BEIJING, China - Former Auburn swimmer Kirsty Coventry advanced to her third semifinal of the 2008 Olympics on Monday morning as she finished eighth in the preliminary of the women’s 200-meter individual medley with a time of 2:12.18.

BEIJING — Former Auburn swimmer Kirsty Coventry broke the world record in the 100-meter backstroke semifinal Sunday night and two Auburn swimmers earned medals in the men’s 400-meter freestyle relay at the 2008 Olympics.

Auburn senior Glenn Northcutt won the eighth Alabama State Match Play at the par-72, 6,494-yard Ol’ Colony Golf Course in Tuscaloosa on Saturday.

A total of 14 Auburn student-athletes graduated as part of the Auburn University Summer 2008 graduating class on Saturday.

BEIJING — Former Auburn swimmer Kirsty Coventry became the first Tiger to win a medal at the 2008 Olympics on Saturday night as she won the silver in the 400-meter individual medley, clocking a time of 4:29.89.

BEIJING — Former Auburn swimmers Kirsty Coventry and Mark Gangloff both advanced in their respective events Saturday as swimming got under way at the 2008 Olympics.

The countdown to 08.08.08 has come and passed with the opening ceremonies of the 29th Olympiad in Beijing.

The calendar in the home of first-year Auburn volleyball coach Wade Benson has had Friday marked on it for quite some time, and it is not just because it’s his birthday.