2021 Western Carolina Digital Game Day Program - vs. Furman (11/6/21)

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#84 OWEN COSENKE

R-SENIOR – TIGHT END

TODAY’S GAME IS PRESENTED BY:

INSIDE

Stadium Game Day Information...................................... 6-7 Scouting Western Carolina................................................. 8 A Look at Today’s Opponent: Furman...............................10 Western Carolina Numerical Roster..................................13 Furman Numerical Roster.................................................15 WCU vs. Furman – Two-Deep...........................................16 WCU vs. Furman – 2020-21 Stat Comparison.................20 Looking Back: Last Time We Met.................................... 22 WCU 2021 Season Preview by Game............................... 26 WCU Head Football Coach, Kerwin Bell......................29-30 WCU Football Coaching Staff......................................34-36 WCU Football Support Staff........................................36-38 Football Time in Cullowhee............................................. 39 Football Team Photo........................................................ 40 WCU Athletics Director Alex Gary................................42-43

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WCU Athletics Department Staff................................. 47-48 Meet the 2021 Catamounts...................................... 50-58 Thru the Lens: WCU at The Citadel............................ 60-61 "Pride of the Mountains" Marching Band....................64-65 Recent Catamounts in NFL Camps...................................66 Dr. Kelli R. Brown, WCU Chancellor..................................69 Catamount Cheerleaders / WCU Dance Team.................. 71 The Catamount Club Membership.............................. 72-76 Catamount Club – Donor Spotlight..................................77 Catamount Football – Postseason Teams........................ 78 E.J. Whitmire Stadium / Bob Waters Field........................80 The Southern Conference................................................ 82 WCU Football Honored Numbers..................................... 84 History of the Victory Bell................................................. 84 NCAA Officials Signals...................................................... 86

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E.J. WHITMIRE STADIUM POLICIES AND INFORMATION ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES: Outside alcohol and alcoholic beverages are prohibited in E.J. Whitmire Stadium. Also, containers and/or coolers are also prohibited in the stadium. Alcoholic beverages will be sold within Whitmire Stadium with two points of sale on either side of the stadium and one point of sale on Paws Porch. Must be 21 years of age and present valid ID at the time of purchase and may only purchase one (1) alcoholic beverage per valid ID with the ID holder present at the time of transaction. Sales will begin when gates open 90 minutes prior to kickoff and close at the end of the third quarter.

FIELD REGULATIONS: No one is allowed on the playing field before, during, or after the game without proper credentials (Zone 1 & 2; Pregame Recruit).

Fans will also be ejected for throwing any objects in the stadium.

UMBRELLAS: Umbrellas are not permitted in the seating area of Whitmire Stadium.

No umbrella will be allowed through the stadium gates.

GATE INSPECTION / CLEAR BAG POLICY: Western Carolina University has implemented a "Clear Bag Policy".

All parcels, bags and alike are subject to inspection upon entry into E.J. Whitmire Stadium. All alcoholic beverages, outside food and beverages, and other items not permitted in the stadium must be discarded prior to entering the stadium. See Page 7 for more info.

GAME TIMES: All game times are subject to change. WCU will publicize any game time changes through its social media channels (@catamounts) and website, CatamountSports.com. Ticket refunds will not be made available because of a change in kickoff times.

ARTIFICIAL NOISEMAKERS: Unapproved and unsanctioned artificial noisemakers (air horns, cowbells, etc.) are not permitted in E.J. Whitmire Stadium as per Southern Conference rules. However, in accordance with SoCon regulations, sanctioned noisemakers such as "Thunder Sticks" or "Bam-Bams" are permissible. Fans are asked to be considerate and allow your neighbor to enjoy the game. Please keep portable radios at a low volume.

LOST AND FOUND: If you find an item, please return it to an usher. To recover a lost item, please visit the check bag location near the main entrances of either side of the stadium to make a proper ID of the lost item.

MERCHANDISE: Catamount apparel and game day merchandise from the WCU Bookstore can be found at stands on both sides of the stadium. Merchandise is also available anytime at CatamountSports.com, or also at the WCU Bookstore located near the center of the WCU campus.

CONCESSION STANDS: Concession stands by Catamount Dining are located on the main concourse on both the East and West sides of the stadium serving a variety of drink products from Pepsi and many other items. Concession stands do accept credit cards, and there are also cash-only drink and snack lines available. Other concession options include Bojangles and snacks from Tubby's Caramel Corn & More.

CHANCELLOR'S BOX, PRESS BOX & CAMERA DECKS: No one is allowed in the Chancellor's box, press box, camera decks, Paws Porch, Catamount Corner, or field level without proper credentials (Zone 1 & 2). Those not adhering to this policy will be escorted out of the stadium.

COVID PROTOCOLS / FACE COVERINGS: Catamount Athletics and WCU strongly encourage the use of face coverings while in densely populated areas during game day activities. Face coverings are currently required for any indoor activity on campus. Physical distancing, washing of hands and using hand sanitizer remain common practice recommendations to help stop the spread viruses including COVID-19.

GATE 3 TICKET SALES

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STADIUM RE-ADMITTANCE: There is no re-admittance policy at E.J. Whitmire Stadium. Once you enter the stadium, you must purchase another ticket to re-enter.

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Good sportsmanship must be an integral part of every sport sponsored by WCU. The ethical environment of the university must assert and reflect primacy of human dignity, must encourage growth and achievement, and must insist on respect in all interpersonal relations.

WCU students and fans must be held accountable for their use of profane and vulgar language, banners, posters, signs, flags, treatment of opponents, and treatment of officials.

In respect to NCAA policies, WCU is held accountable for the actions of its fans.

WEST STANDS

THE SOUTHERN CONFERENCE CODE OF SPECTATOR CONDUCT Southern Conference teams shall be supported with enthusiasm and dedication, for strong spectator support is a vital part of the experience of college competition.

Therefore, we urge Southern Conference students, alumni and friends to cheer their teams to victory while upholding those ideals our colleges and universities have nurtured during the long history of the Southern Conference.

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Behavior by fans that does not meet this standard and which has the potential of harming the reputation of the institution or any of its units is prohibited.

We expect good sportsmanship from players and coaches. They have a right to expect the same from spectators.

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TICKETS FOR CATAMOUNT FOOTBALL: Tickets for WCU football games can be purchased at the WCU Athletics Ticket Office Monday thru Friday, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm.

Tickets can be purchased on game day beginning at 10:00 am at the Northwest ticket booth near the main entrance – or anytime online at CatamountSports.com.

VISITING TEAM

EMERGENCY VEHICLE ENTRANCE ONLY

It is the policy of Western Carolina University that all fans at athletic sporting events must maintain the highest degree of credibility and decorum possible.

All fans must make every attempt to conduct themselves in a manner as not to embarrass the institutions by their actions.

REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE: Requests for assistance should be directed to stadium ushers, located at every ramp throughout the stadium.

FIRST AID / EMERGENCY SERVICES: First aid tents are located on the concourse level of both sides of Whitmire Stadium. Local physicians and emergency medical personnel are also in attendance at all WCU football games and can be paged through the public address system in the press box. An oxygen-equipped ambulance is in the stadium during the games.

For games where forecasted temperatures are high, misting cooling stations for spectators will be made available on the concourse level.

EAST STANDS

WESTERN CAROLINA CODE OF FAN CONDUCT

THE PURPLE ZONE

GATE 7

Chairback Reserved

WCU Player Pass

Bench Back Reserved

WCU Student Section

General Admission Bleacher

Bleacher Reserved

Western Builders Family Zone

Pride of the Mountains Marching Band

Visiting Team

Our spectators should be courteous and judicious in choice of expression, and should exhibit good manners and kindness to all others.

The scoreboard will reflect the quality of the teams in competitions while the kind of support given by the spectators will reveal the character of Southern Conference fans.

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SCOUTING WESTERN CAROLINA

WESTERN CAROLINA / FURMAN INSIDE THE ALL-TIME SERIES

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Carolina returns home for its first of back-to-back home games, hosting chromatic-rival the Furman Paladins on Heroes Day ... WCU and the Catamount Nation salute all military personnel both active and veteran, all civil servants including police, fire, EMS, and a special THANK YOU to all frontline workers for their continued work during the COVID-19 pandemic;

ALL-TIME SERIES. . . . . . . . . WCU TRAILS, 12-34-2

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comes back to Cullowhee for its first home game since Oct. 9 – and does so riding a twogame winning streak, its longest since claiming consecutive victories at VMI and at home against ETSU in early November of 2019; u

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The Catamounts earned their first win of the season – and the first victory under head coach KERWIN BELL – by snapping a six-game seasonal slide ... an eight-game winless drought ... a five-game skid against SoCon opponents ... and an 11-game road losing streak with the 45-31 victory at The Citadel back on Oct. 23;

Current Streak. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCU, L–5 Largest Margin of Victory. . . . . . . . . WCU, 38 pts

Total Series Points. . . . . . . WCU 868 / FUR 1,365 WCU Average Points. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18.1 ppg

WCU was dominant in its 41-21 road win at Wofford last Saturday in Spartanburg ... the Catamounts raced out to a 41-7 lead in the fourth quarter with the Terriers scoring twice inside the game's final 7:35 to provide the final tally;

FUR Average Points. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28.4 ppg

LAST 10 SERIES MEETINGS:

Carolina ranks fifth in the SoCon in scoring offense (28.2 ppg) and third in total offense with an average of 435.2 yards per game including the league's second-ranked passing offense at 290.8 yards per game and ranks seventh in rushing offense at 144.5 yards per game;

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In SoCon Play. . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCU trails, 9-32-2

Longest WCU Losing Skid:. . . . 5 games (2016-20)

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In Cullowhee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCU trails, 6-16-1

Carolina and Furman meet for 49th time on the football gridiron on Saturday ... WCU trails in the all-time series, 12-34-2, and have dropped five-straight meetings in the head-to-head series – and 13 of the last 15 overall;

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In Greenville, S.C. . . . . . . . . . . . WCU trails, 6-18-1

Longest WCU Win Streak:. . . . 3 games (1992-94)

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WCU QB ROGAN WELLS ranks second in the SoCon in passing, averaging 237.3 yards per game ... Wells continues to rank second in the league in total offense (291.8 ypg); WCU placekicker RICHARD McCOLLUM currently leads the NCAA FCS in field goal percentage, having connected on all 10 of his field goal attempts, and is tied for 16th nationally with 1.43 field goals per game to date ... McCollum has hit all 26 of his PATs this season, stretching his active streak to 40 consecutive;

Feb. 20, 2021

Greenville, S.C.

L, 35-7

Oct. 26, 2019

Cullowhee, N.C.

L, 28-7

Sept. 29, 2018

Greenville, S.C.

L, 44-38

Oct. 28, 2017

Cullowhee, N.C.

L, 28-6

Nov. 12, 2016

Greenville, S.C.

L, 49-21

Nov. 7, 2015

Cullowhee, N.C.

W, 48-10

Sept. 27, 2014

Greenville, S.C.

W, 35-17

Nov. 16, 2013

Cullowhee, N.C.

L, 32-20

Sept. 29, 2012

Greenville, S.C.

L, 45-24

Oct. 1, 2011

Cullowhee, N.C.

L, 47-21

Linebacker KAREEM TAYLOR (pictured below) ranks FOURTH in the SoCon in tackles, averaging 8.4 tackles per game ... Taylor has posted double-digit tackles five times this season including a season-high 11 at Gardner-Webb back on Sept. 25; Freshman DB ANDREAS KEATON was listed on the initial watch list for the 2021 Stats Perform Jerry Rice Award, which is presented to the national freshman of the year in college football's championship subdivision (FCS) ... Keaton is one of 22 first-year players on this year's watch list and one of two from the Southern Conference, joined by Dominick Poole from The Citadel;

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earned back-to-back Southern Conference Offensive Player of the Week honors as redshirt sophomore QB CARLOS DAVIS (423 yds of offense, 3 TDs) and graduate transfer QB ROGAN WELLS (357 yds of offense, 5 TDs – 4 passing, 1 rushing) collected honors Oct. 25 and Nov. 1 ... PK RICHARD McCOLLUM collected SoCon Special Teams Player of the Week on Nov. 1; u

RAPHAEL WILLIAMS was listed as an honorable mention on the Stats Perform FCS National Offensive Player of the Week on Nov. 1;

RAPHAEL WILLIAMS (pictured below), the SoCon leader in receptions per game at 7.5 and receiving yards per game at 91.8, caught a school-record 16 passes at Wofford, eclipsing the previous benchmark of 15 accomplished by Terryon Robinson (2014, 2016) and Eric Rasheed (1984) ...

Williams' 16 catches are also tied for the most by an individual in the NCAA FCS this season;

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senior LB TY HARRIS now has 347 career tackles moving into SECOND-place in program history for tackles in a career ... He also has 26.5 tackles for loss and seven sacks.

WIDE RECEIVER #2 RAPHAEL WILLIAMS

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WCU HEAD COACH KERWIN BELL

LINEBACKER #9 KAREEM TAYLOR

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ABOUT FURMAN

QUICK LOOK AT TODAY’S OPPONENT: FURMAN Furman Paladins come to Cullowhee amidst a two-game slide in Southern Conference play including a road loss at Chattanooga last Saturday, 13-3, and a Homecoming loss to No. 14 ETSU, 17-13, on Oct. 23 ... the Paladins opened the season 2-0 with a home win over nationally-ranked North Carolina A&T and an impressive blanking of Tennessee Tech on the road;

SCOUTING THE PALADINS

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Chattanooga held Furman to just 157 yards of total offense last week – 104 yards rushing and just 47 yards passing coming on only 4-of-14 passing with an interception ... the Paladins only managed six first downs and were dominated in time of possession – 39:48 to 20:12; Furman looks to avoid a three-game losing skid for a second-straight season as the Paladins dropped the final three games to end the spring 2021 season, finishing the abbreviated conference year 3-5; The Paladins handed WCU a 35-7 loss in Greenville, S.C., to open the spring season back in February, limiting the Catamounts to just 109 yards of total offense (67 rushing, 42 passing);

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enters Saturday's road game at Western Carolina with the SoCon's lowest scoring offense, averaging just 18.0 points per game – but boasts the league's second-best scoring defense in limiting opponents to just 18.1 points against ... the Paladins will be tested by a Catamount offense which is averaing the fifth-most points in the conference at 28.2 points per game – and the thirdbest scoring offense in SoCon play at 32.8 points per game;

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running back DEVIN WYNN ranks seventh in the SoCon in rushing at 79.5 yards per game and has four rushing touchdowns ... He rushed for 204 yards with a pair of touchdowns against Upstate rival Wofford back on Oct. 9 and also had two scores on the ground in the early-season road win at Tennessee Tech; u u

Wynn ranks seventh in the SoCon with an average of 101.2 all-purpose yards per game; Wynn has rushed for 291 yards and four touchdowns against Western Carolina the past three seasons including 106 yards and a score back in February ... He ran for 87 yards and two scores in his most recent appearance at Whitmire Stadium in Cullowhee;

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tight end RYAN MILLER (pictured below) ranks 10th in the SoCon with 3.8 receptions per game this season, recording 30 catches with four touchdowns;

QUICK FACTS:

Location:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Greenville, S.C. Founded:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1826 Enrollment:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,700 Colors:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Purple & White Conference:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Southern Facility (Capacity):. . . . . . . Paladin Stadium (14,518) President:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Elizabeth Davis Athletics Director:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jason Donnelly Head Coach:. . . . . . . . . . . Clay Hendrix (Furman, 1986) Record at FUR:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29-21 (4th yr) Overall Record: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Same Basic Offense: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Multiple Basic Defense:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–4

2021 SCHEDULE:

Sept. 4 #24 NC A&T Sept. 11 at Tennessee Tech Sept. 18 at NC State Sept. 25 MERCER *

Oct. 9 Oct. 16 Oct. 23 Oct. 30 Nov. 6 Nov. 13 Nov. 20

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at Wofford * THE CITADEL * #14 ETSU at Chattanooga * at Western Carolina * VMI * at Samford *

W, 42-20 W, 24-14 L, 17-13 L, 13-3 2 pm 2 PM 1 pm

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defensive back TRAVIS BLACKSHEAR (pictured below) is tied for the most interceptions in the SoCon this season with five picks, matching UTC's Jerrell Lawson and Brandon Dowdell;

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was picked to finish in fifth place in the preseason coaches poll and were among a threeway tie for third in the media's preseason tabulations ... the Paladins put FIVE players on the 2021 Preseason All-Southern Conference team; u

Furman's lone preseason All-SoCon first team member was fifth-year running back DEVIN WYNN ... ANDERSON TOMLIN (offensive line), PARKER STOKES (defensive line), TRAVIS BLACKSHEAR (defensive back) and TIMMY BLEEKRODE (placekicker and punter) each earned second team honors;

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YOU KNOW: A familiar face in the Western Carolina–Furman series is Furman Director of Ticket Sales, DWIGHT COVINGTON – who is a 1980 WCU graduate that also played football for the Catamounts along the offensive & defensive line under legendary head coach Bob Waters.

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YOU KNOW – PART TWO: The 2021 fall campaign marks the 116th season of football at Furman, which has played 1,153 games (623-492-38) in its history (began in 1889) ... Furman’s 623 victories are tops among all current Southern Conference schools.

TIGHT END #82 RYAN MILLER

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HEAD COACH CLAY HENDRIX

CORNERBACK #1 TRAVIS BLACKSHEAR

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WESTERN CAROLINA CATAMOUNTS – 2021 NUMERICAL ROSTER NO. NAME

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WT.

YR.

HOMETOWN (PREVIOUS COLLEGE / HIGH SCHOOL)

POS.

HT.

WT.

YR.

HOMETOWN (PREVIOUS COLLEGE / HIGH SCHOOL)

0 T.J. Jones

RB

5-11

200

Jr.

Lakeland, Fla. (Tusculum / GMC / Lake Gibson HS)

47 Neil Ilenrey

S

6-0

185

R-Fr.

Alpharetta, Ga. (Johns Creek HS)

0 Jaylen Floyd

DB

5-9

180

Sr.

Miramar, Fla. (Lehigh / Miramar HS)

48 Brady Elms

P

6-4

170

Fr.

Huntsville, Ala. (Huntsville HS)

1 C.J. Williams

WR

5-10

165

So.

Gallion, Ala. (Alabama / Demopolis HS)

49 Demorian Smith

LB

6-0

220

Fr.

Robersonville, N.C. (South Creek HS)

50 Alex McConnell

OL

6-4

280

R-So.

51 Matthew Bair

OL

6-3

285

5th

Anderson, S.C. (T.L. Hanna HS)

52 Antwann Fann

DL

6-3

310

R-Fr.

Perry, Ga. (Kennesaw State / Perry HS)

53 Caleb Fisher

DL

6-3

230

Fr.

Decatur, Ga. (Columbia HS)

55 Kevin Thompson

LS

5-10

185

So.

Rock Hill, S.C. (Northwestern HS)

56 Griffin Sestili

OL

6-3

295

R-Jr.

Sewickley, Pa. (Temple / North Allegheny HS)

57 Tyler Anderson

LB

6-0

225

Fr.

Greensboro, N.C. (Northern Guilford HS)

58 Giovanni Ricciardi

LB

6-0

225

Fr.

Clemmons, N.C. (West Forsyth HS)

60 Joaquin Layno

DL

5-10

280

R-Fr.

61 Anthony Giansante

OL

6-4

300

Fr.

1 Ivan Hogans

LB

6-2

220

5th

Stockbridge, Ga. (Tusculum / Stockbridge HS)

2 Raphael Williams

WR

5-10

160

R-Fr.

Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. (Tusculum / Dillard HS)

R-So. Blythewood, S.C. (Boston College / Bishop McDevitt HS)

2 Aaron Gethers

CB

5-10

190

3 Calvin Jones

WR

5-10

175

Fr.

Forest City, N.C. (East Rutherford HS)

3 Jacob Harris

CB

6-1

190

Jr.

Greer, S.C. (Independence CC / Greer HS)

4 Kason Lincke

QB

6-1

195

Fr.

Mobile, Ala. (Mobile Christian HS)

4 Cameron McCutcheon DB

6-3

195

Sr.

Seneca, S.C. (Gardner-Webb / Seneca HS)

5 Carlos Davis

QB

6-3

225

5 Jayden Pauling

DE

6-3

245

Jr.

Raleigh, N.C. (Louisburg College / Millbrook HS)

6 Nick Oelrich

DB

6-1

205

Gr.

Newberry Fla. (Florida / Newberry HS)

7 Terrence Horne

WR

5-7

180

So.

7 Charles Gadie

S

5-9

175

R-So.

8 Kenny Benjamin

RB

5-7

180

8 LA Rogers-Anderson NIC

6-0

9 Mydreon Vines

WR

6-2

9 Kareem Taylor

LB

10 JaKobe Quillen

WR

R-So. Baltimore, Md. (East Mississippi CC / Mergenthaler Vo-Tech HS)

Miami, Fla. (USF / Miramar HS)

NO. NAME

Boone, N.C. (Watagua HS)

Cherokee, N.C. (Cherokee HS) North Huntingdon, Pa. (Norwin HS)

62 Michael Harper

OL

6-4

280

R-Jr.

Douglasville, Ga. (Douglas County HS)

64 Colby Cross

LS

5-11

190

Fr.

Mooresville, N.C. (Lake Norman HS)

Gr.

Lehigh Acres, Fla. (Valdosta State / Dunbar HS)

66 Gabe Jones

OL

6-2

250

Fr.

Southern Pines, N.C. (Pinecrest HS)

215

Jr.

Sumter, S.C. (Western Kentucky / Ridgeview HS)

67 Nick Hapeshis

OL

6-1

250

Fr.

190

Sr.

Greenville, N.C. (ECU / Tusculum / J.H. Rose HS)

68 Torrion Stevenson

DL

6-1

330

R-So.

6-0

215

Gr.

Rincon, Ga. (Kennesaw State / South Effingham HS)

69 Dillon Luther

OL

6-3

300

So.

Asheville, N.C. (Erwin HS)

6-3

200

Fr.

Florence, S.C. (Wilson HS)

70 Christian Coulter

OL

6-5

335

So.

Thomson, Ga. (Tusculum / Thomson HS) Kannapolis, N.C. (A.L. Brown HS)

R-Jr. Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. (Garden City CC / American Heritage HS)

Wilkesboro, N.C. (Fork Union Military)

Central, S.C. (Daniel HS) Branchville, S.C. (Branchville HS)

10 Willie Hampton

DE

6-1

220

71 Austin Grunden

OL

6-2

250

Fr.

11 Rogan Wells

QB

6-4

220

Gr.

Fort Mill, S.C. (Tusculum / Fort Mill HS)

72 Blake Whitmore

OL

6-2

285

R-Fr.

Raleigh, N.C. (Millbrook HS)

12 Meziah Scott

QB

6-0

200

Fr.

Petersburg, Va. (Petersburg HS)

73 Samari Saddler

OL

6-2

295

So.

Cincinnati, Ohio (Eastern Michigan / Moeller HS)

12 Rod Gattison

CB

5-11

185

So.

Hartsell, S.C. (Georgia Military / Hartsell HS)

74 Tyler Smith

OL

6-8

300

R-So.

13 Keenan Hambrick

WR

6-3

205

Fr.

Athens, Ala. (Athens HS)

75 Caleb Carter

OL

6-3

285

Fr.

Jacksonville, N.C. (Southwest Onslow HS)

13 Ronald Kent Jr.

CB

5-10

175

Jr.

Harrisburg, Pa. (Harrisburg HS)

76 Nate Linkous

OL

6-5

295

Fr.

Cramerton, N.C. (Stuart W. Cramer HS)

14 Toler Keigley

WR

6-1

190

Fr.

Pensacola, Fla. (Mobile Christian HS)

77 Peyton Davis

OL

6-2

290

Fr.

Mooresville, N.C. (Lake Norman HS)

15 Solomon Butler

WR

6-0

195

Fr.

Moncks Corner, S.C. (Berkeley HS)

78 Garrett Bowman

OL

6-4

280

R-So.

Arab, Ala. (Arab HS)

16 Brody Palhegyi

QB

5-9

180

Fr.

Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Cardinal Gibbons HS)

79 Aidan Alston

OL

6-2

270

R-Fr.

Southern Pines, N.C. (Pinecrest HS)

17 Raekwon Heath

TE

6-2

205

R-Jr.

Columbia, S.C. (Independence CC / Irmo HS)

80 Shammond Hicks

WR

5-10

180

Gr.

18 Clayton Bardall

TE

6-3

230

R-So.

Cumming, Ga. (North Forsyth HS)

81 Kendall Alford

WR

5-10

185

R-Fr.

19 Branson Adams

RB

5-9

180

Fr.

Greensboro, N.C. (Dudley HS)

82 Miller DeArmond

WR

6-1

175

Fr.

Greer, S.C. (Greer HS)

20 Dramarian McNulty

CB

5-11

185

Fr.

Brookhaven, Miss. (Niceville (Fla.) HS)

83 Trae Churn

TE

6-5

240

Gr.

Columbia, S.C. (SC State / Blythewood HS)

21 Andreas Keaton

S

6-2

190

Fr.

Powder Springs, Ga. (Hillgrove HS)

84 Owen Cosenke

TE

6-3

240

5th

Aldie, Va. (Fork Union Military / John Champe HS)

22 Mikai Stanley

RB

6-2

235

Fr.

Wilmington, N.C. (New Hanover HS)

85 Talon James

TE

6-4

235

R-Jr.

Fairview, N.C. (Univ. of Richmond / A.C. Reynolds HS)

24 Quintin Talley

S

6-0

190

Fr.

