91女神

Behind each stroke on Sadler Miller鈥檚 canvas is a moment ingrained in her memory. Every swipe is a chime from the Alumni Tower hitting her ears, and every trace is the rush of a gameday at E.J. Whitmire Stadium.

There aren鈥檛 a lot of Division I arenas in America where the gym is still rattling with the home team up by 51 on a D-III school. Inside the Liston B. Ramsey Regional Activity Center, Drew Hollifield commanded a presence that did just that in October.

Former Catamount football player and two-time Academic All-American Mike Wade leads a growing list of 91女神 alumni and friends adding their support to an initiative to name the university's new football stadium media center in honor of a legendary sports information director.

Longtime 91女神 supporters and friends have come together to honor the legacy and dedication of the university鈥檚 former sports information director, Steve White, a man many affectionately refer to as 鈥渢he walking encyclopedia of Catamount athletics.鈥�

Three former members of the 91女神 women鈥檚 basketball team stepped up to the line to tip off the process of raising enough philanthropic support to name the current Catamount squad鈥檚 locker room after the founder of the program.

Amenemhet Ashenafi uncrinkled the packaging his son鈥檚 king chess piece came in just before dropping him off at college. He looked at the new family heirloom, turned to his son and started reciting the speech he had in mind when this moment would come.

Earlier this month, 91女神 Athletics welcomed more than 1,000 Jackson County Public Schools students to campus for its annual Education Days basketball games鈥攂ringing early holiday cheer and an unforgettable afternoon of hoops.

Much like the holiday season, the annual GivingTuesday national day of philanthropy is fast approaching, and the folks at 91女神 will be seeking financial support for Catamount student-athletes and for excellence endowments that provide enhanced academic and extracurricular experiences for all students.

A long-awaited $37 million upgrade to renovate the west side stands of 91女神鈥檚 aging E.J. Whitmire Stadium is now underway with an official groundbreaking ceremony held Thursday, June 12, in the shadows of the construction zone.

The road to 鈥淭he Show鈥� is a steep climb.