78 Minutes: In Tuscaloosa s Hour of Need, the Patterson Family Answered the Call
On April 27, 2011, Alabama gymnastics coaches Sarah and David Patterson along with their daughters helped bring relief to a heartbroken city
Author: “That was probably the longest hour and 18 minutes that we’ve ever experienced.”
Even 10 years after the fact, you can still hear the concern and seriousness of tone in former University of Alabama gymnastics coach Sarah Patterson s voice.
On April 27, 2011, the landscape of the city of Tuscaloosa was reshaped forever in both a literal and figurative sense. On that day, an EF-4 tornado plowed through the community, killing 53 people including six Alabama students injuring 1,200 and completely leveling roughly 12% of the buildings in the area.
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Alabama Gymnastics Vaults Into Semi-Finals
Friday
Looking to advance to the NCAA Finals, Alabama Hosted the Tuscaloosa Regional tournament, Friday afternoon inside Coleman Coliseum.
Alabama wanted to come out strong to begin the meet, and did they ever. Scoring a 49.500 on the balance beam, anchored by a perfect 10 from senior Luisa Blanco. The Crimson Tide would move on to the floor exercises and continue a strong performance not only from Blanco, but from junior Griffin James who posted a 9.900 on the floor.
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Tied for second with Iowa and behind Arkansas after three rotations, the Tide exploded on the uneven bars, posting a school and Coleman Coliseum record 49.675 thanks in large part to another perfect 10 score by sophomore Makarri Doggette.
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NCAA Gymnastics: Tuscaloosa Regional Preview
Beginning Thursday night, Coleman Coliseum will be the home to the NCAA Gymnastics Regional Tournament. The event will start with Eastern Michigan and Maryland battling for a spot in Friday night s second round. The Alabama Crimson Tide will compete on Friday at 1 p.m. against No.10 Arkansas, No.19 Iowa, and No.20 Iowa State.
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Alabama will look to continue the momentum from their first SEC Championship Tournament win since 2015 on Friday night. Tuesday night on Tidal Talk, Alabama head coach Dana Duckworth talked about her team s focus heading into this huge Regional matchup.