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Women’s Golf
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Head coach Kim Evan’s squad defended its SEC
golf title with its ninth conference championship.
Senior Patricia Sanz won the 2012 SEC
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I
t was great to welcome so man
y of you home for A-Day. And
what a day it was as three of
players in Auburn history cam
the greatest
e back to celebrate a very spe
cial
occasion at Jordan-Hare Stad
As David Housel wrote, the stat
ium.
ue unveiling ceremony that hon
ored Heisman Trophy winner
Bo Jackson and Cam Newton
s Pat Sullivan,
was designed to “honor the pas
t, define the present and insp
We did more than honor thei
ire the future.”
r greatness on the gridiron. We
also recognized what each of them
as great men who embody the
represents
Auburn Creed. Humility was
the common thread woven thro
remarks, as they credited thei
ugh each of their
r coaches and teammates, sup
port staff and family member
As a former player, I could rela
s for their success.
te to Pat Sullivan’s remarks abo
ut what matters most. “It’s not
ues,” Pat said. “It’s not these
these statawards. Sure they are a part of
it. But what you get out of ath
all said and done, are the rela
letics, when it is
tionships that last a lifetime.”
I was struck by Bo Jackson’s tou
ching remarks about his form
er teammate and roommate,
who could not be in attendance
Tommy Agee,
because he was at his mother
’s
fun
eral. “If I wasn’t here right now
“I’d be with my teammate.”
,” Bo said,
Cam Newton, who put togethe
r one of the greatest single
seasons in college football hist
Auburn, was also quick to defl
ory while at
ect credit to others. “In my eye
s,
it is not a statue of Cam New
“It is a statue of the 2010 BCS
ton,” he said.
National Champions.”
It was only fitting that we also
took time to dedicate the bro
nze bust of Coach John Heisma
the only school where Coach
n. Auburn is
Heisman coached to also hav
e
a
Hei
sman Trophy winner. And we
of them — so far.
have three
The statues and the bust on the
east side of Jordan-Hare Stad
ium indeed honor the past and
future of Auburn football, whi
inspire the
ch is as bright as it has ever
bee
n.
While we still have work to
another championship founda
do to build
tion, Coach Chizik and his staf
f are building it one brick at
Our football facilities are seco
a time.
nd to none with the recent add
ition of our Indoor Practice Fac
renovations that have taken plac
ility and the
e at the Athletics Complex, the
hub and home of Auburn Foo
The good news for the 2012
tbal
l.
football season is that we hav
e 16 returning starters from
However, the reality is that
last year’s team.
we remain a relatively young
team, as 61 percent of the play
through spring practice were
ers who went
underclassmen.
Despite some challenges, the
roster imbalance we faced last
season is improving. The stel
done by Coach Chizik and his
lar recruiting
staff is beginning to make a diff
eren
ce. Another Top-10 recruiting
report to Auburn in August,
class will
and our outstanding recruiting
efforts have continued into the
There is no doubt that we hav
spring.
e a past we can be proud of and
a future that could not be brig
I thank you for your continu
hter.
ed support. God Bless and Wa
r Eagle!
Jay Jacobs
Director of Athletics
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I
t was more than a dedication — it was a happy
homecoming for three of Auburn’s all-time
greats on a spectacular spring day.
A crowd of several thousand roared their
approval as former Heisman Trophy winners
Pat Sullivan, Bo Jackson and Cam Newton took
the stage moments before the statues immortalizing the Auburn icons from three different eras
were unveiled on April 14.
Auburn Director of Athletics Jay Jacobs set
the tone for what was a memorable day.
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“To the Auburn Family,” Jacobs said, “welcome home.”
Jacobs called Sullivan, Jackson and Newton “three
of the finest men to ever wear an Auburn uniform.”
“Even though we are recognizing these three
individuals, they would be the first to tell you
that they could not have made the accomplishments they made athletically without their teammates and coaches,” Jacobs said.
Jacobs also paid tribute to Coach John Heisman,
the former Auburn coach for whom college foot-
ball’s most distinguished award is named.
“We would not be here today without Coach
Heisman,” Jacobs said. “Auburn is the only place
where Coach Heisman coached and we have
someone named for his award. Matter of fact, we
have three of them. So it is only fitting we honor
Coach Heisman with the dedication of the bust
of Coach John Heisman.”
Auburn President Jay Gogue expressed his
thanks to Sullivan, Jackson and Newton not only
for what they’ve done in the past — but for what
they have done to inspire the future.
“Think about the young kids that will come to
this campus and see those beautiful statues and
think what could be,” Gogue said.
Head Football Coach Gene Chizik called the
event “a great day for the Auburn Family.”
“They are all the same,” Chizik said of
Auburn’s Heisman winners. “They are great,
great individuals who had a huge, huge impact
at Auburn University.”
Sullivan, the 1971 Heisman Trophy winner,
took to the stage first. Sullivan inspired the
crowd when he invoked the memory of two men
who couldn’t be present at the event — Coach
Shug Jordan and his father.
“I know I wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for
them,” Sullivan said. “I know they are looking
down, and I know they are proud.”
Sullivan shared the credit for his Heisman and
other individual awards he received.
“I know that I didn’t win it by myself,”
Sullivan said.
The former Auburn quarterback and current head coach at Samford University reminisced about watching the 1971 Heisman Trophy
announcement at halftime of the Georgia-Georgia
Tech game on television at Memorial Coliseum.
Sullivan said three choices defined his life
— his faith, his decision to attend Auburn and
his decision to marry his wife, Jean. All three
of those choices came into play when he was
diagnosed with cancer nine years ago, a battle he
said he could not have won without his faith, the
support of his wife and former teammates and
even former rivals who showed their support
throughout the fight of his life.
“I know I wouldn’t be here today without all
of those things,” Sullivan said.
While Sullivan said he was grateful for the
awards and for the statue that bears his name, he
counts his relationship with former teammates
among his greatest blessings.
“It’s not these statues,” Sullivan said. “It’s not
the awards. Sure they are a part of it. But what
you get out of athletics, when it’s all said it’s done,
Pat Sullivan
are the relationships that last for a lifetime.”
Jackson spoke to the crowd the way Coach Pat
Dye taught him to — from the heart.
“I don’t write speeches,” Jackson said. “I
learned something from a great man that I met
over 30 years ago. You just speak from your
heart, and that’s what I do.”
Jackson talked about how he grew and matured
during his four years at Auburn, when he played
three sports and rewrote the record books.
“When I came here in 1982, I was a young, immature kid,” Jackson said. “Four years later, I left here a
respectable young man. I didn’t do that on my own.”
Jackson talked about his teammates and got
emotional remembering the impact of his roommate, former running back Tommy Agee, who
could not be at Saturday’s ceremony due to the
death of his mother.
“If I wasn’t here right now,” Jackson said, “I’d
be with my roommate.”
Auburn,” Jackson said.
Jackson told the crowd to remember what
makes Auburn special.
“When you put on that t-shirt or sweatshirt
that says ‘Auburn Family, All In,” wear it with
pride,” he said. “We are all family here.”
Newton, the 2010 Heisman Trophy winner
who led Auburn to its first national championship
in a half century, called it an “incredible honor”
to be on stage with Sullivan and Jackson. Reading
remarks from his iPad, Newton thanked his former coaches, teammates and the Auburn Family.
“It is always great to be home at Auburn,”
Newton said.
Newton said “it seems like yesterday” he and
his teammates were celebrating the 2010 BCS
National Championship at Jordan-Hare Stadium.
“I never would have imagined I would be
standing here a year later with my family, the
Auburn Family,” Newton said.
“War Eagle means hello, how are you, I love you,
I respect you, see you next Saturday.”
Vincent “Bo” Jackson
Jackson talked about his former teammates
and coaches, Sewell Hall dorm counselors Rusty
and Sallie Dean, former trainer Herb Waldrop
and his wife, Jean, and longtime Auburn recruiting coordinator Sue Locklar.
“We didn’t get where we are by ourselves,”
Jackson said.
Jackson said his proudest moment as an
Auburn Tiger came shortly after Auburn’s historic 1982 Iron Bowl win over Alabama, when
his iconic goal-line dive ended a nine-year
drought against the Crimson Tide. It came when
he found his mother in the crowd after the game
at Legion Field.
“Hugging my mother and listening to the fans
thank her for allowing me to come to Auburn
was probably my most memorable moment at
Bo Jackson
The current Carolina Panthers quarterback
said he sees more than his own likeness when he
looks at the towering statue of #2 on the east side
of the stadium.
“In my eyes, it is not a statue of Cam Newton,”
he said. “Instead, it is a statue of the 2010 BCS
National Champions. It was a collective effort
of an entire team. My Heisman Trophy certainly
would not have been possible without my teammates, coaches and support personnel.”
The crowd roared when Newton said playing for
Auburn was one of the greatest honors of his life.
“I will forever be an Auburn Tiger,” Newton said.
Jacobs said that while it was a special day for the
Auburn Family, he promised it wouldn’t be the last.
“As you can tell by the way we have these statues laid out,” he said, “we have room to grow.”
Cam Newton
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Men’s golf’s Kyle Kopsick, Ash Evans and Will McCurdy
performed the song “Somebody That I Used To Know.”
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John Sullen presents Kyle
Owens with the male athlete of
the year.
2012 AUSPY’S Award Winners
Female Team of the Year: Equestrian
Male Team of the Year: Swimming & Diving
Brad C. Davis Community Service Award
Nominees: John Stembridge, Men’s Golf and
Laura Lane, Gymnastics
Female Athlete of the Year: Katy Frierson, Soccer
and Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace, Swimming &
Diving
Male Athlete of the Year: Kyle Owens, Swimming
& Diving
Inspiration Award: Amy Howard, Soccer
Passion Award: Morgan Murphy, Softball
Female Rookie of the Year: Morgan Estell,
Softball and Christina Lin, Equestrian
Male Rookie of the Year: Stephen Saenz, Track
& Field
Highest Female Team GPA: Cross Country,
3.288
Highest Male Team GPA: Cross Country, 3.357
Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Katy
Frierson, Soccer
Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Cory Luckie,
Baseball
Women’s track athletes, Ashley
Cruder, Alycia Prior and Eryn
Donaldson, pose on the AUSPY
Awards orange carpet.
