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The Crimson White

Jack Kennedy

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INSTANT: Alabama closes home schedule with 66-3 win over Western Carolina

James Ogletree, James Benedetto, and Jack Kennedy • November 23, 2019
Alabama defeated Western Carolina 66-3 in its final home game of the season on Saturday. The defense forced five turnovers, including four interceptions, and the offense scored eight touchdowns -- four passing and four rushing.
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Continuing the Legacy: Fitzpatrick finds end zone again

Jack Kennedy, Staff Reporter • November 14, 2019
Week 10 marked another week in which former Alabama football standouts showcased their talents across the NFL.
Javian Davis goes up for a rebound during the Crimson Tide's win over Florida Atlantic. (CW / Hannah Saad)

Men’s basketball defeats FAU, earns first win under Oats

Jack Kennedy, Staff Reporter • November 11, 2019
Alabama men's basketball extended a slim lead late in the first half to an eventual 78-59 win over Florida Atlantic, the team's first win under coach Nate Oats.
Jahvon Quinerly (No. 13) stands next to teammate Alex Reese during a practice on Sept. 24, 2019. (CW / Joe Will Field)

Jahvon Quinerly to redshirt season after NCAA denies waiver

Jack Kennedy, Staff Reporter • November 11, 2019
Alabama basketball transfer guard Jahvon Quinerly’s appeal of the denial of his immediate eligibility waiver has been denied, according to a release from Alabama Athletics on Monday.
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Defense hopes to disrupt surging Joe Burrow

Jack Kennedy, Staff Reporter • November 8, 2019
With one of college football’s most explosive offenses — led by the current Heisman Trophy favorite — coming to town on Saturday, it’s never been more important for Alabama’s defense to affect the quarterback.
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Men’s basketball comes up short on opening night

Jack Kennedy, Staff Reporter • November 5, 2019
When sophomore guard Kira Lewis Jr. stepped to the free throw line to shoot two free throws while trailing by one point, it was all too familiar for Crimson Tide fans.
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Continuing the Legacy: Kenyan Drake impresses with new team

Jack Kennedy, Staff Reporter • November 5, 2019
Former Alabama football standouts once again impressed across the NFL during Week Nine, recording eight touchdowns in total.
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Continuing the Legacy: Linebacker scores touchdown

Jack Kennedy, Staff Reporter • October 30, 2019
Week Eight of the NFL season saw many former Alabama football standouts make an impact in various games across the league.
CW / Hannah Saad

Men’s basketball dominates Georgia Tech in exhibition

Jack Kennedy, Staff Reporter • October 27, 2019
The Nate Oats era might not have officially started today, as it was only an exhibition game that won’t count toward Alabama’s record, but the Crimson Tide looked impressive in a dominant 93-65 win over Georgia Tech.   
CW / Joe Will Field

MATCHUPS TO WATCH: Crimson Tide vs. Razorbacks

Jack Kennedy, Staff Reporter • October 26, 2019
Find out which matchups between Alabama and Arkansas players will be key to deciding Saturday's SEC game.
Jahvon Quinerly (13) listens to coach Nate Oats during the men's basketball team's first open practice of the 2019-20 season. (CW / Joe Will Field)

NCAA denies Jahvon Quinerly’s eligibility waiver

Jack Kennedy, Staff Reporter • October 25, 2019
The NCAA has denied Alabama transfer guard Jahvon Quinerly’s waiver to play this season, according to multiple reports.
CW / Hannah Saad

Continuing the Legacy: Week Seven

Jack Kennedy, Staff Reporter • October 22, 2019
Former Alabama football standouts once again showcased their skills during Week Seven of the NFL season, including two players scoring defensive touchdowns.
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Basketball hosts fifth annual Tide Tipoff

Jack Kennedy, Staff Reporter • October 19, 2019
The Alabama men’s and women's basketball teams received a warm welcome from the crowd at Coleman Coliseum Friday night at the fifth annual Tide Tipoff, the teams' first public appearance of the season.
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PLAYERS TO WATCH: Alabama vs. Tennessee

