Vivian Hodges Sports Editor The Sewanee Tennis program has remained one of the most successful and victorious athletic programs in the school’s history. In the
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Athlete of the Week: Abby Young
Kabal Caldwell Contributing Writer Abby Young (C’ 22), a forward on the Sewanee Women’s Basketball team, out of Maryville, TN, is the athlete of the week
A Fresh Set of New Faces: Sewanee Men’s Basketball
Peter Burditt Staff Writer If you are a college basketball fan you know the famous term of the “Fab Five.” The term refers to the
Sewanee Equestrian joins NCEA
Camille Pfister Junior Editor The Sewanee Equestrian Team has had a great fall season, from early morning trainings, to Saturdays at the barn practicing, to performing
Thaddeus Warren: Lifting weights, to get rid of the weight
By Peter BurdittStaff Writer He steps up to the bar, grasping first with his right hand, and then with his left. He takes a deep
Cross Country: The Drought is Over
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
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