University of Montevallo

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	Women's Soccer Prospect Form
Falcons Add Eight for 2009 MONTEVALLO, Ala. - The University of Montevallo women’s soccer program has signed eight student-athletes to compete for the Falcons in 2009, it has been announced by head coach Patricia Hughes. Coach Hughes is bringing in her largest recruiting class since joining the Falcons 10 seasons ago due to the wealth of experience and talent that the Falcons graduated this past fall. The student-athletes encompass an impressive balance of talent and athleticism that will bolster the roster, bring depth to the squad and further raise the high level of competition for starting positions. more	n

Alford Lends a Hand to Locks of Love MONTEVALLO, Ala. – Laura Alford (Brandon, Mississippi), a member of the University of Montevallo women’s soccer team, reached out to help sufferers of long-term medical hair loss by donating her hair to Locks of Love. As a non-profit organization, Locks of Love aid financially disadvantaged children in the United States and Canada, whereby they create the highest quality of hair prosthetics using hair from donators. Cutting a staggering 14 inches off her hair in order to contribute to Locks of Love, Laura found out about the organization through family and friends, as her sister had previously donated two years ago. more Women’s Soccer visits Montevallo High School MONTEVALLO, Ala. – Members of the University of Montevallo women’s soccer team visited local Montevallo High School to embrace a class of 9^th graders and promote the importance of health and fitness. The initiative was organized by Chris Stano, a physical education teacher and coach at Montevallo High. He had invited Dr. Carolyn Miller-Kirby, a professor of Kinesiology here at the University, as a guest speaker in order to inspire the teenagers to recognize the importance of a healthy lifestyle, and the rewarding factors that participating in sports can offer. Dr. Miller-Kirby thought it would be great to involve the women’s soccer team as the class would be able to relate to them as role models. In addition, she thought it would be fascinating for the class to meet some of the international players and learn about the status of health and fitness in different countries in comparison to the United States. more 46 Montevallo Student-Athletes Named to GSC Fall Academic Honor Roll MONTEVALLO, Ala. – The University of Montevallo athletic department was tops among non-football schools in the Gulf South Conference with 46 student-athletes named to the Gulf South Conference Fall Academic Honor Roll. The Falcons were second only to Harding University who had 25 football athletes and eight men’s cross country athletes to push past the Falcons. The Falcons also had eight student-athletes named to their respective All-Academic Teams. more