Riley Zayas, Author at True To The Cru

Riley Zayas founded True To The Cru in November of 2020 with the goal to cover the stories behind the score and give UMHB fans a closer look at the Cru while promoting the student-athletes and coaches that wear the purple and gold every day. He is also a national contributor to D3football.com and D3hoops.com, in addition to serving as a D3 women's basketball Top 25 voter. His byline has also been seen in: Sports Illustrated Kids, Horns Illustrated, College Baseball Nation, and FCA Williamson County. Follow him on Twitter @ZayasRiley.

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Q&A: Kendall Rollins, Former UMHB Women’s Basketball Player, 1,000 Point Scorer

This past season, the UMHB women’s basketball team went deeper than it ever had into the D3 NCAA tournament, reaching the Round of 16. Had Covid-19 not cut the tournament short, who knows how far the Cru might have gone. One of the key players on that team was senior forward Kendall Rollins, a native […]

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Randy Mann and Mickey Kerr transitioning into new Roles in June

On Tuesday, it was announced that longtime Vice President for Athletics Randy Mann would be stepping into a new role, and Dr. Mickey Kerr, the current UMHB Associate Dean of Exercise and Sport Science and Faculty Athletic Representative, would take over as the Vice President for Athletics. Mann, a former UMHB men’s golf coach, will […]

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Student and Graduate Assistants Play A Key Role in the Success of UMHB Football

It has been said by coaches that experience is everything. Having guys who know the tradition, who have been there before, is vital to a program’s success. On this year’s football team…

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Signing Day Roundup: UMHB Brings In Talent in Women’s Basketball, Volleyball, Softball, Men’s Golf, Women’s Soccer and Baseball

Wednesday marked fall signing day, a day in which future college athletes officially decide where they will begin their college careers. Several talented athletes in the class of 2021 made their commitment to play at UMHB official yesterday. Here is a complete recap of who made those announcements yesterday. It is important to note that […]

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“You come to UMHB to Learn How To Be A Coach”: A Q&A with Kris Johnson

Last week, True To The Cru sat down with Kris Johnson, a former assistant coach at UMHB from 2017-2019, and is now on the Rice coaching staff as an assistant linebackers coach.

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Men’s Basketball Season Preview: Clif Carroll ERA Set to Begin

Clif Carroll’s short tenure in Belton has not been easy…

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UMHB Football: Scrimmage Proves Beneficial as Depth of this year’s Team is Evident

“The main goal for me and my teammates is just to go win.” UMHB quarterback Tommy Bowden’s main goal for the upcoming season took a step forward on Saturday, as the Cru do appear to be destined for victory, many victories, in the abbreviated spring campaign, that will include five games. Playing a scrimmage in […]

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Women’s Basketball Preview: Consistency key for the Cru

The 2020-2021 college basketball season will be unique, a season unlike any before it. But for the UMHB women’s basketball team, consistency and normalcy remains key. “We want to be consistent,” said head coach Mark Morefield. “We want our upperclassmen to lead us and then we want our underclassmen to be ready to perform, so […]