Peter BurdittStaff WriterPhoto by Rob Mohr (C’22). After some 640 days since a real meet, the University cross country team’s drive did not stop as
Category: Sports
Cheer team returns to Sewanee after year long break
Madison Spann Contributing Writer After a year of hearing no cheers or chants from the sidelines, the cheer team is back and ready to make up
It’s Game Time!
Siena LondonContributing Writer As they prepared for Fall 2020, Sewanee athletes learned that COVID-19 had disrupted another facet of college life: no travel for sporting
Mark Webb: A Trusted leader in Trying Times
By Peter BurdittExecutive Staff Mark Webb, Sewanee’s veteran athletic director, has ushered the athletic department through a year of uncertainty and change. As he begins
O’Neill Observes — In the bleak Scottish midwinter, football is a shining star
By Jeremy O’NeillExecutive Staff For my last article as Sports Editor for The Purple, I am choosing to write about a story very close to
O’Neill Observes: College football’s critical illness
By Jeremy O’NeillExecutive Staff It really pains me to have to write this article. College football was part of my upbringing, and my earliest memories
The only Sewanee sports team still in competition: Esports
By Sarah HallContributing Writer Sports news at Sewanee has been quiet for too long. Though most teams continue practicing in hopes that their sport will
Episode 2: Sports at Sewanee
Listen to The Sewanee Purple Podcast on Spotify. In this episode, Sports Editor Jeremy O’Neill discusses the impact of Covid-19 on sports at Sewanee. Click
O’Neill Observes: Bigger than baseball
MLB players wear Jackie Robinson’s number, 42. Photo courtesy of parade.com. By Jeremy O’NeillExecutive Staff Today is Friday, August 28th, 2020, and Major League Baseball
Sewanee baseball finishes successful weekend
By Jeremy O’NeillExecutive Staff Sewanee baseball found success in a three game home series against Indiana’s Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, splitting the first two games,