Athletics
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Alternative graduation recognizes VU student-athletes
On Tuesday, Vanderbilt hosted an "alternative graduation" for a dozen student-athletes who missed last week's Commencement ceremonies due to athletic obligations. Read MoreMay 18, 2017
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Vanderbilt Athletics takes service trip to Jamaica
In partnership with Soles4Souls, Vanderbilt Athletics is spending the upcoming week on a service trip to Jamaica. Student-athletes and Vanderbilt staffers are slated to visit local schools and distribute shoes and other items to children. Read MoreMay 15, 2017
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Class of 2017: Ro Coleman, baseball standout, to become first male in his family to get degree
Ro Coleman would be wise to bring a box of Kleenex with him to Commencement. “When I walk across that stage and see that piece of paper,” Coleman said, “that’s when I might break down.” Read MoreMay 10, 2017
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Class of 2017: Georgina Sellyn, national tennis champ and Scotland native, eyes medical school
During her pre-med studies as a student-athlete at Vanderbilt, Georgina Sellyn spent hours shadowing doctors at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. That experience helped the fifth-year senior on the Commodore tennis team develop an affinity for surgery. Read MoreMay 10, 2017
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Class of 2017: Jacob Schultz, former walk-on snapper, heads to medical school on Navy scholarship
When Jacob Schultz learned the U.S. Navy had awarded him a prestigious Health Professions Scholarship to medical school, he didn’t tell his family—at least not immediately. Four days later, Schultz, a senior snapper on Vanderbilt’s football team, also learned he’d been accepted into Vanderbilt’s School of Medicine. Read MoreMay 8, 2017
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Women’s golfers earn SEC academic honors
Vanderbilt senior Kate Sborov has claimed the SEC Scholar Athlete of the Year award for women’s golf, and freshman Abbey Carlson was named to the All-Freshman Team. Sborov becomes the Commodores’ first-ever Scholar Athlete of the Year selection, while Carlson is Vanderbilt’s seventh All-Freshman Team member. Read MoreMay 5, 2017
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For Vanderbilt student-athletes, each study abroad trip is unique
Last month, Vanderbilt Athletics announced plans to send 11 student-athletes on study abroad trips that will be funded solely by the department. For David Williams II, Vanderbilt’s vice chancellor for athletics and university affairs and athletics director, the opportunity is part of what makes Vanderbilt a unique destination for student-athletes. Read MoreMay 4, 2017
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‘Commodore Insider’ podcast: Women’s tennis coach Geoff Macdonald looks ahead to NCAA tournament
The Vanderbilt women's tennis program made history in head coach Geoff Macdonald's 23rd season at the helm. For the first time, the Dores won both the SEC regular-season championship and conference tournament title. Now, No. 4 overall seed Vanderbilt hopes to turn that momentum into another national championship run in the NCAA tournament. Read MoreMay 3, 2017
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Vanderbilt, Nashville major draws for NCAA and SEC championships and tournaments
Vanderbilt will co-host the 2021 NCAA Regional Championship for Division I men’s golf—the latest in a string of NCAA and SEC events the university has helped bring to Middle Tennessee. Read MoreMay 3, 2017
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Class of 2017: Oren Burks is a leader on and off the field
Oren Burks is not afraid to step up when called upon, even when stepping up requires stepping out of his comfort zone. Read MoreApr 28, 2017
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Men’s golf claims first-ever SEC Championship
The Vanderbilt men’s golf team claimed its first-ever SEC Championship on Monday, winning their final match-play match, 3-2, over Texas A&M in Sea Island, Georgia. Read MoreApr 25, 2017
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Survey will gauge interest in VU athletics events at possible new soccer stadium
Vanderbilt University is launching a survey of its athletics fans to determine interest in holding some future athletics events in a new stadium that has been proposed for a potential Major League Soccer franchise in Nashville. Read MoreApr 24, 2017
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Women’s tennis claims SEC Tournament title
Two seasons ago, the Vanderbilt women's tennis team won its first Southeastern Conference Tournament championship. On Sunday the Commodores returned to the pinnacle of SEC tennis in dramatic fashion. Read MoreApr 24, 2017
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Ingram family honors father with $20 million gift to Vanderbilt’s College Halls
Three Ingram family members are making gifts totaling $20 million to name Vanderbilt University’s newest College Hall in honor of their late father and former Board of Trust member, E. Bronson Ingram. Read MoreApr 21, 2017
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Former football player, engineering alumnus receives National Science Foundation award
Bara Cola, who went from equipment manager to starting fullback as a Vanderbilt undergraduate, has distinguished himself among the nation's top young engineers and researchers since his Commodore playing days. Last week, the National Science Foundation named Cola as an Alan T. Waterman Award recipient. Read MoreApr 19, 2017
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Vanderbilt Coaches Caravan begins April 26
Vanderbilt fans will have a chance to mingle with Commodore coaches and chat about what's ahead for Vanderbilt athletics at stops across Middle Tennessee. Football coach Derek Mason, women's basketball coach Stephanie White, soccer coach Darren Ambrose and bowling coach John Williamson, among others, will be featured. Read MoreApr 18, 2017
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Women’s tennis claims SEC regular season title
In a battle of national collegiate tennis titans, the No. 5 Vanderbilt women's tennis team upset top-ranked Florida, 4-2, to earn the team's first-ever Southeastern Conference regular season championship. Read MoreApr 18, 2017
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Bowlers finish third at NCAA Championship
Vanderbilt dropped back-to-back games to Nebraska to finish in third place at the NCAA Bowling Championship in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on Saturday. Read MoreApr 16, 2017
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Everett to be honored at Saturday’s baseball game
Former Commodore pitcher Donny Everett, who died in a drowning accident on June 2, 2016, will be honored before the start of the Vanderbilt versus Florida baseball game on Saturday, April 15, at Hawkins Field. Read MoreApr 12, 2017
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Bowling heads to NCAAs on 10th anniversary of national title
Ten seasons removed from reaching the pinnacle of NCAA women’s bowling, the Commodores hope to celebrate the anniversary in style this week in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where they will be one of eight teams vying for the 2017 NCAA Bowling Championship. Read MoreApr 11, 2017