2020 Catamount Football - Digital Game Day Program - at North Carolina (Dec. 5, 2020)

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INSIDE

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GRADY THOMAS

Table of Contents .............................................................. 4 WCU 2020-21 Football Schedule....................................... 5

SENIOR OFFENSIVE LINEMAN

Scouting Western Carolina................................................. 6 A Look at Today’s Opponent: North Carolina..................... 8 Western Carolina Numerical Roster...................................11 North Carolina Numerical Roster......................................13 WCU vs. UNC – Two-Deep................................................16 WCU vs. UNC – Stat Comparison.....................................20 Looking Back: Last Time We Met.................................... 22 WCU Head Football Coach, Mark Speir......................27-28 WCU Football Coaching Staff......................................32-36 Football Time in Cullowhee............................................. 37 WCU Football Support Staff............................................. 38 WCU Athletics Director Alex Gary................................ 40-41 WCU Athletics Department Staff...................................... 45 WCU Athletics Coaching Staff.......................................... 46 Meet the 2020 Catamounts......................................48-56 Through the Lens: EKU in Photos.............................. 60-61 Recent Catamounts in NFL Camps................................... 62 Dr. Kelli R. Brown, WCU Chancellor.................................. 65 “Whee Are One” Campaign............................................ 68 The Catamount Club Membership.............................. 70-75 NCAA Officials Signals...................................................... 74 Catamount Football – Postseason Teams........................ 76 E.J. Whitmire Stadium / Bob Waters Field........................ 78 The Southern Conference................................................80 WCU Football Honored Jerseys....................................... 82 History of the Victory Bell................................................. 82 EXTRA POINTS, the official game program and online digital program for Western Carolina Catamount Football, is a publication of the WCU Athletics Media Relations Office.

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at Liberty - L, 58-14

Nov. 14, 2020

at EKU - L, 49-14

at North Carolina

Dec. 5, 2020

Feb. 20, 2021

Feb. 27, 2021

March 6, 2021

March 13, 2021

March 20, 2021

April 3, 2021

April 10, 2021

April 24, 2021

at Samford *

March 27, 2021 at ETSU *

Blue Ridge Border Battle

Nov. 21, 2020

vs. VMI *

vs. CHATTANOOGA *

vs. THE CITADEL *

vs. WOFFORD *

at Furman *

at Mercer *

TBD

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SCOUTING WESTERN CAROLINA u With

the Southern Conference season postponed until the spring semester, Western Carolina plays its third of three nonconference road games this fall Saturday at ACC-member North Carolina ...

WCU bookended the fall with NCAA FBS opponents, at Liberty (Nov. 14 – L, 58-14), and UNC …

Including the three fall games and the first two SoCon meetings in 2021, WCU will play five-consecutive games away from home to start 2020-21 … Adding in the 2019 season finale at fifth-ranked Alabama, WCU will have played six-straight road games over the past two seasons;

u Western

Carolina went 357 days between games – finishing the 2019 season at No. 5 Alabama on Nov. 23, 2019 before playing its latest-ever, season-opener on Saturday, Nov. 14 at No. 22 Liberty;

u Eastern

Kentucky erupted for 28 fourth-quarter points including 21 points on consecutive possessions in the final frame to pull away from Western Carolina, 49-17, to win the inaugural Opportunity Bowl back on Nov. 21. EKU’s Alonzo Booth ran for 178 yards and three touchdowns and caught another pass for a TD in the win. WCU’s offense scored once on a 30-yard WILL JONES to MAHARI STRIBLING touchdown pass – Stribling’s first career receiving score – while DT RICKY PALAO rumbled 58 yards for a scoop-and-score defensive TD (photo recap pages 60-61); Carolina freshman placekicker PAXTON ROBERTSON nailed a 52-yard field goal at the 14:08 mark of the second quarter in the road loss at EKU … It was Robertson’s first career field goal attempt, representing a career-long boot … the 52-yard kick tied for the eighth-longest field goal in WCU program history and was the longest successful field goal kick since 2000 when Josh Jones nailed a 52-yarder in a win over Lenoir-Rhyne (9/9/00) ... Robertson’s 52-yard field goal also represents the longest by a FCS kicker to date in the 2020 season;

WESTERN CAROLINA / NORTH CAROLINA INSIDE THE ALL-TIME SERIES

ALL-TIME SERIES. . . . . . . WCU TRAILS, 0-2 In Cullowhee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Never met In Chapel Hill. . . . . . . . . . . . WCU trails, 0-2 Largest Margin of Victory: . . . . . . . . . . . . . UNC 65, WCU 10 (11/18/2017) Western Carolina Series Scoring: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 points (18.0 pts per game) North Carolina Average Series Scoring: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 points (57.0 pts per game) Longest Winning Streak:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . n/a Longest Losing Skid:. . . . . . . . . . . . 2 games

u Western

u WCU’s

defense forced four takeaways at EKU, recording two interceptions and recovering two fumbles … ROMAN JOHNSON forced a fumble on his second career quarterback sack with RICKY PALAO recovering the football and returning it for a touchdown – it was WCU’s first fumble recovery for a score since 2017 (A.J. Newman & Nate Link) … RONALD KENT JR., forced his second career fumble, punching the football loose and AARON GETHERS recovering downfield … Gethers added a second takeaway with his first career interception while TREVOR CHILDERS intercepted a pass that was deflected by TY HARRIS ... WCU’s four defensive takeaways were the most by the Catamounts this season and the most since creating five takeaways in the road win at VMI (11/2/19) … WCU forced and recovered four Keydet fumbles and had one interception last November;

SERIES HISTORY: Dec. 5, 2020

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Nov. 17, 2018

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UNC, 49-26

Nov. 18, 2017

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UNC, 65-10

u NOTE:

Western Carolina seeks its firstever win over a NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) team (0-58) and first over a team currently in the ACC (0-31)

u WCU

sophomore punter BRANDON DICKERSON matched his career-high with 10 punts at EKU, tying a mark he set in game two of 2019 at NC State … Dickerson averaged 40.1 yards per punt and impressively downed seven of his 10 punts inside the Colonels’ 20-yard line including one on the fiveyard line and two statistically at the one-yard line

u Saturday

marks just the THIRD all-time series meeting between Western Carolina and North Carolina on the football gridiron with each of the meeting coming since 2017 ... North Carolina has won both of the previous meetings – 65-10 back in 2017 and 49-26 to end the 2018 season;

u Western

Carolina is 0-31 all-time against current members of the Atlantic Coast Conference ... The 2020 season marks the FOURTH-straight season WCU has visited the Triangle to face an ACC foe, meeting North Carolina in Chapel Hill back in 2017 and 2018 and facing NC State in Raleigh in 2019: u WCU VS. THE CURRENT MEMBERS OF THE ACC: Boston College 0-1 ... Clemson 0-5 ... Duke 0-3 ... Florida State 0-3 Georgia Tech 0-5 ... Louisville, 0-1 ... North Carolina, 0-2 N.C. State 0-7 ... Virginia Tech, 0-1 ... Wake Forest 0-3 FACE: Tar Heel wide receivers coach LONNIE GALLOWAY (pictured on the right) is a 1994 graduate of Western Carolina where he was a four-year letter winner at quarterback ... Galloway finished his WCU career as the program’s all-time leader in total offense (6,832 yards, now 3rd) and was second in career passing yardage (5,545 yards, now 4th) upon his graduation – earning him induction into the WCU Athletics Hall of Fame in 2015 ... Galloway has since been by-passed by former QBs Troy Mitchell (9,397 yards, 2012-15) and Tyrie Adams (11,525 yds, 2015-19).

S #4 A.J. ROGERS & CB #2 AARON GETHERS

u FAMILIAR

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A LOOK AT TODAY’S OPPONENT: NORTH CAROLINA u North

Carolina enters Saturday’s match-up with Western Carolina with a seasonal record of 6-3 after falling to No. 2 Notre Dame, 31-17, at Kenan Stadium on Friday, Nov. 27 ... the loss snapped a twogame win streak for the Tar Heels and ended a stretch of five-consecutive home victories for UNC dating back to last season ... North Carolina fell from the national rankings in both polls, but remain in the “others receiving votes” category – 26th in the AP Top 25 and 27th in the Coaches’ Poll;

u Having

already defeated ACC in-state rivals Duke, NC State and Wake Forest in the same season for the first time since 2015, the Tar Heels will look to make it a perfect 4-0 against Old North State foes on Saturday against the Catamounts; is second in the ACC to Clemson in scoring offense with 40.2 points per game – that figure is 9th nationally among Power 5 programs ... Carolina ranks eighth nationally and leads the ACC with 533.9 yards per game of total offense and is on pace to shatter the school record of 486.9 yards per game set in 2015;

ABOUT NORTH CAROLINA SCOUTING THE TAR HEELS

QUICK FACTS:

Location:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapel Hill, N.C. Founded:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1789 Enrollment:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,117 Colors:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carolina Blue & White Conference:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Atlantic Coast (ACC) Facility (Capacity):. . . . . . . Kenan Stadium (50,500) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Limited seating capacity is 3,535 Surface:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Synthetic Grass Chancellor:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kevin Guskiewicz Athletics Director:. . . . . . . . . . . Bubba Cunningham

u UNC

Head Coach:. . . . . . Mack Brown (Florida State, ‘74) Record at UNC:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82-54-1 (12th yr) Overall Record: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257-130-1 (32nd yr)

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Sept. 12 SYRACUSE Sept. 19 CHARLOTTE Oct. 3 at Boston College

Carolina quarterback SAM HOWELL (pictured below) is an official candidate for the 2020 Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award, announced this week by the Davey O’Brien Foundation ... By virtue of being placed on the Davey O’Brien QB Class of 2020, Howell becomes one of 35 candidates for the prestigious college quarterback award ... Averaging 315.8 passing yards per game, Howell leads the ACC and is tied for fourth nationally with 24 passing touchdowns and has thrown a TD pass in 22-consecutive games ... Howell set a program record with six passing touchdowns and 550 passing yards against Wake Forest on Nov. 14;

u UNC

running back MICHAEL CARTER has become just the eighth running back in Tar Heel football history to rush for more than 3,000 yards ... Carter’s 3,023 career yards are the most by a Carolina back since Leon Johnson concluded his career with 3,693 yards in 1996 ... Carter is just 149 yards shy of fifth and would leapfrog three former Heels – Don McCauley (5th, 3,172 yds from 1993-96), Ethan Horton (t-6th, 3,074 yds from 1981-84) and Natrone Means (t-6th, 3,074 yds from 1990-92);

u Carolina

boasts the top running back tandem in all of college football in the likes of senior MICHAEL CARTER and junior JAVONTE WILLIAMS ... the two backs have combined for the most yards from scrimmage (252.1) by a Power 5 running back duo Oklahoma’s Joe Mixon and Semaje Perine averaged 267.6 in 2016 ... Carter and Williams have combined to average 195.6 yards on the ground this season;

2020 RECORD:

Oct. 10 Oct. 17 Oct. 24 Oct. 31 Nov. 7 Nov. 14 Nov. 27 Dec. 5 Dec. 12

VIRGINIA TECH at Florida State NC STATE at Virginia at Duke WAKE FOREST #2 NOTRE DAME WESTERN CAROLINA at #9 Miami (Fla.)

W, 31-6 CANCELED W, 26-22 W, 56-45 L, 31-28 W, 48-21 L, 44-41 W, 56-24 W, 59-53 L, 31-17 Noon TBA

u Carolina

is fourth in the league with 29 sacks this season – that figure is only two shy of last season’s total with at least two games remaining on the 2020 schedule ... CHAZZ SURRATT (pictured on the lower right) leads the way with 6.0 sacks, while TOMON FOX has 5.5 sacks ... Surratt semifinalist for the 36th annual Butkus Award® honoring the nation’s best linebackers at the collegiate and high school levels ... the list includes 16 collegiate and 16 high school linebackers;

u UNC

has two sets of brothers on its roster – WR’s DYAMI and KHAFRE BROWN and on defense, LB TOMON and DE TOMARI FOX.

u ABOUT

UNC HEAD COACH MACK BROWN: – With 257 career victories over 32 years, Mack Brown has produced the most wins of any active coach in the nation. He is trailed by Nick Saban at Alabama (250), Brian Kelly at Notre Dame (248), Willie Fritz at Tulane (179), and Gary Patterson at TCU (176). Brown’s 257 wins rank ninth on the NCAA all-time list for coaches with at least 10 years at an FBS institution ... Brown has won 158 games at Texas, 82 at UNC, 11 at Tulane and six wins at Appalachian State;

#7 QB SAM HOWELL

u MORE

ON MACK: Mack Brown – who took over as the Tar Heels’ all-time wins leader with the 20-17 victory over Duke on Oct. 26, 2019 – is one of only six active head coaches who has won a National Championship ... Brown, who won the title with Texas following the 2005 season, is accompanied by Jimbo Fisher (Texas A&M), Les Miles (Kansas), Ed Orgeron (LSU), Nick Saban (Alabama) and Dabo Swinney (Clemson);

u UNC

FOOTBALL – DID YOU KNOW: The Tar Heel football program has produced 248 NFL Draft picks – of those selections, the UNC has produced 24 first-round selections, which are the most of any school in the state of North Carolina, ahead of NC State (17), Duke (6) and Wake Forest (5). #21 LB CHAZZ SURRATT

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WESTERN CAROLINA CATAMOUNTS – 2020 NUMERICAL ROSTER NO. NAME

POS.

HT.

WT.

YR.

HOMETOWN (PREVIOUS COLLEGE / HIGH SCHOOL)

2 Mark Wright

QB

5-11

190

Jr.

Douglasville, Ga. (Hutchinson CC / Carrollton HS)

2 Aaron Gethers

CB

5-10

185

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

3 D.J. Thorpe

WR

6-3

195

R-Jr.

3 Darrius Smith

LB

5-11

225

4 Kason Lincke

QB

6-1

200

S

6-0

180

Jr.

Duncan, S.C. (Byrnes HS)

5 Syheam McQueen

RB

6-0

205

R-Fr.

Laurinburg, N.C. (Scotland County HS)

6 Daquan Patten

WR

5-6

185

R-Sr.

Columbia, S.C. (Blythewood HS)

59 John Esposito

7 Charles Gadie

CB

5-9

170

R-So.

Douglasville, Ga. (Douglas County HS)

60 Joaquin Layno

DT

8 Devlin Olawumi Jr.

S

6-0

195

R-So.

Atlanta, Ga. (Westlake HS)

61 Dawson Johnson

OL

9 Dorian Davis

S

6-0

190

R-Fr.

Shelby, N.C. (Shelby HS)

62 Michael Harper

OL

9 Tristan Sens

WR

6-1

180

R-Fr.

Holly Springs, N.C. (Holly Springs HS)

63 Sam Buff

OL

10 Malik Richardson

RB

6-4

200

R-Fr.

Sumter, S.C. (Lakewood HS)

64 Colby Cross

4 A.J. Rogers

NO. NAME

POS.

HT.

WT.

YR.

HOMETOWN (PREVIOUS COLLEGE / HIGH SCHOOL)

49 Demorian Smith

RUSH

6-0

220

Fr.

Robersonville, N.C. (South Creek HS)

51 Matthew Bair

OL

6-3

285

R-Sr.

Nashville, Tenn. (Cane Ridge HS)

52 Grady Thomas

OL

6-5

305

Sr.

Spartanburg, S.C. (Spartanburg HS)

Jr.

Roberson, N.C. (South Creek HS)

53 Jaylen Moore

RUSH

6-2

225

Fr.

Greenville, N.C. (Hardin Valley Academy (Tenn.))

Fr.

Mobile, Ala. (Mobile Christian HS)

55 Kevin Thompson

LS

5-10

210

So.

Rock Hill, S.C. (Northwestern HS)

56 Jacob Depouli

LB

6-0

205

R-Fr.

Southern Pines, N.C. (Pinecrest HS)

LB

6-0

215

Fr.

Clemmons, N.C. (West Forsyth HS)

RUSH 5-10

205

R-Sr. Staten Island, N.Y. (Buffalo State / St. Joseph by the Sea)

5-10

275

R-Fr.

Cherokee, N.C. (Cherokee HS)

6-2

265

R-Jr.

Taylorsville, N.C. (Alexander Central HS)

6-4

285

R-Jr.

Wilkesboro, N.C. (Fork Union Military)

6-1

280

Fr.

Statesville, N.C. (South Iredell HS)

LS

5-11

190

Fr.

Mooresville, N.C. (Lake Norman HS)

65 Isaiah Helms

OL

6-3

325

So.

68 Torrion Stevenson

DT

6-1

305

R-So.

58 Giovanni Ricciardi

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

10 Willie Hampton

LB

6-1

210

R-Jr.

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

11 Jaylin Young

WR

6-0

165

So.

Miami, Fla. (Miami Central HS)

12 Cade Snotherly

QB

6-0

185

Fr.

Franklinville, N.C. (Eastern Randolph HS)

69 Dillon Luther

OL

6-3

300

So.

Asheville, N.C. (Erwin HS)

13 Calvin Jones

RB

5-10

170

Fr.

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

70 Caleb Carter

OL

6-3

275

Fr.

Jacksonville, N.C. (Southwest Onslow HS)

13 Ronald Kent Jr.

CB

5-10

165

Jr.

Harrisburg, Pa. (Harrisburg HS)

72 Blake Whitmore

OL

6-2

285

R-Fr.

14 Quintin Thames

CB

5-11

175

R-So.

Grayson, Ga. (Grayson HS)

73 Nathaniel Dozier

DT

6-2

255

Fr.

14 Mahari Stribling

WR

6-3

180

R-So.

Loganville, Ga. (Grayson HS)

74 Tyler Smith

OL

6-8

300

R-So.

15 Will Jones

QB

6-4

220

R-Jr.

Greensboro, N.C. (Page HS)

75 Zach Hayes

OL

6-3

325

R-Fr.

Jonesboro, Ga. (Jonesboro HS)

16 Marcelo Rodriguez

QB

6-2

200

R-Jr.

Miami, Fla. (Southern Miss / Columbus HS)

76 Jacob Combs

OL

6-4

280

So.

North Wilkesboro, N.C. (North Wilkes HS)

17 Reggie Jones

WR

5-11

175

R-Jr.

Sharpsburg, Ga. (East Coweta HS)

77 Chris Morgan

OL

6-0

255

Fr.

Maiden, N.C. (Maiden HS)

17 Anthony Badgett

CB

5-9

170

R-So.

Greensboro, N.C. (Southeast Guilford HS)

78 Garrett Bowman

OL

6-4

270

R-So.

18 Jaylon McMillon

S

6-0

185

R-Fr.

Clemmons, N.C. (West Forsyth HS)

80 Keenan Hambrick

WR

6-3

195

Fr.

19 Raekwon Heath

WR

6-2

185

R-Jr.

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

81 Kendall Alford

WR

5-10

175

R-Fr.

Marietta, Ga. (Walton HS)

20 Donnavan Spencer

RB

5-10

190

R-Sr.

Charlotte, N.C. (Vance HS)

82 JaKobe Quillen

WR

6-3

190

Fr.

Florence, S.C. (Wilson HS)

21 Haki Bradley

RB

5-10

210

R-Sr.

Raleigh, N.C. (Catawba / Heritage HS)

83 Brandon Dickerson

P

5-11

195

So.

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

22 Mikai Stanley

RB

6-2

235

Fr.

Wilmington, N.C. (New Hanover HS)

84 Owen Cosenke

TE

6-3

235

Sr.

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

24 Quintin Talley

S

6-0

175

Fr.

Spartanburg, S.C. (Byrnes HS)

85 Luke Britt

TE

6-6

220

R-So.

Calypso, N.C. (North Duplin HS)

25 Dejon DeCruz

LB

6-1

225

So.

Durham, N.C. (Riverside HS)

86 Clayton Bardall

TE

6-3

225

R-So.

Cumming, Ga. (North Forsyth HS)

26 Tyree Nelson

RB

5-10

200

Fr.

Atlanta, Ga. (Mays HS)

87 Dylan Abernethy

WR

6-0

165

Fr.

Maiden, N.C. (Maiden HS)

27 Trevor Childers

LB

6-1

215

Sr.

Lincolnton, N.C. (East Lincoln HS)

88 Luke Sutton

WR

5-8

180

Fr.

Concord, N.C. (Cox Mill HS)

28 Jaheim Mullen

SPUR

6-0

190

R-Fr.

89 Richard McCollum

K

5-9

170

R-So.

Sanford, N.C. (Southern Lee HS)

29 Jayden Pauling

RUSH

6-3

225

Jr.

90 Tre’ Jolly

DE

6-2

210

R-Fr.

Shelby, N.C. (Shelby HS)

30 Micah Nelson

SPUR

6-3

200

R-Fr.

Murphy, N.C. (Murphy HS)

91 Jaquarius Guinn

DT

6-2

295

Fr.

Clover, S.C. (Clover HS)

31 Ethan Harris

DB

5-8

145

Fr.

Duncan, S.C. (Byrnes HS)

92 Darrius Bell

DE

6-2

230

R-Fr.

Gilbert, S.C. (Gilbert HS)

32 Cameron Brown

LB

6-2

210

Sr.

Tallahassee, Fla. (Florida State University School)

93 Roman Johnson

DT

6-3

260

So.

Greensboro, N.C. (Southern Guilford HS)

32 Austin Grunden

TE

6-2

205

Fr.

Kannapolis, N.C. (A.L. Brown HS)

94 Aidan Alston

DT

6-2

250

R-Fr.

Southern Pines, N.C. (Pinecrest HS)

SPUR

6-1

200

R-Jr.

Cumming, Ga. (South Forsyth HS)

95 Laquavion Haynes

DE

6-4

230

Fr.

Moultrie, Ga. (Colquitt County HS)

RB

5-8

175

Jr.

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

96 K.J. Milner

DE

6-4

260

Jr.

Hinesville, Ga. (Bradwell Institute)

RB

5-11

175

Fr.

Boone, N.C. (Watagua HS)

97 Adam Henderson

DT

6-4

295

R-So.

Greenville, S.C. (Berea HS)

SPUR 5-10

190

So.

Lenoir, N.C. (Hibriten HS)

98 Christian Harris

DT

6-3

260

R-Fr.

Raleigh, N.C. (Baylor School)

33 Curtis Roach 34 Quenten Zanders 35 Bryce Satterfield 36 Skylin Thomas

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

Lenoir, N.C. (West Caldwell HS) Branchville, S.C. (Branchville HS)

Raleigh, N.C. (Millbrook HS) Chesterfield, Va. (Matoaca HS) Laurinburg, N.C. (Scotland County HS)

Arab, Ala. (Arab HS) Athens, Ala. (Athens HS)

37 Ty Harris

LB

6-1

245

Sr.

Dacula, Ga. (Dacula HS)

99 Ricky Palao

DT

6-2

270

Sr.

Hoover, Ala. (Hoover HS)

38 Jacob Harris

CB

6-1

195

Jr.

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

Branson Adams

WR

5-9

200

Fr.

Greensboro, N.C. (Dudley HS)

39 Julian Pletz

K

5-10

190

R-So.

Liberty Township, Ohio (Edgewood HS)

40 LA Rogers-Anderson

S

6-0

200

Jr.

41 Cinsere Allison

S

6-0

185

42 Jontavious Shotwell

S

5-11

43 Luke Hoggard

TE

44 Nigel Manns

LB

45 Caleb Ferguson

Tyler Anderson

LB

6-0

205

Fr.

Greensboro, N.C. (Northern Guilford HS)

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

Kevon Angry

CB

5-11

180

Fr.

Powder Springs, Ga. (McEachern HS)

R-So.

Kannapolis, N.C. (A.L. Brown HS)

Jaiden Bond

WR

5-9

170

Fr.

Boone, N.C. (Watagua HS)

175

R-So.

Hoschton, Ga. (Mill Creek HS)

Matthew Cherry

DE

6-3

185

Fr.

Rocky Mount, N.C. (Rocky Mount HS)

6-0

220

R-Jr.

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

Trevor Fournet

LB

5-11

195

Fr.

Cornelius, N.C. (Hough HS)

6-1

220

Fr.

Byron, Ga. (Peach County HS)

Jamaud Geter

RB

5-9

210

R-Fr.

WR

5-11

195

R-Jr.

Waynesville, N.C. (Tuscola HS)

Jamauree Haith

RUSH

6-2

230

Fr.

46 Paxton Robertson

K

6-0

200

Fr.

47 Alex McConnell

TE

6-4

275

R-So.

48 Chester Geffrard

RUSH

6-4

225

So.

Shelby, N.C. (Crest HS) Burlington, N.C. (Williams HS)

Knoxville, Tenn. (Knoxville Catholic HS)

Neil Ilenrrey

DB

6-0

205

So.

Alpharetta, Ga. (Johns Creek HS)

Boone, N.C. (Watagua HS)

Gabe Jones

OL

6-2

265

Fr.

Southern Pines, N.C. (Pinecrest HS)

Glenn Young

RB

5-9

200

Fr.

Fayetteville, N.C. (Trinity Christian HS)

Ocoee, Fla. (Ocoee HS)

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POS.

HT.

WT.

YR.

HOMETOWN (PREVIOUS COLLEGE / HIGH SCHOOL)

POS.

HT.

WT.

YR.

0 Ja’Qurious Conley

DB

6-1

210

Fr.

Jacksonville, N.C. (Northside HS)

42 Tyrone Hopper

LB

6-4

245

Gr.

Roswell, Ga. (Roswell HS)

0 Emery Simmons

WR

6-1

190

So.

Parkton, N.C. (South View HS)

43 Braden Hunter

LB

6-1

210

Fr.

Chapel Hill, N.C. (Carrboro HS)

1 Khafre Brown

WR

6-0

175

R-Fr.

Charlotte, N.C. (West Mecklenburg HS)

44 Jeremiah Gemmel

LB

6-1

225

Jr.

Newnan, Ga. (East Coweta HS)

1 Kyler McMichael

DB

6-0

205

So.

Atlanta, Ga. (Greater Atlanta Christian)

48 Dilan Gonzalez

LB

6-3

225

So.

Broomfield, Colo. (Holy Family)

2 Dyami Brown

WR

6-1

185

Jr.

Charlotte, N.C. (West Mecklenburg HS)

49 Parks Cochrane

LB

5-11

230

R-Fr.

Charleston, S.C. (IMG Academy)

NO. NAME

HOMETOWN (PREVIOUS COLLEGE / HIGH SCHOOL)

2 Don Chapman

DB

6-1

190

So.

San Diego, Calif. (Lincoln HS)

51 Wyatt Tunall

OL

6-5

290

R-Fr.

3 Antoine Green

WR

6-2

210

Jr.

Rockledge, Fla. (Rockledge HS)

51 Raymond Vohasek

DL

6-3

295

Jr.

52 Jonathan Adorno

OL

6-4

300

Fr.

Raleigh, N.C. (Rolesville HS)

52 Jahlil Taylor

DL

5-11

320

So.

Vienna, Ga. (Crisp County HS)

3 Cameron Roseman-Sinclair DB

5-11

195

Fr.

Charlotte, N.C. (Myers Park HS)

4 Rontavius Groves

5-11

180

Jr.

Nashville, Tenn. (Pearl-Cohn HS)

WR

Chester, S.C. (Chester HS) McHenry, Ill. (College of Dupage / McHenry HS)

4 Trey Morrison

DB

5-9

195

Jr.

Norcross, Ga. (Greater Atlanta Christian)

54 A.J. Beatty

DL

6-5

275

Fr.

Pittsburgh, Pa. (Central Catholic HS)

5 Dazz Newsome

WR

5-11

190

Sr.

Hampton, Va. (Hampton HS)

54 Chance Carroll

OL

6-2

295

Fr.

Mooresville, N.C. (Hough HS)

5 Patrice Rene

DB

6-2

205

Sr.

Ottawa, Ontario (Episcopal (Va.) HS)

55 Clyde Pinder Jr

DL

6-0

305

Fr.

Seffner, Fla. (Armwood HS)

6 Jacolby Criswell

QB

6-0

225

Fr.

Morrilton, Ark. (Morrilton HS)

56 Tomari Fox

DL

6-2

280

So.

Lawrenceville, Ga. (Collins Hill HS)

7 Eugene Asante

LB

6-0

210

So.

Chantilly, Va. (Westfield HS)

57 Cayden Baker

OL

6-5

285

Fr.

Fort Myers, Fla. (Fort Myers HS)

7 Sam Howell

QB

6-1

225

So.

Indian Trail, N.C. (Sun Valley HS)

58 Lancine Turay

DL

6-6

280

So.

Newark, N.J. (Irvington HS)

8 Michael Carter

RB

5-8

199

Sr.

Navarre, Fla. (Navarre HS)

60 Trevor Collins

DS

6-1.25 240

Sr.

Ramseur, N.C. (Eastern Randolph HS)

61 Drew Little

DS 5-11.25 210

So.

Richfield, N.C. (North Stanly HS)

62 Spencer Triplett

DS

230

Fr.

Shelby, N.C. (Shelby HS)

6-3.75 315

So.

Apopka, Fla. (Apopka HS) Charlotte, N.C. (Charlotte Catholic HS)

8 Khadry Jackson

LB

6-1

230

So.

Windermere, Fla. (Windermere Prep)

9 Cam’Ron Kelly

DB

6-1

205

So.

Chesapeake, Va. (Auburn / Oscar Smith HS)

9 Ray Rose

WR

6-1

210

Fr.

Belmont, N.C. (South Point HS)

63 Ed Montilus

OL

10 Desmond Evans

LB

6-6

245

Fr.

Sanford, N.C. (Lee County HS)

64 Malik McGowan

OL

315

Fr.

10 Jace Ruder

QB

6-2

225

So.

Norton, Kan. (Norton Community HS)

65 Nick Mackovic

OL

6-2.75 325

So.

Greensboro, N.C. (Page HS)

11 Josh Downs

WR

5-10

175

Fr.

Suwanee, Ga. (North Gwinnett HS)

66 Tobechi Nwokeji

OL

6-4.75 305

Jr.

Randolph, Mass. (Thayer Academy)

6-3

6-3

12 Tomon Fox

LB

6-3

255

Sr.

Lawrenceville, Ga. (Collins Hill HS)

67 Trey Zimmerman

OL

6-4.75 290

Fr.

Roswell, Ga. (Roswell HS)

12 Stephen Gosnell

WR

6-2

205

Fr.

Pilot Mountain, N.C. (East Surry HS)

68 Brian Anderson

OL

6-2.5 295

Jr.

Montgomery, Ala. (Montgomery Catholic HS)

13 Tylee Craft

WR

6-4

180

Fr.

Sumter, S.C. (Sumter HS)

69 Quiron Johnson

OL

6-1.75 325

13 Obi Egbuna

DB

5-10

180

So.

Charlotte, N.C. (Charlotte Christian)

70 Noland Brown

OL

14 Jefferson Boaz

QB

6-6

245

Fr.

Pilot Mountain, N.C. (East Surry HS)

72 Asim Richards

14 Welton Spottsville

DB

6-0

215

So.

Havelock, N.C. (Havelock HS)

73 Marcus McKethan

15 Beau Corrales

WR

6-3

205

Sr.

Georgetown, Texas (Georgetown HS)

15 Ladaeson DeAndre Hollins DB

6-2

210

So.

17 Grayson Atkins

PK

5-9

188

17 Chris Collins

LB

6-5

240

18 Christopher Holliday

DB

6-2

210

Fr.

19 Austyn Chestnut

WR

5-8

165

Jr.

20 Tony Grimes

DB

6-1

170

Fr.

Virginia Beach, Va. (Princess Anne HS)

21 Elijah Green

RB

5-11

200

Fr.

Roswell, Ga. (Blessed Trinity HS)

6-0

Jr.

Reidsville, N.C. (Reidsville HS)

300

R-Fr.

Bryson City, N.C. (Swain County HS)

OL

6-4.25 305

So.

Philadelphia, Pa. (Haverford School)

OL

6-6.75 330

Jr.

Barnwell, S.C. (Barnwell HS)

74 Jordan Tucker

OL

6-6.5 335

Jr.

Roswell, Ga. (Roswell HS)

Tampa, Fla. (Thomas Jefferson HS)

75 Joshua Ezeudu

OL

6-4.25 325

So.

Lawrenceville, Ga. (Archer HS)

Gr.

Boiling Springs, S.C. (Furman / Boiling Springs HS)

76 William Barnes

OL

6-3.75 335

So.

Richmond, Va. (Benedictine College Prep)

77 Wisdom Asaboro

OL

Chapel Hill, N.C. (Jordan HS)

79 Hunter Shope

Reidsville, N.C. (Reidsville HS)

80 Will Crowley

So.

Apopka, Fla. (Apopka HS)

320

R-Fr.

Warri, Nigeria (Covenant Day)

OL

6-1.25 285

R-Fr.

Murphy, N.C. (Murphy HS)

TE

5-11.50 235

R-Fr.

Winston-Salem, N.C. (R.J. Reynolds HS)

81 John Copenhaver

TE

6-2.5 220

Fr.

Roswell, Ga. (Roswell HS)

82 Kendall Karr

TE

6-2.5 230

Fr.

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

6-8

21 Chazz Surratt

LB

6-2

225

Gr.

Denver, N.C. (East Lincoln HS)

83 Justin Olson

WR

23 Josh Henderson

RB

5-11

210

So.

Pennington, N.J. (Hun School)

84 Garrett Walston

TE

25 Kaimon Rucker

LB

6-1

255

Fr.

Hartwell, Ga. (Hart County HS)

85 Landon Stevens

WR

6-2

195

Fr.

Danbury, N.C. (East Surry HS)

25 Javonte Williams

RB

5-10

220

Jr.

Wallace, N.C. (Wallace-Rose Hill HS)

87 Colby Doreen

DL

6-4

225

Fr.

Middletown, Md. (Middletown HS)

26 Jake Harkleroad

LB

5-10

215

R-Fr.

26 D.J. Jones

RB

5-10

190

Fr.

Charlotte, N.C. (Myers Park HS)

6-2

190

6-4.25 240

R-Fr. Sr.

Huntersville, N.C. (North Mecklenburg HS) Wilmington, N.C. (New Hanover HS)

88 Kamari Morales

TE

6-1.75 250

R-Fr.

Fayetteville, N.C. (Pine Forest HS)

88 Myles Murphy

DL

6-3.5 295

Fr.

89 Gray Goodwyn

WR

5-8

160

So.

Charlotte, N.C. (Episcopal (Va.) HS)

90 Xach Gill

DL

6-5

290

Jr.

Wake Forest, N.C. (Wake Forest HS)

So.

Dublin, Ireland (Wakefield HS)

27 Giovanni Biggers

DB

6-1

185

So.

Woodbridge, Va. (Boys’ Latin HS)

28 Austin Chrismon

WR

5-9

195

Jr.

China Grove, N.C. (South Rowan HS)

Buck Lake, Fla. (Lincoln HS) Greensboro, N.C. (Dudley HS)

29 Storm Duck

DB

6-0

195

So.

Boiling Springs, S.C. (Boiling Springs HS)

91 Ben Kiernan

P

29 Jeffrey Saturday

WR

5-10

175

R-Fr.

Dacula, Ga. (Hebron Christian Academy)

93 Kristian Varner

DL

6-4

300

R-Fr.

Hiram, Ga. (Hiram HS)

32 Mason Laurence

WR

6-0

180

Jr.

San Antonio, Texas (San Antonio Christian)

94 Adam Buck

P

6-1.5

195

So.

Reidsville, N.C. (Rockingham County HS)

PK

6-0

205

So.

Fredericksburg, Va. (Massaponax HS)

PK/P 6-0.75 200

Jr.

Asheville, N.C. (T.C. Roberson HS / IMG Academy) Rocky Mount, N.C. (Nash Central HS)

5-11.75 205

33 Cedric Gray

LB

6-1

215

Fr.

Charlotte, N.C. (Ardrey Kell HS)

34 British Brooks

RB

5-10

200

Jr.

Gastonia, N.C. (Ashbrook HS)

35 Carson Burgess

WR

5-11

170

So.

Greensboro, N.C. (Southeast Guilford HS)

97 Alex Nobles

LB

6-1.75 250

So.

36 Jalen Brooks

LB

6-0

235

Fr.

Knightdale, N.C. (Cardinal Gibbons HS)

97 Noah Ruggles

PK

6-2.5 195

Jr.

Odessa, Fla. (Steinbrenner HS)

38 Val Edwards

DB

6-2

200

R-Fr.

Raleigh, N.C. (Ravenscroft HS)

98 Noah Burnette

K

5-9.25 165

Fr.

Raleigh, N.C. (Leesville Road HS)

40 William Robertson

DL

6-1

230

R-Fr.

98 Kevin Hester Jr.

DL

6-3.75 280

R-Fr.

Kennesaw, Ga. (North Cobb HS)

41 Kedrick Bingley-Jones DL

6-4

280

Fr.

Austin, Texas (Westlake HS)

95 Jonathan Kim 96 Cooper Graham

Concord, N.C. (Providence Day)

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NORTH CAROLINA – DEPTH CHART

CATAMOUNTS OFFENSE

TAR HEELS OFFENSE

QB 15 - OR - 2

4

WILL JONES MARK WRIGHT Kason Lincke

6-4 5-11 6-1

220 190 200

R-JR. JR. Fr.

5-10 5-11

190 195

R-SR. R-Jr.

Jacolby Criswell Jace Ruder

6-0 6-2

225 225

SO.

DONNAVAN SPENCER Caleb Ferguson

6 10

225

RB 20 45

- or -

WR 6 80

DAQUAN PATTEN Keenan Hambrick

5-6 6-3

185 195

R-SR. Fr.

RB

8 25

MICHAEL CARTER Javonte Williams

5-8 5-10

200 220

SR. Jr.

WR 17 13

REGGIE JONES Calvin Jones

5-11 5-10

175 170

R-JR. Fr..

WR

2 3

DYAMI BROWN Antoine Green

6-1 6-2

285 210

JR. Jr.

WR 14

82

MAHARI STRIBLING Jakobe Quillen

6-3 6-3

180 190

R-FR. Fr.

WR

- or -

5 11 4

DAZZ NEWSOME Josh Downs Rontavius ‘Toe’ Groves

5-11 5-10 5-11

190 175 180

SR. Fr. Sr.

TE 84 86

OWEN COSENKE Clayton Bardall

6-3 6-3

235 225

SR. R-So.

WR - OR -

0 1

EMERY SIMMONS KHAFRE BROWN

6-1 6-0

190 175

SO. R-FR.

LT 76 52

JACOB COMBS Grady Thomas

6-4 6-5

280 305

SO. Sr.

TE

84 88

GARRETT WALSTON Kamari Morales

6-4 6-2

240 250

SR. R-Fr.

LG 69 77

DILLON LUTHER Chris Morgan

6-3 6-0

300 255

SO. Fr.

LT

72 51

ASIM RICHARDS Wyatt Tunall

6-4 6-2

305 290

SO. R-Fr.

C 65 72

ISAIAH HELMS Blake Whitmore

6-3 6-2

325 285

SO. R-Fr.

LG

75 63

JOSHUA EZEUDU Ed Montilus

6-4 6-4

325 315

SO. So.

RG 51 70

MATTHEW BAIR Caleb Carter

6-3 6-3

285 275

R-SR. Fr.

C

68 69

BRIAN ANDERSON Quiron Johnson

6-2 6-2

295 325

JR. Jr.

RT 74 62

TYLER SMITH Michael Harper

6-8 6-4

300 285

R-SO. R-Jr.

RG

73 52

MARCUS McKETHAN Jonathan Adorno

6-7 330 JR. 6-4 300 Fr.

RT

- or -

74 76 57

JORDAN TUCKER William Barnes Cayden Baker

6-6 6-4 6-5

335 335 285

JR. So. Fr.

CATAMOUNTS DEFENSE

DE

96 48

K.J. MILNER Chester Geffrard

6-4 6-4

260 225

JR. So.

NOSE

- or -

99 91 68

RICKY PALAO Jaquarius Guinn Torrion Stevenson

6-2 6-2 6-1

270 295 305

SR. Fr. R-So.

DT

93 92

ROMAN JOHNSON Darrius Bell

6-3 6-2

260 230

FR. R-Fr.

RUSH

90 44

TRE JOLLY Nigel Manns

6-2 6-1

210 220

R-FR. Fr.

MIKE

37 25

TY HARRIS Dejon DeCruz

6-1 61

245 225

SR. So.

BUCK

10 27

WILLIE HAMPTON Trevor Childers

6-1 6-1

210 215

R-JR. Sr.

SPUR

3 27

DARRIUS SMITH Trevor Childers

5-11 6-1

225 215

JR. Sr.

CB

13 7

RONALD KENT JR. Charles Gadie

5-10 5-9

165 170

JR. R-So.

S

4 40

A.J. ROGERS LA Rogers-Anderson

6-0 6-0

175 200

JR. Jr.

S

38 24

JACOB HARRIS Quintin Talley

6-1 6-0

195 175

JR. Fr.

5-10 6-0

185 190

R-SO. R-Fr.

CB

2 9

AARON GETHERS Dorian Davis

CATAMOUNTS SPECIALISTS

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46 89

PAXTON ROBERTSON Richard McCollum

6-0 5-9

200 170

FR. R-So.

PK - OR -

89 39

RICHARD MCCOLLUM JULIAN PLETZ

5-9 5-10

170 180

R-SO. R-SO.

H

83 33

BRANDON DICKERSON Curtis Roach

5-11 6-1

195 200

SO. R-Jr.

P

83 45

BRANDON DICKERSON Caleb Ferguson

5-11 5-11

195 195

SO. R-Jr.

LS

64 55

COLBY CROSS Kevin Thompson

5-11 5-10

190 210

KOR

17 13

REGGIE JONES Calvin Jones

5-11 5-10

PR

6 13

DAQUAN PATTEN Calvin Jones

5-6 5-10

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7

SAM HOWELL

6-1

Fr. So.

TAR HEELS DEFENSE

END

56 25

TOMARI FOX Kaimon Rucker

6-2 6-1

280 255

SO. Fr.

NOSE

51 98

RAYMOND VOHASEK Kevin Hester Jr.

6-3 6-4

295 280

JR. R-Fr.

DT - OR -

52 88

JAHLIL TAYLOR MYLES MURPHY

5-11 6-3

320 295

SO. FR.

OLB

12 10

TOMON FOX Desmond Evans

6-3 6-6

255 245

SR. Fr.

ILB

44 8

JEREMIAH GEMMEL Khadry Jackson

6-1 6-1

225 230

JR. So.

ILB

21 7

CHAZZ SURRATT Eugene Asante

6-2 6-0

225 210

SR. So.

OLB

42 17

TYRONE HOOPER Chris Collins

6-4 6-4

245 240

SR. So.

CB

20 15

TONY GRIMES Ladaeson ‘Dae Dae’ Hollins

6-1 6-2

170 210

FR. So.

FS

4 27

TREY MORGAN Giovanni Biggers

5-9 6-1

195 185

JR. So.

SS

2 9

DON CHAPMAN Cam’Ron Kelly

6-1 6-1

190 205

SO. Sr.

CB

1 5

KYLER McMICHAEL Patrick Rene

6-0 205 SO. 6-2 205 Sr.

TAR HEELS SPECIALISTS

KO

95

JONATHAN KIM

6-0

205

SO.

PK

17 97

GRAYSON ATKINS Noah Ruggles

5-9 6-2

188 195

GR. Jr.

H

96

COOPER GRAHAM

6-1

200

JR.

P

91 95

BEN KIERNAN Jonathan Kim

6-0 6-0

205 205

SO. So.

FR. So.

DS SS

61 60

DREW LITTLE TREVOR COLLINS

5-11 6-1

210 240

SO. SR.

175 170

R-JR. Fr.

KOR

8

MICHAEL CARTER

5-8

200

SR.

185 170

R-SR. Fr.

PR

- or -

5 11 4

DAZZ NEWSOME Josh Downs Rontavius ‘Toe’ Groves

5-11 5-10 5-11

190 175 180

SR. Fr. Sr.

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WESTERN CAROLINA at north carolina 2020 WESTERN CAROLINA INDIVIDUAL STATISTICAL LEADERS RUSHING

Donnavan Spencer Will Jones Mikai Stanley

PASSING Will Jones Mark Wright

RECEIVING

Owen Cosenke Reggie Jones Calvin Jones Clayton Bardall Mahari Stribling

GP 2 2 2

Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G 25 138 3 135 5.4 0 25 67.5 12 74 33 41 3.4 0 28 20.5 9 36 0 36 4.0 0 11 18.0

GP Effic Cmp-Att-Int 2 101.27 19-38-2 2 60.53 13-25-2

Daquan Patten

No. Yds 2 10

PUNTING

No. 14

KICK RETURNS

No. Yds Avg 4 78 19.5

Reggie Jones

Yds 565

SCORING

Clayton Bardall Mahari Stribling Mark Wright Ricky Palao *

TOTAL OFFENSE Will Jones Donnavan Spencer Mark Wright

ALL PURPOSE Donnavan Spencer Reggie Jones Owen Cosenke Clayton Bardall

Avg 5.0

Avg Long 40.4 52

Blkd 0

|------------- PATs -------------| TD 1 1 1 1

RUSHING

GP 9 9 9

Javonte Williams Michael Carter Sam Howell

PASSING

Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G 131 914 18 896 6.8 15 37 99.6 124 887 23 864 7.0 4 62 96.0 74 280 205 75 1.0 4 20 8.3

GP Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G 9 178.52 185-275-6 67.3 2,842 24 76 315.8 2 167.20 1-1-0 100.0 8 0 8 4.0

Sam Howell Jace Ruder

RECEIVING

Dyami Brown Dazz Newsome Khafre Brown Javonte Williams Michael Carter

GP 9 9 9 9 9

No. 49 40 12 20 22

PUNT RETURNS

FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6

Yds Avg 913 18.6 519 12.9 273 22.8 257 12.9 251 11.5

No. Yds 12 111

Dazz Newsome

TD Long 0 27

KICK RETURNS

No. Yds Avg 8 156 19.5 1 19 19.0

Michael Carter Dazz Newsome

TD 18 0 8

Javonte Williams Grayson Atkins Dyami Brown

FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 100 8-13 46-46 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 70 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 48

G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G 2 135 27 0 0 0 162 81.0 2 0 20 0 78 0 98 49.0 2 0 60 0 0 0 60 30.0 2 0 49 0 0 0 49 24.5

ALL PURPOSE

G Rush Rec 9 864 252 9 896 257 9 0 913 9 6 519

Yds

Interceptions Leaders: Total – Return Yds Two players tied: Aaron Gethers, Trevor Childers......................... 1 Fumbles Forced Leader: Total Three players tied: Hampton, Kent, R. Johnson........................... 1 Fumbles Recovered Leader: Total – Return Yds Three players tied: Davis, Gethers, Palao..................................... 1

Sam Howell Javonte Williams Michael Carter

Michael Carter Javonte Williams Dyami Brown Dazz Newsome

TD Long 0 28 0 19

|------------- PATs -------------|

SCORING

G Plays Rush Pass 9 349 75 2,842 9 131 896 0 9 124 864 0

Sacks Leaders: Total Ty Harris / Roman Johnson....................1.0

TD Long 0 38

No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 50+ Blkd 28 1,227 43.8 62 0 8 14 8 0

Ben Kiernan

TOTAL OFFENSE

TFL Leaders: Total Yds Roman Johnson.....................................2.5...................................8 Ty Harris.................................................2.0...................................7 K.J. Milner..............................................2.0...................................5

Avg 9.3

TD Long Avg/G 8 54 101.4 4 75 57.7 2 76 30.3 3 41 28.6 2 46 28.0

PUNTING

G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G 2 50 41 201 242 121.0 2 25 135 0 135 67.5 2 38 32 73 105 52.5

Tackles Leaders: GP UA–AA = Total Avg. Ty Harris............................2.........................7–8 = 15.................. 7.5 A.J. Rogers........................2.........................8–7 = 15.................. 7.5 Willie Hampton.................2.........................6–5 = 11................. 5.5 Ronald Kent......................2........................ 7–3 = 10................. 5.0 Jacob Harris......................2.......................... 1–8 = 9..................4.5 Ricky Palao.......................2.......................... 1–8 = 9..................4.5 Quintin Talley....................2..........................6–2 = 8................. 4.0 Roman Johnson................2.......................... 3–4 = 7................. 3.5 Trevor Childers..................2..........................3–2 = 5................. 2.5 Curtis Roach......................2..........................2–3 = 5................. 2.5 Darrius Smith....................2..........................2–3 = 5................. 2.5

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Yds TD Lng Avg/G 201 2 40 100.5 73 0 12 36.5

GP No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G 2 6 60 10.0 0 30 30.0 2 6 20 3.3 0 8 10.0 2 5 28 5.6 0 10 14.0 2 2 49 24.5 1 40 24.5 2 1 30 30.0 1 30 15.0

PUNT RETURNS Brandon Dickerson

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2020 NORTH CAROLINA INDIVIDUAL STATISTICAL LEADERS

HEAD–TO–HEAD TEAM COMPARISONS: WCU Offense UNC 31.................................Scoring............................362 15.5...................... Points Per Game.................... 40.2 32............................ First Downs......................... 237 537.....................Total Yards Gained................4,805 268.5....................Yards Per Game...................533.9 263...................... Rushing Yardage...................1,955 131.5............Rushing Average per Game.......... 217.2 274...................... Passing Yardage..................2,850 137.0............Passing Average per Game........... 316.7 WCU Team Stats UNC 8–65 (32.5)............... Penalties–Yards............ 72–691 (76.8) 8/28, 29%...............3rd Down Conversion..........48/105, 45.7% 0/1, 0%..................4th Down Conversion...........7/13, 53.9% WCU Defense UNC 107.........................Points Allowed.......................277 53.5.............. Points Allowed Per Game........... 30.78 1,223..................Total Yards Allowed.................3,787 611.5..............Yards Allowed Per Game............420.8 471.................. Rushing Yards Allowed...............1,414 235.5............Rushing Average Allowed............. 157.1 752..................Passing Yards Allowed............. 2,373 376.0............ Passing Average Allowed........... 263.7

Total Avg/G 2,917 324.1 896 99.6 864 96.0

PR KOR 0 156 0 0 0 0 111 19

IR Tot Avg/G 0 1,272 141.3 0 1,153 128.1 0 913 101.4 0 655 72.78

2020 NORTH CAROLINA DEFENSIVE LEADERS: Tackles Leaders: GP UA–AA = Total Avg. Chazz Surratt....................9....................40–35 = 75..................8.3 Jeremiah Gemmel............9................... 39–23 = 62................. 6.9 Cam’Ron Kelly...................9................... 26–23 = 49..................5.4 Don Chapman...................8......................35–8 = 43..................5.4 Tomari Fox........................9.....................21–20 = 41..................4.6 Tomon Fox........................9.....................15–12 = 27................. 3.0 Tyrone Hopper..................9.....................13–12 = 25................. 2.8 Patrice Rene......................7...................... 17–8 = 25................. 3.6 Trey Morrison....................9...................... 19–5 = 24..................2.7 Ja’Qurious Conley............7...................... 15–8 = 23..................3.3 Raymond Vohasek............8......................11–12 = 23................. 2.9 TFL Leaders: Total Yds Tomon Fox.............................................9.0................................ 36 Chazz Surratt.........................................7.5................................. 53 Sacks Leaders: Total Yds Chazz Surratt.........................................6.0................................. 51 Tomon Fox.............................................5.5.................................33 Interceptions Leaders: Total – Return Yds Seven players tied......................................................................... 1 Fumbles Forced Leader: Total Five players tied............................................................................ 1 Fumbles Recovered Leader: Total Two players tied............................................................................ 1

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LOOKING BACK: LAST TIME WE MET NORTH CAROLINA 49, WESTERN CAROLINA 26 KENAN MEMORIAL STADIUM CHAPEL HILL, NC – SAT., NOV. 17, 2018

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SCORING SUMMARY: QTR 1st

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2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 3rd 3rd 3rd 4th

TIME PLAY 11:05 WCU - Tyrie Adams 1 yd run (Will Horton kick) 08:33 UNC - Jackson, T 17 yd pass from Elliott, N (Jones, F kick) 06:58 UNC - Williams, J 1 yd run (Jones, F kick), 13:59 UNC - Brown, J 22 yd run (Jones, F kick) 10:23 WCU - Will Horton 43 yd field goal 07:35 WCU - Will Horton 45 yd field goal 06:11 NC - Groves, R 54 yd pass from Elliott, N (Jones, F kick) 01:20 WCU - Will Horton 33 yd field goal 00:00 NC - Bargas, J 38 yd pass from Miles, M (Jones, F kick) 09:23 WCU - Will Horton 26 yd field goal 06:51 NC - Williams, J 2 yd run (Ruggles, N kick) 00:06 NC - Williams, J 2 yd run (Ruggles, N kick) 14:06 WCU - Tyrie Adams 23 yd run (Will Horton kick)

DRIVE WCU UNC 3 plays, 25 yards, TOP 1:10 7 0 6 plays, 80 yards, TOP 2:25 7 7 4 plays, 20 yards, TOP 1:31 7 14 4 plays, 83 yards, TOP 1:01 7 21 10 plays, 39 yards, TOP 3:36 10 21 4 plays, 2 yards, TOP 1:21 13 21 5 plays, 75 yards, TOP 1:24 13 28 13 plays, 59 yards, TOP 4:51 16 28 2 plays, 43 yards, TOP 0:12 16 35 7 plays, 61 yards, TOP 2:29 19 35 6 plays, 55 yards, TOP 2:23 19 42 6 plays, 60 yards, TOP 2:17 19 49 4 plays, 75 yards, TOP 1:00 26 49

Quarterback TYRIE ADAMS (12) accounted for 394 yards of total offense against the Tar Heels, throwing for 290 yards on 18 completions while rushing for 104 yards and two touchdowns. On the final play of regulation, Adams scrambled for an 18-yard gain to eclipse the 100-yard mark for the game – and the 1,000-yard mark for the season in becoming just the 11th FCS quarterback to throw for over 2,000 and rush for over 1,000 in the same season.

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS: PASSING Tyrie Adams, WCU Nathan Elliott, UNC

18-34-0 18-24-2

RUSHING Tyrie Adams, WCU Donnavan Spencer, WCU Javonte Williams, UNC Jordon Brown, UNC

26 carries 104 yds, 2 TD 5 carries 10 yds 17 carries 93 yds, 3 TD 13 carries 79 yds, TD 3 rec.

4 rec.

4 rec.

2 rec.

290 yds 308 yds, 2 TD

106 yds 50 yds 84 yds 77 yds, TD

DEFENSIVE LEADERS:

Catamount placekicker WILL HORTON connected on a career-best four field goals, splitting the uprights from 43, 45, 33, and 26 yards at North Carolina. His special teams cohort punter IAN BERRYMAN closed his WCU career by writing his name in the school record books, finishing with a record punting average of 43.8 yards over his 206 career punts.

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WCU UNC FIRST DOWNS 24 30 Rushing 7 14 Passing 12 14 Penalty 5 2 RUSHING 133 296 Rushing Att 34 50 Yds per rush 3.9 5.9 Rushing TDs 2 4 Yards Gained 184 303 Yards Lost 51 7 PASSING 300 358 Comp-Att 19-36-0 20-28-2 Yds per pass 8.3 12.8 Passing TDs 0 3 TOTAL YARDS 433 654 Plays 70 78 Fumbles–Lost 3–2 1–1 Interceptions 0 2 PENALTIES 7–50 7–85 TURNOVERS 2 3 TIME OF POSS. 27:14 32:46 3RD DOWN CONV. 4 of 13 5 of 11 4TH DOWN CONV. 0 of 2 0 of 2 FGS MADE 4-for-4 0-for-2

RECEIVING Donnavan Spencer, WCU Connell Young, WCU Anthony Rataliff, UNC Rontavius Groves, UNC

Defensive back MICHAEL MURPHY (30) recorded nine tackles including half a stop for loss and returned an interception 70 yards to set-up WCU’s first touchdown of the day in the road loss to the Tar Heels in Chapel Hill. Opting out of his senior season in 2020, Murphy finished his WCU career with 183 total tackles and four career interceptions.

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TACKLES Mitchell Chancey, WCU Ty Harris, WCU Jacquez Williams, WCU Trey Morris, UNC Cole Holcomb, UNC Allen Artis, UNC

14 tckls (7ua, 7a) 11 tckls (8ua, 3a), 0.5 TFL 9 tckls (5ua, 4a), 1.0 TFL 7 tckls (5ua, 2a), 1.5 TFL, Sack 6 tckls (4ua, 2a) 0.5 TFL, FF 5 tckls (2ua, 3a), 1.0 TFL

SACKS None Four players tied 1.0 T. Morrison, J. Lawler, X. Gill, J. Strobridge

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HEAD COACH

MARK SPEIR NINTH SEASON AT WESTERN CAROLINA (CLEMSON, 1990)

A man of vision, passion, and unwavering faith, Mark Speir enters his ninth season as the head football coach at Western Carolina University in 2020, his second stint with the football program in Cullowhee during his 29year coaching career.

Speir (pronounced “spear”), a former WCU assistant coach who has spent the bulk of his collegiate coaching career at the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level, was named the 13th head football coach during a press conference held in the Ramsey Center on Dec. 22, 2011.

Since his return to Cullowhee, Speir has been a driving force in the revitalization of the Catamount football program. Among 20 national finalists for the 2014 Eddie Robinson National FCS Coach of the Year award, Speir has guided the Catamounts to a trio of seven-win seasons including in back-to-back seasons in 2014 and 2015, and thrice driven WCU to the doorstep of returning to the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) playoffs during his tenure. Six different Catamounts have earned postseason All-America honors during his tenure.

WCU’s all-time leader in several offensive categories including total offense, passing yards, and passing touchdowns. Senior defensive back Marvin Tillman appeared on the Buck Buchanan Award for the top defensive player and Ronald Kent Jr., was on the Rice Award Watch List.

Two Catamounts recruited and coached by Speir and his staff landed with NFL teams following the 2017 season, headlined by rookie defensive back Keion Crossen who gave WCU its first draft pick since 1994 when he was selected in the seventh round by New England. He was joined by a former teammate in running back Detrez Newsome who signed as an undrafted free agent with the Los Angeles Chargers. A two-time AllAmerica selection, Newsome set a WCU school-record as the first player to post three-consecutive 1,000-yard rushing seasons in 2015-2017. Crossen and Newsome met on opposite sidelines in the 2018 NFL postseason

in the divisional round with Crossen becoming WCU’s fourth Super Bowl Champion with New England’s win over the Los Angeles Rams.

WCU’s all-time leader in career punting average, Ian Berryman was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Pittsburgh Steelers after the 2018 season while defensive back John Brannon signed with the Chargers after the 2019 NFL Draft, making the practice squad.

Speir’s successes aren’t just limited to the field as nine players earned CoSIDA Academic All-District honors, with Darius Ramsey becoming just the fourth Catamount football player all-time – and the first since 2003 – to garner Academic All-America status, collecting first-team honors in 2014. WCU has also put six players on the prestigious FCS ADA Academic All-Star team under Speir. As a program, the team was also recognized in the summer of 2019 with the highest APR score in the Southern Conference.

The 2014 season marked WCU’s first winning record in a decade with the 7-5 mark representing just the second finish above .500 since 2001 for the Catamounts.

Speir led the Catamounts to a second-place finish in the Southern Conference in 2014, its highest finish in the final standings since 1986 – and just the fourth runner-up finish since joining the league in 1977 – before following it up with a third-place showing in 2015. A school-record tying 14 Catamounts received all-conference plaudits in 2014 with 13 collecting honors following successful 2015 and 2017 campaigns.

Speir guided WCU to its third, seven-win season over the past four years, posting a 7-5 season in 2017 and again moved back into the NCAA FCS playoff picture.

Following the 2019 National Signing Day in February 2019, Speir and his coaching staff had compiled the 10th-best recruiting class at the NCAA FCS level, per HERO Sports.

During the off-season following the success of the 2014 season, Speir was granted a four-year contract extension which was approved by the WCU Board of Trustees in February of 2015. A second extension was granted in February of 2019 as the board’s executive committee unanimously approved a five-year contract extension to put him under contract through the summer of 2025.

Taking over the program in 2012, many have thrived under Speir’s tutelage. A combined 32 players have collected All-Southern Conference first or second-team plaudits, while 23 have earned SoCon All-Freshman selections including quarterback Tyrie Adams, who became just the fourth WCU football player to earn SoCon Freshman of the Year in 2016. Three first-year Catamounts went on to be finalists for the STATS FCS Jerry Rice Award given to the nation’s top freshman performer, including Adams, who finished fourth in the national voting in 2016.

In 2018, WCU saw three players grace the three different STATS FCS national watch lists for awards that honor the top offensive, defensive, and freshman players – a first in program history. Adams, who became just one of 11 NCAA FCS quarterbacks all-time to pass for more than 2,000 yards and rush for more than 1,000 yards in the same season, finished 19th in the national voting for the Walter Payton Award. He finished his career as at North Carolina

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Speir, who got his coaching career start at Western Carolina under former Catamount head coach Steve Hodgin from 1991-96, returned to Cullowhee in late2011 came after spending the nine previous seasons at Appalachian State where he was a part of threeconsecutive FCS National Championships from 2005-07, serving as the program’s recruiting coordinator from 2004 through 2011 while coaching the inside linebackers prior to the move. He also coached the Mountaineers’ running backs (2003-04), defensive line (2005-08) and defensive ends (2009-10) while on staff at Appalachian State.

In 2009, Speir was tabbed as the NCAA Division I FCS Assistant Coach of the Year by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA). The award has been handed out every year since 1997 at the five levels of football including the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), FCS, Division II and III, as well as NAIA levels.

Prior to Appalachian, Speir also made coaching stops at both at Presbyterian (1997-99) while the Blue Hose were a NCAA Division II-member institution, and at Elon (2000-02) the year after the program made the transition to a NCAA Division I school.

A native of Kannapolis, N.C., Speir broke into coaching while an undergraduate at Clemson University, working as a student assistant from 1986 through 1989, helping the Tigers to three Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Championships during his four years. Following his graduation with a bachelor’s degree in secondary education in 1990, Speir landed on Hodgin’s staff in Cullowhee, first working with the running backs from 1991-93, then the linebackers in 1994 before coaching the defensive line and serving as the program’s recruiting coordinator from 1995-96.

Throughout his collegiate coaching career, Speir has made a name for himself through the recruiting process. He has held the title of recruiting coordinator at three NCAA FCS institutions (WCU, Elon and App State), organizing the efforts that landed Appalachian State six-consecutive crops of freshmen that have been widely considered to be among the top in NCAA Division I FCS recruiting classes and that helped the Mountaineers to three-straight national titles.

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Photo by Beth Brown – BethBrownPhoto.com On the field, Speir was a position coach for nine all-conference honorees that earned the distinction 13 times in his nine seasons on staff in Boone. Six of Speir’s position players garnered All-America honors during his tenure at ASU including linebacker Jeremy Kimbrough, who was selected to the second team by The Sports Network. Additionally, defensive ends Jabari Fletcher, Jason Hunter, Marques Murrell and Gary Tharrington and defensive tackle Anthony Williams combined for All-America honors a total of six times.

Speir’s most notable pupils, Hunter and Murrell, tied for the SoCon lead with 13 sacks apiece and accounted for six defensive touchdowns between them in 2005.

Murrell also led the nation with 13 sacks in ‘06. Both enjoyed productive NFL careers, with Hunter entering his sixth pro season this year with the Denver Broncos.

Off the field, Speir is involved in many charitable causes. His efforts through Samaritan’s Purse helped raised more than $100,000 to help rebuild the Memorial Christian Hospital in Bangladesh. Part of the fundraising came through his participation in the 2008 Music City

Marathon in Nashville, which he finished in 4:01; the 2009 Boston Marathon, which he completed in 3:59; and the 2010 Flying Pig Marathon in Cincinnati. Most recently, Speir completed the grueling 2015 Boston Marathon alongside his brother.

In 2009, he traveled to Bangladesh to provide much-needed medical supplies and volunteer at the hospital for 10 days. In 2011, Speir turned to organizing and participating in motorcycle tours to continue to raise funds for the worthy cause. After five years of the motorcycle rides, Speir has helped raise $75,000 for Operation Heal Our Patriots, another Samaritan’s Purse initiative. During the summer of 2016, Speir volunteered at the program’s retreat in Alaska.

Speir is married to the former Paige Holt of Pickens, S.C., and the couple has two sons – Zeb, who played collegiately as a quarterback at Appalachian State, and Jackson.

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ALEX GARY WESTERN CAROLINA DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS

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.

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.

Gary served as senior associate director of athletics and the department’s chief development officer at Oregon State since 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 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

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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

“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.

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Alex Gary

Deputy AD / Chief Operating Officer

SWA / Associate AD for Student Success

Ryan Jones

Daniel Hooker

Dan Gibson

Associate Athletic Director for Development & Ticketing

Denise Gideon Director of Media Relations

Anita Puerto

Director of Student-Athlete Academic Support Services

Kim Jamison

Athletic Department Administrative Assistant

Stacey Miller

Kyle Pifer

Director of Intercollegiate Athletics

Steven Grandy Director of Media Relations

Sametria Matthews

Assistant Director of Academic Support

Brittney Holder

Associate Director of the Catamount Club

Noah Sautter Director of Video Operations

Ashley Buck

Assistant Director of Academic Support

Blake Cantrell

Associate Director of the Catamount Club

Korey Hosch Video Operations Assistant

Brigham Waginger

Director of Student-Athlete Development & Alumni Engagement

Anthony Miele

Assistant Director of the Catamount Club

Associate AD for External Affairs

Amanda Murchie

Athletics Business Officer (interim)

Director of Compliance

Assistant AD for Media Relations

Chad Gerrety

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WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS SENIOR STAFF

CATAMOUNT ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT STAFF MEMBERS

Ashley Alletto

Michael Ceccarelli

Rory Jimerson

Mark Conlin

Director of Athletics Marketing

Director of Game Operations & Facilities

April Bass

Assistant Director of the Catamount Club

Director of Corporate Sponsorship

Ben Page

Director of Athletics Ticketing

Trey Fisher

Director of Athletic Facilities

Athletic Facilities & Grounds Assistant

Kaleb May

Jeff Bewsey

Assistant Director of the Catamount Club

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CATAMOUNT ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT COACHING STAFF MEMBERS

Bobby Moranda Head Coach Baseball

Brett Ferguson

Mitchell Hill

Andrew Cox

Assistant Coach Baseball

Matt Erps

Jeff Lavin

Volunteer Assistant Coach Baseball

Kiley Hill

Mark Prosser

Ben Betts

Assistant Coach Men’s Basketball

Assistant Coach Men’s Basketball

Brooke Rhodes

Shyla Coleman

Megan Brown

Director of Men's Basketball Operations

Video Coordinator Men’s Basketball

Head Coach Women’s Basketball

Associate Head Coach Women’s Basketball

Assistant Coach Women’s Basketball

Amaura Brandt

Ashley Morgan Crowe

Kourtney Sandefur

Tim Eckberg

Courtney Gunter Head Coach Women’s Golf

Chad Miller

Head Coach Women’s Soccer

Jim Clift

Madison Armstrong

Bret Beaver

Jesse Norman

David Johnston

Karen Glover

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Head Coach Cheerleading

Assistant Coach Softball

Assistant Coach Cheerleading

Head Coach Women's Tennis

Head Coach Men’s Golf

Head Coach Cross Country / Track & Field

Tony Rack

Head Coach Men’s Basketball

Assistant Coach Men’s Basketball

Director of Women's Basketball Operations

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Taylor Sandefur

Head Assistant Coach Baseball

Assistant Coach Track & Field

Head Coach Volleyball

Assistant Coach Women’s Basketball

Todd Herman

Associate Head Coach Women’s Soccer

Chelsi Carter

Assistant Coach Volleyball

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THANK YOU TO THESE DONORS FOR THEIR GENEROUS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE

E.J. WHITMIRE STADIUM / BOB WATERS FIELD TURF REPLACEMENT PROJECT Betty Allen

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Anita Puerto

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David and Brenda Warlick

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David and Charlene Chapman

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Christopher and Kirstin Schlenker

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Curtis and Kellie Monteith

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Don and Heather Moore

Jerry and Glenda Shepardson

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Brenda Sidney

John and Lori Connet

Daniel Hooker

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Cam and Brandi Cooper

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MEET THE 2020 WESTERN CAROLINA CATAMOUNTS

#2 – Aaron Gethers

#2 – Mark Wright

#3 – Darrius Smith

#3 – D.J. Thorpe

#4 – A.J. Rogers

#4 – Kason Lincke

#5 – Syheam McQueen

#6 – Daquan Patten

#7 – Charles Gadie

#8 – Devlin Olawumi Jr.

#9 – Dorian Davis

#9 – Tristan Sens

#10 – Willie Hampton

#10 – Malik Richardson

#11 – Jaylin Young

#12 – Cade Snotherly

#13 – Ronald Kent Jr.

#13 – Calvin Jones

#14 – Quintin Thames

#14 – Mahari Stribling

#15 – Will Jones

#16 – Marcelo Rodriguez

#17 – Anthony Badgett

#17 – Reggie Jones

CB – 5-10 – 185 – R-So. Blythewood, S.C.

RB – 6-0 – 205 – R-Fr. Laurinburg, N.C.

LB – 6-1 – 210 – R-Jr. Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.

DB – 5-11 – 175 – R-So. Grayson, Ga.

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QB – 5-11 – 200 – Jr. Douglasville, Ga.

WR – 5-6 – 185 – R-Sr. Columbia, S.C.

RB – 6-4 – 200 – R-Fr. Sumter, S.C.

WR – 6-3 – 180 – R-So. Loganville, Ga.

LB – 5-11 – 225 – Jr. Robersonville, N.C.

DB – 5-9 – 170 – R-So. Douglasville, Ga.

WR – 6-0 – 165 – So. Miami, Fla.

QB – 6-4 – 220 – R-Jr. Greensboro, N.C.

WR – 6-3 – 195 – R-Jr. Nashville, Tenn.

LB – 6-0 – 195 – R-So. Atlanta, Ga.

QB – 6-0 – 185 – Fr. Franklinville, N.C.

QB – 6-2 – 200 – R-Jr. Miami, Fla.

DB – 6-0 – 180– Jr. Duncan, S.C.

S – 6-0 – 190 – R-Fr. Shelby, N.C.

DB – 5-9 – 165 – Jr. Harrisburg, Pa.

CB – 5-9 – 170 – R-So. Greensboro, N.C.

QB – 6-1 – 200 – Fr. Mobile, Ala.

WR – 6-1 – 180 – R-Fr. Holly Springs, N.C.

RB – 5-10 – 170 – Fr. Forest City, N.C.

WR – 6-1 – 175 – R-Jr. Sharpsburg, Ga.

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MEET THE 2020 WESTERN CAROLINA CATAMOUNTS

#18 – Jaylon McMillon

#19 – Raekwon Heath

#20 – Donnavan Spencer

#21 – Haki Bradley

#22 – Mikai Stanley

#24 – Quintin Talley

#25 – Dejon DeCruz

#26 – Tyree Nelson

#27 – Trevor Childers

#28 – Jaheim Mullen

#29 – Jayden Pauling

#30 – Micah Nelson

#31 – Ethan Harris

#32 – Austin Grunden

#33 – Curtis Roach

#34 – Quenten Zanders

#35 – Bryce Satterfield

#36 – Skylin Thomas

#37 – Ty Harris

#38 – Jacob Harris

#39 – Julian Pletz

#40 – LA Rogers-Anderson

#41 – Cinsere Allison

#42 – Jontavious Shotwell

S – 6-0 – 185 – R-Fr. Clemmons, N.C.

LB – 5-10 – 225 – So. Durham, N.C.

DB – 5-8 – 145 – Fr. Duncan, S.C.

LB – 6-1 – 245 – Sr. Dacula, Ga.

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WR – 6-2 – 185 – R-Jr. Columbia, S.C.

RB – 5-10 – 195 – Fr. Atlanta, Ga.

TE – 6-2 – 205 – Fr. Kannapolis, N.C.

CB – 6-1 – 195 – Jr. Greer, S.C.

RB – 5-10 – 190 – R-Sr. Charlotte, N.C.

LB – 6-1 – 215 – Sr. Lincolnton, N.C.

SPUR – 6-1 – 200 – R-Jr. Cumming, Ga.

K – 5-10 – 190 – R-So. Liberty Township, Ohio

RB – 5-10 – 210 – R-Jr. Raleigh, N.C.

SPUR – 6-0 – 190 – Fr. Gastonia, N.C.

RB – 5-8 – 175 – Jr. Shelby, N.C.

RB – 5-8 – 175 – Jr. Shelby, N.C.

RB – 6-2 – 235 – Fr. Wilmington, N.C.

RUSH – 6-3 – 225 – Jr. Raleigh, N.C.

RB – 5-11 – 175 – Fr. Boone, N.C.

S – 6-0 – 185 – R-So. Kannapolis, N.C.

S – 6-0 – 175 – Fr. Spartanburg, S.C.

SPUR – 6-3 – 200 – R-Fr. Murphy, N.C.

SPUR – 5-10 – 190 – R-Fr. Lenoir, N.C.

S – 5-11 – 175 – R-So. Hoschton, Ga.

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MEET THE 2020 WESTERN CAROLINA CATAMOUNTS

#43 – Luke Hoggard

#44 – Nigel Manns

#45 – Caleb Ferguson

#46 – Paxton Robertson

#47 – Alex McConnell

#48 – Chester Geffrard

#49 – Demorian Smith

#51 – Matthew Bair

#52 – Grady Thomas

#53 – Jaylen Moore

#55– Kevin Thompson

#56 – Jacob Depouli

#58 – Giovanni Ricciardi

#59 – John Esposito

#60 – Joaquin Layno

#61 – Dawson Johnson

#62 – Michael Harper

#63 – Sam Buff

#64 – Colby Cross

#65 – Isaiah Helms

#68 – Torrion Stevenson

#69 – Dillon Luther

#70 – Caleb Carter

#72 – Blake Whitmore

TE – 6-0 – 225 – R-Jr. Edenton, N.C.

RUSH – 6-0 – 220 – Fr. Robersonville, N.C.

LB – 6-0 – 215 – Fr. Clemmons, N.C.

LS – 5-11 – 190 – Fr. Mooresville, N.C.

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LB – 6-1 – 220 – Fr. Byron, Ga.

OL – 6-3 – 285 – R-Sr. Anderson, S.C.

LB – 5-10 – 205 – R-Sr. Staten Island, N.Y.

OL – 6-3 – 325 – So. Lenoir, N.C.

WR – 5-11 – 195 – R-Jr. Waynesville, N.C.

OL – 6-5 – 305 – Sr. Spartanburg, S.C.

DL – 5-10 – 275 – R-Fr. Cherokee, N.C.

DT – 6-1 – 305 – R-So. Branchville, S.C.

K – 6-0 – 200 – Fr. Knoxville, Tenn.

RUSH – 6-2 – 225 – Fr. Greenville, N.C.

OL – 6-2 – 265 – R-Jr. Taylorsville, N.C.

OL – 6-3 – 300 – So. Asheville, N.C.

TE – 6-4 – 275 – R-So. Boone, N.C.

LS – 5-10 – 210 – So. Rock Hill, S.C.

OL – 6-4 – 285 – R-Jr. Wilkesboro, N.C.

OL – 6-3 – 275 – Fr. Jacksonville, N.C.

RUSH – 6-4 – 225 – So. Ocoee, Fla.

LB – 6-0 – 205 – R-Fr. Southern Pines, N.C.

OL – 6-1 – 280 – Fr. Statesville, N.C.

OL – 6-2 – 285 – R-Fr. Raleigh, N.C.

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MEET THE 2020 WESTERN CAROLINA CATAMOUNTS

OL – 6-2 – 255 – Fr. Chesterfield, Va.

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

#74 – Tyler Smith

#75 – Zach Hayes

#76 – Jacob Combs

#77 – Chris Morgan

#80 – Keenan Hambrick

#81 – Kendall Alford

#82 – Jakobe Quillen

#83 – Brandon Dickerson

#84 – Owen Cosenke

#86 – Clayton Bardall

#87 – Dylan Abernethy

#88 – Luke Sutton

#89 – Richard McCollum K – 5-9 – 170 – R-So. Sanford, N.C.

DE – 6-2 – 210 – R-Fr. Shelby, N.C.

#92 – Darrius Bell

#93 – Roman Johnson

#94 – Aidan Alston

#95 – Laquavion Haynes

#73 – Nathaniel Dozier

WR – 6-3 – 195 – Fr. Athens, Ala.

TE – 6-3 – 225 – R-So. Cumming, Ga.

DE – 6-2 – 230 – R-Fr. Gilbert, S.C.

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WR – 5-10 – 175 – R-Fr. Marietta, Ga.

WR – 6-0 – 165 – Fr. Maiden, N.C.

DT – 6-3 – 260 – So. Greensboro, N.C.

OL – 6-3 – 325 –R-Fr. Jonesboro, Ga.

WR – 6-3 – 190 – Fr. Florence, S.C.

WR – 5-8 – 180 – Fr. Concord, N.C.

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

OL – 6-4 – 280 – So. North Wilkesboro, N.C.

P/K – 5-11 – 195 – So. Fort Mill, S.C.

DE – 6-4 – 230 – Fr. Moultrie, Ga.

OL – 6-0 – 255 – Fr. Maiden, N.C.

#78 – Garrett Bowman OL – 6-4 – 270 – R-So. Arab, Ala.

#85 – Luke Britt

TE – 6-3 – 235 – Sr. Aldie, Va.

TE – 6-6 – 220 – R-So. Calypso, N.C.

#90 – Tre’ Jolly

#91 – Jaquarius Guinn

#96 – K.J. Milner

#97 – Adam Henderson

DE – 6-4 – 260 – Jr. Hinesville, Ga.

DT – 6-2 – 295 – Fr. Clover, S.C.

DT – 6-4 – 295 – R-So. Greenville, S.C.

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#98 – Christian Harris DT – 6-3 – 260 – R-Fr. Raleigh, N.C.

#99 – Ricky Palao DT – 6-2 – 270 – Sr. Hoover, Ala.

Branson Adams WR – 5-9 – 200 – Fr. Greensboro, N.C.

Tyler Anderson LB – 6-0 – 205 – Fr. Greensboro, N.C.

Jaiden Bond

WR – 5-9 – 170 – Fr. Boone, N.C.

Matthew Cherry DE – 6-3 – 185 – Fr. Rocky Mount, N.C.

Cameron BROWN 6-2 l 210 lbs. l Sr. l LB Tallahassee, Fla. | Florida State University School

Trevor Fournet LB – 5-11 – 195 – Fr. Cornelius, N.C.

Jamaud Geter

RB – 5-9 – 210 – R-Fr. Shelby, N.C.

The 2020 season would have been the senior year for Tallahasee, Fla., native Cam Brown.

Cameron Michael “Super Cam” Brown passed away on Saturday, Nov. 4, 2017 after a battle with osteosarcoma, a rare and aggressive bone cancer ... Cam visited with his Catamount teammates and was a part of WCU’s 2017 season-opening victory over Davidson ... Cam left a lasting message with the Catamount football team, telling head coach Mark Speir in an October 2017 hospital visit, "Tell the boys to never give up on the fight, because the fun is in the fight" – a motto that is displayed in the Catamount football team room and lives through his teammates. WCU and his Catamount teammates honored his memory with a pregame moment of silence prior to the Nov. 11, 2017 game vs. Mercer.

PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Was named first-team defense on the Florida All-State Class 3-A football team following his senior season as he was credited with a career-best 140 tackles including a school-record 100 solo stops and 24 TFLs with 10 sacks ...

Forced nine fumbles, recovering three while also intercepting a pass ... Tallahassee, Fla., Quarterback Club named him the 2016 Mickey Andrews Co-Defensive Player of the Year ... Was named All Big Bend in both his junior and senior seasons, collecting second team honors as a junior and first team plaudits as a senior ... Selected to play for the North Team in the 62nd annual North-South All-Star FACA Football Classic ... Recorded 193 career tackles, averaging 9.7 tackles per game ... Posted 14 sacks while also recording an interception and forced a pair of fumbles ... Was listed as a two-star athlete by Scout.com ... High school head coach was Jerod Hickman ... As an all-conference prep wrestler, finished fourth in the state of Florida Class 1-A in the 195 lbs., weight class as a junior and qualified for the state tournament as a sophomore.

PERSONAL: Full name is Cameron Michael Brown, prefered to go by “Cam” ... Is the son of Sam Brown and Michelle McQueen ... Has two siblings, Bin and Samaya ... He was engaged to Ms. Dallas Kennedy.

Jamauree Haith

RUSH – 6-2 – 230 – Fr. Burlington, N.C.

Gabe Jones

OL – 6-2 – 265 – Fr. Southern Pines, N.C.

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Neil Ilenrrey

DB – 6-0 – 205 – So. Alpharetta, Ga.

Glenn Young

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

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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 R.

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, Interim 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, Chancel-

lor 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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CATAMOUNT ATHLETICS ANNOUNCES “WHEE ARE ONE” FUND

Fundraising initiative aimed at protecting student-athlete experience

Western Carolina Athletics and its fundraising arm, the Catamount Club, announced the formation of the “Whee Are One” Fund back on Sept. 25, 2020 to facilitate donations and raise funds to support areas of need for Catamount student-athletes above and beyond the current Catamount Club giving. The goal of the campaign is to ultimately protect the experience of WCU’s student-athletes and position WCU Athletics for success while continuing to navigate the financial ramifications of the on-going COVID-19 pandemic.

“From my time on campus as a student-athlete to the short period I’ve had the privilege of being athletics director here at Western Carolina, one thing remains constant – the resolve of Catamount Nation,” Gary wrote in a letter addressed to supporters back in mid-August. “Our fan base and supporters have always been here to support our efforts in WCU Athletics. As we continue to navigate this pandemic in a time of budgetary uncertainty for many of us, we need you now more than ever as we continue to strive to make Western Carolina University the best place to be a collegiate student-athlete.”

Donations to the Whee Are One Fund will help support critical areas of need for WCU’s student-athletes including scholarships, healthcare, nutrition, academic support, and both pandemic-related and overall operating expenses to ensure the positive studentathlete experience remains intact amidst the health crisis, Gary said.

“While there are always challenges, the COVID-19 pandemic has created global difficulties – and ones that have been extraordinarily disruptive for higher education and college athletics. The ‘Whee Are One’ Fund is a critical, and necessary, top priority, alongside our scholarship support,” said Ryan Jones, director of the Catamount Club.

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Through annual fund donations, the Catamount Club aims each year to support the $3 million bill for WCU student-athlete scholarships. This new campaign is intended to provide immediateuse funds towards expenditures associated with the cost to train, practice, and compete during the 2020-21 academic year while WCU Athletics faces changes caused by the current pandemic. With the anticipated financial realities associated with the displaced fall seasons and the effects that COVID-19 have on the department, reducing the impact of those shortfalls on WCU’s student-athletes is a top priority, Jones said.

In addition to contributions directly to the “Whee Are One” Fund, Catamount Nation can continue to give back financially to the campaign by also taking part in on-going initiatives such the Catamount Virtual 5K and Fun Run (Oct. 2-4) and upcoming fundraising activities such as the Whee Are One Online Auction.

Members of Catamount Nation can contribute to the Whee Are One Fund by contacting their representative within the Catamount Club office or by visiting go.wcu.edu/wheeareone. Those donating to the fund will be included in a specialized public recognition.

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

TROPHY

C. Philip Byers.................................................Forest City, N.C. Michael and Gina Crawford................................. Candler, 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.

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

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Kelly and Jeff Kent......................................... Mooresville, N.C. Kevin Stanberry....................................................... Sylva, N.C. Dave and Lois Steed.................................... Myrtle Beach, S.C. Blaise and Brittne Stevens................................. Madison, N.C. Michael and Torri Winstead............................Wilmington, N.C.

CHAMPIONS CLUB LEVEL Larry and Mary Arbaugh...........................................Sylva, N.C. Bear Lake Reserve........................................ Tuckasegee, N.C. Jack and Judy Brinson..................................... Highlands, N.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. Todd and Julie Harkins........................................ Conover, N.C. Doug and 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............................................................Sylva, N.C. Heidi and Mark Nash....................................... Mill Spring, N.C. Teddy and Christy Phillips................................Knoxville, Tenn.

Jake and Olivia Robinson......................................Canton, N.C. Van Stayton..................................................... Cullowhee, N.C. Robbie and Miriam Vannoy....................................Sunset, S.C. Randy White and Kim Hunter........................ Santa Rosa, Calif.

David and Joy Wiggins................................. Simpsonville, S.C. Jim and Jane Wood................................................. Clyde, 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. 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. Tom and Carol Henson..............................Winston Salem, 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. Cassie and Brad McAbee......................................... Sylva, 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.

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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 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. Jim and Megan Davis.......................Winston Salem, N.C. 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. Great Smoky Mountain Railroad............Bryson City, 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. 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. 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. 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. Betsy and Sam Stewart.............................Charlotte, N.C. Elisabeth and Wade St. John III............ Tuckasegee, N.C. David and Diana Sutton.............................Concord, N.C.

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JOIN THE STUDENT CATAMOUNT CLUB TODAY Call (828) 227-3047 The purpose of the Student Catamount Club is to serve the WCU community by promoting student attendance, school spirit and tradition for all varsity sports teams while educating students on WCU Athletics and the Catamount Club

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CATAMOUNT CLUB MEMBERSHIP (as of Dec. 1, 2020) Kenneth and Anna Taylor........................... Belmont, N.C. 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.

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. Buzz Worrall...................................................Arden, N.C. Ron and Anne Young.............................. Cullowhee, N.C. Brittany and Jonathan Zapp......................Charlotte, 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. 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. Cory Causby..........................................Waynesville, 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.

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. Entegra Bank...............................................Franklin, N.C. Paul and Vicky Faris................................... Surf City, N.C. First Citizens Bank........................... Hendersonville, 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.

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David and Lisa Hill........................................ Apopka, Fla. John and June Horne........................... Huntersville, N.C. 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. 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. Jeff and Kim Myers.....................................Rock Hill, S.C. Josh and Amy Paris..........................Winston Salem, N.C. Michael G. Paysour..................................... Conover, N.C. Bob and Carol Roberts.............................. Asheville, N.C. Curtis and Ann Patterson...........................Concord, N.C. Jane Powers....................................Mount Pleasant, S.C. Mary Beth Richard................................. Sevierville, Tenn.

Kirk and Carrie Roach................................Cumming, Ga. Barrett and Jane Scott..............................Loganville, Ga. Greg and Caron Simpson............................Newton, N.C. Dale and Debbie Sims...............................Franklin, Tenn.

Ken and Michelle Speir................................Newnan, Ga. Mark and Paige Speir............................. Cullowhee, N.C. 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. 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. Dana Boyer...................................................... Sylva, 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. Josh and Scotti Carnes................................... Sylva, 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. 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. Doug Embler............................................. Asheville, N.C. Wayne Edwards................................. Maggie Valley, N.C. Robert and Sherrie Edwards.......................Webster, N.C. Keith and Nina Elliott............................... Knoxville, Tenn.

Tim Faulkner.............................................. Gastonia, N.C. Bob and Kay Folsom............................... Gainesville, Ga. Robert Gee and Joy Postell-Gee............. Knoxville, Tenn.

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. Zachary Hurst....................................Chattanooga, Tenn.

Hunter Jacobs................................................Atlanta, Ga. Michael and Gail Joyner............................... Seneca, S.C. Ted and Kathy Kay........................................... Sylva, N.C. Kristy and Joanne Kiser........................Kernersville, 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. Carroll and Laura Lee Moore.....................Blairsville, Ga. Turner and Susan Morrison.......................Davidson, N.C. Nancy and Steve Neubeiser............................ Sylva, 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. 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. Fred W. Rosenkampff............................. Cullowhee, N.C. Laura Ross..............................................Chesterfield, 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. Daniel and Kay Southern................ Browns Summit, N.C. Bill and Margaret Studenc.....................Waynesville, 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. Ken and Ina Allen......................................... Roswell, Ga. Charles M. Allison..................................Waynesville, N.C. 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. 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. Lynne K. Chiger.........................................Charlotte, 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. Tom and Judy Dowell...............................Greenville, S.C. Tony and Natasha Eaves................................. Sylva, N.C. Tony Elders............................................. Cullowhee, N.C. Rick Elliott................................................Cartersville, Ga. Mark Ethridge........................................Waynesville, N.C. Nancy Ford.................................................Glenville, 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 and Kristin Gerrety................................. Sylva, 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.

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CATAMOUNT CLUB MEMBERSHIP (as of Dec. 1, 2020) 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. Kimberly Jamison............................................ Sylva, 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. Benjamin and Anna Laiweneek..............Lincolnton, N.C. Clifton Lambreth...................................Brentwood, Tenn.

Mark Lane.................................................Southport, 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. Matt Magnus........................................... Gainesville, Ga. Joel and Janie Mashburn........................ Statesville, N.C. Chuck and Mallory Mathewson.................. Waxhaw, N.C. Jamaal Lennart Mayo..........................Hillsborough, N.C. Russell McConnell........................................... Sylva, N.C. Tyler McHone.............................................Concord, N.C. Greg McLamb..............................................Franklin, 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.

Cindy and Paul Nicholson...................... Cullowhee, N.C. Howard and Pam Nicholson......................Charlotte, N.C. Steve and Nancy Nixon..........................Wilkesboro, N.C. William and Anne Norris........................ Wilmington, N.C. Bruce and Claire Piercy........................ Huntersville, N.C. Cecelia Michelle Powers................................ Clyde, N.C. Philip and Catherine Preston.........................Atlanta, Ga. Terry and Arlene Price...........................Weaverville, N.C. Brian Queen.................................................Dallas, Texas Joe Quigley.......................................Fuquay Varina, N.C. Michael Rath................................................ Raleigh, N.C. Jeff and Tina Ray............................................. Sylva, N.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. David and Donna Stephens..........................Denton, N.C. Nikki Stevens................................... Morganton, NC, N.C. Robert Stow..................................... Hendersonville, N.C. Robert L. Street...................................... Forest City, N.C. Lewis Swain..................................................Canton, N.C. Mike Taylor............................................. Cullowhee, N.C.

Larry G. Thompson............................. Millers Creek, N.C. 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. 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. Alan and Cynthia Yount............................Matthews, N.C. Paul and Patricia Zullo..................................... Sylva, N.C. PURPLE CAT LEVEL Dot Aldmon............................................. Knoxville, Tenn.

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. Richard and Debra Bennett.................... Cullowhee, N.C. Diane and Peter Blum....................................Atlanta, Ga. Ralph and Kay Boulier.............................Cartersville, Ga. John and Sara Brintnall........................Brentwood, Tenn.

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. Philip and Susanne Cauley..................... Cullowhee, N.C. Mark Childress...........................................Concord, N.C. Bob and Cindy Clark..............................Jacksonville, Fla. Joe and Judith Clark.................................Charlotte, N.C. Robert and Lauren 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. Alex F. Crenshaw........................................ 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. Julie Dickerson................................................ Dallas, Ga. Shanna and William Dickerson....................Fort Mill, S.C. Mike and Diane Dillard.................................... Sylva, N.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. William and Cathy Eaton...........................Lancaster, S.C. Steve and Terri Ebert.............................Mooresville, N.C. Charlotte Ray Eckard................................ Alpharetta, Ga. Tim Eckberg........................................... Cullowhee, N.C. Fred and Maggie Elliott................................ Marion, N.C.

Sherry England........................................ Statesville, N.C. Vicki Cornelius Erwin...................................Durham, N.C. Jenny Bean and Raymond Farmer..............Webster, 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. Karen L. Glover................................................ 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. 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. Jack Hudson.............................................. Gastonia, N.C. Ed and Diane Huneycutt.....................Myrtle Beach, S.C. Joe and Maxine Hunter......................Pisgah Forest, N.C. Greg Hutchinson......................................Matthews, N.C. Ed and Melissa Jagger.............................. Seminole, Fla. Farrell Jamison............................................Franklin, N.C. Rory Jimerson........................................ Cullowhee, N.C. Marion and Wanda Jones.......................... Dillsboro, N.C. Ryan and Meredith Jones.....................Waynesville, N.C. Patricia and David Kaemmerling.................Norcross, Ga. Ruby Kluttz...............................................Spring Hill, Fla. W. Scott Lancaster....................................Lexington, N.C. Todd and Andi Lawing.................................... Clyde, 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. 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. Chad and Stacey Miller.......................... Cullowhee, 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 Mullin...........Lawrenceville, Ga. Gayle and Georgia Murdock....................... Whittier, N.C. Jill and Mike Neave...................................... Seneca, S.C. Robert and Catherine Neill........................Charlotte, N.C. Rick Nicholson................................................. Sylva, N.C. Ricky Odom..............................................Matthews, N.C. Robin and Wade Oliver............................. Guysville, Ohio Greg and Ann Parsons............................ Hayesville, N.C. Robin and Trace Pate.............................. Knoxville, Tenn.

Richard W. Pegg..................................... Clemmons, N.C. Dale and Lisa Place..................................Louisburg, N.C. Jeffrey and Kathryn Plemmons................. Gastonia, N.C. Ryan and Scarlette Pless................................. Sylva, N.C. Sarah Calloway Pogue............................. Troutman, 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. Emily Reback..............................................Cashiers, 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. 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. Mark and Lisa Smith..................................Columbia, S.C. Edward Smyth.............................................. Roswell, Ga. Alfred and Sheila Snyder..............................Gaffney, S.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. 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.

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CATAMOUNT CLUB MEMBERSHIP (as of Dec. 1, 2020) GOLD CAT LEVEL David Abernethy...........................................Six Mile, S.C. Alexandra Anne Abraham......................................... APO Hope and John Alexander......................... Gastonia, N.C. Hoyt and Katherine Almond...................... Asheville, 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. Jacqueline Chang Barham.................. Summerfield, N.C. Beverly Barr..........................................Saint Joseph, Mo. Dacia Barnes.............................................Pittsboro, N.C. April Bass......................................... Carolina Beach, 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. 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. Lindy and Christine Brown.......................... Raleigh, N.C. Hayes and Marissa Brumbeloe............... Roanoke, Texas Vicki and Peter Brunnick...........................Charlotte, N.C. Jim and Darrell Bryant....................................Athens, Ga. Robert and Donna Buckner...................Waynesville, N.C. Mike and Amy Bullard...........................Hampstead, N.C. Rollan and Eleanor Bullman..................Jamestown, N.C. Teah Bulris............................................Jacksonville, N.C. Stiles Burr........................................Fort Lauderdale, Fla. DeNorrise C. Burton.......................................Atlanta, Ga. Charles and Shirley Byrd................. Hendersonville, N.C. Rex Cable.................................................. Andrews, N.C. Blake Cantrell......................................... Cullowhee, 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. 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. 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. 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. Boyce and Sandra Deitz.................................. Sylva, N.C. Alvin G. Dellinger.................................... Cherryville, N.C. William F. Derrick......................................... Seneca, S.C. Susan and Robert M. Donahue Donahue........ Clemmons, 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. 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. Brett Ferguson................................................ Sylva, N.C. Alan J. Freedman....................................Portland, Maine Brian A. Galloway........................................ Whittier, N.C. Dan and Lynette Gibson.................................. Sylva, 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.

Bob Hamer................................................Piedmont, S.C. Charlie and Knox Hardin..............................Canton, N.C. Timothy and Methial Harris...................... Troutman, 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.

Steven and Elizabeth Honbarger.................... Sylva, N.C. George and Lynne Hood........................Watkinsville, Ga. David Hooten...............................................Newnan, Ga. Ray and Judy Hoots............................... Yadkinville, N.C. William Hopkins....................................... Blacksburg, Va. Tucker Horne.............................................Davidson, N.C. David William Hux.........................................Shelby, N.C. Jerry and Linda Hyde...................................Acworth, Ga. Donna and Patrick James.......... Colorado Springs, Colo.

James McCallister..................................... Gastonai, N.C. Rodney and Sherry Jessup............... Pilot Mountain, N.C. Dr. Greg Johnson..............................................................

Richard and Melissa Jones.........................Franklin, N.C. Charles and Susan Juliano.......................Dunwoody, Ga. Deana Kaplan...............................................Deerfield, Ill. Barry Karesh................................................. Plano, Texas Frank Kelly..............................................San Diego, Calif.

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

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. Michael Lentz.............................................. Monroe, N.C. Loyd and Kim Leonard.............................Lexington, N.C.

Joan B. Lester............................................. Raleigh, N.C. 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. 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. Dan and Margaret McCall.........................Kingsland, Ga. 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. 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. 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. 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. Debra and Andrew Von Plinsky....................... Evans, Ga. James and Cynthia Pope......................China Grove, N.C. Gene and Susan Posey.......................Myrtle Beach, S.C. Chasity D. Poteat....................................Morganton, N.C. Anita Puerto............................................ Cullowhee, N.C. Brian Queen.................................................Dallas, Texas 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.

Audrey Redford........................................... Candler, N.C. Ronald and Angela Reid.................. Hendersonville, N.C. Roger Chance & Ann Rimmer..................... Roxboro, N.C. Alex Ritter.........................................Winston Salem, N.C. Judith and Jeff Rhoads........................... Topeka, Kansas Kenneth A. Roberts.................................. Patterson, N.C. Megan Robey.................................................Valrico, Fla. Kenneth and Elvena Rogers......................Charlotte, N.C. Patsy and Dick Rogers....................Lake Junaluska, N.C. Rylee Roquemore..................................Waynesville, N.C. Audrey and Gary Sanders.....................Waynesville, N.C. Annika H. Schauer..................................... Asheville, 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. Jerry Shepardson...................................... Salisbury, N.C. Kassie and Adam Shiffermiller.................Rapid City, S.D. Richard Henry Shore...................................... Trinity, N.C. L. Lyn and Debbie Short..............................Fletcher, N.C. Richard and Helen Singleton....................... Central, S.C. Allen and Catherine Smith..............................Tryon, N.C. J. Chris and Cecelia Smith........................Southport, N.C. Stan and Carmen Smith......................... Mount Airy, N.C. Sara Snyder............................................ Cullowhee, N.C. Dwight A. Sparks........................................Advance, N.C. 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. 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. John and Sharon Thurman.........................Hoschton, Ga. Chamberlain Williams Tison..................Tybee Island, Ga. Patrick Trammell....................................... Alpharetta, Ga. Jerry and Mary Troxler............................Rockwall, Texas 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. 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. 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. Whitney and Eric Wilson............................Frederick, Md. Laura and Bill Wise......................... Madison Heights, Va. Marcelina Woods................................West Chester, Ohio Charles and Audrey Wright............. Hendersonville, N.C. Ron Young.................................................. Conover, N.C. Ronald and Diane Yount......................... Cullowhee, N.C. Paul Zytnik.................................................Charlotte, N.C.

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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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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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E.J. WHITMIRE STADIUM / BOB WATERS FIELD

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 13,742 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, Conference, which celebrates its 100th season of intercollegiate competition in 2020-21, is a national leader in emphasizing the development of the student-athlete and in helping to build lifelong leaders and role models.

SOCON OVERALL The Southern Conference has been on the forefront of inC / ST Team W L Pct Pts Opp W L Pct Pts Opp novation and originality in developing creative solutions to ad/ RV Chattanooga 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1 .000 10 13 dress issues facing intercollegiate athletics. From establishing

Western Carolina 0 0 .000 0 0 0 2 .000 31 107 the first postseason college basketball tournament (1921), to tackling the issue of freshman eligibility (1922), to developing

Mercer 0 0 .000 0 0 0 3 .000 48 103 women’s championships (1984), to becoming the first confer- / RV The Citadel 0 0 .000 0 0 0 4 .000 29 127 ence to install the 3-point goal in basketball (1980), the South ETSU 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 ern Conference has been a pioneer.

- / 15 Furman 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 The Southern Conference is the nation’s fifth-oldest NCAA

Samford 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Division I collegiate athletic association. Only the Big Ten (1896), the Missouri Valley (1907), the Pac-12 (1915) and the

VMI 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Southwestern Athletic (1920) conferences are older in terms - / 16 Wofford 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 of origination.

C – FCS Coaches Poll; ST – Preseason STATS Perform FCS Top 25 Poll Academic excellence has been a major part of the Southern Conference’s tradition. Hundreds of Southern Conference stuofficials from Alabama, Alabama Polytechnic Institute (Auburn), tute, Florida, Georgia, Georgia School of Technology, Kentucky, dent-athletes have been recognized on CoSIDA Academic AllClemson, Georgia, Georgia School of Technology (Georgia Louisiana, Mississippi, Mississippi A&M, University of the South, America and all-district teams. A total of 20 Rhodes ScholarTech), Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi A&M (Mississippi State), Tennessee, Tulane and Vanderbilt which began play in 1933. ship winners have been selected from conference institutions.

North Carolina, North Carolina State, Tennessee, Virginia, VirThe Southern Conference continued with membership The conference currently consists of 10 members in six ginia Polytechnic Institute (Virginia Tech) and Washington & Lee. of 10 institutions, including Clemson, Duke, Maryland, North states throughout the Southeast and sponsors 22 varsity sports With 30 schools in the SIAA by the early 1920s, it was imCarolina, North Carolina State, South Carolina, Virginia, VMI, and championships that produce participants for NCAA Division possible to play every school at least once during the regular Virginia Tech and Washington & Lee. I Championships. The league added rifle, becoming just the season and many schools went several years between playing The second major shift occurred in 1953. The SoCon included second Division I conference to sponsor the sport, in 2016-17, some conference members. In addition, in 1920, the SIAA voted 17 colleges and universities but seven schools – Clemson, Duke, and added women’s lacrosse for the 2017-18 campaign. down proposed rules that an athlete must be in a college a year Maryland, North Carolina, North Carolina State, South Carolina Under the leadership of the league’s ninth commissioner allbefore playing on its teams and refused to abolish a rule permitand Wake Forest – departed to form the Atlantic Coast Confertime in Jim Schaus, the Southern Conference offices are located ting athletes to play summer baseball for money. ence. The revamped SoCon included members The Citadel, in the historic Beaumont Mill in Spartanburg, South Carolina. A Play began in the fall of 1921, and a year later, six more Davidson, Furman, George Washington, Richmond, VMI, Virginia textile mill that was in operation from 1880 until 1999, Beaumont schools joined the fledgling league, including Tulane (which Tech, Washington & Lee, West Virginia and William & Mary.

Mill was renovated in 2004 and today offers the league firsthad attended the inaugural meeting but had elected not to A third major shift occurred in 2012-13, when five members class meeting areas and offices as well as a spacious library for join), Florida, Louisiana (LSU), Mississippi, South Carolina and announced their departures and three schools were added. storage of the conference’s historical documents.

Vanderbilt. VMI joined in 1923 and Duke was added in 1929.

Today, the league continues to thrive with a membership MEMBERSHIP HISTORY By the 1930s, membership in the Southern Conference had that includes 10 institutions and a footprint that spans six On Feb. 25, 1921, representatives from 14 of the Southern reached 23 schools. In December 1932, it was announced that states: Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, TenIntercollegiate Athletic Association’s (SIAA) 30 members met 13 institutions west and south of the Appalachian Mountains nessee and Virginia. Current league members are The Citadel, at Atlanta’s Piedmont Hotel to establish the Southern Intercolwere reorganizing as the Southeastern Conference. Members ETSU, Furman, Mercer, UNCG, Samford, Chattanooga, VMI, legiate Conference. On hand at the inaugural meeting were of the new league included Alabama, Alabama Polytechnic InstiWestern Carolina and Wofford.

2020-21 SOUTHERN CONFERENCE FOOTBALL STANDINGS

2020 – 21 SOUTHERN CONFERENCE SCHEDULE / RESULTS

W. CAROLINA

THE CITADEL

ETSU

FURMAN

MERCER

SAMFORD

CHATTANOOGA

VMI

WOFFORD

at #22 Liberty Nov. 14 – L, 58-14

at South Florida Sept. 12 – L, 27-6

SAMFORD * Feb. 20 – TBA

WESTERN CAROLINA * Feb. 20 – TBA

at Jacksonville State Oct. 10 – L, 34-28

at ETSU * Feb. 20 – TBA

at Western Kentucky Oct. 24 – L, 13-10

at Chattanooga * Feb. 20 – TBA

MERCER * Feb. 20 – TBA

at Eastern Kentucky Nov. 21 – L, 49-17

at #1 Clemson Sept. 19 – L, 49-0

at Wofford * March 6 – TBA

at VMI * Feb. 27 – TBA

at Army West Point Oct. 24 – L, 49-3

WESTERN CAROLINA * Feb. 27 – TBA

VMI * Feb. 20 – TBA

FURMAN * Feb. 27 – TBA

at Chattanooga * Feb. 27 – TBA

at North Carolina Dec. 5 – Noon

EASTERN KENTUCKY Sept. 26 – L, 37-14

FURMAN * March 13 – TBA

SAMFORD * March 6 – TBA

ABILENE CHRISTIAN Oct. 31 – L, 20-17

at Furman * March 6 – TBA

WOFFORD * Feb. 27 – TBA

at Western Carolina * March 6 – TBA

ETSU * March 6 – TBA

at Furman * Feb. 20 – TBA

at Army West Point Oct. 10 – L, 14-9

at The Citadel * March 20 – TBA

at ETSU * March 13 – TBA

at Wofford * Feb. 20 – TBA

WOFFORD * March 13 – TBA

at The Citadel * March 6 – TBA

MERCER * March 13 – TBA

at Samford * March 13 – TBA

at Samford * Feb. 27 – TBA

at Mercer * Feb. 27 – TBA

WESTERN CAROLINA * March 27 – TBA

CHATTANOOGA * March 20 – TBA

THE CITADEL * Feb. 27 – TBA

VMI * March 20 – TBA

at Furman * March 20 – TBA

at Samford * March 20 – TBA

VMI * March 27 – TBA

VMI * March 6 – TBA

CHATTANOOGA * March 6 – TBA

at VMI * April 3 – TBA

at Mercer * April 3 – TBA

at VMI * March 13 – TBA

at The Citadel * March 27 – TBA

MERCER * March 27 – TBA

at Wofford * March 27 – TBA

THE CITADEL * April 3 – TBA

THE CITADEL * March 13 – TBA

at Western Carolina * March 13 – TBA

at Mercer * April 10 – TBA

at The Citadel * April 10 – TBA

WESTERN CAROLINA * March 20 – TBA

at Chattanooga * April 10 – TBA

at Western Carolina * April 3 – TBA

ETSU * April 3 – TBA

at Western Carolina * April 10 – TBA

at Mercer * March 20 – TBA

ETSU * March 20 – TBA

CHATTANOOGA * April 17 – TBA

WOFFORD * April 17 – TBA

at Chattanooga * March 27 – TBA

MERCER * April 17 – TBA

SAMFORD * April 10 – TBA

THE CITADEL * April 17 – TBA

at Furman * April 17 – TBA

at ETSU * March 27 – TBA

SAMFORD * March 27 – TBA

FURMAN * April 3 – TBA

CHATTANOOGA * April 3 – TBA

at Wofford * April 3 – TBA

ETSU * April 10 – TBA

WOFFORD * April 10 – TBA

FURMAN * April 10 – TBA

at Samford * April 17 – TBA

at VMI * April 17 – TBA

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WESTERN CAROLINA – HONORED / RETIRED 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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