The excitement of championships 🏆
Good morning. New champions have been crowned.
It is hard to not get excited for programs as they add new championship titles to their history. The cheering, the crying, and all of the raw emotions are heartfelt to watch in any sport.
The Ole Miss Rebels made history in Omaha this past month as the college baseball team that no one saw coming and no one could stop. Ranked low at the start of the 2022 Men's College World Series, Ole Miss proved that heart and determination, not ranking, can determine your fate.
Craving some unabashed celebrating? Click here to watch the final out as Ole Miss won over Oklahoma.
The excitement does not stop there, though. The National Hockey League (NHL) wrapped up the Stanley Cup Finals with the Colorado Avalanche winning their first championship title in 21 years. In addition to their third championship title (1996, 2001, 2022), the Avalanche's 16-4 playoff record is ranked as the second best in league history.
There is no shortage of championships to get excited about as the summer continues. Wimbledon has started; the Tour de France begins later this week; the World Games will be underway next week; and much more is on the horizon.
Enjoy the excitement (and your Wednesday)!
OTHER BIG NEWS THIS WEEK:
Cierra Burdick and Team USA played some tough basketball, but were eliminated in the quarterfinals of the 2022 FIBA 3x3 World Cup.
Have 5 minutes to spare? Listen to "Champion's Mojo" to hear what Olympian Ryan Murphy has valued in several of his role models.
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After a brief writing hiatus for World Championships practice, travel, and competition, Colleen Young is back with a new edition of her blog "Overly Authentic!" In this post, Young breaks down Albinism and explains how it connects to vision, as well as how her vision has been impacted by Albinism.
Click here to read the full blog post.
Tianna Madison recently spoke on a panel at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity alongside VMLY&R Health's Walter Greer, chief experience design officer, and Claire Gillis, CEO. The panel discussed the importance of diversity when it comes to healthcare campaigns and the bias that exists within the healthcare system.
Read coverage of the panel discussion here.
The 2022 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary concluded with Kieran Smith and Natalie Hinds adding relay gold medals to their name.
Smith won gold as a member of the men's 4x200 freestyle relay, anchoring the team to a final time of 7:00.24.
Hinds collected a gold medal as a member of the women's 4x100 medley relay, swimming the butterfly leg in the qualifying prelims relay.
Topgolf Enters LA in Style
Topgolf is breaking down accessibility barriers with the addition of a ten-hole course along with their trademark driving range in the newest El Segundo facility. Golfing, much like fencing, cycling, and skiing, for example, has a high financial barrier to enter, as the investment to get into the sport is huge, and maintenance and course fees follow. While it's not necessarily a "cheap" outing, Topgolf provides one way to test the waters with a single fee covering club rentals and playing fees. Perhaps a more well-rounded demographic of players will emerge within the sport as a result.
Do you play an exclusive sport or cater to a very specific financial demographic? How can you invite your audience and followers to engage with you and your products in a non-exclusive way? If they can't make an in-person event, are you providing online content or services? Part of growing an audience may be honing in on your specific interests, then working to open it up to individuals of all backgrounds and lifestyles to be involved.
Need help with media creation or discussing ways to expand existing content? Send our branding team a note and let's have a conversation!
Hi Athletes! If you’ve noticed that your image posts are not getting the engagement they once were, do not be alarmed. Instagram is pushing video content more than ever right now. This creates a great opportunity to whip up some great video and rack up the engagement on your side. Here is an easy layup idea that will not only get a lot of hits, but show sponsors that you are good at content.
CG Sports Co is excited to announce that we have signed our first NCAA college team for Brand Camp! Welcome to the CG Sports family, Dominican University Women's Basketball!
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A collection of the CG Sports Teams’ favorite random news of the week:
TENNIS: Competition has begun at Wimbledon. Follow along with all results here.
NFL: Osi Umenyiora, New York Giants legend, is on a quest to find the next wave of talented African athletes for the NFL.
NBA: A Panini Flawless Triple Logoman LeBron James card has sold for more than $2.4 million.
Champion's Mojo, Episode #160: "Susan Ingraham: Cross the Pain Threshold"
Can you and should you push past that pain threshold in practice? Should you eat before training? In today's episode, we speak with Susan Ingraham, Head Coach of Masters of South Texas, a large and successful swim team with over 160 swimmers and the winners of many different prestigious coaching awards. Susan is also a successful competitive swimmer, with various competition podium finishes under her belt. In this informative discussion, we find out about Susan's professional background, why she thinks coaching involves more than sport, and how she can work with different levels of swimmers, as well as the importance of a morning meal before training, why pushing through painful training sessions is important, and why a schedule is essential to improving. We also discover what it takes to be a champion swimmer and learn some useful advice for aspiring athletes! Tune in for this jam-packed episode with expert coach and champion swimmer, Susan Ingraham!
Catch up on EVERY episode at ChampionsMojo.com.
