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Golden Niners

S.L. Ivey holding up the Golden Pickaxe after winning the Golden Niner
S.L. Ivey
S.L. Ivey was announced as UNC Charlotte’s fourth-ever Golden Niner at halftime of the Nov. 16 Homecoming football matchup against South Florida, after a long, winding journey for the 46-year-old graduate student.
Kenan Moore smiling with the golden pickaxe after winning the Golden Niner.
Kenan Moore
After years of getting involved in a variety of areas on campus, Kenan Moore was named the third-ever Golden Niner this past October during halftime of the Charlotte 49ers’ football game against Navy.
Ra'Quan Leary smiling while holding the golden pickaxe
Ra'Quan Leary
Ra’Quan Leary’s Niner Nation story is one that many students share across the country: he went to the school that made the most sense for him financially. Three years into his time at Charlotte, a school he said fell into his lap, Leary was named as the University’s second-ever Golden Niner.
Ryen Boleware
Ryen Boleware
Meet senior Ryen Boleware, UNC Charlotte's inaugural Homecoming Golden Niner. A native of Raleigh, North Carolina, she is a criminal justice and psychology major. Learn more about Boleware’s time at UNC Charlotte, her experience in the Niner 9 and her advice for all of Niner Nation.