Alabama Crimson Tide gymnastics
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The Alabama Crimson Tide Gymnastics
team represents the University of Alabama
and is a member of the Southeastern Conference
. The Tide compete in Coleman Coliseum
in Tuscaloosa, Alabama
. The Crimson Tide have won 5 NCAA Women's Gymnastics national championships
, 7 SEC championships, and an NCAA-record 26 Regional championships. The team is coached by Sarah Patterson
.
was announced as the fifth head coach of the Crimson Tide. Among her first moves was the hiring of David Patterson, now her husband, as an assistant coach. Her first team finished the year 7-7 and she followed up in 1980 with the first winning season in school history. In 1983, the Crimson Tide made its first championship appearance in Salt Lake City, Utah
after winning the South Region, defeating the Florida Gators.
Campbell) and continued to qualify for nationals as well as producing All-Americans. Penney Hauschild became the Tide's first NCAA Champion in 1985
when she won the uneven bars as well as capturing the All-Around title, becoming the first non-Utah gymnast
to do so. She would defend her All-Around title in 1986
while also winning the floor title.
The Crimson Tide continued to advance throughout the decade and finally won their first NCAA title in 1988. The Tide marched into Salt Lake City and defeated host Utah
(189.5) and defending champion Georgia
(186.8) with a commanding 190.05. 1988 also marked the Tide's first SEC title, which was hosted in Tuscaloosa, Alabama
.
played host to the 1991 NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championship and the Tide, led by Gina Basile, Dana Dobransky, Dee Foster, and Kim Masters, emerged victorious for the second time and produced an NCAA record team score of 195.125. Senior, Gina Basile won the balance beam title,while Sophomore, Dana Dobransky would go on to win the balance beam in 1992 and 1993.
In 1995, the Tide won their third SEC Title in Gainesville
. Alabama went into their final rotation in fourth place before scoring the highest vault
total in NCAA history as all their gymnasts scored 9.9 or higher with Junior Kim Kelly capping off the night with a perfect 10
.
The next year, Nationals were again hosted in Tuscaloosa and the Crimson Tide responded with yet another title win. The Tide's stars at the time were Kim Kelly, Danielle McAdams, Stephanie Woods, Merritt Booth, Meredith Willard as well as freshman Gwen Spidle. The title became a race between Alabama and UCLA
. Alabama headed into their final rotation only 00.05 ahead of the Bruins who were headed to their strongest event, floor
. The Tide caught fire, replicating their 1995 SEC performance and scoring 9.9s or better until finishing UCLA off with two back-to-back 10s from McAdams and Kelly. Alabama finished the night with another NCAA record team score of 198.025.
1997 marked a sour year in Crimson Tide Gymnastics as the team failed to reach the Super Six for the first time since the Patterson's first class graduated in 1983.
and improved to 4th in 2001
. The Tide looked dangerous once again in 2002
as Andreé Pickens, Raegan Tomasek, Alexis Brion, Kristin Sterner, and freshman Jeana Rice led the Tide to a fourth national championship at home in Tuscaloosa. The Tide defeated two-time national champion from the Pac-10, UCLA and closed out Georgia on the final event, balance beam.
2003 marked the beginning of another era in Alabama Gymnastics history as freshman Ashley Miles became a new star. The 2003 Alabama squad was the youngest in program history with seven freshman, three sophomores, three juniors and one senior. Despite their youth, the Tide would go on to win their fifth SEC title. Nationally, Rice won the All Around in 2004 while Miles would capture a program record-tying four titles for vault and floor.
In 2005, the Crimson Tide added their first Olympian
. Terin Humphrey
, a 2004 silver medalist on the uneven bars, joined Alabama and ended her career with two uneven bar titles. Despite the individual efforts of Ashley Miles, Terin Humphrey and newcomer Morgan Dennis, the Tide failed to win either an SEC or National title until the end of the decade. In 2007, the Tide marked their first absence from the Super Six since 1997.
The 2009 season began with a below par performance of five losses, yet ended with a snap of their SEC drought. The Tide, featuring stars such as Morgan Dennis, Kayla Hoffman
, Geralen Stack-Eaton, and Ashley Priess
, lost 5 meets before rebounding towards the end of the season and winning their final three meets as well as regionals. The Tide came to the SEC championships as decided underdogs. The Tide would face the Georgia Gym Dogs
who came in as the four-time national champions. Alabama proceeded to upset the Gymdogs after Georgia faltered on their first event, balance beam. The Tide put on a stellar performance at nationals but could not unseat Courtney Kupets
and Georgia again and finished second in the nation, their best result since 2005.