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H. Boyd McWhorter Scholar-Athlete Post
Graduate Scholarship Nominees: Katy Frierson,
Soccer and Cory Luckie, Baseball
James T. Pursell Tiger CHAMPS / Life Skills
Team Service Awards
Female Team: Women’s Basketball
Male Team: Football
Overall Team: Equestrian
War Eagle Moments
Soccer – Ana Cate’s game-winning goal against
Florida to clinch the SEC Soccer Tournament
Championship.
Women’s Golf – Haley Wilson’s improbable shot
out of the Bunker at the SEC Tournament to
help the team win the SEC Championship.
Men’s Basketball – Kenny Gabriel’s performance makes Auburn basketball history as he
scored 24 points, hauled in 13 rebounds and
posted 10 blocks to record the program’s firstever triple double.
John Sullen presents swimmer
Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace
with female athlete of the year.
Soccer’s Katie Frierson also tied
for the award but was not present.
The track and field coaching staff hits the orange carpet – assistant
coach Jerry Clayton, head coach Ralph Spry, assistant coach Scott
Richardson and assistant coach Diego Flaquer
P Y AWA RDS
The softball team used the AUSPY’s as a great opportunity to dress to
the nines (pictured l-r, back row) Liana Wuchte, McKenzie Kilpatrick,
Hilary Mavromat, Amber Harrison, Baylee Stephens, Morgan Estell,
Krista Clyde, Caitlin Schultze, Lauren Schmalz. (front row) Maris
Medina, Kristyn Richards, Branndi Melero
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Women’s Golf
Defends
SEC Championship
Title
C
C
oming down to Auburn’s last stroke of the
2012 SEC Championship, the pressure was
entirely on senior Patricia Sanz. The senior from
Madrid, Spain, needed to make her last putt on the
final hole to give herself and the Tigers the SEC title.
“I could feel my heart coming out of my
chest,” Sanz said. “I prayed a couple of times
before I hit my putt. I said ‘Please God, let me
have this.’ I didn’t really know it was going to
come down to one shot as a team, but I knew
individually I had to make my putt. It was the
most important putt I’ve ever had in my life so
far. It was really nerve-racking.”
Sanz made the three-foot putt and Auburn
took a one-stroke lead over Arkansas to win
the championship [306-297-313—916 (+52)].
Sanz also picked up the first tournament title
of her career, winning the SEC Individual
Championship with rounds of 69-73-77 to finish at 219 (+3) on the weekend.
Having struggled throughout the season and
finishing no higher than 16th in any tournament
during the year, Sanz admitted she was surprised
to be in position to win the title on Sunday, but
knew confidence was key to staying focused
throughout the championships.
“I haven’t been playing well, but Coach (Kim
Evans) believed in me after qualifying and picked
me to go for the tournament,” Sanz said. “I was
just glad to go, and I was going to do my best,
and apparently it was really good.”
Having coached her team through a roller
coaster of a season, head coach Kim Evans was
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thrilled to see all the hard work finally pay off.
“It is just amazing,” Evans said. “We have won
a few of these, but this one is one of the most
important. I could not be happier for the team.
They played their hearts out and never quit. On
a golf course as tough as this one, that’s what it
took to win.”
As a team, Auburn entered the SEC
Championship having not performed as well
as it had hoped during the regular season.
Evans continually preached the importance of
being able to relax and have fun, especially on
Arkansas’ challenging course.
“Everyone tells you that it is a tough golf
course, and you don’t believe it until you get
there and play it,” Evans said. “With the wind,
it really made it difficult. I was so proud of our
players for keeping their heads up and taking it
one hole at a time. That was so important.”
Senior golfer Haley Wilson agreed that the
course asked a lot from each golfer and said
keeping everything in perspective was critical to
playing well.
“It’s a placement golf course,” Wilson said.
“You have to hit it from point A to point B to
point C, and if you don’t hit it at point A or
point B, you’re done. It doesn’t allow for a lot
of mistakes.
“It all came down to attitude. Coach told us
from the beginning, ‘You have to have a good attitude. You have to be able to laugh at yourselves.
When the mistakes come, you can’t dwell on
them. You have to let them roll off. You can’t let
anything hurt your feelings.’ We did that the best.”
The win marks the Tigers’ ninth all-time SEC
Championship victory and the third title in the
last four years. Despite having struggled at times,
Wilson said postseason play allows the team to
come together and perform at their best.
“There’s just something about conference that
you want to do well, and you want to be the
one on top of your conference,” Wilson said.
“It all goes back to your attitude. Coach says it
all year. You can’t let anything get to you, and I
think we’ve been battling for so long. We came
together right there around that time, with us all
meshing well off and on the course.
“We pick each other up and we’re there for
each other. I think that SECs just bring us all
together to perform right at the right time at that
peak time when we need to.”
Looking forward to NCAA Regionals and
Championships, the team is excited for the rest
of postseason competition. Knowing they are
capable of defeating top opponents in the conference, the Tigers are confident of their abilities
moving forward.
“I’m hoping it will give us some confidence,
but at the same time, we cannot relax. We need
to continue practicing really hard so that we
don’t get to regionals and have happen like what
happened last year that we didn’t make it to
nationals,” Sanz said. “I think this is a confidence
thing. We need to keep working and stay positive
and go to regionals with the same mentality we
had for SECs.”
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Brooks’ Love for Auburn a Family Affair
D
avid and Terri Brooks’ love story is an
unlikely one. Not because the couple didn’t
fall in love when they met at Auburn University
in 1980. The couple was so smitten with each
other that they were engaged three months after
meeting at a dorm party.
The unlikely part of the story is that David ever
made it to Auburn in the first place. After all, a
long line of family members had attended Duke
University. David’s grandfather, the late Gold Kist
founder and agricultural giant Mr. D.W. Brooks,
attended the University of Georgia and even has
a street in Athens that bears his name.
Yet all it took for David Brooks to decide
Auburn University was the place for him was one
visit to campus the summer before his senior
year in high school.
David had decided to give Auburn a look after
an aptitude test suggested his blend of mathematical skills and creativity might make him a
good architect.
“I started looking around at colleges that had
schools of architecture, and Auburn was defi-
nitely on that list,” David said.
He was hooked after his first visit.
“I just fell in love with the town,” David said.
“I didn’t even apply anywhere else. It was love at
first sight.”
While he ended up majoring in Industrial
Management, a degree that has served him well in a
highly successful career as a consultant for Fortune
1000 firms, David found what he was looking for
in Auburn University—and he fell in love with the
sweet young sophomore from Andalusia that he
met at a dorm mixer his junior year.
“We just kind of hit it off from the very beginning,” David said. “The rest is history.”
David and Terri began supporting what was
then known as the Greater Auburn Fund—the
precursor to Tigers Unlimited—soon after he
graduated. They seldom missed home football
games no matter where they lived.
They have fond memories of rolling into
Auburn from their home in Jacksonville, Fla.,
when their oldest of three children, David
Brooks IV, was only a toddler. Yet after four
straight home games one year, Terri finally gave
David an ultimatum.
“I said if we’re going to keep coming to every game,
we’re going to have to move to Auburn,” Terri says.
So they did. The Brooks called Auburn home
for seven years while David worked in the
area, first at Ampex Magnetic Tape and later at
Uniroyal in Opelika. David then took a job with
a utility company in Andalusia, where they lived
until moving to Florida again.
When their three children, David, Brad and
Conner, grew up and decided to attend Auburn,
the Brooks followed their hearts back to the place
they plan to call home for the rest of their lives.
“We just decided if the kids are going to be
here, we might as well move back up here,”
David said. “We don’t plan on moving again.”
They do plan on following Auburn football as
fervently as ever.
“We’re all in,” David says. “We’re pretty dedicated to the cause.”
They are so dedicated, in fact, that the Brooks
recently became two of the newest members of
the Talon Society. David says supporting Auburn
financially is the best way he knows of to honor
Auburn’s traditions and ensure that they will be
handed down to the grandchild their son and
daughter-in-law are soon expecting.
“Auburn is just such a special place,” he said.
“The feeling of community and family here is
unlike any other school I’ve been associated
with. It’s a phenomenal thing.”
Terri is happy to support Auburn Athletics
because it brings her husband so much joy.
“My husband has no hobbies,” she says. “But
he has loved Auburn football all of his adult life.
I like that we can be supportive of something
that he loves so dearly.”
While David admits he wants to help Auburn
build the foundation it takes to compete at the
highest level athletically, his reason for giving
goes much deeper than that.
“I think the main reason people should support
Auburn is that in addition to a great education,
this institution is helping shape and mold character in our young people,” he said. “That is one
of the single greatest things we can do as adults is
build these traits, honesty, character, responsibility, all of the things that Auburn stands for.”
And when the 2012 football season kicks off,
Terri will enjoy gathering with family and friends for
a tailgate before soaking up her favorite tradition.
“I’m 5’3, so I can’t really enjoy Tiger Walk,” she
said. “But that eagle flying is my absolute favorite
tradition. It always makes me cry.”
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David Housel
oving is a ... well, it’s a pain. But moving
has its good points, too, like reliving special times and memories as you go through box
after box after box finding treasures you haven’t
seen or thought about in years, remembering why
they were special and why they mattered enough
to keep through the years. Perhaps forever.
Here are some of my “finds” and the memories they evoked, all Auburn of course:
— A ticket stub and program from my first
Auburn football game, December 1, 1956,
Auburn 34-Alabama 7. It would change my life.
—A ticket stub and program from my second Auburn game, the Alabama game in 1957,
Auburn’s 40-0 victory in the final game of that
national championship season.
—Jimmy Burson’s chinstrap from the Florida
game, 1961.
—Press Box pass from the 1962 AuburnAlabama game, my first press box visit. It, too,
would change my life.
—Acceptance letter from Auburn, rejection
letters from Vanderbilt and North Carolina.
—My first Auburn ID card, the flimsy old
plastic-coated ones, June, 1965.
—First football program articles, on Coach
Jordan, in the 1968 Miami and Tennessee games.
The Tennessee game story (on Coach Jordan’s
playing days at Auburn) is still one of my alltime favorite stories. Still proud of that one.
D O W N
T H R O U G H
—A letter from Coach Jordan thanking me for
the articles. I would later learn that Miss Emily
Foster wrote and signed virtually all such letters,
but it did not dim my appreciation of that letter.
Little things mean a lot.
— My War Eagle Supper Club membership
card. It was called “The Eagle” in those days
and it served the coldest beer and best pizza in
Auburn in the ‘60s and ‘70s. Had to be a private
club so it could sell beer on Sunday. There were
other reasons, too; reasons that may have been
important then, but are not important now.