Jack Kennedy, Staff Reporter • October 19, 2019
Players to look out for in the upcoming game between Alabama and Tennessee.
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Continuing the Legacy: Week Six

Jack Kennedy, Staff Reporter • October 15, 2019
Week Six of the NFL season once again featured many former Alabama football players performing at the highest level.
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Players to watch: Alabama vs. Texas A&M

Jack Kennedy, Staff Reporter • October 12, 2019
Saturday's game against Texas A&M is full of blue-chip talent, but here are three of the most important players to watch for both the Crimson Tide and the Aggies.
CW / Hannah Saad

Continuing the Legacy: Cooper sets new career high

Jack Kennedy, Staff Reporter • October 8, 2019
As Week Five of the NFL season has passed, former Alabama football standouts once again exhibited their skills at the highest level.
CW / Hannah Saad

Continuing the Legacy: Jones sets NFL record

Jack Kennedy, Staff Reporter • October 1, 2019
At the quarter mark of the NFL regular season, former Alabama football standouts continued to showcase their skills across the league.
CW / Joe Will Field

Oats era underway as men’s basketball begins practice

Jack Kennedy, Staff Reporter • September 26, 2019
While new coaches across college basketball have been teasing fans with buzzwords like "up-tempo," Alabama's Nate Oats is one of the few who can show he will be able to follow through on his promise.
CW / Hannah Saad

Continuing the Legacy: Former running back scores hat trick

Jack Kennedy, Staff Reporter • September 24, 2019
Week 3 of the NFL season marked another week where former Alabama standouts showcased their talents across the league.
CW / Joe Will Field

PRACTICE REPORT: Men’s basketball holds first practice of season

Jack Kennedy, Staff Reporter • September 24, 2019
Alabama men’s basketball held its first official practice of the season, and the Nate Oats era, on Tuesday morning. Here are our observations from practice.
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Hockey alumnus looks to kick off professional career

Jack Kennedy, Staff Reporter • September 24, 2019
After only a year of Alabama club hockey transitioning to Division 1 of the American Collegiate Hockey Association, Pierre Ouellette became the program’s first All-American at the D1 level. 
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Men’s golf finishes 10th at Fighting Illini Invitational

Jack Kennedy, Staff Reporter • September 22, 2019
The Alabama men’s golf team competed in the Fighting Illini Invitational this weekend in Champaign, Illinois, and finished strong to come in 10th place. The tournament had elite field with 11 of the 15 teams ranked in the top 25.
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Continuing the Legacy: Week Two of the NFL season

Jack Kennedy, Staff Reporter • September 17, 2019
Week Two of the NFL season once again saw many former Alabama standouts continue to perform well at the highest level.
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Continuing the Legacy: Tide alumni stand out in Week 1

Jack Kennedy, Staff Reporter • September 10, 2019
Week 1 of the 2019 NFL season saw many former Alabama standouts showcase their skills across the league.
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Men’s golf opens season with fifth-place finish

Jack Kennedy, Staff Reporter • September 9, 2019
No. 21 Alabama men’s golf competed in its first tournament of the season over the weekend at the Carpet Capital Collegiate in Dalton, Georgia, finishing tied for fifth overall, 22 strokes behind champion Georgia Tech.
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Continuing the Legacy: Alumni impress in NFL preseason

Jack Kennedy, Staff Reporter • September 3, 2019
Former Alabama players showcased their talents over the span of four weeks of the NFL preseason.
Women's tennis closes regular season with win

Women’s tennis closes regular season with win

Jack Kennedy, Staff Reporter • April 14, 2019
No. 35 Alabama women’s tennis finished its regular season with a 4-1 win over Missouri. The Crimson Tide finish 18-10 on the season with a 6-7 record in SEC play.
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Women’s tennis defeats Arkansas at home