) and were the top ranked team in the land throughout the regular season, despite a loss to No. 2 Oklahoma
in Norman
. The Tide struggled at the SEC championships but finished the night as runners up. Despite putting on one of the top performances of the preliminaries, Alabama stumbled in their first rotation at Nationals. The Tide sunk as low as sixth place during the final competition before fighting all the way back to finish 3rd.
The Tide began the 2011 season with eight freshmen on the team, making it the largest class in school history and accounting for nearly half the roster. The Tide's newcomers had to step in for the previous year's All-American senior class - Morgan Dennis, Ricki Lebegern, Kassi Price and Casey Overton. Despite the young team the Crimson Tide was ranked #2 in the preseason poll. On February 11, 2011, in front of a sellout crowd, Alabama defeated Auburn
for the 101st consecutive time. The Tide finished the regular season at 11–1, and won the 2011 SEC Championship, taking down #1 Florida in the process. The Tide entered the Super Six that year as the #1 seed and drew the Olympic rotation. Alabama and #2 seed, UCLA, turned the finals into a dual meet and were tied by the midway point. Alabama broke away on balance beam and sealed their fifth national championship on the floor exercise with Floor Champion Geralen Stack-Eaton followed by Kayla Hoffman
. Alabama's final score of 197.650 was their highest Super Six score since 1996.
. The first Power of Pink meet was in February 2005 at Alabama's home meet against Auburn. Coach Patterson named the meet "Drive 4 the Cause" and requested all fans showing up, to wearing pink. The meet became a sell out and an annual crowd favorite with each following "Pink Meet" selling out. The movement spread within the year to other woman's sports in the NCAA and eventually spilled over into the men's sports and pros. By the end of the decade the MLB used pink bats on Mother's Day and the NFL donned pink gloves for the cause.
Among Patterson's early supporters was the local DCH Regional Medical Center, which created the DCH Breast Cancer Fund. The fund was set up to provide disadvantaged women with means for early detection and treatment for breast cancer. Other supporters included the University, community leaders and Tuscaloosa Toyota. Tuscaloosa Toyota became more and more involved donating free pink shirts to give away at the meets and prize give-aways during the meet. As of the 2009 fundraiser, the effort had raised in excess of $750,000 towards breast cancer prevention and awareness.
Artistic gymnastics
Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics where gymnasts perform short routines on different apparatus, with less time for vaulting . The sport is governed by the Federation Internationale de Gymnastique , which designs the Code of Points and regulates all aspects of international elite...
team represents the University of Alabama
University of Alabama
The University of Alabama is a public coeducational university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States....
and is a member of the Southeastern Conference
Southeastern Conference
The Southeastern Conference is an American college athletic conference that operates in the southeastern part of the United States. It is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama...
. The Tide compete in Coleman Coliseum
Coleman Coliseum
Coleman Coliseum is a 15,316-seat multi-purpose arena in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and is home to the University of Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball and gymnastics teams. It has also been home to the Alabama women's basketball and women's volleyball programs in the past.Before 1988, the building...
in Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Tuscaloosa is a city in and the seat of Tuscaloosa County in west central Alabama . Located on the Black Warrior River, it is the fifth-largest city in Alabama, with a population of 90,468 in 2010...
. The Crimson Tide have won 5 NCAA Women's Gymnastics national championships
NCAA Women's Gymnastics championship
The NCAA introduced Women's Gymnastics as a championship sport in 1982. Since then, only four universities have claimed the overall Division I championship; Division II competition was discontinued in 1987. During the early years of competition, the University of Utah under the leadership of head...
, 7 SEC championships, and an NCAA-record 26 Regional championships. The team is coached by Sarah Patterson
Sarah Patterson (coach)
Sarah Patterson is the head coach of the Alabama Crimson Tide gymnastics team. She has built the program at the University of Alabama into one of the most successful in the history of college gymnastics....
.
The Early Years
The University of Alabama's first gymnastic team debuted in 1975 and began with a loss to Georgia College. The team moved along in relative obscurity until the summer of 1978 when Sarah CampbellSarah Patterson (coach)
Sarah Patterson is the head coach of the Alabama Crimson Tide gymnastics team. She has built the program at the University of Alabama into one of the most successful in the history of college gymnastics....
was announced as the fifth head coach of the Crimson Tide. Among her first moves was the hiring of David Patterson, now her husband, as an assistant coach. Her first team finished the year 7-7 and she followed up in 1980 with the first winning season in school history. In 1983, the Crimson Tide made its first championship appearance in Salt Lake City, Utah
Utah
Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...
after winning the South Region, defeating the Florida Gators.
