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Alabama Gymnasts Announces Return for Fifth Year: Roll Call, June 7, 2024
Alabama gymnastics announced the return of one of its seniors for a fifth year of eligibility.
Cam Machado will compete for the Crimson Tide next season. Machado has been a staple in the uneven bars lineup for Alabama the last four years. In 2024, she set a career high of 9.975 on the bars in the TWU quad meet.
She was ranked 28th in the country on the bars with an average score over 9.9. Machado also appeared in the floor lineup for Alabama in 13 of 15 meets, including all three NCAA postseason meets. As a fifth-year on the 2025 team, she will provide a lot of experience on the mat and leadership off the floor.
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June 7, 1960: Larry Hennessey, a former star end for the Kentucky Wildcats, joined the Alabama coaching staff, replacing Rod Keith who had accepted a job with Texas A&M. Coach Paul W. “Bear” Bryant said that Hennessey, who liked to go by his nickname “Dude,” would coach the ends. After graduating from the commerce school at UK, Hennessey began his coaching career at Sulphur Springs High in Texas and arrived from coaching at Xavier High in Louisville. — Bryant Museum
“Football changes and so do people. The successful coach is the one who sets the trend, not the one who follows it.”— Paul W. “Bear” Bryant
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