TAMUG Yell Leaders    

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Anthony Garza '27
Marine Engineering Technology
Cypress, TX

Wyatt Mills '27
Maritime Business Administration
Crosby, TX

Patrick Milburn '27
Maritime Business Administration
Montgomery, TX

Matt McKenna '28
Maritime Business Administration
Cypress, TX

Travis Ly '28
Marine Biology, Dive Technologies Minor
Houston, TX

In the Spring of each year, five students (two juniors and three seniors) are elected by the Galveston student body to serve as the TAMUG Yell Leaders.

Former TAMUG Yell Leaders
Former TAMUG Yell Leaders

26-27 Head Yell Leader Anthony Garcia and Senior Yell Leaders Wyatt Mills, Patrick Milburn
Junior Yell Leaders Matt McKenna, Travis Ly

25-26 Head Yell Leader Scott Lyons and Senior Yell Leaders Joshua Swasey, Patrick Cizek
Junior Yell Leaders Anthony Garcia, Wyatt Mills

24-25 Head Yell Leader Patrick Smith and Senior Yell Leaders Jett Taylor, Kolbe Hatz
Junior Yell Leaders Scott Lyons, Joshua Swasey

23-24 Head Yell Leader Vincent Garcia and Senior Yell Leaders Morgan Milburn, Tre Johnson
Junior Yell Leaders Jett Taylor, Patrick Smith

22-23 Head Yell Leader Cosmo Kinsey and Senior Yell Leader Jensen Smith
Junior Yell Leaders Vincent Garcia, Morgan Milburn, Kaleb Soule

21-22 Head Yell Leader Jordan Davis and Senior Yell Leader Wesley Ide
Junior Yell Leaders Cosmo Kinsey, Jensen Smith, Antero Aguilar

20-21 Head Yell Leader Ryan Meriwether and Senior Yell Leader Cade Ingram
Junior Yell Leaders Landon Degner, Wesley Ide, Jordan Davis

19-20 Head Yell Leader Jacob Pratt and Senior Yell Leader JD Ponchot
Junior Yell Leaders Breidon Johnson, Cade Ingram, Ryan Meriwether

18-19 Head Yell Leader Josh Porter and Senior Yell Leader Jack Clark
Junior Yell Leaders Jacob Pratt, JD Ponchot, Eric Amason

17-18 Head Yell Leader Cole Farine and Senior Yell Leader Grant Lincecum
Junior Yell Leaders Jack Clark, Josh Porter, Michael Renning

16-17 Head Yell Leader Nick Kistler and Senior Yell Leader Cody Klindt
Junior Yell Leaders Jacob O'Kelley, Cole Farine, Grant Lincecum

15-16 Head Yell Leader Bobby Macko and Senior Yell Leader Justin Schwartz
Junior Yell Leaders Emery Hiebert, Nick Kistler, Cody Klindt

14-15 Head Yell Leader Garrett Payne and Senior Yell Leader Jake Dumaine
Junior Yell Leaders Bobby Macko, Dylan Mann, Justin Schwartz

13-14 Head Yell Leader Kyle Lonquist and Senior Yell Leader Nick Tealer
Junior Yell Leaders Thomas Ibrom, Jake Dumaine, Hugh Keller

12-13 Head Yell Leader Robert Howell and Senior Yell Leader Chad Beverage
Junior Yell Leaders Travis Rhodes, Nick Tealer, Kyle Lonquist

11-12 Head Yell Leader Josh Bennett and Senior Yell Leader Patrick Delahoussaye
Junior Yell Leaders Robert Howell, Chad Beverage, Chris Gonzales

10-11 Head Yell Leader Mike Roberston and Senior Yell Leader Matt Johnson
Junior Yell Leaders Josh Bennett, Reagan Martin, James Atteberry

09-10 Head Yell Leader Mike Spiers and Senior Yell Leader Marc Cutaia
Junior Yell Leaders Mike Robertson, Matt Johnson, AJ Oullette

08-09 Head Yell Leader Chris Katerinakis and Senior Yell Leader Ben Strack
Junior Yell Leaders Mike Spiers, Marc Cutaia, Colt Snapp

07-08 Head Yell Leader Ryan McCreary and Senior Yell Leader Grant Williams
Junior Yell Leaders Chris Katerinakis, Mike Parrent, Ben Strack

06-07 Head Yell Leader Ty Reasonover and Senior Yell Leader Robert Thornton
Junior Yell Leaders Matt White, Ryan McCreary, Grant Williams

05-06 Head Yell Leader Chris Fenwick and Senior Yell Leader Mark Baulsch
Junior Yell Leaders Ty Reasonover, Robert Thornton, AJ English

04-05 Head Yell Leader Joey Dean and Senior Yell Leader Adam Gomez
Junior Yell Leaders Chris Pinkston, Chris Fenwick, Mark Baulsch

03-04 Senior Yell Leaders Jonathan Allen, Matthew Allen
Junior Yell Leaders Joey Dean, Tanner Do, Chris Epstein

