The Carolina Panthers and Xenex Disinfection Services,a world leader in ultraviolet (UV) light disinfection for hospitals, partnered to donate a LightStrike Germ-Zapping Robot to the Charlotte 49ers Athletic Department.
Former Athletics Director Judy Rose was named the 55th recipient of the James J. Corbett Memorial Award, the highest honor one can achieve in collegiate athletics administration.
Ryan Ashburn is the 49ers' new women's golf head coach. She joins the Charlotte 49ers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, where she was head coach for three seasons. She also enjoyed a three-year stint as an assistant coach at Baylor University following her start as an assistant at Campbell University.
Charlotte head women’s basketball coach Cara Consuegra matched the program’s all-time standard for victories and senior Octavia Jett-Wilson poured in a Halton Arena record 42 points as the 49ers closed the regular season with an 83-73 triumph over Florida Atlantic Saturday afternoon.
Charlotte 49ers head football coach Will Healy has named former NCAA Division II National Coach of the Year Pete Rossomando as offensive line coach.“Pete is a builder. I love that,” Healy said. “He’s been a part of program building as a head coach, an offensive coordinator and a line coach. His experience will be a huge asset for us as we continue to grow our culture and program.”
Charlotte 49ers head football coach Will Healy has named former Ridge View High School head coach Perry Parks as wide receivers coach. The hiring of Parks completes Healy's full-time staff for the 2021 season.
Charlotte’s Octavia Jett-Wilson was named as the Feb. 16 ESPN.com National Player of the Week. She is the first player in school history to earn the honor. The senior guard also was named to the Feb. 17 NCAA Starting Five after record-breaking performances in the two games against Old Dominion last week.
Charlotte 49ers head football coach Will Healy has hired South Carolina assistant Joe Cox as tight ends coach. A former Gatorade North Carolina State Player of the Year as a star quarterback at Charlotte’s Independence High School, Cox played collegiately at Georgia and coached locally at Mallard Creek High School before entering the college coaching ranks.
For the first time in school history, a Charlotte volleyball player has been selected as the Sports Imports/AVCA National Player of the Week. Emani’ Foster is the first Niner to win the award after her stellar play at Clemson recently.
Charlotte 49ers head coach Will Healy has announced the hiring of Herb Hand as the program's offensive line coach. Hand, who has 30 years of collegiate coaching experience, spent the previous three seasons as co-offensive coordinator and offensive line coach at Texas and enjoyed great success in stints at Auburn, Penn State, Vanderbilt, Tulsa and West Virginia.
The Charlotte 49ers 2021 football schedule includes a slew of firsts: the first home game against an ACC foe; the first meeting with a Big 10 team; the first season in which they face a pair of Power 5 opponents; and, after six years in Conference USA, the first game against league member Louisiana Tech.
