It's now 56 days until the kickoff of Catamount Football on Thursday, August 29, 2024, against the NC State Wolfpack in Carter-Finley Stadium, Raleigh, NC
To help pass those long summer days, and hopefully get the Catamount faithful a little more excited about the upcoming season, and knowledgeable of the team members, we'll continue the football countdown each day until kickoff day.
Today we will highlight a long snapper:
#56 Mabry Bumgarner
Position: Long-Snapper
Height: 5-9
Weight: 200
Class: Redshirt Freshman
Hometown: Sylva, N.C.
High School: Smoky Mountain HS
2023 (Freshman): Did not see game action despite dressing for several home games ... Remained eligible for a redshirt ... Named to the 2023-24 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.
Prior to Western Carolina: Joined the Catamount football team as a preferred walk-on … Named to the Mountain Seven Conference all-conference team and the All-Western North Carolina first-team offense as a long-snapper by the Asheville Citizen-Times … Was also selected to the 2022 North Carolina Sportswriters All-State team … Received a 4.5-star rating from the Rubio Long-Snapping … Is a member of the National Honors Society and has been accepted into WCU’s Brinson Honors College.
Personal: Is the son of Mary and Jeff Bumgarner.
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