AUBURN, Ala. – The 10th annual AUSPY Awards presented by AuburnYOU, honoring Auburn student-athletes' outstanding achievements in competition, the classroom and community, will be presented on Auburn's social media channels from April 26 to May 1.
An AUSPYs like no other, this year's version was originally scheduled for April 20 at a new venue, the Jay and Susie Gogue Performing Arts Center at Auburn University. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the annual awards gala will instead take place virtually, beginning Sunday with the presentation of 176 Athletic Director Honor Roll awards for academics.
The 2020 AUSPYs will honor team and individual accomplishments from the Spring 2019, Fall 2019 and Winter 2020 seasons for performances from April 2019-March 2020.
On Monday, Auburn will announce its women's nominees for War Eagle Moment, along with the Chi Alpha Sigma national student-athlete honor society inductions, team GPA winners, and Auburn's nominees for the SEC's Boyd McWhorter and Brad C. Davis awards.
On Tuesday, the men's War Eagle Moment nominees will be announced, along with academic recognitions for Student-Athlete Support Services achievement, Scholar-Athlete awards, SAAC recognition, CONNECT leader recognition and the Virgil Starks Passion Award.
On Wednesday, Sportsmanship awards will be presented, as will Inspiration awards, and the War Eagle Moment winners.
Thursday will spotlight the men's and women's Team of the Year and men's and women's Newcomer of the Year.
The AUSPYs will culminate Friday, May 1, with men's and women's Student-Athlete of the Year winners. Director of Athletics Allen Greene will present the AD Spirit of Auburn Award to male and female student-athlete who inspires others, give unselfishly to better their teams, and epitomize the values outlined in the Auburn Creed.
Fans are invited to virtually attend the AUSPYs by following Auburn Tigers' social media accounts on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. The winners will also be announced on https://auburntigers.com.
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Jeff Shearer is a Senior Writer at AuburnTigers.com. Follow him on Twitter: @jeff_shearer