Best Njcaa Podcasts (2024)

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Episode #24: Mike Siener 48:30

4h ago48:30

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Mike Siener has had an illustrious career as the Head Men's Soccer, Head Men's Tennis, Head Women's Tennis, and Assistant Men's Basketball Coach at Webster University. Most coaches would dream about having his career coaching just one sport. Mike has been a championship coach in 4 different sports. His Head Coaching career includes: 10 SLIAC Champi…

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Scott Laverty - Head Coach, Chapman University 1:04:05

1d ago1:04:05

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In this week's episode of the ABCA Podcast, we welcome ABCA Board Member and head coach at Chapman University, Scott Laverty. Laverty, entering his 12th season at Chapman, has firmly established the program as one of the best in NCAA Division III, highlighted by a National Championship in 2019. Laverty began his coaching career at his alma mater, U…

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Episode #23: Melissa Bruner 56:58

6d ago56:58

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Melissa Bruner has been the Director of Basketball Operations for the Florida State Women's Basketball team (NCAA D1) for 19 years after serving as the Assistant Director of Athletics and Head Women's Basketball Coach at Coe College for 4 years. In addition to her basketball duties with the program, Bruner wrapped up her 17th season working as the …

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Johnny Hernandez - Head Coach, Bethune-Cookman 1:04:52

5h ago1:04:52

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Join us on the ABCA Podcast as we sit down with Johnny Hernandez, head coach of Bethune-Cookman University. Growing up in South Florida and coaching at Hialeah High School, Hernandez's journey in baseball has been remarkable. He founded the ASA College program in Miami in 2014 and worked with USA Baseball as a scouting task force member. Since taki…

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Episode #22: Jordan Fee 1:01:13

16d ago1:01:13

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Jordan Fee begins his first season as the Assistant Men's Basketball Coach at NCAA D1 Florida Atlantic University after an amazing first and only season at NCAA D2 Gannon University where he turned the a bottom of the conference team into a 32-2 Elite Eight performance in the 2024 NCAA D2 National Tournament in just one year. Amazing turn-around! M…

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Michael Napoleon & Dr. Tyler Standifird - VELO Sports 56:57

6h ago56:57

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This week on the ABCA Podcast, we are thrilled to have two exceptional guests from the world of sports performance and biomechanics: VELO Sports' Michael Napoleon and Dr. Tyler Standifird. Napoleon, renowned for his pioneering work in overspeed training, owned and operated Catalyst Golf Performance in the Chicago area before developing the SuperSpe…

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Episode #21: Greg Sheley 47:09

23d ago47:09

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Greg Sheley is the Director of Athletics and Head Women's Basketball Coach at Lane Community College in Eugene, Oregon. He has had an illustrious 32-year career as a Head College Coach that includes 7 years at Butte College in Oroville, California and the last 25 years at Lane CC. He is well on his way to the Hall of Fame with a career record of 78…

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NCAA Div. III World Series Coaches 1:18:49

5d ago1:18:49

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This week’s ABCA Podcast episode is the final episode that was recorded on-location at a championship site –– the NCAA Div. III World Series in Eastlake, Ohio. We had a chance to sit down with coaches of the program's that competed in the tournament, including Travis Beazley (Lynchburg), Eric Cirella (Salve Regina), Pete Egbert (Misericordia), Ray …

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Episode #20: Mike DeGeorge 53:44

16d ago53:44

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Mike DeGeorge is the Head Men's Basketball Coach at Cal Poly. He has had an amazing career as he has built programs at the NCAA D3 and D2 levels at Eureka College, Cornell College, Rhodes College and Colorado Mesa University where he most recently led the Mavericks to four NCAA D2 National Tournaments that culminated in two Sweet 16 appearances. In…

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Nathan Hemphill - Owner, PSP3 54:53

12d ago54:53

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A recurring guest on the ABCA Podcast, Nathan Hemphill, PSP3 Owner & Director of Sports Performance, joins us in this week's episode. Hemphill was previously a guest on the ABCA Podcast in 2022 and has also spoken at multiple events, like the 2021 Kansas City Barnstormers Regional Clinic and the 2024 ABCA Convention. You can listen in to his previo…

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Episode #19: Kanyon Anderson 53:15

