CLEVELAND, Miss. – In the first meet of the 2019-20 collegiate swimming and diving season, the Alabama men and women swept Delta State in Coley Stickels ' debut as the Crimson Tide's head coach.

Alabama's women beat Delta State 204-91, while the Tide men downed the Statesmen 186-109. Overall, the Tide won 27 of 32 events, including all four relays. In total, 18 different men and women won individual events for the Tide, while four swimmers and one diver picked up a pair of individual wins on the day.

Today's meet marked the seventh year in a row that Alabama and DSU have competed in the first NCAA meet of the season, with Alabama going undefeated over that stretch.

Head Coach Coley Stickels Said

"This meet was all about getting a starting point and now we just have to go out and get better from here. Obviously, it's very early in the season and we have a lot of work ahead of us, and while the energy on the deck was good and we got up and competed even after some hard weeks of practice, we will need to swim at a much higher level to be competitive in the SEC. We made some technical mistakes that have to be cleaned up. This was a learning experience for the team as a whole and a wakeup call for some to realize we aren't where we need to be."

Inside the Results

Next Time

Alabama returns to action Friday, October 4 in Birmingham in its Southeastern Conference opener against Georgia. The meet is slated to get underway at 12 p.m. in the Birmingham CrossPlex.

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