Good Morning, Troy Fam. The wins are great. The championships are memorable. But making an impact in the community is priceless.
What all do we have stirring in today’s Brew? Check it out below!
🏈 Bayou Bound
👟 Doublin’ Up
⛳️ Seeing Red
⚔ And much, much more!
📈 STOCK UP
🔼 Bayou Bound. Two of the contenders for the Sun Belt Conference West Division title are set to square off tomorrow in Lafayette as the Trojans head to the Bayou to battle Louisiana.
Troy will look to continue their explosive offensive display after piling up 437 rushing and 55 points in last week’s victory over Southern Miss.
The Trojans have won seven of its last eight games against Sun Belt West opponents and will look to open conference play 2-0 in consecutive seasons for the first time since 2009 and 2010.
Kickoff on ESPN+ is set for 3 p.m. CT.
🔼 Doublin’ Up. As the leading runners in the last three meets, Riley Treadaway and Winny Kosgei swept the Sun Belt Cross Country Runner of the Week awards for the Troy cross country squads.
Treadaway boosted the Trojans to a fifth-place finish at the FSU XC Invite with a 16th-place finish in the 8K. Kosgei ran her first-ever collegiate 6K at the FSU XC Invite, helping the Trojans finish seventh overall with her a top-35 finish. She ran a 23:34.50, which ranked sixth in the Troy record book.
The award marks Troy's first weekly award since Keith Warner and Alexiana Hinote swept the awards in 2024.
🔼 Seeing Red. A trio of Troy golfers finished under par in Wednesday’s final round of The Bryson Invitational in Miami this week.
Thomas Crane and Lawton Emblom finished the week with 36 and 35 pars, respectively, the second and third most in the field. Crane continued his steady play to open the season, shooting 2-under for the day, marking his ninth round in the red out of 12 overall rounds this season. He birdied four holes in the round, three before the turn, to finish tied for 11th at even for the week.
Pablo Gracia also carded his ninth sub-par round of the season, a 1-under 71, thanks to an eagle on the 578-yard No. 1. Gracia added a trio of birdies in his round, tying with Crane for 11th place overall.
Troy's 285 on Wednesday was its ninth under-par team round through four tournaments this season. The Trojans shot 2-under on the final 36 holes of the tournament and led the field with 162 pars over the three rounds.
🔼 Opportunity Knocks. This week, Troy Athletics announced a new program that allows high school photographers and videographers to enter a lottery for credentials to Troy football games, providing experience in a college athletics environment.
"Most of us got started in college athletics because someone gave us a chance when we were younger," Troy Executive Associate Athletics Director for Communications, Branding and Creative Content Adam Prendergast said. "We always want to foster opportunities and growth. Our hope is that this program not only helps high school students enhance their portfolios by shooting a college football game but also lays the groundwork for them to become future Trojans."
Today’s Trojan Top Performance, brought to you by Conecuh Sausage, is second-year men’s golf standout Thomas Crane, who tied for 11th at this week’s The Bryson Invitational in Miami after carding 36 pars across three rounds, the second-highest total in the field.
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🤔 TROY TRIVIA
Donnie Smith enters this weekend tied for eighth in the country in sacks with 5.0 this season.
In his 19 games as a Trojan, how many career sacks does Smith have?
Got a guess?
Scroll to the bottom to find the answer!
*All times Central
Friday, October 16th
🏐 Volleyball at Louisiana Tech @ 6 pm
Saturday, October 17th
🏐 Volleyball at Louisiana Tech @ 1 pm
🏈 Football at Louisiana @ 4 pm
⚽️ Soccer vs. ULM @ 5 pm
Monday, October 19th
⛳️ Men’s Golf at Quebin Cup (Greensboro, N.C.)
Tuesday, October 20th
⛳️ Men’s Golf at Quebin Cup (Greensboro, N.C.)
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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER
Answer: 16.0
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