15d ago53:15

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Kanyon Anderson is the Head Women's Soccer Coach at Peninsula College in Port Angeles, Washington. He has emerged as the most successful women’s soccer coach in the Northwest Athletic Conference. Since 2011, his teams have won twelve straight division titles and five NWAC championships. Anderson has been named division coach of the year eight times…

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Dr. Tom Hanson 1:15:41

1M ago1:15:41

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This week joining us on the ABCA Podcast is a pioneer in the peak performance field, Dr. Tom Hanson. Hanson is the former Director of Performance Enhancement for the New York Yankees and also worked with the Texas Rangers, Los Angeles Angels and Minnesota Twins. He wrote one of the seminal baseball peak performance books with Ken Ravizza, Heads Up …

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NJCAA Div. I World Series Coaches 1:10:15

1M ago1:10:15

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This week’s ABCA Podcast episode was recorded on-location at the JUCO World Series in Grand Junction, Colorado. In this episode, we're joined by some of the coaches of the competing programs, including Travis Lallemand (Crowder), Preston McDonald (Florence-Darlington Tech), Eric Horner (Johnson County), Dash O’Neil (Georgia Highland) and national c…

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Episode #18: Brad Hoyt 1:01:54

29d ago1:01:54

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Brad Hoyt was named the Head Men's Basketball at Quincy University in April of 2024 after spending 14 years at John Wood Community College as the Head Men's Basketball Coach, Director of Athletics, and yes, the Dean of Students. During his illustrious career at John Wood, he accumulated a record of 269-156 that included multiple numerous trips to t…

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NAIA World Series Coaches 1:40:24

1M ago1:40:24

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This week’s ABCA Podcast episode was recorded on-location at the NAIA World Series in Lewiston, Idaho. Lewiston has hosted the NAIA World Series for 22 years and the town always rallies around the event. The night prior to the opening game, the ABCA and City of Lewiston host a youth clinic, which had over 400 kids in attendance this year and we tha…

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Episode #17: Marco Azurdia 1:03:08

2M ago1:03:08

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Marco Azurdia was named the Executive Director of the NWAC (Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges) in 2012 after a decorated career as a Head Women's Basketball for 20+ years at Napa Valley Community College (CA) and Wenatchee Valley Community College (WA). He walked away from his coaching career with 220 victories and seven 20-win s…

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Chuck Wolf - Biomechanist, Owner of Human Motion Associates 1:22:46

2M ago1:22:46

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Wolf has been a practicing Exercise Physiologist and Biomechanist for 44 years, specializing in injury evaluation and gait & motion analysis. For nearly the last decade, Wolf has been conducting a study on UCL injuries and has found a significant correlation with hip immobility opposite the throwing arm, stride length, and elbow injuries. This epis…

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Brandon Agamennone - Founder, Pro Source Athletics & Baseball Prodigy App 1:35:07

2M ago1:35:07

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Joining us this week on the ABCA Podcast is Baseball Prodigy and Pro Source Athletics founder, Brandon Agamennone. Agamennone was Maryland’s Gatorade Player of the Year in 1994 before pitching for the University of Maryland in the mid 90’s. Agamennone pitched professionally for 8 seasons with the Expos, Orioles and Pirates. Agamennone scouted for t…

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Alex Wyche & Reggie Hollins - Minority Prospects 1:08:16

2M ago1:08:16

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Next up on the ABCA Podcast are Minority Prospects’ Alex Wyche and Reggie Hollins. Wyche founded Minority Prospects after a successful stint coaching high school baseball in the State of Georgia. Wyche served as an educator and coach for 13 years. Wyche was the first black head coach at Griffin High School. Wyche’s next opportunity was at Redan Hig…

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Adam Sarancik - Owner, Elevate Sports Academy 1:15:03

2M ago1:15:03

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This week on the ABCA Podcast is the owner of Elevate Sports Academy, Adam Sarancik. Sarancik mentors student-athletes in physical conditioning, nutrition, career & college counseling and sport skills. Sarancik has spent most of his adult life mentoring youth ages 8-22 in baseball, softball, soccer and basketball. In baseball, Sarancik’s teams have…

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Andy Wise - Head Coach, Corona HS 56:37

