St. Thomas Athletics

This week our guest is Brooks Allen, Senior Forward for the Tommie Men’s Basketball team. He talks about his unlikely road to becoming a member of a Division I basketball team, why he chose a new number for this season, having a viral social media post, 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 Privac...

This week our guest is Carrie Rutledge, the Grad student Defensive Specialist for the Tommie Volleyball team. She talks about choosing volleyball even though she was all-state in basketball and softball in high school, the competitive game nights back home, 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 Pr...

Hello and welcome to Tommie Talks - the weekly podcast bringing you inside St Thomas athletics, where we’ll get to know those who wear the purple and grey. This week our guest is Cade Sexauer, the grad student quarterback for Tommie Football. We talk about his growth as a quarterback, how he thought he was done playing football after high school, the best Juicy Lucy’s, and much more. See Privacy P...

This week our guest is Courtney Wedin, a junior from the Women’s Golf team. We talk about her mentality on the golf course and how it has changed, why she loves being a Tommie, adventures on the road, 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 .

Hello and welcome to Tommie Talks - the weekly podcast bringing you inside St Thomas athletics, where we’ll get to know those who wear the purple and grey. This week our guest is Anna Solheim, a graduate forward from the women’s hockey team. We talk about her favorite year of hockey, find out who has the best celly, what she thinks about on her many walks, and much more. See Privacy Policy at http...

This week our guest is sophomore Molly Desotell from women’s cross country. The Green Bay native talks about why she chose to be a Tommie, why her dad won’t be participating in Tommie Tuesdays, her unique birthday celebration, 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 .

Hello and welcome to Tommie Talks - the weekly podcast bringing you inside St Thomas athletics, where we’ll get to know those who wear the purple and grey. This week our guest is Junior Goalkeeper Tucker Mann from Men’s Soccer. We talk about whether or not goalkeepers are weird, he shares a fishing story, and there’s even some LOTR talk. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Californ...

This week we talk with senior Luke Glenna, a Safety from the football team about growing up as a fan of the MIAC, what he has in common with Tommie basketball players, his favorite sports memory, 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 we talk with Senior Zach Haire from Men’s Cross Country about the mental side of running and moving up from DIII to DI, a faith based approach to investing, who is the king of the apples, 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 we talk with Senior Matthew Raab from Men’s Golf. He talks about why he wanted a DIII experience but has enjoyed DI, playing an individual sport on a team, some free financial advice, 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...

This week we talk with Sophomore Outside Hitter Lauren Galvin from the volleyball team. She talks about expectations for year two of D1, her fascination with the criminal mind, the best State Fair foods, 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 .

Season 2 continues with Alex Balfour, a Defender for Tommie Women’s Soccer. She talks about being on the team that got the first Division 1 win for the university, how coming to St Thomas was about more than sports, and maybe a hot take on her favorite Harry Potter movie. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info...

We start season 2 by chatting with vice president and Director of Athletics, Dr. Phil Esten. He takes a look back at year one of the move to D1, a look ahead at year 2 and where they stand with trying to expand their athletic facilities, and we get to know him on a more personal level. You can subscribe to Tommie Talks wherever you get your podcasts, and if you love it, please give us a five-star...

It's the final episode of Season 1! This week we are joined by Senior Distance Runner Olivia Moll. She talks about the D3 mindset versus the D1 mindset she had to have to succeed, the differences between running cross-country and track and field, and being involved with the Special Olympics Club at St Thomas. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://...

This week we are joined by 5th year infielder Kyle Halverson from the baseball team. He talks about the run to the college world series in their final season as a D3 program, how he got convinced to play baseball instead of football at St Thomas, and how the idea that being a Tommie is like being part of a family isn’t a figure of speech for him. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and...

Parker Feuerborn talks about how the transition from Division 3 to Division 1 inspired him to get better. The creative writing major also shares a poem with us and we talk about his favorite music, as well. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

The Tommies’ shortstop talks about the advantages of being on the younger side of a big family, her mentality on the field, and why she chose St. Thomas. We also talk about bat flips, and when they are acceptable. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

This week we are joined by senior golfer Jack Nasby. Jack grew up around golf and we talk about getting to play with his brother in college. He also tells us about the hole-in-one he only sorta counts, and how caddying has helped him succeed on and off the course. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

This week we are joined by freshman golfer Isabelle Lynch. Isabelle was not only a successful prep golfer, but tennis player as well. We talk about playing those sports growing up, how playing in tournaments in those sports helped her growth, and playing an individual sport as part of a team. Also…is Caddyshack required viewing for golfers? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Calif...

Former St Thomas football and rugby player Jazz Hampton joins us this week. Jazz was involved in a lot of activities on campus, and he tells us about how his diverse campus life has helped him succeed. We also talk about how he ended up at St Thomas, and the app called TurnSignl he co-founded to help make getting stopped by the police safer for everyone. You can learn more about the app here: http...

Coach Arterberry talks about growing up in Grenada and the culture shock when she moved to the United States. She also shares how race is viewed differently in the two countries, her experience as a player and coach at HBCU's, and a breakdown of this year's tennis team. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Goaltender Peter Thome walks Corbu through his atypical start to hockey, getting drafted on vacation, and why he chose to be a part of laying the foundation for Division I men's hockey at St. Thomas on this episode of Tommie Talks. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Senior Associate Athletic Director, Administration and Senior Women's Administrator Amy Olson-Cooper dives in to the path from player to coach to administrator in this episode of Tommie Talks. She details her experiences along the way from Washburn High School to a pair of Historically Black College and Universities in all three roles. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California...

Erin talks about growing up in a small town, her experience with mental health as a student-athlete, the first Division I win for St Thomas and much more on this edition of Tommie Talks with Corbu Stathes. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

The journey from lightly recruited to one of the deadliest shooters in Division I, COVID stealing a run at a potential national title, the 'stache and much more on the newest episode of Tommie Talks with Corbu Stathes See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .