Good Morning, Owl Nation. Join the Florida Atlantic Owls at the 2024 Duffy's Sports Grill Fan Fest, scheduled for 9 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 10, at FAU Stadium.
 
The football team will hold an open-to-the-public practice. Fans are encouraged to enjoy the shade of the Delray Hyundai Deck while participating in giveaways, games, contests, and much more, including the opportunity to meet FAU student-athletes from other teams.
 
The event will be a great opportunity to renew or purchase tickets and merchandise. Concessions will be available on the Deck.

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🏈 Countdown to FAU Football’s season opener hits 30 days!
🎾 Three women’s tennis team members earned academic honors
🦉 And much, much more

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🔼 Playing the Long Game. Nicholas Marino, a sixth-year senior long snapper at Florida Atlantic, was announced as one of 30 collegiate players nationally named to The Patrick Mannelly Award Watch List.
 
Marino came to the Owls in the fall of 2019 from St. Thomas Aquinas High School and became Florida Atlantic's starting long snapper in the fall of 2020, a role he has served for 45 consecutive games. Marino has 11 career tackles and handles both the punt, extra point, and field goal-snapping duties.
 
This year's recognition will be the sixth Patrick Mannelly Award issued to the country's best long snapper. The award's ten finalists will be announced on November 11, 2024. A list of three semifinalists will be announced on November 25, 2024, and the winner will be selected on December 14, 2024.

🔼 Court is in Session. Florida Atlantic women's tennis continues to excel, with three team members earning ITA All-Academic Team honors. The team also received the All-Academic Team honors, announced by the ITA this week.
 
Historically, the Owls have been a strong team academically, and they have continued to show their academic prowess with a team cumulative GPA above 3.2 on a 4.0 scale.
 
Team members who received individual honors were Lexi Silna, Millie-Mae Matthews, and Victoria Gomez O'Hayon. All three will return to the Owls for the 2024-25 season.

🔼 Fee Fi Fo Fum…Let’s Get Mic’d and Have Some Fun. Watch the sights and sounds of Florida Atlantic Men's Basketball's Assistant Coach Jordan Fee mic'd up during practice.

Get to know more about life after playing at the collegiate level, becoming an NCAA DII National Champion, and making his way back to South Florida after being a head coach.

🦉 ONE BIG THING

Glow-Up. The FAU soccer team took a first look at the new and improved locker room.

🏈 COUNTDOWN TO KICKOFF: 30 DAYS

Number of the Day: 30

That’s right; we are just 30 days away from the return of FAU Football
under the Friday Night Lights in East Lansing with Michigan State on August 30.

🦉 PARADISE TRIVIA

⇢⇢⇢ FAU Football plays FIU in their third game in this upcoming season on Sept. 14, so we took a look at the extensive history between the two teams. FAU has 16 wins and 5 losses, and their last contest in Nov. of 2022 resulted in the largest margin of victory. What was the score?

Think you know the answer?

Scroll to the bottom to find out!

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📅 THE WEEK AHEAD

Friday, August 30
🏈 First football game of the season @ Michigan State @ TBA

⇢ Go here for all the information on the various FAU Athletics Summer Camps. 🌞

🦉Go here for the full Florida Atlantic University Athletics Calendar

TRIVIA ANSWER 🦉

The Answer: FAU beat FIU 52-7 in their last matchup on Nov. 12, 2022.

For the recap of the game, go here.

🦉 Let’s get over the hump, y’all!