TGIF ODU Fam. Who doesn’t love a little Mike On the Mic?

That’s exactly what we’ve got as Coach Jones dropped a brief update on his return to Norfolk and what the Moanrchs are working on this summer.

It’s all inside today’s Brew! Check it out below!

🎙 Mike On The Mic
🚣 Class Acts
🏀 Monarchs At Work
​⭐ And much, much more!

🎙 MIKE ON THE MIC

It may be summer break for some, but Coach Jones and the Monarchs are far from taking a break.

Hard at work on the practice courts and recruiting trails, Coach Jones caught up with the guys over at Field of 68 to talk about his return to Norfolk, the status of the Monarchs and what he’s most looking forward to about the upcoming year.

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Class Acts. Not only did the ODU rowing squad make waves on the water this spring, they also made plenty of waves in the classroom.

This week, the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association (CRCA) announced their 2023-24 Scholar Athlete awards with six Monarchs recognized for their work in the classroom.

Old Dominion had Sydnee Blackburn, Lucy Brennan, Maddie Enns, Ellen Gortz, Haven Habhab and Bekah Kimman earn the honor from the CRCA. A total of 770 student-athletes from 72 schools were recognized in NCAA Division I.

To qualify, an athlete must meet both academic and athletic requirements, such as being in at least their second year of eligibility and maintaining an average cumulative GPA of 3.50 or higher. Additionally, student-athletes must have rowed in their institution’s NCAA eligible boats for a minimum of 75% of the current spring races or race in an NCAA Boat at their Conference Championship/NCAA Championship. 

🔼 Heating Up. Not only are the temps heating up as summertime rolls in, but so is former Monarch Vinnie Pasquantino.

The former ODU star and current Kansas City Royal is a part of one of MLB’s young, upstart teams.

Over the past week, Pasquantino is hitting .364 with two HRs and seven RBIs as the Royals are in the hunt for the AL Central and a major part of the wild card race at this early point in the season.

⚾️: A Look At Vinnie’s Season So Far

💪 MONARCHS AT WORK

⚾️ MONARCHS + NATS = TONS OF FUN!

Come out and show your Monarch pride as the Nationals host Old Dominion University Day at the ballpark THIS WEEKEND!

Join ODU alumni, students, parents, faculty and fans as the Monarchs put their mark on exciting in game experiences! 

Everyone who purchases a ticket through the ODU at Nats Park link will receive an exclusive Nationals, Old Dominion University Day co-branded jersey.

👑 JOIN THE TEAM

Our friends at Atlantic Orthopaedic Specialists has been serving Hampton Roads for over 100 years and is proud to be the team physicians for ODU Athletics.

With 4 convenient locations, 24 physicians, eight orthopaedic specialties, and 4 walk-in clinics—Atlantic Orthopaedics Specialists is the largest, most comprehensive orthoapedic practice in our region.

🦁 MONARCH TRIVIA

With 26 HRs in his two-plus year MLB career, Vinnie Pasquantino has the most major league long balls by any former ODU Monarch.

Who has the second most MLB HRs in program history?

Got a guess?

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

📞 CALL TO THE HALL

We have all have important phone calls that happen throughout our lives.

Moments and calls that we’ll remember forever.

Last week, five all-time ODU greats got one of those calls as the 2024 Class of the ODU Sports Hall of Fame was announced.

This year’s class includes Trey Freeman (Men’s Basketball), Christy Longacre (Field Hockey), Jonathan Plisco (Football), Evan Newton (Men’s Soccer) and Marty Bradley (Athletic Training).

The group will be inducted at a dinner at Chartway Arena in early September.

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📅 WHAT’S ON TAP?

See ya’ll in August!

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: PJ Higgins.

In his two stints with the Cubs in 2021 and 2022, Higgins hit six HRs in 83 games played for Chicago.

🦁 Have a great weekend, y’all!