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Jack Key Golf Teaching Facility Dedicated In A Ceremony Monday

Monday, March 31st, 2008

The new home of Auburn men’s and women’s golf at the Jack Key Golf Teaching Facility - was officially dedicated during a ceremony Monday at the Auburn University Club at Yarbrough Farms.

Auburn Heads to University Park As the No. 2 Seed in the Northeast Regional

Monday, March 31st, 2008

The Auburn University gymnastics team will be the number two seed at the Northeast Regional hosted by Penn State University in University Park, Pa., the NCAA announced Monday.

“Remix Revolution: Artworx, Desixns, and Collextions” to open April 3 at AU’s Jule Collins Smith Museum

Monday, March 31st, 2008

AUBURN - A retrospective exhibition of the work of AU alumnus and home furnishings and design legend Raymond Waites will be on display from April 3 through May 10 at Auburn University’s Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art.
The “Remix Revolution: Artworx, Desixns, Collextions” exhibition includes selections from Waites’s works of art and his original [...]

Trent Mummey Named SEC Freshman Of The Week

Monday, March 31st, 2008

Freshman outfielder Trent Mummey was named the Southeastern Conference’s Freshman of the Week on Monday after going on a tear last week, collecting five multi-hit games as Auburn won its series with Tennessee and swept a pair of midweek games from Mercer and Samford.

Six Former Tigers On Opening Day MLB Rosters

Monday, March 31st, 2008

Six former Auburn baseball players were on Opening Day rosters on Monday afternoon as Major League Baseball opened up the 2008 season.

AU’s annual Empty Bowls Banquet on April 6 to feature Lauren Bush

Monday, March 31st, 2008

AUBURN - The third annual Empty Bowls Banquet on April  6 will be hosted by the Auburn University College of Human Sciences Committee of 19 and AU’s Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art, in conjunction with the College of Human Sciences Women’s Philanthropy Board. Featured speakers are Lauren Bush and Ellen Gustafson, founders of [...]

Auburn Softball’s Brittany Day Named SEC Pitcher of the Week

Monday, March 31st, 2008

Auburn softball pitcher Brittany Day was named the Southeastern Conference Pitcher of the Week after winning two games including a complete-game shutout against the ninth-ranked Tennessee Lady Volunteers last week.

No. 25 Men’s Tennis Falls In Home Finale To Georgia, 7-0

Sunday, March 30th, 2008

Defending national champion Georgia won all six singles matches and all three doubles matches Sunday as the No. 3 Bulldogs defeated No. 25 Auburn, 7-0, in the Tigers’ final home match of the season.

Hall Delivers Walk-off RBI Single As Auburn Storms Back To Take Series From Tennessee With 4-3 Win

Sunday, March 30th, 2008

Matt Hall’s biggest hit in his current nine-game hitting streak may have been the one he delivered in the bottom of the ninth on Sunday as his walk-off RBI single completed Auburn’s stirring 4-3 come-back victory over Tennessee.

Cydney Clanton And Auburn Women’s Golf Finish Third At Bryan National Collegiate

Sunday, March 30th, 2008

Freshman Cydney Clanton and the No. 10 Auburn women’s golf team finished third at the Bryan National Collegiate on Sunday. Despite competing in chilly conditions and with a slight drizzle, it was the highest finish for Clanton and the team this spring.

AU Women’s Tennis Loses Tough Battle to No. 9 Georgia

Sunday, March 30th, 2008

The No. 33 Auburn women’s tennis team (13-6, 3-5 SEC) won the doubles point, but fell 5-2 to the No. 9 ranked Georgia Bulldogs (14-4, 6-2 SEC) at the Lindsey Hopkins Tennis Facility in Athens, Ga., Sunday.

Auburn Softball Beats No. 9 Tennessee 2-1 in Eight Innings

Sunday, March 30th, 2008

Kyndall White’s sac fly to left scored Krista Clyde with the game-winning run in the bottom of the eighth inning as the Auburn softball team claimed a 2-1 victory over ninth-ranked Tennessee Sunday afternoon.

Cesar Cielo Named NCAA Swimmer Of The Year For Second Year In A Row

Sunday, March 30th, 2008

For the second year in a row, Auburn’s Cesar Cielo was named the NCAA Swimmer of the Year following his performance at the NCAA Championships.

Cielo Breaks 100 Freestyle Record; Auburn Finishes Fifth At NCAA Championships

Sunday, March 30th, 2008

For the third day in a row, Auburn junior Cesar Cielo stepped out of the competition pool at the 2008 NCAA Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships after setting new Auburn, NCAA and U.S. Open records.

Auburn Softball Splits With No. 9 Tennessee; Day Throws Two-Hit Shutout

Sunday, March 30th, 2008

Senior pitcher Brittany Day threw a two-hit shutout to lead the Auburn softball team to a 1-0 victory over No. 9 Tennessee as the teams split a double-header Saturday afternoon. The Vols won game one 8-4.

About Auburn University

Auburn University (AU or Auburn) is a state university located in Auburn, Alabama, USA. With more than 23,000 students and 1,200 faculty, it is the largest university in the state, and according to U.S. News & World Report, has a selectivity rating of "more selective." Auburn was chartered on February 1, 1856, as the East Alabama Male College, a private liberal arts school affiliated with the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. The college was donated to the state of Alabama in 1872, when it became the state's public land-grant university under the Morrill Act and was renamed the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alabama. In 1892, the college became the first four-year coeducational school in the state. The college was renamed the Alabama Polytechnic Institute (API) in 1899. In 1960, its name was officially changed to Auburn University, as it had long been popularly known. Auburn is one of only 13 American universities designated as a land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research center.

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