Inside Athletics: November 27, 2012

In today’s podcast, Dave is joined by Sue Kolb, the Assistant Athletic Director for Student Athlete Well-being. They review the work that Sue did last year in tracking attendance and academic progress as a means of improving retention rates. Sue outlines the program that was implemented, the follow-up work that was done and the results....

Inside Athletics: November 16, 2012

This week Dave takes a break from reporting results and highlights of sports action and focuses on the issue of athletic scholarships. He references a series of articles by Bill Pennington that appeared in the Ney York Times in 2008. The articles were based on, at that time, recently disclosed information from the NCAA about....

Inside Athletics: November 12, 2012

This week, Dave’s guest is Roger Mast, head men’s soccer coach. In the weeks in between the fall and winter sports, Dave takes the opportunity to visit with Coach Mast and reflect on the recent men’s soccer season. Besides commenting on his team’s season, Coach Mast provides insights into the parity that was ODAC men’s....

Inside Athletics: November 2, 2012

This week, Dave’s guest is Jason Lewkowicz, head coach for the cross country and track and field.  With the cross country teams fresh off the ODAC Championship meet and preparing for the NCAA Regional Meet on November 10, Jason discusses the progress his teams have made and the preparations underway for the regional meet. Having....

Inside Athletics: October 26, 2012

In this week’s podcast, Dave and James talk about the end of the regular season and what the postseason looks like. They also talk about this weekend’s ODAC Cross Country Championship, hosted by EMU.  And on a very interesting note, Dave leads on some thoughts about how teams and individuals handle the closing of a....

Inside Athletics: October 19, 2012

In this week’s  podcast, Dave talks about the exciting weekend he had at Homecoming. Then, with the fall regular seasons drawing to a close next week, James talks about the heated playoff races in men’s soccer and field hockey, as either of EMU’s teams could end up hosting a first-round game or missing the ODAC....

Inside Athletics: October 12, 2012

In this week’s “Inside Athletics” podcast, Dave and James talk about the matters at hand – Homecoming 2012! They give a run-down of the athletic department events over the weekend, giving special mention to the two Hall of Honor inductees, Erik Kratz and the 1980 Field Hockey Team. Inside Athletics is a weekly podcast hosted....

Inside Athletics: October 5, 2012

In this week’s “Inside Athletics” podcast, Dave and James dig into how some of the teams are handling their season and possibly revamping their expectations. Dave also gives a little schedule update on next weekend’s Homecoming activities, including an invite to participate in the Paul R. Yoder Sr. Golf Classic. Inside Athletics is a weekly....

Inside Athletics: September 28, 2012

In this week’s “Inside Athletics” podcast, Dave and James look at EMU Athletics through the lens of “Two steps forward, one step back.” It really fits so many topics! Inside Athletics is a weekly podcast hosted by Director of Athletics, Dave King. The podcast offers a synopsis of what is happening in EMU athletics, but....

Inside Athletics: September 21, 2012

In this week’s “Inside Athletics” podcast, Dave and James talk about the new men’s volleyball coach and coaching milestones. Dave wraps up with more information on EMU’s Homecoming Weekend, Oct. 12-14. Inside Athletics is a weekly podcast hosted by Director of Athletics, Dave King. The podcast offers a synopsis of what is happening in EMU....