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Dan Mazzaferro Earns Invitation ESPN Academic All-District IV

Walk to the edge, take a deep breath and jump.Although this scenario seems uncommon for many people, Dan Mazzaferro faces it almost every day.A member of Auburn's swimming and diving team, Mazzaferro accepted his second invitation to join ESPN The Magazine's 2009 Academic All-District IV at Large First Team on Thursday."The recipients of this award must excel in both academics and athletics," Mazzaferro said.Mazzaferro, a junior majoring in chemistry with a concentration in pre-medicine, said he maintains a 3.94 GPA while dedicating 20 hours a week to practice and conditioning."Time management is key in student athletics," Mazzaferro said.

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Auburn Players Picked for MLB

By Anna Schierholz/Associate Sports Editor | June 18

Four Auburn baseball players will be continuing their baseball careers in the Big Leagues.Joseph Sanders, Scott Shuman, Paul Burnside and Taylor Thompson were picked in days two and three of the MLB draft last week.Sanders, drafted in the 5th round, is going to the Colorado Rockies.

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Coach's Feature: Greg Williams

By Patrick Dever/Sports Editor | June 11

The Auburn Equestrian team has been one of the most successful teams at the university over the last seven years.Such success is often attributed to the hard work of a head coach like Greg Williams, but Williams is quick to note that coaching is a two-way relationship. "Much of our success comes from the team's ability to buy into the coaching and the program." Williams saidWilliams was born in Paragould, Arkansas.He has been around horses for the better part of his life, competing in rodeos and showcasing horses since he was young.Competing and caring for horses was a family affair in the Williams household."I grew up around horses," Williams said.

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Weekly Football Preview: Linebackers

By Callie Garrett/ Staff Writer | June 11

Auburn's hard-hitting linebackers are working to adapt to a completely new coaching staff while maintaining their team's expectations."I just want to go out and make plays to help put my team in the best possible circumstances this season," said Craig Stevens, a junior linebacker.

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Coach's Feature: Karen Hoppa

By Callie Garrett/Staff Writer | June 4

Karen Hoppa has been the head coach of Auburn's women's soccer team for the last 10 years, and players say she's had a tremendously positive impact on the program."So many things are great about coaching at Auburn, but the best part is the people, and in particular the student athletes," Hoppa said.

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Women's Golf Team Wins Another SEC Championship

By Jaclyn Dunn/Staff Writer | June 4

The 2008-2009 Women's Golf Team, lead by head coach Kim Evans and assistant coach Courtney Trimble, completed another successful season with a 10th place finish at the NCAA East Regional Championship.The highlight of the team's season was bringing home another SEC Championship for Auburn.

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Auburn Men's Tennis Has Best Finish in 7 Years

By Anna Schierholz/Associate Sports Editor | May 28

Auburn tennis players have not advanced past the quarterfinals at the NCAA Men's Doubles Tournament in seven years.However, the duo of Alexey Tsyrenov and Tim Puetz moved forward to the semifinals, only to fall 6-4, 6-2 to John-Patrick Smith and Davey Sandgren of the University of Tennessee Sunday.Tsyrenov and Puetz were ranked 10th by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association entering the competition and defeated teams from the University of Southern California and the University of Georgia before losing to the third-ranked Smith and Sandgren."We didn't play well in the beginning," Puetz said.

Auburn Grad, Fred Bousquet, Beats Phelps 50-Meter Freestyle Record

By Michael Hansberry/Staff Writer | May 28

Members of the Auburn swim team participated in the 2009 Charlotte UltraSwim Competition with outstanding results.More than 20 swimmers represented Auburn at the four-day event held May 14-17.Unlike regular swim meets, the UltraSwim requires individual competition in contrast to the usual team participation.2009 Auburn graduate and 2008 Olympian, Fred Bousquet, once again dominated the event.Bousquet not only came in first place in the 50-meter freestyle with a time of 21.33 seconds, but he also beat Olympic Gold Medalist, Michael Phelps, in the 100-meter freestyle finals.Phelps came in at 49.04 in the 100-meter freestyle and Bousquet came in at 48.22, giving Bousquet a U.S.

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Auburn Women's Tennis End 2009 Season

By Grace Henderson/ Staff Writer | May 26

"We went out with a bang," said senior Whitney Chappell about her and fellow senior Alex Haney's last match in the 2009 NCAA Women's Tennis Tournament in College Station, TX last Thursday. Haney, who won her first match in the singles tournament 6 - 3, 6 - 4 against USC's Maria Sanchez went on to play Stanford's Hilary Barte in the second round.

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Auburn Athletic Department gives back to community

By Lindsey Davidson / News Editor | April 30

Auburn University coaches and administrators were seen across county giving back to the community Monday, April 27."Tigers Give Back" consisted of nearly 200 coaches, administrators and staff members of the Auburn University Athletic Department.Created by Auburn student-athletes, this community event visited 18 different schools and agencies across the Auburn-Opelika area."Our student-athletes challenged us to support them and their community service efforts," said Athletic Director Jay Jacobs.

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