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…
Stronger than the Setback
Will Mashburn grew up just like any athlete, picking up his chosen sport from an early age. He fell in love with soccer, and was driven to keep playing from the time he was little. …
No expectations, no regrets
By Sarah Turner, Sports editor It’s 5 a.m. on a Monday morning. Nobody else on campus is awake, but members of the University of Montevallo’s men’s and women’s cross country teams’ alarms have all just…
On par with the record books
By Sarah Turner, Sports editor Eric Boutwell has put the Gulf South Conference on notice. His dominant performance at the 2024 Full Moon Invitational took place on Sep. 9-10, at the University of Montevallo’s home course…
Tapping out on a historic season
By Sarah Turner, Sports editor The Falcon wrestling team has been making all kinds of history in their first year of competition. They’re the first Division II wrestling program in the state of Alabama, have…
Born to be a Falcon
By Sarah Turner, Sports editor The Falcons women’s basketball team has had its share of elite talent on the court, but superstar freshman Cali Smallwood is different. The Gulf South Conference Freshman of the Year…
Throwing far, jumping high
By Sarah Turner, Sports editor Competing at a high level is a major reason student athletes choose to attend the University of Montevallo, and two members of the women’s track and field team have been…
Wrestling with history
By Sarah Turner, Sports editor It’s hard to deny the growth of the University of Montevallo’s athletic department over the last few years. Since 2020, Montevallo has seen the addition of four new programs, including…