Good morning. Aliyah Boston shares her guilty pleasure music genre 👀 🎵

What else is mixed into today’s Brew? ⤵️

2️⃣ Two in a row
🏫 In class
🤙 And much, much more

🎥 GAMECOCKS+

ICYMI - Gamecocks+ earned two awards at the 45th Annual Telly Awards! “Small Town, Big Dreams: Darius Rush’s Life Calling” earned a silver award in the General-Documentary: Short Form category, while “The Drive To Win” earned bronze in the General-Sports category. Watch them both exclusively on Gamecocks+!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Day One. The first day of the NCAA Outdoor Championship is in the books! Anass Essayi punched his ticket to the finals in the 1500m on Friday, and Dylan Targgart earned a bronze medal for the Gamecocks in the shot put while landing a First Team All-American nod!

Nyck Harbor earned Second Team All-American honors in both the 100m and the 200m, CJ Licata landed Second Team All-American recognition in the shotput, and Channing Ferguson earned Second Team All-American honors in the long jump.

The women’s first day of events will take place later today in Eugene.

🔼 Two In A Row. Incoming Gamecock women’s basketball freshman Joyce Edwards had a special high school career, and she capped it off by winning the 2023-24 MaxPreps Female National Athlete of the Year Award for the second time. Edwards, a three-sport star in basketball, soccer, and volleyball, is a truly dominant athlete, leading the Camden volleyball team in kills, scoring 45 goals on the pitch, and winning two state titles on the hardwood. Read more about Edwards’ high school journey and what Coach Staley had to say about this incoming sensation.

🔼 In Class. A slew of Gamecocks have earned academic honors for their performance in the classroom. Women’s tennis’ Sarah Hamner earned back-to-back CSC Academic All-American honors. Hamner is the first South Carolina women’s tennis player to ever receive the honor more than once.

On the diamond, five Gamecock baseball players earned CSC Academic All-District honors. Matthew Becker, Gavin Casas, Dylan Eskew, Cole Messina, and Ethan Petry were recognized for their achievements in the classroom. Messina and Petry will advance to the Academic All-America ballot.

🔼 Best Of. Sakima Walker announced this week that she’s returning to Gamecock women’s basketball for another season! That’s perfecting timing leading into the latest “Best Of” post from South Carolina women’s hoops as we look back at the top moments from Walker’s season.

🤔 GAMECOCK TRIVIA

Two Time. Only two other female athletes have earned the MaxPreps Female National Athlete of the Year award twice in their careers - can you name either of them?

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

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📬 A LOOK AHEAD

Thursday 6/6 - Saturday 6/8

👟 NCAA Outdoor Championship (Eugene, OR) on ESPN & ESPN2 | Live Results

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Olympian Missy Franklin and WNBA star Alissa Pili are the only other two-time MaxPreps Female National Athlete of the Year honorees - Joyce Edwards is in elite company!

🤙 Have a good Thursday, y’all.