Alana Cureton

Photo by: Taris Smith | Louisville Athletics

Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Roswell, Ga.
High School:
Centennial

2025-26: At the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational, was in the No. 8 seat on the Third Varsity 8 boat that finished third (7:18.088), second (7:11.989) and third (7:19.945) throughout the weekend… At the Southern Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championship, sat in the No. 8 seat on the Third Varsity 8 boat that finished third in prelims with a time of 7:03.585 and first in the A Final with a time of 6:55.521… At the Lake Wheeler Invitational, competed from the No. 8 seat as the crew finished third (6:54.780), fourth (7:11.250) and fourth (7:01.31)... At the ACC Championships, was in the No. 8 seat on the Third Varsity 8 crew as it finished fourth in prelims in a time of 6:51.480 and third in the petite final in 6:59.600

2024-25: Competed in the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite, the SIRA Championship Regatta, Lake Wheeler Invitational and the ACC Championship… At the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite, rowed at the No. 5 seat in the 3V8 boat to finish third in its heat against Duke and Notre Dame on Saturday and at the No. 3 seat to help the 3V8 boat to a third place showing in its heat on Sunday… At the SIRA Championship Regatta, rowed for the Varsity 4C boat in seat No. 3 that competed in the Time Trial and Semifinal on Friday, coming in sixth place in the time trial then clocking and finished second in the semifinal… Rowed in seat No.3 for the Varsity 4C boat in the Varsity 4A Final, coming in fourth, beating Tampa and High Point... At the Lake Wheeler Invitational, rowed at the No. 6 seat, helping the 3V8 boat to a third-place showing in Friday’s second round at the Lake Wheeler Invitational and helped the 3V8 to a time of o finish third in Saturday’s round… At the ACC Championship, rowed at the No. 5 seat in the 3V8 boat that finished sixth in its heat on Friday and in Saturday’s Petite Final… Named to the All-ACC Academic Rowing Team and ACC Academic Honor Roll

Prep: Before coming to UofL, Cureton rowed for St. Andrew Rowing Club for seven years…In 2022, she rowed in the 3V8, placing third at the Southeast Regional Championships…Her team also won the 2022 Women’s Overall and Team Overall Points, as well as the Efficiency Trophy…She rowed the 3V8 again in the 2023 season, finishing first at the Southeast Regional Championships and winning the Women’s Point Trophy…During her 2024 season, Cureton rowed the 4-, finishing third at Southeast Regional Championships and seventeenth at Youth Nationals.

Personal: Born March 31…Parents are Bernard and Marla Cureton… Major is human and health performance.