It's now 33 days until the kickoff of Catamount football on Saturday, August 29, 2026, against the Eastern Kentucky Colonels in E.J. Whitmire Stadium, Cullowhee, NC
To help pass those long summer days and get the Catamount faithful more excited about the upcoming season and more knowledgeable of the team members, we'll continue the football countdown each day until kickoff day.
Today we highlight the Catamount player currently assigned to #33 on the WCU Preseason Roster:
#33 Gavin Rowell
Position Defensive End
Height 6-3
Weight 255
Class Redshirt Junior
Hometown Melbourne, Fla.
Weight 255
Class Redshirt Junior
Hometown Melbourne, Fla.
College Tusculum
High School Melbourne HS
2025 (Redshirt Junior): Appeared in four games on defense and special teams … Made his WCU debut in the road win at The Citadel (Oct. 18) … Credited with a pair of solo tackles in the season-finale road win at VMI (Nov. 22) ... Named to the 2025-26 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.
Prior to Western Carolina: Played in 18 games over three seasons with the Pioneers, collecting 55 total tackles, including 28 solo stops and 9.5 tackles for loss with five sacks … Best season came in 2023 when he recorded 47 tackles, 8.5 for loss in 11 games played … Lettered in track & field at TU, competing in the shot put, discus, and javelin;
High School Melbourne HS
2025 (Redshirt Junior): Appeared in four games on defense and special teams … Made his WCU debut in the road win at The Citadel (Oct. 18) … Credited with a pair of solo tackles in the season-finale road win at VMI (Nov. 22) ... Named to the 2025-26 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.
Prior to Western Carolina: Played in 18 games over three seasons with the Pioneers, collecting 55 total tackles, including 28 solo stops and 9.5 tackles for loss with five sacks … Best season came in 2023 when he recorded 47 tackles, 8.5 for loss in 11 games played … Lettered in track & field at TU, competing in the shot put, discus, and javelin;
High School: Three-time Defensive Lineman of the Year (2019, 2020, 2021) … As a senior in 2021, credited with 146 tackles with 34 tackles for loss and 15 sacks as part of a district and region championship … Named 2021 All-State … Coached by David Kintigh … Lettered in football and track & field as a prep.
Personal: Is the son of Tony Rowell and Denise Rowell and the grandson of Dennis and Fran Mannion... has five siblings named Tanner, Cameron, Kayla, Ava, and Tatum Rowell
Personal: Is the son of Tony Rowell and Denise Rowell and the grandson of Dennis and Fran Mannion... has five siblings named Tanner, Cameron, Kayla, Ava, and Tatum Rowell
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