Spartanburg, S.C. (Byrnes HS)

86 Daquan Patten

WR

5-6

180

R-5th

Columbia, S.C. (Blythewood HS)

25 Jaiden Bond

RB

5-9

180

Fr.

Boone, N.C. (Watagua HS)

87 Dylan Abernethy

WR

6-0

175

Fr.

Maiden, N.C. (Maiden HS)

26 Tyree Nelson

RB

5-10

200

Fr.

Atlanta, Ga. (Mays HS)

88 Luke Sutton

WR

5-8

170

Fr.

Concord, N.C. (Cox Mill HS)

Laurinburg, N.C. (Scotland County HS)

Raleigh, N.C. (UNC Pembroke / Middle Creek HS) Marietta, Ga. (Walton HS)

27 Trevor Childers

LB

6-1

215

5th

Lincolnton, N.C. (East Lincoln HS)

89 Richard McCollum

K

5-9

180

R-So.

28 Braxton Richburg

DB

6-0

190

Gr.

Hoschton, Ga. (ETSU / Tusculum / Mill Creek HS)

90 Marlon Alexander

DL

6-0

320

So.

29 Willie Rice

CB

6-0

185

Fr.

St. Louis, Mo. (East Coweta (Ga.) HS)

91 Jaquarius Guinn

DL

6-2

280

Fr.

Clover, S.C. (Clover HS)

30 Micah Nelson

DE

6-3

235

R-Fr.

92 Darrius Bell

DE

6-2

240

R-Fr.

Gilbert, S.C. (Gilbert HS)

31 Jerius Edwards

NIC

6-0

180

Fr.

93 Chris Morgan

DL

6-0

265

Fr.

Maiden, N.C. (Maiden HS)

32 Malik Richardson

NIC

6-4

210

R-Fr.

94 Timothy Jamison

DL

6-4

255

Jr.

West Columbia, S.C. (Hutchinson CC / White Knoll HS)

33 Curtis Roach

NIC

6-1

200

R-Sr.

95 Laquavion Haynes

DE

6-4

220

Fr.

Moultrie, Ga. (Colquitt County HS)

34 Quenten Zanders

RB

5-8

175

Jr.

Shelby, N.C. (Cleveland CC / Crest HS)

96 K.J. Milner

DL

6-4

265

Jr.

Hinesville, Ga. (Bradwell Institute)

97 Ronald Wilson

DL

6-2

355

So.

Mocksville, N.C. (Gardner-Webb / Davie County HS)

98 Christian Harris

DL

6-3

285

R-Fr.

Raleigh, N.C. (Baylor School)

99 Ricky Palao

DL

6-2

285

5th

Anthony Badgett

CB

5-9

185

R-So.

Murphy, N.C. (Murphy HS) Carrollton, Ga. (Carrollton HS) Sumter, S.C. (Lakewood HS) Cumming, Ga. (South Forsyth HS)

Sanford, N.C. (Southern Lee HS) Smyrna, Tenn. (Gardner-Webb / Smyrna HS)

35 Glenn Young

RB

5-9

200

Fr.

Fayetteville, N.C. (Trinity Christian HS)

36 Skylin Thomas

NIC

5-10

195

So.

Lenoir, N.C. (Hibriten HS)

37 Ty Harris

LB

6-1

235

5th

Dacula, Ga. (Dacula HS)

38 Brandon Dickerson

P

5-11

195

So.

Fort Mill, S.C. (Indian Land HS)

39 Brayden Blackmon

TE

6-3

215

Fr.

Duncan, S.C. (Byrnes HS)

Ajay Belanger

WR

6-3

190

Fr.

40 Cory Hennings

S

6-1

195

Fr.

Matthews, N.C. (Weddington HS)

Caleb Bradford

OL

6-1

265

Fr.

Canton, N.C. (Pisgah HS)

41 Caleb Scott

TE

6-2

225

Fr.

Black Mountain, N.C. (Owen HS)

Bryson Boyette

OL

6-1

285

Fr.

Wilmington, N.C. (New Hanover HS)

42 Jontavious Shotwell

S

5-11

185

R-So.

Hoschton, Ga. (Mill Creek HS)

Trevor Fournet

LB

5-11

215

Fr.

Cornelius, N.C. (Hough HS)

43 Luke Hoggard

TE

6-0

230

R-Jr.

Edenton, N.C. (North Carolina / Edenton HS)

Bryson Grabowski

QB

6-1

180

Fr.

Copperhill, Tenn. (Copper Basin HS)

Elic Haddock

LB

6-0

210

Fr.

Greenville, N.C. (J.H. Rose HS)

Parish Metzger

QB

6-0

190

Fr.

Matthews, N.C. (David W. Butler HS)

44 Nigel Manns

LB

6-1

225

Fr.

Byron, Ga. (Peach County HS)

45 Ethan Harris

DB

5-8

165

Fr.

Duncan, S.C. (Byrnes HS)

46 Paxton Robertson

K

6-0

200

Fr.

Knoxville, Tenn. (Knoxville Catholic HS)

Hoover, Ala. (Hoover HS) Greensboro, N.C. (Southeast Guilford HS) Green Cove Springs, Fla. (Tusculum / Clay HS)

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POS.

HT.

WT.

YR.

HOMETOWN (PREVIOUS COLLEGE / HIGH SCHOOL)

0 Devin Wynn

TB

6-0

211

5th

Greensboro, Ga. (Greene County HS)

1 Travis Blackshear

CB

5-10

180

Jr.

Savannah, Ga. (Benedictine Military School)

2 Joshua Harris

WR

6-2

177

Fr.

3 Kam Brinson

SS

5-10

186

So.

4 Dominic Morris

CB

5-11

175

Fr.

Spring, Texas (Air Force Prep / Klein Oak HS)

5 Dae’one Wilkins

SPUR

6-0

202

Jr.

Spring Hope, N.C. (Southern Nash HS)

POS.

HT.

WT.

YR.

HOMETOWN (PREVIOUS COLLEGE / HIGH SCHOOL)

42 Jeremiah Jackson

DE

6-0

256

R-Fr.

Fleming Island, Fla. (Fleming Island HS)

43 Braden Gilby

ILB

6-2

233

R-Jr.

St. Petersburg, Fla. (Jesuit HS)

Newnan, Ga. (Newnan HS)

44 Luke Clark

BAN

6-3

243

R-Fr.

Augusta, Ga. (Aquinas HS)

46 Alex Maier

BAN

6-4

225

Fr.

47 Ty Youngblood

ILB

6-0

220

R-Fr.

Greeneville, Tenn. (Greeneville HS)

48 Julian Ashby

LS

6-2

196

R-Fr.

Lilburn, Ga. (Parkview HS)

6 Hugh Ryan

FS

6-1

200

R-So.

7 DiMarcus Clay

SS

5-9

184

5th

Atlanta, Ga. (Grady HS)

7 Myion Hicks

RB

5-11

210

Fr.

8 Dominic Roberto

RB

5-11

242

R-So.

9 Hamp Sisson

QB

6-0

190

Jr.

10 Axel Lepvreau

PK

5-9

188

R-Fr.

Bradenton, Fla. (Manatee HS)

10 Charles Watson

QB

5-8

172

So.

Charlotte, N.C. (Charlotte Latin HS)

11 Kelton Gunn

WR

5-10

184

R-Fr.

Knoxville, Tenn. (Hardin Valley Academy)

12 Luke Shiflett

QB/WR 6-2

Irmo, S.C. (Dutch Fork HS)

NO. NAME

Louisville, Ky. (South Oldham HS) Fleming Island, Fla. (Fleming Island HS)

49 Timmy Bleekrode

PK/P

5-8

189

R-So.

Atlanta, Ga. (Marist HS)

52 Nicky Kuzemka

ILB

6-0

216

R-So.

Clifton, Va. (Centreville HS)

Desoto, Texas (Pantego Christian Academy)

53 Landon Lawrence

DE

6-3

260

5th

Fayetteville, N.C. (Pine Forest HS)

55 Jacob Johanning

OG

6-3

276

R-So.

Simpsonville, S.C. (St. Joseph’s HS)

Birmingham, Ala. (Mountain Brook HS)

Temple, Ga. (Avon Old Farms Prep (Conn.))

56 Cameron Coleman

NG

6-3

304

R-Jr.

Elizabethton, Tenn. (Elizabethton HS)

58 Dan Scianna

ILB

5-10

206

R-So.

Frankfort, Ill. (Lincoln-Way East HS)

61 Luke Petit

OT

6-3

285

Fr.

Akron, Ohio (Archbishop Hoban HS)

62 Evan Jumper

C

6-4

274

R-So.

Myrtle Beach, S.C. (Myrtle Beach HS) Chattanooga, Tenn. (McCallie School)

201

R-So.

Dalton, Ga. (Northwest Whitfield HS)

13 Bailor Hughes

WR

5-11

205

R-Fr.

Knoxville, Tenn. (Powell HS)

63 Wyatt Hughes

C

6-3

284

R-So.

64 Garland Greenway

OT

6-3

263

Jr.

Charlotte, N.C. (Myers Park HS)

14 Micah Robinson

CB

5-11

170

R-Fr.

Atlanta, Ga. (Westlake HS)

65 Blake Hundley

OT/C

6-3

284

R-Fr.

Clarksville, Tenn. (Clarksville HS)

15 Jack Rhodes

FS

6-1

198

R-Fr.

Alpharetta, Ga. (Milton HS)

67 Anderson Tomlin

OT

6-5

296

R-Jr.

Birmingham, Ala. (Mountain Brook HS)

68 Clark Daniel

OG

6-3

289

R-Sr.

Thomaston, Ga. (Air Force / Upson-Lee HS)

69 E.J. Wilson

OG

6-4

293

R-Fr.

Xenia, Ohio (Xenia HS) Jacksonville Beach, Fla. (Bolles School)

16 Braedon Domino

CB

6-1

175

Sr.

Riverdale, Md. (Air Force Prep / Bishop McNamara HS)

16 Jace Wilson

QB

5-11

176

Fr.

Missouri City, Texas (Mayde Creek HS)

17 Kendall Thomas

TB

5-9

188

R-Fr.

Round Rock, Texas (Stony Point HS)

75 Pearson Toomey

OT

6-3

282

R-So.

18 Grant Robinson

TB

6-0

210

Fr.

Plano, Texas (Pope John Paul II HS)

76 Trey Rogers

DT

6-3

255

Jr.

19 Zach Peterson

WR

6-1

192

Jr.

Roswell, Ga. (Wesleyan HS)

77 Dylan Davis

OT

6-4

290

R-Fr.

20 Amaah Achina

SPUR

6-1

196

Fr.

Greensboro, N.C. (Northern Guilford HS)

79 Ryan Lamb

C/OG

6-2

305

Fr.

Plano, Texas (Lebanon Trail HS)

21 Wayne Anderson, Jr.

TB

5-9

200

R-So.

Prosper, Texas (Prosper HS)

80 Jack Healy

TE

6-2

228

Fr.

Wilmington, Del. (Salesianum HS)

22 Ivan Yates

CB

5-11

178

R-Fr.

Roswell, Ga. (Roswell HS)

BAN

6-1

233

R-Sr.

Ocala, Fla. (Vanguard HS)

23 Elijah McKoy

BAN

6-2

231

5th

Rome, Ga. (Darlington School)

82 Ryan Miller

TE

6-2

221

R-Jr.

Jackson, Tenn. (University School of Jackson)

24 Cally Chizik

CB

5-9

176

R-So.

Auburn, Ala. (Auburn HS)

83 Ryan DeLuca

WR

5-11

185

5th

Fort Mill, S.C. (Fort Mill HS)

25 Noah Henderson

WR

6-1

207

R-So.

Nashville, Tenn. (Charlotte / Christ Presbyterian Academy)

84 Lex Capitano

WR

5-9

173

R-Fr.

Tampa, Fla. (Jesuit HS)

26 Chase Abshier

TB

5-11

195

R-Jr.

Atlanta, Ga. (Marist HS)

85 Taylor Bell

WR

5-10

157

So.

Snellville, Ga. (Brookwood HS)

28 Austin Jones

FS

5-11

198

R-So.

Tiger, Ga. (Rabun County HS)

86 Sam Whitney

WR

5-7

176

Jr.

Venice, Fla. (Venice HS)

29 Nick Cannon

CB

6-0

184

R-Fr..

Roswell, Ga. (Johnson Ferry Charistian Academy)

87 Luke Bynum

WR

5-11

181

Jr.

Greenville, S.C. (St. Joseph’s HS)

SPUR

6-1

202

R-Fr.

Gaffney, S.C. (Gaffney HS)

88 Dejuan Bell

WR

5-9

162

R-Jr.

31 Bryce McCormick

ILB

6-2

217

R-So.

Franklin, Tenn. (Christ Presbyterian Academy)

89 Landon Whittemore

TE

6-4

228

Fr.

32 Devin Abrams

RB

6-1

215

R-So.

90 Ronnie Watterson

DE

6-1

225

So.

Charlotte, N.C. (Weddington HS)

33 Christian Paraison

DE

6-3

248

Fr.

Lehigh Acres, Fla. (Bishop Verot HS)

92 Matt Sochovka

DT

6-4

289

R-Sr.

Fayetteville, N.C. (Pine Forest HS)

35 Jeff McElveen

RB

6-0

214

Sr.

Goose Creek, S.C. (Goose Creek HS)

93 Jack Barton

DT

6-4

264

R-So.

Alpharetta, Ga. (Centennial HS)

36 Jalen Miller

ILB

5-11

211

R-So.

Duncan, S.C. (Byrnes HS)

94 Seth Johnson

NG

6-1

301

R-Fr.

Chattanooga, Tenn. (Baylor School)

Tampa, Fla. (Berkeley Prep)

95 Parker Stokes

30 Caden Richards

Pensacola, Fla. (West Florida HS)

81 Adrian Hope

Nashville, Tenn. (Lipscomb Academy) Bradenton, Fla. (St. Stephen’s Episcopal School)

North Augusta, S.C. (North Augusta HS) Lafayette, Tenn. (Macon County HS)

37 Ryan Leavy

P

6-1

177

R-Fr.

NG

6-0

288

5th

Wrens, Ga. (Jefferson County HS)

38 Justin Hartwell

FS

5-11

191

Fr.

Atlanta, Ga. (Marist HS)

96 Sebastian Stubblefield PK/P

5-11

170

Jr.

Nashville, Tenn. (Christ Presbyterian Academy)

39 Evan DiMaggio

ILB

6-3

230

R-Fr.

Buford, Ga. (Buford HS)

97 Bryce Stanfield

DE

6-2

252

Fr.

Acworth, Georgia (Harrison HS)

40 London Lewis

DT

6-4

291

Sr.

Atlanta, Ga. (St. Pius X HS)

99 Jalen Clark

DE

6-2

254

Jr.

Conyers, Ga. (Marist HS)

41 Jake Blumenthal

CB

6-0

185

Fr.

Randolph, N.J. (Randolph HS)

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CATAMOUNTS OFFENSE

PALADINS OFFENSE

QB

- or -

11 5 4

ROGAN WELLS Carlos Davis Kason Lincke

6-4 6-3 6-1

220 225 195

GR. R-So. Fr.

8 0

KENNY BENJAMIN TJ JONES

5-7 5-11

180 205

GR. JR.

WR 2 7

RAPHAEL WILLIAMS Terrence Horne

5-10 5-7

160 180

R-FR. So.

WR

- or -

10 1 86

JAKOBE QUILLEN CJ Williams Daquan Patten

6-3 5-10 5-6

200 160 180

FR. So R-Sr.

WR

3 13

CALVIN JONES Keenan Hambrick

5-10 6-3

175 205

FR. Fr.

TE 84

85

OWEN COSENKE Talon James

6-3 6-4

235 235

SR. R-Jr.

LT 74 50

TYLER SMITH Alex McConnell

6-8 6-4

300 275

R-SO. R-So.

LG 79

61

AIDAN ALSTON Anthony Giansante

6-2 6-4

270 300

R-FR. Fr.

C 73

75

SAMARI SADDLER Caleb Carter

6-2 6-3

295 285

SO. Fr.

RG 62

52

MICHAEL HARPER Antwann Fann

6-4 6-3

280 310

R-JR. R-Fr.

RT

CHRISTIAN COULTER Caleb Carter

6-5 6-3

335 285

SO. Fr.

RB - OR -

70 75

CATAMOUNTS DEFENSE

FR. Jr.

RB

32 8

DEVIN ABRAMS Dominic Roberto

6-1 5-11

215 242

R-SO. R-So.

TB

21 0

WAYNE ANDERSON JR. Devin Wynn

5-9 6-0

200 211

R-SO. 5th

FLK

83 12

RYAN DELUCA Luke Shifflett

5-11 6-2

185 201

5TH. R-So.

SE

2 19

JOSHUA HARRIS Zach Peterson

6-2 6-1

177 192

FR. Jr.

TE

82 25

RYAN MILLER Noah Henderson

6-2 6-1

221 207

R-JR. R-So.

LT

67 77

ANDERSON TOMLIN Dylan Davis

6-5 6-4

296 290

R-JR. R-Fr.

LG

55 69

JACOB JOHANNING E.J. Wilson

6-3 6-4

276 293

R-SO. R-Fr.

C - OR -

63 62

WYATT HUGHES EVAN JUMPER

6-3 6-4

284 274

R-SO. R-SO.

RG

68 63

CLARK DANIEL Wyatt Hughes

6-3 6-3

289 284

R-SR. R-So.

RT

75 65

PEARSON TOOMEY Blake Hundley

6-3 6-3

282 284

R-SO. R-Fr.

PALADINS DEFENSE 5TH. R-Fr.

NOSE 56

95

CAMERON COLEMAN Parker Stokes

6-3 6-0

304 288

R-JR. 5th

FR. Fr.

DT

40 94

LONDON LEWIS Seth Johnson

6-4 6-1

291 301

SR. R-Fr.

200 255

R-FR. Jr.

BAN

81 23

ADRIAN HOPE Elijah McKoy

6-1 6-2

233 231

R-SR. 5th

6-1 6-0

245 225

SR. Fr.

WLB - OR -

31 52

BRYCE McCORMICK NICKY KUZEMKA

6-2 217 R-SO. 6-0 216 R-SO.

KAREEM TAYLOR Trevor Childers

6-0 6-1

215 215

GR. Sr.

MLB

43 58

BRADEN GILBY Dan Scianna

6-2 5-10

IVAN HOGANS L.A. Rogers-Anderson

6-2 6-0

220 200

SR. Jr.

RONALD KENT JR. Willie Rice

5-10 6-0

165 185

JR. Fr.

SPUR

- or -

23 30 36

ELIJAH McKOY Caden Richards Jalen Miller

6-2 231 5TH 6-1 202 R-Fr. 5-11 211 R-So.

ANDREAS KEATON Charles Gadie

6-2 5-9

190 175

FR. R-So.

FC

1 4

TRAVIS BLACKSHEAR Dominic Morris

5-10 5-11

180 175

JR. Fr.

JACOB HARRIS Nick Oelrich

6-1 6-1

195 205

SO. Gr.

SS

7 3

DIMARCUS CLAY Kam Brinson

5-9 5-10

185 186

5TH So.

FS

6 15

HUGH RYAN Jack Rhodes

6-1 6-1

200 198

R-SO. R-Fr.

BC

14 4

MICAH ROBINSON Dominic Morris

5-11 5-11

170 175

R-FR. Fr.

265 230

JR. Fr.

NOSE

99 90

RICKY PALAO Marlon Alexander

6-2 6-0

270 320

SR. So.

DT

91 93

JAQUARIUS GUINN Chris Morgan

6-2 6-0

295 265

BNDT

30 94

MICAH NELSON Timothy Jamison

6-3 6-4

LB

37 58

TY HARRIS Giovanni Ricciardi

LB

9 27

LB

1 8

CB

13 29

S

21 7

S

3 6

CAM McCUTCHEON ROD GATTISON

6-3 195 SR. 5-11 180 SO.

CATAMOUNTS SPECIAL TEAMS

16 |

176 190

260 256

6-4 6-3

5-11 6-0

6-3 6-0

KJ MILNER Caleb Fisher

4 12

JACE WILSON Hamp Sisson

LANDON LAWRENCE Jeremiah Jackson

96 53

CB - OR -

16 9

53 42

DE

QB

DE

233 206

R-JR. R-So.

KO - OR -

46 89

PAXTON ROBERTSON RICHARD MCCOLLUM

6-0 5-9

200 170

FR. R-SO.

PALADINS SPECIAL TEAMS

PK

89 46

RICHARD MCCOLLUM Paxton Robertson

5-9 6-0

170 200

R-SO. Fr.

KO

10

AXEL LEPVREAU

5-9

188

R-FR.

P

- or -

38 46 48

BRANDON DICKERSON Paxton Robertson Brady Elms

5-11 6-0 6-4

195 200 170

SO. Fr. Fr.

PK

49

TIMMY BLEEKRODE

5-8

176

R-SO.

P

49

TIMMY BLEEKRODE

5-8

176

R-SO.

H

48 38

BRADY ELMS Brandon Dickerson

6-4 5-11

170 195

FR. So.

LS

55 64

KEVIN THOMPSON Colby Cross

5-10 6-0

210 215

SO. Fr.

KOR - AND -

3 7

CALVIN JONES TERRENCE HORNE

5-10 5-7

170 180

FR. SO.

PR

86 3

DAQUAN PATTEN Calvin Jones

5-6 5-10

185 170

R-SR. Fr.

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LUKE BYNUM

5-11

181

JR.

LS

48

JULIAN ASHBY

6-2

196

R-FR.

KOR

17 21

KENDALL THOMAS WAYNE ANDERSON JR.

5-9 5-9

188 200

R-FR. R-FR.

83

RYAN DELUCA

5-11

185

5TH

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WESTERN CAROLINA vs. furman paladins 2021 WESTERN CAROLINA INDIVIDUAL STATISTICAL LEADERS RUSHING

GP–GS 8–4 6–6 8–4

TJ Jones Rogan Wells Kenny Benjamin

PASSING

Rogan Wells Carlos Davis

RECEIVING

Raphael Williams Kenny Benjamin TJ Jones Calvin Jones Jakobe Quillen

GP–GS 8–8 8–4 8–4 8–7 8–2

PUNT RETURNS

Daquan Patten

No. 60 37 24 16 11

No. Yds 8 72

No. 37

KICK RETURNS

No. Yds Avg 12 339 28.2 10 211 21.1

Calvin Jones Terrence Horne

ALL PURPOSE

Raphael Williams TJ Jones Calvin Jones Kenny Benjamin

PASSING

Avg 12.2 8.1 10.6 18.4 14.5

RECEIVING

Ryan Miller Joshua Harris Ryan DeLuca Devin Wynn Zach Peterson

Yds 1,423

Avg 9.2

Avg Long 38.5 56

Long Avg/G 40 91.8 36 37.4 40 31.8 72 36.8 43 20.0

G Plays Rush Pass 6 279 327 1,424 5 143 85 902 8 91 438 0 G Rush Rec 8 0 734 8 438 254 8 3 294 8 263 299

Blkd 0

Total Avg/G 1,751 291.8 987 197.4 438 54.8

Tackles Leaders: GP–GS UA–AA = Total Avg. Kareem Taylor................ 8–8.................. 41–26 = 67..................8.4 Jacob Harris................... 8–8................. 26–24 = 50................. 6.3 Ty Harris......................... 8–6...................31–15 = 46................. 5.8 Ivan Hogans....................8–7...................31–14 = 45................. 5.6 Cameron McCutcheon.....7–6...................18–15 = 33.................. 4.7 Andreas Keaton............. 8–8................... 20–11 = 31................. 3.9 Micah Nelson................. 8–8................... 14–13 = 27..................3.4 KJ Milner........................ 8–8...................10–14 = 24................. 3.0 Ricky Palao.................... 8–3....................11–12 = 23................. 2.9 Trevor Childers............... 8–0....................12–8 = 20................. 2.5 Rod Gattison.................. 8–0.....................15–4 = 19..................2.4 TFL Leaders: Total Yds Ivan Hogans...........................................9.0................................. 31 Ty Harris.................................................5.5................................. 15 Sacks Leaders: Total Yds Ivan Hogans...........................................3.0................................ 22 Eight players tied...................................1.0......................................

Interceptions Leaders: Total – Return Yds Andreas Keaton..............................................................3 – 27 yds Fumbles Forced Leader: Total Kareem Taylor...............................................................................2 Fumbles Recovered Leader: Total – Return Yds Eight players tied........................................................................... 1

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IR Tot Avg/G 0 734 91.8 0 692 86.5 0 636 79.5 0 562 70.2

Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G 98 496 19 477 4.9 4 42 79.5 33 201 4 197 6.0 1 90 24.6 42 178 2 176 4.2 1 44 22.0

GP Effic Cmp-Att-Int 6 116.50 66-116-5 5 112.42 43-87-3

Hamp Sisson Jace Wilson

GP 8 8 8 6 8

No. 30 18 12 12 7

Yds 527 213 153 130 105

No. Yds 12 43

Dejuan Bell

TD Long 0 87 0 30

PR KOR 0 0 0 0 0 339 0 0

GP 6 8 8

Devin Wynn Dominic Roberto Devin Abrams

PUNT RETURNS

TD Long 0 28

TB FC I20 50+ 0 17 8 2

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TD 7 2 2 3 0

TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points 0 10-10 26-26 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 56 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 48 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 42

Richard McCollum TJ Jones Raphael Williams Rogan Wells Carlos Davis TJ Jones

Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G 54.6 1,424 10 72 237.3 65.2 902 6 57 180.4

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TOTAL OFFENSE

RUSHING

Yds 734 299 254 294 160

PUNTING

Brandon Dickerson

Net Avg TD Long Avg/G 438 4.8 6 53 54.8 327 6.5 3 82 54.5 263 3.3 2 17 32.9

Att Gain Loss 91 442 4 50 415 88 79 282 19

GP–GS Effic Cmp-Att-Int 6–6 113.4 125-229-9 5–2 139.6 75-115-5

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PUNTING

No. 43

KICK RETURNS

No. Yds Avg 9 165 18.3 3 68 22.7

Timmy Bleekrode Dejuan Bell Wayne Anderson Jr.