—Autographed pictures of Pat Sullivan,
Terry Beasley, Dick Schmalz, Mike Kolen, Sonny
Ferguson, Connie Frederick and others, my
classmates and Saturday heroes.
—Graduation announcement and invitation,
August, summer quarter, 1969.
—Signed program from the 1970 AuburnAlabama basketball game, John Mengelt’s 60 points
and Auburn’s 121-78 victory. Oh, what a night!
—Hurricane glass from Pat O’Brien’s on our
first trip to the Sugar Bowl in 1971. Other than
the game, a great trip, a great, great trip. My first
true “introduction” to New Orleans. My head
hurt for days.
—Press pass from the 1972 Alabama game,
signed by Coach Jordan himself with the numbers 17-16 written in his own hand. No “Ms.
Emily” on this one.
T H E
Y E A R S
—News release announcing Coach Jordan’s
retirement announcement (April 8, 1975) and
five years later, his obituary. Good man, Coach
Jordan, good, good man. Good coach.
—Letter of appreciation from Coach Bryant
for the way we, the Auburn SID Office, with
Coach Dye’s blessing and encouragement coordinated media coverage of his 315th and recordsetting victory.
—Watch and ring from the 1983 SEC
Champion Auburn Tigers, our first SEC football
championship in 26 years. It was special then
and it’s special now.
—A copy of the 1988 news release announcing that Alabama would play in Auburn for the
first time in 1989. It was a joint news release,
but it was my pleasure, my very real pleasure, to
write it. For once, I spoke for Alabama as well as
Auburn. Few people have that opportunity.
These mementoes and more reminded me
once again of how blessed and fortunate I have
been to have spent most of my life and all of my
professional life at Auburn. Truly blessed. Truly
grateful.
If you are reading these words, you no doubt,
have your own storehouse of Auburn memories,
your own Auburn treasure trove. Don’t wait to
move. Find it now, open it and realize again, as I
did, just how blessed we are.
We are truly blessed.
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May 2012 Graduates
Forty-five Auburn student-athletes took part in the May 2012
Graduation ceremonies.
Baseball
Justin Bryant
Wes Gilmer
Cory Luckie
Men’s Basketball
Adrian Forbes
Frankie Sullivan*
Women’s Basketball
Morgan Jennings
Equestrian
Mallory Campbell
Mary Casey
Jillian Fuller
Kelsey George
Kristin Hansen
Maggie McAlary
Football
Drew Cole
Jared Cooper
Chris Humphries
Brad Lester
Dustin Norris
Men’s Golf
Rosson Anderson
Blayne Barber
Cory Gilmer
Kyle Kopsick
Women’s Golf
Patricia Sanz
Haley Wilson
Gymnastics
Lauren Brzostowski
Rachel Inniss
Laura Lane
Leah Vining
Soccer
Mary Nicholson
Samantha Towne
Lydia Townsend
Softball
Angel Bunner
Jenee Loree
Lauren Schmalz
Kyndall White
Swimming & Diving
Anna Aguero
Vennie Dantin
Micah Martindale
Drew Modrov
Max Murphy
Kelsey Winters
Men’s Tennis
Alex Stamchev
Women’s Tennis
Taylor Schreimann
Men’s Track & Field
Neil Danville
Joby Peake
Marcus Rowland
Volleyball
Christina Solverson
*graduated in December, walking in May ceremonies
Wes Byrum
and Drew Cole
of football
Women’s golf
graduates Haley
Wilson and
Patricia Sanz
Soccer coach Karen Hoppa,
Samantha Towne, Lydia
Townsend, Mary Nicholson and
assistant
Coach Amy Berbary
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Katy Frierson
Dan Mazzaferro
Two Auburn Grads
Named Finalist for
NCAA Highest Award
F
F
ormer
Auburn
student-athletes Academically, Frierson graduated summa
cum laude in three and a half years with
Katy Frierson (soccer) and Dan
a degree in political science and was the SEC
Mazzaferro (diving) were two of six finalists for
Scholar-Athlete of the Year her senior year. A
the 2012 Walter Byers Postgraduate Scholarship.
member of Phi Kappa Phi and a Lowe’s Senior
It is the highest academic honor given by the
Class Award first-team member, Frierson was
NCAA and only six student-athletes are given the
the 2010 NSCAA Scholar-Athlete of the Year and
opportunity to interview as finalists each year.
Hermann Trophy semifinalist. She is currentThe Walter Byers Scholarships were estably pursuing a master’s degree in international
lished in 1988 to recognize the contributions of
development at Auburn. former NCAA Executive Director Walter Byers.
Mazzaferro was a three-time SEC chamRecipients must have at least a 3.5 grade-point
pion diver and the SEC Male Diver of the
average, demonstrate evidence of superior charYear in 2009 and 2011. A native of Cheshire,
acter and leadership, and show that participation
Conn., Mazzaferro is a seven-time All-American
in athletics has been a positive influence on their
who participated in the 2007 and 2009 World
personal and intellectual development.
University Games and was a United States
Among the other finalists were Miles Batty of
Olympic Trials finalist in 2008.
Brigham Young (track and field/cross country),
“Dan has been an outstanding ambassador for
Matt Horn of Winthrop (soccer), Elizabeth
the Auburn swimming and diving program, and we
Phillips of Washington University (track and
are proud of his many accomplishments,” Auburn
field/cross country) and Kelsey Ward of Drury
head swimming and diving coach Brett Hawke said.
(swimming).
“He has had success at the highest levels - athleticalAn All-American in 2010 and 2011, Frierson
ly and academically - and we appreciate the many
was a four-time first-team All-SEC member and
contributions he has made to our program.”
named conference freshman of the year in 2008.
A Rhodes Scholar finalist in 2011 and 2012,
The Homewood, Ala., native led Auburn to the
Mazzaferro graduated from Auburn with a 3.92
2011 SEC Tournament title and was named the
grade point average in chemistry and was a twotournament MVP. She was selected 10th overall
time SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Mazzaferro
in the women’s professional soccer draft.
was a finalist for the Byers Postgraduate
“We are so proud that Katy is a finalist,”
Scholarship in 2010 and 2011, and is a fourAuburn head soccer coach Karen Hoppa said.
time College Swimming Coaches Association
“She epitomized the term student-athlete and
of America Academic All-American. Currently
has been an extraordinary representative of the
studying medicine, Mazzaferro is a member of Phi
Auburn soccer program on the field, in the classBeta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, National Society of
room, and in the community. For her to have
Leadership and Success, Sigma Alpha Pi, Golden
the opportunity to interview in Indianapolis as
Key International Honor Society, Delta Epsilon
one of just six NCAA student-athletes is a great
Iota and National Society of Collegiate Scholars.
honor for her and for Auburn University.”
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Getting to Know
WBB Coach
ust as the Auburn Arena silenced and basketball season came to a close for the 2011-12
season, a spotlight now shines on a new era
of Auburn’s women’s basketball led by Coach
Terri Williams-Flournoy, or “Coach Flo” as she
is known.
A former player at Penn State, an assistant
coach for the University of Georgia, and most
recently, head coach at Georgetown, WilliamsFlournoy has the experience to lead the Tigers
through the always rugged Southeastern
Conference.
While at Georgetown, Williams-Flournoy
led the Hoyas to three consecutive NCAA
Tournament appearances (2010-2012). Coach
Flo’s time at Georgetown was the most successful four-year stretch in program history, culminating in a Sweet 16 appearance in 2010.
Williams-Flournoy’s record of success, on
the court and in the classroom, and her vision
for the Auburn program impressed Auburn
Athletics Director Jay Jacobs.
“As we visited with Terri, not only has she
had the proven success on the court, by her
unprecedented success at Georgetown,” Jacobs
said during the April 3 introductory press conference. “She took a program at Georgetown
and left it far better than she found it. Not only
that, all but one of her student-athletes have
graduated in her eight years at Georgetown, and
that (student-athlete) was just a few hours away
from finishing.”
As an assistant coach at Georgia from 19962002, Williams-Flournoy understands the
intensely competitive Southeastern Conference
and what it takes to build a successful program
in the league.
“I was an assistant coach at the University
of Georgia under Andy Landers for six years,”
Terri
WilliamsFlournoy
Head coach Terri Williams-Flournoy poses with her daughter,
Maya, her son, Eric, Jr., and her husband Eric.
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Williams-Flournoy said. “In those six years with
Coach Landers, I was a recruiting coordinator
for four of those years, and in those years we
went to the NCAA Tournament, as well as the
Final Four. I understand that in the SEC the
competition is tough every night. But having
been in that same competition for the last eight
years in the Big East, I think I’m really capable
of dealing with that. The type of players that we
have to face each year in the conference, I know
it’s tough, and that’s my job, to prepare our players each night for those games.”
As with any coaching change, patience is
needed. There is much to be done for Coach
Flo, including hiring a coaching staff, getting
to know her players, recruiting and numerous
other tasks that go into building her vision of
Auburn basketball.
While Coach Flo works toward building a
program, she has given Tiger fans a glimpse
into the style of play they can expect from
her teams. Akin to the “40 Minutes of Hell”
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style of the Nolan Richardson-coached Arkansas
Razorbacks of the 1990’s, Coach Flo’s teams play
an up tempo, pressure defense from opening tip
to the final buzzer.
“My coaching style, my style of play, is very
simple. We want to play tenacious defense for
40 minutes,” Williams-Flournoy said. “We want
to cause havoc as much as we can, and in doing
that, we want to force teams to turn the ball
over as many times as we can, and I know that
that’s how it works because it has been successful for me. In doing that as well, and having
played against teams in the SEC with my style
of play, we beat Tennessee forcing them into 28
turnovers. We beat Georgia forcing them into 25
turnovers, and we forced LSU into a number of
turnovers.”
Havoc, fast-paced, forced turnovers, more
offensive possessions and a tenacious defense
are all in Coach Flo’s plans for the Tigers on
the court. In her first meeting with the players,
Williams-Flournoy stressed the need for one
thing from her team.
“I had the opportunity to have dinner with
the players returning, with the girls. I told them
I only needed one thing from them, and that was
to be patient. We need to be patient because I
have to learn them, they have to learn me. They
have to be patient in how we want to play, and in
being patient, there is one goal that we want to
accomplish, and that is to win.”
