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UAM Names 12 Women to 2026 Homecoming Court
Twelve women have been named to the 2026 Homecoming Court at the University of Arkansas at Monticello. The 2026 UAM Homecoming Queen will be selected by a vote of the student body and announced during a pre-game coronation ceremony beginning at 1:30 p.m. on October 10, prior to the 2 p.m. kickoff of UAM Football’s homecoming game against Oklahoma Baptist University.
The members of the court include Baylee Jo Allison, Riley Kate Derryberry, Ebonee Octavia Farmer, Fallon Elise Johnson, Ronnie Hope Johnson, Paige King, Alexandria Lewis, Bryleigh Myers, Victoria Wynne O’Neill Rivera, Lauren Elisabeth Spoon, Brooklyn Thompson and Nicole Weaver.
Baylee Jo Allison, of Little Rock, Arkansas, is a junior business administration major with an emphasis in finance and the daughter of Chris and Kasi Avery and Stephen Allison. She is the president of the UAM Finance Club and a member of UAM Missionary Baptist Student Fellowship.
Riley Kate Derryberry, of Monticello, Arkansas, is a junior biology major and the daughter of Richie and Karen Derryberry. She is the captain and game-day leader of UAM Cheer and a member of the UAM Biology Club, UAM Future Business Leaders of America, the UAM Pre-Professional Club, the UAM chapter of the National Society of Leadership and Success and the UAM Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.
Ebonee Octavia Farmer, of Monticello, Arkansas, is a senior social work major and the daughter of the late Patrick DeWayne Lambert, Sr. and the late Raynetta Shaw. She is the president of the UAM Student Social Work Association and a member of the UAM chapter of the Phi Alpha Honor Society and the UAM Psychology Club and a student worker at UAM.
Fallon Elise Johnson, of Rison, Arkansas, is a junior nursing major and the daughter of Clay and Aimee Johnson. She is the accountability director of the UAM chapter of the Alpha Sigma Alpha sorority and a member of UAM Ambassadors and UAM Missionary Baptist Student Fellowship.
Ronnie Hope Johnson, of Pilot Point, Texas, is a senior communications major and the daughter of Mindi Storey-Johnson and the late Eric Johnson. She is the president of the UAM Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, a National Student-Athlete Advisory Committee representative of the National Collegiate Athletic Association and a member of the UAM Baptist Collegiate Ministry lead team, the Great American Conference Student-Athlete Advisory Committee Executive Board and UAM Softball.
Paige King, of Monticello, Arkansas, is a junior biology and biochemistry double major and the daughter of Terry and Rhonda King. She is the president of the UAM Biology Club and the treasurer of the UAM Student Activities Board and a member of the UAM Undergraduate Research Program, UAM Collegiate Future Farmers of America and the UAM Pre-Professional Club.
Alexandria Lewis, of Monticello, Arkansas, is a junior biology and biochemistry double major in the UAM pre-med program and the daughter of Ross and Angela Lewis. She is the secretary of the UAM Biology Club, the treasurer of the UAM Pre-Professional Club, the secretary of the UAM Student Activities Board and a member of the UAM Undergraduate Research Program and UAM Collegiate Future Farmers of America.
Bryleigh Myers, of Star City, Arkansas, is a junior double major in accounting and business administration with an emphasis in finance and the daughter of Bryan and Nikki Myers. She is the president of the UAM Investment Club and a member of the UAM Accounting Society.
Victoria Wynne O’Neill Rivera, of Warren, Arkansas, is a senior business administration major with an emphasis in finance. She is also pursuing a graduate certificate in forest business and the daughter of Ricky and Anne O’Neill. She is the president of the UAM Student Government Association, the co-president of UAM Ambassadors, the vice president of the UAM chapter of Future Business Leaders of America, the vice president of the UAM Investment Club, a member of the UAM chapter of the National Society of Leadership and Success and a student worker in the Registrar’s Office.
Lauren Elisabeth Spoon, of Stuttgart, Arkansas, is a senior biology and biochemistry double major in the UAM pre-med program and the daughter of Matt and Heather Spoon. She is the president of the Pre-Professional Club and a member of the UAM chapter of Alpha Chi National College Honor Society, the UAM Baptist Collegiate Ministry lead team, the UAM Biology Club, UAM Softball and the UAM chapter of the Sigma Zeta Honor Society.
Brooklyn Thompson, of Little Rock, Arkansas, is a junior biology and biochemistry double major and the daughter of Ryan Thompson and Theresa Sims. She is vice president of the UAM Student Government Association, the former vice president of the UAM Pre-Professional Club, a member of UAM Ambassadors and the UAM Biology Club, and she was named Miss Old Gold and Black in 2026 by the UAM chapter of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
Nicole Weaver, of Royse City, Texas, is a senior elementary education major and the daughter of Jose and Carolyn Weaver. She is a member of the UAM Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, the UAM chapter of Kappa Delta Pi Honor Society, UAM Missionary Baptist Student Fellowship and UAM Women’s Basketball and a student athletic trainer at UAM.
The 2026 UAM Homecoming Week will take place from October 5-10. For a complete schedule of homecoming events, visit www.uamont.edu/homecoming.