Around The Hive Podcast (Presented by R.E.D. Team)

Jet Hayes '22 and Matt McIntosh '23 sit down with senior Meghan Stout to learn about what her experience has been like as a student-athlete majoring in nursing. 

Stout is a lefty-catcher for the Shenandoah softball program and a co-captain for the team. 

The three talk about how a coaching change has impacted the program thus far and what it was like abruptly ending the 2020 season in the middle of a hot-streak and how they are trying to keep the momentum alive throughout the fall for the 2021 season.

Scott and Sydney sit down with our newest head coach, Tim McGuire to learn more about what it has been like to start a program from the ground up with the inaugural men's wrestling season coming at the start of 2021. Hear about Coach McGuire's first recruiting class, the strong group of assistant coaches he is bringing in and his positive outlook on the current COVID-19 guidelines and how his team is approaching the ever-evolving situation (0:50)

Athletics updates include nine student-athletes being tapped for Omicron Delta Kappa, the National Leadership Honors Society (40:05) and our Shenandoah Podcast Network has expanded (36:40). 

Junior Jet Hayes '22 and Sophomore Matt McIntosh '23 launched the Student-Athlete Series podcast this week. Jet and Matt interview current Shenandoah student-athletes to get to know them a little bit! Listen to the first pod here. The guys will drop short interviews every Monday and Thursday.

Scott relives the 2001 Football win at Methodist, that game wrapped up Coach Walter Barr's collegiate coaching career as he announced his retirement the week prior (42:40).

Jet Hayes '22 and Matt McIntosh '23 interview current Shenandoah student-athletes to learn more about their guest including their high school career, what brought them to Shenandoah, and what their experience in the classroom, community and team has been like while at Shenandoah. 

Today's guest, Demitri Matenopoulos is a sophomore defensive end on the football team. Demitri, from Virginia Beach, is very involved in campus clubs and organizations such as a contributing writer for The Buzz (@TheBuzzSU), Athletics Insider for The Sting (@Doah.Sting), a Hornet Ambassador and a student-athlete member of the RED team (@SUHornetsRED).

It's Championship week and Scott and Sydney set up interviews to review our two most-recent fall sport championship teams, Field Hockey (2019 ECAC Champions, 2016 ODAC Champions) and Women's Soccer (2011 USA-South Champions). 

Coach Ashley Smeltzer-Kraft and Taylor Hayes '20, with the FH championships bookending her playing career, relive the championship runs and field hockey success over the last four seasons (0:37).

Kat (Terza) May '12 & '14 joins women's soccer head coach, Elizabeth Pike '11, to give an inside scoop about what was running through their heads during the USA South Women's Soccer Tournament upset of 2011, the underdog Hornets left the USA-South victorious (25:02).

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Scott and Sydney sit down with Garrett Wooddell '15 and Doc Schulte '14 '16 to talk about their careers with the Nationals organization (0:55). Topics covered in today's pod include the famous Racing Presidents (11:50), their favorite World Series memories (18:15) and their experience as Shenandoah student-athletes and sports management majors (24:46). Woody and Doc also give advice to current students who wish to pursue careers in the sports business world (42:15).

Campus updates include NCAA's Inclusion and Diversity social media campaign and a recap from the 22 Tough campaign. 

This week in Hornet history reviews the 2019 women's soccer win over Lynchburg and the 2010 USA-South Cross Country Championship meet (54:44). 

Next week is a special anniversary pod where we catch up with women's soccer and field hockey alumnae: Kat Terza '12 & '14 and Taylor Hayes '20, respectively, to chat about their experiences winning conference championships in 2011 and 2016.

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Scott and Sydney sit down with our men's soccer head coach, Zack MacDougall, about how his second year in charge of the program. Topics include how COVID-19 regulations and safety measures have impacted recruiting, his practice routines and the expectations he has moving forward to competing in the spring. (0:43)

Men's soccer Prospect Camp | https://www.suhornetsmenssoccercamps.com/

Hornet History recaps Shenandoah's 2020 Virtual Homecoming. Scott color commentated the Madden stream featuring Daquan Pridget '21 and Randolph-Macon e-sports. (22:20)

Homecoming Twitch Stream | https://www.twitch.tv/videos/773299362

Department updates include our 22 Tough Campaign - to learn more visit www.SUHornets.com/22Tough (31:46)

Sydney and Scott sit down with Esports faculty advisor and professor, Dr. Joey Gawrysiak about the Esports academic program (www.su.edu/esports), their new arena and the Esports role in Shenandoah's virtual homecoming game (1:21).

Hornet History looks back at three wins on October 13, 2010 (38:01), Volleyball, Field hockey and Men's soccer all secured victories. 

Department updates (43:27) include another shameless homecoming plug (register today at www.su.edu/alumni) and the department launches the new "22 Tough" campaign on October 15th. Support the department's 22 programs with a $22 virtual ticket. The first 22 people to donate will receive a Shenandoah face mask in the mail and all donors will receive a virtual and personalized Shenandoah jersey phone background/screen saver at the conclusion of the campaign. 

Check out the press release on suhornets.com on October 15th to learn more.

Scott and Sydney sit down with strength and conditioning head coach, Brett Sabol, to talk about how he and his staff have adapted the weight room to ensure that our athletes are still getting stronger and faster in the weight room with COVID-19 guidelines in place (0:38).

Sydney looks back at the 2011 women's soccer team and their month of October that led to an eventual USA South Championship (33:58). 

Scott recaps the first time Shenandoah football defeated Emory & Henry, a thriller down to the last series (42:02).

Department updates include: The Sting wraps up their Pie Your Professor fundraiser on Friday (10.9.2020), "What's the Buzz" Newsletter that comes out this week, voter registration before October 13 (in Virginia) and still time to register for homecoming! (44:50).

Note, you can now listen to SSS on both Apple Podcasts and Spotify. The Apple link is: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/athletics-podcast/id1534786924. Search 'Shenandoah Sports Stories' on Spotify.

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Scott and Sydney sit down with head athletic trainer Mike Kotelnicki to discuss Shenandoah's return to play process. Included is discussion of the NCAA, CDC and Virginia state guidelines and measures Shenandoah is taking to make our athletes have a safe return to the field of play. (0:50)

Field hockey and women's lacrosse star Ashley Cross '14 '16 and head women's lacrosse coach Lindsey Lutz join to reflect about the transition from USA South to the Old Dominion Athletic Conference and talk about the progress the department has made since that monumental move. (32:05)

Department updates include a voter registration reminder, homecoming announcements and the department releasing an online newsletter within the next week, "What's the Buzz" (59:33)

Scott and Sydney sit down with Andy Marrocco to discuss Shenandoah's relationship with the Kernstown Battlefield Association and the Shenandoah Valley Cross Country League (1:53).  

Assistant football coach Kalvin Oliver '04 reminisces with Scott about a big CNU overtime victory in the early years of the football program. (25:27)

The addition of the 22nd sport at Shenandoah, men's wrestling, celebrates its birthday, turning one year old today (September 23). (50:47)

Department updates include the March Against Racism (55:01), four women being named Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars (57:14), and the SU's push for voter registration (58:57). 

The pod includes a shameless homecoming plug (0:26) and a bitmoji scandal update (1:01:00).