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Chi State Pod
By Chicago State University AthleticsSports
Chi State Pod episodes
- Jonnathan Fernandez
Episode 46 of the Chi State Pod features Jonnathan Fernandez, a senior on the Chicago State cross country team. Fernandez, who grew up in Chicago, has been the Cougars’ most prolific long-distance runner this decade. In the fall, he ran the second-fastest 8K time in school history and earned a berth at the NCAA Division I Midwest Region Championships. He’s also a computer science major with an eye on a career in cybersecurity.
On the Chi State Pod, Fernandez breaks down…
- Why and how running became his passion
- What his life is like under DACA status
- His family’s influence on him, and how he supports them
- Much more
Chi State Pod is hosted and produced by Sam Brief. You can subscribe on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
23 min - Cam Jones
Episode 45 of the Chi State Pod brings on Cam Jones, a freshman on Chicago State’s men’s golf team and the reigning WAC Men’s Golfer of the Week. Jones earned a fourth-place finish at the Aggie Invitational at the end of March in Greensboro, North Carolina and has cemented himself as an integral member of the golf squad. Jones, a native of Indianapolis, Indiana, is a lifelong golfer with a quench for fun — and for a pro career.
On the Chi State Pod, Jones breaks down…
- His unique training for Division I golf
- The role golf plays in his family
- His future goals, which include professional golf
- Much more
Chi State Pod is hosted and produced by Sam Brief. You can subscribe on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
28 min - Basketball In Review: Gerald Gillion
Episode 44 of the Chi State Pod is the second part of our 2021-22 Basketball In Review series, featuring Chicago State head men’s basketball coach Gerald Gillion, who just finished his first season as a college basketball coach. Gillion led his Cougars to seven wins this season, the program’s most since 2014-15. Along the way, CSU took down eventual WAC Champion and NCAA 12-seed New Mexico State. The Cougars also saw Brandon Betson earn All-WAC Second Team honors.
On the Chi State Pod, Gillion breaks down…
- The most surprising aspects of his first season
- The growth and leadership Brandon Betson delivered
- The next step he envisions for Chicago State
- Much more
Chi State Pod is hosted and produced by Sam Brief. You can subscribe on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
35 min - Basketball In Review: Tiffany Sardin
Episode 43 of the Chi State Pod is the first of our 2021-22 Basketball In Review series, featuring Chicago State head women’s basketball coach Tiffany Sardin. Now a third-year head coach, Sardin breaks down the season with Sam Brief.
On the Chi State Pod, Sardin delves into…
- The growth she saw from her team, which won its most games since 2015-16
- All-conference freshman Aaliyah Collins’ electric play and leadership
- Highlights, including her most hilarious moments
- Much more
Chi State Pod is hosted and produced by Sam Brief. You can subscribe on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
28 min - Tali Letoi
Episode 42 of the Chi State Pod features Tali Letoi, a former Chicago State women’s golfer who now works at NBC Palm Springs as a Morning News Producer. Letoi has her sights set on a long career in sports television, focusing on golf.
At Chicago State, Letoi guided the Cougars as one of the program’s top golfers, even earning an appearance on SportsCenter’s Top 10 Plays in 2014 for a 160-yard eagle at the PGA Minority Championship.
On the Chi State Pod, Letoi dives into…
- Why she came to Chicago State from San Diego
- Why she loves working in sports TV, and how CSU helped her
- What being on SportsCenter was like
- Much more
Chi State Pod is hosted and produced by Sam Brief. You can subscribe on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
27 min - Bryce Johnson
Episode 41 of the Chi State Pod features Bryce Johnson, a freshman guard on the Chicago State men’s basketball team.
Johnson came to Chicago State on a long path from Yakima, Washington to San Antonio to Orlando and finally, to the Windy City. He burst onto the scene, winning CSU’s Midnight Madness dunk contest in October before turning into one of the Cougars’ top scorers in November. But Johnson’s season hit a snag when a fractured ankle sidelined him for all of December. He has since returned and is riding the wave of his first college season with Chicago State.
