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Run Wild. We’re back at it with another new episode of Gamecock Talk! This week we’re talking to Gamecock Track & Field superstar Silan Ayyildiz! Ayyildiz, who just qualified for the NCAA Championship (more on that ⬇️), is an Istanbul native who is a three-time Turkey champion and four-time Balkan champion. How’d she end up in Columbia?

Join us for the latest episode of Gamecock Talk as Silan tells her story.

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🔼 To Nationals! Four Gamecocks advanced out of the NCAA East Regionals to punch their tickets to the NCAA Track & Field Championship! On the men’s team, Anass Essayi and Filip Demsar will head to Austin for the finals, which get underway June 7-10. Anass finished second in the opening heat of the 1500m and 14th overall in the event with a 3:53.83, while Demsar is moving on in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 13.60.

A day later, a pair of Gamecock women also secured their spots in Austin. Silan Ayyildiz set a new school record in the women’s 1500m with a 4:12.11 while Jayla Jamison ran the women’s 200m in 22.84 to advance. Watch Silan set the Gamecock record!

​🔼 All-Americans On The Green. Gamecock women’s golf stars Mathilde Claisse, Hannah Darling, and Louise Rydqvist all earned WGCA All-American honors for their incredible season on the links. Darling was named to the First Team, while Claisse and Rydqvist both earned Honorable Mentions. Under head coach Kalen Anderson, South Carolina has had 42 All-America honors across 15 different players in 16 seasons, and this marks the eighth straight year the team has had multiple players recognized.

​🔼 First Win. Aliyah Boston celebrating her first WNBA win with her Indiana Fever teammates is the exact kind of energy we all need this morning.

The Fever downed the Atlanta Dream, 90-87, yesterday afternoon. Aliyah scored 13 for the Fever, including this beauty in the paint, while Allisha Gray had 19 on the other side of the court for the Dream.

​🔼 Selection Monday. Are you ready for the road to Omaha? Tune in to ESPN2 at noon E.T. today for the NCAA Baseball Tournament Selection Show or come on down to South Carolina’s watch party at the Cockaboose Club. Here’s a quick breakdown of the Gamecocks’ resume heading into the bracket reveal:

• No. 8 RPI

• No. 3 strength of schedule

• No. 8 non-conference RPI

• No. 6 non-conference strength of schedule

• 18 wins against RPI Top 50 teams (T-5th)

• 18 games and 8 wins against RPI Top 10 teams

Founders Park is one of 16 locations hosting NCAA Regionals! The Gamecocks will host the regional for the first time since 2021. Tune in to the Selection Show to find out who’s coming to Columbia for games getting underway on Friday!

🤔 GAMECOCK TRIVIA

On Par. Gamecock women’s golf, which finished fourth in stroke play, posted a new program record at the NCAA Championships earlier this month for the lowest score through 72 holes. What was the team’s score?

Do you have a guess? Scroll down to the bottom of this email for the right answer!

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 1,153 (+1)

Gamecock women’s golf also tied its best-ever finish at the NCAA Championships and tied with Stanford as the only two teams to have three players finish the tournament in the Top 25.

Have a good Monday, y’all.