02-03 Senior Yell Leaders Wade Howell and Will Bridges
Junior Yell Leaders Jonathan Allen, Matthew Allen, Hugh Marney

01-02 Senior Yell Leaders Paul Long, BJ Hartman
Junior Yell Leaders Hugh Marney, Ben Clausen, Ty Ta

00-01 Senior Yell Leaders Steven Holcomb, Andrew Bohlin
Junior Yell Leaders Paul Long, BJ Hartman, Devin Arnold

99-00 Senior Yell Leaders Toby King, Dylan Nash
Junior Yell Leaders Chris Cook, Steven Holcomb, Andrew Bohlin

98-99 Senior Yell Leadres Mike Koehn (Mouth), Bryant Moore
Junior Yell Leaders Dylan Nash, Scott Reed

97-98 Senior Yell Leaders Danny Oliver, John Dumsick
Junior Yell Leaders Mike Koehn (Mouth), Bryant Moore

96-97 Senior Yell Leaders Stephen Polk, Jason Baca
Junior Yell Leaders Danny Oliver, John Dumsick

95-96 Senior Yell Leaders Todd Wolf, Mark Kaulen
Junior Yell Leaders Tim Sandberg, Stephen Polk

94-95 Senior Yell Leaders Todd Burford, Chris Benson
Junior Yell Leaders Todd Wolf, Mark Kaulen

93-94 Senior Yell Leader Todd Burford

The History of the Yell Leaders    

When A&M was an all-male military college in 1907, cadets often invited ladies from Texas Woman's University in Denton to take the train to College Station to attend Aggie football games. Then as now, a certain amount of tickets were set aside for guests, and these would be handed out based on seniority, so freshmen were rarely able to bring guests to the games. According to legend, during one football game the Aggies were being out-scored so badly that the ladies were threatening to leave the game from boredom. The upperclassmen ordered the freshmen, or “fish,” to find a way to entertain the bored ladies. The freshmen raided a janitor’s closet and changed into the white coveralls they found there, and began leading the crowd in yells from the track in front of the stands.  It was an instant hit and was quickly incorporated into the game day repertoire for the Aggies. However, the freshmen became a little too popular with the ladies and after the seniors became “instantly irritated.”, it was decided that only upperclassmen would be allowed to participate in this entertainment in the future.

The History of Yell Leaders in Galveston

The TAMUG Yell Leaders were founded in 1993 when Todd Burford ‘95, a marine science student who had transferred from College Station, became the first TAMUG Yell Leader. The first Galveston Midnight Yell was held in 1993 in front of the dining hall with a crowd of less than 10 people. It was brought to a halt when the campus police told them they were too loud, so they finished the yell practice on the other side of campus away from the dorms. Midnight Yells were then held at the boat dock and eventually moved to McCloy Gymnasium like they are today. Galveston Yell Leaders wore jeans and a maroon or white T-shirt until they started wearing overalls later on.

 

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The History of Midnight Yell    

In 1931, the first official Midnight Yell Practice was held before the t.u. game. That night, some cadets in Peanut Owen’s dorm room in Puryear Hall had the idea of getting all the freshmen to fall out and meet on the steps of the YMCA building to practice yells. The two Senior Yell Leaders said they couldn’t authorize it, but they just might attend. The rumor spread and everyone fell out of their dorms that night. Railroad flares and torpedoes were stuck into flower pots around the YMCA building to light the area. After Peanut Owens became Yell Leader, it became a tradition to pace while telling fables because Peanut Owens' feet were too big for the YMCA building steps, so he paced to keep his balance, and the other Yell Leaders joined in.


TAMUG Midnight Yell

The TAMUG Yell Leaders hold Midnight Yell every Thursday night before a home game in McCloy Gymnasium in the Campus Recreation Center. Aggies gather to practice yells and sing school songs for the approaching home game, a junior and senior fable is told making fun of the opposing team, and the lights go out after the War Hymn, which is when you get to kiss your date, or if you don’t have a date, take a lighter and "flick your bic" and hope to find a random mug. This part of the night is known as “Mugdown”. The TAMUG Yell Leaders do the same yells that College Station does, but instead of calling it a night where they do, we allow the freshman class to tackle us and throw us in the pool anticipating the Aggie win, followed by auxiliary yells outside the Rec Center.

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Request the TAMUG Yell Leaders    

Appearance Fees

Requests for the TAMUG Yell Leaders have surged in recent years and in order to ensure they are not paying out of pocket for appearances, a standard rate has been instituted to be fair and consistent to all parties.

Costs:

Distance from Galveston Campus:

0-50 miles: $50

50+ miles: $50 + $.76/mile

Travel Restrictions: The TAMUG Yell Leaders receive many requests throughout the year and do their best to honor all of them, but may need to decline due to schedule conflicts or distance. In addition, the TAMUG Yell Leaders will not be able to attend events outside of the Houston area on week nights during the fall and spring semesters.

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