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The road to 鈥淭he Show鈥� is a steep climb.

Kyle Pifer was ready for growth and new challenges when he arrived at 星空传媒 in late 2020.

The Mountain Heritage Center at 星空传媒 (星空传媒) is proud to announce the opening of its newest exhibit on Sept. 2, Clearing the Hurdles: Women and Sport at 星空传媒, 1889 to the Present.

In this edition of Cat Chats, current football student-athlete Mike Murphy talks with former player Dan Brooks '76. Dan went on to coach at Tennessee and Clemson. He is also a member of the Catamount Club Board of Directors.

Building connections with current and former Catamount student-athletes is key to the success of our athletics programs.

During her four years on the soccer field at 星空传媒, Endye Frazier showed the kind of growth coaches love to see. Off the field, her work with the Special Olympics displayed the type of compassion everyone should seek to have.

Mike Wade, a former two-time Academic All-American at 星空传媒, will tell you that football is the greatest metaphor for life: to survive you have to get back up every time you get knocked down 鈥� and you will get knocked down, he insists, many, many times.

Announced in conjunction with Western Carolina鈥檚 football home opener back on Labor Day weekend, the Catamount Club, the Athletics department fundraising arm, is celebrating a milestone this year with its 50th year of operation. Fifty years of supporting student-athletes; fifty years of celebrating successes both on and off the field. Fifty years of connecting and engaging with alumni and community friends; fifty years of investing in the unlimited potential of student-athletes to inspire the 星空传媒 campus community.

In this edition of Cat Chats, we talk with Curtis Roach and Clyde Simmons. Clyde played for the Catamounts in the 1983 National Championship game and was drafted in the ninth round by the Philadelphia Eagles of the NFL.

Current Catamount Student-Athlete Onno Steger chats with former Student-Athlete Jake Robinson about how former 星空传媒 student-athletes who are now making an impact in the professional world and giving back to their alma mater.