April 28, 2017
The latest buzz surrounding Vanderbilt athletics for week of April 24-28:
SEC: Vanderbilt men’s golf, led by head coach Scott Limbaugh, defeated Texas A&M to claim the program’s first-ever SEC Tournament title at Sea Island, Ga. Read more.
GolfWeek: Brentley Romine pens a nice piece on Vanderbilt men’s golf freshman John Augenstein, who stepped up at the SEC Tournament this week. Writes Romine: “His teammates call him ‘Johnny Golf.’ They might need to call him ‘Johnny Clutch.'” Read more.
Anchor Down Productions: Watch Vanderbilt women’s tennis celebrate winning their second SEC Tournament championship.
SEC: Fresh off its own SEC Tournament title, Vanderbilt women’s tennis dominated the SEC’s postseason awards. Astra Sharma earned just the second SEC Player of the Year honors in program history, and Geoff Macdonald likewise snagged SEC Coach of the Year. The Commodores landed reps on the All-SEC First and Second Teams and the All-Freshman Team. Read here.
The Tennessean: Adam Sparks dives into the Cuban heritage of Vanderbilt baseball player Julian Infante, which ultimately helped lead him to a spot on Vanderbilt’s roster. “Coach Corbin showed a sincere interest in our heritage and cared about our struggles,” said Julian’s father, apologizing for the tears filling his eyes. “Vanderbilt is where Julian belonged.” Read here.
Twitter: Nothing like a little love from a big-time alum!
So happy for @VANDYMENSGOLF on being #SECChamps !!!! Unbelievable heart on full display.. NCAA here we come!!!! #AnchorDown
 Brandt Snedeker (@BrandtSnedeker) April 24, 2017
SEC Network: Analyst Kevin Weidl picks five SEC players that NFL teams shouldn’t miss on in the 2017 NFL Draft. Among them? Vanderbilt offensive lineman Will Holden. Watch here.
VUCommodores.com: Jake Van Geffen of the Vanderbilt men’s cross country team and Skyler Carpenter of the Commodore women’s track and field team have been nominated for the H. Boyd McWhorter Scholar-Athlete Post-Graduate Scholarship by Vanderbilt University. Read here.
Twitter: We’re running out of room for trophies at the McGugin Center!
It’s been a great spring on West End! Hardware on display in the office of AD David Williams. #AnchorDown pic.twitter.com/iAX4Tt2t9r
 Vanderbilt Athletics (@vucommodores) April 27, 2017
The Tennessean: Adam Sparks breaks down spring storylines for all 12 of Vanderbilt football’s 2017 opponents. Read here.
SEC Country: Five things to know about NFL draft prospect Will Holden of Vanderbilt football. Read here.
VUCommodores.com: Vanderbilt pitcher Chandler Day was this week’s guest on the Commodore Insider Podcast. Day previewed the Commodores’ weekend series with Tennessee and even described his experience acting in his theatre final at Vanderbilt. Listen below.
