Athletics
Neighborhood Rebound: Former basketball player Jessica Mooney Holman gives back to her South Nashville community
Sep. 7, 2017—Today, Holman plays an integral role as senior director of programs at Harvest Hands, a community development organization that promotes healthy living, spiritual formation and economic development in South Nashville.
Courtside Commemoration: Vanderbilt Athletics Honors Civil Rights Leaders During ‘Equality Weekend’
May. 29, 2017—Equality Weekend, a three-day event that honored 21 of Nashville’s civil rights leaders, celebrated the 50th anniversary of Vanderbilt’s breaking the SEC color barrier with men’s basketball players Perry Wallace, BE’70, and Godfrey Dillard. The 21 leaders were honored at the Commodore men’s basketball game Feb. 18 and the women’s game Feb. 19—both of which were Vanderbilt victories.
Sticking in There: Swezey Celebrates 20 Years as Head Lacrosse Coach
May. 29, 2017—Cathy Swezey has won 150-plus games during her 20 years as head coach of women’s lacrosse at Vanderbilt.
SEC Champs: Women’s Tennis and Men’s Golf
May. 29, 2017—The Vanderbilt women’s tennis team and men’s golf team both won the Southeastern Conference tournament championships in their respective sports in April.
Bright Spot: Alumna Brings Solar Energy Technology to Vanderbilt’s Tennis Center
Mar. 7, 2017—When the sun shines at Vanderbilt’s Brownlee O. Currey Jr. Tennis Center these days, it means a little more to former player Marie Casares, BE’15. Two years ago, while Casares was still in school, the civil engineering major wrote a proposal to install solar panels atop the Currey Tennis Center and submitted it to Vanderbilt’s Green Fund, which designates money for student-led energy conservation projects.
Motion on the Field: Vanderbilt Football Program Advances Under Mason
Mar. 7, 2017—After playing in only three bowl games during its first century of football, Vanderbilt has now reached the postseason five times in the past nine seasons—most recently at the Independence Bowl played Dec. 26, 2016, in Shreveport, Louisiana.
The Masters: Men’s Golf Earns Top Ranking as Season Begins
Mar. 7, 2017—The Vanderbilt men’s golf team is entering its spring season as the unanimous No. 1 team in the nation, earning the top ranking from Golfweek, the Golf Coaches Association of America and Golfstat.com.
Strike the Slang: Bowling Team Learns Language of Culture
Nov. 20, 2016—When your roster of 11 consists of student-athletes from four continents, you can’t always assume everyone is speaking the same language—so to speak.
Father’s Footsteps: Late Sportswriter Harold Huggins Endows Basketball Scholarship
Nov. 20, 2016—Huggins passed away in March at age 73 from complications of leukemia, and through his generosity, his legacy will live on through the Harold Louis Huggins Basketball Scholarship.
Celebrity Wedding: Andrew East and Shawn Johnson Tie the Knot
Aug. 10, 2016—In April Andrew East, BE’14, MBA’15, married Shawn Johnson, a gold-medal gymnast in the 2008 Olympics and winner of Dancing with the Stars in 2009. Overnight, East became one-half of a celebrity couple, and pictures of his wedding were splashed across the pages of People and numerous other celebrity magazines.
Strong Showings: A Recap of Spring Sports
Aug. 10, 2016—The Vanderbilt women’s tennis team advanced to the Final Four in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in an attempt to repeat their national championship, but ended the season with a loss to Stanford. The Commodores, the No. 6 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament, ended with a 23–6 record.
Big Man on Campus: Coleman ‘Always in The Middle of the Big Moments’
May. 12, 2016—Three years ago Ro Coleman made the unlikely journey from inner-city Chicago to Nashville to attend Vanderbilt on a baseball scholarship.