Catch up on the day's buzz about the Gamecocks! In today's edition: Baseball brings home a sweep of Auburn and prepares to host Alabama; Softball prepares for their final home series of the season and Senior Day; a great feature on Softball junior Samie Garcia; three Cross Country student-athletes earn university awards; former Women's Soccer player Kayla Grimsley goes pro, and more!
AGSOUTH ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Get your votes in for the AgSouth Athlete of the Year! There is one male and one female winner. Gamecocks who were named AgSouth Athletes of the Week throughout the 2011-12 year are eligible for the award.
Click here to cast your votes!
GAMECOCKSONLINE.COM NEWS
Women's Soccer. Kayla Grimsley Signs With Professional Team In Iceland
Equestrian. Equestrian Team Holds End of Season Banquet
Baseball. South Carolina Baseball Notebook
Baseball. Gamecocks Sweep Auburn With 11-7 Win In Series Finale
Baseball. Gamecocks Take Series With 5-3 Victory Over Auburn
Women's Golf. Gamecocks Take Sixth at SEC Women's Golf Championship
Men's Golf. Gamecocks Finish 10th at SEC Men's Golf Championship
Softball. Another Home Run Record Falls in Gamecocks' 6-3 Loss to No. 8/7 Tennessee
Softball. Gamecocks Can't Hold On in 4-2 Saturday Setback to No. 8/7 Tennessee
Cross Country. Three Gamecock Cross Country Athletes Earn Awards
VOTE TO BRING ESPN GAMEDAY TO COLUMBIA!
ESPN will film a College GameDay commercial this summer on a campus selected by fans. The school with the most votes wins, so vote daily to bring GameDay to Columbia! Voting ends May 2nd!
http://www.gamedayvote.com/
While you're at it, let ESPN know some ins and outs of Columbia for their "Home Turf" series! Click here to fill them in!
GAMECOCKS AROUND THE WEB
Softball: Samie Garcia packs a punch despite small frame (GoGamecocks.com)
Baseball: Gamecocks win 8th straight SEC game (The Post and Courier)
Baseball: Streaking: USC takes eighth straight SEC game (GamecockCentral.com)
Baseball: Fish Story (GamecockCentral.com)
Baseball: Look Back, Look Ahead: Back in the Race (GamecockCentral.com)
Baseball: Tanner wins another dice roll (GamecockCentral.com)
Men's Basketball: Frank Martin, always a fighter, embraces the challenge of USC basketball (The Post and Courier)
NFL DRAFT - 3 days...
South Carolina turning into Cornerback U. (Rivals.com)
When it comes to making plays, Ingram is best pass rusher in the draft (CBSsports.com)
COCK-A-DOODLE-TWEET
The NFL Draft starts this Thursday at 8 p.m. on ESPN!
Follow @GamecocksOnline and @SpursUpBlog on Twitter!
SPURS UP BLOG HIGHLIGHTS
This Week's Home Events: Final Home Softball Series; Baseball Hosts Alabama
Travelle Wharton Adjusting to "Home"
Student-Athletes Attend Networking Event
Demand Grows as Darius Rucker Intercollegiate a Hit with Golf Teams
Draft Buzz Growing for Gamecocks' Stephon Gilmore
Download Your Block C at the 50 Photo from Fan Fest
VIDEO OF THE DAY
Listen in on LB Dantzler's post-game comments from Saturday's series-clinching victory over Auburn:
http://gamecocksonline.cstv.com/allaccess/?media=316795
ROOSTER CROWS
Three members of the South Carolina cross country team earned honors at a university awards ceremony Thursday. Seniors Sara Hartley and Erin Fedewa were both awarded the Outstanding Senior Award in addition to being named "Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities".
Junior Megan Rother was awarded the James T. Penny Award by the College of Arts & Sciences. The James T. Penny Award scholarship is for an undergraduate upper-level student-athlete who has demonstrated academic excellence while majoring in the field of Biological Sciences and competing in intercollegiate athletics.
FAN PHOTO OF THE DAY
Today's photo was sent in by Lee with the following caption:
"Pic of Mike Varner of Summerville and Lee Childs of Seneca before the Clemsux game. Thanks and GO COCKS!!!!"
We've got a lot of great submissions so keep them coming! Feel free to send in your photos (any sport/season, either of you or taken by you!) with your name to GamecockAthletics@gmail.com! A lot of the best photos include some Gamecock gear and 'showing your spurs'! We'd love to share with the rest of Gamecock Nation!