The Eighties
Alabama blossomed into a perennial contender under Sarah Patterson (néeMarried and maiden names
A married name is the family name adopted by a person upon marriage. When a person assumes the family name of her spouse, the new name replaces the maiden name....
Campbell) and continued to qualify for nationals as well as producing All-Americans. Penney Hauschild became the Tide's first NCAA Champion in 1985
1985 NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championship
The 1985 NCAA Women's Gymnastics championship involved 10 schools competing for the national championship of women's NCAA Division I gymnastics. It was the fourth NCAA gymnastics national championship and the defending NCAA Team Champion for 1984 was Utah. The Competition took place in Salt Lake...
when she won the uneven bars as well as capturing the All-Around title, becoming the first non-Utah gymnast
Utah Red Rocks
The Utah Utes women's gymnastics team represents the University of Utah and competes in the Pac-12 Conference. The Utes compete in the Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. As of the end of the 2011 season, the Red Rocks have won 10 Women's Gymnastics championships and been runner-up 8...
to do so. She would defend her All-Around title in 1986
1986 NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championship
The 1986 NCAA Women's Gymnastics championship involved 10 schools competing for the national championship of women's NCAA Division I gymnastics. It was the fifth NCAA gymnastics national championship and the defending NCAA Team Champion for 1985 was Utah. The Competition took place in...
while also winning the floor title.
The Crimson Tide continued to advance throughout the decade and finally won their first NCAA title in 1988. The Tide marched into Salt Lake City and defeated host Utah
Utah Red Rocks
The Utah Utes women's gymnastics team represents the University of Utah and competes in the Pac-12 Conference. The Utes compete in the Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. As of the end of the 2011 season, the Red Rocks have won 10 Women's Gymnastics championships and been runner-up 8...
(189.5) and defending champion Georgia
Georgia Gym Dogs
The Georgia Gym Dogs women's gymnastics team represents the University of Georgia and competes in the Southeastern Conference . The Gym Dogs compete in Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, Georgia and compete in NCAA Division I...
(186.8) with a commanding 190.05. 1988 also marked the Tide's first SEC title, which was hosted in Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Tuscaloosa is a city in and the seat of Tuscaloosa County in west central Alabama . Located on the Black Warrior River, it is the fifth-largest city in Alabama, with a population of 90,468 in 2010...
.
The Nineties
The 1990s began with a bang for the Tide as Alabama, led by senior Marie Robbins, was crowned the 1990 SEC Champions. The team would finish second at nationals that year, but showed signs of things to come as freshmen Dee Foster captured the All Around title. TuscaloosaTuscaloosa, Alabama
Tuscaloosa is a city in and the seat of Tuscaloosa County in west central Alabama . Located on the Black Warrior River, it is the fifth-largest city in Alabama, with a population of 90,468 in 2010...
played host to the 1991 NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championship and the Tide, led by Gina Basile, Dana Dobransky, Dee Foster, and Kim Masters, emerged victorious for the second time and produced an NCAA record team score of 195.125. Senior, Gina Basile won the balance beam title,while Sophomore, Dana Dobransky would go on to win the balance beam in 1992 and 1993.
In 1995, the Tide won their third SEC Title in Gainesville
Gainesville, Florida
Gainesville is the largest city in, and the county seat of, Alachua County, Florida, United States as well as the principal city of the Gainesville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area . The preliminary 2010 Census population count for Gainesville is 124,354. Gainesville is home to the sixth...
. Alabama went into their final rotation in fourth place before scoring the highest vault
Vault (gymnastics)
The vault is an artistic gymnastics apparatus, as well as the skill performed using that apparatus. Vaulting is also the action of performing a vault. Both male and female gymnasts perform the vault...
total in NCAA history as all their gymnasts scored 9.9 or higher with Junior Kim Kelly capping off the night with a perfect 10
Perfect 10 (gymnastics)
In gymnastics, the maximum possible score was a perfect 10 until the rules were changed in 2006 by the International Gymnastics Federation...
.
