Camel Call - Sports Podcast

Josh Owens arrived at Campbell in the fall of 2007 as a 3-sport standout from nearby Sampson County. Over the next four years, Josh not only helped re-start Campbell's football program after a 58-year hiatus, but he took full advantage of his time on campus. Somehow, Josh devoted himself not only to the Campbell football team but also made the time to be involved in local ministry, athletics marke...

Campbell quarterback Kamden Sixkiller, linebacker DeVonyae Pettis and Head Coach Braxton Harris join Chris Hemeyer for Camel Call Live. The trio talks about Campbell being ranked in the top 25 for the first time in program history, what makes this team special and gives a preview of the upcoming road game at Hampton. Recorded live at Napper Tandy's in Angier.

The 2026-27 season marks Campbell's 50th as a member of NCAA Division I… and when March rolls around every year, college basketball fans in Buies Creek remember fondly the first time the Camels went dancing. In front of 15,800 fans at the sold-out Greensboro Coliseum, Mark Mocnik led all scorers – including seven future NBA draft picks – with 29 points as Campbell squared off against number-one Du...

Four decades ago, Buies Creek was a hotbed for developing some of the nation's best multi-sport track athletes. Leanne Plum arrived in Buies Creek in the summer of 1982 after earning 12 all-state honors and two Florida prep track and field state championships. By the time she graduated four years later, Leanne had earned All-America honors three times. Her school records in the heptathlon and jave...

t's been almost 35 years since the lights shown brightest on the Campbell Basketball team when the Fighting Camels squared off against defending national champ and top-ranked Duke in the NCAA tournament opening round at the Greensboro Coliseum.   And make no mistake about it, the young man who led Campbell to its first Division I conference title and trip to the "Big Dance" was definitely Joe Spin...

We get you set for the first volleyball and football weekend of 2026 with Head Football Coach Braxton Harris and Head Volleyball Coach Greg Goral. Plus, Chris Hemeyer interviews the former "Voice of the Fighting Camels" Robert Harper, who is now with the ETSU broadcast team. Robert talks about Campbell from his time behind the microphone, the impact of Dale Steele, restarting football and Harper w...

Less than two percent of high school athletes realize their dream of competing at an NCAA Division I program. Evan Darm lived that dream at Campbell University. Now, a decade after graduating, he is not only pursuing a coaching career at the highest level of collegiate athletics but is doing it at his alma mater. Evan Darm came to Campbell in the fall of 2011 after earning all-state honors in his...

Four decades ago, Buies Creek – home of Campbell University – was said to be located in the "middle of nowhere." But that didn't mean you couldn't get where you wanted to go from central Harnett County where the North Carolina piedmont meets the Coastal Plain. Campbell has produced United States congressmen, Major League Baseball players, PGA Tour members, thousands of lawyers, plus doctors, teach...

Juha Miettinen arrived at Campbell in the fall of 1987 from Finland by way of Winston-Salem, N.C. Four years later, he not only graduated, but left a legacy that included All-America honors, a Big South player of the year award, and victories over the likes of North Carolina, Duke and Penn State. He went on to serve as an assistant coach at his alma mater – helping the team win two Big South title...

Jay Overton arrived at Campbell in the fall of 1971 and made a golf powerhouse even better.   A transfer from Duke, Jay helped lead the Camels to back-to-back top-five finishes in the NAIA national tournament, including a runner-up showing in 1973 when he was the individual co-champion.   Under the direction of coach Hargrove Davis, Jay and his teammates were part of a golf dynasty in Buies Creek...

Yvonne Cox arrived at Campbell in the fall of 1996 fresh off a West Virginia State amateur title and joined a golf program that would become one of the nation's best over the next four years. A relative late-starter in the game, Vonnie's all-around athleticism and competitive drive propelled her to a pair of top-10 finishes in the ASUN Championship and two NCAA regional appearances. After graduati...

On a special edition of the Camel Call Podcast we hear from new Head Women's Basketball Coach Ali Jaques at her introductory press conference at Campbell. Plus, we check on two Campbell Men's Golf alums who are both on the PGA Tour. All Camel Call podcasts can be heard at GoCamels.com and The Varsity Network Sports App. Every episode is also posted on Apple, Spotify, and on the department's offici...

