St. Thomas Athletics

This week our guest is Jake Wildermuth, a Senior wide receiver on the Football team. We talk about COVID wiping out football his freshman year, the difference between being nice and being kind, and Anthony Edwards. He might also try to sell you a pen. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

This week our guest is Sydney Kubes, a redshirt Freshman defenseman from the Women’s Soccer team.  We talk about her love for communication, sharks, rocks, and Zach Bryan. We also chat about the community feel on campus, her hatred of flying, and much more! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

This week our guest is Ava Pankratz, a junior from the Women’s Cross Country team.  In this colorful interview we talk about her green thumb, whiteboards, black forest gateau and painting.  We also talk about the friendly competition in college running, some training tips for runners, and much more! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/...

This week our guest is Jannah ElNemr, a senior from the Women’s Tennis team. Jannah is from Egypt and talks about sorta… getting used to Minnesota weather, what the movies get wrong about the U.S. and Egypt, and much more!  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

This week our guest is Kathryn VanArragon, a freshman on the women’s golf team.  Kathryn may be new to campus, but she’s not new to winning - she’s a multiple time state champion, amateur champion, and open champion. We talk about choosing the practical shot vs the pretty shot, which character from ‘The Office’ she would be, and much more! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Califo...

This week our guest is Glenn Caruso, head football coach for St Thomas.  We take a look at the past, the present and the future of his career and the Tommie Football team! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

This week our guest is Gene McGivern from the Athletic Communications office.  If you’ve followed St Thomas athletics at all in the last 29 years, you’ve seen his work in some form or fashion, and we try to condense it all down into one podcast. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

This week our guest is Junior Nate Raddatz from Men’s Track & Field.  We talk about the mentality you must have in the decathlon, choosing track over football, starting a landscaping company, and much more.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

This week our guest is Sophomore Marthe Degeorges from the Women’s Tennis team.  We talk about leaving her native France for college, her Olympic bloodlines, why ice cream is better here, and much more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

This week our guest is Freshman Outfielder Avery Wukawitz from the softball team.  We talk about being really competitive in gym class, the art of the stolen base, the long team road trips, and much more.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

This week our guest is Sophomore outfielder Brigs Richartz from the baseball team.  We talk about choosing between hockey and baseball, going from catcher to outfield, long baseball road trips, and much more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

This week our guest is Sophomore Hailey Hindt, from women’s track and field.  We talk about growing up in a small town, having a twin sister, meeting a musical superstar, and much more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

This week our guest is Center Matt Weimann from the Football team. We talked after he completed his pro day in front of NFL and CFL scouts. We talk about the experience, his time at St Thomas, and much more.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

This week our guest is Senior Forward Luke Manning from Men’s Hockey.  We talk about going through basic training at the Air Force Academy, the growth of his team in year 2 of D1, being the locker room music guy, and much more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

This week our guest is Graduate Forward Parker Bjorklund from Men’s Basketball.  We talk about running a business in high school, why he had burner phones, going from being a student to a student-athlete, and much more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

This week our guest is Senior Forward Maija Almich from the Women’s Hockey team.  We talk about more than doubling her career goals scored this year, math v philosophy, the importance of the cereal aisle, and much more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

This week our guest is Freshman guard Andrew Rohde from the Men’s Basketball team.  We talk about how family influenced his sport and reading choices, the inspiration he gets from his teammates, some of the fun environments and moments of his first year, and much more.     See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info...

This week our guest is Sophomore forward Jordyn Lamker from the Women’s Basketball team.  We talk about her family connection to the women’s basketball program, the growth of the program in year 2 of the transition, a good buffalo chicken dip, and much more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

This week our guest is Rico Blasi, Head Coach for the Men’s Hockey team. We talk about taking a program from D3 to D1 in a state full of talent and competition, how he got into coaching, how it’s going in year 2, and much more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

This week our guest is Rob Vischer, President of the University.  We talk about what Division 1 athletics mean to St Thomas, how the Lee and Penny Anderson Arena and other construction projects benefit the University, blending faith and reason, and much more! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

This week our guest is Joe Rudd, a sophomore on the Men’s Swimming and Diving team.  We talk about the family tattoo, the fine art of improvement, cooking healthy and much more.     You can subscribe to Tommie Talks wherever you get your podcasts, and if you love it, please give us a five-star rating.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.c...

This week our guest is Jemal Griffin - Senior Associate Athletics Director for Student-Athlete Welfare & Development. He talks about the holistic development of student athletes on and off the field, how his faith guided him towards his current position, how baseball shaped his life, and much more. You can subscribe to Tommie Talks wherever you get your podcasts, and if you love it, please giv...

This week our guest is Eric Douville. He talks about why he felt ready for the transition from D3 to D1, his love for customizing shoes, the different personality types in the track world, and much more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

This week our guest is Maggie Negaard, a Sr Guard on the Women’s basketball team. We talk about her family ties to St Thomas, the annual family tournaments, the prospect of being a teacher, and much more. You can subscribe to Tommie Talks, and if you love it, please give us a five-star rating. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privac...

This week our guest is Grace Urkiel, Junior on the Women’s Swim and Dive Team. She talks about realizing she could compete at the D1 level, how the team’s family feel helps alleviate pressure, a future career in law enforcement, and much more. Subscribe! And if you love it, please give us a five-star rating. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://a...