The next year, Nationals were again hosted in Tuscaloosa and the Crimson Tide responded with yet another title win. The Tide's stars at the time were Kim Kelly, Danielle McAdams, Stephanie Woods, Merritt Booth, Meredith Willard as well as freshman Gwen Spidle. The title became a race between Alabama and UCLA
UCLA Bruins gymnastics team
The UCLA Bruins women's gymnastics team represents the University of California at Los Angeles and competes in the Pacific 12 Conference. They currently compete in Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, CA...
. Alabama headed into their final rotation only 00.05 ahead of the Bruins who were headed to their strongest event, floor
Floor (gymnastics)
In gymnastics, the floor refers to a specially prepared exercise surface, which is considered an apparatus. It is used by both male and female gymnasts. The event in gymnastics performed on floor is called floor exercise. The English abbreviation for the event in gymnastics scoring is FX.A spring...
. The Tide caught fire, replicating their 1995 SEC performance and scoring 9.9s or better until finishing UCLA off with two back-to-back 10s from McAdams and Kelly. Alabama finished the night with another NCAA record team score of 198.025.
1997 marked a sour year in Crimson Tide Gymnastics as the team failed to reach the Super Six for the first time since the Patterson's first class graduated in 1983.
The New Millenium
Alabama began the 2000s by capturing their fourth SEC title in Gainesville. The team could only manage a fifth place finish at nationals2000 NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championship
The 2000 NCAA Women's Gymnastics championship involved 12 schools competing for the national championship of women's NCAA Division I gymnastics. It was the nineteenth NCAA gymnastics national championship and the defending NCAA Team Champion for 1998 was Georgia. The competition took place in...
and improved to 4th in 2001
2001 NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championship
The 2001 NCAA Women's Gymnastics championship involved 12 schools competing for the national championship in women's NCAA Division I gymnastics. It was the twentieth NCAA gymnastics national championship and took place in Athens, Georgia, hosted by the University of Georgia in Stegeman Coliseum. ...
. The Tide looked dangerous once again in 2002
2002 NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championship
The 2002 NCAA Women's Gymnastics championship involved 12 schools competing for the national championship of women's NCAA Division I gymnastics. It was the twenty fist NCAA gymnastics national championship and the defending NCAA Team Champion for 2001 was UCLA. The Competition took place in...
as Andreé Pickens, Raegan Tomasek, Alexis Brion, Kristin Sterner, and freshman Jeana Rice led the Tide to a fourth national championship at home in Tuscaloosa. The Tide defeated two-time national champion from the Pac-10, UCLA and closed out Georgia on the final event, balance beam.
2003 marked the beginning of another era in Alabama Gymnastics history as freshman Ashley Miles became a new star. The 2003 Alabama squad was the youngest in program history with seven freshman, three sophomores, three juniors and one senior. Despite their youth, the Tide would go on to win their fifth SEC title. Nationally, Rice won the All Around in 2004 while Miles would capture a program record-tying four titles for vault and floor.
In 2005, the Crimson Tide added their first Olympian
Gymnastics at the Summer Olympics
Gymnastics events have been contested at every Summer Olympic Games since the birth of the modern Olympic movement at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens. For 32 years, only men were allowed to compete. Beginning at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, women were allowed to compete in artistic...
. Terin Humphrey
Terin Humphrey
Terin Marie Humphrey is a United States gymnast. She was a member of the 2004 U.S. Olympic team in Athens, Greece where she helped the team to a silver medal. This was the best ever result achieved by an American Olympic gymnastics team away from home. Her teammates were Mohini Bhardwaj, Annia...
, a 2004 silver medalist on the uneven bars, joined Alabama and ended her career with two uneven bar titles. Despite the individual efforts of Ashley Miles, Terin Humphrey and newcomer Morgan Dennis, the Tide failed to win either an SEC or National title until the end of the decade. In 2007, the Tide marked their first absence from the Super Six since 1997.
The 2009 season began with a below par performance of five losses, yet ended with a snap of their SEC drought. The Tide, featuring stars such as Morgan Dennis, Kayla Hoffman
Kayla Hoffman
Kayla Marie Hoffman is an Americanartistic gymnast born in Summit, New Jersey and later residing in Union, New Jersey. After deciding to retire from elite gymnastics in 2007, she is currently a member of the University of Alabama gymnastics team.-Personal life:Hoffman was born August 13, 1988 to...
, Geralen Stack-Eaton, and Ashley Priess
Ashley Priess
Ashley Priess is an American artistic gymnast. She competed at the 2006 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships for Team USA and earned a team silver medal. She currently attends the University of Alabama and competes for their gymnastics team....
