May 12, 2017
Check out the latest buzz surrounding Vanderbilt athletics:
VUCommodores.com: This week Vanderbilt spotlighted three graduating student-athletes and their post-Vanderbilt endeavors. Commodore football long snapper Jacob Schultz is a former walk-on who heads to medical school on a prestigious Navy scholarship. Vanderbilt tennis player Georgina Sellyn is a two-time SEC Scholar Athlete of the Year and the first in program history to earn her graduate degree while playing. Finally, baseball senior Ro Coleman will soon become the first male in his family to earn a college degree.
Twitter: Vanderbilt student-athletes took to the stage Friday during the university’s commencement ceremonies.
Congrats to all our graduating seniors. Very proud of your accomplishments, on & off the field! #AnchorDown #VU2017 #SECGrads #NCAAGrads pic.twitter.com/ql7QB1S2m9
 Vanderbilt Football (@VandyFootball) May 12, 2017
We are enormously proud of these two! Congrats, @MintaSpears & @mwebb_22! #VU2017 @StephanieWhite pic.twitter.com/ZnosOXFY7a
 Vanderbilt WBB (@VandyWBB) May 12, 2017
Twitter: Vanderbilt golf alum Brandt Snedeker stopped by last week’s Vanderbilt baseball series against Missouri and brought along the Ryder Cup. Oh, and Sneds managed to throw out a pretty sweet first pitch.
So great to have @BrandtSnedeker and the @RyderCupUSA at The Hawk today! pic.twitter.com/0BRpwluQa4
 Vanderbilt Baseball (@VandyBaseball) May 7, 2017
.@BrandtSnedeker with a heck of a first pitch this afternoon! pic.twitter.com/m4joyckEGA
 Vanderbilt Baseball (@VandyBaseball) May 7, 2017
TennisRecruiting.net: Rhiannon Potkey dives into the success of Vanderbilt women’s tennis under head coach Geoff Macdonald. Writes Potkey: “Vanderbilt is in the midst of a historical season on the West End.” Read here.
The Tennessean: Why Vanderbilt’s Reed Hayes passed on Tennessee baseball, college football and pro baseball, by Adam Sparks. Read here.
NBC News: Lester Holt and NBC Nightly News visits Murfreesboro to catch up with former Vanderbilt pitcher David Price, who has helped build a baseball field for special needs children in his hometown.
ESPN: Edward Aschoff listed a few SEC East players who made big strides during spring practice, including Vanderbilt wide receiver Trent Sherfield. “People in Nashville described his spring as ‘dominant’ and he’s becoming an even better leader for this team,” writes Aschoff. Read here.
Golfweek: Vanderbilt men’s golf finished the regular season ranked No. 1 nationally in the Bushnell/Golfweek D-I Coaches Poll. Read here.
VUCommodores.com: Vanderbilt pitching coach Scott Brown was this week’s guest on the Commodore Insider Podcast. Listen below: