Wendel McRaven is the head cross country and distance coach for Texas A&M. I worked with Wendel at Kent State where he was an assistant coach and eventually the head coach for the Golden Flashes. Originally from the Chicago area, he also made stops at Alabama, Nebraska and Illinois. With all of his experience at different types of schools, he has a great perspective on what is going on in the world of college athletics now. Great podcast! (0:00) Intro. (1:20) Life at Texas A&M and the SEC right now. (6:00) Thoughts on how some schools are honoring scholarships and some will not in 2021. (9:25) How potentially not having football at Power 5 schools may affect everyone. (14:30) We run through Wendel’s coaching history from college until now at A&M.
Kevin Lucas and myself went to the same small high school in Southern Ohio and both of us ended up becoming college track coaches. He has been super successful at the D3 level winning 3 NCAA team championships and 32 Ohio Athletic Conference championships in the past 10 years. We talk about a little of everything in this podcast. (0:00) Intro. (1:37) Kevin talks about how Mt Union is doing with the Coronavirus situation, how he is trying to keep his team motivated and looking towards 2021. (7:38) Then we give our expert opinion on how the country should handle this. Kevin suggests a fake news zombie apocalypse. (10:40) We talk about our high school area and who we (don’t) keep in touch with. (12:45) Kevin shares his secret for finding $17 airline tickets. (15:30) We end with talking about anvil launching and national anthems.
WWAWG #13 – Brian McGee, Gardner Edgerton High School
Brian McGee is in his 15th
year as the head coach (20th
overall) of the boy’s track and field team at Gardner
Edgerton High School. His teams are always one of the best in the state
and I’ve been lucky to get to know him well for the past decade. It
was very interesting to get a different perspective on how the
Coronavirus is affecting high school track and field
athletes.
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Intro. (1:15) Coach McGee gives us the high school athlete perspective
on our current situation. (7:50) What not having the state track meet at
Wichita State will mean to high schoolers. (11:10) Will our current
tough times eventually help us appreciate what we have? (15:20) Brian
talks about how being the coach at Gardner Edgerton
is his dream job.
Most
Shocker fans will instantly recognize the name of Nikki Larch-Miller
for her outstanding career at Wichita State where she was a multiple
time All-American and conference champion. Now she has finished her
first year as the jumps/multi coach at Eastern Illinois.
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Intro. (0:58) Nikki talks about the topic of the day, which is how
EIU heard about and is dealing with the Coronavirus. (6:55) Larch-Miller
then describes her first year as a college coach and (9:50) why she
decided to retire from track and field and pursue coaching full time.
(15:50) She talks about how Wichita State has
influenced her current coaching style and (18:35) finally what her best
memories were as a Shocker.
Cole Davis is in his first year as the head coach at Division III Johnson & Wales University in Denver, Colorado. Previously he was very successful as the head coach at Friends University in Wichita. Podcast topics: (0:00) Intro (1:28) Cole and John talk about what dealing with the Coronavirus on their campuses has been like. (7:15) Next they chat about how to structure workouts and recruiting during this unprecedented time. (13:33) Cole talks about building a program with no previous tradition. (17:33) What do we do now? Living life during the Coronavirus.
Mike Kennedy, Bob Lutz and Paul Suellentrop list their top moments, stories and developments for Wichita State athletics in the 2010 era. Topics include the 2013 Final Four, the 2014 perfect regular season, the 2012 volleyball Sweet 16, Aliphine Tuliamuk’s distance running and the ups and downs of Shocker baseball.
The American Athletic Conference Outdoor Championships begin Friday at Cessna Stadium. Wichita State assistant director John Wise joins the podcast to talk about Wichita State’s outlook, events to watch, Houston’s sprinters and more.
Coach Wise sits down with world traveler Vayia Filios as they share their experiences and passion for exploring the world.
Other topics of discussion include recent world records in track and field, a former Shocker athlete in an Apple ad and much more. As always, we have Coach Wise’s recent movie review. Go Shocks!
Senior associate athletic director Becky Endicott joins the podcast to talk about landmark year for Wichita State women’s teams – an American Athletic Conference title for volleyball, NCAA appearances for tennis and softball and more. She discusses changes coming to the American volleyball schedule and the addition of a post-season tournament and how membership in the conference is changing how Wichita State evaluates its facilities and programs. She talks about her favorite trip in the new conference and how travel changed for Shocker teams.
