Talkin' G-MAC

On Episode 118 of Talkin' G-MAC, Bill Ek joins Katie in honor of D2CCA Winter Officials' Appreciation Week. Bill serves as the Supervisor of Officials for men's basketball at the Great Midwest.  Bill has been in the assigning space for 16 years including serving in his post at the G-MAC since the league's inception. In addition, Ek has been on the floor as an official for roughly 3...

In the 17th installment of Talkin' G-MAC, Katie is joined by former University of Findlay golfer Jill Schmitmeyer who, was named a top-30 finalist for the NCAA's 2023 Woman of the Year award. Jill tells us about her trip to the NCAA Convention where she got to spend time with the other finalist for the award and attend the Woman of the Year awards banquet. Katie and Jill also reflect on he...

After   a quick winter break, Katie is back with the first episode of 2024 to talk men's basketball with Trevecca Nazarene head coach Kevin Carroll. Carroll left another Nashville-based program in Lipscomb earlier this summer to accept the job on The Hill back in August. Since then, the Trojans have gotten off to a 5-0 start in G-MAC play. Trevecca will host Hillsdale and Northwood in a Thursd...

In Episode 115, Katie is joined by Thomas More head men's basketball coach Justin Ray. The two discuss all things basketball from Crestview Hills. On this week's episode, Coach Ray talks about his time at Thomas More and the transition from NAIA to Division II. Justin and Katie also talk about playing the in the G-MAC and the Saints early success in the league including a recent win over N...

In Episode 114, Katie previews the Great Midwest wrestling season with Lake Erie head coach Boomer Fechko. On this week's episode, Fechko breaks down the Lake Erie wrestling regular season which started with an outstanding showing by the team at the Storm Quad Meet. Katie and Boomer also talk about the upcoming Great Midwest Wresting Championship Tournament.

In Episode 113, Katie chats with Ashland's head football coach Doug Geiser about the 2023 season and the Eagles upcoming appearance in the America's Crossroads Bowl. On this week's episode, Geiser talks about the Eagles' 1-3 start which ultimately led to finishing the regular season on a seven-game win streak. Katie and Doug also discussed Ashland's preperation for its matchup...

In Episode 112, Katie recaps the 2023 Great Midwest Men's and Women's Soccer Championships with winning head coaches Rudy Brownell and Michael Korhonen. On this week's episode, following a regular season and tournament championships, Rudy Brownell and his Tiffin Dragons were awarded the No. 1 seed in Super Region Three. Brownell looks back on the G-MAC tournament as the Dragons look ah...

In Episode 111, Katie catches up with former Trevecca Nazarene baseball student-athlete Dalton Mauldin who has been playing for the Savannah Bananas since 2021. Mauldin graduated from Trevecca in 2021 after a successful career in Nashville which included a trip to the 2021 College World Series with the Trojans. After graduating, Mauldin moved to Savannah to play for the Bananas and to pursue his m...

In Episode 110, Talkin' G-MAC celebrates the 10th episode since launching the podcast back in late August in a big way! Following the release of the Great Midwest Men's and Women's Basketball Preseason Coaches' Polls, Katie chats with the projected top team from each side which so happens to make this an all Ashland podcast as the Ashland men and women were picked to finish atop th...

In Episode 109, Katie recaps an exciting weekend in Canton, Ohio for the 2023 Great Midwest Cross Country Championships. 2023 Great Midwest Men's and Women's Runners of Year join the podcast to chat about their individual performances at this year's championship. Junior Noah Fisher reclaimed his individual title from 2021 with an impressive performance for the Findlay Oilers while Juni...

In Episode 108, Katie is joined by Kentucky Wesleyan's Corina Conley. Conley is a senior on the women's basketball team and also serves as the campus Student-Athlete Advisory Committee chair. The Kentucky Wesleyan SAAC was given the unique opportunity to partner with a local Make-A-Wish chapter to grant a local boy his wish. Conley talks about what goes into qualifying an organization to g...

In Episode 107, Katie chats with former Walsh basketball standout Sha Carter. Carter finished a decorated career as a Cavalier in 2022 before stepping on the court as a grad transfer at Florida Gulf Coast for the 2022-23 season. Katie and Sha talk about her time at Walsh and how that prepared her, not only for her time at FGCU but also for a professional career.  The two also discuss what its like...

In Episode 106, Katie sits down the CBS Sports Rules Analyst Gene Steratore in honor of D2CCA/D2ADA's Fall Officials' Appreciation Week. The former college basketball and NFL official was hired this summer as the Great Midwest's Supervisor of Football Officials. Katie and Gene chat about the importance of officials to the collegiate game and the not-so-nice root cause of the official s...

In Episode 105, Katie talks to three Great Midwest head coaches as the fall season is in full swing. Tiffin's Chris Reisert joins the podcast to talk all things Tiffin football. Reisert talks about what has been going well and where he hopes the Dragons can continue to build. Coming off a big win over Ashland, the Dragons are preparing for a matchup with newcomer Thomas More on Saturday. Reise...

In Episode 104, Katie sits down with Ashland's Trent Maddox. Maddox, a junior football student-athlete, was recently named to the AFCA Allstate Good Works Team. The two chat about what Trent's off-the-field activities have meant to him over the years and they also dive into his role as chair of the Great Midwest Student-Athleted Advisory Committee. Ashland head coach Cayleb Paulino also jo...

In Episode 103, Katie chats with Terry Connor, Athletic Director at Thomas More about the transition to Division II and the Great Midwest as well as what the Saints expereince has been like playing their first few DII contests. Connor also talks about his deep ties to TMU. Katie catches up with John Fankhauser, head football coach at Walsh. The Cavaliers are 2-0 on the season for the first time si...

In Episode 102, Katie sits down to chat with Findlay golfer Gabby Woods about her experience playing in the 193rd U.S. Women's Armature at Bel-Air Country Club in Los Angeles, Calif. The senior Oiler also talks about the experience of winning the 2022 National Championship and what's in store for Findlay women's golf this season.   Katie also previews the 2023 Great Midwest cross count...

In Episode 101, Commissioner Tom Daeger joins the podcast to talk about his journey from his first job on a turnip farm in Indianapolis to the Great Midwest Athletic Conference's first and only commissioner. Hear about his time as a Division II baseball student-athlete to his vision for the G-MAC for years to come.

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