Good morning! Before the barbecues, beach trips and fireworks this weekend, we’ve got plenty of action coming your way in today’s Bulldog Brew.

We’ll be taking the rest of this week off to enjoy the holiday before ramping back up next week as we look forward to another exciting fall in Starkville!

What else did we throw into today’s Bulldog Brew?

👟 Former Bulldogs prepare for Summer Olympics
⚾️ Vote for Jordan Westburg
🐶 And much, much more!

🎥 ALL-ACCESS

All-Access: Miracle League Baseball. Travel back in time to join the Mississippi State baseball team as they pair up with special needs members of the community and take on batting practice.

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Bulldogs In Paris. Four former Bulldog student-athletes and one current coach are headed to Paris for the 2024 Summer Olympics, with more potentially to be added. Navasky Anderson, Marco Arop and Curtis Thompson will all compete in track and field events including the 800m and javelin. Former men’s tennis standout, Nuno Borges, will play for a gold medal in tennis. Current Bulldog track and field head coach, Chris Woods, is representing Canada as a coach.

📆 Check out the schedule to see when the former Bulldogs are competing

🔼 From The Start. After making his MLB debut just a season ago, former Diamond Dawg Jordan Westburg has made waves on the surging Baltimore Orioles. Westburg is now one of two third basemen in the American League vying for a starting spot in the MLB All-Star Game. Through the first half of the season, Westburg is hitting .281 with 13 home runs and 48 RBI with a .837 OPS.

🗳️ Vote for Jordan Westburg to be an MLB All-Star Game starter

🔼 Dear Ol’ State. There are several new faces with the men's basketball program, but a solid core remains to chase a third-straight NCAA Tournament berth with returners Cameron Matthews, Josh Hubbard, KeShawn Murphy and Shawn Jones Jr. still in the fold. Joel Coleman and Logan Lowery check in with those four Bulldogs on the latest Dear Ol' State to see how summer work is going.

🎧️ Listen to Dear Ol’ State: Checking in with the Bulldog Basketball Vets

🤔 BULLDOG TRIVIA

The First of Many. Today’s trivia question…who was the first representative from Mississippi State to earn a gold medal in the Olympic Games?

Think you got it? Scroll to the bottom of the Bulldog Brew to see if you know your stuff!

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📆 LOOKING AHEAD

Saturday, August 31

🏈 Football vs. Eastern Kentucky @ 5:00pm in Starkville, MS

🐶 Click here to see the full Mississippi State Athletics Calendar

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: C.S. Cochran!

Cochran won a gold medal for Team USA in the 1924 Summer Olympics as a member of the 4×100 relay team.

🐶 Have a great Wednesday, y'all!