A look into your campus and others
By: Esclavon Prewitt, Vallo Vision News
Montevallo, Ala- The University of Montevallo may not have American football like other southern schools but it has 21 other Men’s and Women’s sports teams on campus which can play a big part in the campus population
Sophomore Nyla Shipman said “At the University of Montevallo I do see a lot of athletes on campus and especially on the bottom hill. Most of the time I see athletes in class or at the sac but I do see a lot of them.”
As of fall 2021, there are 21 sports on campus with 470 student-athletes on campus 262 are men and 208 are women. Compared to students enrolled on campus there are 2,625 students enrolled at the University of Montevallo.
Compared to other schools locally Montevallo, Montevallo has more athletes in their population than most schools. Samford athletes only account for 7.5% of their population, 3.4% for the Auburn University of Montgomery, and 1.9% for the University of Alabama at Montgomery.
A school that has more athletes in their population than UM is Birmingham-Southern College with 70% of their students being non-athletes and 30% being athletes.
The University of Montevallo is a division II school, debt.org says just over 1% of high school athletes (1.3%, according to statistics from the NCAA) receive full or partial athletic scholarships. The average athletic scholarship for all sports in Division II sports is $5,548 for men and $6,814 for women.
Track and Field athlete, Junior Drew Roberts said “ Knowing whether a university was athlete-friendly was very important to me. Montevallo provided a lot of support in that regard. When I got here I found it easy to make friends outside of my sport”
When high school students (especially athletes) are picking a university they do take in the athletic culture on campus. Athletes and their footprints on campus can help attract high school and transfer students to the campus.
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