On the Camel Call Podcast it is a CAA Baseball Tournament preview as the CAA Coach of the Year Chris Marx, talks to Chris Hemeyer about his team as they get set for postseason play. Plus, we recap a sensational Spring Season for Campbell Athletics.

Successful college student-athletes are often expert multitaskers – balancing a heavy academic course load with all of the duties expected of a scholarship athlete in and out of season. To say that Denise Ford Shipman did it all during her career at Campbell University would be a vast understatement. On the basketball court, she was a three-time all-conference performer and helped lead the team to...

New Campbell Head Men's Basketball Coach Jimmie Williams sits down with the Voice of the Fighting Camels, Chris Hemeyer. Coach Williams discusses family, faith, growing up in Kansas, his coaching journey, and his plan for Campbell Basketball. After the interview, Chris talks about red hot Campbell Baseball as the team looks to capture a CAA Tournament Championship, plus season Football tickets are...

Michael Rudisill took an indirect path to Campbell University – but after he arrived in Harnett County in 2010, he made the place home for more than a decade.   A standout student-athlete and starting linebacker, "Rudi" became a leader on and off the football field and across campus over his four seasons with the Fighting Camels… so much so… that he stuck around to add master's degrees in educatio...

Matt Moot arrived at Campbell in the fall of 2007 – the latest in a long line of golf standouts to make their way from Western Pennsylvania to Buies Creek. Since graduating in 2011, Matt's path has led him back to his alma mater twice. A four-year standout, two-time NCAA regional participant, and later a professional on various tours, Matt eventually turned his attention to coaching and has mentor...

We got the guys back together again to talk Campbell Athletics! Our Winter sports are winding down, and Spring sports are in full swing. Chris, Evan, Lendl, and Zach discuss a wild winter as Men's Basketball starts the CAA Tournament, and our Women's team tries to wrap up a top-three finish in the regular season. Women's Lacrosse is on a seven-game win streak as our Softball and Baseball teams loo...

Jonathan Rodriguez arrived at Campbell from Puerto Rico, by way of Miami, in the fall of 2006 and by the time he graduated four years later was the first player in Fighting Camel history to score 2,000 points and grab 1,000 rebounds in a career.   A first-team all-state performer and state champion at Calusa Prep in Miami – "J-Rod" took a chance on a Campbell program that was in a building phase –...

A quarter century after she graduated, Martha Covington is still one of the best hitters in Campbell and Atlantic Sun Conference softball history. The fast pitch era of Campbell's softball program was less than a decade old in 1996 when Martha first stepped into the left-handed batter's box. She immediately showed Campbell fans that a hitter could display power without sacrificing contact. She sha...

Recorded live at Napper Tandy's on February 12th. Campbell head baseball coach Chris Marx gave us a preview of his 2026 team. Head women's lacrosse coach Dawn Easley tells us about her squad, plus head women's basketball coach Ronny Fisher and head men's basketball coach John Andrzejek join the show to talk about the basketball season and the upcoming CAA Tournament.

Ken Faulkner arrived in Buies Creek from South Jersey in the summer of 1966 as a standout guard for Coach Fred McCall's Fighting Camel basketball team. By the time he graduated in 1970, he was not only a four-year starter but also helped lead his teams to back-to-back 20-win seasons and district titles. Following graduation, Ken returned to his native New Jersey and began a teaching and coaching c...

When Taylor Reed stepped on campus as a freshman in August of 2007 to say that he was more than familiar with his surroundings would be a vast understatement. Not only was Taylor a highly-valued defensive lineman who was preparing to compete for playing time on Campbell's first Division I football team, but he brought a family tie to the university that dated more than a century. Taylor Reed's gre...

Fred Whitfield first set foot in Carter Gym in the late 1960s – as an 8-year-old attending the Campbell Basketball School. Little did he know then that Campbell University would be a launching point for an incredible career in athletics. A decade of summer camps in Buies Creek helped develop the skills that would enable him to play Division I basketball. The educational foundation set by his paren...

Nearly 40 years ago, Brad Childress arrived in Buies Creek as part of Billy Lee's first recruiting class. The son of a college coach, Brad was a North Carolina East-West all-star game selection after graduating from Albemarle High School. Not only did he immediately move into the Camel starting lineup, but he led CU to the Big South title game twice in four seasons. He concluded his career as the...