Yds 1,812

Pct 56.9 49.4

Yds TD Lng Avg/G 785 4 87 130.8 606 3 58 121.2

Avg 17.6 11.8 12.8 10.8 15.0

TD Long Avg/G 4 87 65.9 1 41 26.6 0 37 19.1 2 29 21.7 0 37 13.1

Avg 3.6

Avg Long 42.1 60

TD Long 0 12

TB FC I20 50+ 8 12 9 9 TD Long 0 30 0 28

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SCORING

TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points 0 11 15-16 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 48 6 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 36 4 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24

Timmy Bleekrode Devin Wynn Ryan Miller

TOTAL OFFENSE

G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G 6 134 15 785 800 133.3 5 124 79 606 685 137.0 6 98 477 0 477 79.5

ALL PURPOSE

G Rush Rec PR KOR 6 477 130 0 0 8 0 527 0 0 7 -6 72 43 165 7 103 58 0 68

Hamp Sisson Jace Wilson Devin Wynn

Devin Wynn Ryan Miller Dejuan Bell Wayne Anderson Jr.

HEAD–TO–HEAD TEAM COMPARISONS:

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WCU Offense FUR 226..............................Scoring............................. 147 28.2..................... Points Per Game.....................18.4 179........................... First Downs..........................132 3,482..................Total Yards Gained................2,565 435.2....................Yards Per Game...................320.6 1,156..................... Rushing Yardage....................1,148 144.5............Rushing Average per Game..........143.5 2,326................... Passing Yardage....................1,417 290.8...........Passing Average per Game.............177.1 WCU Team Stats FUR 60–452 (56.5)............ Penalties–Yards............30–274 (34.3) 46/121, 38%.............3rd Down Conversion..........44/113, 38.9% 7/15, 47%................4th Down Conversion...............4/5, 80% WCU Defense FUR 332........................Points Allowed....................... 151 41.5............... Points Allowed Per Game..............18.9 3,639.................Total Yards Allowed................. 2,791 454.9.............Yards Allowed Per Game............348.9 1,846............... Rushing Yards Allowed..............1,364 230.8............Rushing Average Allowed............170.5 1,793................Passing Yards Allowed..............1,427 224.1............. Passing Average Allowed............178.4

IR Tot Avg/G 0 607 101.2 0 527 65.9 0 274 39.1 0 229 32.7

2021 FURMAN DEFENSIVE LEADERS: Tackles Leaders: GP UA–AA = Total Avg. Hugh Ryan........................8....................24–24 = 48................. 6.0 Travis Blackshear..............8......................27–8 = 35..................4.4 Bryce McCormick..............8..................... 17–17 = 34..................4.3 Adrian Hope......................8.....................15–18 = 33...................4.1 Elijah McKoy......................8..................... 11–20 = 31................. 3.9 Braden Gilby.....................7.....................14–15 = 29...................4.1 Dan Scianna......................8.....................12–17 = 29................. 3.6 Evan DiMaggio..................8.....................12–16 = 28................. 3.5 Cameron Coleman............8.....................10–15 = 25...................3.1 DiMarcus Clay...................8......................11–13 = 24................. 3.0 Nicky Kuzemka.................8......................11–13 = 24................. 3.0 TFL Leaders: Total Yds Parker Stokes.........................................5.5.................................34 Elijah McKoy / Bryce Stanfield...............4.5 Sacks Leaders: Total Yds Parker Stokes.........................................4.0................................ 30 Bryce Stanfield.......................................3.0................................. 21 Interceptions Leaders: Total – Return Yds Travis Blackshear.............................................................5 – 71 yds Fumbles Forced Leader: Total Dan Scianna...................................................................................2 Fumbles Recovered Leader: Total Five players tied............................................................................ 1

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LOOKING BACK: LAST TIME WE MET

WESTERN CAROLINA AT FURMAN

FURMAN 35, WESTERN CAROLINA 7

TEAM STATS:

PALADIN STADIUM – GREENVILLE, SC SAT., FEBRUARY 20, 2021

1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH FINAL

WESTERN CAROLINA 7 0 0 0 7 FURMAN

7 21 7 0 35 ATTENDANCE: 1,994

SCORING SUMMARY: QTR TIME

PLAY

DRIVE SUMMARY

1st 10:38 WCU – Ryan Glover 10 yd run (McCollum kick)

WCU FUR

3 plays, 12 yards, TOP 1:06

7

6:51 FUR – Wayne Anderson 6 yd pass from Hamp Sisson (Bleekrode kick) 9 plays, 65 yards, TOP 3:47

2nd 10:29 FUR – Zach Peterson 27 yd pass from Hamp Sisson (Bleekrode kick)

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7

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9 plays, 87 yards, TOP 4:31

7

14

4:42 FUR – Dominic Roberto 3 yd run (Bleekrode kick)

10 plays, 89 yards, TOP 4:32

7

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0:21 FUR – Ryan Miller 24 yd pass from Hamp Sisson (Bleekrode kick)

12 plays, 93 yards, TOP 3:31

7

28

3rd

3:13 FUR – Devin Wynn 1 yd run (Bleekrode kick)

17 plays, 74 yards, TOP 8:59

7

35

WCU quarterback RYAN GLOVER (#7) gave the Catamounts an early lead at preseason favorite Furman with a 10-yard scamper to cap a brief three-play, 12-yard drive following a JACOB HARRIS interception. Glover completed seven passes for 42 yards and added 15 rushing yards in the springopening road loss.

Furman running back DEVIN WYNN (#0) rushed for a game-high 106 yards on 18 carries including a one-yard touchdown run in the third quarter. Wynn added a reception for seven yards as the Paladins amassed 533 yards of total offense including 320 yards on the ground and 213 passing yards on 91 offensive snaps.

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Plays Fumbles–Lost Interceptions PENALTIES TURNOVERS TIME OF POSS. 3RD DOWN CONV. 4TH DOWN CONV. FGS MADE

36 1–0 0 3–17 0 18:51 2 of 10 0 of 0 0 for 0

91 0–0 3 1–5 3 41:09 9 of 15 3 of 3 0 for 0

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS: PASSING Ryan Glover, WCU Hamp Sisson, FUR

7–14–0 42 yds 14–22–3 207 yds, 3 TD

RUSHING Donnavan Spencer, WCU Malik Richardson, WCU Devin Wynn, FUR Devin Abrams, FUR

10 carries, 16 yds 4 carries, 15 yds 18 carries, 106 yds, TD 12 carries, 57 yds

RECEIVING Luke Sutton, WCU Calvin Jones, WCU Zach Peterson, FUR Wayne Anderson, FUR

1 rec.

1 rec.

4 rec.

2 rec.

13 yds 7 yds 84 yds, 1 TD 33 yds, 1 TD

DEFENSIVE LEADERS:

Furman's HAMP SISSON (#9) finished 14-of-22 for 207 yards through the air with three passing touchdowns but was intercepted three times by the Catamount defense. WCU'S JACOB HARRIS, CURTIS ROACH, and ROD GATTISON each recorded interceptions in the spring-opening road loss at Furman.

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WCU FUR FIRST DOWNS 5 33 Rushing 4 20 Passing 1 12 Penalty 0 1 RUSHING 67 320 Rushing Att 22 66 Yds per rush 3.0 4.8 Rushing TDs 1 2 Yards Gained 72 326 Yards Lost 5 6 PASSING 42 213 Comp-Att 7-14-0 15-25-3 Yds per pass 3.0 8.5 Passing TDs 0 3 TOTAL YARDS 109 533

TACKLES AJ Rogers, WCU Ty Harris, WCU Jacob Harris, WCU Darius Kearse, FUR Evan DiMaggio, FUR Nick Kuzemka, FUR SACKS Jacob Harris, WCU none

11 tckls (4ua, 7a) 10 tckls (5ua, 5a) 10 tckls (4ua, 6a), TFL, Sack 4 tckls (1ua, 3a), FF 4 tckls (1ua, 3a) 4 tckls (4ua), 0.5 TFL 1 sack, 5 yards

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GAME 1 GAME 2 GAME 3 GAME 4 GAME 5 GAME 6

MERCER * Saturday, Oct. 9 CULLOWHEE L, 34-24

CULLOWHEE — Devin Folser kicked a program-record 51-yard field goal, Fred Davis added a 1-yard touchdown run — both in the fourth quarter — and Mercer broke open a tied game to defeat Western Carolina 34-24. Davis rushed for 129 yards and two scores for Mercer as the Bears ran for 231 yards. Fred Payton completed 10 of 20 passes for 114 yards. Carlos Davis was 18-for-32 passing for 221 yards with a TD for WCU and kept the Catamounts close. His 36yard scoring pass to Kenny Benjamin, followed by Richard McCollum’s 24-yard field goal, knotted the score at 24-24.

GAME 7

at The Citadel * Saturday, Oct. 23 Charleston, S.C. W, 45-31

CHARLESTON, S.C. – Carlos Davis passed for a career-high 401 yards and three touchdowns, TJ Jones ran for 132 and two scores and Western Carolina beat The Citadel 45-31. The Catamounts (1-6, 1-3 SoCon) led 31-10 at halftime as Davis found Calvin Jones for seven yards, TJ Jones for 40 and Raphael Williams for 10. The Bulldogs (2-5, 1-3) answered with a pair of touchdowns, the first coming after Western Carolina turned it over on its own 3, to close within a touchdown. Then TJ Jones scored on runs of 30 and 43 yards as the Catamounts regained control.

GAME 8

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Cole Copeland passed for two touchdowns and ran for one of Chattanooga’s four rushing scores as the Mocs beat Western Carolina 45-17 at Finley Stadium. Running backs Tyrell Price, Gino Appleberry and Ailym Ford each rushed for 70-plus yards and a score for Chattanooga. Price’s TD went for 57 yards and Ford had a 54-yarder as six rushers combined for 271 yards while WCU was held to 277 total yards. Backup QB Carlos Davis threw for 225 yards and two touchdowns to Terrence Horne and Raphael Williams in the loss.

at Chattanooga * Saturday, Oct. 2 Chattanooga, Tenn.

L, 45-17

at Wofford * Saturday, Oct. 30 Spartanburg, S.C. W, 41-21

SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Rogan Wells threw for 309 yards and four touchdowns, ran for a fifth and Western Carolina shot past Wofford 41-21 on Saturday. The Catamounts (2-6, 2-3 SoCon) built a 41-7 lead while keeping Wofford winless in conference play. The Terriers (1-7, 0-6) gained 299 yards on the ground but passed for just 35, dropping its 11th-straight in SoCon play. Raphael Williams caught a school-record 16 passes for 177 yards and two TDs for Western Carolina. Calvin Jones hauled in a 72-yard TD pass. Wofford scored twice in the last 7:35 of the fourth.

GAME 9

BOILING SPRINGS, NC – Bailey Fisher led two third-quarter scoring drives and Gardner-Webb added an interception returned for another score, posting 21 unanswered points to gain the upper hand on Western Carolina 52-34. Fisher passed for 261 yards with two touchdowns. Gardner-Webb gained 291 yards on the ground with Narii Gaither rushing 22 times for 151 and two TDs and Donovan Jones gaining 102 with a touchdown. The teams erupted for a combined 42 points in the third quarter with Western Carolina taking a pair of 10 point leads in the frame.

at Gardner-Webb Saturday, Sept. 25 Boiling Springs, N.C. L, 52-34

FURMAN * Saturday, Nov. 6 CULLOWHEE 2:00 pm | ESPN3

Western Carolina hosts chromatic rival Furman in Cullowhee, site of the Catamounts last series win back in 2015.

WCU has dropped five-straight to the Paladins in the series, trailing Furman 12-34-2 all-time. Last season, the Catamount defense had three interceptions and grabbed an early touchdown lead only to see the Paladins gallop to 533 yards of offense including 320 rushing and 213 passing in scoring 35-consecutive points in the winning effort.

GAME 10

CULLOWHEE – DeMarcus Ware ran for 118 yards and three touchdowns, including the deciding score with 6:28 left in the game as Samford held off a second-half comeback by Western Carolina to earn a 42-37 victory in the Southern Conference opener for both teams. The Catamounts scored four straight touchdowns, two on touchdown passes from Rogan Wells and a third on a scoop-and-score early in the third quarter. Wells found Calvin Jones with a 52-yard score with 4:23 left to get within a touchdown of the lead.

SAMFORD * Saturday, Sept. 18 CULLOWHEE L, 42-37

ETSU * Saturday, Nov. 13 CULLOWHEE 2:00 pm | ESPN3

The mountain-rivalry is rekindled in WCU’s final home game of 2021 as the Catamounts host ETSU in the “Blue Ridge Border Battle” with the traveling trophy again on the line. ETSU reclaimed “the Rock” with a 24-17 win at Greene Stadium in the spring of 2021. WCU won the most recent rivalry meeting in Cullowhee, outlasting the Bucs for a thrilling 23-20 overtime victory. The all-time series between WCU and ETSU now stands at 25-24-1 in favor of the Catamounts and each of the last three series meetings have been decided in one-possession games.

GAME 11

NORMAN, Okla. — Spencer Rattler threw five touchdown passes, and No. 4 Oklahoma defeated Western Carolina 76-0. Oklahoma tied for its fifth-highest point total in school history. The Sooners led 62-0 after three quarters, and the fourth quarter was shortened to 12 minutes. Rattler completed 20 of 26 passes for 243 yards before resting in the second half of Oklahoma’s 10th straight victory. Jadon Haselwood caught two touchdown passes for the Sooners, who looked sharper after holding off Tulane 40-35 in their season opener a week earlier.

at #4/4 Oklahoma Saturday, Sept. 11 Norman, Okla.

L, 76-0

at VMI * Saturday, Nov. 20 Lexington, Va. 12:30 pm | ESPN+

Western Carolina concludes the regular season portion of its schedule with a road trip to Lexington, Va., to face the defending Southern Conference champion VMI Keydets. Last season, VMI halted Western Carolina’s 17-game series winning streak which had dated back to 1991 with a 30-7 win over the Catamounts in Cullowhee – the first by the Keydets all-time, ending a 13-game road slide in the series. WCU leads the series, 23-4, all-time. Kickoff time adjusted to 12:30 pm due to daylight savings time and VMI's stadium not having lights.

POSTSEASON

CULLOWHEE – EKU's Da’Joun Hewitt scored three rushing touchdowns, Patrick Nations kicked a fourth-quarter field goal, and Eastern Kentucky edged Western Carolina 31-28, spoiling the debut of Catamounts coach Kerwin Bell.

The Catamounts pulled to within three points on a Rogan Wells keeper from the 1-yard line a two-point conversion pass to C.J. Williams with just over three minutes left. WCU missed a 56-yard field goal attempt to force overtime on its final possession. RB T.J. Jones rushed for 115 yards and a TD, adding 31 receiving yards and a score for WCU.

EASTERN KENTUCKY Saturday, Sept. 4 CULLOWHEE L, 31-28

2021 NCAA FCS PLAYOFFS Saturday, Nov. 27 TBA

Western Carolina looks to halt a 38-year drought of advancing to the NCAA postseason. The NCAA FCS Playoffs returns to 24 teams in the fall of 2021 after being reduced back down to 16 teams in 2020-21. WCU looks to make a return to the NCAA Division I FCS playoffs for the first time since making a run to the national title game in 1983. The Southern Conference regular season champion will garner the league’s automatic bid into the postseason field.

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KERWIN BELL

PERSONAL INFORMATION:

BORN: June 15, 1965 HOMETOWN: Mayo, Fla. ALMA MATER: Florida, 1987 FAMILY: Wife, Cosette Odom; Three children; Kade, Kolton, and Kenzley

PLAYING EXPERIENCE: UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, former walk-on, three-year starter at QB (1984-88); SEC Player of the Year (1984); First-Team All-SEC (1985) and Honorable mention AllAmerica (1985, 1986) u

Florida–Georgia Hall of Fame, 1996 inductee

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Univ. of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame, 1997 inductee

MIAMI DOLPHINS (NFL), 7th-round draft pick (180), 1988 ATLANTA FALCONS (NFL), 1988 TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (NFL), 1989 ORLANDO THUNDER (WLAF), 1991-92

An accomplished player who worked his way from walkon to All-American to the National Football League, and a 12-year veteran head coach who won a combined four conference championships and the 2018 NCAA Division II National Championship, Kerwin Bell was named the 14th head football coach at Western Carolina University by Director of Athletics Alex Gary on April 27, 2021.

“We talk every day about Catamount Athletics having a winning mentality and the confidence to believe we can bring championships to our university,” said Gary. “Kerwin is a proven winner and has shown the ability to build successful programs. We are thrilled to welcome him and his family to Cullowhee.”

Bell comes to Cullowhee having served as the offensive coordinator at the University of South Florida under head coach Charlie Strong in 2019. He most recently walked off the field as a head coach following the 2018 NCAA Division II national championship, leading the Valdosta State Blazers where he coached for three seasons, twice making playoff appearances.

“I am excited and honored to be named the new head football coach at Western Carolina University,” said Bell. “We are coming here to win championships on the field and help mentor the young men who are in our program. I am ready to get started building this into a championship program that the Catamount Nation can be proud of.”

Over a 12-year head coaching career, Bell led the football programs at Valdosta State (2016-18) and Jacksonville University (2007-15). He did this coming on the heels of a 13-year playing career in professional football that included several stops in the NFL and the Canadian Football League.

Bell served three seasons as the head coach at Valdosta State where he also guided the offense. He led the Blazers to a 27-7 record during his tenure including a school-record 15 straight victories, two Division II playoff appearances, and won both a conference and a national championship in 2018. He was named the 2018 Don Hansen NCAA Division II Co-Coach

of the Year and the Gulf South Conference Co-Coach of the Year after leading VSU to a 14-0 record – the first unbeaten season in program history that included a thrilling 49-47 victory over Ferris State in the D-II National Championship game. Picked fifth in their conference in the preseason and the No. 3 seed entering the playoffs, the Blazers finished No. 1 nationally in the final AFCA Division II poll.

Bell’s 2018 offense led the nation in scoring (52.0 ppg), ranked second in first downs (341), and was fourth in total offense (523.9 ypg), red-zone offense (.901), and pass efficiency (167.37). The Blazers scored 728 points on the year, the most in NCAA Division II history, as they posted 7,334 yards (3,676 rushing/3,658 passing) and 7.9 yards per play on the year.

Within Bell’s system, VSU sophomore quarterback Rogan Wells finished as the runner-up for the Harlon Hill Trophy, presented to the Division II Player of the Year, and was named both the Region Two and Gulf South Conference Offensive Player of the Year. Wells accounted for 50 touchdowns on the year (including one receiving), led the

SACRAMENTO GOLD MINERS (CFL), 1993-94 EDMONTON ESKIMOS (CFL), 1995 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (NFL), 1996-97 TORONTO ARGONAUTS (CFL), 1998 u

CFL East All-Star (1998)

WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS (CFL), 1999-2000 TORONTO ARGONAUTS (CFL), 2000-01

COACHING EXPERIENCE: UNIV. OF FLORIDA, graduate assistant (1990) TORONTO ARGONAUTS, offensive coordinator (2000-01) TRINITY CATHOLIC HIGH, head coach (2002-06) JACKSONVILLE UNIV., head coach (2007-15) u

Pioneer Football League Coach of the Year (2008)

VALDOSTA STATE UNIV., head coach (2016-18) u u u

Gulf South Conference Co-Coach of the Year (2018) Don Hansen NCAA Division II Co-Coach of the Year (2018) NCAA Division II National Champion (2018)

UNIV. OF SOUTH FLORIDA, offensive coordinator (2019) WESTERN CAROLINA UNIV., head coach (2021–)

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nation in points responsible for (300), was second in passing touchdowns (38) and points responsible for per game (21.4 ppg), 10th in passing yards (3,075), 12th in passing efficiency (160.6) and 25th in total offense (271.9 ypg). He finished second on the team with 732 yards rushing and led the team with 11 rushing touchdowns.

Additionally, senior offensive linemen Jeremy King was the runner-up for the Gene Upshaw Award presented to the most outstanding Division II lineman.

Bell led VSU to runner-up conference finishes in his first two years guiding the program and went 8-3 with a playoff appearance in his first season at the helm in 2016 as the Blazers led the nation with 27 interceptions on defense.

Prior to Valdosta, Bell led Jacksonville University for nine seasons, guiding the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) program to a 66-35 record and three Pioneer Football League (PFL) championships. Serving as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach as well as head coach, Bell was named the 2008 PFL Coach of the Year and was a finalist for the Eddie Robinson Award after leading the Dolphins to a 9-4 seasonal record and conference title.

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He also led Jacksonville to a school-best 10-1 record and conference championship in 2010 as the Dolphins led the nation in total (486 ypg) and scoring (42.2 ppg) offense.

JU also posted a 9-2 overall mark and won a conference title in 2014.

Before taking over the Jacksonville program, Bell led Trinity Catholic High School in Ocala, Fla., for six seasons (2001-06), earning a Florida 2B state title in 2005 and runnerup finish in 2006. His coaching career began in earnest at the end of his professional playing career as he served as the offensive coordinator for two seasons while still a player for the Toronto Argonauts (2000-01).

Originally from Mayo, Fla., Bell was a quarterback at the University of Florida from 1983-87 where he completed over 57 percent of his 953 pass attempts for 7,585 yards and 56 touchdowns.

A former walk-on, Bell concluded his collegiate career as the SEC Player of the Year in 1984 after leading Florida to a 9-1-1 record and a conference championship, and both a firstteam All-SEC selection and All-America honorable mention in 1985, a season that saw the Gators earn the programs

first-ever No. 1 national ranking in the Associated Press poll.

Garnering a second honorable mention All-America honor in 1986, Bell was a 1987 team captain and earned the program’s Fergie Ferguson Award.

Bell was ranked the No. 26 Greatest Gator of all-time from the first 100 years of football at Florida in 2006 by The Gainesville Sun. Bell later served as a graduate assistant for the 1990 season under Steve Spurrier at Florida after earning a degree in psychology in 1987.

He was selected in the seventh round of the 1988 NFL Draft by the Miami Dolphins, beginning his 13-year professional career that saw stops with the NFL teams in Miami, Atlanta, Tampa Bay, and Indianapolis as well as stops in the Canadian Football League, where he passed for 19,538 yards and 101 touchdowns in nine seasons, and the World League of American Football (WLAF).

Married in 1986 while both students at Florida, Bell and his wife, Cosette, have three children: Kade, Kolton, and Kenzley.

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KADE BELL

JUSTIN HINDS

CHAZMON SCALES

KERRY WEBB

JON COOPER

OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR / QBS

DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR / LBS

CO-DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR / SAFETIES

SPECIAL TEAMS COORDINATOR / NICKELS

ASSISTANT COACH / OFFENSIVE LINE

JJ LASTER

LARRY MURPHY

RUDI SMALL

DENNIS THOMAS

RYLAN WELLS

ASSISTANT COACH / WIDE RECEIVERS

ASSISTANT COACH / CORNERBACKS

ASSISTANT COACH / RUNNING BACKS

ASSISTANT COACH / DEFENSIVE LINE

ASSISTANT COACH / TIGHT ENDS

TODD SHEALY

TRENT TURKNETT

CODY EDWARDS

GREG McGRUDER

DIRECTOR OF FOOTBALL OPERATIONS

DIRECTOR OF PLAYER PERSONNEL

QUALITY CONTROL COACH – DEFENSE

QUALITY CONTROL COACH – OFFENSE

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IN MEMORY OF COACH

JOHN PEACOCK

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WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY – 2021 FOOTBALL SUPPORT STAFF

JEFF BURGER

JACOB FLOYD

DANTE JOHNSON

DYLAN QUICK

JESS SMITH

VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT COACH

STUDENT ASSISTANT

STUDENT ASSISTANT

STUDENT ASSISTANT

STUDENT ASSISTANT

ATHLETIC EQUIPMENT STUDENT ASSISTANTS

MIKE TAYLOR

SPENCER WRIGHT

HEAD ATHLETIC EQUIPMENT MANAGER

ASST. ATHLETIC EQUIPMENT MANAGER

Jacob Carver Braeden Frankenfield Eli Lautzenheiser Andrue Smith Cole Watson

FOOTBALL OPERATIONS – 2021 VIDEO CREW

Donavon Barnes, Nate Nunamaker, Trent Turknett, Max Krpejs, & Carter Honeycutt

WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY – SPORTS PERFORMANCE STAFF

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COLLIN LAWLESS

BRIAN DRYDEN

BAILEY FORST

RYAN GIPSON

DIR. OF SPORTS PERFORMANCE & NUTRITION

ASST. DIRECTOR OF SPORTS PERFORMANCE

ASSISTANT SPORTS PERFORMANCE COACH

ASSISTANT SPORTS PERFORMANCE COACH

ASSISTANT SPORTS PERFORMANCE COACH

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MOUNTAIN CREDIT UNION is a proud supporter of WESTERN CAROLINA FOOTBALL

30 Hwy 107, Sylva, NC (in ffront ont of Ingles)

828-586-0425

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WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY – SPORTS MEDICINE STAFF

STEVEN HONBARGER

ROB REYBURN

NICOLE BOHANNON

ALISHA GRISBY

TYLER SPAIN

DIRECTOR OF SPORTS MEDICINE – FOOTBALL

ASSOCIATE HEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER – FOOTBALL

ASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRAINER

ASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRAINER

ASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRAINER

WCU ATHLETIC TRAINING STUDENT ASSISTANTS Ashlyn Ellenburg Taylor Lee Emma Shirley Olivia Weeks Jordyn Wills JULIA DANIEL

BRAXTON ZEIGLER

LINDSEY BARTLE

LEEANN GRAYSON

ASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRAINER

ASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRAINER

ATHLETIC TRAINING INTERN

ATHLETIC TRAINING INTERN

WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY – STUDENT-ATHLETE SUPPORT SERVICES

ANITA PUERTO

ASHLEY BUCK

JUSTIN DOWD

HALEY TOWNSEND

BRIGHAM WAGINGER

DIRECTOR OF STUDENT-ATHLETE ACADEMIC SUPPORT SERVICES

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR ACADEMIC SUPPORT SERVICES

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR ACADEMIC SUPPORT SERVICES

ACADEMIC SUPPORT ASSISTANT

DIRECTOR OF STUDENT-ATHLETE DEVELOPMENT & ALUMNI ENGAGEMENT

WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY – CATAMOUNT CLUB STAFF

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JULIE MILLER

BLAKE CANTRELL

ANTHONY MIELE

JEFF BEWSEY

DIRECTOR OF THE CATAMOUNT CLUB

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF THE CATAMOUNT CLUB

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF THE CATAMOUNT CLUB

CATAMOUNT CLUB ASSISTANT

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WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY – 2021 CATAMOUNT FOOTBALL

ROW 1 (l-r): C.J. Williams, Raphael Williams, Calvin Jones, Kason Lincke, Daquan Patten, Terrence Horne, Kenny Benjamin, Mydreon Vines, Jakobe Quillen, Rogan Wells, Meziah Scott, Keenan Hambrick, Toler Keigley, Solomon Butler, Brody Palhegyi ROW 2 (l-r): Jaylen Floyd, Ivan Hogans, Aaron Gethers, Jacob Harris, Cameron McCutcheon, Jayden Pauling, Nick Oelrich, Charles Gadie, LA Rogers-Anderson, Kareem Taylor, Willie Hampton, Rod Gattison, Ronald Kent Jr., Braxton Richburg, Dramarian McNulty, Andreas Keaton ROW 3 (l-r): Raekwon Heath, Parish Metzger, Branson Adams, Mikai Stanley, Jaiden Bond, Tyree Nelson, Bryson Grabowski, Quenten Zanders, Glenn Young, Brandon Dickerson, Brayden Blackmon, Caleb Scott, Luke Hoggard, Alex McConnell ROW 4 (l-r): Quintin Talley, Trevor Childers, Corey Hennings, Willie Rice, Micah Nelson, Jerius Edwards, Malik Richardson, Curtis Roach, Skylin Thomas, Ty Harris, Elic Haddock, Nigel Manns, Ethan Harris, Neil Illenrey, Tre Jolly, Mo Smith, Caleb Fisher, Tyler Anderson ROW 5 (l-r): Antwann Fann, Griffin Sestili, Brady Elms, Peyton Davis, Michael Harper, Colby Cross, Nick Hapeshis, Dillon Luther, Christian Coulter, Blake Whitmore, Samari Saddler, Tyler Smith, Caleb Carter, Nate Linkous, Bryson Boyette ROW 6 (l-r): Giovanni Riccardi, Joaquin Layno, Torrion Stevenson, Caleb Bradford, Marlon Alexander, Jaquarius Guinn, Darrius Bell, Timothy Jamison, Laquavion Haynes, KJ Milner, Ricky Palao, Nate Nunamaker, Carter Honeycutt, Donavon Barnes, Max Krpejs ROW 7 (l-r): Garrett Bowman, Aidan Alston, Shammond Hicks, Kendall Alford, Miller DeArmond, Owen Cosenke, Talon James, Clayton Bardall, Dylan Abernethy, Luke Sutton, Richard McCollum, Jess Smith, Jacob Floyd, Dante Johnson, Dylan Quick, Jeff Burger ROW 8 (l-r): Greg McGruder, JJ Laster, Jon Cooper, Rylan Wells, Kade Bell, Rudi Small, Kerwin Bell, Justin Hinds, Cody Edwards, Larry Murphy, Chazmon Scales, Kerry Webb, Dennis Thomas, Ben Jacobs, Bailey Forst, Ryan Gipson, Trent Turknett

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ALEX GARY

DIRECTOR OF INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS

Alex Gary, a former student-athlete on the Western Carolina University baseball team was dubbed the next director of the Catamount athletics program in late February 2020. Gary had most recently served as senior associate athletics director for development at Oregon State University.

WCU Chancellor Kelli R. Brown announced the selection of Gary on Friday, Feb. 28 to serve as director of athletics following approval of his contract by the university’s Board of Trustees during a special conference call meeting earlier in the day. The appointment, which is effective May 1, follows a national search conducted by a 15-member committee working with the assistance of the North Carolina-based executive search consulting firm Collegiate Sports Associates.

During his first year as the Athletics Director at WCU, Gary successfully navigated the department through the COVID-19 pandemic while also overseeing the hiring of 50 employees including two high-profile sport head coaches – men's basketball head coach Justin Gray, and Kerwin Bell, head football coach.

Prior to coming to Cullowhee, Gary served as senior associate director of athletics and the department’s chief development officer at Oregon State beginning in September 2017. He previously served as associate athletics director for development and external relations at the University of Maryland from 2014 until 2017. He also has held development positions at the University of Michigan and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

Gary’s professional experience in major collegiate athletics conferences, such as the Pac-12 and Big Ten, combined with his personal familiarity with WCU as a former student-athlete make him a perfect fit to take over the helm of the Catamount athletics program, Brown said.

“I asked the search committee to identify an extraordinary leader to guide the Catamount athletics program into the next era and who will provide our coaches and professional staff with the resources necessary to help our student-athletes enjoy the same level of success on

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the fields and courts of competition that they have had in the classroom in recent years,” she said.

“The committee has found exactly that in Alex Gary,” Brown said. “To borrow some terminology from the sport that Alex once played while representing the Catamounts, this hire is a grand slam homerun and one that touches all of the bases.”

A native of Knoxville, Tennessee, who grew up in Charlotte, Gary was an outfielder on the WCU baseball team from 2001 until 2004, earning Southern Conference Player of the Week honors in March 2004. During his junior year of 2003, he was a member of WCU’s regular season and Southern Conference Tournament championship baseball team and participated in the NCAA regionals held in Wilson.

“I have a strong affinity and love for WCU. Three groomsmen in my upcoming wedding in August come from my time in Cullowhee as a three-year student athlete. WCU had an immeasurable impact on my life, and I welcome the opportunity to come back in a leadership capacity,” Gary said.

“My personal experience as a former student-athlete at WCU deepens my understanding of this institution and what is needed to advance Catamount Athletics.

I couldn’t ask for a better opportunity to help develop student-athletes during a critically important time in their lives, especially at a place where I spent those same significant years,” he said.

At Oregon State, he has been a member of the executive leadership team responsible for the athletics department’s $85 million budget, 150 employees and more than 500 student-athletes. He oversees the 16-member athletics development team, which raised nearly $26 million in 2019, a record for the Beavers’ athletics program. That fundraising effort included a $3.5 million sports performance center renovation, $2.3 million women’s locker room renovation, and $2.6 million baseball stadium expansion.

During his stint at the University of Maryland, Gary chaired a committee focused on the financial sustainability of the athletics department, and he led annual giving growth in the Terrapin Club by 22 percent in 2015 and 13 percent in 2016. As a member of the development team at the University of Michigan from 2010 until 2014, he worked closely with the university’s athletics department, raising $12.8 million to support the Wolverines’ athletics program’s capital and endowment needs. He began his career in 2009 as assistant director of annual giving at UNC Charlotte.

“Western Carolina University’s growth and development over the past decade have been impressive. WCU athletics has the ability to assist in that growth by raising the competitive bar across the 16 sports,” Gary said.

“Research has proven that high-level athletics performance is symbiotic with university success, allowing the university to increase its visibility and further its mission.

I am confident in my ability to lead what may not be the most important room in the house, but potentially the most visible.”

He earned a degree in business administration in 2005 from Virginia Commonwealth University and his master’s degree in business administration at UNC Charlotte in 2009.

Gary was selected from a slate of more than 40 qualified candidates for the position after an initial narrowing of a larger list of possibilities, said Ivy Gibson, WCU associate general counsel and chair of the athletics director search committee. Six candidates were interviewed by the search committee off-site in Charlotte.

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“We had a very strong pool of candidates with a vast array of professional and personal experiences in the profession of athletics administration,” Gibson said. “I think that Alex Gary’s track record in athletics fundraising in particular will be a tremendous asset as the university begins to work toward implementation of some of the construction and renovation projects proposed in the recent athletics facilities master planning process.”

Brown appointed the search committee on Dec. 18 and set an ambitious and accelerated timetable to find a permanent successor for Randy Eaton, who served as WCU’s athletics director from Dec. 14, 2011, until Dec. 10, 2019. Mike Byers, WCU vice chancellor of administration and finance, managed the athletics department until Gary officially took over the helm in May 2020.

Gary and the former Katie Mavis of Saint Joseph, Mich., were married in a mountain-top ceremony in Oregon on Aug. 28, 2020.

WHAT THEY ARE SAYING ABOUT ALEX GARY: “Alex has a unique and natural ability to connect with broad, diverse groups. He is authentic in developing relationships and is a gifted leader well beyond his years.”

- S. Scott Barnes, Vice President & Director of Athletics at Oregon State University “I vividly remember when Alex first met with me. He was eager to get into intercollegiate athletics and that hunger was obvious. He started in fundraising where he was a natural fit. His personality and his people skills along with his experience will greatly benefit Western Carolina. Congratulations to both Alex and the University.”

- Judy Rose, former Director of Athletics at Charlotte “Alex Gary is a perfect choice for Western Carolina University. Alex has built an incredible reputation as a leader in intercollegiate athletics; focused on serving others and stewarding institutions with the highest level of integrity. He will keep student-athletes and their experience at the forefront of every decision.

Under Alex’s leadership, Catamount students, coaches and staff will thrive.”

- Joe Parker, Director of Athletics at Colorado State University “I am very happy for Alex becoming the new Athletics Director at Western Carolina University because I know he loves WCU and he is a wonderful young man. I feel sorry for us in losing Alex to this opportunity.

Western Carolina is lucky to have him as AD. We will miss him greatly but we also want him to be happy.

Sometimes, we have to let go of outstanding colleagues because we care about their happiness and it is best for them.”

- Ed Ray, President of Oregon State University

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WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY – ATHLETICS SENIOR STAFF

ALEX GARY

KYLE PIFER

STACEY MILLER

CHAD GERRETY

JULIE MILLER

DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS

DEPUTY ATHLETICS DIRECTOR

ASSOC. AD FOR STUDENT SUCCESS / SWA

ASSOC. AD FOR EXTERNAL OPERATIONS

ASSOC. AD FOR DEVELOPMENT / CATAMOUNT CLUB

DANIEL HOOKER

AMANDA MURCHIE

DR. ALEXANDER MACAULAY

ASSISTANT AD FOR MEDIA RELATIONS

ASSISTANT AD FOR BUSINESS OPERATIONS

WCU FACULTY ATHLETICS REPRESENTATIVE

WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY – ATHLETICS STAFF

Denise Gideon Director of Media Relations

Ben Page

Director of Athletics Ticketing

Steven Grandy Director of Media Relations

Zach Denitto

Athletics Ticketing and Marketing Assistant

TBA

Patrick Mullaney

Rory Jimerson

Mark Conlin

Director of Video Operations

Director of Game Operations & Facilities

Assistant Director of Video Operations

Director of Athletic Facilities

Greg Camillone Director of Creative Media

Eynde Frazier

Assistant Director of Game Operations & Facilities

Tyler Pope

Director of Marketing and Fan Engagement

Ric Sisler

Director of Corporate Sponsorship

Kim Jamison

Athletic Department Administrative Assistant

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WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY – COACHING STAFF

Bobby Moranda Head Coach Baseball

Zack Freesman Assistant Coach Men’s Basketball

Megan Brown Assistant Coach Women’s Basketball

Todd Herman

Vince Grier

Molly Bachand

Jeff Lavin

Volunteer Assistant Coach Baseball

Cody Cohen

Director of Men's Basketball Operations

Video Coordinator Men’s Basketball

Darryln McDonough

Ashley Morgan Crowe

Kourtney Sandefur

Jim Clift

Madison Armstrong

Bret Beaver

Chelsi Carter

Nick Collins

Director of Women's Basketball Operations

Head Coach Softball

Josh Hall

Karen Glover

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Andrew Cox

Assistant Coach Baseball

Graduate Assistant Coach Men’s Basketball

Associate Head Coach Women’s Soccer

Graduate Assistant Coach Track & Field

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Taylor Sandefur

Head Assistant Coach Baseball

Head Coach Volleyball

Head Coach Cheerleading

Assistant Coach Softball

Associate Head Coach Volleyball

Assistant Coach Cheerleading

Head Coach Women's Tennis

Assistant Coach Volleyball

Justin Gray

Head Coach Men’s Basketball

Kiley Hill

Head Coach Women’s Basketball

Jayson Gee

Brian Graves

Kendra Samuels-Eaton

Shyla Coleman

Associate Head Coach Men’s Basketball

Associate Head Coach Women’s Basketball

Assistant Coach Men’s Basketball

Assistant Coach Women’s Basketball

Tim Eckberg

Courtney Gunter Head Coach Women’s Golf

Head Coach Women’s Soccer

Jesse Norman

David Johnston

Greg Lambert

Head Coach Men’s Golf

Head Coach Cross Country / Track & Field

Assistant Coach Track & Field

Chad Miller

Assistant Coach Track & Field

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MEET THE 2021 WESTERN CAROLINA CATAMOUNTS

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0 Jaylen Floyd

DB – 5-9 – 185 – Gr. Miramar, Fla.

TJ Jones

RB – 5-11 – 205 – Jr. Lakeland, Fla.

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3 Jacob Harris

S – 6-1 – 190 – So. Greer, S.C.

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Calvin Jones

WR – 5-10 – 175 – Fr. Forest City, N.C.

7 Nick Oelrich

DB – 6-1 – 205 – Gr. Newberry, Fla.

9 Mydreon Vines

WR – 6-2 – 190 – Sr. Greenville, N.C.

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Charles Gadie

S – 5-9 – 175 – R-So. Douglasville, Ga.

10 Willie Hampton

DE – 6-1 – 220 – R-Jr. Ft. Laurderdale, Fla.

Ivan Hogans

LB – 6-2 – 220 – Sr. Stockbridge, Ga.

4 Cameron McCutcheon DB – 6-3 – 195 – Sr. Seneca, S.C.

7 Terrence Horne

WR – 5-7 – 180 – So. Miami, Fla.

10 Jakobe Quillen

WR – 6-3 – 200 – Fr. Florence, S.C

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2 CJ Williams

WR – 5-10 – 160 – So. Gallion, Ala.

4 Kason Lincke

QB – 6-1 – 195 – Fr. Mobile, Ala.

8 LA Rogers-Anderson NIC – 6-0 – 215 – Jr. Sumter, S.C.

11 Rogan Wells

QB – 6-4 – 220 – Gr. Fort Mill, S.C.

Aaron Gethers

CB – 5-10 – 190 – R-So. Blythewood, S.C.

5 Jayden Pauling DE – 6-3 – 245 – Jr. Raleigh, N.C.

8 Kenny Benjamin RB – 5-7 – 180 – Gr. Lehigh Acres, Fla.

12 Rod Gattison

CB – 5-11 – 185 – So. Hartsville, S.C.

2 Raphael Williams

WR – 5-10 – 160 – R-Fr. Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.

5 Carlos Davis

QB – 6-3 – 225 – R-So. Baltimore, Md.

9 Kareem Taylor

LB – 6-0 – 215 – Gr. Rincon, Ga.

12 Meziah Scott

QB – 6-0 – 200 – Fr. Petersburg, Va.

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MEET THE 2021 WESTERN CAROLINA CATAMOUNTS

13 Ronald Kent Jr.

CB – 5-10 – 175 – Jr. Harrisburg, Pa.

18 Clayton Bardall

TE – 6-3 – 230 – R-So. Cumming, Ga.

25 Jaiden Bond

RB – 5-9 – 180 – Fr. Boone, N.C.

31 Jerius Edwards

NIC – 6-0 – 180 – Fr. Carrollton, Ga.

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13 Keenan Hambrick WR – 6-3 – 205 – Fr. Athens, Ala.

19 Branson Adams RB – 5-9 – 180 – Fr. Greensboro, N.C.

26 Tyree Nelson

RB – 5-10 – 200 – Fr. Atlanta, Ga.

32 Malik Richardson NIC – 6-4 – 210 – R-Fr. Sumter, S.C.

14 Toler Keigley

WR – 6-1 – 190 – Fr. Pensacola, Fla.

20 Dramarian McNulty DB – 5-11 – 185 – Fr. Brookhaven, Miss.

27 Trevor Childers LB – 6-1 – 215 – Sr. Lincolnton, N.C.

33 Curtis Roach

NIC – 6-1 – 200 – R-Sr. Cumming, Ga.

15 Solomon Butler WR – 6-0 – 195 – Fr. Moncks Corner, S.C.

21 Andreas Keaton S – 6-2 – 190 – Fr. Powder Springs, Ga.

28 Braxton Richburg DB – 6-0 – 190 – Sr. Hoschton, Ga.

34 Quenten Zanders RB – 5-8 – 175 – Jr. Shelby, N.C.

16 Brody Palhegyi QB – 5-9 – 180 – Fr. Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.

22 Mikai Stanley

RB – 6-2 – 235 – Fr. Wilmington, N.C.

29 Willie Rice

CB – 6-0 – 185 – Fr. St. Louis, Mo.

35 Glenn Young

RB – 5-9 – 200 – Fr. Fayetteville, N.C.

17 Raekwon Heath

TE – 6-2 – 205 – R-Jr. Columbia, S.C.

24 Quintin Talley S – 6-0 – 190 – Fr. Spartanburg, S.C.

30 Micah Nelson

DE – 6-3 – 235 – R-Fr. Murphy, N.C.

36 Skylin Thomas

NIC – 5-10 – 195 – R-Fr. Lenoir, N.C.

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37 Ty Harris

LB – 6-1 – 235 – Sr. Dacula, Ga.

43 Luke Hoggard

TE – 6-0 – 230 – R-Jr. Edenton, N.C.

49 Demorian Smith LB – 6-0 – 220 – Fr. Robersonville, N.C.

56 Griffin Sestili

OL – 6-3 – 295 – R-Jr. Sewickley, Pa.

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38 Brandon Dickerson P – 5-11 – 195 – So. Fort Mill, S.C.

44 Nigel Manns

LB – 6-1 – 225 – Fr. Byron, Ga.

50 Alex McConnell

OL – 6-4 – 280 – R-So. Boone, N.C.

57 Tyler Anderson LB – 6-0 – 225 – Fr. Greensboro, N.C.

39 Brayden Blackmon TE – 6-3 – 215 – Fr. Duncan, S.C.

45 Ethan Harris

DB – 5-8 – 165 – Fr. Duncan, S.C.

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40 Cory Hennings S – 6-1 – 195 – Fr. Matthews, N.C.

46 Paxton Robertson K/P – 6-0 – 200 – Fr. Knoxville, Tenn.

52 Matt Bair

OL – 6-3 – 285 – Sr. Anderson, S.C.

58 Giovanni Ricciardi LB – 6-0 – 225 – Fr. Clemmons, N.C.

Antwann Fann

OL – 6-3 – 310 – R-Fr. Perry, Ga.

60 Joaquin Layno

DL – 5-10 – 280 – R-Fr. Cherokee, N.C.

41 Caleb Scott

TE – 6-2 – 225 – Fr. Black Mountain, N.C.

47 Neil Ilenrrey

S – 6-0 – 185 – So. Alpharetta, Ga.

53 Caleb Fisher

DL – 6-3 – 230 – Fr. Decatur, Ga.

61 Anthony Giansante OL – 6-4 – 300 – Fr. North Huntingdon, Pa.

42 Jontavious Shotwell S – 5-11 – 185 – R-So. Hoschton, Ga.

48 Brady Elms

P – 6-4 – 170 – Fr. Huntsville, Ala.

55 Kevin Thompson LS – 5-10 – 185 – So. Rock Hill, S.C.

62 Michael Harper

OL – 6-4 – 280 – R-Jr. Wilkesboro, N.C.

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64 Colby Cross

LS – 6-0 – 220 – Fr. Mooresville, N.C.

71 Austin Grunden OL – 6-2 – 250 – Fr. Kannapolis, N.C.

77 Peyton Davis

OL – 6-2 – 290 – Fr. Mooresville, N.C.

83 Trae Churn

TE – 6-5 – 240 – Gr. Columbia, S.C.

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66 Gabe Jones

OL – 6-2 – 250 – Fr. Southern Pines, N.C.

72 Blake Whitmore

OL – 6-2 – 285 – R-Fr. Raleigh, N.C.

78 Garrett Bowman

OL – 6-4 – 280 – R-So. Arab, Ala.

84 Owen Cosenke TE – 6-3 – 235 – Sr. Aldie, Va.

67 Nick Hapeshis

OL – 6-1 – 250 – Fr. Central, S.C.

73 Samari Saddler

OL – 6-2 – 295 – So. Cincinnati, Ohio

79 Aidan Alston

OL – 6-2 – 270 – R-Fr. Southern Pines, N.C.

85 Talon James

TE – 6-4 – 235 – R-Jr. Fairview, N.C.

68 Torrion Stevenson DL – 6-1 – 330 – R-So. Branchville, S.C.

74 Tyler Smith

OL – 6-8 – 300 – R-So. Laurinburg, N.C.

80 Shammond Hicks WR – 5-10 – 180 – Gr. Raleigh, N.C.

86 Daquan Patten

WR – 5-6 – 180 – Sr. Columbia, S.C.

69 Dillon Luther

OL – 6-3 – 300 – So. Asheville, N.C.

75 Caleb Carter

OL – 6-3 – 285 – Fr. Jacksonville, N.C.

81 Kendall Alford

WR – 5-10 – 185 – R-Fr. Marietta, Ga.

87 Dylan Abernethy WR – 6-0 – 175 – Fr. Maiden, N.C.

70 Christian Coulter OL – 6-5 – 335 – So. Thomson, Ga.

76 Nathan Linkous OL – 6-5 – 295 – Fr. Cramerton, N.C.

82 Miller DeArmond WR – 6-1 – 175 – Fr. Greer, S.C.

88 Luke Sutton

WR – 5-8 – 170 – Fr. Concord, N.C.

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89 Richard McCollum K – 5-9 – 180 – R-So. Sanford, N.C.

95 Laquavion Haynes

Marlon Alexander DL – 6-0 – 320 – So. Smyrna, Tenn.

96 K.J. Milner

DE – 6-4 – 220 – Fr. Moultrie, Ga.

DL – 6-4 – 265 – Jr. Hinesville, Ga.

Ajay Belanger

Bryson Boyette

TE – 6-3 – 190 – Jr. Green Cove Springs, Fla.

Parish Metzger QB – 6-0 – 190 – Fr. Matthews, N.C.

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OL – 6-1 – 285 – Fr. Wilmington, N.C.

91 Jaquarius Guinn DL – 6-2 – 280 – Fr. Clover, S.C.

97 Ronald Wilson

DL – 6-2 – 355 – So. Mocksville, N.C.

Caleb Bradford DL – 6-1 – 265 – Fr. Canton, N.C.

92 Darrius Bell

DE – 6-2 – 240 – R-Fr. Gilbert, S.C.

98 Christian Harris

93 Chris Morgan

Dl – 6-0 – 265 – Fr. Maiden, N.C.

Timoty Jamison DL – 6-4 – 255 – Jr. Lexington, S.C.

99 Ricky Palao

DL – 6-3 – 285 – R-Fr. Raleigh, N.C.

DL – 6-2 – 285 – Sr. Hoover, Ala.

Trevor Fournet

Bryson Grabowski

LB – 5-11 – 215 – Fr. Cornelius, N.C.

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QB – 6-1 – 180 – Fr. Copperhill, Tenn.

Anthony Badgett CB – 5-9 – 185 – R-So. Greensboro, N.C.

Elic Haddock

LB – 6-0 – 210 – Fr. Greenville, N.C.

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2021 "PRIDE OF THE MOUNTAINS" MARCHING BAND

The students and staff of the 2021 "Pride of the Mountains" Marching Band are proud to present our 2021 production entitled, “INVINCIBLE” presented by B.H. Graning Landscapes, Inc. The directors, staff, student leadership team, and membership have worked incredibly hard to provide audiences with another unforgettable performance experience.

With a membership of over 410 elite members, the Pride of the Mountains marching band is poised to set new performance standards in 2021, while continuing to push boundaries of design innovation and entertainment at the collegiate level. In addition to their halftime support, B. H. Graning Landscapes, Inc. is making possible the opportunity for the Pride of the Mountains to be a member of the Marching Health team. Marching Health is a nationwide physical conditioning initiative that serves as a training program for students in the marching arts. Through our involvement, students are receiving instruction on preemptive techniques that will reduce injury, build a stronger body.