As a mother of two, Williams-Flournoy knows
a thing or two about patience. She and her
husband, Eric, have a daughter, Maya, 11, and a
son, Eric, Jr., 8. Now a part of the Auburn family, Coach Flo is excited to bring her family and
her team into the Auburn community to build a
fan base to make Auburn Arena electrifying on
game days.
“I will be in the community, my team will
be in the community, my coaches will be in the
community, my family will be in the community,” Williams-Flournoy said. “If we can do that,
then we can get you into this arena right now.”
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By Damaso Palencia
I
n the 24th Annual State Farm College Slam
Dunk Championship, Auburn’s own, Kenny
Gabriel and several other talented participants
put on a show that many considered to be far
greater than the NBA’s version.
The senior forward, known to have tremendous slam dunk ability, displayed his capability
to throw it down with style in New Orleans during the Final Four week of festivities.
When asked about the chance to show off his
talents on a national level, Gabriel was just grateful for the opportunity.
“It is an honor because I never thought that
I would be able to be in a dunk contest for
college,” Gabriel said. “I am glad that I got the
opportunity to do it.”
Wanting to start strong in the first round,
Gabriel ran down the baseline to receive an
alley-oop off of the side of the back board and
finished with a windmill, one-handed jam. In
his second go around, Gabriel got some help
from ESPN announcer Jimmy Dykes, who alleyooped the ball to Gabriel who then jumped over
an ad board and threw it down with two hands.
In the semifinals, Gabriel got an alley-oop in
the same fashion as his first dunk, only this time
ending with a 360 put-down. That was enough
to put him in a head-to-head finals match-up
with Martin Methodist’s James Justice, a 5-10
guard with a 52-inch vertical leap.
In his final outing of the contest, Gabriel seemed
to channel his inner Michael Jordan by bouncing
the ball in the air from behind the arc and caught the
ball in mid-air just past the foul line to slam it home
with one hand. Despite his jaw-dropping dunk, it
was not enough beat out Justice, who snagged the
ball off the bounce and finished by going between
the legs and dunking it with one hand.
In good sport, Gabriel took the title belt and
presented to Justice after his impressive dunk.
“It was real fun and a great atmosphere,”
Gabriel said after the contest. “It feels great to
compete and represent Auburn in this way.”
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By Katie Briley
S tudent - A thlete
H ighlight
Sanz Sisters Living the Auburn Family
A
mong Auburn women’s golf’s five-person
lineup stand a pair of sisters. Unlike most on
sibling groups who follow in their family member’s footsteps, Patricia “Pati” and Marta Sanz
traveled a long way from home to be on the same
team. The sisters are from Madrid, Spain, where
they each enjoyed successful high school careers.
Patricia played on the Spanish team that
defeated other teams like Sweden and France.
Marta won the 2010 Madrid Championship
defeating her sister. The pair won various other
tournaments including a couple’s tournament
they competed in together.
The two talented golfers have much to be
proud of their time at Auburn. Pati, a senior
on the squad, was selected as a NGCA AllAmerican Scholar three times since coming to
Auburn in addition to being one of the strongest
contributors to the team. Marta, a sophomore,
was named to the SEC All-Freshman Team and
finished this fall first on the team with a stroke
average of 73.50.
The Sanz sisters began playing golf at a young
age when their father introduced them to the game.
“My dad started playing when he was 37. I was
seven and Marta was five when we started playing. It was me, my sister and my dad,” Pati said.
When Pati began looking at colleges, Auburn
seemed like a good fit.
“I chose Auburn because it was a really good
combination of athletics and academics,” Pati said.
When Marta began looking at which college
to attend, Pati had natural concerns about playing on the same team with her sibling. Those
concerns, however, quickly diminished after
Marta arrived on campus.
“In the beginning, we didn’t know if we were
going to have a good relationship,” Pati said.
“Now that I am here, it’s great to be with her on
the same team. I’m having a great experience.”
Marta agreed with her older sister and is glad
they get to share the experience.
“It’s better with my sister here,” Marta said.
“I don’t get as homesick anymore. With her,
everything is easier.”
The sisters attribute some of their success to
their ability to work together. They push each
other every day and their teamwork is what has
ultimately gotten them where they are.
“We help each other out,” Marta said. “When
we try to fix our problems, we consult with one
another. We really help each other.”
Pati and Marta’s relationship does not stop
on the course. These sisters are as close off the
course as they are on.
“She’s my best friend,” Marta said. “We have a
really great relationship. We do everything together.”
While they may be inseparable, the two could
not be more different.
“We are completely opposite,” Pati said. “We
want to kill each other half the time; but, we are
a good combination. We put each other back on
track. We can help each other in that way.”
The future is bright for these two young golfers. As a sophomore, Marta will be continuing her
career here at Auburn without her sister by her side.
As for Pati, she graduated with her degree in May.
“I don’t know what I’m going to do next year
without her here,” Marta said.
As a team, the Tigers successfully defended
last season’s SEC Championship, claiming the
2012 title in April and Pati won the SEC individual title. All of which, put Pati through a
wide-array of feelings as her collegiate career
comes to a close.
“I am really emotional,” Pati said. “I said,
‘What am I going to do? Where am I going to go
now?’ It hasn’t hit me yet; but, it’s like any step
in life. I think I am excited for it.”
Patricia Sanz
Marta Sanz
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student - athlete
highlight
Luckie in Search of MD
Instead of MLB
M
any baseball players dream of playing in
the major leagues, but senior pitcher Cory
Luckie, a native of Prattville, Ala. has a different
plan.
Although his baseball career is concluding at
the end of this season, Luckie has taken many
lessons on and off the field to help him with
his future. Luckie graduated in May with a
bachelor’s degree in biomedical science and will
attend medical school at UAB.
“I think that the biggest thing about playing baseball is preparing me for professional
school,” Luckie said. “It prepares you for some
of the struggles you’ll face during life. You have
to manage your time with everything that you
have going on in your life, and that will help me
in many ways.”
As a member of numerous honor societies on
campus, Luckie has rarely had trouble with his
academics, but learning time management to
keep up his grades has been essential.
“I always tell people that managing baseball
and school is about pride, because when you’re
on a team with other guys, your grades in school
affect your performance,” Luckie said. “You have
to take pride in what you do in school because it
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affects your teammates also.”
Luckie also has taken time from baseball and
school to volunteer with organizations such
as Toys for Tots and Storybook Farms. He was
named to the SEC Community Service Team
following his junior year.
“When you do volunteer work, kids look up
to you. You have to really think about what
you’re doing outside of baseball because someone’s always watching,” Luckie added.
In addition to being named to the SEC
Community Service Team, Luckie has also
been named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll
for three consecutive years, has been selected
to Who’s Who Among Students in American
Universities and Colleges, was voted to the
Capital One Academic All-District First Team in
2011 and was named a 2012 team captain.
With his many achievements, Luckie remains
grateful for everyone who has helped and
encouraged him during his time at Auburn,
including his wife. Luckie married the former
Lauren Mills in November 2011.
“I think that having somebody there—whether it is a wife, a best friend, or an older person
to keep you grounded—has really helped me,”
Luckie said. “She helps me stay grounded, humble, those types of things.”
He is also thankful for having former Auburn
players to look up to from his childhood.
“When you’re watching college baseball games
as a little kid in Auburn and you see guys like
Tim Hudson or Gabe Gross, it definitely gives
you something to work for,” Luckie said. “The
biggest thing is when you’ve seen guys like them
that have been not only successful in the big
leagues but successful in life.”
Leaving Auburn in May and entering medical
school will be bittersweet for Luckie, but Auburn
has left a lasting impression on his life.
“I don’t think I would have changed anything
from my time here, because everything you do
helps you learn,” Luckie said. “Any mistakes you
make, you learn from. It’s all been great.”
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Coach Gene Chizik visits East Alabama Medical Center with members of
the football staff. (l-r) Karibi Dede, Tim Jackson, Al Pogue, Ryan Pugh,
Jeff Hudson, Phillip Lolley, Gene Chizik, Cory Richie, Wayne Bolt, Ben
Thomas, Chad Lunsford, Darrell Pfingston, Adam Stewart, Paul Stewart.
“It’s great to be able to give back. This is all about
Fourth Annual
giving back to the people in the community.
Auburn is a great community, the whole surrounding area. It’s our job to get out and mingle with the
people and try to give some encouragement.”
Gene Chizik, head football coach
TIGERS
GIVE
BACK
Executive Director of Basketball Steve Smith plays bingo at the Azalea
Place Retirement Home.
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C O M M UN I T Y
S E R V I C E D A Y
“I think it is so important for us to recognize
all that the community
does for us on a regular
basis. Giving back is
just a small part of
what we can do and in
the end it actually gives
me more than I give. I
finished the morning
feeling a renewed feeling
of accomplishment, fellowship and connection
with the people that live
here in Auburn.”
Jeff Graba,
head gymnastics coach
Coach Chizik greets Jeff Hudson, a staff member in environmental
services at East Alabama Medical Center.
A
uburn University head football coach Gene
Chizik spent his morning visiting patients
at the East Alabama Medical Center and head
men’s basketball coach Tony Barbee refined his
skills as a Bingo caller for the residents of Azalea
Place Retirement Home in the afternoon, all as
part of Auburn Athletics Fourth Annual Tigers
Give Back Community Service Day.
More than 100 athletics staff and coaches
helped at seven different locations in the AuburnOpelika community. The baseball, tennis and
golf staffs cleared shrubs and painted fences
at Pine Hill Cemetery, while gymnastics staff
organized and cleaned the basement at Auburn
United Methodist Church. Equestrian and soccer
built a bike trail at Chewacla State Park.
Other projects featured included sanding and
varnishing furniture and yard work at the Bethany
House and cleaning up after CityFest in Kiesel Park.
Senior Woman Administrator Meredith Jenkins and A.J. Mills,
assistant to the Athletics Director cleaned and polished furniture at
Bethany House.
“When you’re out here working you really feel like
you’re giving back to the City of Auburn. As coaches and athletics staff we are so fortunate to be able
to give anything back and it’s not near enough of
what we’ve gotten in return.”
Kim Evans, head women’s golf coach
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M
Auburn Teammates Reunite
for Bo Bikes Bama
M
M
ore than 100 bike riders sat at the starting line in Henagar, Ala., set to begin a
50-mile ride. Bo Jackson stepped on stage with
a special guest and changed the atmosphere
with one story. He introduced Bryce Ferguson,
an 11-year-old boy. Last April, Bryce lost his
mother, father and sister in the tornadoes that
ravaged more than 200 miles of Alabama land.
