Let’s get this week going, LSU Fam. Aleia Hobbs punched her ticket to Tokyo at the 2025 USATF Outdoor Championships.

Aleia Hobbs entered the day having clocked 10.94 seconds in the first round of the women’s 100-meter on Thursday. The star sprinter clocked 11.10 in the semifinals to just make the final, and then broke out to earn bronze with a time of 10.92 in the final. The bronze-worthy finish for Hobbs means she will join reigning world champion Sha’Carri Richardson in Tokyo for the World Athletics Championships.

👟 : UPDATE ON ALL THE TIGERS 🐅

What all do we have stirring in today’s Brew? Check it out below!

🏀 Kim Mulkey Makes Staffing Announcement
🏈 Countdown to Kickoff Hits 2️⃣6️⃣ Days!
🐯 And much more!

🎥 LSU+: EYE-TO-EYE

Family and faith powers Michaela Rose to greatness.

Get to know the Suffolk, Va. native who left an incredible legacy as
one of the best to ever toe the line for LSU Track & Field.

🔼 The Gold Standard. Outside hitter Jurnee Robinson earned a gold medal with the Women’s U. S. U23 National Team after an undefeated run at the 2025 NORCECA Women’s U23 Pan American Cup in León, Mexico.

In four matches played, Robinson totaled 42 points behind 33 kills, seven blocks and two aces, averaging 3.00 points per set. Team USA went 5-0 in the Pan American Cup, logging sweeps in four of the five total matches played.

🏐 : FULL RUNDOWN

🔼 Guy’s Got Hops. And that’s a wrap on the USATF Outdoor Championships!

🔼 Okay, Boomers. LSU associate head men’s basketball coach David Patrick, who served as assistant coach for his native Australia for two Olympic Games, will again be on the bench of the Australian Boomers at the Asia Cup, which begins on Aug. 5 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Patrick, who is in his second year with the Tigers in his second stint with the program, has served as an assistant coach for the Australian National Team since 2019. The Boomers won a bronze medal at the 2021 Olympics and advanced to the quarterfinals in the 2024 Olympics in Paris.

🔼 A Full-Circle Moment. Former LSU player and 2023 National Champion Emily Ward has been named Director of Women’s Basketball Operations, head coach Kim Mulkey announced Friday. Ward replaces Jordin Westbrook, who is moving on to a new venture away from basketball.

Westbrook’s efforts helped drive fans to games in the PMAC. In four seasons, 11 game attendances cracked the top-15 all-time for LSU WBB.

Ward returns to her alma mater to join Mulkey’s staff after playing at LSU for four seasons (2019-23). Ward closed her playing career as a fan favorite and team captain during the Tigers’ national championship season.

💜 A DEDICATION TO COACH WESTBROOK 💛

Anyone else excited for this season!? 👇🏼

🔼 Forward Thinking. The latest in our MBB Roster Rundown series is sophomore forward Robert Miller III.

🔼 Summer in the Circle. Paytn Monticelli—a pitcher who will complete her collegiate career on the 2026 LSU softball roster after two standout seasons at Oklahoma—threw for 2.2 innings with 3 strikeouts, and one hit against the Honeybees (for the Madison Night Mares)!

🔼 Can I Get Your Digits? It’s officially time to put volleyball back on your radar!

⏱️ COUNTDOWN TO KICKOFF: 2️⃣6️⃣ DAYS

Kickin’ It Old School. Wearing jersey No. 2️⃣6️⃣ as a defensive back and kicker for LSU, Wendell Harris played a key role in the Tigers’ 1961 SEC championship and Orange Bowl victory over Colorado. He earned First‑Team All‑SEC honors in 1961 and later went on to play in the NFL for the Baltimore Colts and New York Giants.

🤔 TIGER TRIVIA

No Hobbling Here. Along with the newly added bronze, how many USA medals does Aleia Hobbs hold?

Got a guess?

Scroll to the bottom of this email for the answer!

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Four!

This is Aleia Hobbs' fourth USA medal and her second outdoors. Along with the newly added bronze, she also holds a silver and two golds.

🐯 Have a fantastic week, y’all!