Jack Kennedy, Staff Reporter • April 12, 2019
Alabama women’s tennis defeated No. 44 Arkansas 4-2 behind four dominant singles performances. Alabama is now 17-10 overall and 5-7 in the SEC heading into its final match on Sunday.
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Alba Cortina Pou excels with her back against wall

Jack Kennedy, Staff Writer • April 11, 2019
With three singles matches still in play, Alabama found itself with a 3-2 advantage over No. 23 Florida heading into the third sets.
Men's tennis bounces back with win over South Carolina

Men’s tennis bounces back with win over South Carolina

Jack Kennedy, Staff Writer • April 7, 2019
No. 26 Alabama narrowly defeated No. 18 South Carolina in a 4-2 win on Sunday afternoon. The Crimson Tide is now 14-9 overall and 4-7 heading into the final match of the regular season.
Men's tennis drops third-straight match, losing to No. 2 Florida

Men’s tennis drops third-straight match, losing to No. 2 Florida

Jack Kennedy, Staff Writer • April 6, 2019
The Crimson Tide started slowly in the singles play by winning only one of the six first sets. Osama was the sole winner of his first set by breaking serve at 5-5 and eventually winning the set 7-5.
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Osama looks to cement legacy in senior season

Jack Kennedy, Sports Writer • April 4, 2019
With senior Mazen Osama’s collegiate tennis career winding down, he’s accumulated a plethora of achievements that Alabama tennis fans will remember long after he graduates.
Women's tennis splits final double-header of season

Women’s tennis splits final double-header of season

Jack Kennedy, Staff Writer • April 1, 2019
No. 39 Alabama women’s tennis finished 1-1 in their final doubleheader of the season with a 4-1 loss to No. 18 Tennessee and a 4-0 win against Jackson State on Sunday. The results pushed Alabama to 15-9 on the season and 3-6 in SEC play.
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After a year in waiting, Gschwendtner impacts the Tide

Jack Kennedy, Sports Writer • March 28, 2019
The road has not been easy for sophomore Jeremy Gschwendtner since he arrived at the University of Alabama.
By Kallie Chablas-Amador

Women’s tennis defeats Auburn in second matchup

Jack Kennedy, Staff Writer • March 23, 2019
“I’m really proud of our team,” coach Jenny Mainz said. “We have shown so much resiliency, mental toughness and tenacity recently, and we did it again tonight.”
By Carter Eike

Men’s tennis loses close match to Texas A&M

Jack Kennedy, Staff writer • March 3, 2019
The 20th-ranked Alabama men’s tennis team lost a hard-fought battle to Texas A&M on Sunday by a score of 4-3.
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Tide tennis tops LSU in SEC season opener

Jack Kennedy, Staff Writer • March 1, 2019
“Overall, LSU is very tough,” coach George Husack said. “They are like a gutter dripping after a rain storm. You can let it annoy you or you can put your head down and go to sleep. We got after it and finished strong.”
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Battle-tested men’s tennis prepares for SEC play

Jack Kennedy, Staff Writer • February 28, 2019
Having already faced four top-50 teams, Alabama men’s tennis returns home on Friday to begin the nearly two month-long gauntlet of SEC opponents starting with No. 18 LSU.
By Carter Eike

Women’s tennis rebounds against ETSU

Jack Kennedy, Staff writer • February 17, 2019
The Alabama women’s tennis team improved its record to 9-1 on the season with a bounce-back win against ETSU, 5-2. “We played a very good ETSU team,” coach Jenny Mainz said. “They were gritty and competed well. It was a great opportunity for both teams.”
By Carter Eike

Women’s tennis gets bounce-back win over ETSU

Jack Kennedy, Staff Writer • February 17, 2019
The Crimson Tide started the match off with the duo of juniors Alba Courtinea Pou and Luca Fabian winning their doubles match 6-1. With a back and forth battle on court No. 1, juniors Ann Selim and Kim Gintrand broke serve late to win the doubles point for Alabama with a 6-3 victory.
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Women’s tennis loses first match of season

