Suni Lee wins Sportswoman of the Year award

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Auburn Morning Rush: Suni Lee wins Sportswoman of the Year award, Soccer ready for Texas A&M

JD McCarthy

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We have nearly made it to the weekend Auburn fans. But before we make it there we have to get through Friday, to help you make it here is the latest edition of the Auburn Morning Rush.

Up first is suni lee, who won a national Sportswoman of the Year award.

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Next is a look at the swim and dive team, which is heading to California to compete in the USC Invite this weekend. Another program is heading west, as the soccer team is headed to College Station to take on the Aggies Friday night.

Read more about these stories in the Friday edition of the Auburn Morning Rush.

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Suni Lee won her latest award on Wednesday. The gymnast was named the Women’s Sports Foundation’s Individual Sportswoman of the Year at its Annual Salute to Women in Sports event.

The winner was determined by a public vote and finalists were selected based on their athletic performances between July 1, 2021 and June 30, 2022.

In that time frame, she won three Olympic medals, including gold in the all-around. At Auburn, she won the NCAA balance beam title and finished second in the all-around. She was named the SEC Freshman of the Year after winning the league’s bars title.

The Women’s Sports Foundation was established in 1974 to advance the lives of women and girls through sports and physical activity. In addition to celebrating female leaders in sports, this year’s Annual Salute honored the 50th anniversary of Title IX and the organization’s continuing efforts to achieve equity in athletics.

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Both the women’s and men’s swim and dive teams are heading to California to compete in the USC Invite.

The action will start Friday with Auburn, UC San Diego, and Hawaii all making the trip to the Uytengsu Aquatics Center in Los Angeles and will finish Saturday.

It is the first meet of the season for the men, who are ranked No. 19 in the College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America poll.

The women are fresh off a dominant 185-56 win over Vanderbilt. They are ranked No. 21 in the CSCAA poll.

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Auburn soccer is looking to continue their hot week against the Texas A&M Aggies Friday, Oct. 14.

“Texas A&M is very similar to us in the sense that they are great team that hasn’t really gotten some of the results that they deserve,” Karen Hoppa said. “They are very dangerous, and they proved that with a ranked win last week. It’ll certainly be a tough task, but I am excited to watch our group rise to the challenge.”

Auburn (6-3-5, 2-3-1 SEC) is coming off back-to-back SEC wins over Kentucky (3-1) and Mississippi State (1-0). The Aggies (7-5-3, 1-4-1) beat Ole Miss 2-1 on Sunday.

The match will be streamed via SECN+ and is set for 7 p.m. CT.