Good morning. South Carolina women’s basketball newbies are in the building! 🤩

What else is mixed into today’s Brew? ⤵️

👟 On track
🌴 Carolina rankings
🤙 And much, much more

🎥 GAMECOCKS+

Summer is upon us, and as we get ready for the fall season, we’re planning to spend this summer recapping the best content on Gamecocks+ from the last few seasons. Today, we’re starting with one of our favorite episodes of Gamecock Talk - it’s all about Laeticia Amihere as she lives out her dreams.

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 On Track. The NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championship is in the books, and the South Carolina women are coming back to Columbia with 10 First Team All-American honors and a 15th overall finish in the team meet — the best finish since 2019. The Gamecocks earned a bronze medal in the 4×100m relay with Jayla Jamison, Cynteria James, Zaya Akins, and JaMeesia Ford becoming the first South Carolina quartet to score in the event since 2009. Other highlights include Ford taking second in the 200m finals with a program-best time of 22.08 and Jamison running the second fastest time in program history at 22.26 to finish fourth. The Gamecocks went on to set another program record in the 4×400m relay with Akins, Sylvia Chelangat, Jamison, and Ford finishing in 3:24.86.

On the men’s side, South Carolina finished the Championship meet with a total of seven All-American honors. On Friday, Anass Essayi and Channing Ferguson added two more All-American nods to the list, with Essayi earning First Team All-American for the second straight year in the 1500m, while Ferguson was named to the Second Team All-American squad in the men’s high jump.

🔼 Best In May. Cole Messina posted a scorching hot May, and our superstar catcher earned Dick Howser Trophy National Hitter of the Month for his efforts. Messina hit .450 in May, with 10 homers, one triple, four doubles, and 321 RBI while drawing 17 walks and stealing five bases. His homers, runs scored, and RBI led the SEC last month.

🔼 For Dad. For Gamecock-loving dads, South Carolina has the perfect gift this Father’s Day. Now through Saturday, June 15, you can grab discounted tickets to take Dad to Willy B this season. Tickets are available for the August 31 home opener against Old Dominion at 4:15pm ET and the November 2 clash with Texas A&M. When you purchase the discounted tickets, you’ll receive a special certificate to gift to dad. More details here.

🔼 Carolina Rankings. ICYMI, the ITA released its annual regional rankings to close out last week. Men’s tennis senior Toby Samuel topped the singles rankings for the Carolina region, while junior Casey Hoole landed at No. 11 and senior James Story checked in at No. 12. Samuel and Hoole earned No. 3 in the doubles regional rankings, while Samuel and Story ranked No. 9.

Meanwhile, South Carolina women’s tennis ranked No. 3 as a team in the Carolina Region rankings. Grad student Ayana Akli landed at third overall in the singles rankings, while junior Sarah Hamner ranked No. 6. Akli and Hamner were also ranked as the fourth overall doubles duo in the region.

🤔 GAMECOCK TRIVIA

Hold Serve. South Carolina women’s tennis held a serious home-court advantage this season, going 11-1 at home. Do you know how many Top-25 opponents the squad beat this year?

Got it? Scroll down to the bottom of this email for the right answer!

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: South Carolina women’s tennis posted four wins over Top-25 opponents.

🤙 Have a good Monday, y’all.