Senior swimmer Kaelyn Gridley just completed a collegiate career full of records, milestones and honors, including first-team All-America results at the NCAA meet in each of her four years, a program first. With graduation on the horizon, she reflects on her Duke days in and out of the pool. We also visit with new Duke football assistant general manager Preston Pehrson for some perspective on modern-day roster construction, and we present an interview with Duke president Vincent Price from the ACC Tournament that focuses on some of his favorite university initiatives as he looks ahead to his third term in office. The calls of the month put a wrap on basketball season with some of the best moments from consensus national player of the year Cameron Boozer.

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Duke University vice president and director of athletics Nina King makes another of her quarterly appearances on the podcast, along with two of her head coaches — Omar Elgeziry, who recently guided men’s fencing to the ACC championship, and Kerstin Kimel, now in her 31st season of leading the women’s lacrosse program. Plus, we hear from Duke’s top contender for wrestling postseason success, 174-pounder Aiden Wallace. Our calls of the month feature a few of the highlight moments from Duke men’s basketball victories over North Carolina in Cameron Indoor Stadium over the last 40-plus years. 

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With Duke women’s basketball on a 15-game winning streak heading into their Feb. 15 matchup versus rival North Carolina, Blue Devil 360 visits with senior point guard Taina Mair, one of the many key factors in the team’s success following a 3-6 start. We also sit down with new head baseball coach Corey Muscara as his team gets set to open the season with a four-game home series against Maine Feb. 13-15. And we have a conversation with director of track & field Shawn Wilbourn as the ACC indoor championship meet approaches later this month. During his first five years of running the program, Wilbourn has guided the Blue Devils to an ACC team championship in either indoors or outdoors every year. Our calls of the month highlight the unique talents of Duke basketball senior Maliq Brown.

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With Duke football headed to a fourth straight bowl game and Duke basketball taking aim at the ACC opener, both on New Year’s Eve, our holiday episode features director of athletics Nina King’s quarterly appearance as well as an in-depth conversation with linebacker Luke Mergott, the former backup who contributed some of the signature defensive plays down the stretch for the ACC champion Blue Devils. For calls of the month, we have a few of national scoring leader Cam Boozer’s best moves during the nonconference portion of the hoops schedule.

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Coinciding with Duke’s announcement of the Robert “Hap” Zarzour Athletic Training Endowment, the long-time Blue Devil trainer stops by to talk about the honor and his 33-year tenure of caring for the Blue Devils. We also visit with former first-round NFL draft pick quarterback Daniel Jones of the Indianapolis Colts during his recent weekend in Durham. And we hear from two current standout student-athletes — sophomore women’s tennis player Irina Balus from Slovakia and junior forward Mia Minestrella, the leading scorer for the women's soccer team as it makes another deep run in the NCAA Tournament. Our calls of the month highlight the connection between the dynamic passing duo of Duke football, QB Darian Mensah and WR Cooper Barkate.

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A new season of Blue Devil 360 begins with the leader of Duke Athletics, Nina King, and her frank opinions on many of the business issues that are front and center in college sports as she enters her 18th year at Duke. Sophomore field hockey standout Madison Beach also joins the program to talk about her experiences with the U21 USA National Team and her deep family heritage in the sport. The "calls of the month" zoom in on a much-improved running back corps for the Blue Devil football team at the halfway point of the season.

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The final edition of 2024-25 features a conversation with Nina King that highlights some of the memorable moments of Duke Athletics for the past year and looks ahead at the changing landscape of college sports. Plus, we have introductory comments from new Duke baseball head coach Corey Muscara, a renowned pitching coach who takes over a program that finished the 2025 campaign one win away from the College World Series.

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While most Duke teams completed the 2024-25 campaign in their respective NCAA tournaments, we’re focusing this month on two programs still alive in postseason play. Sophomore men’s golfer Bryan Kim is in California May 23-26 competing as an individual in NCAA nationals, while track & field freshman sprinters Joseph Taylor and Braelyn Baker are taking aim at the NCAA East Regional May 28-31 in Jacksonville, Florida, to continue their exceptional freshman seasons. Taylor recently was one of the top scorers when the Duke men’s program won the ACC outdoor team championship for the first time in program history.

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In the runup to Duke University’s 2025 commencement exercises on May 11, we visit with two inspirational soon-to-be Blue Devil graduates. Star defensive end and Durham native VJ Anthony completed his African and African American Studies degree requirements in only three-and-a-half years and is locked in on one final college football campaign in the fall. Senior women’s tennis standout Ellie Coleman, an Environmental Sciences major, enjoyed an undefeated ACC singles season this spring and helped her team to an undefeated conference record and regular season championship. She’s eyeing a final run in the NCAA Tournament this month. And while both have been at the top of their games athletically, their Duke experiences have also included game-changing moments beyond the spotlight of competition.

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As the Duke basketball program makes its 18th NCAA Final Four appearance, director of athletics Nina King underscores the visionary leadership displayed by head coach Jon Scheyer from the interview process through his first three seasons at the helm. One of Scheyer’s former Duke teammates and classmates, Brian Zoubek, reflects on the 15th anniversary of the 2010 national title; associate head coach Chris Carrawell puts the achievement of reaching the Final Four in perspective; and radio broadcasters David Shumate and John Roth recap the road to the Final Four through some of the highlight moments of the season. Plus, a conversation with recent track & field alumna Moorea Mitchell, who will play a part in the singing of the national anthem before Saturday’s games in San Antonio.

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