, lost 5 meets before rebounding towards the end of the season and winning their final three meets as well as regionals. The Tide came to the SEC championships as decided underdogs. The Tide would face the Georgia Gym Dogs
Georgia Gym Dogs
The Georgia Gym Dogs women's gymnastics team represents the University of Georgia and competes in the Southeastern Conference . The Gym Dogs compete in Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, Georgia and compete in NCAA Division I...
who came in as the four-time national champions. Alabama proceeded to upset the Gymdogs after Georgia faltered on their first event, balance beam. The Tide put on a stellar performance at nationals but could not unseat Courtney Kupets
Courtney Kupets
Courtney Anne Kupets is an American gymnast. She is best known for her 2003 and 2004 all-around national championships ; her membership on the 2002 and 2003 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships and 2004 Olympic teams; and her individual bronze medal on the uneven bars at the 2004...
and Georgia again and finished second in the nation, their best result since 2005.
The 2010s
Alabama began the 2010 season by avenging all but one of their 2009 losses (LSULSU Lady Tigers gymnastics
The LSU Lady Tigers gymnastics team represents Louisiana State University in NCAA Division I women's gymnastics. The team competes in the Southeastern Conference and is currently coached by D-D Breaux, who is entering her 32nd year in that position...
) and were the top ranked team in the land throughout the regular season, despite a loss to No. 2 Oklahoma
Oklahoma Sooners
The University of Oklahoma features 19 varsity sports teams. Both men's and women's teams are called the Sooners, a nickname given to the early participants in the land rushes which initially opened the Oklahoma Indian Territory to non-native settlement. They participate in the NCAA's Division I-A,...
in Norman
Norman, Oklahoma
Norman is a city in Cleveland County, Oklahoma, United States, and is located south of downtown Oklahoma City. It is part of the Oklahoma City metropolitan area. As of the 2010 census, Norman was to have 110,925 full-time residents, making it the third-largest city in Oklahoma and the...
. The Tide struggled at the SEC championships but finished the night as runners up. Despite putting on one of the top performances of the preliminaries, Alabama stumbled in their first rotation at Nationals. The Tide sunk as low as sixth place during the final competition before fighting all the way back to finish 3rd.
The Tide began the 2011 season with eight freshmen on the team, making it the largest class in school history and accounting for nearly half the roster. The Tide's newcomers had to step in for the previous year's All-American senior class - Morgan Dennis, Ricki Lebegern, Kassi Price and Casey Overton. Despite the young team the Crimson Tide was ranked #2 in the preseason poll. On February 11, 2011, in front of a sellout crowd, Alabama defeated Auburn
Auburn Tigers
Auburn Tigers is the name given to Auburn University athletic teams. The University is a member of the Southeastern Conference and competes in NCAA Division I, fielding 19 varsity teams in 13 sports:* Men's sports** Baseball** Basketball...
for the 101st consecutive time. The Tide finished the regular season at 11–1, and won the 2011 SEC Championship, taking down #1 Florida in the process. The Tide entered the Super Six that year as the #1 seed and drew the Olympic rotation. Alabama and #2 seed, UCLA, turned the finals into a dual meet and were tied by the midway point. Alabama broke away on balance beam and sealed their fifth national championship on the floor exercise with Floor Champion Geralen Stack-Eaton followed by Kayla Hoffman
Kayla Hoffman
Kayla Marie Hoffman is an Americanartistic gymnast born in Summit, New Jersey and later residing in Union, New Jersey. After deciding to retire from elite gymnastics in 2007, she is currently a member of the University of Alabama gymnastics team.-Personal life:Hoffman was born August 13, 1988 to...
. Alabama's final score of 197.650 was their highest Super Six score since 1996.
The Power of Pink
The Power of Pink is the name given to one of the Crimson Tide's home meets each season in which all the participants and fans show up wearing pink to show support for breast cancer awarenessBreast cancer awareness
Breast cancer awareness is an effort to raise awareness of breast cancer and reduce the disease's stigma by educating people about its symptoms and treatment options...
. The first Power of Pink meet was in February 2005 at Alabama's home meet against Auburn. Coach Patterson named the meet "Drive 4 the Cause" and requested all fans showing up, to wearing pink. The meet became a sell out and an annual crowd favorite with each following "Pink Meet" selling out. The movement spread within the year to other woman's sports in the NCAA and eventually spilled over into the men's sports and pros. By the end of the decade the MLB used pink bats on Mother's Day and the NFL donned pink gloves for the cause.
