By Sarah Turner, Sports editor Swimming is an unforgiving sport. Few athletes understand that better than Keara McGee, a senior on Montevallo’s women’s swim team. The countless early wakeups, the dry land sessions and pushing your body…
UM’s cross-country reflects on season
By Jayden Presley, Sports editor UM’s cross-country athletes reflected on the season and how they prepared for the NCAA Division II South Regional Championship in Florida. Joe Leventry, a senior business management major with a minor in…
Pep band set to play at basketball games…
By Wesley Walter The University of Montevallo Music Department announced it is starting a pep band to perform during all UM basketball games played at home. The band will consist of both traditional band instruments and a rhythm…
Mountain biking team idea cycles into development
By. Jayden Presley UM’s decision to renovate the former golf course brought forth several different ideas, including the announcement of a new mountain biking team. Dr. Shawn Mitchell, associate professor in exercise and nutrition science, will be…
Falcons Women’s Basketball: Jordan Jones
By: Jayden Presley Jordan Jones said she knew she wanted to play on the collegiate level from the moment she picked up a basketball. She started playing basketball in the fourth grade, growing up in Roebuck, Ala. with her…
UM swim team scrimmage kicks off third season
By Elise Kidd The University of Montevallo swim team is still relatively new to the university’s athletics department. They held this season’s first scrimmage on Montevallo’s campus on Oct. 9. The entire team was assigned to either the…
Esports Team Hosts Open House
By Nethan Crew The Montevallo Esports program has planned for open house events on every Saturday from 12 – 4 p.m. in Chichester Theatre right behind Reynolds Hall. The open house events started this semester after COVID-19 regulations became less…
UM Athletics create TikTok account
By: Jayden Presley Jill Meyers and Ashlin Cuesta, both players for the University of Montevallo’s Women’s Soccer team, created the first video content for the UM Athletics Department TikTok account. UM Athletics created the account in mid-September, and the first video was…