Despite competing in a pandemic, student-athletes rose to the occasion and added several new chapters to UMBC record books this year.
Goals Achieved
UMBC women’s lacrosse coach Amy Slade is inducted into the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame.
How to Throw a Hammer
It’s widely accepted that you need to practice a skill for 10,000 hours before becoming an expert. Andrew Haberman has a different number in mind—20,000 throws.
A World of Opportunity
Men’s Basketball players are getting to fulfill their dreams—playing professional basketball abroad.
Alum Helps Budding Soccer Players “Get on the Bus”
Tim Ryerson ’94, INDS, is making soccer accessible to all children through his Get on the Bus program.
High-Tech Gift Harnesses Data for Athletes
A UMBC alumnus donates the VX system, a wearable piece of technology that helps soccer players track their movements and their heart rates.
Coaching Connections
New UMBC women’s basketball coach Johnetta Hayes hopes to create change within her team—but not only on the basketball court.
Behind the Lens: Photographing UMBC Swimming & Diving
UMBC Magazine's longtime photographer Marlayna Demond '11 is used to going to great lengths to get her shot. A former Linehan Scholar, she climbs on tables and ladders...
Double Dribble
Lyric had no idea when she was cheering at her mother’s alma mater’s Homecoming games or attending UMBC Nike Basketball Camp in 8th grade that she would one day leave her own legacy on the same court.
The Best Team You’ve Never Heard Of
For years, the UMBC swimming and diving team has been quietly winning its way into university history. Since 1999, they have amassed 32 championship trophies.