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Inside the Auburn Tigers "To perform at her highest in this meet says volumes about Derrian's competitive spirit," Graba added. "She deserves this national recognition and we are so happy for her . . . Not until Friday night, as Derrian Gobourne brought home the first gymnastics championship in Auburn history with her performance on vault . . . "This is what we strive for at practice," head coach Greg Williams said. "Our Hunter Seat girls didn't give up a point today and we're just proud of how they continue to push each other to be the best . . . With three series remaining, it's time for Mickey Dean's second Auburn team to define itself . . . For the freshman, she's approaching the trip as a chance to watch, learn and take in the environment before coming back for another strong season next year . . . Newton had missed only three of the Panthers' previous 126 games before sitting out the final two games of the 2018 season . . . Auburn coach Mickey Dean said he was proud of how Handley came back . . . Auburn was previously scheduled to travel to Seattle for a game against the Pac-12 school next season, but that game has been postponed until the 2020-21 season . . . Okoro picked Auburn over other offers of Virginia, Oregon and Florida, just to name a few . . . Auburn's win-at-all costs persona, it seems, has titled the scales of ethics in the SEC . . . Veach is now the highest overall NPF draftee in program history . . . His mother said he suffered the broken thumb on his right hand in Auburn's NCAA Tournament victory over Kansas but didn't realize it until he returned from the Final Four . . . Campbell was one of the best quarterbacks in Auburn history and led the Tiger to an undefeated season in 2004 . . . With the toughest stretch of the season coming – a road series at No. 23 Kentucky, a home series against No. 6 Florida and a road series at No 18 Arkansas to close out the SEC regular season – Dean challenged his players to fight back from a lost weekend at home . . . Auburn, which lost two of three to Georgia two weeks ago, lost back-to-back home series for the first time since 2013 and fell to 33-10 overall and 9-6 in the SEC . . . Johnson, who was getting his hamstring iced in the closing minutes of the game, was smiling after the final whistle blew . . . Great season, Auburn. Thanks for making basketball in this state relevant again . . . For Auburn's softball team, things went bad early and got worse from there Saturday . . . The coach who oversaw the most successful season in Auburn men's basketball history isn't going anywhere anytime soon . . . During his four years at Auburn, Brown was the poster boy for Bruce Pearl's rebuild — a five-year undertaking that saw the Tigers go from national irrelevance to national title contenders . . . The Snow sisters have anchored the left side of Auburn's infield all season, playing defense at a high level . . . Head coach Mickey Dean acknowledged that she wouldn't return to pitching until at least the postseason, but didn't make anything close to a guarantee that she'd pitch again this season for Auburn . . . Less than 24 hours removed from a gut-wrenching, season-ending defeat in the Final Four, the Tigers were back home as Bruce Pearl stood on a stage in Auburn Arena and made a promise . . . Dean would not speculate on the possibility of a medical redshirt . . . Though his national profile rose with each round of the NCAA Tournament, he was always there to say something interesting from Day 1 through the Final Four loss . . . Nearly half of Pearl's bonus was accumulated with a trip to the Elite Eight ($100,000) and the Final Four ($100,000) . . . "You look at the way Bruce and his team handled that situation with class, which is extremely hard to do in a disappointing moment like that and our players, the way they handled themselves . . . Former Auburn quarterback Jason Campbell will serve as the captain of the orange team and former running back Ronnie Brown will be the captain of the blue team . . . He sat in his locker after a heartbreaking loss and, instead of being frustrated, he took media questions with a poise and grace that most can only dream to have in that situation . . . Podcast: What's next for Auburn after a marvelous Final Four run . . . When reached on Tuesday, Patrick Harper, the father of Jared Harper, didn't necessarily rule out the possibility of his son's return, but made it clear that he didn't think it was expected . . . The four hits and seven RBIs also marked a career high for Snow . . . Harper could still theoretically return to school if he goes undrafted, or chooses to return, assuming he's invited to the NBA Draft Combine . . .
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