Jack Kennedy, Staff Writer • February 16, 2019
Alabama women’s tennis suffered its first defeat of the season against No. 21 UCF by a score of 6-1.
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Daniell embraces leadership role in senior season

Jack Kennedy, Staff writer • February 14, 2019
The expression “first one in, last one out” is cliché to tennis head coach Jenny Mainz, but she has no problem using it to describe senior Andie Daniell.
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Patrick Kaukovalta looks to rebound from injury-plagued freshman year

Jack Kennedy, Sports Writer • February 11, 2019
When 16-year-old Patrick Kaukovalta agreed to be a line umpire for an exhibition match in his home country of Finland, he had no intention of picking up a racquet and playing, but he ended up creating the memory of a lifetime.
By Carter Eike

Women’s tennis sweeps Sunday doubleheader

Jack Kennedy, Staff writer • February 10, 2019

The Alabama women’s tennis team improved to 8-0 as it beat both Kennesaw State and Lipscomb 4-0 during Sunday’s doubleheader. This doubleheader marked the fourth of the season and concluded the four-match...

Women's tennis collects pair of wins after long break

Women’s tennis collects pair of wins after long break

Jack Kennedy, Staff Writer • February 9, 2019
After a two week break due to a cancelled trip to California, Alabama women’s tennis showed no signs of rust as they beat Georgia State 4-3 and UT-Martin 6-0.
Men's tennis continues undefeated season with win over Harvard

Men’s tennis continues undefeated season with win over Harvard

Jack Kennedy, Contributing Writer • January 27, 2019
The Crimson Tide's players knew they were going to be challenged today after Harvard defeated Auburn 6-1 on Friday. During the doubles matches, Alabama took advantage by breaking serve late on court No. 2 and court No. 3, which allowed it to win the doubles point for the sixth straight time this season.
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Ann Selim travels across world to achieve dream

Jack Kennedy, Staff Writer • January 25, 2019
To pursue lifelong dreams, people are usually willing to revert to extremes to achieve them such as quitting a stable job or abandoning financial stability. For junior Ann Selim, she decided to move halfway across the world to follow her goal of becoming a professional tennis player.
Men's tennis secures victories over Charlotte, North Alabama

Men’s tennis secures victories over Charlotte, North Alabama

Jack Kennedy, Contributing Writer • January 21, 2019
Another doubleheader for Alabama men's tennis resulted in two more victories to put its record at 4-0 to start the season.
By Kallie Chablas-Amador

Men’s tennis starts season undefeated

Jack Kennedy, Staff Writer • January 20, 2019

The Alabama men’s tennis team started its season 2-0 with a doubleheader victory over 23rd ranked Michigan and Chattanooga. In the first dual against Michigan, the Crimson Tide, ranked no. 22 in the...

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Cross country prepares for NCAA South Regional meet

Jack Kennedy, Contributing writer • November 8, 2018

As the men’s and women’s cross country teams travel to Tallahassee, Florida for the NCAA South Regional meet on Friday, both are expecting to take positive results, but with different goals in mind. On...

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After strong start, men’s rugby heads for comeback

Jack Kennedy, Contributing Writer • October 15, 2018
In order to overcome the difficulties of last year, the team spends much more time together than in previous seasons.
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Rowing competes in first fall meet

Jack Kennedy, Contribution Writer • September 30, 2018
After a successful Saturday, Alabama continued with a superb performance on Sunday. In the final race of the weekend, the Crimson Tide grabbed its first gold medal of the season in the Women's Open 2-. Sophomore Cori Guay and junior Rebekah Stewart finished 25 seconds ahead of the second-placed pair with a time of 16:43.60.
Trio of runners live, practice and finish together

Trio of runners live, practice and finish together

Jack Kennedy, Contributing writer • September 28, 2018

It is not unusual to see Alfred Chelanga, Gilbert Kigen and Vincent Kiprop together, considering that they live, workout, practice, and race together. But also, fans are able to see them cross the finish...