The Student Athlete Sessions

Sante Parker Jr. is a Senior at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor in Belton, TX. He is the leader of one of the nation's most vaunted defenses and helped lead the Cru to a National Championship in last year's Stagg Bowl.  In this episode of the Student-Athlete Sessions, Sante discusses his football recruiting process, how he came to pick his Major, developing as a leader, adjusting to...

Max Hisatake is a former student-athlete (Illinois Tech) who has made the jump from #D3Hoops to professional basketball in Japan. In this episode of the Student-Athlete Sessions, Max discusses his college athletics recruiting process, his love for architecture, how he negotiated a larger financial aid package to save money on his college tuition, adjusting to life in Japan, and much more. Get to K...

In this episode of the Student-Athlete Sessions, we sat down two of the creators behind DaGuys: Jalen Wadlington and Beau Bommarito. Jalen is DaGuys' "Lead Graphic Designer and a Certified Bucket." He played D3 basketball and graduated from Fontbonne University. Beau is "the wheel that keeps everyone [at DaGuys] moving in the right direction", and he graduated from Emory U...

Chadwick Hixon is a former student-athlete (Emory University ‘10) who was both a 2x JUCO All-American (Oxford College) and D3 standout (Emory U.). In this episode of the Student-Athlete Sessions, Chadwick discusses his college athletics recruiting process, playing in the UAA, how he navigated his transition to the working world, the impact that going D3 has had on his life, and much more. Get to K...

Tyler O'Shea is a former D3 student-athlete (McDaniel College ‘17) who defied the odds to not only play college baseball - but finish his career as an All-Conference standout. In this episode of the Student-Athlete Sessions, Tyler discusses his underdog mentality, challenges faced during his athletics recruiting process, strategies he used to earn playing time, how he started his own media br...

Chelsie Schweers is a former student-athlete (Christopher Newport University ‘11) who was the D3 National Player of the Year and more recently was named to D3Hoops.com All-Decade Team . In this episode of the Student-Athlete Sessions, Chelsie discusses her college athletics recruiting process, how she got her start playing professional basketball overseas, what she got up to during COVID, and much...

Kendall Sosa is a former student-athlete (Illinois Wesleyan ‘21) who was the 2021 NCAA D3 National Player of the Year and more recently was named a recipient of the NCAA Top 10 Award . In this episode of the Student-Athlete Sessions, Kendall shares advice from her own D3 recruiting experience, how she handled finishing her career during COVID, developing career interests during college, and much m...

Ashley Yu is a former student-athlete (Hunter College '19) who is making in-roads in the world of college coaching. In this episode of the Student-Athlete Sessions, Ashley shares advice from her own D3 recruiting experience, how she handled graduating during COVID, her 2021-22 season outlook for Dominican Women's Basketball, and much more. MEET ASHLEY Gender Studies Major 3x Captain of H...

We’re back with another episode of the Student-Athlete Sessions! This week’s interview is a conversation with Coach Ryan Mee of Vassar College Men's Basketball. In this wide-ranging episode we discuss topics like: D1 vs. D3 scrimmages Keys to a successful recruiting process Building a coaching network Lessons learned as a D1 assistant (6+ years at Davidson College) Advice to future student-at...

Welcome to the Student-Athlete Sessions, where you get the entire, unscripted conversation between us and our guests each week as we tackle a new topic in the world of Division 3 Sports. This week’s interview is from our conversation with Nikhil Panu, founder of Squadz. As always, let us know if you have any questions you want us to ask future guests and we’ll be sure to work them into our next in...