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Crimson Tide Roll Call: October 5, 2019

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Crimson Tide Roll Call: October 5, 2019
Crimson Tide Roll Call: October 5, 2019

Today is … National Get Funky Day

Today’s Crimson Tide schedule

• Men's Tennis at Samford Round Robin, all day

• Rowing at the Head of the Oklahoma, at Oklahoma City, all day

• Women's tennis at ITA All-American Championships, at Tulsa, Okla., all day, Watch +, Live Scoring

• Women’s swimming: Alabama at Vanderbilt, 10 a.m., CT

Crimson Tide results

• Soccer: Alabama 3, Mississippi State 2, OT

Did you notice?

• No. 6 on the NFL’s list of the 100 greatest games:

• Alabama graduate Vincent Kiprop took home the Joe Piane Notre Dame individual crown with a mark of 23:09.88 in the men's Blue Division 5-mile. Fellow graduate Gilbert Kigen (23:13.70) crossed the line almost immediately after as the Crimson Tide went 1-2 in the 5-mile event. Sophomore Mercy Chelangat was the Crimson Tide's highest finisher on the women's side as she placed 35th individually in the 5k at 16:56.85. As a team, Alabama women finished 14, and the men 16.

• Running in his first event of the year, former Alabama track star Kirani James finished fifth in the 400m at the IAAF World Championships, with a time of 44.54 seconds.

• The latest from Collin Sexton:

• The Alabama men’s tennis team won 14 of its 15 matches, including 3-0 in doubles play, during the first day at the Samford Round Robin.

• Senior Alba Cortina Pou and junior Moka Ito are set to compete in the pre-qualifying draws at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center on the University of Tulsa campus and Case Tennis Center at LaFortune Park in Tulsa, Okla. The field for the ITA All-American Championships features 96 players from around the nation.

• Former Alabama golfer Cheyenne Knight shot a 4-under 67 to join Alena Sharp and Brittany Altomare atop of the leaderboard in the Volunteers of America Classic at -9. It’s considered the Texas native’s home event on the LPGA Tour. First-round leader Stephanie Meadow was at -8, following her opening 63 with a 71.

• Despite winning eight individual events and the final relay, the Alabama women were edged by Georgia 163.5-136.5, while the men won both relays and earned six individual wins but were clipped 157-143. Sophomore Rhyan White led the way for the women, winning both the 100 and 200 backstrokes as well as the 100 butterfly, while sophomore Kevin Li grabbed two individual wins for the men, taking top honors off the 1-meter and 3-meter springboards. “We had the opportunity to be competitive against a very good Georgia team today,” Crimson Tide coach Coley Stickels said in a release. “They got us in some tight ones, so we missed out on some very close opportunities. We were right there throughout the meet, particularly on the men’s side. Overall, we looked better than we did at Delta State and I think we’re heading in the right direction.”

• The Alabama Rowing team will open its 2019-20 campaign this weekend at the Head of the Oklahoma in Oklahoma City, Okla. “The Head of the Oklahoma is a great event in that it gives us an opportunity to get a lot of racing against quality competition,” Crimson Tide coach Glenn Putyrae said. “We have been spending a lot of time in singles, doubles, and pairs, so it will be good to see how we do in the small boats. The fun part is that we get to race in the big boats as well which will give us a sense of how we are progressing in the NCAA boats.”

• We’ll leave you with this …

On this date in Crimson Tide history:

October 5, 1929: Governor Bibb Graves officially dedicated the new stadium in Tuscaloosa to university president George H. Denny. Wallace Wade’s team subsequently dismantled Ole Miss, 22-7.

Crimson Tide quote of the day:

“Write home. I think everyone should find time to write and to go see their mother. I think that’s healthy.” – Paul W. “Bear” Bryant

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Christopher Walsh
CHRISTOPHER WALSH

Christopher Walsh is the founder and publisher of Alabama Crimson Tide On SI, which first published as BamaCentral in 2018, and is also the publisher of the Boston College, Missouri and Vanderbilt sites . He's covered the Crimson Tide since 2004 and is the author of 27 books including “100 Things Crimson Tide Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die” and “Nick Saban vs. College Football.” He's an eight-time honoree of Football Writers Association of America awards and three-time winner of the Herby Kirby Memorial Award, the Alabama Sports Writers Association’s highest writing honor for story of the year. In 2022, he was named one of the 50 Legends of the ASWA. Previous beats include the Green Bay Packers, Arizona Cardinals and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, along with Major League Baseball’s Arizona Diamondbacks. Originally from Minnesota and a graduate of the University of New Hampshire, he currently resides in Tuscaloosa.

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