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Seven former members of the Auburn track and field teams qualified for their respective Olympic teams during recent national competitions in the Caribbean.

XM Satellite Radio, the official satellite radio provider of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), today announced that Auburn University along with the University of Alabama, University of Florida, and Vanderbilt University will join XM’s line-up of SEC sports starting fall 2008.

XM Satellite Radio, the official satellite radio provider of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), today announced that Auburn University along with the University of Alabama, University of Florida, and Vanderbilt University will join XM’s line-up of SEC sports starting fall 2008.

Five current and former Auburn swimmers advanced in Tuesday’s preliminaries at the 2008 Olympic Swimming Team Trials at the Qwest Center in Omaha, Neb. Rising junior Ava Ohlgren had the top performance of the session, finishing fourth in the women’s 200m individual medley preliminary.

Former Auburn swimmer Mark Gangloff became the first current or former Auburn swimmer to make the United States Olympic Swimming Team as he finished second in the 100m breaststroke Monday night at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Omaha. Neb.

Freshmen Brian Fletcher and Hunter Morris were each tabbed First Team Freshmen All-Americans by Baseball America, it was announced on Monday. This is the third time the duo has earned Freshman All-America honors as the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association and Collegiate Baseball and Louisville Slugger had also previously tabbed the two among the best first-year players in the country.

Seven current and former Auburn swimmers advanced in Monday’s preliminaries at the 2008 Olympic Swimming Team Trials at the Qwest Center in Omaha, Neb. The big event of the session for Auburn was the women’s 100m backstroke as four Tigers advanced to the semifinals after finishing in the top 16.

From 2002-05, Mark Gangloff and Eric Shanteau swam together as teammates on the Auburn University swimming and diving team. But, the duo will go head-to-head Monday night, this time competing for a spot on the U.S. Olympic Team for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

Five former Auburn swimmers advanced following the opening preliminary session of the 2008 U.S. Olympic Swimming Team Trials in Omaha, Neb., on Sunday. The Olympic Trials, taking place at the Qwest Center in Omaha, will go through July 6.

Auburn’s Lyndsey Jordan finished third Saturday in the Collegiate Reining Championships at the 2008 National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) Derby in Oklahoma City, Okla.

Follow all the action from the 2008 U.S. Olympic Swimming Team Trials in Omaha, Neb. with the Auburn swimming blog.

Auburn’s Reuben McCoy advanced to Sunday’s final of the men’s 400-meter hurdles to highlight the second day of action for former Tigers at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials.

Three former members of the Auburn track and field teams advanced to the next round during the opening day of the U.S. Olympic Trials late Friday night. Cory Martin reached the finals of the shot put, and Reuben McCoy and Markita James advaned to the semifinals of the 400-meter hurdles.

A contingent of More than 44 current, former and future Auburn swimmers have made their way to Omaha, Neb., in order to live out a dream and vie for a spot on the 2008 United States Olympic Team as the swimming trials get underway starting on Sunday, June 29.

Tigers Cydney Clanton and Nicole Hage began play at the U.S. Women’s Open Thursday at the par 73, 6,789-yard Interlachen Country Club in Edina, Minn.