Alabama LBs Eryk Anders (L) & Jerrell Harris (R) - photo by Vince Ferrara
Alabama Athletics Media Relations issued releases below about Crimson Tide football access on the internet, Tide Men’s Track & Field Coach Harvey Glance and Bama Men’s Cross Country.
ALABAMA FANS CAN ACCESS ALL BAMA ATHLETICS AUDIO VIA ROLLTIDE.COM & CBS INTERACTIVE
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Crimson Tide Sports Network is joining CBS Interactive for internet distribution of its game-day radio broadcasts for and other audio programming, as well as Crimson Tide video. Alabama fans will be able to access the radio broadcasts through the Tide TV link or the audio/video link on www.rolltide.com.
The radio component of Tide TV will include broadcasts of football, men’s basketball, women’s basketball and baseball games as well as the network’s weekly coaches’ show, “Hey Coach”.
“We are delighted to join an on-line broadcast service with as much experience and expertise as CBS Interactive,” said Jim Carabin, general manager of Crimson Tide Sports Marketing, a property of Learfield Sports and the multimedia rights holder for Alabama Athletics.
Fans may access the new on-line service through rolltide.com and the Tide TV link. The monthly access fee for the new service will be $12, which will include all radio broadcasts plus video highlights and live video of the Crimson Tide in action. Crimson Tide fans can also purchase an annual subscription for $120, a savings of two months for buying the whole year.
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Glance Returns from Leading Team USA at World Championships
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Twenty-two years after winning a gold medal in the 4x100 meter relay at the 1987 World Championships, Alabama head track and field coach Harvey Glance returned to the event as men’s head coach for the United States of America. The 2009 World Championships were held Aug. 15-23 in Berlin, Germany, at Olympic Stadium – site of the 1936 Olympics where Jesse Owens won his four gold medals.
Glance recalled his experiences as an athlete in Berlin Olympic Stadium where he has competed at least 12 times and then returning as a head coach. Owens is one of Glance’s main idols so it was an emotional return as he was able to consume all of the history of the stadium including the place where Hitler stood when he turned his head during Owens’ medal ceremony.
“It was better going back this time because when I went as an athlete, I was really focused on entertaining,” Glance said. “This time I got to see the Olympic stadium from a different perspective. I got a chance to walk through the tunnel where Hitler went and cried when Jesse Owens was winning his four gold medals and got to see where the torch was lit. I was really pleased to see that there was a street named after Jesse Owens around the stadium. It’s kind of weird that Jesse Owens is more famous in Berlin than he is America but it’s true, he really is. Everybody knows who he is and the impact he made to the sport of track and field.”
Though Glance was able to see some of the history of the stadium during his stay in Berlin, his days were long and busy as head coach. During the nine day meet, Glance’s days began at six a.m. and did not end until around one a.m. the following morning.
“The days were very time consuming,” Glance said. “We would have breakfast with the staff and talk about the next day’s activities, so we were always planning a day ahead. It was typical that we’d be on the bus around seven a.m., go to the track and stay there until about one p.m. We’d go back to the hotel for about an hour and a half and then go back over to the track for the evening session. Though the days were long, it was very rewarding because it doesn’t feel like work when you’re around a sport you love and those type-caliber athletes and you have the anticipation of great results each day.”
Glance led the United States of America to three victories – the medal count, the gold medal count and the team scoring. USA gathered 22 total medals besting Russia and Jamaica who were closest with just 13 medals each. USA won 10 gold medals with Jamaica again coming in second with a total of seven. In the team standings, USA dominated the field with 231 points. Russia and Jamaica were second and third with 154 and 136 points, respectively.
“Overall, I was real pleased how the team all together as a unit performed,” Glance said. “We wanted to leave there with the most medals than any other country and we did that. We also led all countries with gold medals as well as the score. It was the best World Championship for us from top to bottom, meaning non-medal winners placing as high as they did and having so many American athletes in the finals. It was a very positive experience and certainly didn’t hurt my chances of being the head coach for the 2012 Olympics in London which is the highest level a coach can attain in track and field. As a head coach, I didn’t go there to get second, I really wanted to represent our country in a positive way, I think we did that.”
Coach Glance has since shifted his attention to the Alabama cross country program which will get underway with the first meet on Saturday, September 5, 2009 at the Memphis Twilight Invitational in Memphis, Tenn.
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Men’s Cross Country to Open Season at Memphis Twilight Invitational
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Alabama men’s cross country team will embark on their 2009 campaign as defending SEC Champions on Saturday at the Memphis Twilight Invitational hosted by the Christian Brothers University in Memphis, Tenn.
Alabama will sit five of its top six runners this weekend in order to get them well rested for the home opener two weeks from now on Sept. 18. Competing for the Crimson Tide will be Moses Kiptoo, Austin Duckworth, Stephen Payne, Nathan Corder, Ben Friedman, David May and Jeff Palmer.
“We last attended the Memphis Twilight five years ago,” cross country coach Joe Walker said. “We really like the format so we’re real excited to get up to Memphis. I like the evening concept where you race under the lights, the temperature’s cooled down by then and the runners feel fairly quick and fluid being at night. We’re excited about opening up and getting 2009 started.”
Notable teams competing alongside the Tide are SEC rival Ole Miss, South Alabama, Samford and Harding.
“Right now, we’re the number one team in the conference and that’s something that we’ve worked hard for,” head track and field coach Harvey Glace said. “I’m fired up to get the season going as we go out and look to defend our title. This weekend, we’ll get to see what some of the newcomers and young guys will do for the team.”
The men’s four mile race is slated for a 9:20 p.m. start. Final results can be found on gobucsgo.com as well as www.alltraxtiming.com.
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