Bryce is a prime example of the reason Bo
Bikes Bama has brought together community after community to continue the recovery
efforts. Among those reunited were Jackson’s
Auburn teammates. More than 20 years after
they led Auburn to an SEC Championship, top15 rankings and watched Jackson win the 1985
Heisman Trophy, nine former players stood at
that starting line ready to ride in support.
Forming a ceremonial football formation to
begin the ride, Jackson was joined by his offensive line Yann Cowart, Ben Tamburello, Jay
Jacobs, David Jordan and Pat Arrington, his
quarterback Randy Campbell, receiver Tommy
Carroll, defensive back Bob Harris and placekicker Al Del Greco.
(l-r) Randy Campbell, Jay Jacobs, Ben Tamburello, Pat Arrington, Bob Harris,
Bo Jackson, Yann Cowart, Tommy Carroll, Al Del Greco, David Jordan
“I was not sure what to expect nor what would
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started the ride, it really kicked in how moving
the entire day was. It was unbelievable to see the
support and to see the destruction. It was a real
honor for me to ride with a great bunch of guys.”
The route was planned and designed to take
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a year’s time passing.
“It was a moving experience to see all the
people who had damage to their houses and
trees, lives devastated. Finishing 50 miles, we did
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“It’s great that Bo would use his celebrity for
this platform,” said Tamburello, the two-time AllAmerican center. “The best part was seeing all the
kids as Bo would pass. I am so proud that he is an
Auburn man, and really an Alabama man.”
Jackson not only used his celebrity, but enlisted the help of some of his well-known friends
like six-time NBA champion Scottie Pippen,
13-time major league all-star outfielder Ken
Griffey, Jr., two-time Olympic gold medalist
skier Picabo Street and Olympic gold medalist
triple-jumper Al Joyner, who got out of their
comfort zone for the ride.
Jackson was the overall ride winner, passing
through the finish line at the Lodge in Lake
Guntersville nearly two hours before the projected time.
“I am so happy I did this,” said Del Greco.
“My goal was to make it to lunch, but my teammates spurred me on. I made it all the way until
the last hill, that was a tough one, but what a
great experience and I couldn’t be happier for
what Bo is doing.”
Two weeks after the ride, Bo Bikes Bama
has raised over $500,000 for the Governor’s
Emergency Relief Fund, established to help
Alabamians with continued recovery needs.
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O
n July 27, 2012, athletes from countries around the globe will gather in
London for the Opening Ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympic Games.
The athletes all come from different places, cultures and backgrounds,
but each has a similar story. They have performed at the highest levels of
their individual sports and have each earned the chance to represent their
respective countries on the sports world’s grandest stage.
Auburn has its own host of athletes, from its track and field and swimming and diving teams, who will join their countrymen in vying for a
chance to win a coveted Olympic medal.
After having more than 30 current and former athletes compete in the 2008
Olympics, the Tigers are hard at work earning spots on teams for this summer’s games.
Two of Auburn’s current swimmers, James Disney-May and Arianna
Vanderpool-Wallace, have already grabbed spots on the Great Britain and
Bahamian teams, respectively.
A native of Surrey, England, Disney-May is looking forward to the opportunity to represent Great Britain, while getting to compete just 30 miles
from his hometown.
“It’s going to be amazing with the home crowd advantage,” Disney-May
said. “I’m really looking forward to it, and I’m really excited. A lot of family
and friends are going to be able to watch me. I can’t wait. It’s going to be a
great experience for me.”
At just 19-years-old, this is Disney-May’s first trip to the Olympics. He is
competing in the 4x100 freestyle relay, but isn’t placing any expectations on
himself. He is simply hoping to swim his best.
“I think my goal is just to be better than I have all year and just to do a
best time,” Disney-May said. “I just want to do my bit for the relay for my
country and swim to my potential.”
Disney-May is also honored to be able to add his name to Auburn’s storied list of Olympic swimmers.
“It’s an honor really to look at my name up on the Olympic board and with
some of those other names, being categorized with them,” Disney-May said. “I
can’t really put it into words. I just feel like it’s a special thing to be part of that list.”
Vanderpool-Wallace is also hoping to make a splash on the international
stage. Having just finished her senior season as a Tiger, the Nassau, Bahamas,
native is no stranger to Olympic waters. She earned the chance to compete
in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing before ever swimming a race for Auburn.
This time around, Vanderpool-Wallace is looking forward to the experience, but has her mind set on reaching higher goals in her second Olympics.
“It’s a great feeling to go back for a second time and be ranked higher
than I was last time because I have the experience of being there and swimming in front of such a huge crowd,” Vanderpool-Wallace said. “I also have
the times that can back it up and swim faster this go around.”
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MEN’S TRACK & FIELD
Active (members of the Auburn roster as of the 2011-12 season)
Events
Name (Country)
Harry Adams (USA)
100m/200m
Keenan Brock (USA)
100m/200m
Marcus Rowland (USA)
100m/200m
Shot Put/Discus
Stephen Saenz (Mexico)
DJ Smith (USA)
High Jump
Alumni
Name (Country)
Events
Ty Akins (USA)
110m Hurdles
100m/200m
Marc Burns (Trinidad and Tobago)
Cory Martin (USA)
Throws
Gabor Mate (Hungary)
Discus
Reuben McCoy (USA)
400m Hurdles
Avard Moncur (Bahamas)
400m
Triple Jump
Leevan Sands (Bahamas)
Shamar Sands (Bahamas)
110m Hurdles
Maurice Smith (Jamaica)
Decathlon
Donald Thomas (Bahamas)
High Jump
Mark Johnson (Iceland)
Pole Vault
WOMEN’S TRACK & FIELD
Events
Name (Country)
Monica Carney (USA)
High Jump
Maya Pressley (USA)
High Jump
Kai Selvon (Trinidad and Tobago)
100m/200m
Nivea Smith (Bahamas)
100m/200m
100m/200m
V’alonee Robinson (Bahamas)
Alumni
Name (Country)
Events
JoAnna Atkins (USA)
200m/400m
Vonette Dixon (Jamaica) 100m
Sheniqua Ferguson (Bahamas)
100m/200m
Danielle Gilchrist (USA)
400m Hurdles
Jovanne Jarrett (Jamaica)
Long Jump
Josanne Lucas (Trinidad and Tobago)
400m Hurdles
Kerron Stewart (Jamaica)
100m/200m
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Having taken in the sights and sounds of the Games four years ago, the
veteran contender is prepared for a slightly different routine this summer.
“I remember last time we went to the Opening Ceremony, it ended up
going late into the night, and I was swimming shortly thereafter,” VanderpoolWallace said. “I think this year I’m going to be able to go and experience the
Opening Ceremonies, but not do it at the risk of hurting how I compete.”
Vanderpool-Wallace has an added advantage this summer in her coaching staff. Auburn swimming and diving head coach Brett Hawke will be
coaching the Bahamian Olympic swim team, something VanderpoolWallace says is monumental in helping her swim her best.
“It’s definitely really helpful because I know I’ll be comfortable,”
Vanderpool-Wallace said. “In 2008, I had a coach that I’d never been
coached by before, so it was an experience getting used to his coaching style.
I know that I’m going to be able to swim fast, and (Coach Hawke) knows
exactly what I need to do and when I need to do it.”
Out of the water, Auburn’s track and field athletes are looking to earn
high marks, as well.
Stephen Saenz, a sophomore throws competitor, grew up in the border
town of Rio Grande City, Texas, and had always dreamed of competing as
Olympic athlete and having earned dual citizenship within the past couple
of years because of his Mexican heritage, Saenz was thrilled to learn he has
a chance to represent Mexico this summer in shot put.
“I thought Mexico would be pretty cool, and now that I realize I’m throwing
for them, I have so much more pride and appreciation for Mexico,” Saenz said.
As Saenz began throwing more competitively in middle school and high
school and started looking at colleges to attend, being an Olympic athlete was
always something he dreamed about, but didn’t know would be a possibility.
“It was always a dream, but I didn’t know if it was a realistic dream,”
Saenz said. “When I got to college and started throwing the distances that
I’m throwing, I started to think ‘I can do this for a short time as a career.’
I’m just ecstatic about it. I’m excited to see what the future holds for me.”
Auburn assistant head coach Jerry Clayton is eager to watch the rest of
Saenz’s career unfold and saw from the time he was a high school recruit
that Saenz had potential to accomplish Olympic-sized goals.
“The one thing that I really felt was a big asset, other than his explosiveness
and the speed, was his ability to compete,” Clayton said. “That’s a big thing
that I take into consideration. I like to recruit athletes who will show up in the
big competitions, and he had a history of that. He hasn’t disappointed at all.
“It’s a great success for him, his family, and obviously being able to represent Mexico in the Games.”
Despite competing for different countries, each of the athletes share a
common bond when they represent the Orange and Blue on the international level, and remember what it means to be an Auburn Tiger wherever
their athletic careers take them.
“I love Auburn,” Saenz said. “I think it’s the best university in the country.
It’s amazing what it has done for me. I want to go over (to London) and
represent Auburn in the best way I can; represent with my attitude and the
way I carry myself, and just make the Auburn Tigers proud.”