Previous fan photos may be seen here:
Fan Photo of the Day series - 2012
Fan Photo of the Day series - 2011
AGSOUTH ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Get your votes in for the AgSouth Athlete of the Year! There is one male and one female winner. Gamecocks who were named AgSouth Athletes of the Week throughout the 2011-12 year are eligible for the award.
Click here to cast your votes!
GAMECOCKSONLINE.COM NEWS
Women's Soccer. Kayla Grimsley Signs With Professional Team In Iceland
Equestrian. Equestrian Team Holds End of Season Banquet
Baseball. South Carolina Baseball Notebook
Baseball. Gamecocks Sweep Auburn With 11-7 Win In Series Finale
Baseball. Gamecocks Take Series With 5-3 Victory Over Auburn
Women's Golf. Gamecocks Take Sixth at SEC Women's Golf Championship
Men's Golf. Gamecocks Finish 10th at SEC Men's Golf Championship
Softball. Another Home Run Record Falls in Gamecocks' 6-3 Loss to No. 8/7 Tennessee
Softball. Gamecocks Can't Hold On in 4-2 Saturday Setback to No. 8/7 Tennessee
Cross Country. Three Gamecock Cross Country Athletes Earn Awards
VOTE TO BRING ESPN GAMEDAY TO COLUMBIA!
ESPN will film a College GameDay commercial this summer on a campus selected by fans. The school with the most votes wins, so vote daily to bring GameDay to Columbia! Voting ends May 2nd!http://www.gamedayvote.com/
While you're at it, let ESPN know some ins and outs of Columbia for their "Home Turf" series! Click here to fill them in!
GAMECOCKS AROUND THE WEB
Softball: Samie Garcia packs a punch despite small frame (GoGamecocks.com)
Baseball: Gamecocks win 8th straight SEC game (The Post and Courier)Baseball: Streaking: USC takes eighth straight SEC game (GamecockCentral.com)
Baseball: Fish Story (GamecockCentral.com)
Baseball: Look Back, Look Ahead: Back in the Race (GamecockCentral.com)
Baseball: Tanner wins another dice roll (GamecockCentral.com)
Men's Basketball: Frank Martin, always a fighter, embraces the challenge of USC basketball (The Post and Courier)
NFL DRAFT - 3 days...
South Carolina turning into Cornerback U. (Rivals.com)
When it comes to making plays, Ingram is best pass rusher in the draft (CBSsports.com)
COCK-A-DOODLE-TWEET
The NFL Draft starts this Thursday at 8 p.m. on ESPN!
Can't wait for the NFL draft! About to be loaded with Gamecocks #firstround
-- Hunter Hartman (@H_Hart22) April 23, 2012
Follow @GamecocksOnline and @SpursUpBlog on Twitter!
SPURS UP BLOG HIGHLIGHTS
This Week's Home Events: Final Home Softball Series; Baseball Hosts Alabama
Travelle Wharton Adjusting to "Home"Student-Athletes Attend Networking Event
Demand Grows as Darius Rucker Intercollegiate a Hit with Golf Teams
Draft Buzz Growing for Gamecocks' Stephon Gilmore
Download Your Block C at the 50 Photo from Fan Fest
VIDEO OF THE DAY
Listen in on LB Dantzler's post-game comments from Saturday's series-clinching victory over Auburn:
http://gamecocksonline.cstv.com/allaccess/?media=316795
ROOSTER CROWS
Three members of the South Carolina cross country team earned honors at a university awards ceremony Thursday. Seniors Sara Hartley and Erin Fedewa were both awarded the Outstanding Senior Award in addition to being named "Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities".
Junior Megan Rother was awarded the James T. Penny Award by the College of Arts & Sciences. The James T. Penny Award scholarship is for an undergraduate upper-level student-athlete who has demonstrated academic excellence while majoring in the field of Biological Sciences and competing in intercollegiate athletics.
FAN PHOTO OF THE DAY
Today's photo was sent in by Lee with the following caption:
"Pic of Mike Varner of Summerville and Lee Childs of Seneca before the Clemsux game. Thanks and GO COCKS!!!!"
We've got a lot of great submissions so keep them coming! Feel free to send in your photos (any sport/season, either of you or taken by you!) with your name to GamecockAthletics@gmail.com! A lot of the best photos include some Gamecock gear and 'showing your spurs'! We'd love to share with the rest of Gamecock Nation!
Previous fan photos may be seen here:
Fan Photo of the Day series - 2012
Fan Photo of the Day series - 2011
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