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Bodda Getta Daily Brew 5/23: All Hail, King Koivun

Bodda Getta Daily Brew 5/23: All Hail, King Koivun

The freshman phenom leads Auburn at NCAA Championship

Bodda Getta Brew Crew
May 23, 2024

Good Morning, Auburn Family. When Jackson Koivun’s growth spurt didn’t match those of his peers, he dropped basketball and football and focused on golf.

“I decided golf was the best option,” Koivun said. “I was also probably a little better at golf than anything else.”

Koivun’s focus and dedication made him the American Junior Golf Association’s No. 1 recruit in the class of 2023, opening doors to his college of choice.

“He came to Auburn, and he saw the community, our town, and our facilities, and he fell in love with it,” Auburn coach Nick Clinard said.

In April, he won medalist honors at the SEC Championship, beating the runner-up by six strokes.

“I soaked it in for about 30 minutes and then realized we’ve got a new tournament to play and go win one for the team,” said Koivun.

Today, Koivun celebrates his 19th birthday. Tomorrow, he and the Tigers tee off in the first round at the Omni La Costa Champions Course, the final tournament in an epic freshman season.

⇢ Go here for the lengthy feature on this promising young athlete. ⛳️

What else can you find mixed into today’s Brew?

💨 Strachan + Rueff punched tickets to NCAA Outdoor Championships
🎾 After impressive run, men’s + women’s NCAA doubles championships end
🐅 And much, much more!

🎥 WAREAGLE+

In the Booth Interview - Bryson McGlynn
Master Chef Junior Champion and Opelika native Bryson McGlynn joins Andy Burcham and Brad Law during the first inning of Auburn's baseball game.

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Ad Out. Auburn's Finn Murgett and Raul Dobai finished their run at the NCAA Doubles Championship on Wednesday after dropping the round of 16 match to third-ranked Robert Cash and JJ Tracy of Ohio State by a 6-2, 6-2 score.

Murgett, through five seasons on the Plains, posted 78 doubles victories and 79 singles victories. He ranks tied for sixth in career doubles wins and tied for ninth in career singles wins in program history. Dobai concluded his college career with 97 combined victories.

🔼 The Key to Rueff Times. Auburn throwers Keyshawn Strachan and Matthew Rueff punched their tickets to the NCAA Outdoor Championships and the Tigers' sprint crew advanced five to the second round during day one of the NCAA East Preliminary at the University of Kentucky track Wednesday.

Strachan, the Auburn school record holder in the men's javelin, finished third, comfortably qualifying for the NCAA meet in two weeks in Eugene, Oregon. Sophomore thrower Matthew Rueff had perhaps the Tigers' best outing of the day as he surpassed his lifetime best by nearly a foot and a half to finish 10th in the men's shot put to earn a trip to the national meet.

⇢ Go here for the full rundown. 👟

🔼 Toe to Toe. The Auburn doubles team of Ariana Arseneault and DJ Bennett concluded their time at the NCAA Doubles Championship on Wednesday after falling to Pepperdine's Janice Tjen and Savannah Broadus, the second-ranked doubles team in the country, by a 6-3, 6-4 score in the round of 16.

Arseneault and Bennett, who played most of the season together at the top of the Tigers' doubles lineup during dual matches, finished the season with a 13-4 overall record and defeated six ranked doubles teams this season. Currently, Arseneault and Bennett are ranked No. 15 in the nation by the ITA. Arseneault, a senior, concluded her college career on Wednesday with 74 career doubles victories and 154 combined victories.

🔼 In the Genes. Long before fifth-year senior Carolyn Ansari arrived on The Plains in the fall of 2019, she was destined for a life of tennis. Growing up in her hometown of Greensboro, North Carolina, she and all six of her siblings picked up the sport from a young age.

"I think my brother, Austin, really helped me,” Ansari said. “He helped me know what it's like to work hard, to have a goal and to go for it."

Austin Ansari later played tennis for four seasons at Clemson University from 2013-2016, but Carolyn decided to make her mark with a different set of Tigers further south.

Read “On the Plains With Carolyn Ansari” for more on her breakout season, her many SEC awards and why she could see herself living back in Auburn one day.

🤔 TIGER TRIVIA

Dig Into That Short-Term Memory

Yesterday, we announced the Auburn volleyball team’s SEC schedule. Who do they play for the team's first league contest on Friday, Sept. 27?

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🐅 ONE BIG THING

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📅 ON THE DOCKET

Thursday 5/23
👟 X-Country/Track & Field @ NCAA East Preliminaries | Live Video | Live Stats | Preview | Schedule

Sunday 5/26
⛳️ Men’s Golf @ NCAA Championship (R3) | Notes

🐅 Click here to view the entire Auburn Athletics Calendar

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Luca Flores - The Auburn Plainsman

Answer: Auburn Volleyball plays its first league contest against the Kentucky Wildcats on Friday, Sept. 27.

Go here for more info.

🐅 Have a great Thursday, y’all