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MEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING
Name (Country)Events
Michael Beran (USA)
Synchronized diving
Allen Browning (USA)
100, 200 free; 200 back, 200 fly, 400 IM
Marcelo Chierighini (Brazil)
100 free, relays
4x100 relay
* James Disney-May (Great Britain)
Stuart Ferguson (USA)
100 breast
Zane Grothe (USA)
200, 400, 1500 free
Peter Haas (USA)
200 breast
Spencer Kerns (USA)
200 IM
400 IM
Chris Kramer (USA)
Karl Krug (USA)
50, 100 free
TJ Leon (USA)
50, 100 free; 100 fly
Fraser McKean (Canada)
Platform diving
Drew Modrov (USA)
50, 100 free
Max Murphy (USA)
100, 200 back
Kyle Owens (USA)
100 free; 100, 200 back; 200 IM
Brandon Siemasko (USA)
100, 200 back
Alumni
Name (Country)
Events
George Bovell (Trinidad & Tobago)
50, 100 free
* Adam Brown (Great Britain)
50, 100 free; 4x100 relay
* Cesar Cielo (Brazil)
50, 100 free; 100 fly, relays
Mark Gangloff (USA)
100, 200 breast; 200 IM
Adam Klein (USA)
100, 200 breast
Robert Looney (USA)
400 free; 200 fly
* Gideon Louw (South Africa)
100 free
Bryan Lundquist (USA)
50, 100 free
Logan Madson (USA)
100, 200 fly
Tyler McGill (USA)
50, 100 free; 100 back; 100, 200 fly
Kohlton Norys (USA)
50, 100 free; 100, 200 back
Eric Shanteau (USA)
100, 200 breast; 200 IM
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* Matt Targett (Australia)
100 free
Signees (will join Auburn roster in the Fall of 2012)
Name (Country)
Events
Jordan Jones (USA)
200, 400 IM
Jacob Siar (USA)
200 back
Justin Youtsey (USA)
Synchronized diving
WOMEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING
Name (Country)
Events
Emily Bos (USA)
50, 100 free; 100 back
Vennie Dantin (USA) 3M, Platform diving
100, 200 free
Megan Fonteno (Samoa)
Katie Gardocki (USA)
200, 400, 800 free
Laura Johnson (USA)
100 breast
100 free
Becca Jones (USA)
Lauren Norberg (USA)
100, 200 breast
Lindsey Norberg (USA)
100 breast
Olivia Scott (USA)
100 free, 100 back, 100 fly
* Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace (Bahamas)50, 100 free; 100 fly
Kelsey Winters (USA)
100 free
Alumni
Name (Country)
Events
* Kirsty Coventry (Zimbabwe)
100, 200 back; 200, 400 IM
Alana Dillette (Bahamas)
4x100 relay
* Stephanie Horner (Canada)
400 IM
Signees (will join Auburn roster in the Fall of 2012)
Name (Country)
Events
Caroline Bryant (USA)
100 fly
Katherine Criter (USA)
100 breast
Caitlyn Forman (USA)
100, 200 back
Sarah Reynolds (USA)
100, 200 back
Jillian Vitarius (USA)
100, 200 back
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E
ven though the traditional academic year
has come to an end, Auburn’s studentathletes will continue to remain busy and active
over the summer. Some will attend summer
classes, others will be working, and a few will
even have the honor of representing their country in the Olympic Games in London.
Despite the fact that these student-athletes will
not be competing for Auburn during the summer
months, NCAA regulations remain in place regarding what activities are and are not permissible.
What follows are some frequently-asked questions regarding what student-athletes can do
during the summer months.
Can student-athletes take part in workouts
during the summer?
Yes. While required athletically-related activity is prohibited during the summer vacation
period, student-athletes can take part in voluntary workouts. These workouts can be designed
by a strength and conditioning coach who works
with all sports, but must be requested and initiated by the student-athlete.
Additionally, there is new legislation for men’s
basketball, which allows coaches to conduct
practice sessions in the summer months. The
newly coined “summer access” legislation allows
up to eight hours per week of weight training,
conditioning and skill instruction for up to eight
weeks. Summer access to the men’s basketball
student-athletes is conditioned on enrollment
in summer classes, or, if not enrolled in summer
school, minimum academic requirements.
Can student-athletes obtain summer jobs?
Yes. The same rules apply to summer jobs
that pertain to jobs during the academic year. A
student-athlete may work as long as he or she is
paid only for work actually performed and at a rate
similar to other employees in like positions, in that
locale. A student-athlete’s name or likeness may
not be used to promote a business in any way, as
this constitutes an endorsement of the business in
violation of NCAA amateurism rules. All employment of student-athletes must be approved by the
Auburn University Athletics Department.
Can student-athletes work Auburn sports
summer camps?
Yes, but in addition to coaching and providing instruction, student-athletes working the
camp must perform general supervisory duties
in order to be compensated. Student-athletes
who work camp may be paid different amounts
based on their experience working camp, but
not for their athletics reputation or ability.
Do athletics scholarships provide aid to summer school?
Yes. Athletics-based financial aid is awarded
on an annual basis. The academic year for
financial aid begins in fall and includes spring
semester and the following summer terms. Aid
in the summer cannot be awarded for more than
is awarded during the traditional academic year.
In addition, a new freshman student-athlete
can receive an athletics scholarship in the summer prior to his or her first fall semester. This
allows many new student-athletes to come to
Auburn in May to begin their college careers,
rather than waiting until August.
Can student-athletes use their athletics scholarships to take classes somewhere other than
Auburn?
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only to attend the awarding institution’s summer term, summer school, or summer orientation program. It’s not permissible for Auburn to
pay tuition and fees for a current student-athlete
at a different institution.
It is, however, permissible for Auburn to provide
financial aid for student-athletes to study abroad. A
few Auburn men and women will take advantage
of this opportunity and study in Italy, England,
Spain and France, among other countries.
Can student-athletes use Auburn University
athletics equipment during the summer?
Yes. It is permissible for student-athletes to
retain and use institutional equipment during
the summer vacation period. There is even legislation that allows an equestrian student-athlete
to use an institutional horse over the summer.
I’m sure many were wondering about that.
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Top-10 Finishes Routine
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A
A
uburn’s swimming and diving teams posted
a pair of top-10 finishes to wrap up the
2011-12 season as the Tiger men took sixth place
and the women tied for seventh at their respective NCAA Championships events in March.
Additionally, the Auburn men continued their
record streak at the conference level by winning
their 16th consecutive SEC Championship.
Senior Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace defended
her national title in the 100 freestyle to highlight
the women’s performance in their home pool
for the NCAA Championships. Auburn finished
with 31 All-America honors from 12 different
competitors (seven from Vanderpool-Wallace).
The squad broke four school records and two
pool records during the meet to score a total of
249 points, tying Tennessee for seventh place.
Vanderpool-Wallace’s time of 46.88 was a pool
record, outpacing Georgia’s Megan Romano and
Arizona’s Margo Geer to win her third individual
NCAA title.
The 400 freestyle relay team of Hannah
Riordan, Olivia Scott, Emily Bos and VanderpoolWallace clocked a school-record 3:11.49 to earn
runner-up honors, and senior Vennie Dantin
posted a third-place finish in 1-meter diving and
a fourth-place showing on the 3-meter board,
earning school-record scores in each event. Scott
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would set the school record in the 100 butterfly
(51.46) and earn a runner-up finish in the championship final.
Earlier in the season, Vanderpool-Wallace
broke her own NCAA record in the 100 freestyle, clocking a 46.61 on a relay leadoff leg at the
SEC Championships. The team of VanderpoolWallace, Riordan, Bos and Haley Krakoski
won the 200 freestyle relay, and the team of
Vanderpool-Wallace, Riordan, Megan Fonteno
and Krakoski won the 400 free relay. In addition,
Dantin added her second career SEC title with
a win in the 1-meter diving event. The Tigers
finished fourth at the SEC meet.
The Auburn men earned their 20th consecutive national top-10 finish, scoring 254.5 points
to take sixth place at the NCAA Championships
in Federal Way, Wash. Auburn earned 34 AllAmerica honors and saw three school records
fall during the meet. Sophomore Zane Grothe
set new Auburn records in the 500 freestyle
(4:15.42), 1000 freestyle (8:52.58) and 1650 freestyle (14:37.59), earning fourth-place finishes in
the 500 and the mile, the best-ever by an Auburn
swimmer in those events. Fellow sophomore
Marcelo Chierighini was the runner-up in the
100 freestyle in 42.34, and he led the 400-free
relay team to a second-place tie in 2:50.34.
Junior Kyle Owens was the high point scorer for
Auburn, finishing fourth in the 100 backstroke
and eighth in the 200 IM.
It was another SEC title for the Auburn men
as the Tigers scored 730.5 points to outpace runner-up Florida by 30 points in Knoxville, Tenn.
Auburn won all five relay events, the first time to
accomplish that feat since 2009, and the Tigers
captured three individual titles as well. Owens
was part of four of the winning relay squads and
took individual gold in the 100 and 200 backstroke. He also finished second in the 200 IM
and was the runner-up for the Commissioner’s
Trophy with 57 individual points. Chierighini
earned his first career SEC title in the 100 freestyle as well, and Grothe earned a runner-up
finish in the mile.
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Offense Wins out in Annual A-Day Game
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By Auburn Media Relations
T
he Auburn Offense (Blue) defeated the
Auburn Defense (White) in the annual
A-Day Spring Football Game on Saturday, April
14, at Jordan-Hare Stadium. The final score
was 36-27, using a scoring system that awarded
points for scoring as well as defensive plays.
“I think we got some things accomplished in
terms of what we set out to do in the beginning
(of spring practice),” Auburn head coach Gene
Chizik said. “Offensively, we just wanted to play
sound football. Protect the football all day, which
we did. We didn’t leave any balls on the ground.
I don’t believe we had any turnovers to the best
of my recollection. Defensively, we wanted to be
able to get out on third downs and stop the run,
try to play physical on defense.
“I think this is going to be good film that we
can study and go back, look at, evaluate and
learn from. I want to say we really appreciate
the crowd out there. It was an awesome crowd.
They had a great reason to be here with the
three Heisman Trophy winners and also to see
our football team perform. We appreciate the
Auburn fans coming out.”
Quarterback Kiehl Frazier received the Lionel
James Offensive MVP Award for the game.
Frazier went 7-of-9 for 92 yards and had five
carries for 10 yards.
“I thought we did pretty well,” Frazier said. “I
think we took a step forward from the first day of
spring. I feel like I have progressed 1,000 percent.
I feel a lot more comfortable, and I have caught
up to the speed of the game. Hopefully that will
show on the film.”
The Mark Dorminey Defensive MVP Award
went to defensive end Dee Ford. Ford finished
the day with four tackles and a sack, including
two tackles for loss totaling six yards.
“Everybody did a good job,” Ford said. “We
just had to put everything into the right place
with having new coordinators. All in all, we did
a good job. I don’t feel like I deserve (the MVP
award), I think I just did what I was supposed to
do. I owe it all to my teammates. Anything I do
is because of them and my defensive coaches.”
