Monarch Brew 4/3: Jonesin' For More

Coach Jones Breaks Down His First Month On The Job

Happy Wednesday ODU Fam. You know the deal.

You’re on the job and they call you in for the review of your first three months to see how things are going.

Coach Jones didn’t wait three months. He’s giving us insight on his first month on the job and so much more.

What a Brew we have for you! Check it out below!

🏀 Jonesin’ For More
⛳️ Heating Up
⛵️ Come Sail Away
👑 And much, much more!

🏀 JONESIN’ FOR MORE

He’s been on the job for just over a month, but this isn’t his first rodeo in Norfolk.

ODU alum and new head coach Mike Jones has his staff in place and they ready to build for the future.

This week, Coach Jones sat down to gives us a deeper look into what the job means to him and what the first month has been like.

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Finding Their Stroke. As temperatures start to heat up, so is the ODU men’s golf squad.

Led by the duo of Jakob Chicoyne and Kaijun Ma, the Monarchs earned its second straight and fourth overall top-five finish of 2023-24 at this past weekend’s Cutter Creek Intercollegiate.

Chicoyne finished seventh overall, while Ma tied for 10th.

🔼 Come Sail Away, Come Sail Away. That’s exactly what the ODU sailing team did this past weekend.

Facing off against an incredibly talented field at the MASIA Women’s Fleet Championship Race in Geneva, N.Y., the Monarchs earned an eighth place finish.
 
The Division A team featured Cadence Goodnight and Elizabeth Gildea. The duo placed ninth out of 15 teams with two top five finishes with their best being third. The Division B team was represented by Gianna Dewey for races 1-6, Megan Geith for races 7-12, Kristin Johnson for races 1-2 and Allison Volk for races 3-12. The team placed fifth out of 15 and combined for five top five finishes with the best finish being second. 

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🤔 MONARCH TRIVIA

It’s a sight we saw all year last season. A TD pass from Grant Wilson, who tossed 17 last season for the Monarchs.

How many different Monarchs caught a TD pass last fall?

Got a guess?

Scroll down to the bottom of this email and see if you had the right answer!

👑 JOIN THE TEAM

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📅 WHAT’S ON TAP?

Friday, April 5 
🎾 Men’s Tennis at Charlotte @ 2pm
⚾️ Baseball at #20 Coastal Carolina @ 6pm
🚣‍♂️ Rowing at San Diego Crew Classic (San Diego, Calif.)

Saturday, April 6
🎾 Women’s Tennis at JMU @ 10am
🥍 Women’s Lacrosse vs. Vanderbilt @ 12pm
⚾️ Baseball at #20 Coastal Carolina @ 2pm
🚣‍♂️ Rowing at San Diego Crew Classic (San Diego, Calif.)
⛵️ Sailing at The Prosser Trophy (Norfolk, Va.)
🚣‍♂️ Sailing at Finger Lakes Women’s Team Race (Ithaca, N.Y.)

Sunday, April 7
🎾 Men’s Tennis at Coastal Carolina @ 10am
⚾️ Baseball at #20 Coastal Carolina @ 1pm
🚣‍♂️ Rowing at San Diego Crew Classic (San Diego, Calif.)
⛵️ Sailing at The Prosser Trophy (Norfolk, Va.)
🚣‍♂️ Sailing at Finger Lakes Women’s Team Race (Ithaca, N.Y.)

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 10.

Dominic Dutton and Javon Harvey led a group of 10 different receivers with a TD with four TDs a piece in 2023.

🦁 Have a great one, y’all!