🐻 The Official Daily Newsletter For Baylor Athletics

Good Morning Baylor Fam. Later this month, the world will turn its eyes to Paris for the 2024 Olympic Games. 

After yet another BU star added to the prestigious event, rumor has it that the IOC is looking to bring in Bruiser as its official mascot for this summer! (ok, maybe that’s a stretch)

We’ll recap that and much more in today’s Brew! Check It Out Below!

🏀 And Another One!
⏱ Countdown To Kickoff: 47 Days
🎙 Baylor+: All-New Sic’ Em Pod With Nick Florence
🐻 And much, much more!

🏀 AND ANOTHER ONE

This former Bear is officially living her dream.

Kristy Wallace, a star at Baylor from 2014-18, was named to the 2024 Olympic roster for Australia over the weekend.
 
Wallace makes her Olympic debut with the Opals squad of Lauren Jackson, Cayla George, Marianna Tolo, Tess Madgen, Rebecca Allen, Ezi Magbegor, Alanna Smith, Steph Talbot, Sami Whitcomb, Jade Melbourne and Isobel Borlase.
 
The Queensland, Australia, native won a pair of bronze medals with the Opals in the 2021 FIBA Asia Cup and the 2022 FIBA Women's World Cup and currently plays alongside NaLyssa Smith with the Indiana Fever. Wallace made her WNBA debut with the Atlanta Dream in 2022 after being named the WNBL Sixth Woman of the Year with the Southside Flyers in Australia.

Before a season-ending injury to close out her time as a Bear in 2018, Wallace was a five-time All-Big 12 team member highlighted by a unanimous first team nod her senior season

🎙 SIC ’EM POD: NICK FLORENCE

On this week’s episode, we’re catching up with legendary
Baylor quarterback and fan favorite Nick Florence.

During his time behind center, Florence set Baylor’s single-game and
single-season passing yards records, while being named an All-American,
Big 12 Scholar Athlete of the Year, and a member of the All-Big 12 First Team.

Now, Florence remains an active member of the Waco community and
serves as the Associate Athletics Director for Major Gifts here at his alma mater.

🏈 COUNTDOWN TO KICKOFF: 47 DAYS

Number of the Day: 47

Sometimes, you just have to have those glue guys that do
things that might not show up in the stat sheet, but make
a difference in every game.

Redshirt senior Caleb Parker is one of those guys for the Baylor football program as he enters his final year with the Bears this upcoming fall.

Over the past two seasons, the Dallas native has played in all but one game as a key member of the special teams units.

He also shows up in the classroom as a four-time member of the Big 12 Honor Roll and he was named to the Big 12 First Team All-Academic squad in 2022.

🎟 YOU PICK IT!

This week, Baylor Athletics unveiled a new Mini Plan option for the upcoming 2024 Football season.

The new “You Pick It” mini plan offers flexibility and allows fans to build their own mini-plan from three tiers of options to enjoy McLane Stadium this fall.

The Baylor Family can purchase the You Pick It mini plan for $225. Each plan includes the Bears' Homecoming Game on Oct. 26 against Oklahoma State and from there fans can build their plan based on their schedule for the remaining two games. 

🎥 BAYLOR+: EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

It’s only been a few months since Bayley Humphrey helped guide the Baylor Acrobatics & Tumbling to a ninth straight National Championship.

Recently, Baylor+ sat down with the four-time national champion as she navigates an incredibly busy, and interesting, life after graduating from Baylor.

🤔 SIC ’EM TRIVIA

Last night, the first two rounds of the annual MLB Amateur Draft took place.

Throughout the history of the event, how many times has a Bear been selected in the first round of MLB draft?

Got a guess?

Scroll on down to the bottom of this email for the answer!

🚌 JOIN US ON TOUR!

You don’t want to miss this one Baylor Fam! Coach Aranda will join
alumni and fans across the state on the Texas Tour.
 
Fans can join Coach Aranda for an opportunity to learn more about the culture of excellence that Baylor football is developing and what fans can expect to see on the field this fall. The following dates and locations are listed below:
 
July 16 – Houston Texas Tour
July 18 – DFW Texas Tour
July 22 – San Antonio Texas Tour

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🗓 ON THE DOCKET

We’ll see you in August!

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 13.

Pat Combs is one of 13 Bears all-time to be selected in the first round. The first was Jon Perlman in 1979 with the last coming in 2020 when Nick Loftin was selected by the Royals in the first round.

🐻 Have a great one, y’all!

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