Alabama Swimming & Diving Sweeps Delta State
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| UA Swimming & Diving Open Season With Wins Photo Credit: UA Athletics |
CLEVELAND, Mississippi – The University of Alabama swimming and diving team swept Delta State on Friday afternoon giving the Crimson Tide the season-opening victory to open the 2017-18 NCAA season. The Tide women defeated Delta State 235-65 while the Bama men came victorious 231-69.
Crimson Tide swimming and diving head coach Dennis Pursley said, "It's always fun to have the opportunity to see freshmen in a collegiate meet for the first time. That was especially true this year because we have such and enormous freshman class. For the most part I was very pleased with what I saw."
Pursley continued, "The thing I'm most pleased with is that we swam tough and our overall team dynamic was very good. They seemed to be bonding, embracing the opportunity, the environment and having fun. That's a good place to be four weeks into the season."
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Crimson Tide Football Picks Up 11th 2018 Commit
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| Vernon Jackson Photo Credit: CBSsports.com |
BOLING, Texas - The 2018 recruiting class for the University of Alabama continues to grow. Three-star prospect Vernon Jackson out of Boling, Texas has committed to the Crimson Tide over Texas A&M and TCU. Jackson is being recruited by Alabama running backs coach Burton Burns as well as defensive coordinator Jeremy Pruitt.
Jackson made a visit to The Capstone back in July. Where there, he found the trip enjoyable enough that an extra day was added to his visit.
Jackson plays the quarterback position for his high school, rolling to over 2,000 yards and 33 touchdowns in his 2016 season. However, the Tide is looking to use the 6' 3", 240-pounder as a linebacker, though Burns has even talked about using him as a running back. He is currently considered the No. 17 athlete and No. 388 player overall in the nation according to the 247Sports Composite rankings.
Alabama now has 23 total commits for the class of 2018.
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2018 University Of Alabama Football Commits
The University of Alabama Crimson Tide football team currently has 11 student-athletes who have committed to furthering their football careers at the Capstone. As new commits and signees are announced the list will be updated and released.
Here is the complete list of 2018 commitments and signees to UA as of 09/15/17:
- Jordan Davis, DE (6-6, 240), Memphis, Tennessee
- Xavier Williams, WR/ATH (6-1, 185), Hollywood, Florida
- Quay Walker, OLF ( 6-4, 220), Cordele, Georgia
- Jalyn Armour-Davis, CB (6-0, 160), Mobile, ALABAMA*
- Skyler DeLong, P (6-4, 180), Ft. Mill, South Carolina
- Stephon Wynn, Jr., DE (6-4, 285), Anderson, South Carolina
- Tommy Brown, OT (6-5, 313), Santa Ana ,California
- Slade Bolden, ATH (5-11, 192), West Monroe, Louisiana
- Cameron Latu, DE (6-5, 236), Salt Lake City, Utah
- Jarrett Bell, OG, (6-5, 295), Norco, California
- Vernon Jackson, LB, (6-3, 240), Boling, Texas
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Crimson Tide Volleyball Captures 2 Wins On Friday
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| Photo Credit: UA Volleyball |
TUSCALOOSA, Alabama – University of Alabama volleyball posted a really good Friday with two big wins at the Crimson-White Tournament being held at The Capstone. The Crimson Tide pushed its
current win streak to seven matches, and looking for more when action renews today. Bama defeated both Southern and Murray State in tournament action yesterday.
Alabama (10-2) swept Southern (0-9) in the first match of the day, then followed that up with a more difficult 3-1 victory over Murray State (7-4). It was UA senior Natalie Murison with seven digs in each match for a Friday total of 14, advancing her to second all-time at Alabama with 1,367 career digs. She is now just 357
away from tying Amy Pauly's (2005-08) school record of 1,724 digs. Tide sophomore
Hayley McSparin
hit .529 with a team-leading 24 kills between the pair of Friday matches,
including a career-best 11 blocks in the match against Murray State,
just two away from the Alabama school record. Senior Leah Lawrence contributed 24 blocks to tie McSparin, and posted a team-leading five service aces in the pair of contests.
Alabama will take to the court again today for the conclusion of the Crimson-White Tournament facing Troy (5-8) at 1 p.m. CT.
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Derek Yush New Alabama Track & Field Throws Coach
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| Photo Credit: UA Athletics |
TUSCALOOSA, Alabama – Derek Yush has been named as the new throw coach for the University of Alabama track & field team, according to an announcement made on Friday by head coach Dan Waters. Yush will join the Crimson Tide from the LSU Tigers, where he has served at that program's throw coach since 2007.
Waters commented, "We're excited to add Derek Yush to the Alabama coaching staff. Derek brings a wealth of experience to our team and has been one of the top throws coaches in the SEC for a number of years. His enthusiasm and expertise in one of the most technical disciplines in track & field will be a great asset for our program."
Yush helped bring considerable honors to LSU track & field during his time in Baton Rouge. He coached Tiger throwers to 22 All-America honors and three individual national championships.Yush's charges also won 14 Southeastern Conference championships as well as earning All-SEC honors 27 times while setting seven school records and two SEC Championships records.
Prior to his time at LSU, Yush spent eight seasons at the University of Rhode Island, where he coached the men's throw, jumps and multi-events while he also acted as an assistant with the cross country team. Yush was instrumental in helping the Rhode Island squad to 11 Atlantic-10 Conference titles from 2001-07, including five indoor and six outdoor crowns during his time there.
Yush was the head men's and women's coach at Eastern Connecticut State University prior to his tenure at Rhode Island, serving as the head man from 1998-99 after serving as the school's assistant sprints, jumps and throw coach in 1997-98.
Additionally, Yush also served two seasons as an administrative assistant at his alma mater, the University of Connecticut, where, as a senior, he served as a team captain and helped lead the Huskies to Big East and New England titles.
Waters commented, "We're excited to add Derek Yush to the Alabama coaching staff. Derek brings a wealth of experience to our team and has been one of the top throws coaches in the SEC for a number of years. His enthusiasm and expertise in one of the most technical disciplines in track & field will be a great asset for our program."
Yush helped bring considerable honors to LSU track & field during his time in Baton Rouge. He coached Tiger throwers to 22 All-America honors and three individual national championships.Yush's charges also won 14 Southeastern Conference championships as well as earning All-SEC honors 27 times while setting seven school records and two SEC Championships records.
Prior to his time at LSU, Yush spent eight seasons at the University of Rhode Island, where he coached the men's throw, jumps and multi-events while he also acted as an assistant with the cross country team. Yush was instrumental in helping the Rhode Island squad to 11 Atlantic-10 Conference titles from 2001-07, including five indoor and six outdoor crowns during his time there.
Yush was the head men's and women's coach at Eastern Connecticut State University prior to his tenure at Rhode Island, serving as the head man from 1998-99 after serving as the school's assistant sprints, jumps and throw coach in 1997-98.
Additionally, Yush also served two seasons as an administrative assistant at his alma mater, the University of Connecticut, where, as a senior, he served as a team captain and helped lead the Huskies to Big East and New England titles.
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| Derek Yush Photo Credit: USTFCCCA.org |
