Multiple top-five finishes from Alabama highlight the head of Oklahoma

OKLAHOMA CITY – A new season began for the Alabama rowing program on Saturday as the Crimson Tide posted multiple top-five finishes in a full day of racing at the Head of the Oklahoma.

Alabama opened the morning with nine pairs competing in Collegiate 2 against the likes of Oklahoma State, Tulsa and Wisconsin, as well as Southeastern Conference foe Oklahoma. Three UA boats finished in the top 10, with Riley Parbon And Ella Koors He finished fifth with a time of 16:57.2.

In the afternoon, Alabama returned to the water with a total of six boats in two races, sending four crews in the Collegiate 4+ race and two in the Collegiate 8+ race. A trio of Crimson Tide 4+ boats posted top-five performances, highlighted by a second-place finish of 15:55.0 by the UA helmsman Lauren Schneidermans crew of Jayden Grisaffe, Olivia Knight, Shelby Schoeman And Jeanne Riemann. Alabama would then clinch fourth place in the Collegiate 8+ race as the Tide helmsman Ashley Sizeloves crew of Parbon, Ryleigh White, Avery DouglasKoors, Knight, Grisaffe, Riemann and Schoeman finished the course in 14:36.0.

Alabama finished the season-opening head of Oklahoma with two night sprint races. The Crimson Tide sent its final 4+ boat for the women's 4+ 500m grand final as UA coxswain Reagan Lewis Crew of Grisaffe, Knight, Emma Burnley And Emma Voelkerding took third place with a time of 1:52.5. Two final UA 8+ boats took to the water for the final race of the day, the Women's Collegiate 8+ 500m Grand Final. Alabama's pair of teams finished fourth (1:39.1) and fifth (1:40.5).

“It was a good day at the track here in OKC! We gained a lot of racing experience and learned things that we can work on this season.”

Boat lineups

College 2-

College 4+

• Sheet 559 – Riley Minor (helmsman), Jayden Grisaffe, Olivia Knight, Shelby Schoeman, Jeanne Riemann
• Sheet 564 – Lauren Schneiderman (helmsman), Riley Parbon, Ryleigh White, Avery Douglas, Ella Koors
• Sheet 576 – Reagan Lewis (helmsman), Dani French, Zoe DeFeo, Lizzie Hall, Ingrid Löfgren
• Sheet 582 – Ashley Sizelove (helmsman), Sophie Coutant, Lauren Lowe, Savannah Snow, Sydney warm beer

College 8+

• Sheet 720 – Ashley Sizelove (helmsman), Riley Parbon, Ryleigh White, Avery Douglas, Ella Koors, Olivia Knight, Jayden Grisaffe, Jeanne Riemann, Shelby Schoeman
• Bow 725 – Reagan Lewis (helmsman), Zoe DeFeo, Dani French, Ingrid Löfgren, Lizzie Hall, Sophie Coutant, Emma Burnley, Emma Voelkerding, Sydney warm beer

Collegiate 4+ 500m grand final

Collegiate 8+ 500m Grand Final

• Arch 4 – Riley Minor (helmsman), Zoe DeFeo, Dani French, Ingrid Löfgren, Lizzie Hall, Ryleigh White, Avery Douglas, Shelby Schoeman, Jayden Grisaffe
• Arch 6 – Lauren Schneiderman (helmsman), Riley Parbon, Ella Koors, Jeanne Riemann, Sophie Coutant, Lauren Lowe, Savannah Snow, Sydney warm beer, Olivia Knight

Boat results

College 2-

• 5^Th – Parbon, Koors – 16:57.2
• 8^Th – White, Douglas – 17:04.8
• 10^Th – Grisaffe, Knight – 17:07.4
• 11^Th – Riemann, Schoeman – 17:07.8
• 16^Th – Hall, Löfgren – 17:29.9
• 17^Th – Couant, Warmbier – 17:36.1
• 18^Th – Lowe, Snow – 17:39.4
• 24^Th – Voelkerding, Burnley – 18:20.7
• DNF – French, DeFeo

College 4+

• 2^nd – Schneiderman (helmsman), Parbon, White, Douglas, Koors – 15:55.0
• 3^approx – Moll (helmsman), Grisaffe, Knight, Schoeman, Riemann – 16:01.1
• 4^Th – Lewis (helmsman), French, DeFeo, Hall, Lofgren – 16:05.0
• 12^Th – Sizelove (helmsman), Coutant, Lowe, Snow, Warmbier – 16:36.1

College 8+

• 4^Th – Sizelove (helmsman), Parbon, White, Douglas, Koors, Knight, Grisaffe, Riemann, Schoeman – 14:36.0
• 7^Th – Lewis (helmsman), DeFeo, French, Lofgren, Hall, Coutant, Burnley, Voelkerding, Warmbier – 14:57.6

Collegiate 4+ 500m grand final

• 3^approx – Lewis (helmsman), Grisaffe, Knight, Burnley, Voelkerding – 1:52.5

Collegiate 8+ 500m Grand Final

• 4^Th – Moll (helmsman), DeFeo, French, Lofgren, Hall, White, Douglas, Schoeman, Grisaffe – 1:39.1
• 5^Th – Schneiderman (helmsman), Parbon, Koors, Riemann, Coutant, Lowe, Snow, Warmbier, Knight – 1:40.5

Next

• Alabama will return to the water on Nov. 9 to host the Head of the Black Warrior River, the final fall competition on the schedule