We look forward to a long relationship with Dr. Elliot Cleveland, founder of Marching Health and feel confident that this program will build longevity to our students’ physical health while teaching best practices for life long wellness.

The production is designed by Matt Henley (Asst. Director of Athletic Bands and Percussion Arranger), Jon Henson (Front Ensemble Arranger), and Ian Lewis (Colorguard Choreographer and Designer). Musical arrangements are created by Drum Corps International Hall of Fame composer Doug Thrower and the drill is written by acclaimed creative designer, Jamey Thompson. Both of these gentlemen are internationally recognized for their contribution to the pageantry arts world and are iconic names in the marching band and drum and bugle corps activity. With the national reputation the Pride of the Mountains maintains, we recognize our design team as prime contributors to the innovation and entertainment excitement centered upon each year’s production.

This fall promises to again be one of the busiest on record with regard to recruitment performances. Beginning Saturday, September 25th, the band will perform for over 3000 spectators in exhibition at the Enka Land of the Sky competition which showcases 30 of the region’s top high school bands. The 20th annual Western Carolina University Tournament of Champions takes place on Saturday, October 23rd , when we welcome high school bands from around the Southeast to our campus as well as our world- class evaluation panel assimilated from across the United States. The Pride of the Mountains will perform twice during this event for over 10,000 attendees.

On October 30th we are also excited to travel to Atlanta, GA to perform at the Lafayette Classic Marching Band Competition to perform in exhibition for some of Georgia’s premier high school band programs. It is an honor and a privilege to be asked to showcase our talented students and our passion for the marching arts with this esteemed community.

About our 2021 production… “INVINCIBLE”

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“It’s not what happens that counts, but how you react.” – Bruce Lee With all of the sadness and negativity surrounding the coronavirus pandemic, the dismantling of education systems, experiences, programs, families, lives and all things surrounding the past year and a half – it would be easy and even natural for people to give up.

However, it is with great pride and conviction that we say that our Western Carolina University Pride of the Mountains students have not only NOT given up, but are THRIVING in spite of the difficult situations and constantly changing landscape! It is this valiant spirit that has inspired this year’s production – because our band program, our University, our Alumni, and our community are without a doubt – INVINCIBLE!!!

PART ONE – The entire production actually begins where we left off in the fall of 2020. Our percussion students last performed a piece that was leaning on how we felt at the time. “Uninvited” by Alannis Morissette represents the uninvited virus and all things that came with it in our world. Also, the powerful song “Shatter Me” by Lindsey Stirling represented the shattering of so many lives and programs, including our own.

The PotM bass drum line begins with a virtuosic solo performance while the remainder of the band is visibly broken and shattered into a million pieces all over the field. As the music evolves, you will see our incredible students pick themselves up and put themselves back together again, one piece at a time. This is the invincible spirit that our program has continued to exhibit even during the most difficult of times.

“Yesterday” by the Beatles is our opening full band statement! This classic and beautiful melody screams the sentiment that, yes, we were broken – but that was yesterday. We are moving on, and we will be stronger than before. This spirit carries forward with the popular and meaningful song “Invincible” by Kelly Clarkson. This passage features a musical and visual fugue where you can experience us piece together once again, in small groups this time, to a penultimate moment of victory and strength!

Our final song in this fun medley is “Get Back” by the Beatles, that emphatically states that we are back, back to where we once belonged, experiencing the thrill of live performance with our friends – ALL OF YOU!!

PART TWO is intended to be one BIG thank you to our Alumni! Throughout all things the vast majority of our former members have been massive supporters of our current students and the program that was so good to them. The “long purple line” is real, it is meaningful, and we do not take for granted the shoulders in which we stand on today. “I’ll Be There” by the Jackson 5 expresses the sentiment in which we felt from our alumni, and that we appreciate so very much. This meaningful song blends directly

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"Pride of the Mountains" Marching Band Instructional Staff and Design Team

Dr. Jack Eaddy Matt Henley Trevor Bailey Doug Thrower Jamey Thompson Jon Henson Bob Buckner Emily Lawson Ian Lewis Rebekah Chadderdon Tucker McGrew Heath Ballard Taylor Barnes Seaon Carter Ohnyale Patterson

Director of Athletic Bands Assistant Director of Athletic Bands Assistant Director of Athletic Bands Music Arranger Drill Designer Front Ensemble Arranger Pregame Drill Designer Director of the Colorguard Colorguard Choreographer Colorguard Instructor Director of Front Ensemble Director of Audio Production Bass Drum Technician Cymbal Technician Cymbal Technician

STAFF COORDINATORS: Jennifer Burhans, Maddy Farmer, Holly Hauschild 2021 DRUM MAJORS: Ren Byrnes, Connor Nelson, Megan Newton, Grace Pressley CAPTION TEACHING ASSISTANTS: Madison McCoy, Hannah Taylor, Abby Traylor, Nick Tirpak into the Aretha Franklin hit “You’re All I Need to Get By”, which most certainly sends the correct message of how we need one another, young and old, to have strength through the most difficult of times. In tandem with this aspect of the program, we also have a gift to the alumni that you can experience on the Jumbo Tron during the performance. #longpurpleline #thankyou #invincible

2021 Drum Majors (l-r):

Megan Newton, Ren Byrnes, Grace Pressley, Connor Nelson PART THREE is a figurative and literal light at the end of the tunnel. The phenomenal WCU percussion section takes the stage with “Lights” by Ellie Goulding.

With an actual tunnel on the field, once they enter, will they come out the other side?

Will they find the light that we have all been seeking at the end of this scary period of time? YES – and we will be bigger and better than before!!! You simply won’t believe the “magic” before your eyes!

“Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” – Confucius It is with great pride as we begin PART FOUR with “Rise Up” by Andra Day, and we celebrate the camaraderie and sense of community that we have missed for so long. With the help of our friends, our family, our alumni, and our community we can and will help each other out of the darkness and RISE UP into a place of light and optimism.

WE are Western Carolina University; WE are our current members; WE are our past members; WE are the "Pride of the Mountains" Marching Band and WE are…. “INVINCIBLE”

WESTERN CAROLINA FIGHT SONG

WESTERN CAROLINA ALMA MATER

Fight on! You Catamounts, Fight for purple and gold. Fight on to victory, True warriors bold. Wave the royal banner high, And let it fill the Western sky. So, fight on! you Catamounts, Fight to vic–to–ry!

Hail to thee, our Alma Mater; Faithful, kind, and true; Every son and every daughter Offers praise to you.

– CHORUS – Hail to the dearest spot of all; Hail to WCU! Light and life and fond devotion, All to thee are due.

Purple robes and colors golden, Streaming everywhere, Swell our hearts with pride for olden Days and friendships dear.

– CHORUS – Under shade trees’ friendly bowers, Voices, ever gay, Mingles with breath of flowers And the song birds’ lay.

– CHORUS – Shout aloud with one loud chorus, Voices clear and true, Lifted high in praise and honor, All for WCU! – CHORUS –

Western, Western, Go–Western!

Go—Cats!

Fight on! You Catamounts, Fight for purple and gold. Fight on to victory, True warriors bold. Wave the royal banner high, And let it fill the Western sky. So, fight on! you Catamounts, Fight to vic–to–ry!

Adopted in 1981, Western Carolina’s fight song was composed by members of the University faculty

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CATAMOUNTS IN THE NFL DRAFT YEAR PLAYER

TEAM ROUND PICK

1972............Steve Williams.................... San Francisco 49ers............. 10................ 252 1982............Eddie McGill.......................... St. Louis Cardinals............. 10................ 259 1985............Louis Cooper.......................... Seattle Seahawks..............11................. 305 1986............Clyde Simmons................... Philadelphia Eagles..............9................. 233 1988............Kirk Roach........................................ Buffalo Bills..............5.................. 135 1993............Willie Williams...................... Pittsburgh Steelers..............6..................162 1994............Andrew Jordan......................Minnesota Vikings..............6.................. 179 2017............Keion Crossen.................. New England Patriots.............. 7................. 243

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DR. KELLI BROWN

WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY CHANCELLOR

Western Carolina University is led by the Chancellor, the university’s chief administrative officer, with guidance and policy oversight from the Board of Trustees.

As one of the 16 universities in the University of North Carolina system, WCU also falls under the administration of the UNC system president and the Board of Governors, advised by the UNC Faculty Assembly.

As Provost, the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs serves as the top administrator for academics and as the senior member of the Chancellor’s Executive Council: WESTERN CAROLINA EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

Dr. Kelli R. Brown, Chancellor Dr. Richard Starnes, Provost / Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Mr. Michael T. Byers, Vice Chancellor for Administration and Finance Mr. Alex Gary, Director of Athletics Mr. Craig Fowler, Chief Information Officer Mrs. Jamie T. Raynor, Vice Chancellor for Advancement Dr. H. Samuel Miller Jr., Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Mr. Shea Browning, General Counsel Dr. Melissa Wargo, Chief of Staff Ms. Jessica Woods, Assistant to the Chancellor Dr. Kelli R. Brown is chancellor of Western Carolina University, a regional comprehensive university that serves more than 12,000 students with a wide range of bachelor’s degrees across the spectrum of arts and sciences disciplines and professional programs in business, education, health care, and engineering; more than 30 master’s degree and certificate programs; and five professional doctoral programs.

Dr. Brown took office as the 12th chancellor of WCU in July 2019, becoming the university’s first permanent female chancellor. She previously served as provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at Georgia College & State University. In July 2016,

Chancellor Brown was appointed interim president of Valdosta State University, a regional comprehensive university in southern Georgia. She served in that capacity until a permanent president took office in January 2017, after which she then returned to her position at Georgia College. In addition to her leadership at Georgia College, she has taught undergraduate and graduate students and has served in academic leadership roles at the University of Florida, University of South Florida, Illinois State University, and Western Illinois University.

high levels of teaching innovation.

Since her arrival at WCU, Chancellor Brown has highlighted several priorities that continue to enrich Western Carolina University’s profile and reputation: an institutional emphasis on quality and excellence; a commitment to diversity and inclusive excellence; and a focus on the university’s role as an engine of economic development for its communities. Under Chancellor Brown’s stewardship, WCU will continue to capitalize on the opportunity to be a thought leader in regards to how regionally engaged universities can maintain a student-centered focus, with

Chancellor Brown earned her doctorate in education from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale; a master of science and education in public health degree and bachelor of science degree in public health services, both from the University of Toledo; and an associate in applied sciences degree in dental hygiene from Michael J. Owens Technical College in Toledo, Ohio.

Chancellor Brown has received awards for her leadership. She is the former editor of the Journal of School Health and has served on five other editorial boards, including as an inaugural member of the Pedagogy in Health Promotion: The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning editorial board. A published and funded author, she has written extensively on school and community partnerships, school health, and the use of community-based prevention marketing.

Brown is originally from the Midwest, and she and her husband of more than 30 years, Dennis, live in Cullowhee.

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WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY – 2021 CATAMOUNT CHEERLEADERS

FRONT ROW (L-R): Hannah Wing, Lauren Brooks, Liz Liner, Emma Page, Sarena Burrell, Kristin Cates, Olivia Hawkins, Scottie Branning MIDDLE ROW (L-R): Marissa Clontz, Kylee Johnson, Makenna Shipley, Izzy Wilson, Caroline Lopp, Airica Anderson, Mary Morrison, Kamdyn Anderson, Trinity Turner BACK ROW (L-R): Shelby Bramlett, Kasi Jones, Savannah Jones, Sara-Grace Smith, Nicole Carmical, Molly McAvoy, Natalie McIver, Becca Kilpatrick, Leah Bridges, Brayden Short, Riley Sanz

WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY – 2021 DANCE TEAM

FRONT ROW (l-r): Tamia Miller, Cassie Ramaswamy, Meredith Gillespie, Lauren Roberts, Michaela Morgan, Maddie Price, Katie Clippard MIDDLE ROW (l-r): Megan Normandin, Alyssa Malgrat, Kimberly Hydrick, Manci McMullan, Alexandria Henry, Naidelyn Cruz, Madison Tadlock BACK ROW (l-r): Samantha Harp, Skylar Poulos, Julia Gerrer, Brenna Orr, Ashley Avant, Nicole Stauffer, Michelle Davis vs. Furman – Heroes Day

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CATAMOUNT CLUB MEMBERSHIP (as of Nov. 2, 2021)

LEGACY David and Marie Brinkley........................Kings Mountain, N.C. Michael and Gina Crawford................................. Candler, N.C. Tad and Susan Grattan.......................Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. Harris Regional Hospital.......................................... Sylva, N.C.

TROPHY C. Philip Byers.................................................Forest City, N.C. Scott and Kim Davis...................................Willow Spring, N.C. Tom and Shannon Holderby................................Whitsett, N.C. Jeanette Hyde......................................................Raleigh, N.C. Gaither and Bev Keener................................ Mooresville, N.C. Kelly and Jeff Kent......................................... Mooresville, N.C.

LEVEL Ingles Markets, Inc............................................ Asheville, N.C. Blaise and Brittne Stevens................................. Madison, N.C. Mike and Marsha Sullivan................................Fort Myers, Fla.

LEVEL Kevin and Lynn Stanberry........................................ Sylva, N.C. Dave and Lois Steed.................................... Myrtle Beach, S.C. Kevin Vasquez........................................................Naples, Fla. David and Brenda Warlick....................................Raleigh, N.C. Randy White and Kim Hunter........................Santa Rosa, Calif.

Michael and Torri Winstead............................Wilmington, N.C.

CHAMPIONS CLUB LEVEL Larry and Mary Arbaugh...........................................Sylva, N.C. Jack and Judy Brinson..................................... Highlands, N.C. Sonny Carter and Shirley Bruce............................... Greer, S.C. Willie L. Carpenter, Jr...............................................Miami, Fla. Civil Design Concepts, P.A.................................Asheville, N.C. Stephen C. Couch.................................................Durham, N.C. Wes and Cathy Elingburg.............................. Greensboro, N.C. Terry and Vikki Fortner..................................... Dahlonega, Ga. Todd and Julie Harkins........................................ Conover, N.C. Louanna King................................................... Mills River, N.C. Ken and Donna Martin.....................................Knoxville, Tenn.

Alden and Sari McCracken....................... Hendersonville, N.C. Kenny Messer and Melanie Clark....................Greensboro, Ga.

John and Page Mikol.........................................Rural Hall, N.C. Paxton Myers and Dana Boyer.................................Sylva, N.C. Heidi and Mark Nash....................................... Mill Spring, N.C. Teddy and Christy Phillips................................Knoxville, Tenn.

Cambria and Brian Reinsborough........................ Austin, Texas Ronny and Zaidee Robertson...........................Knoxville, Tenn.

Jake and Olivia Robinson......................................Canton, N.C. Van Stayton..................................................... Cullowhee, N.C. Robbie and Miriam Vannoy....................................Sunset, S.C. David and Joy Wiggins................................. Simpsonville, S.C. Jim and Jane Wood................................................. Clyde, N.C. Brittany and Jonathan Zapp.............................. Charlotte, N.C.

I-CATS LEVEL David and Sonya Bair..............................................Belton, S.C. Tom and Bonnie Broadwater............................ High Point, N.C. Gurney and Ann Chambers..............................Cullowhee, N.C. Tobe and Barbara Childers................................. Charlotte, N.C. Alan and Mary Corbett......................................Knoxville, Tenn.

Brian Davis......................................................... Asheville, N.C. Dennis and Susan Fox...........................................Raleigh, N.C. Jason and Malea Habbal.................................. Lake Wylie, S.C. Keith and Shannon Haskett...................................... Sylva, N.C. Stephen Heatherly.........................................Waynesville, N.C. Dale and Dianne Hollifield.......................Kings Mountain, N.C. Paul and Nora Jones.................................. Rutherfordton, N.C. Wilmot and Kari Jones...................................Greensboro, N.C. Doreen Loska....................................................... Sanford, N.C. John and Suzy Martin............................................Raleigh, N.C. Raymond and Sonia McGowan....................... Vero Beach, Fla. David D. Moore......................................................... Sylva, N.C. Thomas and Kimberly Morgan...................... Jacksonville, N.C. Stanton Moss..................................................Kernersville, N.C. Josh and Amy Paris...............................................Winston Salem, N.C.

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Clay and Vicky Poindexter.........................Winston Salem, N.C. Susie Ray................................................. Cullowhee, N.C., N.C. David Thomas Roberts.......................................Piedmont, S.C. Bill and Elaine Ross...................................... Hillsborough, N.C. Mike and Kathie Shelton.................................... Columbia, S.C. Larry and Heulwen Stanberry............................Sebastian, Fla. Watt and Billie Staples...........................................Raleigh, N.C. Jace and Stephanie Stowe.................................. Belmont, N.C. Linney and Kimberly Teague.................................Hickory, N.C. Mark A. Tedder.................................................... Advance, N.C. Randell and Susan Thomas............................... Rural Hall, N.C. Bob Thomas...................................................... Alpharetta, Ga. Mike and Regina Wade....................................Cullowhee, N.C. Ken and Carolyn Wash............................................ Toccoa, Ga. Dewight and Jamie Winchester............................Whittier, N.C. Donna Carlene Winbon.........................................Raleigh, N.C. Baxter Wood.....................................................Cullowhee, N.C. Brian and Debbie Young.....................................Cumming, Ga. Tony and Lynne Zande.................................... Vero Beach, Fla.

CAPTAINS LEVEL

Andrew B. Abernathy...................................... Sylva, N.C. Betty J. Allen.......................................... Cullowhee, N.C. Neal and Jo Andrews..................... Browns Summit, N.C. Sonya and David Bair.....................................Belton, S.C. Drew Barefoot.......................................... Reidsville, N.C. Hank and Andi Barkley......................... Huntersville, N.C. Better Alternatives, Inc...................................Lenoir, N.C. Don Blaine................................................. Asheville, N.C. Bear Lake Reserve............................... Tuckasegee, N.C. Mike and Sandee Biggerstaff.........................Lenoir, N.C. Scott and Evelyn Bond.................................Etowah, N.C. Wilson Boyd.............................................Burlington, N.C. Travis and Maggie Bramlett..................Waynesville, N.C. Dan and Kathy Brooks........................... Sevierville, Tenn.

Ronald and Judy Brown..........................Nashville, Tenn.

Budweiser of Sylva.......................................... Sylva, N.C. James Causby................................... Biltmore Lake, N.C. Champion Credit Union................................Canton, N.C. Paul and Angela Childers............................. Denver, N.C. Michael and Leigh Colombo........................... Sylva, N.C. Joe and Cinzia Condemi.............................Franklin, N.C. John and Lori Connet...................... Hendersonville, N.C. Cameron and Brandi Cooper...................Cherokee, N.C. Creekside Oyster House and Grill................... Sylva, N.C. Jim and Megan Davis.......................Winston Salem, N.C. Joel and Dana Fleming............................. Asheville, N.C. Paul and Heidi Luebke Dent.......................Cashiers, N.C. Donnie Rhodes and Jane Fliesbach............ Candler, N.C. Alex and Katie Gary...............................Waynesville, N.C. Mike and Lisa Gillespie.........................Waynesville, N.C. Karl and Janet Gillespie..............................Franklin, N.C. Jeff and Rosa Goss.......................................... Sylva, N.C. Justin and Katerina Gray......................... Cullowhee, N.C Great Smoky Mountains Railroad.................... Sylva, N.C. Leslie E. Greer................................................ Duluth, Ga. Marshall G. Gunter..................................Lincolnton, N.C. The John C. Harmon Foundation..........Waynesville, N.C. Rod and Pam Harrelson.........................Morganton, N.C. Jason and Stephanie Hopfinger............. Cullowhee, N.C. Jonathan and Hannah Hough....................Cashiers, N.C. Kurt Houser.................................................. Denver, N.C. John and Janeth Jackson...........................Sanford, N.C. Steven and Martha Jeffords........................Fletcher, N.C. Bryant and Brenda Kinney........................... Denver, N.C. Jerry and Kay Kiser...........................................Irmo, S.C. Gary and Kathy Lance...........................Waynesville, N.C. Stan and Lana Lehmans.............................Florence, S.C. Kevin and Amy Lowery.................................Canton, N.C. Heather and Damien Martin....................... Waxhaw, N.C. Brett D. Miller..............................................Fletcher, N.C. Bruce and Denise Moore........................... Waxhaw, N.C. Jim L. Moore.................................................... Sylva, N.C. Col. John Mosbey.............................. Georgetown, Texas Ben and Jenna Pendry.................................... Sylva, N.C. Charlie Phillips.......................................Waynesville, N.C. Thomas C. Posey Jr........................................ Clyde, N.C. Karen Powers........................................... Rolesville, N.C. Chris and Jen Pressley........................... Cullowhee, N.C. Ralph and Chrisann Ricciardi................. Clemmons, N.C. Gary Rockett....................................................Nebo, N.C. Rob and Amy Rucker....................................Hickory, N.C. Doug and Lynn Sanders............................Charlotte, N.C. Gaston and Libby Seal...............................Glenville, N.C. Select Homes WNC...............................Waynesville, N.C. Dale and Debbie Sims...............................Franklin, Tenn.

Ron and Pam Sink....................................Lexington, N.C. Lenny and Vicky Smathers.................. Granite Falls, N.C. Darryl and June Smith.............................. Reidsville, N.C. Steve and Jima Sparks.................................Gaffney, S.C. Scott and Robbie Stanberry............................ Sylva, N.C. William T. Stanley..................................Waynesville, N.C. Betsy and Sam Stewart.............................Charlotte, N.C. Elisabeth and Wade St. John III............ Tuckasegee, N.C. David and Diana Sutton.............................Concord, N.C. Kenneth and Anna Taylor........................... Belmont, N.C.

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CATAMOUNT CLUB MEMBERSHIP (as of Nov. 2, 2021) Dave and Nancy B. Thompson..................Charlotte, N.C. Mitchell and Ann Treadaway.................. Clemmons, N.C. John and Martha Truitt...................... Biltmore Lake, N.C. Chuck and Sheila Tucker.......................Weaverville, N.C. James D. Turner............................................ Irvine, Calif.

Sue Wakeley............................................Rockwall, Texas Jim and Teresa Watson...........................Lincolnton, N.C. Norman and Carolyn West..................... Cullowhee, N.C. Steve and Elaine White.......................... Cullowhee, N.C. Steven and Gail Williams........................... Salisbury, N.C. Justin and Jessica Willis..............................Franklin, N.C. Buzz and Alice Worrall....................................Arden, N.C. Rob and Leigh Anne Young.........................Webster, N.C. Ron and Anne Young.............................. Cullowhee, N.C.

COACHES LEVEL

R. Daniel Altenburg.......................... Tarpon Springs, Fla. Amy Manshack State Farm Insurance.........Franklin, N.C. Paul Badgley............................................Burnsville, N.C. Tracy Bailey............................................ Cullowhee, N.C. Milton H. Beck Jr............................. Powder Springs, Ga. Mark and Kelly Benge........................Archer Lodge, N.C. Jim and Libby Beddingfield........................Cumming, Ga. Todd and Melanie Blosser............... Powder Springs, Ga. Matt and Megan Bohlander....................... Waxhaw, N.C. Andrea D. Border.......................................... Naples, Fla. Gorham and Rebecca Bradley....................... Clyde, N.C. Brad and Eileen Bradshaw.............. Saint Augustine, Fla. Suzanne and Ralph Britt..............................Calypso, N.C. Kelli and Dennis Brown.......................... Cullowhee, N.C. Howard and Roz Buchanan..........................Canton, N.C. Greg and Alison Burnette........................ Gainesville, Ga. Bobby Byrd........................................... Greensboro, N.C. Bruce and Sibyl Byrd.......................................Nebo, N.C. Melissa Cabe.......................................... Cullowhee, N.C. Josh and Scotti Carnes................................... Sylva, N.C. Cory Causby..........................................Waynesville, N.C. Robert and Lauren Clark...........................Charlotte, N.C. Charlie Lombard Cobb..........................Port Orange, Fla. Ben and Paige Comm...................................Ashburn, Va. Tom and Lisa Condon..........................Lawrenceville, Ga. Joseph and Carol Crocker............... Winston-Salem, N.C. Seburn Crocker.....................................Mooresville, N.C. Howe Crockett.....................................Vancouver, Wash.

Brant and Kara Davenport................... Greensboro, N.C. J. Darren Dawson............................................Dunn, N.C. Jim and Susan McElroy Davis....................Advance, N.C. Mark P. Dellinger.......................................... Denver, N.C. Bill and Loretta Dodgen............................ Gastonia, N.C. David and Valorie Duckworth................. Woodstock, Ga. Dave and Sharon Earley...........................Greenville, S.C. Bob and Sonia Elledge................................. Marion, N.C. Paul and Vicky Faris................................... Surf City, N.C. First Citizens Bank........................... Hendersonville, N.C. Joel and Dana Flemming.......................... Asheville, N.C. Ken and Peggy Flynt.............................Waynesville, N.C. Dick Freeman............................................ Newland, N.C. Sam and Janice Freeman......................Waynesville, N.C. Jarrett and Jaime Friday........................... Gastonia, N.C. Rick and Jana Fulton...................................Webster, N.C. Robert Gibson............................................. Raleigh, N.C. Jeffrey and Katherine Gilbert............... Greensboro, N.C. Timothy and Betsy Gillespie...................... Asheville, N.C. Leonardo M. Gonzalez.............................. Asheville, N.C. Jeffery and Brenda Gorsuch................... Mills River, N.C. Brent and Allyson Grass...............................Stanley, N.C. Charles and Elizabeth Gray........................ Belmont, N.C. BJ and Annie Green.......................................Arden, N.C. Ed and Betsey Hamlet..................................... Sylva, N.C. Bruce and Maretta Hamrick...................Morganton, N.C. Jimmy and Karen Hardy............................Columbia, S.C. Darrin and Babetta Hemphill.....................Garland, Texas Ken and Joanne Henry.............................. Gastonia, N.C. David and Lisa Hill........................................ Apopka, Fla. John and June Horne........................... Huntersville, N.C.