Among Patterson's early supporters was the local DCH Regional Medical Center, which created the DCH Breast Cancer Fund. The fund was set up to provide disadvantaged women with means for early detection and treatment for breast cancer. Other supporters included the University, community leaders and Tuscaloosa Toyota. Tuscaloosa Toyota became more and more involved donating free pink shirts to give away at the meets and prize give-aways during the meet. As of the 2009 fundraiser, the effort had raised in excess of $750,000 towards breast cancer prevention and awareness.
Head coaches
| Name | Years | Record | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riki Sutton | 1975 | 4–4–0 | .500 |
| Sheila Hill | 1976 | 3–7–0 | .300 |
| Phyllis Draper | 1977 | 1–7–0 | .130 |
| Tom Steele | 1978 | 6–7–0 | .460 |
| Sarah Patterson Sarah Patterson (coach) Sarah Patterson is the head coach of the Alabama Crimson Tide gymnastics team. She has built the program at the University of Alabama into one of the most successful in the history of college gymnastics.... |
1979–present | 392–90–2 | .813 |
Year-by-Year Records
| Coach | Season | Record | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riki Sutton | 1975 | 4–4–0 | |
| Sheila Hill | 1976 | 3–7–0 | |
| Phyllis Draper | 1977 | 1–7–0 | |
| Tom Steele | 1978 | 6–7–0 | |
| Sarah Patterson Sarah Patterson (coach) Sarah Patterson is the head coach of the Alabama Crimson Tide gymnastics team. She has built the program at the University of Alabama into one of the most successful in the history of college gymnastics.... |
1979 | 7–7–0 | Sarah Patterson's first season as head coach |
| 1980 | 16–4–0 | ||
| 1981 | 14–1–0 | ||
| 1982 | 17–2–0 | SEC Championships Runner Up, NCAA Central Regionals Runner Up | |
| 1983 | 15–1–0 | SEC Championships Runner Up, NCAA Central Regional Champions, 4th Overall NCAA Championships | |
| 1984 | 15–5–0 | 3rd Overall SEC Championships, NCAA Central Regional Champions, 6th Overall NCAA Championships | |
| 1985 | 16–4–0 | SEC Championships Runner Up, NCAA Central Regional Champions, 4th Overall NCAA Championships | |
| 1986 | 18–2–0 | 3rd Overall SEC Championships, NCAA Central Regionals Runner Up, 3rd Overall NCAA Championships | |
| 1987 | 12–5–0 | 3rd Overall SEC Championships, NCAA Central Regional Champions, 4th Overall NCAA Championships | |
| 1988 | 14–3–0 | SEC Champions, NCAA Central Regional Champions, NCAA National Champions | |
| 1989 | 13–3–0 | SEC Championships Runner Up, NCAA Central Regional Champions, 3rd Overall NCAA Championships | |
| 1990 | 14–1–0 | SEC Champions, NCAA Central Regional Champions, NCAA National Championships Runner Up | |
| 1991 | 16–0–0 | SEC Championships Runner Up, NCAA Central Regional Champions, NCAA National Champions | |
| 1992 | 8–4–0 | SEC Championships Runner Up, NCAA Central Regional Champions, 3rd Overall NCAA Championships | |
| 1993 | 9–2–0 | SEC Championships Runner Up, NCAA Central Regional Champions, NCAA National Championships Runner Up | |
| 1994 | 7–3–1 | SEC Championships Runner Up, NCAA Central Regional Champions, NCAA National Championships Runner Up | |
| 1995 | 15–1–0 | SEC Champions, NCAA Central Regional Champions, NCAA National Championships Runner Up | |
| 1996 | 12–1–0 | SEC Championships Runner Up, NCAA Central Regional Champions, NCAA National Champions | |
| 1997 | 13–2–0 | 4th Overall SEC Championships, NCAA Central Regionals Runner Up, 9th Overall NCAA Championships | |
| 1998 | 10–3–0 | 4th Overall SEC Championships, NCAA Central Regional Champions, 3rd Overall NCAA Championships | |
| 1999 | 8–3–0 | SEC Championships Runner Up, NCAA Central Regional Champions, 3rd Overall NCAA Championships | |
| 2000 | 14–3–0 | SEC Champions, NCAA Central Regional Champions, 5th Overall NCAA Championships | |
| 2001 | 15–2–1 | SEC Championships Runner Up, NCAA Central Regional Champions, 4th Overall NCAA Championships | |
| 2002 | 12–3–0 | SEC Championships Runner Up, NCAA Central Regional Champions, NCAA National Champions | |
| 2003 | 10–7–0 | SEC Champions, NCAA Central Regional Champions, NCAA National Championships Runner Up | |
| 2004 | 12–1–0 | SEC Championships Runner Up, NCAA Central Regionals Runner Up, 3rd Overall NCAA Championships | |
