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Julie Spiro Donaldson ’99 believes there’s no amount of effort too small to give, and it’s with that belief in mind that she’s changed Jackson County.

Western Carolina University’s Unite UP basketball game brought students from the University Participant program and Catamount student-athletes together for a first-of-its-kind face-off in the Ramsey Regional Activity Center this past March.

Home is found in the unlikeliest of places. For Bri Myles this summer, it was in Costa Rica.

Tom Belt doesn’t view the world the same as everyone else. Yes, it’s a big blue marble floating in space and a melting pot of billions with different experiences, backgrounds and beliefs. However, Belt, a Cherokee Nation citizen, also sees it through a Cherokee lens — but that lens is fading.

From the tire changers who make split-second decisions under pressure to the spotters guiding drivers through chaos to the behind-the-scenes partnership managers making crucial deals — these Catamounts are helping steer the sport forward.