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Bill and Malissa Hawkins...............................Taylors, S.C. Ronald and Paula Henderson.............. Edisto Island, S.C. Charles and Pam Hill.............................. Cullowhee, N.C. Lisa and Dale Hill...................................Horse Shoe, N.C. Len Jones and Phyllis Holt.........................Mars Hill, N.C. Alma Hooks................................................Fremont, N.C. Lambert and Joy Hooper................................ Sylva, N.C. Alan and Julie Howard.......................... Social Circle, Ga. Tony and Fran Johnson........................... Mills River, N.C. Chase and Ashley Kress........................Waynesville, N.C. Andy and Angela Lambert........................Lexington, N.C. Coleman Leopard..................................Waynesville, N.C. James and Jill Locke.................................... Marion, N.C. Bill and Susan Loggins.................... Winston-Salem, N.C. Jennifer and Sam Long................................... Sylva, N.C. Matt Magnus........................................... Gainesville, Ga. Tracy and Lisa Marion............................Stokesdale, N.C. John and Sue Martin................................ Reidsville, N.C. Patrick and Jeanne McGuire.................. Cullowhee, N.C. McMillan Pazdan Smith Architecture...Spartanburg, S.C. Chad and Deidre McMahon........................... Clyde, N.C. Matt and Tracey Monday........................... Asheville, N.C. Barak and Jess Myers..............................Cherokee, N.C. Jeff and Kim Myers.....................................Rock Hill, S.C. Michael G. Paysour..................................... Conover, N.C. Bob and Carol Roberts.............................. Asheville, N.C. Curtis and Ann Patterson...........................Concord, N.C. Philip and Catherine Preston.........................Atlanta, Ga. Jane Powers....................................Mount Pleasant, S.C. Mary Beth Richard................................. Sevierville, Tenn.

Kirk and Carrie Roach................................Cumming, Ga. Barrett and Jane Scott..............................Loganville, Ga. Dave Sims..................................................Charlotte, N.C. Greg and Caron Simpson............................Newton, N.C. Ken and Michelle Speir................................Newnan, Ga. Thomas and Ann Steagall........................... Raleigh, N.C. Strick and Stephanie Strickland............Waynesville, N.C. Larry Supik...................................................... Sylva, N.C. Elliott Pritchard and Felisha Sutton................. Sylva, N.C. Bob and Janice Thompson........................Charlotte, N.C. Ken and Jane Teasley................................Spindale, N.C. Larry and Maggie Tuttle..................Black Mountain, N.C. Martin and Heather Unger........................ Gastonia, N.C. Francisco S. Vasquez.............................. Columbus, N.C. Eddie and Savannah Wells.............................. Sylva, N.C. Nate Williams....................................... Red Springs, N.C. Onifer and Meagan Wilmoth.................. Cullowhee, N.C. Charles and Wanda Wolfe............................... Sylva, N.C. Chuck and Kathy Wooten................................ Sylva, N.C.

TOP CAT LEVEL

A+ Portable Toilets Inc............................Bryson City, N.C. Stephen and Taffy Allen............................ Gastonia, N.C. Susan and Eric Allen.....................................Stanley, N.C. Lori and Andy Anderson........................ Greenville, Tenn.

Roughbutt Anglers................................. Cullowhee, N.C. Gerald and Sylvia Austin..................... Summerfield, N.C. Bob and Cathy Barber..................Clearwater Beach, Fla. Brad and Rachael Bardall...........................Cumming, Ga. John and Elizabeth Beach......................Morganton, N.C. Kathy Abbott-Beam and David Beam.............Salem, S.C. James and Toy Beaty...................... Winston-Salem, N.C. Jeff and Josie Bewsey.................................... Sylva, N.C. Joe Don Biggerstaff.......................................Lenoir, N.C. Earl and Jo Ann Black................................. Whittier, N.C. Jason Blackwell............................................... Dana, N.C. Charles S. Brown...........................................Shelby, N.C. Jeff and Lisa Bontekoe..............................Charlotte, N.C. Michael and Renee Bowen.....................Lincolnton, N.C. John and Barbara Brown.........................Houston, Texas Mike and Laura Byers........................ Maggie Valley, N.C. Fred and Katrina Cantler.............................Brevard, N.C. Todd and Robin Cates...........................Mooresville, N.C. Don and Patti Chason............................. Harrisburg, N.C. David and Mae Claxton.......................... Cullowhee, N.C. Ed & Andrea Cody..................................... Asheville, N.C. Dennis and Sallie Conley............................Franklin, N.C.

John and Nancy Connelly...............................Nebo, N.C. Clay Cox.....................................................Braselton, Ga. Toni Mayfield D’Alessandris..................... Alpharetta, Ga. Col. David Myers and Becky Digges..........Madison, N.C. Woodie and Joyce Dixon.............................Camden, S.C. Jack and Gail Debnam.............................. Dillsboro, N.C. Chris and Danielle Diluzio................Winston Salem, N.C. Adam and Emily Dresback.......................... Candler, N.C. James and Barbara Dougherty.................Voorhees, N.J. Tony and Natasha Eaves................................. Sylva, N.C. Tim Eckberg........................................... Cullowhee, N.C. Wayne Edwards................................. Maggie Valley, N.C. Robert and Sherrie Edwards.......................Webster, N.C. Keith and Nina Elliott............................... Knoxville, Tenn.

Doug and Tina Embler............................... Asheville, N.C. Tim Faulkner.............................................. Gastonia, N.C. Bob and Kay Folsom............................... Gainesville, Ga. Nancy and Dennis Ford..............................Glenville, N.C. Robert Gee and Joy Postell-Gee............. Knoxville, Tenn.

Chad and Kristin Gerrety................................. Sylva, N.C. Karen L. Glover................................................ Sylva, N.C. Rich and Becky Griggs........................St Petersburg, Fla. Phil and Connie Haire..................................... Sylva, N.C. Bubba and Kelly Hamrick..................... Fort Benning, Ga. Ed and Becky Harwood............................... Whittier, N.C. Bobby Haskett........................................... Asheville, N.C. Mark and Tammy Haskett...................... Cullowhee, N.C. Timothy and Ashley Hayzlip................... Clemmons, N.C. Anthony H. Smith and Laura Heaton............ Seneca, S.C. William and Deborah Herman.................Claremont, N.C. Glenn Hill Sr...............................................Davidson, N.C. Leroy and Ginny Holden........................... Cornelius, N.C. Daniel K. Hooker.................................... Cullowhee, N.C. Timothy Shawn Hubbs................................Franklin, N.C. James and Jennie Hunter...........................Webster, N.C. Zachary Hurst....................................Chattanooga, Tenn.

Hunter Jacobs................................................Atlanta, Ga. Kimberly Jamison............................................ Sylva, N.C. Brian and Beth Jones............................. Harrisburg, N.C. Ryan and Meredith Jones.................Chattanooga, Tenn.

Jonathan and Anna Jorstad..................Weaverville, N.C. Michael and Gail Joyner............................... Seneca, S.C. Ted and Kathy Kay........................................... Sylva, N.C. Kristy and Joanne Kiser........................Kernersville, N.C. Haze and Leigh-Anne Lancaster................. Raleigh, N.C. Jesse R. Lankford Jr.................................... Raleigh, N.C. Laura and Ron Leatherwood.................Waynesville, N.C. George and Sandy Leopard........................Brevard, N.C. Earl and Bea Lutz..........................................Shelby, N.C. Kenneth and Maria Marler.............................. Greer, S.C. Matt and Melissa Mitchell...........................Fort Mill, S.C. Chad and Stacey Miller.......................... Cullowhee, N.C. Carroll and Laura Lee Moore.....................Blairsville, Ga. Turner and Susan Morrison.......................Davidson, N.C. Nancy and Steve Neubeiser............................ Sylva, N.C. Cindy and Paul Nicholson...................... Cullowhee, N.C. Kenneth and Karen Nicholson.....................Webster, N.C. David and Angie Noland................................. Sylva, N.C. Boyce and Donna Parks........................ Williamston, S.C. Betty Peele............................................. Cullowhee, N.C. Sue and Scott Persons......................... Tuckasegee, N.C. Tanner Poindexter............................Winston Salem, N.C. Sarah Calloway Pogue............................. Troutman, N.C. Rick S. Queen........................................Waynesville, N.C. Rob and Cyndi Ragusa...................................Salem, S.C. Michael and Suzanne Rainwater..................Acworth, Ga. Jimmy and Laure Ramsey..................... Wilmington, N.C. Marty Ramsey......................................... Cullowhee, N.C. Jamie and Brent Raynor......................... Cullowhee, N.C. Grace Reed............................................. Cullowhee, N.C. J. Wayne and Andrea Rial..................Mount Juliet, Tenn.

Hoyte and Kathy Roberson............................. Sylva, N.C. Owen and Beth Robertson...................... Knoxville, Tenn.

Fred W. Rosenkampff............................. Cullowhee, N.C. Laura Ross....................................................... Dulles, Va. Bob and Susan Sabin...................................Marietta, Ga. Chris and Kirstin Schlenker......................... Raleigh, N.C. Randy Shaw............................................... Asheville, N.C. Justin Shinn..............................................Lexington, N.C. Katie W. Simmons................................... Forest City, N.C.

Gwynette W. Smith........................................Taylors, S.C. Lance Sockwell...................................McLeansville, N.C. Daniel and Kay Southern................ Browns Summit, N.C. Bill and Margaret Studenc.....................Waynesville, N.C. Mike Taylor............................................. Cullowhee, N.C. Michael and Nicole Turnmyre.......................Hickory, N.C. Duane Vanhook.....................................Waynesville, N.C. Barbara A. Vaughn.......................................Canton, N.C. Gene and Rita Vinson.....................................Inman, S.C. Jonathan and Kristine “Eileen” Walker...........Milton, Ga. Phil and Joan Walker....................................Hickory, N.C. Danny and Jennifer Williamson..................... Clyde, N.C. Jeffrey Wilson............................................ Asheville, N.C. Kaleb D. Wingate...................................Waynesville, N.C.

SUPER CAT LEVEL

Jackie and Audrey Adkins.........................Charlotte, N.C. Joey and Martha Aiken.............................Charlotte, N.C. Ken and Ina Allen......................................... Roswell, Ga. Charles M. Allison..................................Waynesville, N.C. Julie and Chip Barbee..................................Augusta, Ga. Doug Painter and Mary Anne Barker..... Cullowhee, N.C. John and Connie Barr................................Rock Hill, S.C. Todd and Stephanie Baucom................. Cullowhee, N.C. Kim and Alan Beck.................................. Statesboro, Ga. Robert and Frances Berry...........................Webster, N.C. Scott and Julie Bingler........................... Harrisburg, N.C. Jeff and Amy Blanton............................Johns Creek, Ga. Bob and Jean Brandon.............................. Fairview, N.C. Stan Pendergraft and Bev Brandt.............Charlotte, N.C. Glenn and Joyce Bridges.........................Greenville, S.C. Kent and Lisa Briggs.............................. Cullowhee, N.C. Frank and Rebecca Brown............................... Cary, N.C. Charles and Mary Jo Boswell................... Reidsville, N.C. Wayne and Betsy Bowers............................ Roanoke, Va. Jeanne C. Bowman..................................Alexander, N.C. Gary and Jan Boyer......................................... Sylva, N.C. Buck and Denise Buchanan.................Wake Forest, N.C. Alton and Phyllis Byers................................Webster, N.C. Lee and Gail Capell..................................Prosperity, S.C. Emily R. Carlstedt.......................................Cashiers, N.C. William and Margaret Carpender..........Waynesville, N.C. Kara L. Carpenter............................ Nacogdoches, Texas Jean Carr......................................................... Sylva, N.C. Beth and Greg Carter.....................................Dallas, N.C. Stephen Ray Castelloe.............................Asheboro, N.C. Philip and Susanne Cauley..................... Cullowhee, N.C. Lynne K. Chiger.........................................Charlotte, N.C. Alex F. Crenshaw........................................ Waxhaw, N.C. Lowell and Carolyn Crisp..................... Robbinsville, N.C. Lee and Tracy Daggerhart...................... Cherryville, N.C. Brent and Carolyn Dalton....................... Walterboro, S.C. Clifton and Kelley Deal........................Rocky Mount, N.C. Mike DeMatteo.........................................Dunwoody, Ga. Mike and Diane Dillard.................................... Sylva, N.C. Tom and Judy Dowell...............................Greenville, S.C. Charles and Adele Dunbar.................Blowing Rock, N.C. Tony Elders............................................. Cullowhee, N.C. Rick Elliott................................................Cartersville, Ga. Mark Ethridge........................................Waynesville, N.C. Ken Etterman............................................. Asheville, N.C. Tammy and Don Fertenbaugh....................Concord, N.C. Craig and Cathy Fowler.......................... Cullowhee, N.C. Evan Clayton Fowler....................... Hendersonville, N.C. David and Wanda Fowler..................Cape Carteret, N.C. Roger Foxworth...................................... Cullowhee, N.C. Curtis and Jana Fullbright................. Johnson City, Tenn.

Chad Greene............................................Lewisville, N.C. John and Jan Griffin...................................Concord, N.C. Angela and Danny Grube................................ Sylva, N.C. Fred and Pam Goldsmith.............................Franklin, N.C. Jack and Lynn Guffey.......................... Isle Of Palms, S.C. Susan Todd Gustafson...........................Mooresville, N.C. Samir Hafiz....................................................Carmel, Ind. Broadus and Kim Hamrick..................... Richmond, Texas Timothy W. Haskett........................ Kings Mountain, N.C. Jason and Logan Heller........................... Cornelius, N.C. Brenda and Randall Holcombe.............. Cullowhee, N.C. Warren J. Heeg III............................. Boynton Beach, Fla. Hayley Henson.......................................Morganton, N.C.

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CATAMOUNT CLUB MEMBERSHIP (as of Nov. 2, 2021) Rory and Rayna Jimerson...................... Cullowhee, N.C. Vance and Pat Johnson............................... Monroe, N.C. Gibbs and Kathleen Jones.............. Hendersonville, N.C. Heather and Joel Jones............................. Mebane, N.C. Roger Jones..............................................Lynchburg, Va. David Kehler................................................. Marion, N.C. Butch Kerns........................................Blowing Rock, N.C. Amy Kilby................................................... Dillsboro, N.C. Joel King.................................................Bryson City, N.C. Benjamin and Anna Laiweneek..............Lincolnton, N.C. Charles Lambreth....................................Rockwall, Texas Clifton Lambreth...................................Brentwood, Tenn.

Mark Lane.................................................Southport, N.C. Todd and Andi Lawing.................................... Clyde, N.C. Laura Setzer-Lembeck........................... Cullowhee, N.C. Philip and Kathy Leftwich.......................... Asheville, N.C. Kenneth S. Liner..............................Lake Junaluska, N.C. Gerald and Rhonda Love........................ Fayetteville, Ga. Clevie and Shirley Luckadoo.....................Charlotte, N.C. John Lupoli.............................................. Highlands, N.C. Joel and Janie Mashburn........................ Statesville, N.C. Chuck and Mallory Mathewson.................. Waxhaw, N.C. Jamaal Lennart Mayo..........................Hillsborough, N.C. Cassie and Brad McAbee................................ Sylva, N.C. Russell McConnell........................................... Sylva, N.C. Tyler McHone.............................................Concord, N.C. Greg McLamb........................................ Four Points, N.C. Donna and Stephen Ball-Metcalf..........Weaverville, N.C. Daniel and Nicole Michael........................Charlotte, N.C. Mitch and Ashley Miller............................... Candler, N.C. Thomas and Martha Mills................................Nebo, N.C. Lynn C. Milner........................................Waynesville, N.C. Matt and Melissa Mitchell...........................Fort Mill, S.C. Don and Heather Moore...................... Huntersville, N.C. Chris and Trena Morrison......................... Troutman, N.C. Myranda Hope Nash....................... Hendersonville, N.C. Dotty Neslen........................................ Friendsville, Tenn.

Howard and Pam Nicholson......................Charlotte, N.C. Steve and Nancy Nixon..........................Wilkesboro, N.C. William and Anne Norris........................ Wilmington, N.C. Ray and Kelly Palhegyi.................................... Davie, Fla. Greg and Ann Parsons............................ Hayesville, N.C. Bruce and Claire Piercy........................ Huntersville, N.C. Cecelia Michelle Powers................................ Clyde, N.C. Terry and Arlene Price...........................Weaverville, N.C. Brian and Jennifer Queen............................Dallas, Texas Joe Quigley.......................................Fuquay Varina, N.C. Michael Rath................................................ Raleigh, N.C. Jeff and Tina Ray............................................. Sylva, N.C. Jon and Stefanie Reed...................................Inman, S.C. John and Joanne Reid...................................... Cary, N.C. Stephen Rhodes..................................... Cullowhee, N.C. William and Peggy Riggs...................... Greensboro, N.C. Lindsay and Jayne Sells........................Mooresville, N.C. Thomas C. Siegner....................................Charlotte, N.C. Skip and Tina Smith........................................Lenoir, N.C. Jim and Debra Snow.......................Mount Pleasant, S.C. Terry and Meredith Spry.........................Kannapolis, N.C. Brandon Stephens....................................Cherokee, N.C. David and Donna Stephens..........................Denton, N.C. Nikki Stevens..........................................Morganton, N.C. Heath and Jamie Stewart................................ Sylva, N.C. Robert Stow..................................... Hendersonville, N.C. Robert L. Street...................................... Forest City, N.C. Lewis Swain..................................................Canton, N.C. Larry G. Thompson............................. Millers Creek, N.C. Jeff and Miriam Tomberlin.................. Merritt Island, Fla. Karen Tynan.............................................. Fairfield, Calif.

Samuel Wallace......................................... Asheville, N.C. Mike Wilmoth and Craig Tuminaro...............Dallas, Texas Jeff and Melanie Watts...............................Concord, N.C. Benjamin Watkins...................................... Richmond, Va. Tina and Briana Weaver.........................Kansas City, Mo. Tommy and Shelly White........................ Cullowhee, N.C. Don and Ann Williams.................................Maitland, Fla. Mitch Williams.................................Black Mountain, N.C. Jenny Wood...........................................Waynesville, N.C. Jason and Shannon Young......................... Waxhaw, N.C. Ron Young.................................................. Conover, N.C. Alan and Cynthia Yount............................Matthews, N.C. Paul and Patricia Zullo..................................... Sylva, N.C.

PURPLE CAT LEVEL

Jane M. Adams-Dunford........................ Cullowhee, N.C. Dot Aldmon............................................. Knoxville, Tenn.

Joe Alexander........................................... Asheville, N.C. Ashley Alletto......................................... Cullowhee, N.C. John and Carol Anderson................................ Griffin, Ga. Pat and Heidi Anderson............................Charlotte, N.C. Dena Anderson...................................... Fayetteville, Ga. James and Vickie Ansley............................. Candler, N.C. Richard C. Barringer........................................Hull, Mass.

Nancy L. Bartlett.............................Sugar Mountain, N.C. The Elise Bear & William D. Pollack Family Charitable Foundation....................Pensacola, Fla. Richard and Debra Bennett.................... Cullowhee, N.C. Diane and Peter Blum....................................Atlanta, Ga. Carrie and Steven Bostic............................... Locust, N.C. Ralph and Kay Boulier.............................Cartersville, Ga. Lindsay and Justin Boyette..................Wake Forest, N.C. Michelle & Geoffrey Brooks.................Hillsborough, N.C. Alan Brown...................................North Wilkesboro, N.C. Randy Bruce.............................................Rural Hall, N.C. Brad Burgess......................................... Rockingham, Va. Edward and Andra Burks.........................Asheboro, N.C. Roy and Janice Burnette................................. Sylva, N.C. Brian and Lesley Burnham.................. Summerfield, N.C. Tuckasegee Trading Co & Cabins........... Cullowhee, N.C. Thomas and Tammy Carpenter.............. Forest City, N.C. Randy Carroll.........................................Johns Creek, Ga. Mark and Lisa Carswell..........................McKinney, Texas Cullen Case...............................................Charlotte, N.C. Mark Childress...........................................Concord, N.C. Bob and Cindy Clark..............................Jacksonville, Fla. Joe and Judith Clark.................................Charlotte, N.C. Marvin and Miriam Cole.............................. Candler, N.C. Stefanie Leigh Conley.................................Franklin, N.C. Jerry and Mickey Cook...................... Biltmore Lake, N.C. Nanette Cooper............................................ Roswell, Ga. Stephen and Kelly Cosenke.............................. Aldie, Va. Josh Allen Cox........................................ Spokane, Wash.

Ray Cossart................................................ Waxhaw, N.C. Earl and Julia Crotts.................................Southport, N.C. Wayne and Joselle Culp............................. Sarasota, Fla. Eric and Lynette Cummings..................Simpsonville, S.C. Joey Curtis..................................................Franklin, N.C. Lonnie Ray Davis.................................McLeansville, N.C. Julie Dickerson................................................ Dallas, Ga. Shanna and William Dickerson....................Fort Mill, S.C. Robert and Michelle Doherty.......................... Greer, S.C. Julie Spiro Donaldson and Kelly Donaldson................Webster, N.C. Joe and Elisabeth Donovan...................... Asheville, N.C. Paul and Rachel Dover................... Kings Mountain, N.C. Michael Dyer, Jr........................................... Monroe, N.C. William and Cathy Eaton...........................Lancaster, S.C. Steve and Terri Ebert.............................Mooresville, N.C. Charlotte Ray Eckard................................ Alpharetta, Ga. Fred and Maggie Elliott................................ Marion, N.C. Sherry England........................................ Statesville, N.C. Vicki Cornelius Erwin...................................Durham, N.C. Michael and Wanda Faircloth............... Thomasville, N.C. Jenny Bean and Raymond Farmer..............Webster, N.C. Brett Ferguson................................................ Sylva, N.C. Nora Lynn Finch..................................Sunset Beach, N.C. Jon David Forrester........................................ Buford, Ga. Ryan and Amanda Foster....................... Harrisburg, N.C. Tom and Vickey Frazier................................... Sylva, N.C. Lillian and Charles Freel............................ Andrews, N.C. Dan and Lynette Gibson.................................. Sylva, N.C. G. Alan and Lu Griffin..................................Valdese, N.C. Sean and Ellen Gury.....................................Stanley, N.C. John and Shelia Haire............................Vero Beach, Fla. Carroll and Elizabeth Hall................................ Sylva, N.C. Jesse and Christina Harkins........................Franklin, N.C. Michael and Vicki Haskell........................... Candler, N.C. Alvin and Sharon Harvell...................... Greensboro, N.C. Ashley Victoria Helton................................ Belmont, N.C. Matt Helton................................................. Belmont, N.C. Jennifer and Oscar Hemmelgarn............ Knoxville, Tenn.

Suzanne Henry.........................................Greenville, S.C. Jerry and Judy Hicks.................................... Marion, N.C. Allie Hinson............................................ Chapel Hill, N.C. Heather and Chris Hodgin.................. Summerfield, N.C.

Bill Holland................................................Franklin, Tenn.

Robin Holley..............................................Columbia, S.C. John and Krystle Holt............................. Cullowhee, N.C. Robert Joseph Holt........................................Arden, N.C. Steven and Elizabeth Honbarger.................... Sylva, N.C. Ray and Judy Hoots............................... Yadkinville, N.C. Jack Hudson.............................................. Gastonia, N.C. Ed and Diane Huneycutt.....................Myrtle Beach, S.C. Joe and Maxine Hunter......................Pisgah Forest, N.C. Luke Hutchens......................................... East Bend, N.C. Greg Hutchinson......................................Matthews, N.C. Ed and Melissa Jagger.............................. Seminole, Fla. Farrell Jamison............................................Franklin, N.C. Marion and Wanda Jones.......................... Dillsboro, N.C. Patricia and David Kaemmerling.................Norcross, Ga. Julie Kimmel..............................................Charlotte, N.C. Ruby Kluttz...............................................Spring Hill, Fla. W. Scott Lancaster....................................Lexington, N.C. Lisa Lefler.................................................. Dillsboro, N.C. Danielle Leger...................................................Irmo, S.C. Ed and Leslie Levy.......................................Warwick, N.Y. Steven Long.............................................. Gastonia, N.C. Don Lucas...................................................... Boone, N.C. Ted and Ann Luckadoo........................ Edisto Island, S.C. Jim Manring...........................................Waynesville, N.C. Annizel H. Martin.......................................... Roswell, Ga. David and Sandra Martin................................Tampa, Fla. Jerry and Judy Matheny.................................Atlanta, Ga. Tim and Courtney Mayse....................... Cullowhee, N.C. Daniel McAndrew.........................................Evanston, Ill. Timothy M. McBride........................ Hendersonville, N.C. Patrick McColgan.......................... Upper Arlington, Ohio Sandra J. McCracken........................... Orange Park, Fla. Cynthia H. McFerran................................Cincinnati, Ohio Jonathan and Jodi McIntosh.................. Clemmons, N.C. Joel P. McKenzie.............................................. Sylva, N.C. David C. McKay.....................................Waynesville, N.C. Donna McMullan........................................Hoschton, Ga. Henry and Dawn McPherson............... Snow Camp, N.C. Peggy C. Melville............................................ Clyde, N.C. David F. Miller......................................Myrtle Beach, S.C. James T. Miller................................ Hendersonville, N.C. Lacey Miller...................................................... Vass, N.C. Sam and Renee Miller..................................... Sylva, N.C. Bill and Tausha Millwood................Black Mountain, N.C. David and Lisa Monroe......................... Wilmington, N.C. Curtis and Kellie Monteith.....................Waynesville, N.C. Michael K. Moore........................................ Whittier, N.C. Ken and Pat Morgan..........................Rutherfordton, N.C. Pamela and Mark Mullin......................Lawrenceville, Ga. Gayle and Georgia Murdock....................... Whittier, N.C. Bill and Kathy Myers..................................Charlotte, N.C. Jill and Mike Neave...................................... Seneca, S.C. Robert and Catherine Neill........................Charlotte, N.C. Eric and Jody Nelson............................... Knoxville, Tenn.

