UNW Athletics: Soaring Into Sports

It's the final episode of the 2025-26 school year! Owen and Jess break down the UMAC Softball and Baseball Tournaments and NCCAA Track & Field before previewing the final two championship events of the year and reflecting on the best podcast moments with Producer Caleb.

Owen and Jess recap a fun week that featured conference championships galore! Two of those champs, UNW Softball's Lani Schoper and Ireland Strubbe, stop by to talk about their achievements this season and this week's UMAC Softball Tournament, held at Northwestern!

There's a lot to talk about this week as Owen and Jess recap a fun week of Eagle athletics and preview the most high-stakes week of the year! We are then joined by UNW Track & Field star freshmen Alaina Wojtowski and Remi Fagerland to preview this weekend's UMAC Outdoor T&F Championship. Stick around for a bonus segment at the end too!

Owen and Jess recap a busy week in which every UNW spring team was scheduled to compete and pay tribute to departing Men's Basketball Coach Time Grosz before welcoming in UNW Baseball seniors Dreyer Homan and Ben Hixon to talk team memories, progression through their careers, quarter zips and more!

Owen and Jess recap a great week of Eagle Athletics that included 3 more UMAC Athletes of the Week, preview the week ahead, and sit down with UNW Tennis Head Coach Matt Swigart for a GREAT interview talking about his 400th win and much more!

Despite a lighter schedule, UNW racked up FIVE UMAC Athlete of the Week awards! Owen and Jess break it all down, preview a busy week ahead and catch up with UNW Director of Athletics, Dr. Matt Hill, to discuss the 2025-26 school year and how he got to where he is at.

Owen and Jess recap a busy week of Eagle sports, including a marathon baseball series, a tennis clean sweep, track records and a terrific start to spring golf season! Then, we bring in Assistant SID/Assistant WBB Coach Megan McGeough, aka Robbie, for a fun chat about her various roles at UNW and her outstanding athletic career!

Owen and Jess recap a busy weekend of sports on campus, including SWEEPS from the baseball and softball teams! Then, we welcome in UNW Baseball Head Coach Jesse Eikum to chat about the season so far, what lies ahead, his favorite memories of the sport and his talented freshman class!

We are BACK from Spring Break and have plenty to talk about, as the Baseball, Softball and Tennis teams all played a week's worth of contests down in Florida.

Owen and Jess kick off the final show before spring break by running through UMAC basketball awards, and recapping tennis and softball, before getting the lowdown on the weekend's UMAC Indoor Track & Field Championships from distance runners Cheyanne Scalese and Caleb Phillips!

Owen and Jess put a bow on the basketball season and recap wins for softball and both tennis teams! Plus, a UMAC Indoor Track & Field Championships preview and a fun interview with UNW Softball Head Coach Alicia du'Monceaux, who has been a longtime acquaintance of Owen's!

Owen and Jess Recap the penultimate week of basketball season, a successful Saturday in Superior for Track & Field, another Men's Tennis win and Softball opening weekend! Then, the duo sits down for an amazing chat with Men's Basketball Head Coach Tim Grosz, talking through 26 years of success and memories at the helm.

No guest this week but don't worry, Owen and Jess break down a big week in Eagle athletics the produced three UMAC Athlete of the Week awards! Men's Basketball broke records, Men's Tennis earned win No. 1 and Softball season starts this weekend!

Owen and Jess break down Saturday's basketball games, another track record and tennis season openers before sitting down with UNW Tennis captains Aby Ross and Carson Haack to talk about their careers and the 2026 season!

Owen and Jess recap a couple of exhilarating basketball wins and a record-breaking track and field day, before welcoming in UNW Men's Basketball seniors Japheth Nyamari and Will Foster for a fun conversation about their different paths to the program!

Owen and Jess recap a fun week of hoops that featured a big milestone for a UNW senior, then sit down with UNW Track & Field/Cross Country Head Coach Patrick Fitzgerald to preview the 2026 T&F seasons and recap a great fall for the cross country teams!

We are BACK from break to talk about all the basketball action over the last month, including a 3-0 Boston trip for the women's team, which we discuss in detail with Olivia Heikes and Karley Loven! Owen and Jess also give a nod to some more fall sports award recipients and preview the first indoor track & field meet this weekend!

In the final episode before Christmas break, Owen and Jess recap the previous week's basketball game and preview the upcoming ones before sitting down with UMAC Commissioner and Northwestern alum Corey Borchardt for a fun chat about the conference and his time at UNW!

Owen and Jess put a bow on the Women's Soccer season and recap a 2-0 Friday night for Eagle basketball before a fun interview with Voice of the Eagles and founding father of the podcast, Ryan Mitchell!

The boys return from Thanksgiving break with some awards in-hand and break down basketball and women's soccer recaps before a fun sit-down with Northwestern Athletics Hall of Famer and jack-of-all-trades Dave Hieb!

Owen and Jess recap volleyball's NCAA Tournament match and the basketball week and preview women's soccer's upcoming NCCAA Tournament slate, before being joined by A/V producer Caleb for some Thanksgiving reflection and discussion!

Owen and Jess recap a successful weekend for UNW Volleyball and Cross Country, plus week two of the basketball season, before sitting down with Northwestern Volleyball Head Coach Beth Wilmeth to talk about the season, her legendary career, and this week's NCAA Regional!

Owen and Jess Recap the UMAC Women's Soccer Championship and the rest of UNW's events from the past week, including the start of basketball season! Then, we sat down with the man in charge of Northwestern Women's Basketball, Aaron Kahl, to talk about his new-look team, his spiraling Twins and much more!

In a mega episode of 'Soaring Into Sports,' Owen and Jess recap a massive week in Eagle sports that included conference titles for Women's Soccer and Women's Cross Country! The pair then sits down for a lengthy conversation with UNW Men's Golf seniors Shane Seiffert and Jakob Swanson to talk about the 2025 season and their different career paths.

The UMAC Cross Country Championships are this weekend, and there's no better way to get you ready for it than a sit-down with Emery Maki and Owen Van De Riet! Owen and Jess also review a fun week across campus featuring milestones, All-Americans and lots of wins!