3M ago56:37

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Next up on the ABCA Podcast is Corona High School head coach, Andy Wise. Wise has led Corona to a historic season winning the USA Baseball NHSI and going undefeated in league play for the first time in school history. Corona is ranked #1 in most high school polls. Wise started his playing career for ABCA Hall of Famer Don Sneddon at Santa Ana CC be…

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Episode #16: Pat Juckem 1:14:00

3M ago1:14:00

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Pat Juckem is the Head Men's Basketball Coach at Washington University of St. Louis. He is one of only a handful of NCAA D3 Head Coaches who have ever won 20 games at 3 different institutions with his exceptional tenures at Coe College (7 years/104 wins), University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh (6 years/95 wins/3 NCAA National Tourney Appearances/National …

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Open Forum for Travel Baseball 1:11:38

3M ago1:11:38

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Next up on the ABCA Podcast we welcome members of our Travel Committee for an open forum on travel baseball. This is a look behind the curtain of the conversations we have at the ABCA convention and the Youth Summit in November. Rob Hahne, Blake Hibler, Taylor McCollough, Jeff Petty and Jordan Baltimore give us some great insights on what is going …

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Brent Hathaway - Head Coach, Missoula Mavericks 1:04:51

3M ago1:04:51

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This week on the ABCA Podcast is Missoula Mavericks head coach, Brent Hathaway. Hathaway is one of the winningest coaches at any level with over 1500 wins in 40 years of coaching. Hathaway played collegiately at Gonzaga and UTEP for college coaching legend, Jim Lawler. After college Hathaway went to work as a civil engineer before figuring out coac…

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Jeremy Booth - President, Program 15 Sports 1:29:11

4M ago1:29:11

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Next up on the ABCA Podcast is Program 15 Sports President, Jeremy Booth. Booth started his collegiate playing career at Cypress and New Mexico State. Booth went on to play professionally until the age of 30. Booth was a long time scout for the Mariners, Brewers and Twins. Booth now is the President of Baseball Operations for The New Balance Future…

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Open Forum for Youth Baseball 1:29:49

4M ago1:29:49

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This week on the ABCA Podcast we welcome members of our Youth Committee for an open forum on youth baseball. This is a look behind the curtain of the conversations we have at the ABCA convention and the Youth Summit in November. Deven Morgan, Dan Keller, Paul Gallo, Jimmy Fillingeri, Jeff Sopha, Shon Plack, Jimmy Onate and David Klein give us some …

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Craig Noto - Head Coach, Wagner College 59:34

4M ago59:34

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Next up on the ABCA Podcast is Wagner head coach Craig Noto. Noto has an interview with Adam Revelette in the March/April issue of Inside Pitch Magazine. Revelette, Keith Madison, Jon Litchfield and Zach Haile have put together another great issue. Make sure to dive into the magazine if you haven’t. Shoutout to all of our contributors and Delaware …

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Perry Keith - Head Coach, Connors State College 1:00:48

4M ago1:00:48

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This week on the ABCA Podcast is Connors State head coach, Perry Keith. Keith has over 1700 wins in 36 seasons as head coach at Connors State. Keith currently ranks first in wins among active NJCAA baseball coaches and is believed to be the youngest collegiate baseball coach to reach the 1000-win plateau at the age of 42. Keith has guided the Cowbo…

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Jose Vazquez - Head Coach, Alabama State University 55:24

5M ago55:24

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Next up on the ABCA Podcast is Alabama State head coach and this summer’s USA Collegiate Team manager, Jose Vazquez. Vazquez was hired as the head coach at Alabama State in the summer of 2016. In 8 seasons the Hornets have 6 SWAC East titles and won the SWAC championship in 2022. The 2023 squad posted a 41-18 record and a 26-4 conference mark. They…

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Dr. Ismael Gallo - Doctor of Physical Therapy, Baseball Flows 58:46

5M ago58:46

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Heading back into the training world on this week’s ABCA Podcast with Baseball Flows, Dr. Ismael Gallo. Dr. Gallo is a former professional baseball player and current Doctor of Physical Therapy. Dr. Gallo received his Bachelor of Science at Cal State Fullerton and Doctorate of Physical Therapy from Loma Linda University. Dr. Gallo has been an Ortho…

