Corey Hewson (right) and Ronald May (left) wrote
the lyrics to UMW’s new fight song, Soar, Eagle Nation, Soar! Cedric Rucker ’81, dean of student life, presented
awards for their efforts at Devil-Goat Day.
Photo by Norm Shafer
Mary Washington has a fight song, its first ever.
After a campuswide lyrics competition, the winning Soar, Eagle Nation, Soar! was unveiled at Devil-Goat Day in April. Women’s soccer coach Corey Hewson, M.Ed. ’05 and business major and pep band member Ronald May ’16 wrote the lyrics. Paul Murtha, an arranger for the United States Army Band, was commissioned to compose the melody.
Soar, Eagle Nation, Soar!
Verse 1: Soar, Eagles, soar
March on to victory.
Represent the heights with
Pride and loyalty.
We wear the gray and blue,
Our honor, pure and true.
So fight on Mary Washington,
Soar, Eagle Nation, soar!
Click to hear UMW’s first-ever fight song!
Refrain
U. M. Double U!
We rule the nest! (That’s right!)
U. M. Double U!
We are the best! (Go! Pride!)
U. M. Double U!
We rule the nest! (That’s right!)
Go! Fight! Soar!
Verse 2: Soar, Eagles, soar
High above the heights.
Score just one more time
Fly on to victory!
Our gray and eagle blue
Is mighty to the core!
So fight on Mary Washington
Soar, Eagle Nation, soar!
“We still love the majestic sound of our Alma Mater, but you just can’t sing High on Marye’s Hilltop in the middle of a basketball game.”
– Dean Cedric Rucker ’81, associate vice president of student life