Good Morning, Auburn Family. Auburn senior linebacker Eugene Asante has been named to the watch list for the 2024 Chuck Bednarik Award, presented annually to college football’s most outstanding defensive player.

Auburn’s leading tackler last season, the 6-1, 219-pound Asante recorded 86 tackles, including 8.5 tackles for loss and five sacks.

The Bednarik Award has been presented since 1994 and is named in honor of Chuck “Concrete Charlie” Bednarik, an All-American at the University of Pennsylvania and later a multiple-year All-Pro linebacker and center for the Philadelphia Eagles.

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🥎 Softball signs 2024 Big West Pitcher of the Year Haley Rainey
⛳️ Anna Davis + recent grad Megan Schofill selected to rep U.S. in Curtis Cup
🐅 And much, much more!

🎥 WAREAGLE+: TALKING TIGERS

Talking Tigers - Karen Hoppa and Christina Wakefield
The start of soccer season traditionally marks the opening of the athletic calendar, at least at Auburn. After a pair of exhibition matches last week, the Tigers open their 2024 season against #5 Clemson on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. CST.

Head Coach Karen Hoppa is in her 26th year on the Plains. She welcomed a new assistant coach at the start of preseason camp. Christina Wakefield came back to Auburn from Stephen F. Austin. She previously worked as a grad assistant coach with the Tigers. We’re poring over Auburn Soccer with Assistant Coach Christina Wakefield and Head Coach Karen Hoppa in this Talking Tigers Podcast.

🔼 Their Cup Overfloweth. Auburn sophomore Anna Davis and recent graduate Megan Schofill have been selected to represent the United States in the 2024 Curtis Cup, the United States Golf Association has announced. The biannual event will be held at the Old Course at Sunningdale Golf Club in Berkshire, England, from Aug. 30 to Sept. 1.

Davis and Schofill are two of eight players on the United States team, joining Catherine Park, Asterisk Talley, Rachel Kuehn, Jasmine Koo, Zoe Campos and Melanie Green. The United States will face the Great Britain & Ireland Curtis Cup Team, organized by the R&A. Anna Foster, who recently completed her final season on the Plains in 2024, is the first reserve player for the Great Britain & Ireland squad.

⇢ Go here for all the details. ⛳️

🔼 Growing the Inner Circle. Chris and Kate Malveaux have announced the signing of 2024 Big West Pitcher of the Year Haley Rainey.

 A right-handed pitcher from Adna, Washington, Rainey posted a 26-12 record behind a 1.69 earned run average and 238 strikeouts in her two seasons at Cal State Fullerton.

 Rainey also turned in an All-West Coast Team performance as a sophomore in 2023. That season, Rainey went 9-5 in the circle with a save. She added a 1.53 earned run average with 87 strikeouts.

“Haley is a game changer in every way,” Kate Malveaux said.

🔼 Diving Head-First Into the Season. Auburn Swimming and Diving fans can officially look forward to an action-packed 2024-25 season as head coach Ryan Wochomurka has announced this year’s schedule. 

Now in his fourth year at the helm of his alma mater, Wochomurka and Co. are coming off back-to-back impressive showings at the NCAA Championships. 

Tiger fans will get their first look at the 2024-25 squad on October 4 during the annual Orange and Blue meet. There will be plenty of new faces on the blocks and the boards, with an incoming class of nearly 40. 

The season will officially get underway Oct. 11-12 when the team splits between the prestigious SMU Invite and the UNC-Wilmington Invite.

💦 Go here for the full rundown. 👀

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More Than Fans. This is Family. Enjoy a few more pics from yet another successful Fan Day!

📅 ON THE DOCKET

Thursday, Aug. 15
⚽️ Soccer vs. Clemson @ 6:30 p.m. CT

Saturday, Aug. 31
🏈 Kickoff on The Plains vs. Alabama A&M @ 6:30 p.m. CT ESPN+/SECN+

🐅 Go here to view the entire Auburn Athletics Calendar

🎉TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Senior Carson Bacha makes his third consecutive U.S. Amateur appearance, senior Brendan Valdes and sophomore Jackson Koivun make their second, and sophomore Josiah Gilbert is set to make his first. 

🐅 Happy Tuesday, y’all!