Warhawk Weekly 1-6: New women’s soccer coach; Find your rhythm
AUM welcomes John Robertson as head women’s soccer coach
AUM welcomes John Robertson as the new head coach of women’s soccer after most recently serving at the University of Texas.
“AUM has a tradition of hard work, honesty, education, and making a difference in the local community by providing opportunities for people to better themselves and change the course of their lives,” Robertson said. “It’s my goal to bring those values to life, help prepare strong young women for the real world and get this soccer program back to winning ways.”
Robertson arrives in Montgomery with experience at many levels of collegiate soccer. Most recently, he served as an assistant coach with the Texas women’s soccer program for the past two seasons, helping guide the Longhorns through their inaugural year in the Southeastern Conference. During the 2024 season, Texas captured the SEC Championship, advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament, and earned a national ranking as high as fifth, finishing the year ranked 17th.
“We are excited to welcome John to AUM as the next head coach of our women’s soccer program,” Director of Athletics Erik Maas said. “Coach Robertson has competed and coached at the highest levels of collegiate soccer and brings a proven track record of developing elite talent and building successful programs. His experience in championship environments and his commitment to the development of student-athletes make him an outstanding fit for AUM.”
While at Texas, Robertson played a key role in developing elite talent, coaching 10 graduating seniors who signed professional contracts, along with 13 youth and senior national team players representing the United States, Canada, Ireland, and New Zealand. He also coached five SEC All-Conference selections, two SEC Freshman of the Year award winners, and Top Drawer National Player of the Year and All-American Lexi Missimo, a Mac Herman Trophy semifinalist. In addition, Robertson helped secure a Top-20 nationally ranked recruiting class.
Robertson began his collegiate coaching career as an assistant coach at the University of Montevallo, where he helped lead the Falcons to the 2019 Gulf South Conference Championship, a No. 4 seed in the NCAA Tournament, and both conference and regional coaching staff of the year honors.
Find your rhythm in an AUM music ensemble
Got vocal chops or instrumental skills? AUM invites you to turn your talent into tradition by joining one of its music ensembles: AUM Spirit Band, AUMcappella, or AUM Choir. All three groups are now accepting new members.
- AUMcappella is a select, all-female a cappella group that performs at campus events and community gatherings. All members receive scholarships.
- AUM Choir (Chorus) is a mixed ensemble with no audition required. Sing everything from classical to pop, with one end-of-semester concert each fall and spring.
- AUM Spirit Band brings the energy to home men’s and women’s basketball games and special events. Open to all students with band experience, the group practices Thursday evenings, and members receive a $500 per semester scholarship.
Interested in auditioning or joining? Contact Chapel McCullough, director of the ensembles, at [email protected].
Whether you sing or play, there’s a spot for you.
Cheer on Warhawks basketball at home
Bring your energy and cheer on both AUM men’s and women’s basketball as the Warhawks host the University of West Alabama Tigers on Thursday, Jan. 8, at the AUM Athletics Complex.
- Women’s basketball tips off at 5:30 p.m.
- Men’s basketball follows at 7:30 p.m.
The Warhawks are coming off a strong week, highlighted by a Gulf South Conference (GSC) road win for the women’s team against the University of Montevallo Falcons.
Register for math placement tests
AUM’s free math placement program can help students save time and tuition costs. Students can take math placement tests on the following dates in Goodwyn Hall 115:
- Thursday, Jan. 8, 1 p.m.
- Friday, Feb. 6, 9 a.m.
- Friday, March 6, 9 a.m.
- Friday, April 3, 9 a.m.
- Friday, May 1, 9 a.m.
- Friday, June 5, 9 a.m.
- Friday, July 10, 9 a.m.
Register for a placement test: aum.edu/mathplacement.
Keep up with campus events
There’s an easy way to keep up with all of the fun events offered on our campus. Enroll in AUM365 and get the 4-1-1 from Curtiss The Warhawk himself. Text curti$$ to 334-398-6025 to receive reminders about upcoming happening.
