Alabama Thrower Ruben Banks Wins Silver Medal at SEC Championships: Roll Call, March 1, 2025

Welcome to March. Buckle in for one of the craziest months on the collegiate sports calendar with winter and spring sports overlapping and spring football starting up.

Alabama track and field continued in competition at the SEC Indoor Championships in College Station, Texas on Friday. Ruben Banks captured a silver medal in the weight throw to highlight day two of action. The second-place finisher launched a throw of 22.44-meter (73-7.50) on his second attempt.

With one day of competition to go, the men's team is in a tie for fourth place with 32 points. The women's track and field team is in 11th place with eight points.

Today's Crimson Tide Schedule:

Track & Field, Cross Country at SEC Indoor Championships, College Station, Texas, All Day
Rowing vs. Eastern Michigan, 9 a.m. CT, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Softball vs. SIUE, 11 a.m., Tuscaloosa, SEC Network+
Softball vs. Furman, 1:30 p.m., Tuscaloosa, SEC Network+
Baseball vs. North Dakota State, Tuscaloosa 2 p.m., SEC Network+
Men's basketball at No. 5 Tennessee, Knoxville, Tenn., 3 p.m., ESPN

Crimson Tide Results:

Women's tennis: Alabama 4, Missouri 1
Softball: Alabama 15, UAB 1 (Five Innings)
Baseball: Alabama 12, North Dakota State 4
Men's tennis: Alabama 4, Georgia 3
Softball: Alabama 12, Furman 2 (Five Innings)
Gymnastics: Alabama 197.650, Arkansas 197.425

Did You Notice?

Alabama wheelchair tennis beat Cincinnati and Michigan on Friday.

Bama Wheelchair Tennis kicks off the weekend with two 3-0 victories against the University of Cincinnati and Michigan. Will be back in action tomorrow!

🆚 UVA at 12pm
🆚 Houston at 3pm #RollTide | #AlabamaAdaptedAthletics pic.twitter.com/Y5nUDXTavg
— UA Adapted Athletics (@alabamaadapted) March 1, 2025

Alabama men's golf is up to No. 20 in the national rankings.

Updated men's golf top 25 national rankings following a runner-up finish at the Watersound Invitational!#RollTide pic.twitter.com/71gWDCZ4PQ
— Alabama Men's Golf (@AlabamaMGolf) February 28, 2025

In his second year as head coach, former Alabama basketball assistant Bryan Hodgson led Arkansas State to the Sun Belt regular season title.

𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗦𝗨𝗡 𝗕𝗘𝗟𝗧 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗣𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦#GTTL | #WolvesUp pic.twitter.com/Da8vyK8lvx
— Arkansas State Men’s Basketball (@AStateMB) March 1, 2025

Countdown to Crimson Tide's 2025 Football Season Opener:

182 days

On This Day in Crimson Tide History:

March 1, 1952: With Bobby Marlow out with an injury, Crimson Tide coach Red Drew said he had been impressed with Corky Tharp, Bobby Luna, Bob Conway and Clell Hobson during spring drills. Drew also noted that center Ralph Carrigan had excelled during the spring.

March 1, 1981: Crimson Tide cheerleader Susan Ingram appeared on the cover of Alabama Monthly.

Crimson Tide Quote of the Day:

“Having grown up in collegiate athletics my entire life, you just looked at Alabama as the pinnacle.”
Greg Byrne

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Locker Room POV!#RollTide pic.twitter.com/z2kNiEpDoU
— Alabama Gymnastics (@BamaGymnastics) March 1, 2025