduled for today. Taylor Charles and Alec Scott will swim the 200-meter individual medley and Crews Wellford will swim the 200-meter backstroke. Concerning the women's portion of the competition, Bridget Blood and Stephanie Klotz will swim the 200-meter breaststroke while Temarie Tomley will participate in the 100-meter freestyle.
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Alabama Crimson Tide 2011 National Championship
2011 National Championship Celebration
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Alabama Crimson Tide 2011 National Championship
Photo Credit: xsherix.blogspot.com
The year was 2011. The sport was football. The team: The University of Alabama Crimson Tide.
The Alabama Crimson Tide football team captured its 14th National Championship and the second at the University of Alabama for head football coach Nick Saban (his third including one at LSU.) Alabama's last National Championship had come just two year's earlier, 2009, under Saban. 2011 was Saban's fifth season at the University of Alabama.
The Tide finished the 2011 football season with an 11-1 regular season record, having fallen to LSU at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Bama failed to reach the SEC Championship Game as a result of that one loss, with the honor going to the Tigers. It was later said it was easier to reach the national championship of college football than it was to reach the Southeastern Conference Championship.
Bama was able to enter the national championship game as a result of all other undefeated teams falling to losses in the last couple of weeks of the season. So a rematch was in place for the 2012 BCS National Championship Game at the New Orleans, Louisiana Superdome.
The Crimson Tide left no doubt in the rematch as to who was the superior football team. Alabama shut out LSU 21-0 to capture the 2011 national title.
The Alabama defense led the nation in every major statistical category for the 2011 season, and was the first to do so since the 1986 season. Several Crimson Tide players were recognized for the individual accomplishments on the field. Barrett Jones won both the Wuerffel Trophy and the Outland Trophy; and Trent Richardson captured the Doak Walker Award, was a finalist for the Heisman Trophy, and was also named the SEC Offensive Player of the Year. Seven players were named to various All-America Teams with Dont'a Hightower being a consensus selection. Mark Barron, Jones and Richardson were each unanimous selections. In April 2012, eight members of the 2011 squad were selected in the NFL Draft, with an additional six signed as undrafted free agents to various teams.
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Allen, Hand Top Defensive Linemen To Watch In 2016
Alabama Football's Jonathan Allen
Photo Credit: USA TODAY Sports
The University of Alabama's Jonathan Allen, one of the nation's top defensive lineman, has been recognized by Lance Zierlein of NFL.com as the top CFB interior lineman to watch for 2016. That's not all, though. Also making the top 10 list to watch is the Crimson Tide's Da'Shawn Hand.
Zierlein points out that Allen is so versatile that he could be categorized as either a defensive end or interior lineman. He also praised the young player's "skill level, football intelligence and ability to rush the passer."
The Crimson Tide's Da'Shawn Hand has made his presence known on the football field for Alabama on Saturdays. He comes in at number five on the top 10 list.
Of Hand, Zierlein points out that the young man "has length and plus get-off after the snap" ability. Though playing in only 18 percent of the defensive snaps last season, Hand managed three sacks.
Da'Shawn Hand
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Alabama Places 126 On SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
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To earn a place on the honor roll, a student must earn a 3.0 or better grade point average for either the preceding academic year or their career and be a sophomore or better in academic standing. The spring list honors those student-athletes that participate in baseball, men's and women's golf, rowing, softball, men's and women's tennis, and men's and women's track and field. A total of 1,181 SEC student-athletes earned the honor during the spring season.
So far this season, Alabama has placed 267 students on the SEC Fall, Winter and Spring honor rolls. Additional names will be added to the Tide's tally when the first-year list comes out later this week.
