Good Morning, Auburn Family. One year after winning three gold medals in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, former Auburn swimmer Rowdy Gaines analyzed the swimming competition for a made-for-TV program called the “Battle of the Network Stars.”

From that humble broadcasting beginning came a career that now spans four decades. 

“I love it,” Gaines said. “I have the best seat in the house.”

When Rowdy and broadcast partner Dan Hicks call the action on NBC from the pool in Paris, it will be their eighth Olympics to work together, Rowdy’s ninth overall.

Gaines expects the United States to continue its Olympic swimming dominance.

“USA Swimming has been No. 1 in the world since 1956,” he said. “Sixty-eight straight years. That’s not going to change this summer. But this is a tricky summer. The rest of the world is starting to catch up.

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⚾️ Auburn Baseball received a Team Academic Excellence Award
⚽️ On the Plains With Mallory Mooney
🏈 Football season tickets are sold out, but there are plenty of other routes!
🐅 And much, much more!

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🔼 From the Bases to the Books. Led by head coach Butch Thompson, Auburn Baseball was named a recipient of the American Baseball Coaches Association’s 2023-24 Team Academic Excellence Award. 

Auburn has earned the recognition for the first time since the award began in 2016.

The award honors high school and college programs coached by a current ABCA member who achieved a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale for the 2023-24 academic year. 

🔼 Let’s Play Some Golf, Eh? Auburn junior Katie Cranston, sophomore Anna Davis and recent graduate Megan Schofill are each set to compete in the CPKC Canadian Women’s Open at Earl Grey Golf Club in Calgary, Canada, which begins today.

The CPKC Canadian Women’s Open, an LPGA-sanctioned event, will consist of four rounds played today through Sunday. A cut will be made through 36 holes.

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🔼 Over the Moon For Soccer. After overcoming a pandemic-altered freshman year and a major ACL injury, Auburn soccer senior Mallory Mooney is returning to The Plains for her fifth year and wants to leave her program better than she found it.  

Many memories come to mind for the forward-turned-defender with 66 matches and over 4,700 minutes of experience, but Mooney’s favorite comes from her freshman season, when she scored her first career goal for the Orange & Blue. 

It came in the early seconds of double overtime in an SEC Tournament duel against Georgia, and this golden goal sent the Tigers to the SEC Tournament quarterfinals for the first time in four seasons.   

Read On the Plains With Mallory Mooney for more on the mental toughness that resulted from an injury, her killer comeback and her academic success on top of her athletic prowess.

🔼 Think Outside the Box Season tickets for Auburn Football may be SOLD OUT, but you can still join us throughout the 2024 season in Jordan-Hare!

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🎯 Mini Plans
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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+

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🎉TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Greg Williams put the Auburn Equestrian program on the map with its first title in 2006 and has won five championships in the past 12 years.

With six NCEA overall national championships at Auburn, Williams has become one of the most respected coaches in the sport. Now in his 28th season at the helm and 21st as a varsity sport, Williams has continued to add wealth and prestige to Auburn equestrian.

Watch the Greg Williams Talking Tigers Podcast on WarEagle+.

🐅 Happy Thursday, y’all!