Offensive Statistics
Rushing
Mike Blakely
Corey Grant
Tre Mason
Kiehl Frazier
Patrick Lymon
Johnny Lockett
Chandler Shakespeare
Chico Canady
Onterio McCalebb
Zeke Pike
Tate O’Connor
Trovon Reed
Clint Moseley
Totals
No
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Zeke Pike
Kiehl Frazier
Clint Moseley
Tate O’Connor
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Receiving
Emory Blake
Trovon Reed
Sammie Coates
Jaylon Denson
Dimitri Reese
Mike Blakely
Travante Stallworth
Deangelo Benton
David West
Brandon Fulse
Corey Grant
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110 7
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119 39.746 0 2
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## Player
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19 Ryan White
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3
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6 Jonathan Mincy
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3
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1
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98 Angelo Blackson
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1
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1
32 Jermaine Whitehead1
93 Jabrian Niles
1
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1
54 Jeffrey Whitaker
1
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1
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1
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Spring 2012
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Stability in Shore
Pays off
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for Auburn Tennis
M
en’s tennis coach Eric Shore has led the
Auburn men’s tennis program since 1991,
which makes him the longest-tenured coach in the
Auburn Athletics Department and sixth-longest
men’s tennis coach in the Southeastern Conference.
That stability has allowed the Tigers to become a
program consistently in the nation’s top 20.
Shore has led the Tigers to 18 NCAA
Tournament appearances in 19 years, including
a berth to 2012 NCAA’s. In the 18 years Auburn
has made the postseason, Shore’s squads have
advanced to the Sweet 16 three times and made
the Elite Eight twice.
Shore has taken the Auburn tennis program
to an elite level. Under his tutelage, Auburn produced the 2002 NCAA Doubles Champions in
Mark Kovacs and Andrew Colombo. Eleven of his
players have earned 20 All-America honors and
been recognized as All-SEC selections 29 times.
In his 22nd season as the Tigers’ head coach,
Shore already had the most wins of any Auburn
men’s tennis coach entering the 2011-12 season.
But on March 16 in a 7-0 victory over Central
Florida, Shore earned his 300th career win. Always
focused on his team and the season at hand, he
credited his players for the milestone victory.
“It feels nice to get the win,” Shore said. “I was
a little worried because the match against UCF
was sandwiched between a couple of conference
matches, and it was on the road during Spring
Break. It would have been really easy for the guys
to lose focus and relax in that match, but they
came out strong and took care of business.”
Auburn finished the 2012 regular season
ranked 17th in the nation with a 17-9 overall
record, narrowly missing a host bid for the first
round of the Tournament. The Tigers will travel
to Champaign, Ill., and take on Drake in the first
round. Host Illinois will play Western Michigan.
“We’re disappointed we didn’t get the chance to
host because we felt like we earned the right, but
overall we are certainly excited to make the tournament and looking forward to the challenge,”
Shore said. “You can never take a trip to NCAA’s
for granted because it’s never easy getting there.”
While Shore has made the Tigers a mainstay
in NCAA Tournament play, he has also kept the
new accolades and accomplishments coming.
This season, Auburn made its first appearance in
the ITA National Team Indoor Championships.
“It’s a prestigious tournament, but it’s not the
only time we have made the elite field of teams,”
Shore said. “It was great to have our program get
that recognition, but our goal is to focus on what
we do at the end of the season in NCAA’s.”
With another berth in the NCAA’s and a
chance to continue the success his program has
established, Shore is appreciative of the opportunities and support he has had at Auburn.
“I’ve been very fortunate to have some good
players and some good assistants, and I have a
good associate head coach now,” Shore said. “I
didn’t think I’d see 300 when I got to 200. Every
SEC win is tough; they are hard to come by. But
I’ve been lucky to have good people around me.”
Spring 2012
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A T H L E T I C S
2012 Football Schedule
DateOpponent
09/01/12
vs. Clemson
09/08/12
at Mississippi State
09/15/12ULM
09/22/12LSU
10/06/12Arkansas
10/13/12
at Ole Miss
10/20/12
at Vanderbilt
10/27/12
Texas A&M
11/03/12
New Mexico State (HC)
11/10/12Georgia
11/17/12
Alabama A&M
11/24/12
at Alabama
S C H E D U L E S
Location
Atlanta, Ga.
Starkville, Miss.
Auburn
Auburn
Auburn
Oxford, Miss.
Nashville, Tenn.
Auburn
Auburn
Auburn
Auburn
Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Olympic Trials Schedule
Time
TBA
TBA
TBA
TBA
TBA
TBA
TBA
TBA
TBA
TBA
TBA
TBA
U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials | June 25-July 2 | Omaha, Neb.
Prelims begin at 10 a.m. CDT; Finals session begins at 6:45 p.m. CDT
Monday, June 25 – Men’s 400 IM (final), Women’s 100 Fly (semifinals), Men’s
400 Free (final), Women’s 400 IM (final), Men’s 100 Breast (semifinals)
Tuesday, June 26 – Women’s 100 Fly (final), Men’s 200 Free (semifinals),
Women’s 100 Breast (semifinals), Men’s 100 Breast (final), Women’s 400 Free
(final), Men’s 100 Back (semifinals), Women’s 100 Back (semifinals)
Wednesday, June 27 – Women’s 200 Free (semifinals), Men’s 200 Free (final),
Women’s 100 Back (final), Men’s 100 Back (final), Women’s 100 Breast (final),
Men’s 200 Fly (semifinals), Women’s 200 IM (semifinals)
2012 Soccer Schedule
DateOpponent
Location Time
08/17/12
Georgia State
Auburn 7 p.m.
08/19/12
High Point
Auburn
7 p.m.
08/24/12
at Pepperdine
Malibu, Calif.
TBA
08/26/12
at UC Irvine
Irvine, Calif.
TBA
08/31/12
SamfordAuburn
7 p.m
09/02/12
William & Mary
Auburn
2 p.m
09/08/12
Texas Tech
Auburn
7 p.m.
09/14/12
MissouriAuburnTBA
09/16/12
FloridaAuburnTBA
09/21/12
at LSU
Baton Rouge, La. TBA
09/23/12
at Texas A&M
College Station, Texas
09/28/12
South Carolina
Auburn
TBA
09/30/12
Ole Miss
Auburn
TBA
10/05/12
Mississippi State
Auburn
TBA
10/07/12Tennessee
Auburn
TBA
10/12/12
at Georgia
Athens, Ga.
TBA
10/14/12
at Arkansas
Fayetteville, Ark. TBA
10/19/12
at Vanderbilt
Nashville, Tenn. TBA
10/21/12
at Kentucky
Lexington, Ky.
TBA
10/26/12Alabama
Auburn
TBA
10/29-11/04/12SEC Tournament
Orange Beach, Ala. TBA
2012 Volleyball Schedule
Thursday, June 28 – Men’s 100 Free (semifinals), Women’s 200 Free (final),
Men’s 200 Fly (final), Women’s 200 Fly (semifinals), Men’s 200 Breast (semifinals), Women’s 200 IM (final)
Friday, June 29 – Men’s 200 Breast (final), Women’s 100 Free (semifinals), Men’s
200 Back (semifinals), Women’s 200 Fly (final), Men’s 100 Free (final), Women’s
200 Breast (semifinals), Men’s 200 IM (semifinals)
Saturday, June 30 – Men’s 50 Free (semifinals), Women’s 200 Breast (final),
Men’s 200 Back (final), Women’s 200 Back (semifinals), Men’s 200 IM (final),
Women’s 100 Free (final), Men’s 100 Fly (semifinals)
TBA
Date Opponent/TournamentLocation Time
GREEN BAY TOURNAMENT
08/24/12
vs. Central Michigan
Green Bay, Wis. 4:30 p.m.
08/25/12
vs. Drake
Green Bay, Wis. 10 a.m.
at Green Bay
Green Bay, Wis. 7 p.m.
08/28/12
at Troy
Troy, Ala.
7 p.m.
AUBURN INVITATIONAL
08/31/12
Jacksonville State vs. High Point AUBURN
10 a.m.
Auburn vs. Ga. Southern
AUBURN 12:30 p.m.
Jacksonville State vs. Ga. SouthernAUBURN 4:30 p.m.
Auburn vs. High Point
AUBURN 7 p.m.
09/01/12
Ga. Southern vs. High Point
AUBURN 11 a.m.
Auburn vs. Jacksonville State
AUBURN 1:30 p.m.
SMU TOURNAMENT
at SMU
Dallas, Texas
TBA
09/07/12
09/08/12
vs. Texas State
Dallas, Texas
TBA
vs. Wichita State
Dallas, Texas
TBA
09/13/12
at Mississippi State
Starkville, Miss.
7 p.m.
09/15/12
at Texas A&M
College Station, Texas1:30 p.m.
09/21/12
SOUTH CAROLINA
AUBURN
7 p.m.
09/23/12
ALABAMA
AUBURN
1:30 p.m.
09/28/12
Arkansas
Fayetteville, Ark. 7 p.m.
09/30/12
Kentucky Lexington, Ky. 12:30 p.m.
10/05/12
MISSISSIPPI STATE
AUBURN
7 p.m.
10/12/12
Georgia
Athens, Ga.
6 p.m.
10/14/12
Florida
Gainesville, Fla.
12:30 p.m.
10/19/12
LSU
AUBURN
7 p.m.
10/21/12
MISSOURI
AUBURN
1:30 p.m.
10/26/12
South Carolina
Columbia, S.C.
6 p.m.
10/28/12
Ole Miss
Oxford, Miss.
1:30 p.m.
11/02/12
11/04/12
11/09/12
11/16/12
11/18/12
11/21/12
11/23/12
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ARKANSAS
GEORGIA
TEXAS A&M
Tennessee
Alabama
FLORIDA
KENTUCKY
Tiger Roar
AUBURN
AUBURN
AUBURN
Knoxville, Tenn.
Tuscaloosa, Ala.
AUBURN
AUBURN
7 p.m.
1:30 p.m.
7 p.m.
6 p.m.
1:30 p.m.
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
Sunday July 1 – Women’s 200 Back (final), Men’s 100 Fly (final), Women’s 800
Free (final), Men’s 50 Free (final), Women’s 50 Free (semifinals)
Monday, July 2 – Women’s 50 Free (final), Men’s 1500 Free (final)
U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials | June 21-July 1 | Eugene, Ore.
(events listed entered by Auburn Olympic hopefuls / all times CDT)
Thursday, June 21 – 5 p.m. Men’s Hammer (trials), 7 p.m. Men’s Hammer (final)
Friday, June 22 – 5:35 p.m. Women’s 400m (qualifying)
Saturday, June 23 – 5 p.m. Men’s Shot Put (qualifying), 6 p.m. Men’s 100m
(qualifying), 6:20 p.m. Men’s High Jump (qualifying), 7:15 p.m. Women’s 400m
(semifinals)
Sunday, June 24 – 4:30 p.m. Men’s 100m (semifinals), 5:30 p.m. Men’s Shot Put
(final), 6:48 p.m. Men’s 100m (final)
Monday, June 25 – 5:30 p.m. Men’s Discus (qualifying), 7:50 p.m. Men’s High
Jump (final)
Thursday, June 28 – 7 p.m. Women’s High Jump (qualifying), 7:30 p.m.
