Conversations in the Coop

In today's conversation, we chat with field hockey senior captain Kylie Tierney about how growing up as the youngest of four shaped her into the person and athlete she is today, the experience of going from no fall season her first year to a final four at home the next, and the team's mentality heading into the rest of the season.

In today's episode, we chat with women's soccer senior captain Cassie Lee about the growth of the soccer program during her time at Trinity, the opportunity to study abroad, and her upcoming sister-sister battle later this season.

This week on Conversations in the Coop, we chat with new Softball head coach Lena Springer about her pathway through the sport, growing up in an incredibly competitive family and the values that shaped her, and what it means to be back home in Connecticut. Check it out on Spotify or at BantamSports on Youtube.

Conversations in the Coop is back for the 2023-24 school year with new stories and a new format! We kick off the year with new Men's Golf head coach, Jack Junge '19 to talk about his experience from Bantam student-athlete to head coach, and what makes working at his alma mater so special. Check it out on Spotify or at BantamSports on Youtube.

In today's conversation, we talk with women's rowing senior Anastasia Hanifin about how she found her way to the sport of rowing and how she stays connected to her family's Ukrainian culture through dance. Links from the episode Vogue Article about Anastasia's dance company: https://www.vogue.in/culture-and-living/content/the-ukrainian-dance-company-that-finds-strength-in-tradition...

On today's episode, we chat with women's tennis junior Angelina Shyltsyna about how traveling the world for tennis brought her to Trinity, and how her musical talents helped shape her as a tennis player.

Today we catch up with two members of the Trinity Track and Field throws team - Ethan Wilkie and Kamila Zygadlo. They each talk about how they arrived to Trinity from very different backgrounds and the mental strategy behind a sport like throwing.

On this episode, we talk to men's lacrosse senior Ryan Werner about the team's growth over the course of this year as a young squad and his family ties to medicine, including his own future plans.

In today's conversation, we chat with Trinity's new head field hockey coach Jess Bergen about her journey in the sport, growing up in rural Vermont, and why everyone should get excited about the sport of field hockey.

Today, we chat with senior men's rowing captain Chad Obrey about his introduction to the sport, his lifelong passion for the water, and how he's combined his passions for a capstone project and his next steps post graduation.

On this episode, we chat with identical twin sisters on the Trinity Women's Lacrosse team, Ali and Keelyn McNamara. We talk about their shared journey to college athletics, how they found Trinity as the right fit for both of them, and some pranks and twin shenanigans they've pulled off over the years.

On this conversation, we catch up with senior softball catcher Alyssa Gazivoda about her role as president of the Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), spring break training trips, and the energy at games that is so unique to softball.

In this episode, we chat with baseball senior pitcher Cooper McGrath about his unique journey to the mound at DiBenedetto Stadium - one of perseverance, hardship, and many life lessons learned along the way.

Spring sports are here, and today we catch up with women's golf sophomore Catherine Wallace to talk about growing the culture of Trinity's newest team, her current experience participating in the college's Legislative Internship program, and how to take advantage of all Trinity has to offer.

Today, we sit down with legendary men's squash coach, Paul Assaiante, to talk about the rise of college squash, the mentality and perspective he takes with coaching, and how he prepares his team for Nationals on campus this weekend.

In advance of Squash Nationals, we catch up with long-time Trinity Women's Squash coach Wendy Bartlett about her path to Trinity College, how the sport's landscape has evolved through her career, and going into nationals as the #1 team in the nation.

Today we host a sibling special as we head to the hardwood to catch up with Trinity Basketball's sibling duo, Will and Lucy Dorion.  With Will as a junior on the men's side and Lucy a first-year for the women, we talk about their family ties to the NESCAC, how they both found their way to Trinity, and what it's been like to have a sibling on campus.

On today's conversation, we head to the pool to talk with senior captain of the Women's Swimming & Diving team, Rachel Papalski.  We cover everything from how she and her sister both found their way to collegiate swimming, the return of a team training trip this year for the first time since January 2020, and her role in and the importance of the Athletics DEI Committee.

In this conversation, we chat with Wrestling senior captain Anders Klass about the mental game that comes with wrestling, how the sport has shaped his life since getting involved, and his cross country road trip last summer.

In today's conversation, we chat with Men's Ice Hockey senior captain Andrew Troy about his three unique junior hockey stops, living with billet families at each one, and his post-grad plans.

Conversations in the Coop is back for 2023!  In this episode, we chat with sophomore women's squash player Lulu Palacios about her introduction to squash in her home country of Paraguay, the decision to pursue education and sport in the United States, and her experience living with a host family in Indiana to improve her English.

On this conversation, we chat with Women's Ice Hockey captain Claudia Capone about her outlook on the season, her unique summer of working overnight shifts and having double ankle surgery, and the perspective that both have given her as she embarks on her senior season and considers what's next for her after college.

On this conversation, we talk to Women's Basketball senior Frankie Silva about her work with the Athletes of Color Coalition on campus and within the NESCAC, how her return from injury last year has shaped her perspective, and how the women's basketball program has developed during her four years.  Finally, the podcast comes full circle as Frankie also confirms the consensus from last season'...

This week, we head up campus to catch up with Trinity's new Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid, Matt Hyde.  We talk with Matt about his longtime connection to the NESCAC prior to arriving at Trinity, from growing up in Williamstown, competing as a student-athlete at Bowdoin, and working at Tufts, and how he sees athletics and admissions working hand in hand.

On today's episode, we chat with new Head Softball coach Mackenzie Keyes about her path to coaching, her approach to offense and winning softball games, and what she's looking forward to as she gets underway in her new role.