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Spartan Brew 5/13: Struck Gold
Today, we're recapping the Mountain West Championships, preparing for NCAA Regionals, and meeting the newest Spartan.
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⚔️ The Official Newsletter For San José State Athletics
Good morning! Congratulations to Malachi Snow for earning Outstanding Performer at the Mountain West Outdoor Championships!
What are we pouring into today’s Brew?
🎽 Spartans bring home multiple gold medals
⛳️ Men’s golf begins postseason play
⚔️ And much, much more!
📈 STOCK UP
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🔼 Struck Gold. The men’s track & field team brought home some hardware from the Mountain West Outdoor Championships! Jaden Smith won the 400m dash with a lifetime and meet record of 45.40. He also won the 200m dash and ran on the winning 4×100m and 4×400m relays. Malachi Snow won the 100m with a meet record time of 10.14. He went three-for-three by winning 110mH and was on the 4×100 relay as well. The men’s team finished in third-place with a score of 123. Emilia Sjostrand won the triple jump and the long jump on the women’s side of things. The Spartans came home with 13 medals, nine of them being gold.
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🔼 Sunday Smash. Spartan baseball picked up a big 8-2 win at Cal on Sunday. Sebastian Orduno and Dalton Bowling each hit homers for the Spartans. Hunter Dorraugh went 3-for-4 with an RBI. Ethan Ross picked up his sixth win of the season on the mound after striking out five. The Spartans now have 20 wins for the third-straight season. It was the first time they’ve defeated Cal on the road since 2002.
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🔼 Postseason Play. The men’s golf team begins NCAA Regional play at the Austin Regional in Texas today. Other schools in the field include Tennessee, Arkansas, Texas, Georgia, Wake Forest, Notre Dame, UNCG, BYU, Utah, GCU, Arkansas State, and Kansas City. The Spartan lineup of Zubair Firdaus, Carl Corpus, Caleb Shelter, Xuan Luo, and Ivan Barahona will tee off at 6:55 this morning. They’re coming off a fourth-place finish at the Mountain West Championship. The top five teams will advance to the NCAA Championships.
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🔼 Yappy Hour. The men’s basketball team and Coach Tim Miles welcome Donavan Yap Jr. to San José State! The 6’5 junior guard spent last season at Fresno State and his freshman season at UNLV. He averaged 9 points, 1.8 rebounds, and 1.8 assists in 26 games last year. The Las Vegas native was First Team All-Southern Nevada in high school.
🤔 SPARTAN TRIVIA
Today’s trivia question…
When is the last time the men’s golf team played at an NCAA Regional?
Think you got it? Scroll to the bottom of this email for the answer!
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📅 THIS WEEK IN SPARTAN ATHLETICS
Monday 5/13
⛳️ Men’s Golf at NCAA Regional @ 6:55 am | Live Stats
Tuesday 5/14
⛳️ Men’s Golf at NCAA Regional | Live Stats
Wednesday 5/15
⛳️ Men’s Golf at NCAA Regional | Live Stats
Thursday 5/16
⚾️ Baseball vs. New Mexico @ 6:05 pm | NBC Sports Bay Area
Friday 5/17
⛳️ Women’s Golf at NCAA Championships @ 6:30 am
⚾️ Baseball vs. New Mexico @ 6:05pm | Mountain West Network
Saturday 5/18
⛳️ Women’s Golf at NCAA Championships @ 6:30 am
⚾️ Baseball vs. New Mexico @ 1:05pm | Mountain West Network
Sunday 5/19
⛳️ Women’s Golf at NCAA Championships @ 6:30 am
🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER
Answer: 2019
⚔️ Have a great Monday, y’all!