From UMO Media Relations MOUNT OLIVE — The University of Mount Olive released the outline of the projected schedule days for the 2021 season for all Trojan sports this week. All sports will play on certain days to help combat the complexity of all UMO sponsored sports playing in the spring season. Below are the estimated days…… read more »
From UMO Media Relations Mount Olive – The University of Mount Olive summer commencement ceremony was held virtually due to the Covid-19 pandemic this year. However, in the tradition of honoring those graduates, the Department of Athletics wanted to list the 14 student-athletes who were set to walk across the stage in Kornegay Arena at…… read more »
Volleyball can be a challenging sport to learn, and it requires an immense amount of focus. Most importantly, it is a team sport where an individual cannot succeed without their team. Faith Christian senior Elizabeth Sasser, who picked up volleyball in the seventh grade, embodies everything a coach could want from a volleyball player. Sasser…… read more »
Playing one sport is hard, playing two sports is difficult and playing three sports is next to impossible. Yet, it is a challenge Faith Christian senior Hayden Voeller eagerly accepted. Voeller plays basketball, baseball and runs cross country at Faith Christian. Voeller is week’s Brian Allen State Farm Insurance Male Athlete of the Week for…… read more »
From UMO Media Relations MOUNT OLIVE — University of Mount Olive women’s basketball student-athlete Leah Williams has a talent for producing talent both on and off the basketball court. The junior from Autryville, N.C. recently completed an internship with Kornegay Family Farms (KFF) in Princeton during the summer. She looks to bring her knowledge back to UMO and beyond. Williams, an…… read more »
Eastern Wayne coach Leander Oates is mighty proud of Angus Dove. He has the right to be. He is proud because one of Eastern Wayne’s top student-athletes is headed to the Ivy League. Dove signed a national letter-of-intent to run track earlier this week, and he recently left Goldsboro to attend Cornell University in Ithaca,…… read more »
Lucas Barfield has forged quite a reputation for himself during his high school career. Last season as a junior, Barfield was named a team captain on the football and basketball teams. Barfield certainly displayed his skills on the court and on the gridiron. Still, his determination to stay positive during the outbreak of COVID-19 is…… read more »
