This past weekend the Auburn Swim and Dive teams won the Southeastern Conference Championship at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. For the senior men, this was their fourth time and it marked twelve straight years of winning SEC’s. In the video below, Scott Goodrich talks about his last SEC win.
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One of the most engaging aspects of the Auburn experience is the ceremonial singing of the Auburn ‘War Eagle’, which has been a school tradition since 1955.
The ‘War Eagle’ fight song was written by Robert Allen (composer) and Al Stillman (lyrics). Roy B. Sewell commissioned the song in 1953 as part of an attempt to motivate football coach ‘Shug’ Jordan’s up and coming football team. The thought behind the initiative was to usher in a new era of success for Auburn athletics’ by capturing the spirit of the Auburn fans through the Auburn fight song.
Officially the naming rights of the Auburn ‘War Eagle’ fight song jointly belong to Auburn University and the late Roy B. Sewell of the Sewell family. According to the Sewell family, Roy B. Sewell also helped compose the last few lines of lyrics, and the family still has the parchment roll with the handwritten changes along with the rights to the song in their possession.
Today, on behalf of the Sewell family heirs here is Harris Sewell Worley, a fourth generation Auburn Alumni and direct descendant of the Sewell family, with a direct account of the history of the Auburn ‘War Eagle’ fight song.
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Summer Ragsdale is the President of the Student Athlete Advisory Committee. She shared with me her past involvement with Student Athlete Day and the plans that are currently underway for this year’s celebration. This year, student athletes have teamed up with the community relations department of athletics. Together, they will recognize both Student Athlete Day and National Athlete Day with activities for Auburn athletes as well as elementary age children. Student Athlete Day will be held March 4, 2008.
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uburn student Jessica McDonald competed in the 5th Annual Mercedes-Benz Race this weekend. Participants have the option of running in a 5K relay, a half marathon (13.1 miles) or a full marathon (26.2 miles). Jessica decided to run the half marathon because this is the first time she has ever competed in a race, but she is training to run a full marathon for the Nashville Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon later this year.
The race began at exactly 7:03 a.m. on Sunday, February 10, 2008. It took place in downtown Birmingham, and the runners started and finished at the Boutwell Auditorium. There were 3500 participants, and Jessica finished in the top 500. Below is a video of Jessica telling us about her experience.
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At Auburn University, we put a lot of emphasis on football. That’s not necessarily a problem; I love football as much as the next person. I would, however, like to encourage you to pay a little more attention to the other sports Auburn this spring. (more…)
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