| 2005 | 11–3–0 | 3rd Overall SEC Championships, NCAA Central Regional Champions, NCAA National Championships Runner Up | |
| 2006 | 14–1–0 | SEC Championships Runner Up, NCAA West Regional Champions, 3rd Overall NCAA Championships | |
| 2007 | 8–2–0 | 3rd Overall SEC Championships, NCAA Central Regional Champions, 9th Overall NCAA Championships | |
| 2008 | 10–4–0 | SEC Championships Runner Up, NCAA Central Regional Champions, 6th Overall NCAA Championships | |
| 2009 | 10–5–0 | SEC Champions, NCAA Northeast Regional Champions, NCAA National Championships Runner Up | |
| 2010 | 8–2–0 | SEC Championships Runner Up, NCAA Central Regional Champions, 3rd Overall NCAA Championships | |
| 2011 | 11–1–0 | SEC Champions, NCAA Central Regional Champions, NCAA National Champions |
NCAA Titles
| Alabama Crimson Tide Team NCAA National Championships | |||||
| Year | National Champion | Score | Runner-up | Score | Location |
| 1988 1988 NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championship The 1988 NCAA Women's Gymnastics championship involved 12 schools competing for the national championship of women's NCAA Division I gymnastics. It was the seventh NCAA gymnastics national championship and the defending NCAA Team Champion for 1986 was Georgia. The competition took place in Salt... |
Alabama | 190.050 | Utah Red Rocks | 189.500 | Jon M. Huntsman Center Jon M. Huntsman Center Jon M. Huntsman Center is a 15,000-seat multi-purpose arena on the campus of the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah. The arena opened in 1969 and is named after chemicals entrepreneur and philanthropist Jon M. Huntsman, father of Utah's former governor Jon Huntsman, Jr.... , Salt Lake City, Utah |
| 1991 1991 NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championship The 1991 NCAA Women's Gymnastics championship involved 12 schools competing for the national championship of women's NCAA Division I gymnastics. It was the tenth NCAA gymnastics national championship and the defending NCAA Team Champion for 1989 was Utah. The Competition took place in Tuscaloosa,... |
Alabama | 195.125 | Utah Red Rocks | 194.375 | Coleman Coliseum Coleman Coliseum Coleman Coliseum is a 15,316-seat multi-purpose arena in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and is home to the University of Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball and gymnastics teams. It has also been home to the Alabama women's basketball and women's volleyball programs in the past.Before 1988, the building... , Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| 1996 1996 NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championship The 1996 NCAA Women's Gymnastics championship involved 12 schools competing for the national championship of women's NCAA Division I gymnastics. It was the fifteenth NCAA gymnastics national championship and the defending NCAA Team Champion for 1995 was Utah. The competition took place in... |
Alabama | 198.025 | UCLA Bruins | 197.475 | Coleman Coliseum Coleman Coliseum Coleman Coliseum is a 15,316-seat multi-purpose arena in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and is home to the University of Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball and gymnastics teams. It has also been home to the Alabama women's basketball and women's volleyball programs in the past.Before 1988, the building... , Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| 2002 2002 NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championship The 2002 NCAA Women's Gymnastics championship involved 12 schools competing for the national championship of women's NCAA Division I gymnastics. It was the twenty fist NCAA gymnastics national championship and the defending NCAA Team Champion for 2001 was UCLA. The Competition took place in... |
Alabama | 197.575 | Georgia GymDogs | 197.250 | Coleman Coliseum Coleman Coliseum Coleman Coliseum is a 15,316-seat multi-purpose arena in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and is home to the University of Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball and gymnastics teams. It has also been home to the Alabama women's basketball and women's volleyball programs in the past.Before 1988, the building... , Tuscaloosa Alabama |