Women’s 400m Hurdles (qualifying), 8 p.m. Men’s 400m Hurdles (qualifying),
8:05 p.m. Men’s Discus (final), 8:45 p.m. Women’s 200m (qualifying)
Friday, June 29 – 3:45 p.m. Men’s 200m (qualifying), 5:35 p.m. Men’s 400m
Hurdles (semifinals), 5:20 p.m. Women’s 400m Hurdles (semifinals), 6:05 p.m.
Men’s 110m Hurdles (qualifying)
Saturday, June 30 – 6:20 p.m. Men’s 110m Hurdles (semifinals), 7 p.m. Women’s
High Jump (final), 8 p.m. Men’s 200m (semifinals), 8:40 p.m. Men’s 110m
Hurdles (final), 8:50 p.m. Women’s 200m (final)
Sunday, July 1 – 6:02 p.m. Women’s 400m Hurdles (final), 6:12 p.m. Men’s 400m
Hurdles (final), 6:50 p.m. Men’s 200m (final)
International Swimming Olympic Trials
RBC Bahamas National Swimming Championships | June 14-17 | Nassau
Brazil Olympic Swimming Trials | May 9-12 | Rio de Janeiro
International Track (Athletics) Olympic Trials
Bahamas | June 22
Trinidad | June 22
Jamaica | June 29
Men’s Golf R u n n e r s - Up
SEC Championships
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Blayne Barber
Dominic Bozzelli
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he men’s golf team registered a secondplace finish at the Southeastern Conference
Tournament and capped that by placing a program-record five members on the All-SEC Team as
the Tigers look towards NCAA Tournament play.
Auburn head coach Nick Clinard noted the
Tigers were in place to claim the SEC Tournament
Championship on the final day of play, but were unable
to overcome the one-shot deficit down the stretch.
“We missed a few putts, but we got to within
one shot with five holes to play,” Clinard said.
“I think the story of the week for us was we just
couldn’t close. We pressed too much. Our short
game wasn’t as good as it needed to be. We have
to make more putts to win championships.”
Although the Tigers were disappointed with
a second-place finish, Clinard beamed at the
recognition the Tigers earned by placing a program-record five players on the All-SEC Team.
“It is a great honor to have five players named
All-SEC,” Clinard said. “They are all very deserving, and have worked extremely hard on their
games throughout the year. I am proud of them
and how they represent Auburn in the classroom
and on the course on a daily basis.”
Blayne Barber earned first-team honors,
while Will McCurdy, Dominic Bozzelli and
at
Niclas Carlsson each earned second-team honors. Michael Johnson was named to the AllFreshman Team. The five broke the previous
record of four set by the 2005 Tigers.
A Ben Hogan Award semifinalist, Barber was
named to the first-team for the second consecutive year after leading the conference in scoring
average at 70.66.
Barber became just the the third Tiger to earn
first-team honors in back-to-back years and the
first since Jimmy Green was selected in 1991-92.
Barber has placed in the top-5 six times this season including second-place finishes at the E-ZGO Schenkel Invitational and Hootie at Bulls Bay.
McCurdy, Bozzelli and Carlsson were named
to the second-team as McCurdy ranked second
on the team in scoring average at 72.00, and finished in the top-10 three times this season. The
Fort Payne, Ala., native finished in fourth-place
in Auburn’s team win at the Hootie at Bulls Bay.
Earlier this season, Bozzelli became the first
Auburn golfer to win back-to-back tournaments after winning medalist honors at the U.S.
Collegiate and Gator Invitational. Bozzelli has
finished in the top-10 three times this year and
third on the team in scoring at 72.04.
Carlsson, who earned All-Freshman honors
last season, came back strong this season claiming medalist honors at the Hootie at Bulls Bay.
Carlsson is fourth on the team in scoring average at
72.26 has and three top-10 finishes on the season.
Johnson was named to the All-Freshman team
after finishing in the top-20 five times this season.
The Birmingham, Ala., native finished tied for third
at the U.S. Collegiate after carding a 4-under 212.
The Tigers are ranked third in the nation in Golf
World/NIKE Golf Coaches’ Poll and fourth in the
Golf Week top 25. Auburn is expecting the program’s 20th trip to NCAA Regional play, which
runs May 17-19. The NCAA Championship will
be held at Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles
and will run May 29 to June 3.
Head coach Nick Clinard and
assistant coach Evan Osteen
Spring 2012
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LEGENDARY
TA I L G AT E S
N E W S
Mosley Drafted by Super Bowl Champs
Auburn offensive tackle Brandon Mosley was selected in the fourth
round by the Super Bowl Champion New York Giants in the 2012 National
Football League Draft. Mosley was the 131st overall selection of the draft
and the first Tiger drafted by the Giants since Reggie Torbor in 2004.
A 6-6, 310-pound native of Jefferson, Ga., Mosley was named a coaches’
second-team All-Southeastern Conference selection as a senior. Mosely was
a two-year letter winner at Auburn after starting his collegiate career at
Coffeyville (Kan.) Community College.
“It’s a dream come true (to be drafted),” Mosley said. “Everything I
dreamed about as a kid was to play in the NFL. It was a long journey and
process during my playing career, but it was well worth it. I’m very fortunate
to have had great coaches and teammates at Auburn and Coffeyville. Both
places did a great job of preparing me for the next step in my playing career.
I wouldn’t have changed anything along the way.”
With Mosley’s selection, Auburn has had at least one offensive lineman drafted in six of the last seven years. Other Tiger lineman drafted
since 2006 include Marcus McNeill (2006), Ben Grubbs(2007), King
Dunlap (2008), Tyronne Green (2009) and Lee Ziemba(2011).
Men’s Tennis Qualifies for 13th
Straight NCAA Tournament
The Auburn Tigers will travel to Champaign, Ill., for the first and second
rounds of the 2012 NCAA Men’s Tennis Tournament, where they will face
the Drake Bulldogs in the tournament’s opening match. The opening two
rounds are scheduled for May 11-13. This is Auburn’s 13th consecutive
NCAA Tournament bid and 18th in the last 19 years under Shore.
Auburn (17-9) barely missed out on a host spot as it came in ranked 17th
in the final Intercollegiate Tennis Association ranking. The Tigers will be the
top No. 2 seed in the tournament with host Illinois seeded 16th nationally.
Illinois faces Western Michigan in the other match of the opening round.
Three conference champions will be competing in the Champaign regional.
Drake (24-2) is the Missouri Valley Conference champion, winning the title with
a 4-1 win over Wichita State on Sunday to earn their sixth NCAA Tournament
berth and fourth in the last six years. The Bulldogs’ 24 wins tied a school record.
Fourth-ranked Women’s Golf Earns
Bid to NCAA Regionals
The No. 4 Auburn women’s golf team received a bid to the NCAA
Central Regional Championship, which will be held May 10-12 at The Ohio
State University Golf Club - Scarlet Course in Columbus, Ohio.
The Tigers are one of 72 teams that were selected to the NCAA Regional field
with 24 competing at each site. Auburn enters the Central Regional as the No. 2
seed, following top-seed Southern California. The Tigers are one of seven SEC
teams in the field, joining Georgia, Vanderbilt, Tennessee, Arkansas, Ole Miss
and Kentucky. In all, 11 of the 12 SEC teams made the NCAA Regional field
with Alabama, Florida and South Carolina in the East, and LSU in the West.
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The Tigers are one of nine teams in the field ranked in the Golfweek
Magazine top-25. Others are: No. 1 Southern California, No. 10 Georgia,
No. 12 Vanderbilt, No. 15 Tennessee, No. 19 Ohio State, No. 22 Oregon, No.
24 North Carolina State and No. 25 Florida State.
The Tigers have competed in 18 NCAA Regional Tournaments and have finished
in the top eight, earning a NCAA Championship bid, in 13 of the 18 appearances.
Softball Heads to SEC Tournament
The Auburn softball team clinched its fifth consecutive berth in
the Southeastern Conference Tournament, set for May 10-12 in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
“Making the SEC Tournament for a fifth-straight year was one of our
team goals going into the season,” Auburn head coach Tina Deese said. “Our
team has overcome some injuries and obstacles, as most every team has to
do, and achieved one of our goals. I’m very happy for the players, especially
our seniors. They have worked very hard to this point, but we know there is
still a lot of work ahead of us.”
Auburn will make its 13th appearance in the SEC Tournament since the
program’s inception in 1997. Last season, the Tigers advanced to the semifinals after defeating No. 3 Florida in the first round. Auburn lost to No. 7
Tennessee in the semifinals, 2-1. Dufner Captures First PGA Tour
Victory
Former Auburn golfer Jason Dufner captured his first PGA Tour victory
after defeating Ernie Els on the second playoff hole at the Zurich Classic of
New Orleans at TPC Louisiana. Dufner becomes the first Auburn golfer to
win a PGA Tour event since John Huston won the Southern Farm Bureau
Classic in 2003. After Els and Dufner carded pars on the first playoff hole, they went back
to the 18th tee where Dufner was able to reach the green in two strokes.
Dufner then secured his victory after tapping home a short birdie putt. After starting the day with five pars, Dufner bogeyed on No. 6, but was able
to rebound with back-to-back birdies on Nos. 7 and 8 to close out the front
nine at 1-under. On the back nine, Dufner fired a birdie on No. 10. On No. 16,
Dufner drove into the water, but was able to save par by sinking a 44-foot putt. Tiger Trek Schedule
Head football coach Gene Chizik has hit the road for the Auburn Alumni
Association’s Tiger Trek, taking part in nine club events between April and
July (the Atlanta, Montgomery, Eufaula, Huntsville and Shoals Area Club outings took place before printing of this issue of Tiger Roar).
Baldwin County Auburn Club Monday, May 14
Orange Beach Convention Center // Orange Beach, AL
Emerald Coast Auburn Club Tuesday, May 15
Emerald Coast Convention Center // Ft. Walton Beach, FL
Cullman County Auburn Club Thursday, May 24
McGukin Civic Center // Cullman, AL
Greater Birmingham Auburn Club
Wednesday, July 18
Cahaba Grand Conference Center // Birmingham, AL
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