Rick Nicholson................................................. Sylva, N.C. Ricky Odom..............................................Matthews, N.C. Robin and Wade Oliver............................. Guysville, Ohio Joe Owens............................................Waynesville, N.C. Boyce and Carolyn Padgett..................... Melbourne, Fla. Robin and Trace Pate.............................. Knoxville, Tenn.

Richard W. Pegg..................................... Clemmons, N.C. Kyle and Syd Pifer............................................ Clyde, NC Dale and Lisa Place..................................Louisburg, N.C. Jeffrey and Kathryn Plemmons................. Gastonia, N.C. Ryan and Scarlette Pless................................. Sylva, N.C. Lewis B. Pollak......................................Jacksonville, Fla. Jerry and Deb Powell...................................Canton, N.C. Rich and Susan Price................................... Whittier, N.C. Kelly D. Rankin.......................................... Gastonia, N.C. Michael and Cheryl Raymer.................... Statesville, N.C. Audrey Redford........................................... Candler, N.C. John and Joanne Reid...................................... Cary, N.C. Pamela Reising....................................... Clemmons, N.C. Bill and Kathy Rhinehart................................. Duluth, Ga. Tommy and Harriet Rockett.......................... Marion, N.C. Arnold and Donna Roope.........................Lewisville, N.C. Libby and Jeff Sanders............................... Belmont, N.C. Paul and Debi Sanders..............................Charlotte, N.C. Brett and Vickie Sawyer........................Mooresville, N.C. Rebecca and Michael Schlosser.......... Greensboro, N.C.

Ronnie and Saralee Scott........................... Littleton, N.C. Lou and Bonnie Sell................................Charleston, S.C. Dennis and Beth Setzer........................... Statesville, N.C. Rick and Marilyn Shaw..........................Hot Springs, N.C. Ralph Shelley............................................ Deer Park, N.Y. Jaered and Erica Shelton..........................Columbia, S.C. Larry and Emily Sheppard..............................Salem, S.C. Scottie and Mary Ann Sigmon.....................Fletcher, N.C. Dean and Lynn Slusser.................................... Sylva, N.C. Jerry and Anne Smart.................................Hoschton, Ga. Hayley and Jordan Smith............................Maitland, Fla. Lee and Tanya Smith........................... Walnut Cove, N.C. Mark and Lisa Smith..................................Columbia, S.C. Edward Smyth.............................................. Roswell, Ga. Alfred and Sheila Snyder..............................Gaffney, S.C. Sara Snyder............................................ Cullowhee, N.C. Dick Stallings.........................................Fayetteville, N.C. Anthony Todd Staton...............................Lincolnton, N.C. Cassie Staples............................................. Raleigh, N.C. Gary and Martha Stepp................................ Marion, N.C. Jo Anna Stephens..................................Kannapolis, N.C. Anna and Keith Stocum................................ Ellerbe, N.C. Jeff and Jennifer Stowe.......................... Gainesville, Ga. Logan and Tasha Summers.................... Yadkinville, N.C. David Thomas..............................................Ivanhoe, N.C. Gail Totherow............................. Hilton Head Island, S.C. Pat Trammell............................................. Alpharetta, Ga. William Tucker......................................... Albemarle, N.C. Beth Turner...................................................Stanley, N.C. Matthew and Amy Turner...................... Douglasville, Ga. Vickie P. Vaughan....................................Claremont, N.C. Jimmy Villiard..............................................Franklin, N.C. Craig and K. Wagner............................ Fort Worth, Texas Dora Walker...........................................Waynesville, N.C. Samuel and Patricia Watkins....................Bradenton, Fla. Mike and Holly Weaver..........................Indian Trail, N.C. Tim and Jane Welch..............................Waynesville, N.C. Jonathan and Pamela West...........................Taylors, S.C. James and Dottie Whitesides...................... Bristol, Tenn.

Matt and Rachel Wike..................................... Sylva, N.C. David and Jeannette Wilkins...................Cartersville, Ga. Stephen and Mary Bruce Woody............... Asheville, N.C. Royce and Marcia Woosley............................. Sylva, N.C.

GOLD CAT LEVEL

David Abernethy...........................................Six Mile, S.C. Alexandra Anne Abraham......................................... APO Hope and John Alexander......................... Gastonia, N.C. Lisa Allen.....................................................Franklin, N.C. Howard Allman............................................Webster, N.C. Hoyt and Katherine Almond...................... Asheville, N.C. Lori Anderson.........................................Bryson City, N.C. Cortney Appelbaum..................................New York, N.Y. James Atwater.............................................Hickory, N.C. Roland and Linda Bailey................................Erwin, Tenn.

Mary Jo Baker.....................................Hillsborough, N.C. Kelly Barefoot........................................... Reidsville, N.C. Jacqueline Chang Barham.................. Summerfield, N.C. Beverly Barr..........................................Saint Joseph, Mo. Dacia Barnes.............................................Pittsboro, N.C. April Bass......................................... Carolina Beach, N.C. Earl and Jennifer Bates.......................McLeansville, N.C. Bret Beaver............................................ Cullowhee, N.C. Eric and Janis Berg.................................... Newland, N.C. Carey and Laura Berryhill........................... Mint Hill, N.C. Bill Biddix........................................................Clover, S.C. Tom Birchfiel........................................Barnardsville, N.C. John Paul Black........................................... Raleigh, N.C. Frank and Sonja Blalock.............................Sanford, N.C. Diane and Peter Blum....................................Atlanta, Ga. Ralph J. Borland.................................... Ramrod Key, Fla. David and Darenda Bowers....................High Point, N.C. Colleen and Bob Bradley................... Holly Springs, N.C. Paul and Sara Bradley...............................Charlotte, N.C. Mike and Ann Bradshaw.............................. Denver, N.C. Evanell Morrow Bradshaw...........................Murphy, N.C. Thomas and Kaye Brandon..............Winston Salem, N.C. Marion Worth Brock.........................................Apex, N.C. Lindy and Christine Brown.......................... Raleigh, N.C. Hayes and Marissa Brumbeloe............... Roanoke, Texas Vicki and Peter Brunnick...........................Charlotte, N.C.

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CATAMOUNT CLUB MEMBERSHIP (as of Nov. 2, 2021) Jim and Darrell Bryant....................................Athens, Ga. Robert and Donna Buckner...................Waynesville, N.C. Kimmy Budd............................................... Waxhaw, N.C. Mike and Amy Bullard...........................Hampstead, N.C. Rollan and Eleanor Bullman..................Jamestown, N.C. Teah Bulris............................................Jacksonville, N.C. John Burgess............................................... Whittier, N.C. Stiles Burr........................................Fort Lauderdale, Fla. DeNorrise C. Burton.......................................Atlanta, Ga. Jennifer and Edward Bussell.............Framingham, Mass.

Charles and Shirley Byrd................. Hendersonville, N.C. Rex Cable.................................................. Andrews, N.C. Melissa and Luis Cadena......................... Deer Park, N.Y. Andrea L. Calloway........................................Lenoir, N.C. Ed and Sally Campbell.......................... Chesapeake, Va. Blake Cantrell......................................... Cullowhee, N.C. Laurie Carlson..........................................Quaker Hill, Ct. Rev. Samuel and Linda Carothers............... Raleigh, N.C. Bill and Teresa Carpenter................................ Sylva, N.C. Mark and Lisa Carswell.......................... Mckinney, Texas Chelsi Carter........................................... Cullowhee, N.C. John Chaffee and Karen A. Scarbrough.....Glenville, N.C. Mark Chapman........................................ Hollywood, Fla. Scott and Kelly Christian.................................Milton, Ga. Wally Christopher...................................... Poquoson, Va. Al Chrismon..................................... Winston-Salem, N.C. Mae Claxton........................................... Cullowhee, N.C. Gina D. Cleary...........................................Lexington, N.C. Stephen Cody.................................................. Sylva, N.C. Gary Dean Cogdill..................................Wilkesboro, N.C. James and Mary Cole..................................Sanford, N.C. Willie and Jane Cole..............................Waynesville, N.C. Chris Coley........................................... Greensboro, N.C. Ryan Conley................................................Franklin, N.C. Rita Dianne Conner......................................Etowah, N.C. Manuel Cooper......................................Waynesville, N.C. Robert Cordle............................................Charlotte, N.C. Brad J. Cortese..........................................Charlotte, N.C. Michael and Emma Coward.....................Greenville, S.C. Sandra and James Craig................................Currie, N.C. John L. Crane-Baker............................... Lake Worth, Fla. Kent and Janet Cranford........................... Gastonia, N.C. Douglas E. Croft......................................Lincolnton, N.C. Perry and Debbie Crutchfield.....................Advance, N.C. David and Charlotte Culpepper..................Franklin, N.C. Joey Cutting............................................Gainesville, Fla. Ellie and Jim Daniels................................. Asheville, N.C. Pat Daniels................................................Nashville, N.C. Jeff and Lori Davis.................................... Cornelius, N.C. Kelly and Deborah Davis..............Overland Park, Kansas Nicholas Davis............................................. Raleigh, N.C. Sherri Davenport...................................... Kennesaw, Ga. James B. DeConinck.............................Waynesville, N.C. Gary and Dianna Deese........................... Lexington, S.C. Cecilia Degraffinreid................................... Hilliard, Ohio Boyce and Sandra Deitz.................................. Sylva, N.C. Alvin G. Dellinger.................................... Cherryville, N.C. Laura Dendy.................................................... Sylva, N.C. William F. Derrick......................................... Seneca, S.C. Susan and Robert M. Donahue.............. Clemmons, N.C. James Bo Drenan............................................ Sylva, N.C. Larry and Linda Dunekack................... Pittsburg, Kansas Andy and Jordan Dunn..................................Smyrna, Ga. John and Gail Dusenberry.....................Waynesville, N.C. Andrew and Ashley Dykes.................... Social Circle, Ga. Charlotte Eckard....................................... Alpharetta, Ga. Rodney B. Eckard........................................... Duluth, Ga. Jeff and Patrick Edmiston................. Alexander City, Ala. Bruce and Rita Edwards...........................Asheboro, N.C. Marc L. Edwards................................... Greensboro, N.C. Stephen and Marlene Edwards...................Durham, N.C. Mark and Tori Ellison.............................. Cullowhee, N.C. Luke Eulitt....................................................Spring, Texas Chris and Lei Lei Everett...........................Charlotte, N.C. Rick and Brenda Falls................................ Gastonia, N.C. Alan J. Freedman....................................Portland, Maine Steve Fisher............................................Morganton, N.C. Mike and Vicky Ford........................ Powder Springs, Ga. David Gabler............................................. Cornelius, N.C. Brian A. Galloway........................................ Whittier, N.C. Ivory and Lynda Gethers....................Hummelstown, Pa.

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Clarence and Holly Gibbs............................ Manteo, N.C. Patricia A. Gillis............................................... Clyde, N.C. Jordan Glass................................................ Raleigh, N.C. Hart and Sara Goodson................................... Sylva, N.C. Jerome and Dee Ann Grand......................Franklin, Tenn.

Steven Grandy........................................ Cullowhee, N.C. Michael and Sara Gray......................Rutherfordton, N.C. Charles Green............................................Florence, S.C. Linda and Ronald Greene..............Pleasant Garden, N.C. Margaret M. Griffith...................................Charlotte, N.C. Roberta Griffith.........................................Matthews, N.C. Bill and Kim Groves..............................Simpsonville, S.C. Stephenson and Susan Guffey................ Knoxville, Tenn.

Courtney Gunter..................................... Cullowhee, N.C. Larry and Donna Hales.................. Hendersonville, Tenn.

Jed Haley............................................... Cullowhee, N.C. Bob Hamer................................................Piedmont, S.C. Larry Harbin...............................................Charlotte, N.C. Charlie and Knox Hardin..............................Canton, N.C. Timothy and Methial Harris...................... Troutman, N.C. James Hatcher................................................. Cary, N.C. Marty and Dana Hatcher.........................High Point, N.C. Rusty Hawkins........................................ Chapel Hill, N.C. Michael and Cathy Hensgens................. Arnaudville, La. Todd and Paige Herman.................................. Sylva, N.C. Robert and Brenda Hicks......................Kernersville, N.C. Larry and Tracey Hill.......................................Inman, S.C. Charlotte Hirt.................................Fredericksburg, Texas Christopher Hoffman................................Matthews, N.C. Brittney Holder....................................... Cullowhee, N.C. David Holder.................................................. Buford, Ga. Lynn and Leonard Hollifield........................Fletcher, N.C. Jim and Robin Hollis.................................... Oxford, Miss.

George and Lynne Hood........................Watkinsville, Ga. David Hooten...............................................Newnan, Ga. William Hopkins....................................... Blacksburg, Va. Tucker Horne.............................................Davidson, N.C. Kela and Karen Hunt............................... Cleveland, N.C. David William Hux.........................................Shelby, N.C. Jerry and Linda Hyde...................................Acworth, Ga. Alanna Irvin............................................ Cullowhee, N.C. Donna and Patrick James.......... Colorado Springs, Colo.

Mark and Rhonda W. Jackson........................Inman, S.C. Rodney and Sherry Jessup............... Pilot Mountain, N.C. Richard and Melissa Jones.........................Franklin, N.C. Charles and Susan Juliano.......................Dunwoody, Ga. KW Electric........................................ Maggie Valley, N.C. Deana Kaplan...............................................Deerfield, Ill. Barry Karesh................................................. Plano, Texas Frank Kelly..............................................San Diego, Calif.

Jason Kelly...................................................... Sylva, N.C. Langdon and Cathey Kerr........................... Raleigh, N.C. Andrea M. Killian................................ Mechanicville, N.Y. Don and Laura Kimmer................Glendale Springs, N.C. Mary Kirkpatrick.........................................Madison, N.C. Steven and Kristine Kornegay.................Charleston, S.C. Steven Koszarek..........................................Duluth, Minn.

Randall Lanier........................................ Cullowhee, N.C. Phyllis and Lindsay Laviner.................... Laurinburg, N.C. Matthew R. Lawing.......................................Maiden, N.C. John and Mary Layne..................................Franklin, N.C. Winford Essic Lee..................................Spring Lake, N.C. Kara Kindley Lemon.................................... Monroe, N.C. Michael Lentz.............................................. Monroe, N.C. Loyd and Kim Leonard.............................Lexington, N.C. Joan B. Lester............................................. Raleigh, N.C. Lisa Lettieri............................................... Alexandria, Va. Bill and Jane Littlejohn...........................Cleveland, Tenn.

Dale and Wanda Lockamy......................Homestead, Fla. John Lockett.............................................. Gastonia, N.C. Todd Long........................................................Nebo, N.C. William G. Long..............................................Jasper, Ala. Jason and Kristina Lorenz..................Pisgah Forest, N.C. Jason F. Lowman.................................. Huntersville, N.C. Ken and Karen Lynch...........................Murrells Inlet, S.C. Thomas C. Mahon...................................Charleston, S.C. Robert Howard and Marianne Lyon................ Sylva, N.C. Rodney and Vivian Mandracchia........... Indian Land, S.C. Cody Marion...........................................Stokesdale, N.C. Mark Martin........................................Powells Point, N.C. Tish Martin.............................................. Mount Airy, N.C.

Kaleb May............................................... Cullowhee, N.C. John McArthur...................................... North Beach, Md. Jim and Cheryl McAuliffe..........................Charlotte, N.C. Dan and Margaret McCall.........................Kingsland, Ga. James McCallister..................................... Gastonai, N.C. David Thomas McCaskill.......................... Alexandria, Va. Ruth McConnell...........................................Webster, N.C. Joel and Sarah McCracken............................Salem, S.C. Bob and Judie McCracken....................Waynesville, N.C. Dawn and Darren McDonald.......................... Yuma, Ariz.

Robert McGhee.........................................Charlotte, N.C. John and Mary McGowan....................... Pataskala, Ohio Brian and Shanna McLamb....................Indian Trail, N.C. Phillip and Julia McManus........................Cloverdale, Va. Jim and Mary Medlin....................................... Sylva, N.C. Ronnie and Becky Melton.................Rutherfordton, N.C. Daniel Meyer................................................Canton, N.C. Russ and Lisa Meyer.................................West End, N.C. Anthony Miele........................................ Cullowhee, N.C. Mark B. Millen...............................................Shelby, N.C. Frank Miller......................................... Summerfield, N.C. Patricia Leary Miller.....................................Fletcher, N.C. Janet Millsaps................................................. Sylva, N.C. Jim and Frances Mincey......................... Cullowhee, N.C. Paul and Karen Miret....................... Port Saint Lucie, Fla. P.V. and Sondra Mitchiner..........North Myrtle Beach, S.C. John and Margaret Mitchum.....................Columbia, S.C. Maurice Moody............................................... Sylva, N.C. Reg and Judy Moody................................. Dillsboro, N.C. Brian and Mary Ann Moore................... Wilmington, N.C. John A. Moore............................Wrightsville Beach, N.C. Katie Moore..................................................... Sylva, N.C. Ronald Morgan....................................... Cullowhee, N.C. Karen Morrison..........................................Maysville, N.C. Edwin M. Morrow........................................Rosman, N.C. Peter Morrow.......................................Roaring Gap, N.C. Gary L. Mullis............................................ Pinehurst, N.C. Michael Neal...................................................Atlanta, Ga. Dawn Neatherly...........................................Webster, N.C. Emily Nelson..................................................Wilson, N.C. David Powell and Chuck Norton.................Newton, N.C. Riley J. Oakley Jr........................................ Roxboro, N.C. Kate and Matthew Oelslager................ Wilmington, N.C. Justin and Kimberly Pace..........................Portage, Mich.

Boyce and Carolyn Padgett..................... Melbourne, Fla. Andrew Parham..............................................Terrell, N.C. Hugh and Linda Passingham.................. Maple Hill, N.C. Andrew Patrick......................................Waynesville, N.C. Jay Pearce....................................................... Sylva, N.C. Ryan and Deidra Pegram........................ Thornton, Colo.

Melanie Pellowitz................................... Chapel Hill, N.C. David and Beth Penley......................... Greensboro, N.C. Tony F. Perkins................................ Winston-Salem, N.C. Jessica Petot.........................................Palm Harbor, Fla. Michael and Jennifer Philbeck............... Cherryville, N.C. Debra and Andrew Von Plinsky....................... Evans, Ga. James and Cynthia Pope......................China Grove, N.C. Joyce Pope...................................................... Sylva, N.C. Gene and Susan Posey.......................Myrtle Beach, S.C. Chasity D. Poteat....................................Morganton, N.C. Anita Puerto............................................ Cullowhee, N.C. Keith M. Ramsey...................................... Greenville, N.C. Larry and Shirley Ramsey............................. Marion, N.C. James Ray.........................................................Troy, N.C. Jimmy Ray................................................Burnsville, N.C. David M. Rayburn................................. Tuckasegee, N.C. David C. Raymond................................ Huntersville, N.C. Pat and Bob Rech.................................. White Plains, Ga. Brian Reid................................................... Forney, Texas Ronald and Angela Reid.................. Hendersonville, N.C. Dora D. Reynolds............................................. Sylva, N.C. Billie Jo Rich.............................................Cherokee, N.C. Roger Chance & Ann Rimmer..................... Roxboro, N.C. Alex Ritter.........................................Winston Salem, N.C. Judith and Jeff Rhoads........................... Topeka, Kansas Tracie and Merritt Rice........................... Cullowhee, N.C. Kenneth A. Roberts.................................. Patterson, N.C. Megan Robey.................................................Valrico, Fla. Michael Rodgers..........................................Acworth, Ga. Kenneth and Elvena Rogers......................Charlotte, N.C. Patsy and Dick Rogers....................Lake Junaluska, N.C.

Rylee Roquemore..................................Waynesville, N.C. Curt Salisbury..........................................Charleston, S.C. Audrey and Gary Sanders.....................Waynesville, N.C. Annika H. Schauer..................................... Asheville, N.C. Brent O. Scholten..................................Kernersville, N.C. Stan and Brenda Schreiber............................Arden, N.C. Jordan Schwartz.......................................Houston, Texas Bill and Kristin Scott....................................Fletcher, N.C. Chad and Lolita Selby.................................... Dalton, Ga. Terry Sheffield.............................................Franklin, N.C. Jerry Shepardson...................................... Salisbury, N.C. Kassie and Adam Shiffermiller.................Rapid City, S.D. William R. Shirley...................................Hampstead, N.C. John Shoop.................................................Fletcher, N.C. Richard Henry Shore...................................... Trinity, N.C. L. Lyn and Debbie Short..............................Fletcher, N.C. Richard and Helen Singleton....................... Central, S.C. Rita Rickman Sivess.................................... Candler, N.C. Allen and Catherine Smith..............................Tryon, N.C. J. Chris and Cecelia Smith........................Southport, N.C. Stan and Carmen Smith......................... Mount Airy, N.C. Dwight A. Sparks........................................Advance, N.C. Carole M. Speas...........................................Stanley, N.C. Carly J. Sprouse........................................LaCrosse, Wis. William G. St. John...................................... Cullman, Ala. John K. Stark.................................. Kings Mountain, N.C. Milton and Betty Jo Staton...........................Orlando, Fla. William W. Staton Jr.....................................Sanford, N.C. Alan Stayton...................................................Atlanta, Ga. Timothy and Katherine Steadman.............Charlotte, N.C. Nick Lawerance Stenger...........................Lillington, N.C. Dylan L. Stevens................................... Walkertown, N.C. John Stevens........................................ Walkertown, N.C. Keith Stewart.............................................Charlotte, N.C. Lew and Mary Stewart.................................... Evans, Ga. Ryan Stone......................................Black Mountain, N.C. Marcus Sutton..............................Ocean Isle Beach, N.C. Keith Taylor................................................Charlotte, N.C. Brooks Treadaway.................................Waynesville, N.C. R . Dean and Kathy Thomas.......................Concord, N.C. Ed and Becky Thompson............................Rock Hill, S.C. Lanie Thompson............................................. Clyde, N.C. John and Sharon Thurman.........................Hoschton, Ga. Chamberlain Williams Tison..................Tybee Island, Ga. Jerry and Mary Troxler............................Rockwall, Texas Jack Truett......................................................Atlanta, Ga. Bill and Beth Trull...................................... Asheville, N.C. Keith Tyburski.............................................Hamilton, N.Y. William A. and Sally Vanhoy.............. Belews Creek, N.C. Charles L. Vick........................................... Richmond, Va. Seth and Cathy Vining............................. Gainesville, Ga. Tripp and Jennifer Viverette.........................Maiden, N.C. Tim Waddell...........................................Mooresville, N.C. Gerald and Lia Wagoner.............................. Raleigh, N.C. Dylan Ward.........................................Christiansburg, Va. Melissa and Steve Wargo....................... Cullowhee, N.C. Randy M. Warlick..........................Ocean Isle Beach, N.C. Bruce Warshawsky.......................................Orlando, Fla. Mike Wash...............................................Bethel Park, Pa. Stephen Blake Watson.................................... Sylva, N.C. James Webb................................................Cliffside, N.C. Laura and Jerry Wellmon..............................Shelby, N.C. Ashley Williams.................................... Huntersville, N.C. David and Lucy Williams...........................Henderson, Ky. Dorothy Williams.........................................Durham, N.C. Mitch and Kelly Williams............................Cleveland, Ga. Tony and Sherry Willis.................. Connelly Springs, N.C. Anne Dodson Wilms........................................Aiken, S.C. Levon E. Wilson....................................... Statesboro, Ga. Whitney and Eric Wilson............................Frederick, Md. Laura and Bill Wise......................... Madison Heights, Va. Marcelina Woods................................West Chester, Ohio Ben Woody...................................................... Sylva, N.C. Charles and Audrey Wright............. Hendersonville, N.C. CY Yang........................................................... Sylva, N.C. Ronald and Diane Yount......................... Cullowhee, N.C. Ronald and Judith Younts.......................McCormick, S.C. Paul Zytnik.................................................Charlotte, N.C.

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DONORVanSPOTLIGHT Stayton Van is a proud 1965 WCU alumnus, a charter member of Kappa Alpha fraternity chapter, and former kicker on the Catamount football team. Van’s son, Alan, is also an alumnus graduating in 2007 and was a punter for the Catamounts during his time as a student-athlete at Western Carolina. Van has been a leadership supporter of WCU’s student-athletes and the Catamount Club for over 40 years.

Since graduating from WCU, Van proudly served his country as a Naval Aviator with two tours in Vietnam aboard the USS Kitty Hawk flying E-2 Hawkeyes, worked as a pilot for Western Airlines/Delta Airlines for 29 years, was the lead developer for The Summit which was the first student housing project at WCU, served as president of the WCU Alumni Association, and served two stints on the Catamount Club board of directors.

