Happy Flag Day Monarchs. After this week, there’s a lot of reasons to fly that ODU flag proudly!

We’ve got one of our own back in town and plenty of awards rolling in for the Monarchs!

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⚾️ He’sss Bacckkk
👏 Bright Futures
⏱ Kickoff: 78 Days Away
​⭐ And much, much more!

🏈 COUNTDOWN TO KICKOFF: 78 DAYS

Rising junior Kelby Williams came up with one of the biggest plays of the season for the Monarchs in 2023.

Williams connected with Grant Wilson for the longest play of the season for ODU in the second quarter of a 17-13 win at Southern Miss.

The 78-yard connection set up a two-yard TD run by Keshawn Wicks that sparked the comeback in Hattiesburg.

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📈 STOCK UP

🔼 He’s Backkkk. It’s not the fall, but this week in Norfolk has been Homecoming week for a former Monarch.

2017 All-American Jared Young is back in town as a member of the Memphis Redbirds, the Triple-A affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals. Young and his teammates are battling the Norfolk Tides at Harbor Park and will be in town through Sunday.

After having MLB stints in each of the past two seasons with the Cubs, Young joined the Cardinals organization in the offseason and is currently hitting .261 with seven HRs and 26 RBIs so far this year in Triple-A.

⚾️: A Look at Young’s Season

🔼 Award Season. Each year from November through February, celebrities enjoy award season with the likes of the Oscars, the Grammys, the Golden Globes and much more.

Well, there’s no fancy red carpets or award shows, but the ODU tennis programs have entered Award Season themselves.

After the Monarchs posted 20-8 record and another Sun Belt Conference title, head coach Dominik Mueller was named the Atlantic Region Coach of the Year, while Othmane Lalami earned the Assistant Coach of the Year title from the ITA.

The honor was the first for both, and Lalami was the first ODU assistant to win the award since Sergey Avdeyev in 2019.

On the women’s side, even a bout with mono couldn’t slow down freshman Kira Matushkina, who was named the ITA Atlantic Region Freshman of the Year this week.

Matushkina, a St. Petersburg, Russia native, finished her inaugural season with a 15-7 record and went 12-4 this spring. She finished the year on an 11-match winning streak and was undefeated in league play.

🔼 Bright Futures. The ODU family is a strong one with an even brighter future.

Recently, four former student-athletes were among the group recognized for their bright futures by the ODU Alumni Association.

Amongst the annual 40 under 40 class released by the Alumni Association were Rick Lovato (Football), Katelyn Makovec (Field Hockey), Greg Tomchick (Baseball) and Dr. Anderson Miller (Football).

👏: More On The Quartet of Former Monarchs

🎙 MONARCHS ON THE MINI MIC

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🦁 MONARCH TRIVIA

As we mentioned, ODU women’s tennis freshman Kira Matushkina was named the ITA Atlantic Region Freshman of the Year earlier this week.

Who was the last Monarch to win a freshman or rookie of the year honor?

Got a guess?

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

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📅 WHAT’S ON TAP?

See ya’ll in August!

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Borislava Botusharova (2015).

🦁 Enjoy the weekend!