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Tim Pettorini - 2024 ABCA Hall of Fame, The College of Wooster 58:42

5M ago58:42

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This week on the ABCA Podcast is 2024 ABCA Hall of Fame class inductee former College of Wooster head coach, Tim Pettorini. In 38 seasons as the head baseball coach at The College of Wooster, Pettorini became one of the winningest NCAA Div. III coaches of all-time. From 1982 until his retirement in 2019, Pettorini led the Fighting Scots to a 1,243-…

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Episode #15: Vinny Barber 55:41

5M ago55:41

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Vinny Barber is the Head Men's and Women's Wrestling Coach at the University of Ozarks in Clarksville, Arkansas. He's a dynamic coach who just led the Eagles to their first Conference Championship (SLIAC) in school history and leading them to the 2023-24 NCAA National Tournament. Before taking over the Ozarks program in 2022-23, Coach Barber has a …

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Billy Roper - Head Coach, Adairsville High School 1:03:07

5M ago1:03:07

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We have another great minority spotlight ABCA Podcast this week with Adairsville High School head coach, Billy Roper. Roper has 29 years coaching baseball in the State of Georgia. Roper also spent 28 years coaching football and stopped this year to watch his son Chris play football at Dartmouth College. Roper played collegiately at Shorter College …

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Episode #14: Rich Reed 1:07:30

5M ago1:07:30

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Rich Reed is in his 17th Season as the Head Men's Basketball Coach at his alma mater, the University of La Verne in Southern California. He has been coaching for 22 years including 5 years at the NCAA D1 level with stops Sacramento State, Northern Colorado, Loyola Marymount and Cal Poly Pomona. He is currently the Co-Chair of the National Associati…

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John Vodenlich - 2024 ABCA Hall of Fame, UW-Whitewater 1:22:27

6M ago1:22:27

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This week on the ABCA Podcast is 2024 ABCA Hall of Fame class inductee UW-Whitewater head coach, John Vodenlich. Vodenlich is 2-time Div. III National Coach of the Year leading Whitewater to National Championships in 2005 and 2014. Vodenlich is a 10 time WIAC Coach of the Year and 6 time NCAA Regional Coach of the Year. During Vodenlich’s 18 full s…

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Episode #13: Ryan Kerrigan 43:17

6M ago43:17

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Ryan Kerrigan was a 4-time NFL All-Pro Player who currently sits #51 on the NFL All-Time Career Sacks list with 95.5. He was named to the 2011 NFL All-Rookie Team and went on to make 4 Pro Bowls. Ryan will begin his 3rd Season as the Assistant Linebackers Coach for the Washington Commanders in the 2024-25 season. I was excited to talk to Ryan about…

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NCAA Div. I Season Preview 1:42:15

6M ago1:42:15

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Always an exciting week with all levels of college baseball going. Happy opening week of Div. I Baseball. Next up on the ABCA Podcast is our Div. I preview. I give our sports writers a lot of credit for work they put in throughout the year to help grow the game of baseball. We start things off with Craig Cozart from Perfect Game. After that we chec…

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Episode #12: Bryan Martin 51:43

6M ago51:43

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Bryan Martin is the new Assistant Men's Basketball Coach at NCAA Division I University of South Carolina-Upstate. Previously he was the Head Men's Basketball Coach at Coe College for 12 years leading the Kohawks to their first National Tournament berth since 1976 in the 2022-23 season. He lead the Kohawks to back-to-back 20-win seasons for the firs…

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NCAA Div. II & III, NJCAA, & NAIA Season Preview 2:01:29

6M ago2:01:29

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Next up on the ABCA Podcast is our Div. II, NJCAA, Div. III and NAIA preview. Wayne Cavadi from NCAA.com kicks us off with the Div. II preview. After that we send it over to Troy Sutherland from Perfect Game and Noah Sharp from the Juco Ball Blog to cover all things junior college baseball. Then we hand it over to Jim Dixon from D3Baseball.com, who…

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Episode #11: Rich Murphy 55:14

6M ago55:14

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Rich Murphy has been the Head Women's Basketball Coach at the University of Redlands for the past 17 years compiling an impressive 264-153 record (as of Jan. 31, 2024) and an even more impressive SCIAC record of 170-70 during his tenure. His kids play hard, smart and execute about as well as any basketball team can. His team's were always a handful…

