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Playing softball and excelling in the hard sciences, Emily Riggs ’26, is knocking it out of the park
Emily Riggs came to UMBC from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, to study mechanical engineering while playing for UMBC’s championship-level softball team. She was rewarded for her decision early on—in her...
Posted: May 14, 2026, 12:37 PM
Diving into a new sport
Kaleb Cave’s story is unique among almost all collegiate swimming and diving athletes: When he started college, he was not a strong swimmer. He is, however, the youngest person ever to...
Posted: May 8, 2026, 2:10 PM
On the track and in the pool, UMBC nabs America East titles
This past weekend, the Retrievers cracked open the record books to ink two more milestones in the history of UMBC Athletics. For the first time in university history, the women’s track and field...
Posted: February 25, 2026, 4:01 PM
The streak continues—Connie Pierson celebrates 300 black and gold Fridays
It should come to no surprise that numerary luminary Connie Pierson, AVP in IRADS—UMBC’s primary source for official campus statistics to comply with government reporting requirements and support...
Posted: December 15, 2025, 3:29 PM
UMBC volleyball captures 2025 America East Championship
They’re baaaack! For the fifth time in the last six seasons, UMBC volleyball has captured the America East Championship. After a comeback in five sets against Binghamton during Friday’s...
Posted: November 25, 2025, 10:55 AM
Rising Star Alumni Award recipient Courtney Culp ’20—working to bring her success into the community
Rising Star is a worthy award for alum and Linehan Artist Scholar Courtney Culp ’20. During her time at UMBC, Culp was both an athlete and an artist, playing Division 1 soccer and pursuing a...
Posted: October 21, 2025, 2:59 PM
Meet a Retriever—Anjayooluwa Adegboyo ’25, Arthur Ashe Jr. Male Sports Scholar of the Year
Meet track and field student athlete Anjayooluwa “Jayo” Adegboyo ’25, biochemistry and molecular biology, who was named the 2025 Arthur Ashe Jr. Male Sports Scholar of the Year by Diverse: Issues...
Posted: September 26, 2025, 11:31 AM
On track to lead—Retriever athlete wins national Arthur Ashe award
UMBC senior track and field student-athlete Anjayooluwa “Jayo” Adegboyo, biochemistry and molecular biology, was named the 2025 Arthur Ashe Jr. Male Sports Scholar of the Year by Diverse: Issues...
Posted: June 6, 2025, 9:23 AM
A class reunion half a world away
With such a large population of Marylanders at UMBC, it’s not that unusual to run into someone you went to high school with. But when that someone is from your high school in Canberra, Australia,...
Posted: May 21, 2025, 11:34 AM
The World Is (Finally) Watching
Packed and energized sporting arenas. Clinching the closing medal ceremony of the Olympics for the first time. Primetime broadcasts with viewership in the many millions—women’s sports are starting...
Posted: December 3, 2024, 2:13 PM
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