Montevallo Falcons

Montevallo Falcons
Montevallo Falcons
University	University of Montevallo
Conference	Gulf South (primary); Peach Belt (men's lacrosse, eSports)
NCAA	Division II
Athletic director	Mark Richard[1]
Location	Montevallo, Alabama
Varsity teams	22 (11 men's, 11 women's)
Basketball arena	Trustmark Arena
Baseball stadium	Kermit A. Johnson Field at Bob Riesener Stadium
Softball stadium	Softball Stadium at Orr Park
Soccer stadium	Varsity Soccer Field
Aquatics center	SAC Natatorium
Lacrosse stadium	Track and Field / Lacrosse Stadium
Tennis venue	Tennis Court Complex
Mascot	Freddie Falcon
Nickname	Falcons
Colors	Purple and gold[2];
Website	montevallofalcons.com

The Montevallo Falcons are the athletic teams that represent the University of Montevallo, in Montevallo, Alabama, in intercollegiate sports at the Division II level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The Falcons have primarily competed in the Gulf South Conference since the 2017–18 academic year. Rivals include West Alabama, Auburn Montgomery, Alabama–Huntsville, and North Alabama.

Montevallo competes in 22 intercollegiate varsity sports. Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, lacrosse, soccer, swimming, tennis, track and field (indoor and outdoor), and wrestling; while women's sports include basketball, cross country, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track and field (indoor and outdoor), and volleyball.

Conference affiliations

NCAA

Gulf South Conference (1995–2009)
Peach Belt Conference (2009–2017)
Gulf South Conference (2017–present)[3]

Varsity teams

Men's sports	Women's sports
Baseball	Basketball
Basketball	Cross country
Cross country	Golf
Golf	Lacrosse
Lacrosse	Soccer
Soccer	Softball
Swimming	Swimming
Tennis	Tennis
Track and field^†	Track and field^†
Wrestling	Volleyball
† – Track and field includes both indoor and outdoor

Men's basketball

2004 GSC Champion
2004 NCAA South Region Finalist
2005 GSC Champion
2005 NCAA South Region Finalist
2006 NCAA South Region Champions
2006 NCAA Elite Eight Quarter finalists
2007 GSC Champion
2007 NCAA South Region Champions
2007 NCAA Elite Eight Quarter finalists
2010 NCAA Southeast Region Finalist
2011 NCAA Southeast Region Tournament
2012 PBC Tournament Champion
2012 NCAA Southeast Region Champions
2012 NCAA Division II National Finalist
2013 NCAA Southeast Region Tournament
2014 NCAA Southeast Region Finalist
2015 PBC Regular Season Champion
2015 PBC Tournament Champion
2015 NCAA Southeast Region Finalist
The men's basketball team is led by coach Danny Young and assistant coach Brannan Anthony. Young, a native to Phoenix, Arizona, has brought considerable success to Montevallo's program after his arrival in 2003. He was named the Gulf South Conference East Division Coach of the Decade for 2000–2010, Peach Belt Conference Coach of the Year for 2015 and Southeast Region Coach of the Year for 2015.[4]

Baseball

2006 NCAA South Central Region Champions
2006 NCAA National
2018 NCAA Regional

Montevallo baseball was led by former head coach Robert Riesener in 1973. Riesener led the Falcons' program for 30 years and ended his career with a 937-671 record. The baseball team is now led by coach Chandler Rose with the help of assistant coaches Ben Jackson and Franklin Bush. Going into the 2020 season, Rose will continue to lead the team for his 10th season. Rose has made an impressive turnaround in the Falcons' baseball program. Leading the Falcons to an NCAA Regional in 2018 and the Peach Belt Conference tournament championship game twice during his tenure. Back-to-back appearances by the Falcons in 2013 and 2014 marked just the third and fourth time Montevallo has played in a conference tournament championship game in its NCAA Division II era. Montevallo baseball has had 28 players that have become professional baseball players one of which being Rusty Greer drafted by the Texas Rangers. Nine of these players of which were coached by Rose.

Men's soccer

1999 GSC Champions
2004 GSC Champions
2007 NCAA South Region Champions
2007 Final Four
2010 PBC Champions
2012 PBC Champions
2013 PBC Champions
2021 GSC Regular Season Champions

The team has been coach by Bruce Dietterle since 2013. Trey Gregory has been the assistant since 2016.

Men's cross country

The men's cross country team was founded in 2010. Michael Marquardt was coach for the inaugural season, and was succeeded by current coach Tommy Barksdale.

Softball

In 2013, the board of trustees voted to start a women's softball program during the 2014–2015 competition season. This addition brought the number of university sports offered to 13. During the 2014-2015 year, a track stadium was built for the women's and newly formed men's track and field team in the fall.[5]

Notable alumni

Men's basketball

Men's soccer

Jonny Guadarrama

References

"Mark Richard - Director of Athletics". Retrieved January 28, 2023.
University of Montevallo Branding Standards (PDF). Retrieved February 13, 2017.
"GSC to add Auburn Montgomery and Montevallo". Gulf South Conference.
"Montevallo Athletics". www.montevallofalcons.com. Archived from the original on 2010-02-18.
"University of Montevallo Athletics". University of Montevallo Athletics Homepage. Archived from the original on 2011-09-17. Retrieved 2017-12-06.

External links

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[1] "Mark Richard - Director of Athletics". Retrieved January 28, 2023.

[2] University of Montevallo Branding Standards (PDF). Retrieved February 13, 2017.

[GSC-3] "GSC to add Auburn Montgomery and Montevallo". Gulf South Conference.

[4] "Montevallo Athletics". www.montevallofalcons.com. Archived from the original on 2010-02-18.

[montevallofalcons1-5] "University of Montevallo Athletics". University of Montevallo Athletics Homepage. Archived from the original on 2011-09-17. Retrieved 2017-12-06.