The Montevallo Falcons are the athletic teams that represent the
University of Montevallo
The University of Montevallo is a public university in Montevallo, Alabama. Founded on October 12, 1896, the university is Alabama's only public liberal arts college and a member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges. The University of ...
, in
Montevallo, Alabama
Montevallo is a city in Shelby County, Alabama, United States. A college town, it is the home of the University of Montevallo, a public liberal arts university with approximately 3,000 students. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city o ...
, in
NCAA
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Division II intercollegiate sports. The Falcons compete primarily as members of the
Gulf South Conference
The Gulf South Conference (GSC) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division II level, which operates in the Southeastern United States.
History
Originally known as the Mid ...
where fourteen of Montevallo's sports belong. Rivals include UWA, AUM, UAH, and UNA. The track and field teams are independents while the lacrosse program is a member of the
Great Lakes Valley Conference
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(GLVC).
The Falcons were members of the Gulf South Conference from 1995–96 to 2008–09. They then competed in the
Peach Belt Conference
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from 2009–10 to 2016–17, until re-joining the GSC before the 2017–18 academic year.
Varsity teams
List of teams
Men's sports
* Baseball
* Basketball
* Cross Country
* Golf
* Lacrosse
* Soccer
* Tennis
* Track and field
* Swimming
Women's sports
* Softball
* Basketball
* Cross Country
* Golf
* Lacrosse
* Soccer
* Tennis
* Track and field
* Swimming
* Volleyball
Individual teams
Men's basketball
* Trustmark Aren
* 2004
Gulf South Conference, GSC Champion
* 2004
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South Region Finalist
* 2005
Gulf South Conference, GSC Champion
* 2005
NCAA
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South Region Finalist
* 2006
NCAA
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South Region Champions
* 2006
NCAA
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Elite Eight Quarter finalists
* 2007
Gulf South Conference, GSC Champion
* 2007
NCAA
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South Region Champions
* 2007
NCAA
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Elite Eight Quarter finalists
* 2010
NCAA
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Southeast Region Finalist
* 2011
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Southeast Region Tournament
* 2012
PBC Tournament Champion
* 2012
NCAA
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Southeast Region Champions
* 2012
NCAA
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Division II National Finalist
* 2013
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Southeast Region Tournament
* 2014
NCAA
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Southeast Region Finalist
* 2015
PBC Regular Season Champion
* 2015
PBC Tournament Champion
* 2015
NCAA
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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.
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Men's baseball
Kermit A Johnson Fiel
* 2006
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South Central Region Champions
* 2006
NCAA
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National
* 2018
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Regional
University of Montevallo
The University of Montevallo is a public university in Montevallo, Alabama. Founded on October 12, 1896, the university is Alabama's only public liberal arts college and a member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges. The University of ...
Baseball was led by former Head Coach Robert Riesener in 1973. Riesener led the Falcon's
Baseball
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program for 30 years and ended his career with a 937-671 record. The Montevallo 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 Falcon's 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 er
Montevallo baseball has had 28 players that have become professional baseball players one of which being Rusty Greer drafted by the
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Nine of these players of which were coached by Rose.
Men's soccer
Varsity Fiel
1999 Gulf South Conference, GSC Champions
* 2004
Gulf South Conference, GSC Champions
* 2007
NCAA
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South Region Champions
* 2007
Final Four
* 2010
PBC Champions
* 2012
PBC Champions
* 2013
PBC Champions
*2021 Gulf South 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
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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.
References
External links
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University Website
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