Auburn athletics has officially hit its summer offseason. What's next?
Here's a look at the next chance you'll get to watch Auburn sports — and what you can follow in the meantime.

Auburn discus thrower Camryn Massey hurled her last throw of the event 49.9 meters on Saturday in Eugene, Ore., and with that, Auburn was done at the NCAA Track and Field Championships.
And, with that, Auburn athletics was done for the schoolyear.
Auburn most certainly saved its best for last in the spring this past academic calendar: Auburn men’s golf won the national championship, Auburn women’s tennis won in the Final Four and finished national runner-up, and two men’s teammates on the track and field team, Ja’Kobe Tharp and Kayinsola Ajayi, came away with national titles at the NCAA Championships.
Auburn baseball was disappointed to end its season in the Super Regionals all things considered, but that was still a Sweet Sixteen finish. The same goes for Auburn women’s golf, but the Tigers made the NCAA Championship there too, finishing in the postseason’s round of 30. Men’s tennis finished in the round of 32. Equestrian made the Final Four (but maybe that counts as a winter sport like basketball and gymnastics).
Except for softball, the spring was good to Auburn, all told.
But it’s done. And for the next month and half, there’ll be no Auburn sports, until the 2026-2027 academic calendar begins.
So what’s next? And which Auburn athletes can you watch in the meantime?
Soccer and volleyball start things off in August
Like every year, it’ll be soccer that kicks off the fall for Auburn in early August. The soccer team’s first preseason exhibition is Aug. 5 at Georgia, then the Auburn Soccer Complex will be opened up again for a home exhibition Aug. 8 vs. Georgia Southern. The regular season opens Aug. 12 vs. Clemson.
Auburn revealed its schedule Sunday (with a pretty strong schedule reveal video). The Tigers enter their second season under head coach James Armstrong, the former Auburn assistant who found high levels of success as a head coach at Mississippi State and looks to bring that to the Plains.
Volleyball is also getting started in August, before football in September.
Auburn has its preseason Orange & Blue Scrimmage scheduled for Aug. 16, and has its non-conference season opener scheduled for Aug. 20 against Georgia Tech at home.
Editor’s note
There should be more on Auburn volleyball coming to Auburn Torch this week!
Auburn expects big things from its roster, built largely around star outside hitter Lauren Dreves, as it reaches maturity for her junior season. But Auburn will have to replace the production of graduated hitter Liz Markovska, who’s now on the staff as an assistant coach.
The Tigers will look to get back into the NCAA Tournament after missing out last season.
What to watch between now and then?
It isn’t the busiest of summers this year — and it certainly as busy a July as we’ll have in 2028 during the Summer Olympics — but here are a few of the Auburn alums competing in the summertime that Auburn fans can follow:
Jackson Koivun has been in PGA Tour events already, but he’ll begin his pro career in earnest this summer. He’ll compete in the U.S. Open starting this Thursday. Technically, though, he’ll be an amateur qualifier in that one, so his pro career will technically start July 1 at the John Deere Classic.
DeWanna Bonner, of course, is in her 18th WNBA season, back now with the Phoenix Mercury where she made a name for herself first in the league. The Mercury are struggling early, currently 4-11.
Auburn men’s tennis has three alums playing in the INTENNSE tennis league going on this summer. Tyler Stice is on the league’s Altitude team and Finn Murgett and Will Nolan are on the Sting. The league’s intent is to play a fast-paced, made-for-TV brand of tennis, and it streams its matches free on YouTube.
Israel Okon is on the public registration list for Nigerian National Team trials starting June 20. As of Monday night, Kayinsola Ajayi wasn’t on the public registration list.



Thanks for the article Justin! I believe Maddie Penta is playing for the OKC Spark in the Athletes Unlimited Softball League, although she's on the temporary inactive list. I'm not sure if she will be inactive for the whole season.