| 2011 2011 NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championship The 2011 NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championship will be held in the Wolstein Center, at Cleveland, Ohio on April 15–17, 2011. Twelve teams from the six regional meets advanced to the NCAA Division I national team and individual titles... |
Alabama | 197.650 | UCLA Bruins | 197.375 | Wolstein Center Wolstein Center The Bert L. & Iris S. Wolstein Convocation Center is an indoor arena located in downtown Cleveland, Ohio. It replaced the Woodling Gym... , Cleveland, Ohio Cleveland, Ohio Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border... |
| Alabama Crimson Tide Individual NCAA Championship Titles | |||||
| Gymnast | Balance Beam | Vault | Uneven Bars | Floor Exercise | All-Around |
| Gina Basile | 1991 | ||||
| Morgan Dennis | 2007 | ||||
| Dana Dobransky | 1992, 1993 | ||||
| Dee Foster | 1990 | ||||
| Penney Hauschild | 1985 | 1986 | 1985, 1986 | ||
| Terin Humphrey Terin Humphrey Terin Marie Humphrey is a United States gymnast. She was a member of the 2004 U.S. Olympic team in Athens, Greece where she helped the team to a silver medal. This was the best ever result achieved by an American Olympic gymnastics team away from home. Her teammates were Mohini Bhardwaj, Annia... |
2005, 2007 | ||||
| Kim Kelly | 1996 | ||||
| Ashley Miles | 2003, 2005, 2006 | 2004 | |||
| Andreé Pickens | 1999 | 2002 | |||
| Jeana Rice | 2004 | ||||
| Geralen Stack-Eaton | 2011 | ||||
| Meredith Willard | 1996 | ||||
| Stephanie Woods | 1996 |
Current roster
| 2012 Alabama Crimson Tide | ||||
| Name | Height | Year | Hometown | Club |
| Becca Alexin | 5-5 | SO | Cordova, TN | GymStars Gymnastics |
| Olivia Carisella | 5-2 | SO | New Orleans, LA | Elite Gymnastics |
| Kaitlyn Clark | 5-1 | FR | Rancho Cucamonga, CA | Precision Gymnastics |
| Sarah DeMeo | 4-11 | SO | Overland Park, KA | Eagle Gymnastics |
| Ria Domier | 5-1 | SO | Davis, CA | Davis Diamonds Gymnastics |
| Lindsey Fowler | 5-4 | SO | Birmingham, AL | JamJev Gymnastics |
| Lora Leigh Frost | 5-2 | FR | Decatur, AL | Calvin Twisters |
| Marissa Gutierrez | 5-2 | JR | Houston, TX | WGA Texans |
| Kim Jacob | 5-2 | SO | Raleigh, NC | Superior Gymnastics |
| Diandra Milliner | 5-3 | SO | Wichita, KA | Folger's Gymnastics |
| Brooke Parker | 5-0 | FR | Lorton, VA | Capital Gymnastics |
| Ashley Priess Ashley Priess Ashley Priess is an American artistic gymnast. She competed at the 2006 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships for Team USA and earned a team silver medal. She currently attends the University of Alabama and competes for their gymnastics team.... |
5-3 | SR | Wheaton, IL | Cincinnati Gymnastics Academy |
| Ashley Sledge | 5-4 | JR | Fairview Heights, IL | World Class Gymnastics |
| Geralen Stack-Eaton | 5-3 | SR | Horsham, PA | Parkettes Parkettes National Gymnastics Training Center Parkettes National Gymnastics Training Center, or Parkettes for short, is a gymnastics club located in Allentown, Pennsylvania that had its beginnings in the early 1960s with a middle school gymnastics program in Allentown that gradually grew into an intramural program and then into a facility that... |
| Rachel Terry | 4-10 | SR | Hoover, AL | JFJ Elite Gymnastics |
| Hannah Toussaint | 5-2 | SO | Warren, OH | Olympic Dreams Gymnastics |
| Kayla Williams Kayla Williams (gymnast) Kayla Williams is an American artistic gymnast. She is the 2009 Vault World Champion and 2009 Vault National Champion.Williams began 2009 as a Level 10 gymnast, which is below elite level in USA Gymnastics... |
5-2 | FR | Huntington, WV | Cincinnati Gymnastics Academy |
- Head Coach: Sarah PattersonSarah PattersonSarah Patterson is a British film actress.For her acting debut, Patterson starred as Rosaleen, a Little Red Riding Hood counterpart, in the Neil Jordan and Angela Carter film The Company of Wolves in 1984. In 1987 she starred alongside Diana Rigg in another fairy tale-inspired film, playing the...
& David Patterson - Assistant Coach: Dana Duckworth
- Assistant Coach: Bryan Raschilla