On the Chi State Pod, Johnson dives into…
- What surprised him about adjusting to college basketball life
- How he struggled with his December injury
- How he perceives himself as a player
- Much more, including Johnson’s preferred superpower
Chi State Pod is hosted and produced by Sam Brief. You can subscribe on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
30 min - Aaliyah Collins
Episode 40 of the Chi State Pod brings on Aaliyah Collins, Chicago State’s phenom women’s basketball freshman guard. Collins has won five WAC Freshman of the Week honors in her first college season and leads the conference in steals per game while ranking third in points.
A Snohomish, Washington native, Collins soon the 2021 Washington State Girls Basketball Player of the Year award and joined CSU for Tiffany Sardin’s second season as head coach. A defensive maestro, Collins has taken the WAC by storm.
On the Chi State Pod, Collins dives into…
- How she mentally adjusted to college basketball
- Why and how she plays such tenacious defense
- Her recruitment, which involved having no offers during her senior year
- Much more, including her insights on why cats rock
Chi State Pod is hosted and produced by Sam Brief. You can subscribe on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
27 min - Glen Burns
Episode 39 of the Chi State Pod features former Chicago State men’s basketball player Glen Burns.
A native of West Memphis, Arkansas, Burns played at Chicago State from 2016-18 and is now in the midst his fourth season playing professionally overseas. After initially playing in Georgia, he’s with EN Baskets Schwelm of Basketball Bundesliga in Germany. With Baskets Schwelm, Burns is averaging nearly 18 points per game and feeling the best he has as a pro. At the same time, he’s been keeping tabs on the recent successes of both Chicago State men’s and women’s basketball
On the Chi State Pod, Burns dives into…
- Why his game is clicking right now
- How he battled through adversity at CSU to become a graduate and a professional
- His thoughts on this year’s Cougars basketball teams
- Much more
Chi State Pod is hosted and produced by Sam Brief. You can subscribe on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
28 min - Tony Trifonov
Episode 38 of the Chi State Pod features Chicago State head volleyball coach Tony Trifonov.
Trifonov powered the Cougars to a program-record 17 Division I wins in 2021, earning him Western Athletic Conference Coach of the Year recognition. Now having won a Coach of the Year award at each collegiate stop, the longtime volleyball veteran reflects on Chicago State’s historic season, which featured Yanlis Feliz earning her way onto the AVCA’s All-America list, a win over the Big Ten’s Indiana and stopping Grand Canyon’s 20-match home win streak.
On the Chi State Pod, Trifonov delves into…
- How her perceives the 2021 season a few weeks later
- What makes Yanlis Feliz the prolific player she’s become
- What he learned from his recent trip to the Volleyball Final Four
- Much more
Chi State Pod is hosted and produced by Sam Brief. You can subscribe on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
26 min - Adey Osabuohien
Episode 37 of the Chi State Pod features Chicago State associate head men's and women's tennis coach Adey Osabuohien.
Osabuohien joins head coach Jack Barton's staff on the heels of a phenomenal tennis career that began as a top-rated youth player out of Homewood-Flossmoor High School in Flossmoor, Illinois. She played tennis collegiately at both Stony Brook in Long Island, New York and Northern Illinois University, where she obtained her Bachelor of Science Degree in Rehabilitation Services. Osabuohien appeared two NCAA tournaments in college.
Osabuohien has played professional tennis since March 2018, and she was a bronze medal winner at the All-African Olympic Games in 2019. She is also a current member of the Billy Jean Cup team representing Nigeria.
On the Chi State Pod, Osabuohien dives into…
- Her holistic coaching philosophy
- The value of her Nigerian heritage to her
- Her favorite moments as a tennis player
- Much more...
Chi State Pod is hosted and produced by Sam Brief. You can subscribe on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
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The official podcast of Chicago State University Athletics. The stories of Cougars past, present and future.