Beating the odds: How UM’s Will Mashburn overcame leukemia and returned months ahead of projections

Beating the odds: How UM’s Will Mashburn overcame leukemia and returned months ahead of projections

By ANDREW SIMONSON | Sports Editor MONTEVALLO – Like many college soccer players, University of Montevallo defender Will Mashburn is relentless in his work ethic on and off the pitch. He fights hard each day to improve in his quest to play at the highest level. His joy for playing the game permeates everything, and now in his senior year with the Falcons, he’s grateful to be on the field. However, his journey isn’t like most college soccer playe…