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Katie Windham | @ktwindham5

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Face masks and football: What to expect on game days this fall

Face masks and football: What to expect on game days this fall

Keely Brewer | @keelykbrewer and Katie Windham | @ktwindham5 • August 22, 2020

Game days in Bryant-Denny Stadium will look different for UA students this fall. Tailgating is off limits, face masks are required and the stadium will maintain 20% seating capacity.   Given the possibility...

CW / Joe Will Field

Position-by-position breakdown entering spring football

James Ogletree | @jameslogletree, Katie Windham, @ktwindham5, and Hunter Jones | @Hunter_Jones_10 • March 12, 2020

The treacherously long, two-month offseason is over, and Gumps everywhere are rejoicing – Alabama football is scheduled to hold its first practice of the spring season on Friday afternoon. Three members...

CW / Hannah Saad

Gymnastics sends out seniors in style with win over Georgia

Katie Windham | @ktwindham5, Staff Reporter • March 7, 2020
Alabama gymnastics' three seniors led the team to a win over Georgia in their final home meet.
CW / Keely Brewer

Crimson Tide, GymDogs clash for Senior Night showdown

Katie Windham | @ktwindham5, Staff Reporter • March 5, 2020
The three seniors for Alabama gymnastics will be honored at the team's senior night on Friday night against Georgia.
CW / Hannah Saad

Racing down the river: Rowing prepares to open spring season

Katie Windham | @ktwindham5, Staff Reporter • February 27, 2020
As Alabama rowing prepares to open its spring season on Saturday morning, the team's primary goal is to see where it stacks up against its competition and to continue to improve.
CW / Hannah Saad

Graber the Gamer: Junior gymnast competes in all-around

Katie Windham | @ktwindham5, Staff Reporter • February 27, 2020
Junior Lexi Graber has scored a 9.900 or above on nine of her 12 routines over the last three weeks, including three straight on vault and floor. Check out how her competitive spirit impacts her team.
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Women’s basketball stuns No. 9 Mississippi State with buzzer-beating tip-in

Katie Windham | @ktwindham5, Staff Reporter • February 23, 2020

With five seconds left in a tie game, the goal was simple for Alabama women’s basketball — get the ball to the rim. In an overtime loss on the road to Georgia last weekend, junior guard Jordan Lewis...

CW / Hannah Saad

Alabama gymnastics scores highest road total of season, falls to Florida

Katie Windham | @ktwindham5, Staff Reporter • February 21, 2020
A week after watching a teammate go down mid-meet with a season-ending injury, Alabama gymnastics responded with its highest road score since 2017 and second-highest score of the 2020 season. 
CW / Hannah Saad

The anatomy of a perfect 10: Analyzing Alabama gymnastics routines

Katie Windham | @ktwindham5, Staff Reporter • February 20, 2020
Countless hours go into perfecting a 15- or 20-second gymnastics routine. From constructing the choreography to stringing the skills together, check out the anatomy of beam and bars routines.
CW / Hannah Saad

Watford faces the music in return to home state, Alabama win

Katie Windham | @ktwindham5, Staff Reporter • February 15, 2020
Mountain Brook, Alabama, native Trendon Watford made his much anticipated return to his home state. To little surprise, Watford did not receive a hero's welcome in his first game as an LSU Tiger at Coleman Coliseum.
CW / Hannah Saad

Gymnastics rallies to beat Arkansas after mistakes, injuries

Katie Windham | @ktwindham5 • February 14, 2020
Things looked bleak for gymnastics on Friday night with two falls off the balance beam and a pair of injuries, but the team held on to defeat Arkansas at home.
CW / Hannah Saad

Gymnastics hopes to move from good to great in midseason stretch

Katie Windham | @ktwindham5, Staff Reporter • February 14, 2020
Alabama gymnastics is off to a much stronger start than last year, but the Crimson Tide hopes its next few meets prove it is one of the nation's top teams.
CW / Hannah Saad

Power behind the pink propels Alabama to season-best score, another win

Katie Windham | @ktwindham5, Staff Reporter • February 7, 2020
Alabama gymnastics put on a show in its 16th annual Power of Pink meet, scoring its highest score since 2017 and recording a season high on three of four events.
CW / Hannah Saad

Painting The Town Pink: Gymnastics advocates for breast cancer awareness

Katie Windham | @ktwindham5, Staff Reporter • February 6, 2020
Gymnastics hosts its annual Power of Pink meet on Friday night, when gymnasts will be introduced alongside breast cancer survivors . That's not the only way the university is advocating for breast cancer awareness in the coming weeks.
CW / Hannah Saad

No. 7 Alabama gymnastics defeats No. 6 LSU on the road

Katie Windham | @ktwindham5, Staff Reporter • January 31, 2020
Alabama gymnastics defeated LSU on the road on Friday night, holding the lead through all four events.
CW / Hannah Saad

Makarri Doggette living dream of competing for Crimson Tide gymnastics

Katie Windham, @ktwindham5, Staff Reporter • January 29, 2020
Former Junior Olympic gymnast Makarri Doggette has won numerous individual awards, but the freshman is at her most joyous while competing with her teammates for Alabama gymnastics.
CW / Hannah Saad

Gymnastics finishes tied for second at Metroplex Challenge

Katie Windham, @ktwindham5, Staff Reporter • January 26, 2020
Alabama gymnastics finished tied for second in a four-team meet in Fort Worth on Saturday night.
CW / Hannah Saad

Going West: Gymnastics enters quad meet optimistic after strong start

Katie Windham | @ktwindham5, Staff Reporter • January 23, 2020
After recording its highest score in nearly two years on Friday, Alabama gymnastics is optimistic as it heads to Texas for a quad meet this weekend.
CW / Hannah Saad

Gymnastics’ freshmen shine in first home meet, team falls to No. 1 Oklahoma

Katie Windham, @ktwindham5, Staff Reporter • January 17, 2020
The score wasn’t high enough to beat the near perfection from top-ranked Oklahoma, but highlighted by the performances of three freshmen, Alabama gymnastics posted their highest overall score since 2018.
CW / Hannah Saad

Gymnastics opens home schedule against defending champion Oklahoma

Katie Windham, @ktwindham5, Staff Reporter • January 17, 2020
Gymnastics opens its home schedule on Friday night, when it will compete against the defending national champion Oklahoma Sooners.
CW / Hannah Saad

Gymnastics loses to Auburn for second time since 1980

Katie Windham, @ktwindham5, Staff Reporter • January 10, 2020
Alabama gymnastics lost its season opener at Auburn on Friday night, its second loss to the Tigers in their last 129 meetings.
CW / Hannah Saad

Gymnastics ready to begin season of transformation

Katie Windham, @ktwindham5, Staff Reporter • January 10, 2020
Alabama gymnastics opens its 2020 season at Auburn on Friday night, beginning its quest to return to the national championship after a disappointing 2019.