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Noah Junis - Triple A Bullpen Coach, Boston Red Sox 1:04:04

6M ago1:04:04

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Next up on the ABCA Podcast is current Red Sox Triple A bullpen coach and P3 throwing trainer, Noah Junis. Junis is a Rock Falls, Illinois native having played for Illinois coaching legend Donnie Chappell. Junis got his coaching start at Illinois Central College with another Illinois coaching great Bret Kelley. After ICC, Junis headed to Tempe, Ari…

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Episode #10: Pete Sterbick 53:38

6M ago53:38

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Pete Sterbick is the Head Football Coach at the Colorado School of Mines, and it was a pleasure watching his team play in the NCAA D2 National Championship game on national TV in mid-December, 2023. I was so impressed I had to call and get him on the podcast. As a local Colorado guy, most people were excited about what Deion Sanders did this year a…

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Omar Johnson - Head Coach, Jackson State University 1:01:40

6M ago1:01:40

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Joining us on the ABCA Podcast this week is Jackson State head coach, Omar Johnson. Since taking over the helm of the program prior to the 2007 season, Johnson has led JSU baseball to a winning season every year. He eclipsed the 500-win mark in 2022 and his team's have averaged 32 wins per season while capturing seven Southwestern Athletic Conferen…

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Episode #9: Oliver Wiseman 1:02:55

7M ago1:02:55

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Oliver Wiseman is the Head Women's Basketball Coach at Benedictine University (IL). He is quickly rebuilding the Eagles program into a Midwest and National powerhouse. Before his tenure at Benedictine, he had an invaluable career as a D2 and D3 assistant (including playing for and coaching with me!) at Maryville University of St. Louis where he was…

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Henry Bergmann - Strength & Conditioning Coach, University of Maryland 56:15

7M ago56:15

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Next up on the ABCA Podcast is University of Maryland strength and conditioning coach, Henry Bergmann. Bergmann is a strength and conditioning coach at the University of Maryland where he oversees all aspects of sports performance for the baseball team and track & field throwers. Before arriving in College Park, he spent two years at Towson Univers…

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Episode #8: Mark Murphy 48:48

7M ago48:48

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Mark Murphy has been the Head Women's Tennis Coach at Kalamazoo College in Michigan for the past 14 years and has led his Hornets to 17 All-MIAA First team selections, 13 All-MIAA Second Team selections, 5 MIAA MVPS while twice being named Regional Coach of the Year. That's impressive! Not only is Mark one of the best college tennis coaches in the …

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Jessica Hylander - Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Nutrition, TCU 1:11:53

7M ago1:11:53

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As we like to do with the ABCA Podcast in January, we are diving into all things nutrition with TCU Assistant AD for Sports Nutrition, Jessica Hylander. Hylander started her role as the Assistanat Director of Sports Nutrition at TCU in 2021. Prior to her fulltime position at TCU, she was a Sports Nutrition Graduate Assistant from 2019-2021. Hylande…

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Episode #7: Samantha Birkicht 59:46

7M ago59:46

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Samantha Birkicht is the Head Women's Volleyball Coach at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, and she is coming off of back-to-back 20 win seasons in what is arguably the toughest NCAA D3 conference in the country, the WIAC (Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference). Sam, not only is one of the best volleyball coaches in the country, but …

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Inside Pitch Extra: Alan Jaeger, Jaeger Sports 50:17

7M ago50:17

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Next on the ABCA Podcast is Jaeger Sports, Alan Jaeger. Jaeger is a longtime friend of the ABCA and one of the main reasons the podcast got started in 2016. We are starting something new in 2024 by providing an Inside Pitch Magazine preview episode with one of that edition’s contributors. Jaeger’s interview with Adam Revelette is titled “Put It in …

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ABCA Staff Convention Preview 55:08

7M ago55:08

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Happy Convention Travel Day! This episode is with the ABCA Staff to help you get ready for the convention. Safe travels to everyone coming to the Gaylord Texan January 4 to January 7 or following along with the livestream. The ABCA Podcast is presented by Netting Pros. Netting Professionals are improving programs one facility at a time, specializin…

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