Covering UMHB Athletics and the stories behind the score
It’s a new week in Cru Country, and there’s plenty to keep an eye on. This Monday morning breakdown is intended to do just that, highlighting some of the notable moments and accomplishments from the previous seven days, while giving a look ahead at what is upcoming for UMHB Athletics.
BELTON — Women’s collegiate flag football is coming to Belton.
On Friday afternoon, UMHB announced its plans to add flag football as a women’s varsity sport beginning in 2026-27, making it the 17th sport added to the athletic department.
BELTON — After just over eight years spent as the Director of Athletics at Howard Payne University, Dr. Hunter Sims is heading to Belton.
The American Southwest Conference has found stable footing after years of uncertainty and questions surrounding the future of the league’s four remaining institutions in Division III.
As we do each Wednesday, here is a look at some of the most notable numbers from the most recent week within Crusader athletics, recapping the past several days with unique notes and history that give added meaning to the performances we saw.
In this weekly article, we look at a few of the big numbers that highlighted this past week for Crusader athletics as the fall schedule continues.
BELTON-The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor announced a partnership with the NIL Platform Opendorse on Tuesday morning, per a news release from the UMHB Athletics Department. UMHB becomes the third known American Southwest Conference institution to reach a partnership with Opendorse, one of the nation’s leading NIL platforms.
True To The Cru’s Russell Marwitz and Luke Zayas were at field-level for Saturday’s 37-13 victory for UMHB Football, capturing the moments through photos.
True To The Cru brings you an in-depth photo gallery from UMHB Football’s 55-21 victory over Texas Lutheran on Saturday afternoon.
BELTON-On Saturday night, the UMHB men’s and women’s soccer teams each posted shutouts over LeTourneau, rolling to dominant victories. Led by three goals from Ashley Vensel, UMHB women’s soccer took down the Yellowjackets, 6-0. The Crusader men’s team took down LETU by a 4-0 score, which marked the first time this season that UMHB recorded […]