The Postgame Amateurs Podcast

Kaitlyn Tennenbaum knows what she wants. After a year of DII softball at Franklin Pierce University did not deliver the collegiate experience she was looking for, Kaitlyn (or KJ, as her friends call her), decided it was time to hang up her cleats all together. In Episode 15 - Is This Serving Me? (feat. Kaitlyn Tennenbaum) you’ll hear about KJ’s journey back to the diamond, her cross country advent...

Passionate about soccer from an early age, Kara Lero was “laser-focused” on pursuing the opportunity to play soccer at the collegiate level. After a successful first semester filled with positive experiences (and a championship season) at Holyoke Community College, Kara transferred to UMass Boston. It was at this point in her career where she was met with a major, life changing adversity. Listen t...

Part 2: This week’s guest, Cheryl R. Condon, thinks Dorothy from her favorite movie, The Wizard of Oz, said it best - “there’s no place like home.” Cheryl has carried the importance of home and family with her all her life, so it’s no surprise that she created a home and second family for so many student-athletes at Elms College. Sure, she has amassed the most all-time victories among any coach in...

Part 1: This week’s guest, Cheryl R. Condon, thinks Dorothy from her favorite movie, The Wizard of Oz, said it best - “there’s no place like home.” Cheryl has carried the importance of home and family with her all her life, so it’s no surprise that she created a home and second family for so many student-athletes at Elms College. Sure, she has amassed the most all-time victories among any coach in...

Self-described as intrinsically motivated, Miranda Polaski has pushed herself toward success all her life. As a Division II lacrosse stand out and biology major at Post University, Miranda scored over 150 goals and had 80 assists in just 53 career games. After a serious injury shortened her breakout freshman season, Miranda committed herself to returning to the field stronger than ever. Now as a p...

No stranger to running her own race, former Division I track athlete, Brittany Green, has been climbing the ranks of the sports and entertainment industry since 2017. With experience in partnership marketing with the Miami Heat NBA team and partnership development with the NHL’s Tampa Bay Lightning, it’s no surprise that Brittany highly values relationship-building and hustle. Now in her current r...

After getting her bachelor's degree in Sport Management from Elms College, Tyra Edwards knew she wanted to put her degree to use and have the title of "coach". Listen in to hear how this New York City native takes the lessons learned in her softball and cheerleading career and applies them everyday to her work with elementary school and middle school gymnastics students. In this episode, she refle...

So much personal and professional growth happens when we step outside our comfort zones. Alycia Rackliffe, Division III dual-sport athlete and current Product Development Scientist for HP Hood, joins Jess for the Season 2 premiere of the Postgame Amateurs Podcast. Alycia gives amazing insight into her competitive drive and how it shows up post-collegiate career, talks about the impact of successfu...

Dr. Alexandra (Allie) Littlefox, Assistant Vice President of Student Life at Mills College in Oakland, CA, joins us this week for a conversation on team culture, managing change, and lessons in leadership. In her current role she is the athletics direct report (ADR). She previously served as the Assistant Director of Athletics, overseeing all aspects of NCAA compliance and eligibility as well as s...

Rachel Beery was born and raised in Springfield, MA and attended Division III Elms College, where she was a 4-year member of the softball team. After college, Rachel began working at StubHub, where she enjoyed a career in the fraud department. After a move to Arizona in 2017, Rachel began to channel her competitive edge into fitness activities, eventually leading to Rachel becoming a 2x Iron Man f...

Denisha Parks is the assistant women's basketball coach at Clark University, following an extremely successful collegiate career at Elms College, where she broke 11 school records, among MANY other accomplishments! In this episode, Denisha and Jess talk about quieting your self doubt, knowing your worth, and bringing your strengths to the table - among other insightful topics.

This week's guest on The Postgame Amateurs Podcast is Kaleigh Anderson! After graduating from Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts where she played Lacrosse and served as her teams captain Kaleigh Anderson began her career in Athletics as an NCAA Intern through the Ethnic Minority and Women's Internship Grant. Through this internship, she spent two years at Elms College working as the A...

We have a special bonus mini episode this week that packs a punch in less than 13 minutes! Listen in to hear about the iconic Florence Griffith Joyner - a pillar of Black excellence in track & field in the 80's and celebrated Olympian.

Our guest this week on the Postgame Amateurs Podcast is Alaina Macaulay! Alaina attended Western Illinois University where she was a Division I volleyball student-athlete receiving both a BS and MS in Exercise Science and Sport Management, respectively. During her time at Western Illinois, she co-founded and co-chaired WE (Women Empowering), a group for women student-athletes to build community, s...

2018 Wesleyan softball alumna, Rielly Wieners, joins us this week on the Postgame Amateurs Podcast! We talk about body image, healthy relationships with food, loyal teammates, access to higher education, and so much more. Remember to rate, review, and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, or wherever you like to listen.

Let me tell ya -- teammates make great podcast guests! This week, Kellie McLaughlin and Jen Bouvier stop by The Postgame Amateurs Podcast to talk about balancing challenging academics with college sports, their favorite memories from their playing days, and how they took the values of leadership and teamwork that were nurtured in college softball and applied them to their nursing careers. Remember...

Jennifer Jones is an accomplished runner, successful occupational therapist, and published author. She's always felt passionate about running, but little did she know what a major impact track & field would have on her life. Listen to our inaugural episode of The Postgame Amateurs Podcast to hear how Jen developed her love of running, pushed through adversity, and always found the silver linin...

Only 7% of high school athletes go on to compete in college sports, and female athletes make up about 44% of total athletes competing in NCAA athletics. Hi, I’m Jess Colson, and this is the Postgame Amateurs Podcast. While a small number of NCAA athletes go pro after college, so many of us use the lessons learned in college athletics to help shape our careers, relationships, and lives. In this pod...