Here is a look at Alabama's 2016 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll:
| Student-Athlete | Sport | Major |
| Lakareber Abe | Women's Golf | Accounting |
| Tyler Adams | Baseball | Human Performance Exercise Science |
| Charlotte Adkins | Rowing | Human Development Family Studies |
| Justin Ahalt | Men's Track & Field/Cross Country | Civil Engineering |
| Courtney Atkinson | Rowing | Mathematics |
| Payton Ballard | Men's Track & Field/Cross Country | Accounting |
| Caroline Barlow | Women's Track & Field/Cross Country | Psychology |
| Vanessa Barone | Rowing | Food and Nutrition |
| Lydia Blount | Rowing | Environmental Science |
| Rachel Bobo | Softball | Chemical Engineering |
| Sydney Booker | Softball | Finance |
| Geoffrey Bramblett | Baseball | Human Performance Exercise Science |
| Hayes Brewer | Men's Tennis | Finance/Economics |
| Tony Brown | Men's Track & Field/Cross Country | Communication Studies |
| Quanesha Burks | Women's Track & Field/Cross Country | Elementary Education |
| Jacklin Byers | Rowing | Public Relations and Finance |
| Tayla Cabana | Rowing | Human Performance Exercise Science |
| Kallie Case | Softball | General Studies |
| Katie Chambers | Rowing | Telecommunication and Film |
| Zack Coker | Baseball | Civil Engineering |
| Chandler Dare | Softball | Public Relations |
| Erin Delaney | Rowing | Social Work |
| Olivia Dennis | Rowing | Telecommunication and Film |
| Lacey Dent | Women's Track & Field/Cross Country | Communicative Disorders |
| Tanner DeVinny | Baseball | Consumer Sciences |
| Bennett Dunn | Women's Tennis | Advertising |
| Jeff Edmondson | Men's Track & Field/Cross Country | Civil Engineering |
| Emily Edwards | Women's Track & Field/Cross Country | Exercise Science |
| Will Edwards | Men's Track & Field/Cross Country | Marketing |
| Nicholas Eicholtz | Baseball | Management |
| Claire Estep | Rowing | Biology |
| Madeleine Evans | Rowing | Communicative Disorders |
| Carrigan Fain | Softball | International Studies |
| Conner Ferrentino | Men's Track & Field/Cross Country | Accounting |
| Filippa Fotopoulou | Women's Track & Field/Cross Country | Biology |
| Passion Gamble | Women's Track & Field/Cross Country | Exercise Science |
| Alex Gholston | Women's Track & Field/Cross Country | English |
| Margaret Gillespie | Rowing | Public Relations |
| Grayson Goldin | Men's Tennis | Lower Div. Marketing |
| Peyton Grantham | Softball | Criminal Justice |
| Cammie Gray | Women's Golf | Human Environmental Science |
| Jessica Gray | Women's Track & Field/Cross Country | Biochemistry |
| Aryn Greene | Women's Tennis | Lower Div. General Business |
| Katelyn Greenleaf | Women's Track & Field/Cross Country | Nutrition |
| Allison Gregg | Women's Track & Field/Cross Country | Nutrition |
| Jacqueline Guezille | Rowing | Biology |
| Elias Hakansson | Men's Track & Field/Cross Country | Political Science |
| Meghan Hampton | Rowing | Food and Nutrition |
| Jonathan Hardee | Men's Golf | General Business |
| Andrew Harris | Men's Track & Field/Cross Country | Exercise Science |
| Andrea Hawkins | Softball | Human Performance Exercise Science |
| Erin Hayes | Rowing | Human Development Family Studies |
| Rachel Henderson | Rowing | Aerospace Engineering |
| Langford Hills | Men's Tennis | Accounting |
| Tyler Hitchner | Men's Golf | Undesignated Engineering |
| Keith Holcombe | Baseball | Human Performance Exercise Science |
| Kendall Howen | Women's Track & Field/Cross Country | Chemical Engineering |
| Jake Hubbard | Baseball | Sport Management |
| Janie Jackson | Women's Golf | Consumer Sciences |
| Danielle Kem | Rowing | Biology |
| Danny Kerznerman | Men's Tennis | General Studies |
| Leona Lafaele | Softball | Criminal Justice |
| Jacopo Lahbi | Men's Track & Field/Cross Country | Management |
| Mia Landegren | Women's Golf | Communications Studies |
| Nicole Lane | Rowing | Food and Nutrition |
| Anne Lehmann | Rowing | Chemical Engineering |
| McLean Lipschultz | Men's Track & Field/Cross Country | Physical Education |
| Sydney Littlejohn | Softball | Human Performance Exercise Science |
| Tom Lovelady | Men's Golf | Marketing |
| Korey Lovett | Men's Tennis | General Studies |
| Abigail Marks | Rowing | Mechanical Engineering |
| Natalia Maynetto | Women's Tennis | Finance |
| Danielle Mazer | Rowing | Management Information Systems |
| Miller McCarthy-Tuohy | Rowing | Biology |
| Haylie McCleney | Softball | Human Performance Exercise Science |
| Dani McConnell | Women's Track & Field/Cross Country | General Studies |
| Tyler McMurray | Baseball | Mechanical Engineering |
| Olivia Miller | Rowing | Mechanical Engineering |
| Nicole Morales | Women's Golf | Journalism |
| Emily Navin | Rowing | Accounting |
| Jordan Nezich | Rowing | Engineering |
| Becker O’Shaughnessey | Men's Tennis | Finance |
| Michael Oczypok | Baseball | Business Administration |
| Amanda Oliver | Rowing | Human Performance Exercise Science |
| Nyia Owen | Rowing | Management Information Systems |
| Rachel Palmer | Rowing | Political Science |
| Meropi Panagiotou | Women's Track & Field/Cross Country | Apparel & Textiles-Fashion Retailing |
| Jennifer Parker | Rowing | Criminal Justice |
| Taylor Poe | Baseball | Consumer Sciences |
| Alexandra Pospisil | Rowing | Operations Management |
| Robby Prater | Men's Golf | Human Environmental Science |
| Rachael Reddy | Women's Track & Field/Cross Country | Nutrition |
| Anna Rawles Reed | Women's Track & Field/Cross Country | Restaurant & Hospitality Management |
| Hayden Reed | Men's Track & Field/Cross Country | Geology |
| Alison Ringle | Women's Track & Field/Cross Country | Exercise Science |
| Zac Rogers | Baseball | Marketing |
| Erin Routliffe | Women's Tennis | Public Relations |
| Marisa Runyon | Softball | Human Performance Exercise Science |
| Georgie Salem | Baseball | Management & Marketing |
| Nicole Sassaman | Women's Track & Field/Cross Country | Marketing |
| Margaret Schulz | Rowing | Food and Nutrition |
| Elizabeth Scott | Women's Track & Field/Cross Country | Nursing |
| Katherine Scott | Rowing | Human Performance Exercise Science |
| William Sellers | Men's Golf | Management |
| Kevin Shannon | Men's Track & Field/Cross Country | Computer Science |
| Connor Short | Baseball | Management |
| Josh Short | Men's Track & Field/Cross Country | Political Science |
| Eric Sivill | Men's Track & Field/Cross Country | Metallurgical Engineering |
| Alexandria Smith | Rowing | Psychology |
| Britainy Smith | Women's Track & Field/Cross Country | Exercise Science |
| Danielle Spielmann | Women's Tennis | Marketing |
| Gabrielle Sprio | Rowing | Finance and Economics |
| Rebecca Stover | Women's Track & Field/Cross Country | Public Relations |
| Shannon Sweatt | Rowing | Public Relations |
| Emma Talley | Women's Golf | Communication Studies |
| Lakan Taylor | Women's Track & Field/Cross Country | Exercise Science |
| Lindsay Taylor | Rowing | Chemical Engineering |
| Haley Teel | Women's Track & Field/Cross Country | Marketing |
| Conner Thompson | Men's Track & Field/Cross Country | Mechanical Engineering |
| Demi Turner | Softball | Human Performance Exercise Science |
| Nathan Vardaman | Men's Track & Field/Cross Country | Mechanical Engineering |
| Hannah Waggoner | Women's Track & Field/Cross Country | Mechanical Engineering |
| Kaitlin Walker | Women's Track & Field/Cross Country | Nutrition |
| Hunter Webb | Baseball | Consumer Sciences |
| Joe Williams | Men's Track & Field/Cross Country | Civil Engineering |
| Jake Zalesky | Men's Track & Field/Cross Country | Aerospace Engineering |
