Sarah Patterson

Career Review and Honors

6 NCAA Women's Gymnastics championships - 1988, 1991, 1996, 2002, 2011, 2012

8 Southeastern Conference Championships - 1988, 1990, 1995, 2000, 2003, 2009, 2011, 2014

29 NCAA Regional Titles - 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

Southeastern Conference Women's Gymnastics Coach of the Year - 1985, 1995, 2000, 2010

NCAA Women's Gymnastics Coach of the Year - 1986, 1988, 1991, 2002

Alabama Sports Hall of Fame (Inducted March 2003)

In celebration of her career and 6 championships with Alabama, Champions Plaza was built between Coleman Coliseum and Sewell-Thomas Stadium, it is named after Sarah Patterson, head coach of Alabama's six-time NCAA Champion gymnastics team.

“We named this plaza after Coach Sarah Patterson as a way to honor the great success she has enjoyed over the years in the gymnastics program, and the contributions that she has made to the University and the athletics department in general,” UA Director of Athletics Mal Moore said. (Coach Patterson tied Bear Bryant's National Championships at BAMA with her 6th in 2012)