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​Henderson advances to 200m final at NCAA Championships

By Staff Report | June 11

On Wednesday, June 10, Sophomore Kahlil Henderson qualified for the 200m final as the Auburn track and field team opened competition at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Oregon. Henderson recorded a personal-best time of 20.29 to finish sixth in the semifinals.

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2016 A-Day Date Released

By Lauren Christopher | Sports Editor | June 10

It was announced Tuesday, June 9, that next year’s A-Day scrimmage will be held Saturday on April 9, 2016. The 2015 spring scrimmage showcased the restructured defense under Will Muschamp and talents to fill open offensive positions, notably securing the starting quarterback, Jeremy Johnson over Tyler Queen and Sean White.

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​Lipscomb named an Academic All-American

By Evan McCullers | Sports Writer | June 4

As announced Thursday, June 4, sophomore pitcher Cole Lipscomb has been named a second-team Capital One Academic All-American by the College Sports Information Directors of America. Lipscomb excelled on and off the field in 2015, posting an 8-2 record with a 2.53 ERA while maintaining a 3.76 GPA in finance. “I am extremely proud of Cole and all the hard work he puts in as a student-athlete,” coach Sunny Golloway said.

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Tigers add dual-threat quarterback to commitment list

By Emily Shoffit | Sports Editor | June 3

The Tigers picked up their seventh commitment for 2016 on Wednesday afternoon as quarterback Ervin “Woody” Barrett pledged to Auburn during a ceremony at his school. A 6-foot-2, 219-pound Orlando, Florida native, Barrett is the No.80 prospect in the ESPN 300 and chose the Plains over Oregon and state-rival Alabama.

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​College of Charleston knocks baseball out of NCAA Tournament

By Evan McCullers | Sports Writer | June 1

Fans will have to wait until next spring to see another Auburn team run onto the diamond. Hours after the Tigers’ softball team was eliminated from the Women’s College World Series, the baseball team fell to College of Charleston, 3-2, on Sunday, May 31, in Tallahassee, Florida. The loss eliminated the Tigers from the NCAA Tournament. Both teams went down in order in the first inning, and a rain delay halted the game before the second inning could begin. The game was suspended and the teams resumed play after a six hour and twenty minute delay. Charleston didn’t take long to break the scoreless tie. In the Cougars’ first at-bat following the delay, Nick Pappas hit a two-run home run off Auburn’s starting pitcher Dalton Rentz to give Charleston a 1-0 lead. Auburn fought back to tie the game in the bottom of the fourth inning, starting when Charleston starter Nathan Helvey issued a one-out walk to Daniel Robert, and Robert advanced to second on Anfernee Grier’s infield single.

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​Men’s golf advances to match play at NCAA Championships

By Evan McCullers | Sports Writer | June 1

The Auburn men’s golf team avoided elimination early Monday morning, June 1, at the NCAA Championship in Bradenton, Florida. The Tigers were forced to finish the third round of the tournament on Monday morning after play was suspended Sunday, May 31, because of inclement weather. Freshman Ben Schlottman shot even par for the second consecutive day to lead the Tigers in the last round of stroke play. Half of the 30 teams in the field were cut after three rounds of stroke play at The Concession Golf Club. After the first three rounds, Auburn was tied for 12th, which earned the Tigers a spot in the final round of stroke play. The fourth round will start Monday, when Auburn tees off at 9 am CST on the 10th hole. If the Tigers finish in the top eight teams after the final round of play, they will advance to the match play portion of the tournament on Tuesday and Wednesday, June 2-3.

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'Team of firsts' ends record-breaking season run

By Lauren Christopher | Sports Editor | June 1

Following up a nail-biting win over UCLA Saturday night, May 30, the Tigers lost their chances of advancing in the Women’s College World Series against Florida, losing 3-2 Sunday afternoon, May 31. Regardless of this loss, the team has made it a season to remember, claiming two All-Americans in Kasey Cooper and Emily Carosone on top of finishing in fifth for the most executed double plays (41) on defense and ranking within the top ten, eventually climbing to No.

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Track and field sends seven total to NCAA Nationals

By Staff Report | May 31

Track and field concluded the final day of the NCAA East Preliminaries Saturday, May 30, on a strong note after qualifying five individuals and one relay for the NCAA Outdoor Championships.  The Tigers will send a total of seven individuals and one relay to Nationals, June 10-13, at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.

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​Elijah Stove commits to Auburn

By Lauren Christopher | Sports Editor | May 30

AuburnSports.com confirmed Saturday morning, May 30 that 6-foot, 180-pound Elijah Stove has committed to join the 2016 Auburn football roster over Big Cat Weekend. Stove is Auburn’s seventh commitment and first receiver for the 2016 class, among the others, such as Stephen Davis Jr.

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