Why is Western Carolina University special to you?

“To me, WCU is like extended family. The love for the school never goes away."

What is the best part about WCU game day?

“The atmosphere of being able to interact with your alumni and supporters. The overwhelming support we get from our sponsors and our Catamount Club members."

What is your favorite Western Carolina sports moment?

“The WCU vs. Elon football game in 1964. We came back from 20 points down in less than eight minutes and won the game, 21-20.”

You have been a loyal leadership supporter of the Catamount Club for over 40 years. Can you discuss what motivates you to continually support WCU athletics?

"I never give up and I never will walk away from WCU Athletics. I’ve been through more downs than ups, but I am optimistic things will turn in the right direction eventually. My son, Alan, and I are two of the few that have an endowed scholarship for WCU football."

What would your message be to other WCU alumni in encouraging them to be involved in philanthropic support of WCU student-athletes?

“Look to the future graduate as an investment to Western Carolina University. Every former student-athlete is a potential Catamount Club member, as well as any alumnus from WCU."

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WESTERN CAROLINA’S POSTSEASON TEAMS

• 1949 •

North State Conference Champions Western Carolina had struggled through its first 15 seasons of football with only two winning seasons in two decades, but all that frustration was forgotten in 1949 when Coach Tom Young completed a four-year, post-World War II building program with an 8-2 regular season and the school’s first North State Conference championship and first postseason appearance.

The Cats, led by a stingy defense, won its first five games and allowed only two touchdowns in those victories. The only blemishes on the season were non-conference losses to Maryville (20-13) and Emory & Henry (27-26) as Western finished unbeaten in conference play.

The team was rewarded by a bid to play in the Smoky Mountain Bowl in Bristol, Va., where the Cats lost to West Liberty State.

Art Byrd, a 165-pound guard, was named to the Associated Press Little All-America Team, Western’s first AllAmerica selection. Linemen Buffalo Humphries and Hugh Constance along with backs Hugh “Pee Wee” Hamilton and Ralph McConnell joined Byrd on the All-North State Conference Team.

ART BYRD, a 165-pound two-way guard for the 1949 North State Conference championship team, was Western Carolina’s first All-America selection.

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• 1974 •

NCAA Division II Playoffs Coach Bob Waters, who saw a perfect season and a trip to the NAIA playoffs denied by a loss in the final game of the 1969 season, led WCU to its first NCAA postseason appearance the hard way five years later.

The 1974 Catamounts, playing in a sparkling new stadium, lost their season and stadium opener to visiting Murray State and struggled the next two weeks before establishing themselves as one of the nation’s top NCAA Division II teams.

After the season-opening loss, the Cats continued to struggle offensively for the next two weeks but did manage wins over Tennessee Tech (9-7) and Appalachian State (21-14) with outstanding defense. The offense, behind the running of freshman Darrell Lipford and passing of quarterback Jeff Walker to Jerry Gaines and Eagle Moss, found the right gear and the defense continued its great play. In the process, the Catamounts won nine in a row—including victories over top 10 teams Indiana State and Western Kentucky—and won a bid to the NCAA Division II playoffs where they lost a heartbreaker to No. 1 ranked Louisiana Tech, 10-7.

The 1974 Catamounts finished the season ranked No. 8 in the Associated Press College Division poll and their defense established team records that still stand to this day.

Most significant was allowing a mere nine touchdowns on the season (eight rushing and one passing) and only three over the last six games. Gaines and linebacker Steve Yates were first team All-America selections.

Linebacker STEVE YATES was leader and first team All-American on the 1974 team, which was WCU’s first to reach the NCAA playoffs, doing so at the NCAA Division II level.

• 1983 •

NCAA Division I-AA National Finalist Like the 1974 team, the 1983 Catamounts got off to a slow start by losing its first two games to Clemson and Wake Forest. After the two setbacks, WCU would go through the next 12 Saturdays unbeaten en route to the NCAA Division I-AA championship game – the first by a Southern Conference school.

The winning streak started in the third week of the season when WCU rallied from a 10-point deficit in the closing two minutes to defeat East Tennessee State, 17-16, and ended with a loss to Southern Illinois in the national championship game in Charleston, S.C. Despite the strong comeback in regular season play that produced an 8-2-1 record and No. 9 national ranking, Waters’ Cats barely made it into the I-AA playoffs. They proved their worthiness the next three weeks with comefrom-behind, heart-stopping wins over Colgate (24-23), Holy Cross (28-21) and Furman (14-7). The win over Furman was particularly pleasing as the teams had tied, 17-17, in the regular season, and allowed the Paladins to win the SoCon title as they had played and won one more league game due to a scheduling quirk. Over 5,000 WCU fans traveled to Greenville, S.C., for the rematch which was aired by CBS-TV. On the 1983 team, WCU had eight players named All-SoCon with head coach Bob Waters named Coach of the Year. Wide receiver Eric Rasheed and defensive back Tiger Greene selected All-America. Seven members of the ‘83 squad went on to play in the NFL and the team set an NCAA record for the most games played (15) in a season.

The 1983 Catamounts advanced to the NCAA I-AA championship game after its 14-7 upset at Furman. WCU was the first Southern Conference team to play for the national title.

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Construction Completed: June, 1974 West Side Stands Completed: August, 2003 Current Seating Capacity: 13,742 Playing Field: Bob Waters Field, Artificial Turf (IRONTURF) First game: Sept. 14, 1974 vs. Murray State (WCU lost 10-3) Dedicated: Oct. 5, 1974 vs. Morehead State (WCU won 31-12) Largest Attendance: 15,247 on Nov. 12, 1994 vs. Appalachian State

BOB WATERS

E.J. WHITMIRE

Construction of E.J. Whitmire Stadium was completed in 1974 at an initial cost of $1.66 million that was granted by the North Carolina General Assembly in 1971. The new facility, located on the southern-most expanse of the Western Carolina University campus, replaced Memorial Stadium and included the construction of the Jordan-Phillips Field House.

Dedicated on October 5, 1974, the Catamounts defeated Morehead State, 31-12, in their second game at the new facility.

Murray State won the first-ever game played on the artificial surface at Whitmire Stadium on September 14, 1974.

Over the years, Western Carolina has posted highlight victories at the facility including wins over nationally-ranked squads such as No. 2 Marshall in 1992; sixth-ranked Appalachian State in 1998 to regain the Old Mountain Jug; and over No. 2 Furman in 2006.

Goal posts have also been removed from the premises on several occasions. Brad Hoover set a stadium and school-record with 49 rushing attempts in 1998 as WCU upset Appalachian State, ending a 13-year losing skid its archrival. In 2004, Western Carolina again reclaimed the Jug, posting a dramatic, 30-27, come-frombehind win over the Apps, and the goalposts fell once again in what was the program’s 100th victory at Whitmire Stadium.

In 2006, Western Carolina’s defense recorded five interceptions and Darius Fudge rushed for 133 yards on offense to lead the Catamounts to a 41-21 victory over second-ranked Furman, setting the stage for another goalpost celebration.

The stadium has also hosted numerous television games over the years. One of the earliest came in 1978 as ABC showcased the Catamounts and Mountaineers from Cullowhee. Other broadcasts include ESPNU, SportSouth, Comcast/Charter Sports Southeast (CSS-TV) and most recently, the combined efforts of WLOS-TV and WMYA-TV in Asheville to air select WCU home games..

Currently with 13,790 seats, the football facility is located on the south end of the WCU campus and is bordered by the picturesque Cullowhee Creek on the west side; Jordan-Phillips Field House and WCU Weight Room on its north end; and the Liston B. Ramsey Regional Activity Center, which in addition to serving as the home venue for men’s and women’s basketball and volleyball also features the Dale and Diane Hollifield Football Locker Room, WCU Football Offices and Team Room as well as the athletic training / sports medicine facilities.

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BOB WATERS FIELD PLAYING SURFACE / FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS: Western Carolina first installed AstroTurf on the playing surface in 1974. A similar product material was used in replacing the artificial surface several times. Following the facilities’ silver anniversary in 1999, a newer version of synthetic grass called AstroPlay was installed in 2000 for a cost of $1.2 million and was the surface that adorned Waters Field for the next eight years.

Amidst the 2008 season, the artificial surface was replaced by the Carolina Green Corporation which installed the Desso Challenge Pro 2 turf, a product of the overseas Desso Sports Systems. That surface remained until the summer of 2020 when Waters Field received a new surface. Designed by Woolpert, Inc., of Charlotte and executed by GeoSurfaces Southeast Inc., out of Mooresville, N.C., the group handled the removal and demolition of the old synthetic surface and replacing it with a new turf called “IronTurf” over a shock pad. The 2020 project also included resurfacing the perimeter immediately around the field and the addition of a new synthetic turf sled and practice area referred to as the “Hog Pit.” In 2002, the creation of a $93,000 Team Room complete with meeting and office space, as well as storage, was completed on the second floor of the Ramsey Center.

Prior to the 2003 season, more facility improvements and upgrades to the stadium were completed. A $3.1 million addition featured a 4,000-seat West Side grandstand seating area that included concessions and restroom facilities as well as new, updated lighting. The weight room in the Jordan-Phillips Field House was expanded, nearly doubling its previous capacity which also added a hospitality patio that overlooks the stadium on the north end zone. It also includes additional team meeting space, computer lab and visiting team locker room. The field house and East Side stands were also bricked to match the brickwork of the Ramsey Center and of the new West Side stands.

Also, on September, 16, 2006, the Dale & Diane Hollifield Football Locker Room facility located on the first floor of the Ramsey Center was dedicated. At a cost of $225,000, the 100-plus locker facility was expanded with beautiful, wooden lockers located throughout.

During the off-season prior to the 2010 campaign, a new Daktronics scoreboard with HD video screen were installed in the south

end zone – Ramsey Center end – of the facility. The state-of-the-art video screen measures 17-feet tall by 32-feet wide and includes a scoreboard with a matching score and time board adhered to the facade of the Jordan-Phillips Field House.

STADIUM BENEFACTORS AND NAMESAKES: Western Carolina’s football facilities are named after two prominent figures in Catamount Athletics. The late E.J. Whitmire, for whom the stadium is named, spent most of his adult life involved with the University. An educator, contractor, agriculturalist and public servant, Whitmire – from nearby Franklin, N.C. – served WCU for more than a quarter century with the attitude, leadership and “get it done” ability that made him successful in every walk of life.

Whitmire was on the WCU Board of Trustees from 1949-72 and was the driving force behind the University’s unparalleled period of growth. His tireless work served as the cornerstone of the structure that now bears his name. He was granted the Patron Award in the WCU Athletics Hall of Fame in 1993.

In 1988, the playing surface where Robert Lee Waters made a name for himself in the coaching and administrative ranks while also putting WCU football in the national spotlight was dedicated in his honor and memory.

Bob Waters served as the University’s head football coach for 20 years and worked in a dual capacity as its athletics director for 15 years. During his tenure, he became the school’s winningest football coach with 116 victories, 13 winning seasons and top 10 national finishes at three different levels – NAIA, NCAA Division II and NCAA Division I-AA, now FCS). He also had the privilege of coaching 13 national All-Americans and 36 All-Southern Conference players.

As athletics director, Waters directed the school’s rise from NAIA to NCAA Division II to NCAA Division I competition and move into the Southern Conference in 1976. He was also instrumental in the planning and constructing of Whitmire Stadium, Childress Field (baseball) and the Ramsey Center.

Waters died on May 29, 1989 following a six-year battle with amyotrophic lateral Sclerosis (ALS), more commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease. He was posthumously inducted into the WCU Athletics Hall of Fame in 1993.

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ABOUT THE SOUTHERN CONFERENCE The Southern Conference, which celebrates its 100th year in 2021, is a national leader in emphasizing the development of the stu2021, dent-athlete and in helping to build lifelong leaders and role models.

The Southern Conference has been on the forefront of innovation and originality in developing creative solutions to address issues facing intercollegiate athletics. From establishing the first postseason college basketball tournament (1921), to tackling the issue of freshman eligibility (1922), to developing women’s championships (1984), to becoming the first conference to install the 3-point shot in basketball (1980), the Southern Conference has been a pioneer.

The Southern Conference is the nation’s fifth-oldest NCAA Division I collegiate athletic association. Only the Big Ten (1896), the Missouri Valley (1907), the Pac-12 (1915) and the Southwestern Athletic (1920) conferences are older in terms of origination.

Academic excellence has been a major part of the Southern Conference’s tradition. Hundreds of Southern Conference studentathletes have been recognized on CoSIDA Academic All-America and all-district teams. A total of 20 Rhodes Scholarship winners have been selected from conference institutions, most recently in 2012-13, when former Wofford volleyball player Rachel Woodlee earned the prestigious award.

The conference currently consists of 10 members in six states throughout the Southeast and sponsors 21 varsity sports and championships that produce participants for NCAA Division I Championships.

The Southern Conference offices are located in the historic Beaumont Mill in Spartanburg, South Carolina. A textile mill that was in operation from 1880 until 1999, Beaumont Mill was renovated in 2004 and today offers the league first-class meeting areas and offices as well as a spacious library for storage of the conference’s historical documents.

SOUTHERN CONFERENCE – MEMBERSHIP HISTORY On Feb. 25, 1921, representatives from 14 of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association’s (SIAA) 30 members met at Atlanta’s Piedmont Hotel to establish the Southern Intercollegiate Conference. On hand at the inaugural meeting were officials from Alabama, Alabama Polytechnic Institute (Auburn), Clemson, Georgia, Georgia School of Technology (Georgia Tech), Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi A&M (Mississippi State), North Carolina, North Carolina State, Tennessee, Virginia, Virginia Polytechnic Institute (Virginia Tech) and Washington & Lee. Dr. S.V. Sanford of Georgia was chosen as acting chairman and N.W. Dougherty of Tennessee was named secretary. The decision to form a new athletic conference was motivated by the desire to have a workable number of conference games for each league member. With 30 schools in the SIAA by the early 1920s, it was

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C / S

RV / RV 14 / 14 18 / 18 25 / RV

Team

Mercer ETSU VMI Chattanooga Furman Western Carolina Samford The Citadel Wofford

W

5 4 4 4 2 2 2 1 0

L

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1 .833 189 135 1 .800 163 124 1 .800 183 144 1 .800 168 86 3 .400 85 88 3 .400 164 173 4 .333 217 262 4 .200 108 175 6 .000 123 213

W

6 7 6 5 4 2 3 2 1

L

OVERALL Pct Pts Opp

2 .750 272 183 1 .875 269 147 2 .750 269 249 3 .625 231 144 4 .500 147 151 6 .250 226 332 5 .375 296 309 6 .250 188 278 7 .125 157 266

C – Final FCS Coaches Poll; S – Final STATS FCS Top 25 Poll impossible to play every school at least once during the regular season and many schools went several years between playing some conference members. In addition, in 1920, the SIAA voted down proposed rules that an athlete must be in a college a year before playing on its teams and refused to abolish a rule permitting athletes to play summer baseball for money.

Play began in the fall of 1921, and a year later, six more schools joined the fledgling league, including Tulane (which had attended the inaugural meeting but had elected not to join), Florida, LSU, Mississippi, South Carolina and Vanderbilt. VMI joined in 1923 and Duke was added in 1929.

By the 1930s, membership in the Southern Conference had reached 23 schools. C.P. “Sally” Miles of Virginia Tech, president of the Southern Conference, called the annual league meeting to order on Dec. 9, 1932, at the Farragut Hotel in Knoxville, Tenn. There, it announced that 13 institutions west and south of the Appalachian Mountains were reorganizing as the Southeastern Conference.

Members of the new league included Alabama, Alabama Polytechnic Institute, Florida, Georgia, Georgia School of Technology, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Mississippi A&M, University of the South, Tennessee, Tulane and Vanderbilt.

According to the minutes of the meeting, Georgia’s Dr. Sanford stated that the division was made along geographical lines. Florida’s Dr. J.J. Tigert, acting as spokesman for the withdrawing group, regretted the move but believed it was necessary as the Southern Conference had grown too large. The resignations were accepted and the withdrawing schools formed the new league, which began play in 1933.

The SoCon continued with membership of 10 institutions, including Clemson, Duke, Maryland, North Carolina, North Carolina State, South Carolina, Virginia, VMI, Virginia Tech and Washington & Lee. The second major shift occurred some 20 years later. By 1952, the Southern Conference included 17 colleges and universities.

Another split occurred when seven schools – Clemson, Duke, Maryland, North Carolina, North Carolina State, South Carolina and Wake Forest – departed to form the Atlantic Coast Conference, which began play in 1953. The revamped Southern Conference included members The Citadel, Davidson, Furman, George Washington, Richmond, VMI, Virginia Tech, Washington & Lee, West Virginia and William & Mary.

A third major shift occurred in 2012-13, when five members announced their departures and three schools were added. College of Charleston announced its decision to leave for the Colonial Athletic Association following the 2012-13 season, while Appalachian State (Sun Belt), Davidson (Atlantic 10), Elon (Colonial) and Georgia Southern (Sun Belt) announced they would depart following the 2013-14 campaign. At the Southern Conference’s 2013 spring meetings in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, the league officially extended invitations to former members ETSU and VMI, as well as Mercer, to join the league for the 2014-15 academic year.

Today, the league continues to thrive with a membership that includes 10 institutions and a footprint that spans six states: Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia. Current league members are The Citadel, ETSU, Furman, Mercer, UNCG, Samford, Chattanooga, VMI, Western Carolina and Wofford.

W. CAROLINA

THE CITADEL

ETSU

FURMAN

MERCER

SAMFORD

CHATTANOOGA

VMI

WOFFORD

EASTERN KENTUCKY Sept. 4 – L, 31-28

at Coastal Carolina Sept. 2 – L, 52-14

at Vanderbilt Sept. 4 – W, 23-3

#24 NC A&T Sept. 4 – W, 29-18

POINT Sept. 2 – W, 69-0

TENNESSEE TECH Sept. 2 – W, 52-14

#20 AUSTIN PEAY Sept. 2 – L, 30-20

DAVIDSON Sept. 4 – W, 45-24

at Elon Sept. 4 – W, 24-22

at #4 Oklahoma Sept. 11 – L, 76-0

CHARLESTON SOUTHERN Sept. 11 – L, 38-21

UVA WISE Sept. 11 – W, 45-14

at Tennessee Tech Sept. 11 – W, 26-0

at Alabama Sept. 11 – L, 48-14

at UT–Martin Sept. 11 – L, 33-27

at North Alabama Sept. 11 – W, 20-0

at Kent State Sept. 11 – L, 60-10

KENNESAW STATE Sept. 18 – L, 31-10

SAMFORD * Sept. 18 – L, 42-37

NORTH GREENVILLE Sept. 18 – W, 45-13

DELAWARE STATE Sept. 18 – W, 38-6

at NC State Sept. 18 – L, 45-7

at Furman * Sept. 25 – W, 24-3

at Western Carolina * Sept. 18 – W, 42-37

at Kentucky Sept. 18 – L, 28-23

at Cornell Sept. 18 – W, 31-21

at VMI * Sept. 25 – L, 31-23

at Gardner-Webb Sept. 25 – L, 52-34

VMI * Oct. 2 – W, 35-24

at Samford * Sept. 25 – W, 55-48

MERCER * Sept. 25 – L, 24-3

SAMFORD * Oct. 2 – W, 45-42

ETSU * Sept. 25 – L, 55-48

WESTERN CAROLINA * Oct. 2 – W, 45-17

WOFFORD * Sept. 25 – W, 31-23

at ETSU * Oct. 2 – L, 27-21

at #19 Chattanooga * Oct. 2 – L, 45-17

at ETSU * Oct. 9 – L, 48-21

WOFFORD * Oct. 2 – W, 27-21

at Wofford * Oct. 9 – W, 42-20

at Western Carolina * Oct. 9 – W, 34-24

at Mercer * Oct. 2 – L, 45-42

at VMI * Oct. 9 – L, 37-34

at The Citadel * Oct. 2 – L, 35-24

FURMAN * Oct. 9 – L, 42-20

MERCER * Oct. 9 – L, 34-24

at Furman * Oct. 16 – L, 24-14

THE CITADEL * Oct. 9 – W, 48-21

THE CITADEL * Oct. 16 – W, 24-14

VMI * Oct. 16 – L, 45-7

at Wofford * Oct. 16 – W, 27-24

ETSU * Oct. 16 – W, 21-16

CHATTANOOGA * Oct. 9 – W, 37-34

SAMFORD * Oct. 16 – L, 27-24

at The Citadel * Oct. 23 – W, 45-31

WESTERN CAROLINA * Oct. 23 – L, 45-31

at Chattanooga * Oct. 16 – L, 21-16

ETSU * Oct. 23 – L, 17-13

WOFFORD * Oct. 23 – W, 45-14

CHATTANOOGA * Oct. 23 – L, 55-13

at Samford * Oct. 23 – W, 55-13

at Mercer * Oct. 16 – W, 45-7

at Mercer * Oct. 23 –L, 45-14

at Wofford * Oct. 30 – W, 41-21

MERCER * Oct. 30 – L, 34-7

at Furman * Oct. 23 – W, 17-13

at Chattanooga * Oct. 30 – L, 13-3

at The Citadel * Oct. 30 – W, 34-7

at VMI * Oct. 30 – L, 46-45

FURMAN * Oct. 30 – W, 13-3

SAMFORD * Oct. 30 – L, 46-45

WESTERN CAROLINA * Oct. 30 – L, 41-21

FURMAN * Nov. 6 – 2 pm

at Samford * Nov. 6 – 3 pm

VMI * Nov. 6 – 1 pm

at Western Carolina * Nov. 6 – 2 pm

CHATTANOOGA * Nov. 13 – 3 pm

THE CITADEL * Nov. 6 – 2 pm

at Wofford * Nov. 6 – 1:30 pm

at ETSU * Nov. 6 – 1 pm

CHATTANOOGA * Nov. 6 – 1:30 pm

ETSU * Nov. 13 – 2 pm

WOFFORD * Nov. 13 – 2 pm

at Western Carolina * Nov. 13 – 2 pm

VMI * Nov. 13 – 2 pm

at ETSU * Nov. 20 – 1 pm

at Florida Nov. 13 – TBA

at Mercer * Nov. 13 – 3 pm

at Furman * Nov. 13 – 2 pm

at The Citadel * Nov. 13 – 2 pm

at VMI * Nov. 20 – 1:30 pm

at Chattanooga * Nov. 20 – 1:30 pm

MERCER * Nov. 20 – 1 pm

at Samford * Nov. 20 – 1 pm

FURMAN * Nov. 20 – Noon

THE CITADEL * Nov. 20 – 1:30 pm

WESTERN CAROLINA * Nov. 20 – 1:30 pm

at North Carolina Nov. 20 – TBA

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WESTERN CAROLINA – HONORED FOOTBALL NUMBERS #14 • KIRK ROACH – (1984-87) Roach was Western Carolina’s – and the Southern Conference’s – first, three-time All-America Selection (1984, 1986 and 1987) ... He additionally was the first player in league history to be a four-time, first team All-SoCon selection (1984-87), an accomplishment which has since been duplicated just three other times ... Continues to rank as Western Carolina’s all-time scoring leader with 302 points ... He connected on 71-of-101 (70.3-percent) field goals in his career and only missed one extra point, making 89-of-90 (98.9-percent) .... Roach also still holds the distinction of being the highest Catamount taken in the NFL draft, selected in the fifth round overall by the Buffalo Bills in 1987 ...

Was listed on the 2019 College Football Hall of Fame divisional ballot.

Inducted into the WCU Hall of Fame in 1996; his jersey was honored at WCU in 2006.

#54 • ART BYRD (1946-49) Art Byrd was the first football All-America selection at Western Carolina, playing guard on both the offensive and defensive side of the ball ... Helped the Catamounts to an 8-2 regular-season mark in 1949 and their first North State Conference title ... That team additionally holds the distinction of being WCU’s first team to earn a postseason bid, playing in the Smoky Mountain Bowl (Bristol, Va.) ... First Western Carolina student-athlete to have jersey retired.

Inducted into the WCU Hall of Fame in 1990.

#23 • JERRY GAINES (1970-75) An Associated Press and American Football Coaches Association All-America selection in 1974 ... Also earned AllAmerica honors in baseball and track & field while at WCU ... Set WCU records with 3,449 career receiving yards, a 20.6 average yards per reception for his career and 15 games with over 100 receiving yards ... Only the second WCU football player to have his jersey retired.

Inducted into the WCU Hall of Fame in 1990.

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HISTORY OF THE VICTORY BELL Western Carolina continues a tradition resumed in 2009, returning the “Victory Bell” – a mounted, transportable bell that rings the football team’s arrival for pre-game and also accompanies the “Pride of the Mountains” Marching Band and the Catamount Cheerleaders in their pregame parades to E.J. Whitmire Stadium / Bob Waters Field.

Whereas the bell is a relatively new tradition, it is actually the re-birth of an old tradition on the WCU campus as is noted on the plaque which adorns the Alumni Bell Tower, the centerpiece in the quad. The tower houses the original “Victory Bell,” which hung in the old Madison Hall from 1904 until 1938 and was run to signal class periods.

After the building was torn down, the bell was mounted on a stone base between the Moore and former Joyner Building – which was destroyed by fire – and was rung in celebration of Catamount athletic victories.

The bell was later moved closer to the Old Student Union building before making its last active move in the late 1960s to the lawn of the Hinds University Center.

The bell and its traveling apparatus were designed and constructed by Mr. Ron Bumgarner, an assistant professor of engineering technology at Western Carolina, and several students in his class.

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