ATHLETICS

NATIONAL CHAMPIONS!

The UMHB Sader Belles recently won the national championship for its jazz routine at the American Dance and Drill Team Nationals!

New Head Coach

Raffaela Scotto was named the new head coach for acrobatics and tumbling. She comes to UMHB after a successful studentathlete career at Baylor University. She was a walk-on for the Baylor acrobatics and tumbling team and helped the Bears to an individual event national championship last season and three NCATA national championships during her tenure. She earned NCATA Academic Honor Roll and Academic All-Big 12 honors. The UMHB men's and women’s golf teams claimed American Southwest Conference championship titles this year. Houston sophomore Sarah Kmiecik claimed the individual title for the women, and for the men, it was the team’s second consecutive title win and the program’s ninth ASC title. The women finished 14th at the 2022 NCAA Division III Women’s Golf Championship, and the men 21st. Sarah tied for 14th individual, and on the men’s team, Parker Mitas tied for 39th at the championship tournament.

Football senior Jefferson Fritz was named American Southwest Conference Male Athlete of the Year. The ASC Athlete of the Year award annually recognizes a male and a female student-athlete whose athletic accomplishments best contributed to their sport, their institution's overall athletic program and the conference. Fritz was a 2021 Gagliardi Trophy finalist and the only defensive player to make the 14-member semifinalist list and five-member final list.

FREDENBURG FIELD

In honor of longtime UMHB Head Football Coach Pete Fredenburg, the field at Crusader Stadium has officially been named Fredenburg Field. New signs mounted on the brick walls behind both end zones were unveiled during a special ceremony on Sept. 17. In addition, permanent plaques recognize Coach Fredenburg’s remarkable accomplishments, including two national championship wins in four years.

Men's and Women's Golf Take ASC Titles